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Adam Mahood
Water Management and Systems Research
Research Ecologist

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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.
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.
The fastest growing and most destructive fires in the U.S. (2001-2020) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Balch, J.K., Iglesias, V., Mahood, A.L., Cook, M.C., Amaral, C., Decastro, A., Leyk, S., Mcintosh, T.L., Nagy, R.C., St. Denis, L., Tuff, T., Verleye, E., Williams, A.P., Kolden, C.A. 2024. The fastest growing and most destructive fires in the U.S. (2001-2020). Science. 386:425-431. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adk5737.
neonPlantEcology: An R package for preparing NEON plant data for use in ecological research Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mahood, A.L., Macdonald, J., Muthukrishnan, R., Barnett, D.T., Sokol, E.R., Simkin, S. 2024. neonPlantEcology: An R package for preparing NEON plant data for use in ecological research. Ecological Modelling. 493. Article e110750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2024.110750.
Drought-fuelled overnight burning propels large fires in North America Reprint Icon - (Research Notes)
Balch, J.K., Mahood, A.L. 2024. Drought-fuelled overnight burning propels large fires in North America. Nature. 627:273-274. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00536-4.
Future outlook of dryland crop production systems in the semi-arid High Plains amid climate change Reprint Icon - (Review Article)
Todd, O.E., Creech, C.F., Kumar, V., Mahood, A.L., Peirce, E.S. 2024. Future outlook of dryland crop production systems in the semi-arid High Plains amid climate change. Outlooks on Pest Management. 35(1):4-10. https://doi.org/10.1564/v35_feb_02.
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)
The invasive plant data landscape: A synthesis of spatial data and applications for research and management in the United States Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Fusco, E.J., Mahood, A.L., Beaury, E.M., Bradley, B.A., Cox, M., Jarnevich, C.S., Nagy, R.C., Nietupski, T., Halofsky, J.E. 2023. The invasive plant data landscape: A synthesis of spatial data and applications for research and management in the United States. Landscape Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-023-01623-z.
Shifting social-ecological fire regimes explain increasing structure loss from Western wildfires Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Higuera, P.E., Cook, M.C., Balch, J.K., Stavros, E.N., Mahood, A.L., St. Denis, L.E. 2023. Shifting social-ecological fire regimes explain increasing structure loss from Western wildfires. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences-Nexus. 2(3). Article epgad005. https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad005.
Fuel connectivity, burn severity, and seedbank survivorship drive ecosystem transformation in a semiarid shrubland Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mahood, A.L., Koontz, M.J., Balch, J.K. 2022. Fuel connectivity, burn severity, and seedbank survivorship drive ecosystem transformation in a semiarid shrubland. Ecology. 4(3). Article e3968. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3968.
Country-level fire perimeter datasets (2001-2021) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mahood, A.L., Lindrooth, E.J., Cook, M.C., Balch, J.K. 2022. Country-level fire perimeter datasets (2001-2021). Scientific Data - Nature. 9. Article e458. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01572-3.
Modern pyromes: Biogeographical patterns of fire characteristics across the contiguous United States Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cattau, M.E., Mahood, A.L., Balch, J.K., Wessman, C.A. 2022. Modern pyromes: Biogeographical patterns of fire characteristics across the contiguous United States. Fire. 5(4). Article e95. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire5040095.