Research Project: Developing Rangeland Management Strategies to Enhance Productive, Sustainable Range Sheep Agroecosystems

Location: Range Sheep Production Efficiency Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Lost seasonal ranges reshape transhumant adaptive capacity: Thirty-five years at the US Sheep Experiment Station - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wilmer, H., Taylor, J.B., Macon, D., Reeves, M.C., Wilson, C.S., Beck, J.M.Strong, N.K. 2024. Loss seasonal ranges reshape transhumant adaptive capacity: Thirty-five years at the US Sheep Experiment Station. Agriculture and Human Values. Volume 41,Pages 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-024-10591-2.

Resilience is not enough: Toward a more meaningful rangeland adaptation science - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wilmer, H., Ferguson, D.B., Dinan, M., Adler, P.B., Walsh, K.B., Bradford, J.B., Brunson, M., Derner, J.D., Elias, E.H., Felton, A., Gray, C.A., Greene, C., Mcclaran, M.P., Shriver, R.K., Stevenson, M., Suding, K.N., Thaker, E. 2024. Resilience is not enough: Toward a more meaningful rangeland adaptation science. Rangeland Ecology and Management. Volume 95, pgs. 56-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2024.04.003.

Southeast Alaskans want food sovereignty and reimagined rural futures - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wilmer, H.N., Kaminski, A.R., Wendel, K., Grewe, N., Hruska, T., Cerveny, L.K., Bellmore, R.J., Meek, C.L., Nelson, K. 2024. Southeast Alaskans want food sovereignty and reimagined rural futures. Society and Natural Resources. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2024.2321850.

Effect of burn season and grazing deferment on mountain big sagebrush plant communities - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wilmer, H.N., McGranahan, D.A., Moffet, C., Taylor, J.B. 2023. Effect of burn season and grazing deferment on mountain big sagebrush plant communities. Plant Ecology. 224:501-512. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-023-01317-1.

Using scale and human agency to frame ranchers’ discussions about socio-ecological change and resilience - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Greene, C., Wilmer, H.N., Ferguson, D.B., Crimmins, M.A., McClaren, M.P. 2022. Using scale and human agency to frame ranchers’ discussions about socio-ecological change and resilience. Journal of Rural Studies. 96:217-226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.11.001.

Refined methodology for identification of bitterness aversion in mature rams through quantification of fluid intake and behavioral response to phenylthiocarbamide - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Southerland, C.N., Taylor, J.B., Yelich, J.V., Ellison, M.J. 2022. Refined methodology for identification of bitterness aversion in mature rams through quantification of fluid intake and behavioral response to phenylthiocarbamide. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 254. Article 105706. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2022.105706.