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ARS Home Plains Area Las Cruces, New Mexico Range Management Research People & Locations







Sarah E McCord

                                                                (PhD)
                        Range Management Research

                        




                        
                        Research Ecologist
                        Phone: (575) 646-5190
                        
                        
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                            ProjectsTechnology Development for Sustainable Land Management, Monitoring and Research
                                                    Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (A)Accession Number: 443260Enhancements to the Database for Inventory, Monitoring and Assessment
                                                    Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (A)Accession Number: 444121Continuing Technology Development for Sustainable Land Management, Monitoring, and Research
                                                    Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (A)Accession Number: 445674Knowledge Systems and Tools to Increase the Resilience and Sustainablity of Western Rangeland Agriculture
                                                    In-House Appropriated
                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 445353Development of a Tool to Support Emergency Haying and Grazing Decisions on CRP lands
                                                    Interagency Reimbursable Agreement
                                                                    (I)Accession Number: 445307Land Management and Monitoring Apps Development
                                                    Interagency Reimbursable Agreement
                                                                    (I)Accession Number: 442538Rangeland Analysis Platform Support and Development
                                                    Interagency Reimbursable Agreement
                                                                    (I)Accession Number: 443987Streamlining the Use of Monitoring Data in Multiple Resource Decision Making
                                                    Interagency Reimbursable Agreement
                                                                    (I)Accession Number: 438062LANDSCAPE MONITORING
                                                    Memorandum of Understanding
                                                                    (M)Accession Number: 444352Experimental Evaluation of Drought and Grazing Duration on Grassland Productivity
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 441584Science and Technologies for the Sustainable Management of Rangeland Systems
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 443877**Publications**
                                                (Clicking on the reprint icon
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- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Spaeth, K., Rutherford, W.A., Houdshell, 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(2):Article 0107A. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2024.0107A.Leveraging ecological monitoring programs to collect soil and geomorphology data across the western United States
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Martinez, P., Brehm, J.R., Nafus, A.M., Laurence-Traynor, A., Salley, S., McCord, S.E. 2024. Leveraging ecological monitoring programs to collect soil and geomorphology data across the western United States. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 79(3):132-144. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2024.00068.Establishing quantitative benchmarks for soil erosion and ecological monitoring, assessment, and management
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Webb, N.P., Edwards, B.L., Heller, A., Mccord, S.E., Schallner, J.W., Treminio, R.S., Wheeler, B.E., Stauffer, N.G., Spiegal, S.A., Duniway, M.C., Traynor, A.C., Kachergis, E., Houdeshell, C. 2024. Establishing quantitative benchmarks for soil erosion and ecological monitoring, assessment, and management. Ecological Indicators. 159, Article e111661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.111661.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 130815. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.130835.The Landscape Data Commons: A system for standardizing, accessing, and applying large environmental datasets for agroecosystem research and management
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)McCord, S.E., Webb, N.P., Bestelmeyer, B.T., Bonefont Flores, K., Brehm, J.R., Brown, J., Courtright, E.M., Dietrich, C., Duniway, M., Edwards, B., Fraser, C.M., Herrick, J.E., Knight, A.C., Metz, L., Van Zee, J.W., Tweedie, C. 2023. The Landscape Data Commons: A system for standardizing, accessing, and applying large environmental datasets for agroecosystem research and management. Agricultural and Environmental Letters. 8(2):e20120. https://doi.org/10.1002/ael2.20120.Long-term trends in spring season land surface roughness and its relationship to vegetation cover chance across the southwestern united states

- (Abstract Only)Dhital, S., Webb, N.P., Chappell, A., McCord, S.E., Kaplan, M.L., Tyree, G.L., Nauman, T.W., Duniway, M.C., LeGrand, S.L., Letcher, T.W. 2023. Long-term trends in spring season land surface roughness and its relationship to vegetation cover chance across the southwestern united states. Watershed Management Conference Proceedings. Abstract.Evaluating the sensitivity of ecological site identification in national monitoring programs

- (Abstract Only)Martinez, P., Novak-Echenique, P., Stauffer, N.G., Maynard, J., McCord, S.E. 2023. Evaluating the sensitivity of ecological site identification in national monitoring programs. Society for Range Management. Abstract.Using large-scale monitoring and remote sensing data to monitor restoration outcomes through time

- (Abstract Only)Young, K.E., McCord, S.E., James, D.K., Webb, N.P. 2023. Using large-scale monitoring and remote sensing data to monitor restoration outcomes through time. Society for Ecological Restoration Abstracts. Abstract.Fulfilling the promise of digital tools to build rangeland resilience
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Bestelmeyer, B.T., McCord, S.E., Browning, D.M., Burkett, L.M., Elias, E.H., Estell, R.E., Herrick, J.E., James, D.K., Spiegal, S.A., Utsumi, S.A., Webb, N.P., Williamson, J.C. 2024. Fulfilling the promise of digital tools to build rangeland resilience. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. Article e2736. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2736.Managing an arid ranch in the 21st century: New technologies for novel ecosystems
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Bestelmeyer, B.T., Utsumi, S., McCord, S.E., Browning, D.M., Burkett, L.M., Elias, E.H., Estell, R.E., Herrick, J.E., James, D.K., Spiegal, S.A., Webb, N.P., Williamson, J.C. 2023. Managing an arid ranch in the 21st century: New technologies for novel ecosystems. Rangelands. Article ISSN 0190-0528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2023.05.002.Long-term trends in spring season land surface roughness and its relationship to vegetation cover chance across the southwestern united states

- (Abstract Only)Dhital, S., Webb, N.P., Chappell, A., McCord, S.E., Tyree, G., Nauman, T., Duniway, M., LeGrand, S., Letcher, T., Skiles, M., Naple, P., Chaney, N., Cai, J. 2023. Long-term trends in spring season land surface roughness and its relationship to vegetation cover chance across the southwestern united states. International Conference on Aeolian Research. Abstract.Integrating erosion models into land health assessments to support wind and water erosion management

- (Abstract Only)Wheeler, B., Webb, N.P., Williams, J.B., Edwards, B., Faist, A., Herrick, J.E., Kachergis, E., Lepak, N., McCord, S.E., Newingham, B.A., Pietrasiak, N., Toledo, D.N. 2023. Integrating erosion models into land health assessments to support wind and water erosion management. International Conference on Aeolian Research. Abstract.Current and future trends on US rangelands: An analysis supporting the 2020 RPA assessment

- (Abstract Only)Reeves, M., McCord, S.E., Claassen, R., Metz, L., Kachergis, E., Krebs, M. 2023. Current and future trends on US rangelands: An analysis supporting the 2020 RPA assessment. US-International Association for Landscape Ecology. Abstract.Optimizing sampling across methods improves the power of ecological monitoring data

- (Abstract Only)McCord, S.E., Webb, N.P., Courtright, E.M., Van Zee, J.W., Derner, J.D., Edwards, B., Howard, B.K., Huggins, D.R., Duniway, M.C., Moriasi, D.N. 2023. Optimizing sampling across methods improves the power of ecological monitoring data. Ecological Society of America (ESA). Abstract.Quantifying wind erosion responses to ecosystem change across western US rangelands

- (Abstract Only)Webb, N.P., Edwards, B., McCord, S.E., Dhital, S., Heller, A., Schallner, J., Tremino, R., Tyree, G., Wheeler, B., Chappell, A. 2023. Quantifying wind erosion responses to ecosystem change across western US rangelands. Ecological Society of America (ESA). Abstract.Leveraging erosion models with established land health assessments to support management decisions

- (Abstract Only)Wheeler, B., Webb, N., Williams, J.B., Edwards, B., Faist, A., Herrick, J.E., Kachergis, E., Lepak, N., McCord, S.E., Newingham, B.A., Pietrasiak, N., Toledo, D.N. 2023. Leveraging erosion models with established land health assessments to support management decisions. Society of Range Management. Abstract.The gap intercept method: History and remaining questions

- (Abstract Only)McCord, S.E., Nafus, A., Kachergis, E. 2023. The gap intercept method: History and remaining questions. Society for Range Management Meeting Abstracts. Abstract.A generalized state approach to setting reclamation benchmarks

- (Abstract Only)McCord, S.E., Davidson, Z.M., Schallner, J.W., Webb, N.P. 2023. A generalized state approach to setting reclamation benchmarks. Society for Range Management Meeting Abstracts. Abstract.Understanding variation in ecological site identification: Examining information accessibility and sensitivity in soil observations in the Western USA

- (Abstract Only)Martinez, P., Nafus, A., Laurence-Traynor, A., McCord, S.E. 2023. Understanding variation in ecological site identification: Examining information accessibility and sensitivity in soil observations in the Western USA. Society for Range Management Meeting Abstracts. Abstract.Connecting modeled wind erosion estimates to Ecological Site Descriptions using quantitative ecological state keys

- (Abstract Only)Schallner, J.W., Webb, N.P., Edwards, B.L., McCord, S.E. 2023. Connecting modeled wind erosion estimates to Ecological Site Descriptions using quantitative ecological state keys. Society of Range Management. Abstract.Linking canopy gap intercept to biocrust cover and composition

- (Abstract Only)Schaefer, A., Pietrasiak, N., Burkett, L.M., Nicholas, W., McCord, S.E., Anderson, J., Gabitzsch, M. 2023. Linking canopy gap intercept to biocrust cover and composition. Society for Range Management Meeting Abstracts. Abstract.Rangeland Resources
                                                        

- (Government Publication)Reeves, M., McCord, S.E., Claassen, R., Kachergis, E., Krebs, M. 2023. Rangeland Resources. Forest Service General Technical Reports. 8-1 - 8-33. Chapter 8. https://doi.org/10.2737/WOGTR-102-Chap8.AIM national aquatic nonitoring framework:
Field protocol for lentic riparian and wetland systems

- (Government Publication)Reynolds, L., Lemly, J., Dickard, M., Marshall, S., Manning, M., Miller, S., Kachergis, E., Mccord, S.E., Karl, J. 2023. AIM national aquatic nonitoring framework: Field protocol for lentic riparian and wetland systems. Bureau of Land Management. Technical reference 1725-2, Version 2.A framework and toolset for standardizing agroecosystem indicators
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Mccord, S.E., Brehm, J.R., Burnett, S.H., Dietrich, C., Edwards, B., Metz, L.J., Hernandez-Narvaez, M., Pierson Jr, F.B., Ramirez, K., Stauffer, N.G., Webb, N.P., Tweedie, C. 2022. A framework and toolset for standardizing agroecosystem indicators. Ecological Indicators. 144. Article 109511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.109511.LandPKS Toolbox: Open-source mobile app tools for sustainable land management
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Maynard, J.J., Maniak, S., Hamrick, L., Peacock, G., McCord, S.E., Herrick, J.E. 2022. LandPKS Toolbox: Open-source mobile app tools for sustainable land management. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 77(6):91A-97A. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2022.0927A.Long-term trends in vegetation on Bureau of Land Management rangelands in the Western United States
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Kleinhesslink, A.R., Kachergis, E., McCord, S.E., Shirly, J., Hupp, N.R., Carlson, J.C., Morford, S.L., Jones, M.O., Smith, J.T., Allred, B.W., Naugle, D.E. 2022. Long-term trends in vegetation on Bureau of Land Management rangelands in the Western United States. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 87:1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2022.11.004.Patterns and trends of BLM natural resources: 10 years of BLM AIM data in action

- (Abstract Only)Laurence-Traynor, A., Kachergis, E., Green, A., McCord, S.E., Reynolds, L., Cappuccio, N., Whittington, R., Redecker, N., Alexander, P., Stauffer, N.G., Savage, S. 2022. Patterns and trends of BLM natural resources: 10 years of BLM AIM data in action. Society for Range Management Meeting Abstracts. Abstract.Ecological science infrastructure for sustainability transformations in rangelands

- (Proceedings)Bestelmeyer, B.T., Herrick, J.E., Brown, J.R., Browning, D.M., Densambuu, B., Elias, E.H., McCord, S.E., Peinetti, R., Spiegal, S.A., Webb, N., Williamson, J.C. 2022. Ecological science infrastructure for sustainability transformations in rangelands. International Grasslands Congress. Abstract.A web interface for exploring and setting land management benchmarks

- (Abstract Only)Stauffer, N.G., Laurence-Traynor, A., McCord, S.E. 2022. A web interface for exploring and setting land management benchmarks. Society for Range Management Meeting Abstracts. Poster #1.Measuring the social and ecological performance of agricultural innovations on rangelands: Progress and plans for an indicator framework in the LTAR network
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Spiegal, S.A., Webb, N., Boughton, E., Boughton, R., Bentley-Brymer, A., Clark, P., Holifield Collins, C.D., Hoover, D.L., Kaplan, N.E., McCord, S.E., Meredith, G., Porensky, L.M., Toledo, D.N., Wilmer, H.N., Wulfhorst, J.D., Bestelmeyer, B.T. 2022. Measuring the social and ecological performance of agricultural innovations on rangelands: Progress and plans for an indicator framework in the LTAR network. Rangelands. 44:334-344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2021.12.005.Adaptive monitoring for multi-scale land management: Lessons learned from the Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) principles
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Kachergis, E., Miller, S.W., McCord, S.E., Dickard, M., Savage, S., Reynolds, L.V., Lepak, N., Dietrich, C., Green, A., Nefus, A., Prentice, K. 2022. Adaptive monitoring for multi-scale land management: Lessons learned from the Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) principles. Rangelands. 44(10):50-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2021.08.006.Lessons given and learned from rangeland monitoring courses
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Newingham, B.A., Kachergis, E., Ganguli, A.C., Foster, B., Price, L., McCord, S.E. 2021. Lessons given and learned from rangeland monitoring courses. Rangelands. 44(1):29-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2021.08.003.Ten practical questions to improve data quality
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)McCord, S.E., Welty, J., Courtwright, J., Dillon, C., Traynor, A., Burnett, S., Courtright, E.M., Fults, G., Karl, J.W., Van Zee, J.W., Webb, N., Tweedie, C. 2021. Ten practical questions to improve data quality. Rangelands. 44(1):17-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2021.07.006.Adaptive monitoring in support of adaptive management in rangelands
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)McCord, S.E., Pilliod, D. 2022. Adaptive monitoring in support of adaptive management in rangelands. Rangelands. 44(1):1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2021.07.003.Provoking a cultural shift in data quality
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)McCord, S.E., Webb, N.P., Van Zee, J.W., Burnett, S.H., Christensen, E.M., Ericha, C.M., Laney, C.M., Lunch, C., Maxwell, C., Karl, J.W., Slaughter, A.L., Stauffer, N.G. 2021. Provoking a cultural shift in data quality. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 71(6):647-657. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biab020.Vegetation canopy gap size and height: Critical indicators for wind erosion monitoring and management
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Webb, N., McCord, S.E., Edwards, B., Herrick, J.E., Kachergis, E., Okin, G., Van Zee, J.W. 2021. Vegetation canopy gap size and height: critical indicators for wWind erosion monitoring and management. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 76:78-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2021.02.003.Standardized aeolian transport observations to support local- to regional-scale modeling.
                                                        

- (Abstract Only)Webb, N., Edwards, B., Van Zee, J.W., Courtright, E.M., McCord, S.E., Cooper, B., Duniway, M., Huggins, D.R., Metz, L., Moriasi, D.N., Newingham, B.A., Pierson Jr, F.B., Tatarko, J., Tedela, N., Toledo, D.N., Van Pelt, R.S., Williams, C.J. 2021. Vegetation canopy gap size and height: critical indicators for wind erosion monitoring and management. Association of American Geographers. 76/78-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2021.02.003.Improving Landsat predictions of rangeland fractional cover with multitask learning and uncertainty
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Allred, B.W., Bestelmeyer, B.T., Boyd, C.S., Brown, C., Davies, K.W., Duniway, M.C., Ellsworth, L.M., Erickson, T.A., Fuhlendorf, S.D., Griffiths, T.V., Jansen, V., Jones, M.O., Karl, J., Knight, A., Maestas, J.D., Maynard, J.J., McCord, S.E., Naugle, D.E., Starns, H.D., Twidwell, D., Uden, D.R. 2021. Improving Landsat predictions of rangeland fractional cover with multitask learning and uncertainty. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 12(5):841-849. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13564.Data management in excel and R using national ecological observatory network's (NEON) small mammal data
                                                        

- (Other)Maritz, M., Mccord, S.E. 2021. Data management in excel and R using national ecological observatory network's (NEON) small mammal data. Meeting Abstract. https://doi.org/10.25334/Q4XH5S.LandPKS for rangeland inventory and monitoring – new features and future directions

- (Abstract Only)Herrick, J.E., Bestelmeyer, B.T., Kachergis, E., Kerchof, C., Lepak, N., Lundgren, B., May, T., Maynard, J., McCord, S.E., Peacock, G., Smith, B., Webb, N. 2020. LandPKS for rangeland inventory and monitoring – new features and future directions. Society for Range Management Meeting Abstracts.Linking ground-based monitoring programs and models to identify management responses to US dust emissions

- (Abstract Only)Understanding ecological condition and change on rangelands managed by the Bureau of Land Management:  An initial report

- (Abstract Only)Burke, R., McCord, S.E., Kachergis, E., Jeffries, M., Dickard, M., Greene, A., Herrick, J.E., Lepak, N., Pilliod, D., Prentice, K. 2020. Understanding ecological condition and change on rangelands managed by the Bureau of Land Management:  An initial report [abstract]. Ecological Society of America Meeting. August 3-6, 2020, Virtual. Poster # 88711.Building resilience to climate change in agroecosystems by addressing wind erosion

- (Abstract Only)Scaling up agricultural research with artificial intelligence

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Bestelmeyer, B.T., Marcillo, G., McCord, S.E., Mirsky, S.B., Moglen, G.E., Neven, L.G., Peters, D.C., Sohoulande Djebou, D.C., Wakie, T. 2020. Scaling up agricultural research with artificial intelligence. IEEE IT Professional. 22:32-38.Big data, local science: Not an oxymoron

- (Abstract Only)Bestelmeyer, B.T., McCord, S.E., Webb, N., Brown, J., Herrick, J.E., Peters, D.C. 2020. Big data, local science: Not an oxymoron [abstract]. Ecological Society of America Meeting. August 3-6, 2020, Virtual.  Poster #81832.Using benchmarks to assess management objectives across ecological domains

- (Abstract Only)Traynor, A., Miller, S., McCord, S.E., Webb, N., Stauffer, N.G., Kachergis, E., Newbury, C., Courtright, J., Cappucio, N. 2020. Using benchmarks to assess management objectives across ecological domains [abstract]. Ecological Society of America Meeting. August 2-7, 2020. Salt Lake City, Utah. Abstract #88722.A data commons approach can help span scales and stakeholders to support ecosystem conservation and land use

- (Abstract Only)McCord, S.E., Webb, N.P., Bonefont, K., Burke, R., Edwards, B., Bestelmeyer, B.T., Herrick, J.E. 2020. A data commons approach can help span scales and stakeholders to support ecosystem conservation and land use [abstract]. Ecological Society of America Meeting. August 2-7, 2020. Salt Lake City, Utah.Abstract #82161.Terradactyl: an example of modularity and ontologies to ensure the sustainability of open source software

- (Abstract Only)McCord, S.E., Stauffer, N.G. 2020. Terradactyl: an example of modularity and ontologies to ensure the sustainability of open source software [abstract]. Society for Range Management Meeting. February 16-20, 2020. Denver, Colorado.Indicators and benchmarks for wind erosion monitoring, assessment and management
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Webb, N., Kachergis, E., Miller, S., McCord, S.E., Bestelmeyer, B.T., Brown, J., Chappell, A., Edwards, B., Herrick, J.E., Karl, J., Leys, J., Metz, L., Smarik, S., Tatarko, J., Van Zee, J.W., Zwicke, G. 2020. Indicators and benchmarks for wind erosion monitoring, assessment and management. Ecological Indicators. 110:105881. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105881.A web interface for creating random, spatially balanced landscape monitoring designs

- (Abstract Only)Stauffer, N.G., McCord, S.E., Karl, J. 2020. A web interface for creating random, spatially balanced landscape monitoring designs [abstract]. Society for Range Management Meeting. February 16-20, 2020, Denver, Colorado. Poster Pod 43, #92.Spatial prediction of ecosystem state transitions on the Taos Plateau

- (Abstract Only)Heller, A., Webb, N., Bestelmeyer, B.T., McCord, S.E. 2020. Spatial prediction of ecosystem state transitions on the Taos Plateau [abstract]. Society for Range Management Meeting. February 16-20,2020, Denver, Colorado. #88. http://www.srm2020.org/uploads/1/2/4/5/124518227/proceedings_report_from_srm_posters_january_20_2020.pdfShared monitoring, share stewardship

- (Abstract Only)Defining thresholds for wind erosion in desert rangeland STMs

- (Abstract Only)Webb, N., Edwards, B., Burke, R., McCord, S.E., Van Zee, J.W., Courtright, E.M., Cooper, B. 2020. Defining thresholds for wind erosion in desert rangeland STMs [abstract]. Society for Range Management Meeting. February 16-20, 2020. Denver, Colorado. Session 9, 5.terradactyl: R Package for Rangeland Core Methods Data Extraction and Calculation

- (Abstract Only)Mccord, S.E., Stauffer, N.G. 2019. terradactyl: R Package for Rangeland Core Methods Data Extraction and Calculation [abstract]. In: Abstract Proceedings of the 72nd Society for Range Management International Meeting, February 10-13, 2019. Minneapolis, Minnesota.  p. 310.A comparison of soil texture-by-feel estimates: Implications for the citizen soil scientist
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Salley, S.W., Herrick, J.E., Holmes, C., Karl, J.W., Levi, M.R., McCord, S.E., Van De Waal, C., Van Zee, J.W. 2018. A comparison of soil texture-by-feel estimates: Implications for the citizen soil scientist. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 82:1526-1537. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2018.04.0137.AERO, a wind erosion modeling framework with applications to monitoring data

- (Abstract Only)Edwards, B.L., Webb, N.P., Mccord, S.E. 2018. AERO, a wind erosion modeling framework with applications to monitoring data [abstract]. 73rd  Soil and Water Conservation Society International Annual Conference. July 29-August 1, 2018.Albuquerque, New Mexico.Communicating Ecological Data with Land Managers: Lessons Learned

- (Abstract Only)Stauffer, N.G., Mccord, S.E., Kachergis, E. 2018. Communicating Ecological Data with Land Managers: Lessons Learned [abstract]. 103rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, August 5-10, 2018, New Orleans, Louisiana. P. 74.AERO: An Aeolian erosion modeling environment

- (Abstract Only)Edwards, B.0., Mccord, S.E., Webb, N., Stauffer, N.G. 2018. AERO: An Aeolian erosion modeling environment [abstract]. International Conference on Aeolian Research. June 25-29, 2018, Bordeaux, France.Comparison of 2 vegetation height methods for assessing greater sage-grouse seasonal habitat
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Di Stefano, S.F., Karl, J.W., McCord, S.E., Stauffer, N.G., Makela, P., Manning, M. 2018. Comparison of 2 vegetation height methods for assessing greater sage-grouse seasonal habitat. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 42(2):213-224.  https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.877.High quality data: An evaluation of AIM data quality and data quality procedures

- (Abstract Only)Mccord, S.E., Burnett, S., Cappuccio, N., Courtwright, J. 2018. High quality data: An evaluation of AIM data quality and data quality procedures [abstract]. 2018 Conference of The Society for Range Management. January 28-February 2, 2018. Sparks, Nevada.DIMA.Tools: An R package for working with the database for inventory, monitoring, and assessment

- (Abstract Only)Stauffer, N.G., Mccord, S.E. 2018. DIMA.Tools: An R package for working with the database for inventory, monitoring, and assessment [abstract]. 2018 Conference of The Society for Range Management. January 28-February 2, 2018. Sparks, Nevada.Coordinating a national rangeland monitoring training program: Success and lessons learned

- (Abstract Only)Foster, B.M., Mccord, S.E., Kachergis, E. 2018. Coordinating a national rangeland monitoring training program: Success and lessons learned [abstract]. 2018 Conference of The Society for Range Management. January 28-February 2, 2018. Sparks, Nevada.Evaluation of the automated reference toolset for oil and gas reclamation on Colorado rangelands

- (Abstract Only)Di Stefano, S.F., Brungard, C., Karl, J.W., Stauffer, N.G., McCord, S.E. 2018. Evaluation of the automated reference toolset for oil and gas reclamation on Colorado rangelands [abstract]. 2018 Conference of The Society for Range Management. January 28-February 2, 2018. Sparks, Nevada.Challenges and opportunities with standardized monitoring for management decison-making

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