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Research Project: Developing Precision Management Strategies to Enhance Productivity, Biodiversity, and Climate Resilience in Rangeland Social-ecological Systems

Location: Rangeland Resources & Systems Research

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

Five foundational tools for managing metadata from the USDA Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) network - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Negative effects of moderate drought on forage quality and quantity can be long-term and exacerbated by heavy grazing - (Proceedings)

A new growing degree-day phenology model for wheat stem sawfly (Hymenoptera: Cephidae) in Colorado wheat fields - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Potential deficit irrigation adaptation strategies under climate change for sustaining cotton production in hyper–arid areas Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chen, X., Dong, H., Qi, Z., Gui, D., Ma, L., Thorp, K.R., Malone, R.W., Wu, H., Liu, B., Feng, S. 2025. Potential deficit irrigation adaptation strategies under climate change for sustaining cotton production in hyper–arid areas. Agricultural Water Management. 312. Article 109417. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2025.109417.

Soil health responses to long-term grazing intensity gradients in two semiarid rangelands Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Taylor, K.M., Derner, J.D., Liptzin, D., Porensky, L.M., Lavallee, J.M., Augustine, D.J., Hoover, D.L. 2025. Soil health responses to long-term grazing intensity gradients in two semiarid rangelands. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 385. Article 109548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2025.109548.

The growing threat of multiyear droughts Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hoover, D.L., Smith, W.K. 2025. The growing threat of multiyear droughts. Science. 387(6731):246-247. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adu7419.

Can agricultural systems facing climate change benefit from a deeper understanding of invasive plant species? - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

In search of an optimal bio-logger timeframe and device combination for quantifying activity budgets in free-ranging cattle - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Sheep dietary preferences in targeted grazing: Demographic, management, and weather effects in northern mixed-grass prairie Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kersh, A.J., Fraley, H.M., Scasta, J.D., Derner, J.D., De Mello Taveres Lim, P., Stewart, W.C. 2024. Sheep dietary preferences in targeted grazing: Demographic, management, and weather effects in northern mixed-grass prairie. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 11. Article 1502948. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2024.1502948.

Net zero initiative in U.S. beef and dairy systems: Intergrative on-farm recommendations for greenhouse gas reduction Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Vargas, J.J., Menezes, T.C., Auvermann, B., Derner, J.D., Thoma, G., Hales, K., Johnson, K., Leytem, A.B., Place, S.E., Plaut, J. 2024. Net zero initiative in U.S. beef and dairy systems: Intergrative on-farm recommendations for greenhouse gas reduction. Environmental Research Communications. 6. Article 101010. https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ad82b5.

Managing European elm scale in the period of neonicotinoid insecticide resistance Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sits, R.A., Peirce, E.S., Al-Akeel, R., Schreiner, M., Burns, W., Cranshaw, W.S. 2025. Managing European elm scale in the period of neonicotinoid insecticide resistance. ARBORICULTURE AND URBAN FORESTRY. Volume 51(2):1-12. https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2025.004.