Research Project: Improving Resiliency of Semi-Arid Agroecosystems and Watersheds to Change and Disturbance through Data-Driven Research, AI, and Integrated Models

Location: Water Management and Systems Research

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

Assessing the influence of model inputs on performance of the EMT+VS soil moisture downscaling model for a large foothills region in northern Colorado - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Long-term soil nutrient and understory plant responses to post-fire rehabilitation in a lodgepole pine forest - (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)

Precision management and precipitation influence productivity and nutrients availability in dryland cropping system - (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 - (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) - (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.

Estimating changes in streamflow attributable to wildfire in multiple watersheds using a conceptual watershed model - (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.

Making better decisions, 2023 Colorado winter wheat variety performance trials - (Experiment Station)
Jones-Diamonds, S., Mason, E., Asfeld, E., Harrington, J., Marler, A., Meyer, R., Mattes, M., Caswell, K., Stromberger, J., Nachappa, P., Osterholzer, A., Larson, K., Mankin, K.R., Kleinman, P.J., Pettinger, B., Brummer, J., Wondifraw, M., Roberts, R., Pottorff, L., Landers, C., Schipanski, M., Stewart, C.E., Miner, G.S., Fonte, S., Migliano, L., West, M., Wasserman-Olin, R., Hill, R., Erker, B. 2024. Making better decisions, 2023 Colorado winter wheat variety performance trials. Colorado State University Extension Publication. 54pp.

neonPlantEcology: An R package for preparing NEON plant data for use in ecological research - (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 - (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.

Tillage practices in long-term winter wheat-fallow affect soil fertility - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Aula, L., Easterly, A.C., Mikha, M.M., Creech, C. 2024. Tillage practices in long-term winter wheat-fallow affect soil fertility. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 88(2):498-509. https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20628.

Land management affects soil structural stability: Multi-index principal component analyses of treatment interactions - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mikha, M.M., Green, T.R., Untiedt, T.J., Hergret, G.W. 2023. Land management affects soil structural stability: Multi-index principal component analyses of treatment interactions. Soil and Tillage Research. 235. Article e105890. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2023.105890.

A review of machine learning models for algal bloom monitoring in freshwater systems - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Busari, I., Sahoo, D., Harmel, R.D., Haggard, B.E. 2024. A review of machine learning models for algal bloom monitoring in freshwater systems. Journal of Natural Resources and Agricultural Ecosystems. 1(2):63-76. https://doi.org/10.13031/jnrae.15647.

Wildfire and climate change amplify knowledge gaps linking mountain source-water systems and agricultural water supply in the western United States - (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.

Perspective: Current and future research directions in understanding streambank erosion phenomena - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Castro-Bolinaga, C., Mittelstet, A., Mankin, K.R. 2023. Perspective: Current and future research directions in understanding streambank erosion phenomena. Journal of the ASABE. 66(5):1223-1228. https://doi.org/10.13031/ja.15613.

2022 Colorado winter wheat variety performance trials - (Research Technical Update)
Jones-Diamond, S., Mason, E., Asfeld, E., Meyer, R., Mattes, M., Larson, K., Mankin, K.R., Pettinger, B., Nachappa, P., Brummer, J., Talbert, C., Stromberg, J., Roberts, R., Wardle, E., Trujillo, W., Pottorff, L., West, M., Osterholzer, A., Erker, B., Brown, A. 2023. 2022 Colorado winter wheat variety performance trials. Colorado State University Technical Report. TR23-3:1-58.

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 - (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 - (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 - (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.

Western U.S. multistate research project on “water movement in soils”: A retrospective - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hopmans, J., Green, T.R., Young, M. 2022. Western U.S. multistate research project on “water movement in soils”: A retrospective. Vadose Zone Journal. 22(1). Article e20245. https://doi.org/10.1002/vzj2.20245.

A win-win - (Popular Publication)

Spatial soil moisture regimes measured over two decades in a dryland field show effects of conversion from wheat-fallow to perennial vegetation - (Abstract Only)

Country-level fire perimeter datasets (2001-2021) - (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 - (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.