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David Barnard
Water Management and Systems Research
Research Agronomist

Phone: (970) 492-7404
Fax: (970) 492-7408

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Projects
Using Landscape Features, Plot Measurements, and Remote Sensing Data to Improve Predictions of Fuels Treatment Longevity in the Colorado Front Range
Cooperative Agreement (A)
  Accession Number: 446258
Improving Resiliency of Semi-Arid Agroecosystems and Watersheds to Change and Disturbance through Data-Driven Research, AI, and Integrated Models
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 441606
Using Landscape Features, Plot Measurements, and Remote Sensing Data to Improve Predictions of Fuels Treatment Longevity in the Colorado Front Range
Interagency Reimbursable Agreement (I)
  Accession Number: 444333
Integrating Field Measurements and Models to Evaluate Solar Induced Fluorescence as a Predictor of Dryland Crop Productivity
Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement (N)
  Accession Number: 441919
Post-fire Runoff Response in Mulched Montane Catchments
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 444097
Process Modeling, Machine Learning, and Computational Tools for Watershed Modeling from Fire to Field
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 440320
Evaluating the Agricultural Ecosystems Services (AgES) Watershed Versus Other Models in Snow-dominated Systems
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 441153
Developing Ecophysiological Components for Post-Fire Hydrologic Models
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 445657
FY23 Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Colorado South Platte River Establishment
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 445908
Accounting for Stem Water Capacitance in Earth Systems and Hydrologic Models
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 446118

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Long-term soil nutrient and understory plant responses to post-fire rehabilitation in a lodgepole pine forest Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kaiser, S., Fegel, T.S., Barnard, D.M., Mahood, A.L., Sparks, K., Wilkins, M., Rhoades, C.C. 2024. Long-term soil nutrient and understory plant responses to post-fire rehabilitation in a lodgepole pine forest. Forest Ecology and Management. 575(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122359.
Review of gridded climate products and their use in hydrological analyses reveals overlaps, gaps, and need for more objective approach to selecting model forcing datasets - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Deep learning-based precise detection of shrub crown boundaries using UAS imagery - (Abstract Only)
Precision management and precipitation influence productivity and nutrients availability in dryland cropping system Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mikha, M.M., Mankin, K.R., Khan, S.B., Barnard, D.M. 2024. Precision management and precipitation influence productivity and nutrients availability in dryland cropping system. American Society of Agronomy. (2024):1–19. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21686.
Soil climate underpins year effects driving divergent outcomes in semi-arid cropland to grassland restoration Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mahood, A.L., Barnard, D.M., Green, T.R., Macdonald, J., Erskine, R.H. 2024. Soil climate underpins year effects driving divergent outcomes in semi-arid cropland to grassland restoration. Ecosphere. 15. e70042. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70042.
Estimating changes in streamflow attributable to wildfire in multiple watersheds using a conceptual watershed model Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wells, R., Mankin, K.R., Niemann, J.D., Kipka, H., Green, T.R., Barnard, D.M. 2024. Estimating changes in streamflow attributable to wildfire in multiple watersheds using a conceptual watershed model. Ecohydrology. Article e2697. http://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2697.
Diurnal patterns in sap flow through maize stems suggest a role for capacitance tissues in maintaining the transpiration stream - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Development and application of an inexpensive open-source dendrometer for detecting xylem water potential and radial stem growth at high spatial and temporal resolution Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gleason, S.M., Stewart, J.J., Allen, B.S., Polutchko, S.K., McMahon, J.E., Barnard, D.M., Spitzer, D.B. 2024. Development and application of an inexpensive open-source dendrometer for detecting xylem water potential and radial stem growth at high spatial and temporal resolution. AoB Plants. 16(2). Article eplae009. https://doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plae009.
Wildfire and climate change amplify knowledge gaps linking mountain source-water systems and agricultural water supply in the western United States Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Barnard, D.M., Green, T.R., Mankin, K.R., DeJonge, K.C., Rhoades, C.C., Kampf, S., Giovando, J., Wilkins, M., Mahood, A.L., Sears, M., Comas, L.H., Gleason, S.M., Zhang, H., Fassnacht, S.R., Harmel, R.D., Altenhofen, J. 2023. Wildfire and climate change amplify knowledge gaps linking mountain source-water systems and agricultural water supply in the western United States. Agricultural Water Management. 286. Article e108377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2023.108377.
Characterizing ecologically relevant topoclimates across a small prairie watershed - (Abstract Only)
Quantifying crop behavior with observations and models: Constraining simulations at LIRF - (Abstract Only)
Spatial soil moisture regimes measured over two decades in a dryland field show effects of conversion from wheat-fallow to perennial vegetation - (Abstract Only)
Physiological trait networks enhance understanding of crop growth and water use in contrasting environments Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gleason, S.M., Barnard, D.M., Green, T.R., Mackay, D.S., Wang, D.R., Ainsworth, E.A., Altenhofen, J., Banks, G.T., Brodribb, T.J., Cochard, H., Comas, L.H., Cooper, M., Creek, D., DeJonge, K.C., Delzon, S., Fritschi, F.B., Hammer, G., Hunter, C., Lombardozzi, D., Messina, C.D., Ocheltree, T., Stevens, B.M., Stewart, J.J., Vadez, V., Wenz, J.A., Wright, I.J., Zhang, H. 2022. Physiological trait networks enhance understanding of crop growth and water use in contrasting environments. Plant, Cell & Environment. 45(9):2554-2572. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.14382.
Hydrologic effects of fire in a sub-alpine watershed: AgES outperforms previous PRMS simulations Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mankin, K.R., Wells, R.M., Kipka, H., Green, T.R., Barnard, D.M. 2022. Hydrologic effects of fire in a sub-alpine watershed: AgES outperforms previous PRMS simulations. Transactions of the ASABE. 65(4):751-762. https://doi.org/10.13031/ja.14881.
Precision mapping technology in dryland cropping system - (Proceedings)
Mikha, M.M., Barnard, D.M., Mankin, K.R. 2022. Precision mapping technology in dryland cropping system. Proceedings Great Plains Soil Fertility Conference.
Greater sage-grouse respond positively to intensive post-fire restoration treatments Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Poessel, S.A., Barnard, D.M., Applestein, C.V., Germino, M.J., Ellsworth, E.A., Major, D., Moser, A., Katzner, T.E. 2022. Greater sage-grouse respond positively to intensive post-fire restoration treatments. Ecology and Evolution. 12(3). Article e8671. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8671.
Rainfall data near the Black Hollow Debris Flow, Larimer County, Colorado 20 July 2021 - (Database / Dataset)
Are drought indices and climate data good indicators of ecologically relevant soil moisture dynamics in drylands? Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Barnard, D.M., Germino, M.J., Bradford, J.B., O'Connor, R.C., Andrews, C.M., Shriver, R.K. 2021. Are climate data and drought indices good indicators of ecologically relevant soil moisture dynamics in drylands? Ecological Indicators. 133. Article e108379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108379.
Understanding soil moisture regimes through analysis of long-term, spatially distributed data within a farm field: Implications for scaling and inference of hydrological fluxes - (Abstract Only)
Advances in the science and technology of simulating water, nutrient, soil and plant interactions and dynamics in space and time - (Abstract Only)
A vision for water-limited agroecological systems research - (Abstract Only)
Douglas-Mankin, K.R., Barnard, D.M., Comas, L.H., DeJonge, K.C., Gleason, S.M., Green, T.R., Zhang, H. 2020. A vision for water-limited agroecological systems research. Meeting Abstract.
The scale of ecological drought in dryland restoration success Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
O'Conner, R.C., Germino, M.J., Barnard, D.M., Andrews, C.M., Pilliod, D.S., Arkle, R.S., Shriver, R.K. 2020. The scale of ecological drought in dryland restoration success. Global Change Biology. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab79e4.
Soil characteristics are associated with gradients of big sagebrush canopy structure after disturbance Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Barnard, D.M., Germino, M.J., Arkle, R.S., Bradford, J.B., Duniway, M.C., Pilliod, D.S., Pyke, D.A., Shriver, R.K., Welty, J.L. 2019. Soil characteristics are associated with gradients of big sagebrush canopy structure after disturbance. Ecosphere. 10(6):1-12. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2780.
Transient population dynamics impede restoration and may promote ecosystem transformation after disturbance Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Shriver, R.K., Andrews, C.M., Arkle, R.S., Barnard, D.M., Duniway, M.C., Germino, M.J., Pilliod, D.S., Pyke, D.A., Welty, J.L., Bradford, J.B. 2019. Transient population dynamics impede restoration and may promote ecosystem transformation after disturbance. Ecology Letters. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13291.
Cannot see the random forests for the decision trees: selecting predictive models for restoration ecology Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Barnard, D.M., Germino, M.J., Pilliod, D.S., Arkle, R.S., Applestein, C.V., Davidson, B.E., Fisk, M.R. 2019. Cannot see the random forests for the decision trees: selecting predictive models for restoration ecology. Restoration Ecology. 10(6):1-11. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.12938.