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Keirith  Snyder

                                                                (PhD)
                        Great Basin Rangelands Research

                        




                        
                        Research Ecologist
                        Phone: (775) 784-6057
                         ext. 245
                        
                        Fax: (775) 784-1712(Employee information on this page comes from the REE Directory. Please contact your front office staff to update the REE Directory.)
                            ProjectsDevelopment of Ecological Strategies for Invasive Plant Management and Rehabilitation of Western Rangelands
                                                    In-House Appropriated
                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 439311System-based Management and Rehabilitation of Rangelands
                                                    In-House Appropriated
                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 445796Soil, Water, Meadow and Rangeland Monitoring on the Desatoya Mountains Project
                                                    Interagency Reimbursable Agreement
                                                                    (I)Accession Number: 444642Long-term Data Analyses and Data Collection on the Desatoya Mountains Project
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 445004Ecosystem Responses and Plant Ecophysiology in the Great Basin
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 445076Pinyon and Juniper Ecophysiology in the Great Basin
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 441619**Publications**
                                                (Clicking on the reprint icon
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Shifts in sage-grouse arthropod food sources across grazing and environmental gradients in upland meadow communities
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Richardson, W., Stringham, T.K., Nuss, A.B., Morra, B., Snyder, K.A. 2023. Shifts in sage-grouse arthropod food sources across grazing and environmental gradients in upland meadow communities. Arthropod-Plant Interactions. 119261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119261.Agricultural Research Service weed science research: past, present, and future
                                                        

- (Review Article)Young, S.L., Anderson, J.V., Baerson, S.R., Bajsa Hirschel, J.N., Blumenthal, D.M., Boyd, C.S., Boyette, C.D., Brennan, E.B., Cantrell, C.L., Chao, W.S., Chee Sanford, J.C., Clements, D.D., Dray Jr, F.A., Duke, S.O., Porter, K.M., Fletcher, R.S., Fulcher, M.R., Gaskin, J., Grewell, B.J., Hamerlynck, E.P., Hoagland, R.E., Horvath, D.P., Law, E.P., Madsen, J., Martin, D.E., Mattox, C.M., Mirsky, S.B., Molin, W.T., Moran, P.J., Mueller, R.C., Nandula, V.K., Newingham, B.A., Pan, Z., Porensky, L.M., Pratt, P.D., Price, A.J., Rector, B.G., Reddy, K.N., Sheley, R.L., Smith, L., Smith, M., Snyder, K.A., Tancos, M.A., West, N.M., Wheeler, G.S., Williams, M., Wolf, J.E., Wonkka, C.L., Wright, A.A., Xi, J., Ziska, L.H. 2023. Agricultural Research Service weed science research: past, present, and future. Weed Science. 71(4):312-327. https://doi.org/10.1017/wsc.2023.31.Indicators of water use efficiency across diverse agroecosystems and spatiotemporal scales
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Hoover, D.L., Abendroth, L.J., Browning, D.M., Saha, A., Snyder, K.A., Wagle, P., Witthaus, L.M., Baffaut, C., Biederman, J.A., Bosch, D.D., Bracho, R., Busch, D., Clark, P., Ellsworth, P.Z., Fay, P.A., Flerchinger, G.N., Kearney, S.P., Levers, L.R., Saliendra, N.Z., Schmer, M.R., Schomberg, H.H., Scott, R.L. 2022. Indicators of water use efficiency across diverse agroecosystems and spatiotemporal scales. Science of the Total Environment. 864. Article e160992. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160992.Plant phenology of high-elevation meadows: Assessing spectral responses of grazed meadows
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Snyder, K.A., Richardson, W., Browning, D.M., Lieurance, W., Stringham, T.K. 2023. Plant phenology of high-elevation meadows: Assessing spectral responses of grazed meadows. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 87:69–82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2022.12.001.Stable isotope approaches and opportunities for improving plant conservation
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Snyder, K.A., Robinson, S.A., Schmidt, S., Hultine, K.R. 2022. Stable isotope approaches and opportunities for improving plant conservation. Conservation Physiology. 10(1). Article coac056. https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coac056.Rainfall interception by mountain big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata spp. vaseyana): Dryland shrub canopy cover affects net precipitation
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Snyder, D.K., Stringham, T.K., Snyder, K.A. 2022. Rainfall interception by mountain big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata spp. vaseyana): Dryland shrub canopy cover affects net precipitation. Hydrological Processes. 36(1). Article e14441. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14441.Changes in meadow phenology in response to grazing management at multiple scales of measurement
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Richardson, W., Stringham, T., Lieurance, W., Snyder, K.A. 2021. Changes in meadow phenology in response to grazing management at multiple scales of measurement. Remote Sensing. 13(20). Article 4028. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13204028.Ecohydrology of pinyon and juniper woodlands

- (Book / Chapter)Williams, C.J., Snyder, K.A., Pierson Jr, F.B. 2020. Ecohydrology of pinyon and juniper woodlands. In: Miller, R.F., Chambers, J.C., Evers, L., Williams, C.J., Snyder, K.A., Roundy, B.A., Pierson, F.B., editors. The Ecology, History, Ecohydrology, and Management of Pinyon and Juniper Woodlands in the Great Basin and Northern Colorado Plateau of the Western United States, General Technical Report, RMRS-GTR-403. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. pp. 129-163.Longer term effects of biological control on tamarisk evapotranspiration and carbon dioxide exchange
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Snyder, K.A., Scott, R.L. 2019. Longer term effects of biological control on tamarisk evapotranspiration and carbon dioxide exchange. Hydrological Processes. 34(2):223-236. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13639.Comparison of landsat and land-based phenology camera normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) for dominant plant communities in the Great Basin
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Snyder, K.A., Huntington, J.L., Wehan, B., Morton, C., Stringham, T.K. 2019. Comparison of landsat and land-based phenology camera normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) for dominant plant communities in the Great Basin. Sensors. 19(5):1139. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19051139.Plant phenology: Taking the pulse of rangelands
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Browning, D.M., Snyder, K.A., Herrick, J.E. 2019. Plant phenology: Taking the pulse of rangelands. Rangelands. 41(3):129-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2019.02.001.Spatial and temporal variability of the impacts of pinyon and juniper reduction on hydrologic and erosion processes across climatic gradients in the Western US: A regional synthesis
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Williams, C.J., Snyder, K.A., Pierson Jr, F.B. 2018. Spatial and temporal variability of the impacts of pinyon and juniper reduction on hydrologic and erosion processes across climatic gradients in the Western US: A regional synthesis. Water. 10(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/w10111607.Effects of a changing climate on the hydrological cycle in cold desert ecosystems in the Great Basin and Columbia Plateau
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Snyder, K.A., Evers, L., Chambers, J., Dunham, J., Bradford, J., Loik, M. 2018. Effects of a changing climate on the hydrological cycle in cold desert ecosystems in the Great Basin and Columbia Plateau. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 72(1):1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.07.007.Rainfall interception by Singleleaf Piñon and Utah Juniper: implications for stand-level effective precipitation

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Stringham, T.K., Snyder, K.A., Snyder, D.K., Lossing, S.S., Carr, C.A., Stringham, B.J. 2018. Rainfall interception by Singleleaf Piñon and Utah Juniper: implications for stand-level effective precipitation. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 71(3):327-335.Satellite assessment of early-season forecasts for vegetation conditions of grazing allotments in Nevada, United States
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)McGwire, K.C., Weltz, M.A., Snyder, K.A., Huntington, J.L., Morton, C.G., McEvoy, D.J. 2017. Satellite assessment of early-season forecasts for vegetation conditions of grazing allotments in Nevada, United States. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 70(60):730-739. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2017.06.005.Quantifying phenology metrics from Great Basin plant communities and their relationship to seasonal water availability

- (Abstract Only)Extracting plant phenology metrics in a Great Basin watershed: methods and considerations for quantifying phenophases in a cold desert

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Snyder, K.A., Wehan, B., Filippa, G., Hungington, J.L., Stringham, T.K., Snyder, D.K. 2016. Extracting plant phenology metrics in a Great Basin watershed: methods and considerations for quantifying phenophases in a cold desert. Sensors. doi: 10.3390/s16111948.Fire rehabilitation decisions at landscape scales: utilizing state-and-transition models developed through disturbance response grouping of ecological sites

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Stringham, T.K., Novak-Echenique, P., Snyder, D.K., Peterson, S., Snyder, K.A. 2016. Fire rehabilitation decisions at landscape scales: utilizing state-and-transition models developed through disturbance response grouping of ecological sites. Rangelands. 38(6):371-378.Evaluating mountain meadow groundwater response to pinyon-juniper and temperature in a great basin watershed

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Carroll, R.W., Huntington, J.L., Snyder, K.A., Niswonger, R., Morton, C., Stringham, T.K. 2016. Evaluating mountain meadow groundwater response to pinyon-juniper and temperature in a great basin watershed. Ecohydrology. doi: 10.1002/eco.1792.Assessing the role of climate and resource management on groundwater dependent ecosystem changes in arid environments with the landsat archive

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Huntington, J.L., Mcgwire, K., Morton, C., Snyder, K.A., Peterson, S., Erickson, T., Niswonger, R., Carroll, R., Smith, G., Allen, R. 2016. Assessing the role of climate and resource management on groundwater dependent ecosystem changes in arid environments with the landsat archive. Remote Sensing of Environment. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2016.07.004.Impacts of pinyon and juniper control on ecosystems processes in the Porter Canyon Experimental Watershed

- (Other)Snyder, K.A. 2015. Impacts of pinyon and juniper control on ecosystems processes in the Porter Canyon Experimental Watershed. Electronic Publication. Available: http//greatbasinlcc.org/2015-webinar-series.Emergence and early survival of early versus late seral species in Great Basin restoration in two different soil types

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Uselman, S.M., Snyder, K.A., Leger, E.A., Duke, S.E. 2015. Emergence and early survival of early versus late seral species in Great Basin restoration in two different soil types. Applied Vegetation Science. doi: 10.1111/avsc.12175.First-year establishment, biomass and seed production of early vs. late seral natives in two medusahead (Taeniatherum caputmedusae) invaded soils

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Uselman, S.M., Snyder, K.A., Leger, E.A., Duke, S.E. 2014. First-year establishment, biomass and seed production of early vs. late seral natives in two medusahead (Taeniatherum caputmedusae) invaded soils. Invasive Plant Science and Management. 7:291-302.Restoring abandoned agricultural lands in cold desert shrublands: tradeoffs between water availability and invasive species

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Chambers, J.C., Eldredge, E.P., Snyder, K.A., Board, D.L., Forbis De Queiroz, T., Hubbard, V. 2014. Restoring abandoned agricultural lands in cold desert shrublands: tradeoffs between water availability and invasive species. Invasive Plant Science and Management. 7(1):176-189.Isolating relative humidity: dual isotopes d18O and dD as deuterium deviations from the global meteoric water line

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Voelker, S.L., Brooks, J., Meinzer, F.C., Roden, J., Pazdur, A., Pawelczyck, S., Hartsough, P., Snyder, K.A., Plavoca, L., Santrucek, J. 2014. Isolating relative humidity: dual isotopes d18O and dD as deuterium deviations from the global meteoric water line. Ecological Applications. 24(5):960-975.Using Annual Forbs and Early Seral Species in Seeding Mixtures for Improved Success in Great Basin Restoration

- (Abstract Only)Uselman, S.M., Snyder, K.A., Leger, E.A., Duke, S.E. 2013. Using Annual Forbs and Early Seral Species in Seeding Mixtures for Improved Success in Great Basin Restoration [abstract]. National Native Seed Conference, April 8-11, 2013, Santa Fe, New Mexico.Impacts of insect biological control on soil N transformations in Tamarix-invaded ecosystems in the Great Basin, USA

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Uselman, S.M., Snyder, K.A., Blank, R.R. 2013. Impacts of insect biological control on soil N transformations in Tamarix-invaded ecosystems in the Great Basin, USA. Journal of Arid Environments. 88:147-155.The effects of insect biological control on a Tamarix invaded ecosystem: ecosystem water and carbon fluxes and plant-level responses

- (Abstract Only)Snyder, K.A., Scott, R.L., Mcgwire, K., Jones, T.J., Uselman, S.M. 2013. The effects of insect biological control on a Tamarix invaded ecosystem: ecosystem water and carbon fluxes and plant-level responses [abstract]. Ecological Society of America (ESA). COS 40-10.Use of native annual forbs and early seral species in seeding mixtures for improved success in Great Basin restoration

- (Abstract Only)Uselman, S.M., Snyder, K.A., Leger, E.A., Duke, S.E. 2012. Use of native annual forbs and early seral species in seeding mixtures for improved success in Great Basin restoration [abstract]. 97th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR, Aug. 5-10, 2012. Available at www.esa.org/meetings/archivedabstracts.php.Multiple year effects of a biological control agent (Diorhabda carinulata) on Tamarix (saltcedar) ecosystem exchanges of carbon dioxide and water

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Snyder, K.A., Scott, R.L., Mcgwire, K. 2012. Multiple year effects of a biological control agent (Diorhabda carinulata) on Tamarix (saltcedar) ecosystem exchanges of carbon dioxide and water. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 164:161-169.Hydrologic Research in a Pinyon and Juniper Encroached Watershed

- (Abstract Only)Restoring abandoned agricultural lands in arid environments: the tradeoffs between water availability and exotic species

- (Abstract Only)Impacts of insect biological control on soil N transformations in Tamarix-invaded ecosystems in the Great Basin

- (Proceedings)Uselman, S.M., Snyder, K.A., Blank, R.R. 2012. Impacts of insect biological control on soil N transformations in Tamarix-invaded ecosystems in the Great Basin. Proceedings of Western Society of Weed Science. 65:55.Piñon and juniper summer water source partitioning: stemflow vs. groundwater

- (Abstract Only)Dittrich, A., Snyder, K.A., Lossing, S., Stringham, T. 2012. Piñon and juniper summer water source partitioning: stemflow vs. groundwater [abstract. Society for Range Management. 65:34.Effects of pinyon and juniper expansion on watershed hydrology and vegetation response

- (Abstract Only)Ecohydrology of petrocalcic horizons: water storage, ecological potential, and hydrologic models

- (Abstract Only)Duniway, M.C., Herrick, J.E., Monger, H.C., Browning, D.M., Snyder, K.A., Peters, D.C. 2011. Ecohydrology of petrocalcic horizons: water storage, ecological potential, and hydrologic models [abstract]. Ecological Society of America (ESA). p. 00547-7.Water, energy and carbon flux observations from ARS watersheds and agro-ecosystem experimental sites

- (Abstract Only)Alfieri, J.G., Kustas, W.P., Baker, J.M., Flerchinger, G.N., Phillips, R., Prueger, J.H., Scott, R.L., Skinner, H., Marks, D.G., Hatfield, J.L., Goodrich, D.C., Herrick, J.E., Snyder, K.A. 2011. Water, energy and carbon flux observations from ARS watersheds and agro-ecosystem experimental sites [abstract]. Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds. 2011 CDROM.Ecosystem water use efficiency in an arid shrubland in Chile under natural and afforested conditions

- (Abstract Only)Perez-Quezada, J.F., Jara, P.M., Fuster, R., Franck, N., Snyder, K.A., Johnson, D.A. 2011. Ecosystem water use efficiency in an arid shrubland in Chile under natural and afforested conditions [abstract]. In: 96th Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas. 29437.UVB exposure does not accelerate rates of litter decomposition in a semiarid riparian ecosystem

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Uselman, S.M., Snyder, K.A., Blank, R.R., Jones, T.J. 2011. UVB exposure does not accelerate rates of litter decomposition in a semiarid riparian ecosystem. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 43:1254-1265.UVB exposure does not accelerate rates of litter decomposition in a semiarid riparian ecosystem

- (Abstract Only)Uselman, S.M., Snyder, K.A., Blank, R.R., Jones, T.J. 2010. UVB exposure does not accelerate rates of litter decomposition in a semiarid riparian ecosystem. American Geophysical Union, Abstract. Available: http://www.agu.org/cgi-bin/SFgate.Carbon pools in an arid shrubland in Chile under natural and afforested conditions

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Perez-Quezada, J.F., Delpiano, C., Franck, N., Snyder, K.A., Johnson, D.A. 2011. Carbon pools in an arid shrubland in Chile under natural and afforested conditions. Journal of Arid Environments. 75:29-37.Insect biological control accelerates leaf litter decomposition and alters short-term nutrient dynamics in a Tamarix-invaded riparian ecosystem

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Uselman, S.M., Snyder, K.A., Blank, R.R. 2010. Insect biological control accelerates leaf litter decomposition and alters short-term nutrient dynamics in a Tamarix-invaded riparian ecosystem. Oikos. 120:409-417.Ecophysiological Responses of Salt Cedar (Tamarix spp. L.) to the Northern Tamarisk Beetle (Diorhabda carinulata Desbrochers) In A Controlled Environment

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Snyder, K.A., Uselman, S.M., Jones, T.J., Duke, S. 2010. Ecophysiological responses of salt cedar (Tamarix spp. L.) to the northern tamarisk beetle (Diorhabda carinulata Desbrochers) in a controlled environment. Biological Invasions. 12:3795-3808.Diel Variations in Needle Water Isotopic Composition in Two Pine Species

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Snyder, K.A., Monnar, R., Poulson, S.R., Hartsough, P., Biondi, F. 2010. Diel Variations in Needle Water Isotopic Composition in Two Pine Species. Tree: Structure and Function. 24:585-595.Precipitation regulates the response of net ecosystem CO2 exchange to environmental variation on U.S. rangelands

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Polley, H.W., Emmerich, W., Bradford, J.A., Sims, P.L., Johnson, D.A., Saliendra, N.Z., Svejcar, T., Angell, R., Frank, A.B., Phillips, R.L., Snyder, K.A., Morgan, J.A., Sanabria, J., Mielnick, P.C., Dugas, W.A. 2010. Precipitation regulates the response of net ecosystem CO2 exchange to environmental variation on U.S. rangelands. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 63:176-186.Tamarisk biocontrol in the western United States: ecological and societal implications

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Hultine, K.R., Belnap, J., Van Riper III, C., Ehleringer, J.R., Dennison, P.E., Lee, M.E., Nagler, P.L., Snyder, K.A., Uselman, S.M., West, J.B. 2010. Tamarisk biocontrol in the western United States: ecological and societal implications. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 8(9):467-474.Spatial and temporal patterns of water availability in a grass-shrub ecotone and implications for grassland recovery in arid environments

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Duniway, M.C., Snyder, K.A., Herrick, J.E. 2010. Spatial and temporal patterns of water availability in a grass-shrub ecotone and implications for grassland recovery in arid environments. Ecohydrology. 3:55-67.The potential for water savings through the control of saltcedar and russian olive

- (Research Technical Update)Nagler, P.L., Shafroth, P.B., Labaugh, J.W., Snyder, K.A., Scott, R.L., Merritt, D.M., Osterberg, J. 2010. The potential for water savings through the control of saltcedar and russian olive. In: Shafroth, P.B., Brown, C.A., Merritt, D.M., editors. Saltcedar and Russian Olive Control Demonstration Act Science Assessment. USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5247. p. 35-47.Physiological and environmental regulation of interannual variability in CO2 exchange on rangelands in the western United States

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Polley, H.W., Emmerich, W., Bradford, J.A., Sims, P.L., Johnson, D.A., Saliendra, N.Z., Svejcar, T., Angell, R., Frank, A.B., Phillips, R.L., Snyder, K.A., Morgan, J.A. 2010. Physiological and environmental regulation of interannual variability in CO2 exchange on rangelands in the western United States. Global Change Biology. 16:990-1002.Effects of biocontrol on short-term nutrient dynamics in a tamarix-invaded riparian ecosystem

- (Abstract Only)Uselman, S.M., Snyder, K.A., Blank, R.R., Jones, T.J. 2009. Effects of biocontrol on short-term nutrient dynamics in a tamarix-invaded riparian ecosystem [abstract]. Ecological Society of America. CDROM.Physiological Response of Tamarix ramosissima (Salt Cedar) to Diorhabda elongata (Leaf Beetle) Herbivory in a Controlled Environment

- (Abstract Only)Precipitation regulates the response of net ecosystem CO2 exchange to environmental variation on U.S. rangelands

- (Abstract Only)Polley, H.W., Emmerich, W.E., Bradford, J.A., Sims, P.L., Johnson, D.A., Saliendra, N.Z., Svejcar, A.J., Angell, R.F., Frank, A.B., Phillips, B.L., Snyder, K.A., Morgan, J.A., Sanabria, J., Mielnick, P.C., Dugas, W.A. 2009. Precipitation regulates the response of net ecosystem CO2 exchange to environmental variation on U.S. rangelands. In: Proceedings of the Ecological Society of America, August 2-7, 2009, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 2009 CDROM.Biocontrol alters litter chemistry and short-term decomposition in a Tamarisk-invaded ecosystem

- (Abstract Only)Uselman, S.M., Snyder, K.A., Blank, R.R., Jones, T.J. 2009. Biocontrol alters litter chemistry and short-term decomposition in a Tamarisk-invaded ecosystem [abstract]. In: 2009 Tamarisk and Russian Olive Research Conference, Reno, NV. p. 28-29.Biocontrol of tamarisk in the western United States:  an event underway with significant ecological and societal implications

- (Abstract Only)Hultine, K.R., Belnap, J., Dennison, P.E., Ehleringer, J.R., Lee, M.E., Nagler, P.L., Snyder, K.A., Uselman, S.M., Van Riper, C., West, J.B. 2009. Biocontrol of tamarisk in the western United States:  an event underway with significant ecological and societal implications [abstract]. In: 2009 Tamarisk and Russian Olive Research Conference, Reno, Nevada. p. 16.Climatic regulation of seasonal and inter-annual variability in net ecosystem exchange of CO2 on rangelands

- (Abstract Only)Polley, H.W., Emmerich, W.E., Bradford, J.A., Johnson, D.A., Svejcar, A.J., Angell, R.F., Phillips, B.L., Snyder, K.A., Morgan, J.A. 2009. Climatic regulation of seasonal and inter-annual variability in net ecosystem exchange of CO2 on rangelands. In: Proceedings of the Society for Range Management, February 8-12, 2009, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 2009 CDROM.Seasonal and inter-annual variability in rangeland NEE: Contributions of climatic anomalies and fluctuations in daytime and night-time CO2 fluxes

- (Abstract Only)Polley, H.W., Emmerich, W.E., Bradford, J.A., Sims, P.L., Johnson, D.A., Saliendra, N.Z., Svejcar, A.J., Angell, R.F., Frank, A.B., Phillips, B.L., Snyder, K.A., Morgan, J.A. 2008. Seasonal and inter-annual variability in rangeland NEE: Contributions of climatic anomalies and fluctuations in daytime and night-time CO2 fluxes. In: Proceedings of the Ecological Society of America, August 3-8, 2008, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 2008 CDROM.Ecophysiological responses of Chihuahuan desert grasses to fire.

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Allred, B.W., Snyder, K.A. 2008. Ecophysiological responses of Chihuahuan desert grasses to fire. Journal of Arid Environments.72:1989-1996.Modeling the effects of historical vegetation change on near-surface atmosphere in the northern Chihuahuan Desert

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Beltran-Przekurat, A., Peilke, R.A., Peters, D.C., Snyder, K.A., Rango, A. 2008. Modeling the effects of historical vegetation change on near-surface atmosphere in the northern Chihuahuan Desert. Journal of Arid Environments. 72:1897-1910.CARBON FLUXES ON NORTH AMERICAN RANGELANDS

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Svejcar, A.J., Angell, R.F., Bradford, J., Dugas, W., Emmerich, W.E., Frank, A.B., Gilmanov, T., Haferkamp, M.R., Johnson, D.A., Mayeux Jr, H.S., Mielnick, P., Morgan, J.A., Saliendra, N., Schuman, G.E., Sims, P.L., Snyder, K.A. 2008. Carbon fluxes on north american rangelands. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 61:465-474.Does hydraulic lift or nighttime transpiration facilitate nitrogen acquistion?

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Snyder, K.A., James, J.J., Richards, J.H., Donovan, L.A. 2008. Does hydraulic lift or nighttime transpiration facilitate nitrogen acquistion?. Plant and Soil Journal. 306:159-166.Ecosystem effects of Diorhabda elongata (leaf beetle) on Tamarix invaded riparian systems

- (Abstract Only)Snyder, K.A., Uselman, S.M., Jones, T.J. 2007. Ecosystem effects of Diorhabda elongata (leaf beetle) on Tamarix invaded riparian systems [abstract]. Nevada Water Resources Association-Truckee River Symposium. p. 21.Root Allocation and Water Uptake Patterns in Riparian Tree Saplings: responses to irrigation and defoliation in a glasshouse environment

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Snyder, K.A., Williams, D.G. 2007. Root allocation and water uptake patterns in riparian tree saplings: Responses to irrigation and defoliation. Forest Ecology and Management. 246:222-231.The past, present, and future of biologically-based weed management on rangeland watersheds in the western United States

- (Abstract Only)Williams III, L.H., Carruthers, R.I., Snyder, K.A., Longland, W.S. 2007. The past, present, and future of biologically-based weed management on rangeland watersheds in the western United States. International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds. p.44.Biologically-based integrated management of salt cedar on western rangeland watersheds

- (Abstract Only)Williams Iii, L.H., Snyder, K.A., Longland, W.S., Blank, R.R., Young, J.A., Carruthers, R.I. 2006. Biologically-based integrated management of salt cedar on western rangeland watersheds [abstract]. In: 2006 Tamarisk Research Conference. Current Status and Future Directions. p. 6.SHRUB-GRASS TRANSITIONS AND MULTISCALE TEMPORAL VARIATION IN WATER AVAILABILITY

- (Proceedings)WATER AND ENERGY BALANCES WITHIN THE JORNADA BASIN

- (Book / Chapter)Gutschick, V.P., Synder, K.A. 2006. Water and energy balances within the Jornada basin. In: Havstad, K.M., Huenneke, L.F., Schlesinger, W.H., editors. Structure and Function of a Chihuahuan Desert Ecosystem. The Jornada Basin Long-Term Ecological Research Site. Oxford, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 176-188.PATTERNS AND CONTROLS OF SOIL WATER IN THE JORNADA BASIN

- (Book / Chapter)Snyder, K.A., Mitchell, K.A., Herrick, J.E. 2006. Patterns and controls of soil water in the Jornada basin. In: Havstad, K.M., Huenneke, L.F., Schlesinger, W.H., editors. Structure and Function of a Chihuahuan Desert Ecosystem. The Jornada Basin Long-Term Ecological Research Site. Oxford, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 107-132.MULTI-SCALE RESPONSES OF CARBON AND WATER FLUXES TO MAGNITUDE AND FREQUENCY OF PRECIPITATION PULSES IN THE NORTHERN CHIHUAHUAN DESERT

- (Abstract Only)Snyder, K.A., Maxwell, C.J., Cable, J.M. 2005. Multi-scale responses of carbon and water fluxes to magnitude and frequency of precipitation pulses in the northern Chihuahuan desert [abstract]. The Ecological Society of America, 90th Annual Meeting, August 7-12, 2005, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. p. 599.MICROBIAL CRUST CO2 RESPONSE TO PRECIPITATION ON THE JORNADA EXPERIMENTAL RANGE

- (Abstract Only)Cable, J.M., Snyder, K., Barron-Gafford, G., Cable, W.L., Huete, A., Huxman, T.E. 2005. Microbial crust CO2 response to precipitation on the Jornada Experimental Range [abstract]. The Ecological Society of America. p. 91.NIGHTIME TRANSPIRATION AND NUTRIENT ACQUISITION: IS THERE A BENEFIT OF LOSING WATER AT NIGHT?

- (Abstract Only)Caird,M.A., Richards, J.H., James, J.J. Donovan, L.A., Ludwig, F., Snyder, K.A. 2005. Nighttime transpiration and nutrient acquisition: Is there a benefit of losing water at night? [abstract]. The Ecological Society of America, 90th Annual Meeting. August 7-12, 2005. p. 93.MULTI-SCALE TEMPORAL VARIATION IN WATER AVAILABILITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR VEGETATION DYNAMICS IN ARID AND SEMI-ARID ECOSYSTEMS

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Synder, K.A., Tartowski, S.L. 2006. Multi-scale temporal variation in water availability: Implications for vegetation dynamics in arid and semi-arid ecosystems. Journal of Arid Environments. 65(2):219-234.TEMPORAL VARIATION IN WATER AVAILABILITY

- (Abstract Only)Snyder, K.A., Tartowski, S.L., Gutshick, V.P. 2004. Temporal variation in water availability [abstract]. Sixth Symposium on the Natural Resources of the Chihuahuan Desert Region, October 14-17, 2004, Alpine, Texas. p. 42.VEGETATION-WATER BUDGET INTERACTIONS: IMPLICATIONS FOR ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS AT MULTIPLE SCALES

- (Abstract Only)Peters, D.C., Snyder, K.A., Wainwright, J., Parsons, A.J. 2004. Vegetation-water budget interactions: implications for ecosystem dynamics at multiple scales [abstract]. 89th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Lessons of Lewis and Clark: Ecological Exploration of Inhabited Landscapes, August 1-6, 2004, Portland, Oregon. p. 397.PRECIPITATION PULSES AND CARBON FLUXES IN SEMIARID AND ARID ECOSYSTEMS

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Huxman, T.E., Snyder, K.A., Tissue, D., Leffler, J., Pockman, W.T., Sandquist, D.R., Potts, D.L., Schwinning, S. 2004. Precipitation pulses and carbon fluxes in semiarid and arid ecosystems. Oecologia. 141(2):254-268.ARID ECOSYSTEM RESPONSES TO VARIATIONS IN THE FREQUENCY AND MAGNITUDE OF GROWING SEASON PRECIPITATION

- (Abstract Only)Snyder, K.A., Cable, J.M., Huxman, T.E., Tartowski, S.L. 2004. Arid ecosystem responses to variations in the frequency and magnitude of growing season precipitation [abstract]. 89th Annual Meeting, Ecological Society of America. p. 476.ECOHYDROLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF WOODY PLANT ENCROACHMENT

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Huxman, T.E., Wilcox, B.P., Breshears, D.D., Scott R.L., Snyder, K.A., Small, E.E., Hultine, K., Pockman, W.T., Jackson, R.B. 2005. Ecohydrological implications of woody plant encroachment. Ecology. 86(2):308-319.THE EFFECTS OF ALTERED PRECIPITATION PATTERNS ON ECOSYSTEM RESPONSES IN A DESERT RANGELAND

- (Abstract Only)Snyder, K.A., Cable, J.M., Huxman, T.E., Maxwell, C.J. 2004. The effects of altered precipitation patterns on ecosystem responses in a desert rangeland [abstract]. 4th International Conference on Applications of Stable Isotope Techniques to Ecological Studies. p. 79.ECOHYDROLOGY AND WOODY PLANT ENCROACHMENT: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING LANDSCAPE CONSEQUENCES

- (Abstract Only)HUXMAN, T.E., SNYDER, K.A., WILCOX, B.P., SCOTT, R.L., BRESHEARS, D.D., SMALL, E.E., JACKSON, R.B., POCKMAN, W.T., HULTINE, K.R. ECOHYDROLOGY AND WOODY PLANT ENCROACHMENT: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING LANDSCAPE CONSEQUENCES. 2003 FALL MEETING, AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION. 2003. ABSTRACT P. F320.EXTENSIVE SUMMER WATER PULSES DO NOT NECESSARILY LEAD TO CANOPY GROWTH OF GREAT BASIN AND NORTHERN MOJAVE DESERT SHRUBS

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Snyder, K.A., Donovan, L.A., James, J.J., Tiller, R.L., Richards, J.H. 2004. Extensive summer water pulses do not necessarily lead to canopy growth of great basin and northern Mojave Desert shrubs. Oecologia. 141(2):325-334.AN ECOHYDROLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR DETERMINING THE LANDSCAPE EFFECTS OF WOODY PLANT ENCROACHMENT

- (Abstract Only)SNYDER, K.A., HUXMAN, T.E., BRESHEARS, D.D., WILCOX, B.P., SMALL, E.E., SCOTT, R.L., JACKSON, R.B., HULTINE, K.R. AN ECOHYDROLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR DETERMINING THE LANDSCAPE EFFECTS OF WOODY PLANT ENCROACHMENT. 88TH ANNUAL LMEETING, ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA. 2003. ABSTRACT P. 314.HISTORICAL AND CURRENT HYDROLOGICAL RESEARCH AT THE USDA-ARS JORNADA EXPERIMENTAL RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO

- (Proceedings)RANGO, A., SNYDER, K.A., HERRICK, J.E., HAVSTAD, K.M., GIBBENS, R., WAINWRIGHT, J., PARSONS, T. HISTORICAL AND CURRENT HYDROLOGICAL RESEARCH AT THE USDA-ARS JORNADA EXPERIMENTAL RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST INTERAGENCY CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN THE WATERSHEDS. 2003. V. 1(1). P. 302-308.PLANT ECOPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES AND SOIL WATER AVAILABILITY IN SEMIARID AND ARID REGIONS

- (Abstract Only)SNYDER, K.A. PLANT ECOPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES AND SOIL WATER AVAILABILITY IN SEMIARID AND ARID REGIONS. SOCIETY FOR RANGE MANAGEMENT, NEW MEXICO SECTION, WINTER MEETING. 2003. ABSTRACT P. 2.DEFOLIATION ALTERS WATER UPTAKE BY DEEP AND SHALLOW ROOTS OF PROSOPIS VELUTINA (VELVET MESQUITE)

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)SNYDER, K.A., WILLIAMS, D.G. DEFOLIATION ALTERS WATER UPTAKE BY DEEP AND SHALLOW ROOTS OF PROSOPIS VELUTINA (VELVET MESQUITE). FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY. 2003. V. 17(3). P. 363-374.NIGHT-TIME CONDUCTANCE IN C3 AND C4 SPECIES: DO PLANTS LOSE WATER AT NIGHT?

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)SNYDER, K.A., RICHARDS, J.H., DONOVAN, L.A. NIGHT-TIME CONDUCTANCE IN C3 AND C4 SPECIES: DO PLANTS LOSE WATER AT NIGHT? JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY. 2003. V. 54(383). P. 861-865.RIPARIAN PLANT COMMUNITY PATTERNS: A CASE STUDY FROM SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)SNYDER, K.A., GUERTIN, D.P., JEMISON, R.L., FFOLLIOTT, P.F. RIPARIAN PLANT COMMUNITY PATTERNS: A CASE STUDY FROM SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA. ARIZONA-NEVADA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE JOURNAL. 2002. V. 34(2). P. 106-111.


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