Research Project: Understanding Ecological, Hydrological, and Erosion Processes in the Semiarid Southwest to Improve Watershed Management

Location: Southwest Watershed Research Center

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

The LTAR Common Experiment at Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Heilman, P., Archer, S., Williams, C.J., Scott, R.L., Goodrich, D.C., Holifield Collins, C.D., Naito, A., Ponce-Campos, G. 2024. The LTAR Common Experiment at Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed. Journal of Environmental Quality. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20643.

Driving small-scale agricultural and hydrological models using globally available stochastic climate datasets that include point-scale precipitation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Less frequent but more intense rainfall events drive major shifts in global vegetation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Snow simulation for the Rangeland Hydrology and Erosion Model - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Broxton, P., Goodrich, D.C., Guertin, D., Williams, C.J., Unkrich, C.L., Hernandez, M., Fullhart, A., Houdeshell, C., Seyfried, M., Metz, L. 2024. Snow simulation for the Rangeland Hydrology and Erosion Model. Journal of Hydrology. 643. Article 131934. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.131934.

Adaptation and $esponse in Drylands (ARID): Community insights for qcoping a NASA Terrestrial Ecology Field Campaign in drylands - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Feldman, A., Reed, S., Amaral, C., Babst-Kostecka, A., Babst, F., Biederman, J.A., Devine, C., Fu, X., Green, J., Guo, J., Hanan, N., Kokaly, R., Litvak, M., Macbean, N., Moore, D., Ojima, D., Poulter, B., Scott, R.L., Smith, W., Swap, R., Tucker, C., Wang, L., Watts, J., Wessels, K., Zhang, F., Zhang, W. 2024. Adaptation and $esponse in Drylands (ARID): Community insights for qcoping a NASA Terrestrial Ecology Field Campaign in drylands. Earth's Future. 12(9). Article e2024EF004811. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EF004811.

Hyperspectral imaging predicts differences in carbon and nitrogen status among representative biocrust functional groups of the Colorado Plateau - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Two decades of riparian woodland water vapor and carbon dioxide flux responses to environmental variability - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gallo, E.L., Scott, R.L., Biederman, J.A. 2024. Two decades of riparian woodland water vapor and carbon dioxide flux responses to environmental variability. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 355. Article 110147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2024.110147.

How three-dimensional forest structure regulates the amount and timing of snowmelt across a climatic gradient of snow persistence - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dwivedi, R., Biederman, J.A., Broxton, P., Pearl, J., Lee, K., Svoma, B., van Leeuwen, W., Robles, M. 2024. How three-dimensional forest structure regulates the amount and timing of snowmelt across a climatic gradient of snow persistence. Frontiers in Water. 6. Article 1374961. https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2024.1374961.

Insights from the USDA Grazing Land National Resources Inventory and field studies - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Spaeth, K., Rutherford, W.A., Houdeshell, C., Williams, C.J., Simpson, B., Green, S., Toledo, D.N., Suffridge, E., McCord, S.E. 2024. Insights from the USDA Grazing Land National Resources Inventory and field studies. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 79(3):37A-42A. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2024.0107A.

Streamflow depletion caused by groundwater pumping: Fundamental research priorities for management-relevant science - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zipper, S., Brookfield, A., Ajami, H., Ayers, J., Beightel, C., Fienen, M., Gleeson, T., Hammond, J., Hill, M., Kendall, A., Kerr, B., Lapides, D.A., Porter, M., Parimalarenganayaki, S., Rohde, M., Wardropper, C. 2024. Streamflow depletion caused by groundwater pumping: Fundamental research priorities for management-relevant science. Water Resources Research. 60(5). Article e2023WR035727. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023WR035727.

Geologic controls on apparent root-zone storage capacity - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hahm, W., Dralle, D., Lapides, D.A., Ehlert, R., Rempe, D. 2024. Geologic controls on apparent root-zone storage capacity. Water Resources Research. 60(3). Article e2023WR035362. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023WR035362.

Albedo-induced global warming potential following disturbances in global temperate and boreal forests - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhu, Q., Chen, J., Charles P-A, B., Sonnentag, O., Montagnani, L., O’Halloran, T., Scott, R.L., Forsythe, J., Song, B., Zou, H., Duan, M., Li, X. 2024. Albedo-induced global warming potential following disturbances in global temperate and boreal forests. Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences. 129(3). Article e2023JG007848. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JG007848.

Inclusion of bedrock vadose zone in dynamic global vegetation models is key for simulating vegetation structure and functioning - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lapides, D.A., Hahm, W., Forrest, M., Rempe, D., Hickler, T., Dralle, D. 2024. Inclusion of bedrock vadose zone in dynamic global vegetation models is key for simulating vegetation structure and functioning. Biogeosciences. 21(7):1801-1826. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-1801-2024.

Mitigating drought mortality by incorporating topography into variable forest thinning strategies - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Thomas, A., Kolb, T., Biederman, J.A., Venturas, M., Ma, Q., Yang, D., Dore, S., Tai, X. 2024. Mitigating drought mortality by incorporating topography into variable forest thinning strategies. Environmental Research Letters. 19(3). Article 034035. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad29aa.

Determining sediment deposition dynamics influenced by check dams in a semi-arid mountainous watershed - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Polyakov, V.O., Nichols, M.H., Cavanaugh, M.L. 2024. Determining sediment deposition dynamics influenced by check dams in a semi-arid mountainous watershed. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 49(6):1849-1857. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5802.

An artificial neural network to estimate the foliar and ground cover input variables of the Rangeland Hydrology and Erosion Model - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Saeedimoghaddam, M., Nearing, G., Goodrich, D.C., Hernandez, M., Guertin, D., Metz, L., Wei, H., Ponce-Campos, G., Burns, I., McCord, S.E., Nearing, M., Williams, C.J., Houdeshell, C., Rahman, M., Meles, M.B., Barker, S. 2024. An artificial neural network to estimate the foliar and ground cover input variables of the Rangeland Hydrology and Erosion Model. Journal of Hydrology. 631. Article 130835. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.130835.

Methane uptake responses to extreme droughts regulated by seasonal timing and plant composition - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zheng, Z., Wen, F., Biederman, J.A., Tudi, M., Lv, M., Xu, S., Cui, X., Wang, Y., Hao, Y., Li, L. 2024. Methane uptake responses to extreme droughts regulated by seasonal timing and plant composition. Catena. 237. Article 107822. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2024.107822.

Comparing the predictive capacity of allometric models in estimating grass biomass in a desert grassland - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Naito, A.T., Archer, S., Heilman, P. 2024. Comparing the predictive capacity of allometric models in estimating grass biomass in a desert grassland. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 93:72-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2024.01.004.

Movement of TNT and RDX from composition B detonation residues in solution and sediment during runoff - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cubello, F., Polyakov, V.O., Meding, S., Kadoya, W., Beal, S., Dontsova, K. 2024. Movement of TNT and RDX from composition B detonation residues in solution and sediment during runoff. Chemosphere. 350. Article 141023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.141023.

Automated earthwork detection using topological persistence - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lapides, D., Grindstaff, G., Nichols, M.H. 2024. Automated earthwork detection using topological persistence. Water Resources Research. 650(2). Article e2023WR035990. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023WR035990.

Reply to comment on "Five decades of observed daily precipitation reveal longer and more variable drought events across much of the western United States" - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Biederman, J.A., Zhang, F., Dannenberg, M., Yan, D., Reed, S., Smith, W. 2024. Reply to comment on "Five decades of observed daily precipitation reveal longer and more variable drought events across much of the western United States". Geophysical Research Letters. 51(1). Article e2023GL105124. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL105124.

Towards global coverage of gridded parameterization for CLImate GENerator (CLIGEN) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Fullhart, A.T., Ponce-Campos, G., Meles, M.B., McGehee, R., Wei, H., Armendariz, G.A., Burns, I., Goodrich, D.C. 2023. Towards global coverage of gridded parameterization for CLImate GENerator (CLIGEN) . Big Earth Data. 8(1):142-165. https://doi.org/10.1080/20964471.2023.2291215.

Rangeland Brush Estimation Tool (RaBET): An operational remote sensing-based application for quantifying woody cover on western rangelands - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Holifield Collins, C.D., Skirvin, S., Kautz, M.A., Winston, Z., Curley, D., Corrales, A., Bishop, A., Bishop, N., Norton, C., Ponce-Campos, G., Armendariz, G.A., Metz, L., Heilman, P., van Leeuwen, W. 2023. Rangeland Brush Estimation Tool (RaBET): An operational remote sensing-based application for quantifying woody cover on western rangelands. Remote Sensing. 15(21). Article 5102. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15215102.

Estimating effective hydraulic conductivity (Ke) for the Rangeland Hydrology and Erosion Model (RHEM) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Al-hamdan, O., Williams, C.J., Pierson Jr., F.B., Hernandez, M., Nouwakpo, S.K. 2024. Estimating effective hydraulic conductivity (Ke) for the Rangeland Hydrology and Erosion Model (RHEM). Journal of the ASABE. 67(1):141-149. https://doi.org/10.13031/ja.15652.

Effects of extra-extreme precipitation variability on multi-year cumulative nitrous oxide emission in a semiarid grassland - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Li, L., Hao, Y., Wang, W., Biederman, J.A., Zheng, Z., Wang, Y., Tudi, M., Qian, R., Zhang, B., Che, R., Song, X., Cui, X., Xu, Z. 2023. Effects of extra-extreme precipitation variability on multi-year cumulative nitrous oxide emission in a semiarid grassland. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 343. Article 109761. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109761.

Using phenology to unravel differential soil water use and productivity in a semiarid savanna - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Steiner, B., Scott, R.L., Hu, J., MacBean, N., Richardson, A., Moore, D. 2024. Using phenology to unravel differential soil water use and productivity in a semiarid savanna. Ecosphere. 15(2). Article e4762. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4762.

UAV and satellite-based sensing to map ecological sites at the landscape scale - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ponce-Campos, G., McClaran, M., Heilman, P., Gillan, J. 2023. UAV and satellite-based sensing to map ecological sites at the landscape scale. Open Journal of Ecology. 13(8):560-596. https://doi.org/10.4236/oje.2023.138035.

Advances in soil erosion research: mechanism, modeling and applications - A Special Issue in honor of Dr. Mark Nearing - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Polyakov, V.O., Baffaut, C., Ferro, V., Van Pelt, R.S. 2023. Advances in soil erosion research: mechanism, modeling and applications - A Special Issue in honor of Dr. Mark Nearing. International Soil and Water Conservation Research. 11(4):589-591. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iswcr.2023.08.006.

Canopy temperature dynamics are closely aligned with ecosystem water availability across a water- to energy-limited gradient - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Javadian, M., Scott, R.L., Woodgate, W., Richardson, A., Dannenberg, M., Smith, W. 2024. Canopy temperature dynamics are closely aligned with ecosystem water availability across a water- to energy-limited gradient. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 357. Article 110206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2024.110206.

Drivers of geomorphic heterogeneity in unconfined non-perennial river corridors - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Interannual variability of spring and summer monsoon growing season carbon exchange at a semiarid savanna over nearly two decades - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Scott, R.L., Johnston, M., Knowles, J., MacBean, N., Mahmud, K., Roby, M.C., Dannenberg, M. 2023. Interannual variability of spring and summer monsoon growing season carbon exchange at a semiarid savanna over nearly two decades. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 339. Article 109584. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109584.

Thermography captures the differential sensitivity of dryland functional types to changes in rainfall event timing and magnitude - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Javadian, M., Scott, R.L., Biederman, J.A., Zhang, F., Fisher, J., Reed, S., Potts, D., Villarreal, M., Feldman, A., Smith, W. 2023. Thermography captures the differential sensitivity of dryland functional types to changes in rainfall event timing and magnitude. New Phytologist. 240(1):114-126. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19127.

Evapotranspiration regulates leaf temperature and respiration in dryland vegetation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kibler, C., Trugman, A., Roberts, D., Still, C., Scott, R.L., Caylor, K., Stella, J., Singer, M. 2023. Evapotranspiration regulates leaf temperature and respiration in dryland vegetation. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 339. Article 109560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109560.

Using high frequency digital repeat photography to quantify the sensitivity of a semi-arid grassland ecosystem to the temporal repackaging of precipitation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhang, F., Biederman, J.A., Devine, C., Pierce, N., Yan, D., Javadian, M., Potts, D., Smith, W. 2023. Using high frequency digital repeat photography to quantify the sensitivity of a semi-arid grassland ecosystem to the temporal repackaging of precipitation. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 338(15). Article 109539. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109539.

Seasonal timing of extreme drought regulates N2O fluxes in a semiarid grassland - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Li, L., Hao, Y., Wang, W., Biederman, J.A., Zheng, Z., Zhang, Z., Wang, Y., Song, X., Cui, X., Xu, Z. 2023. Seasonal timing of extreme drought regulates N2O fluxes in a semiarid grassland. Geoderma. 436. Article 116530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116530.

Modeling earthen treatments for climate change effects - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hart, S., Raymond, K., Williams, C.J., Rutherford, W.A., DeGayner, J. 2023. Modeling earthen treatments for climate change effects. Heritage. 6(5):4214-4226. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage6050222.

Using longitudinal surveys to assess the distribution and ecohydrological function of pinyon-juniper woodlands in the western USA - (Abstract Only)

Gradient analysis and classification of tall forb communities in the Bridger-Teton National Forest, United States - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zobell, R., Spaeth Jr., K., Williams, C.J., Goodrich, S., Jacobson, B., Camp, C., Cameron, A. 2023. Gradient analysis and classification of tall forb communities in the Bridger-Teton National Forest, United States. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 90:294-307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2023.04.002.

Bark beetle impacts on forest evapotranspiration and its partitioning - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Knowles, J., Bjarke, N., Badger, A., Berkelhammer, M., Biederman, J.A., Blanken, P., Bretfeld, M., Burns, S., Ewers, B., Frank, J., Hicke, J., Lestak, L., Livneh, B., Reed, D., Scott, R.L., Molotch, N. 2023. Bark beetle impacts on forest evapotranspiration and its partitioning. Science of the Total Environment. 880. Article 163260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163260.

Satellite solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence tracks physiological drought stress development during 2020 southwest US drought - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhang, Y., Fang, J., Smith, W., Wang, X., Gentine, P., Scott, R.L., Migliavacca, M., Jeong, S., Litvak, M., Zhou, S. 2023. Satellite solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence tracks physiological drought stress development during 2020 southwest US drought. Global Change Biology. 29(12):3395-3408. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16683.

Prosopis velutina response to aerial herbicide application - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Archer, S., Naito, A., Heilman, P., Vivoni, E., Scott, R.L. 2023. Prosopis velutina response to aerial herbicide application. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 88:129-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2023.02.014.

Atlas of precipitation extremes for South America and Africa based on depth-duration-frequency relationships in a stochastic weather generator dataset - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Fullhart, A.T., Goodrich, D.C., Meles, M.B., Oliveira, P., Almeida, C., De Araujo, J., Burns, I. 2023. Atlas of precipitation extremes for South America and Africa based on depth-duration-frequency relationships in a stochastic weather generator dataset. International Soil and Water Conservation Research. 11(4):726-742. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iswcr.2023.01.004.

Transport of insensitive munitions constituents, NTO, DNAN, RDX, and HMX in runoff and sediment under simulated rainfall - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Polyakov, V.O., Kadoya, W., Beal, S., Morehead, H., Hunt, E., Cubello, F., Meding, S., Dontsova, K. 2023. Transport of insensitive munitions constituents, NTO, DNAN, RDX, and HMX in runoff and sediment under simulated rainfall. Science of the Total Environment. 866. Article 161434. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161434.

Upscaling dryland carbon and water fluxes with artificial neural networks of optical, thermal, and microwave satellite remote sensing - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dannenberg, M., Barnes, M., Smith, W., Johnston, M., Meerdink, S., Wang, X., Scott, R.L., Biederman, J.A. 2023. Upscaling dryland carbon and water fluxes with artificial neural networks of optical, thermal, and microwave satellite remote sensing. Biogeosciences. 20(2):383-404. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-383-2023.

Gridded 20-year climate parameterization of Africa and South America for a stochastic weather generator (CLIGEN) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Fullhart, A.T., Ponce-Campos, G., Meles, M.B., McGehee, R., Armendariz, G.A., Oliveira, P., Almeida, C., de Araujo, J., Nel, W., Goodrich, D.C. 2022. Gridded 20-year climate parameterization of Africa and South America for a stochastic weather generator (CLIGEN). Big Earth Data. 7(2):349-374. https://doi.org/10.1080/20964471.2022.2136610.

A global rain-driven soil erosion investigation based on simulated breakpoint precipitation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Fullhart, A.T., McGehee, R., Nearing, M., Hernandez, M., Weltz, M., Goodrich, D.C. 2022. A global rain-driven soil erosion investigation based on simulated breakpoint precipitation. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. 65(5):1081-1096. https://doi.org/10.13031/ja.14817.

Modeling the relative morphodynamic influence of vegetation and large wood in a dryland ephemeral stream, Arizona, USA - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Scamardo, J., Nichols, M.H., Nelson, P., Wohl, E. 2022. Modeling the relative morphodynamic influence of vegetation and large wood in a dryland ephemeral stream, Arizona, USA. Geomorphology. 147. Article 108444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2022.108444.

Multi-temporal LiDAR and hyperspectral data fusion for classification of semi-arid woody cover species - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Norton, C., Hartfield, K., Holifield Collins, C.D., van Leeuwen, W., Metz, L. 2022. Multi-temporal LiDAR and hyperspectral data fusion for classification of semi-arid woody cover species. Remote Sensing. 14(12). Article 2896. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14122896.

The three major axes of terrestrial ecosystem function - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Migliavacca, M., Musavi, T., Mahecha, M., Nelson, J., Knauer, J., Baldocchi, D., Perez-Priego, O., Christiansen, R., Peters, J., Anderson, K., Bahn, M., Black, T., Blanken, P., Bonal, D., Buchmann, N., Caldararu, S., Carrara, A., Carvalhais, N., Cescatti, A., Chen, J., Cleverly, J., Cremonese, E., Desai, A., El-Madanyt.S., Farell, M., Fernández-Martínez, M., Filippa, G., Forkel, M., Galvagno, M., Gomarasca, U., Gough, H., Göckede, M., Ibrom, A., Ikawa, Janssens, I., Jung, M., Kattge, J., Keenan, T., Knohl, A., Kobayashi, H., Kraemer, G., Law, B., Liddell, M., Ma, X., Mammarella, I., Martin, D., Macfarlane, C., Matteucci, G., Montagnani, L., Pabon-Moreno, D., Panigada, C., Papale, D., Pendall, E., Penuelas, J., Phillips, R., Reich, R., Rossini, M., Rotenberg, E., Scott, R.L., Stahl, C., Weber, U., Wohlfahrt, G., Wolf, S., Wright, I., Yakir, D., Zaehle, S., Reichstein, M. 2021. The three major axes of terrestrial ecosystem function. Nature. 598:468-472. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03939-9.