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Tye Morgan
Great Basin Rangelands Research
Biological Science Lab Technician

Phone: (775) 784-6057 ext. 239
Fax: (775) 784-1712

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Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
The benefits of using pre-emergent herbicides in rehabilitating cheatgrass-infested rangelands - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Morgan, T.A., Harmon, D.N., Blank, R.R., Clements, D.D. 2018. The benefits of using pre-emergent herbicides in rehabilitating cheatgrass-infested rangelands. The Progressive Rancher. 7:14-15.
The effect of herbicide application on rangeland soil nutrient availability - (Abstract Only)
Blank, R.R., Clements, D.D., Morgan, T.A., Harmon, D.N. 2018. The effect of herbicide application on rangeland soil nutrient availability. Society for Range Management Meeting Abstracts. 71:394.
Why is Taeniatherum caput-medusae (medusahead) Invasive in North America and not in its Native Eurasia? - (Abstract Only)
Sagebrush wildfire effects on surface soil nutrient availability: A temporal and spatial study Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Blank, R.R., Clements, D.D., Morgan, T.A., Harmon, D.N. 2017. Sagebrush wildfire effects on surface soil nutrient availability: A temporal and spatial study. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 81(5):1203-1210. https://doi.org/10.2136/SSSAJ2017.02.0039.
Why is Taeniatherum caput-medusae (medusahead) Invasive in North America and not in its Native Eurasia? - (Abstract Only)
Effects of Phos-Chek® on soil nutrient availability - (Abstract Only)
Soils conditioned by native vegetation and by the exotic invasive annual grass Bromus tectorum: do a native perennial and two exotic grasses sense the substrates similarly - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Blank, R.R., Mackey, B.E., Morgan, T.A. 2016. Soils conditioned by native vegetation and by the exotic invasive annual grass Bromus tectorum: do a native perennial and two exotic grasses sense the substrates similarly. Rhizosphere. 2:38-47.
Interactions with soils conditioned by different vegetation: a potential explanation of bromus tectorum L. invasion into salt-deserts? - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Blank, R.R., Morgan, T.A. 2016. Interactions with soils conditioned by different vegetation: a potential explanation of bromus tectorum L. invasion into salt-deserts? Journal of Arid Environments. 124:233-238.
Biogeographical plant-soil relations of invasive medusahead (Elymus caput-medusae) - (Abstract Only)
O'Neil, M., Morgan, T.A., Blank, R.R., Allen, E.B., Allen, M.F. 2015. Biogeographical plant-soil relations of invasive medusahead (Elymus caput-medusae)[abstract]. Soil Ecology Meeting Abstracts. p. 86.
Vegetation canopy cover effects on sediment and salt loading in the upper Colorado River Basin Mancos shale, Price and Ferron, Utah - (Proceedings)
Cadaret, E., Blank, R.R., Mcgwire, K., Nouwakpo, S.K., Rossi, C., Weltz, M.A., Adams, T., Boizet, A., Li, S.Y., Morgan, T.A. 2015. Vegetation canopy cover effects on sediment and salt loading in the upper Colorado River Basin Mancos shale, Price and Ferron, Utah . Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference Proceedings. 1621-1629.
Sagebrush wildfire effects on soil chemistry: A temporal and spatial study - (Abstract Only)
Blank, R.R., Clements, D.D., Morgan, T.A., Harmon, D.N. 2015. Sagebrush wildfire effects on soil chemistry: A temporal and spatial study [abstract]. Society for Range Management Meeting Abstracts. p. 10.
Do cheatgrass, snake river wheatgrass, and crested wheatgrass sense different availabilities of N and P in soils conditioned by a cheatgrass invasion? - (Abstract Only)
Blank, R.R., Morgan, T.A. 2015. Do cheatgrass, snake river wheatgrass, and crested wheatgrass sense different availabilities of N and P in soils conditioned by a cheatgrass invasion?. Society for Range Management Meeting Abstracts. 68:24.
Suppression of annual Bromus tectorum by perennial Agropyon cristatum: roles of soil N availability and biological soil space - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Blank, R.R., Morgan, T.A., Allen, F.L. 2015. Suppression of annual Bromus tectorum by perennial Agropyon cristatum: roles of soil N availability and biological soil space. AoB Plants. 7:plv006. doi: 10.1093/abpia/plv006.
Effects of Phos-Chek® on soil nutrient availability - (Abstract Only)
Morgan, T.A., Blank, R.R. 2015. Effects of Phos-Chek® on soil nutrient availability. Society for Range Management Meeting Abstracts. p.10.
Does a trend in declining stem density of Lepidium latifolium indicate a phosphorus limitation? A case study - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Blank, R.R., Morgan, T.A. 2014. Does a trend in declining stem density of Lepidium latifolium indicate a phosphorus limitation? A case study. Invasive Plant Science and Management. 7:526-531.
Time sequence photography of Roosters Comb - (Popular Publication)
Blank, R.R., Morgan, T.A., Clements, C.D. 2014. Time sequence photography of Roosters Comb. The Progressive Rancher. 14(4):35-37.
Bromus tectorum L. invasion: Changes in soil properties and rates of bioturbation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Blank, R.R., Morgan, T.A., Clements, C.D., Mackey, B.E. 2013. Bromus tectorum L. invasion: Changes in soil properties and rates of bioturbation. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 178:281-290.
Soil engineering facilitates Downy brome (Bromus tectorum L.) growth - A case study - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Blank, R.R., Morgan, T.A. 2013. Soil engineering facilitates Downy brome (Bromus tectorum L.) growth - A case study. Invasive Plant Science and Management. 6:391-400.
Influence of Bromus tectorum invasion on soil properties in northern Nevada - (Abstract Only)
Blank, R.R., Morgan, T.A. 2013. Influence of Bromus tectorum invasion on soil properties in northern Nevada. 68th International Soil and Water Conservation Society International Annual Conference Abstract Book. p. 121.
Biogeochemistry of hydrothermally and adjacent non-altered soils - (Abstract Only)
Blank, R.R., Johnson, D.W., Morgan, T.A., Belmont, K., Lencioni, S., Pearson, C. 2013. Biogeochemistry of hydrothermally and adjacent non-altered soils. 68th International Soil and Water Conservation Society International Annual Conference Abstract Book. p. 94.
Biogeochemistry of a soil catena in the eastern Sierra Nevada Range, NV - (Abstract Only)
Blank, R.R., Johnson, D.W., Morgan, T.A., Freeze, P., Jones, R., Lawrence, R., Lue, A., Roaldson, L., Steinman, J., Woodward, C. 2013. Biogeochemistry of a soil catena in the eastern Sierra Nevada Range, NV. In: 68th International Soil and Water Conservation Society International Annual Conference Abstract Book. p. 92.
Suppression of Bromus tectorum L. by established perennial grasses: mechanisms-Part One - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Blank, R.R., Morgan, T.A. 2012. Suppression of Bromus tectorum L. by established perennial grasses: mechanisms-part one. Applied and Environmental Soil Science. DOI: 10.1155/2012/632172.
Lepidium latifolium: monitoring stem density during 18 years of invasion - (Abstract Only)
Blank, R.R., Morgan, T.A. 2012. Lepidium latifolium: monitoring stem density during 18 years of invasion [abstract]. Western Society of Weed Science. 65:50.
Downy Brome: evidence for soil engineering - (Abstract Only)
Blank, R.R., Morgan, T.A. 2012. Downy Brome: evidence for soil engineering [abstract]. Western Society of Weed Science. 65:15.
The tri-soil experiment: do plants discriminate among vegetation soil types? - (Abstract Only)
Blank, R.R., Morgan, T.A. 2012. The tri-soil experiment: do plants discriminate among vegetation soil types?. In: Abstracts 2012 Annual Meeting of the Society for Range Management, Spokane, WA. Jan. 28-Feb. 3, 2012.
Cheatgrass invasion “engineers” the soil to facilitate its growth - (Abstract Only)
Blank, R.R., Morgan, T.A. 2012. Cheatgrass invasion “engineers” the soil to facilitate its growth [abstract]. Society for Range Management. 65:0162.
Mineral nitrogen in a crested wheatgrass stand: implications for suppression of cheatgrass - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Blank, R.R., Morgan, T.A. 2012. Mineral nitrogen in a crested wheatgrass stand: implications for suppression of cheatgrass. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 65:101-104.
Cheatgrass Dead Zones in Northern Nevada - (Abstract Only)
Blank, R.R., Morgan, T.A., Clements, D.D. 2011. Cheatgrass dead zones in Northern Nevada [abstract]. Society for Range Management. 64:94.
Look closer: Time sequence photography of Roosters Comb in the Sheep Creek Range, Nevada - (Abstract Only)
Blank, R.R., Morgan, T.A. 2011. Look closer: Time sequence photography of Roosters Comb in the Sheep Creek Range, Nevada [abstract]. Society for Range Management. Paper No. 95.
Temporal Variation in Soil N Availability in an Agropyron cristatum (Crested Wheatgrass) Planting - (Abstract Only)
Blank, R.R., Morgan, T.A. 2010. Temporal variation in soil N availability in an Agropyron cristatum (crested wheatgrass) planting [abstract]. Soil Science Society of America. Paper No. 330-4.
Bromus Tectorum (Cheatgrass): Monitoring An Invasion For 10 Years - (Abstract Only)
Blank, R.R., Morgan, T.A. 2010. Bromus tectorum (cheatgrass): monitoring an invasion for 10 years [abstract]. Soil Science Society of America. Paper No. 241-1.
Influence of livestock grazing, floodplain position, and time on soil nutrient pools in a Sierra-Nevada montane meadow - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Blank, R.R., Morgan, T.A. 2010. Influence of livestock grazing, floodplain position, and time on soil nutrient pools in a Sierra-Nevada montane meadow. Soil Science. 175:293-302.
Evidence that invasion by cheatgrass alters soil nitrogen availability - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Blank, R.R., Morgan, T.A. 2011. Evidence that invasion by cheatgrass alters soil nitrogen availability. Natural Resources and Environmental Issue Series. 17(11):1-3.
Evidence that invasion by cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) increases soil nitrogen availability - (Abstract Only)
Blank, R.R., Morgan, T. 2010. Evidence that invasion by cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) increases soil nitrogen availability. In: Outline abstracts, Joint Annual Meeting of the Society for Range Management and the Weed Science Society of America, Denver, CO.
Suppression of cheatgrass by established perennial grasses: I. mechanisms - (Abstract Only)
Blank, R.R., Morgan, T.A. 2010. Suppression of cheatgrass by established perennial grasses: I. mechanisms. In: Outline abstracts, Joint Annual Meeting of the Society for Range Management and the Weed Science Society of America, Denver, CO.
Influence of plant invasion on seed chemistry of winterfat, green rabbitbrush, freckled milkvetch, indian ricegrass and cheatgrass - (Proceedings)
Blank, R.R., Morgan, T.A., Allen, F.L. 2011. Influence of plant invasion on seed chemistry of winterfat, green rabbitbrush, freckled milkvetch, indian ricegrass and cheatgrass. In: Wambolt, C.L., Kitchen, S.G., Frisina, M.R., Sowell, B.F., Keigley, R.B., Palacios, P.K., Robinson, J.A., comps., editors. Proceedings Shrublands: Wildlands and Wildlife Habitats. 15th Wildland Shrub Symposium, June 17-19, 2009, Bozeman, MT. Natural Resources and Environmental Issues, Volume XVI. S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Natural Resources Library, Logan, UT. p. 145-147.
Effect of atmospheric CO2 levels on nutrients in cheatgrass tissue - (Proceedings)
Blank, R.R., Morgan, T.A., Ziska, L.H., White, R.H. 2011. Effect of atmospheric CO2 levels on nutrients in cheatgrass tissue. In: Wambolt, C.L., Kitchen, S.G., Frisina, M.R., Sowell, B.F., Keigley, R.B., Palacios, P.K., Robinson, J.A., comps., editors. Proceedings Shrublands: Wildlands and Wildlife Habitats. 15th Wildland Shrub Symposium, June 17-19, 2009, Bozeman, MT. Natural Resources and Environmental Issues, Volume XVI. S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Natural Resources Library, Logan, UT. p. 145-147.
Medusahead: available soil N and microbial communities in native and invasive soils - (Proceedings)
Blank, R.R., Sforza, R., Morgan, T.A. 2008. Medusahead: available soil N and microbial communities in native and invasive soils. In: Kitchen, Stanley G.; Pendleton, Rosemary L.; Monaco, Thomas A.; Vernon, Jason, comps. Proceedings of Shrublands under fire: disturbance and recovery in a changing world, June 6–8, 2006, Cedar City, Utah. RMRS-P-52.
Effect of Competition with Perennial Grasses on the Growth and Nutrient Concentrations of Bromus tectorum L. - (Abstract Only)
Effect of competition with perennial grasses on the growth and nutrient of Bromus tectorum L [abstract]. International Weed Science Congress. Paper No. 310.
MICROSITE AND TIME SINCE PRESCRIBED FIRE'S INFLUENCE ON SOIL MICROBIOLOGY IN A PINYON-JUNIPER WOODLAND. - (Abstract Only)
Rau, B.M., Blank, R.R., Morgan, T.A. 2006. Microsite and time since prescribed fire's influence on soil microbiology in a pinyon-juniper woodland [abstract]. Wildland Shrub Symposium - Shrublands Under Fire, June 6-8, 2006, Cedar City, Utah.
MEDUSAHEAD: SOIL NITROGEN AND MICROBIAL COMMUNITY DYNAMICS IN NATIVE AND INVASIVE POPULATIONS - (Abstract Only)
Blank, R.R., Sforza, R., Morgan, T.A. 2006. Medusahead: soil nitrogen and microbial community dynamics in native and invasive populations [abstract]. Proceedings 14th Wildland Shrub Symposium - Shrublands Under Fire, June 6-8, 2006, Cedar City, Utah.