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1978  **2024** Anderson, B.G., Antognoli, E., Caldrone, S.L., **Derner, J.D.**, Farrell, S.L., Fenlon, K., Hendrickson, J.R., Hendrickson, L.G., Johnson, H.A., **Kaplan, N.E.**, Kelly, J.A., Mastel, K.L. and Williams, S.C. 2024. Issues and paths forward in the identification and reuse of historic analog records. *Frontiers in Environmental Science* 12:1338628.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2024.1338628 **Jorns T.R.**, Scasta, J.D., **Derner, J.D., Augustine D.J., Porensky, L.M., Raynor, E.J.** and the CARM Stakeholder Group. 2024. Adaptive multi-paddock grazing management reduces diet quality of yearling cattle in shortgrass steppe. *The Rangeland Journal* 45(4): 160–172. https://doi.org/10.1071/RJ23047 Raynor, E.J., Schilling-Hazlett, A., Place, S.E., Martinez, J.V., Thompson, L.R., Johnston, M.K., Jorns, T.R., Beck, M.R., Kuehn, L.A., **Derner, J.D.** and Stackhouse-Lawson, K.R. 2024. Snapshot of enteric methane emissions from stocker cattle grazing extensive semiarid rangelands. *Rangeland Ecology & Management* 93: 77-80.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2024.01.001 **2023** Jablonski, K.E., **Derner, J.D.**, Bailey, D.W., Davies, K.W., Meiman, P.J., Roche, L.M., Thacker, E.T., Vermeire, L.T. and Stackhouse-Lawson, K.R., 2023. Principles for successful livestock grazing management on western US rangelands. *Rangelands*1-7*.* https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2023.11.001 Briske, D.D., Archer, S.R., Burchfield, E., Burnidge, W.,**Derner, J.D.**, Gosnell, H., Hatfield, J., Kazanski, C.E., Khalil, M., Lark, T.J. and Nagler, P. 2023. Supplying ecosystem services on US rangelands. *Nature Sustainability*1-9. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-023-01194-6 **Kearney, S.P., Porensky, L.M., Augustine, D.J.**and Pellatz, D.W. 2023. Toward broad-scale mapping and characterization of prairie dog colonies from airborne imagery using deep learning. *Ecological Indicators* 154: 110684. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110684 Frost, M.D., Komatsu, K.J., **Porensky, L.M.**, Reinhart, K.O., Wilcox, K.R. and Koerner, S.E. 2023. Consequences of rainfall manipulations for invasive annual grasses vary across grazed northern mixed-grass prairie sites. *Rangeland Ecology & Management* 90: 1-12.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2023.05.007 Maxwell, T.M., Germino, M.J., Romero, S., **Porensky, L.M., Blumenthal, D.M.**, Brown, C.S. and Adler, P.B. 2023. Experimental manipulation of soil-surface albedo alters phenology and growth of *Bromus tectorum* (cheatgrass). *Plant and Soil* 487: 325–339. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-023-05929-4 Ochoa‐Hueso, R., Delgado‐Baquerizo, M., Risch, A.C., Ashton, L., **Augustine, D.**, Bélanger, N., Bridgham, S., Britton, A.J., Bruckman, V.J., Camarero, J.J., Cornelissen, G. ... Bremer, E. 2023. Bioavailability of macro and micronutrients across global topsoils: Main drivers and global change impacts. *Global Biogeochemical Cycles* 37(6): e2022GB007680.  https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GB007680 Ibáñez, I., Petri, L., Barnett, D.T., Beaury, E.M., **Blumenthal, D.M.**, Corbin, J.D., Diez, J., Dukes, J.S., Early, R., Pearse, I.S., Sorte, C.J., Vilà, M. and Bradley, B. 2023. Combining local, landscape, and regional geographies to assess plant community vulnerability to invasion impact. *Ecological Applications* 33(4): e2821. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2821 Rinella, M.J., **Porensky, L.M**., S. Bellows, S., Knox, J. and E.P. Metier. 2023. Establishing forbs for pollinators in agricultural landscapes of the Great Plains. *Restoration Ecology*31(4): e13846. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13846 **Augustine, D.J., Kearney, S.P., Raynor, E.J., Porensky, L.M.** and **Derner, J.D.** 2023. Adaptive, multi-paddock, rotational grazing management alters foraging behavior and spatial grazing distribution of free-ranging cattle. *Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment* 352: 108521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2023.108521 Copeland, S.M.,**Hoover, D.L., Augustine, D.J.,**Bates, J.D., Boyd, C.S., Davies, K.W.,**Derner, J.D.,**Duniway, M.C.,**Porensky, L.M.**and Vermeire, L.T. 2023. Variable effects of long-term livestock grazing across the western United States suggest diverse approaches are needed to meet global change challenges. *Applied Vegetation Science* 26(1):e12719.  https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12719 **Barrile, G.M., Augustine, D.J., Porensky, L.M.**, Duchardt, C.J., Shoemaker, K.T., Hartway, C.R., **Derner, J.D.**, Hunter, E.A. and Davidson, A.D. 2023. A big data–model integration approach for predicting epizootics and population recovery in a keystone species. *Ecological Applications* 33(4): e2827. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2827 **Derner, J.D., Wilmer, H.**, Stackhouse-Lawson, K., Place, S., and Boggess, M. 2023. Practical considerations for adaptive strategies by US grazing land managers with a changing climate. *Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment* 6: 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20356 Gornish, E. S., Guo, J. S., **Porensky, L.M.**, Perryman, B. L., & Leger, E. A. 2023. Pre-fire grazing and herbicide treatments can affect post-fire vegetation in a Great Basin rangeland. *Ecological Solutions and Evidence* 4: e12215. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12215 Li, L., **Ma, L.**, Qi, Z., Fang, Q., Harmel, R.D., Schmer, M.R. and Jin, V.L. 2023. Measured and simulated effects of residue removal and amelioration practices in no-till irrigated corn (*Zea mays* L.). *European Journal of Agronomy*146: 126807. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2023.126807 Pan, P., Qi, Z., Zhang, T. and **Ma, L.** 2023. Modeling phosphorus losses to subsurface drainage under tillage and compost management. *Soil and Tillage Research*227: 105587.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2022.105587 Pan, P., Qi, Z., Koehn, A., Leytem, A., Bjorneberg, D. and **Ma, L.** 2023. Modification of the RZWQM2-P model to simulate labile and total phosphorus in an irrigated and manure-amended cropland soil.*Computers and Electronics in Agriculture*206: 107672.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2023.107672  **2022** **Raynor, E.J., Derner, J.D., Augustine, D.J.**, Jablonski, K.E., **Porensky, L.M.**, Ritten, J., **Hoover, D.L.** and Elliott, J. 2022. Balancing ecosystem service outcomes at the ranch-scale in shortgrass steppe: The role of grazing management. *Rangelands* 44: 391-397.          https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2022.05.003 Fang, Q.X., Harmel, R.D., **Ma, L., Bartling, P.N.S., Derner, J.D.,** Jeong, J., Williams, J.R. and Boone, R.B. 2022. Evaluating the APEX model for alternative cow-calf grazing management strategies in Central Texas. *Agricultural Systems* 195: 103287.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103287 Chu, X., Flerchinger, G.N., **Ma, L.**, Fang, Q., Malone, R.W., Yu, Q., He, J., Wang, N., Feng, H. and Zou, Y. 2022. Development of RZ-SHAW for simulating plastic mulch effects on soil water, soil temperature, and surface energy balance in a maize field. *Agricultural Water Management* 269: 107666. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2022.107666 Spiegal, S., Webb, N.P., Boughton, E.H., Boughton, R.K., Brymer, A.B., Clark, P.E., Collins, C.D.H., **Hoover, D.L., Kaplan, N.**, McCord, S.E., Meredith, G., **Porensky, L.M.,** Toledo, D., **Wilmer, H.**, Wulfhorst, J.D. and 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 **Wilmer, H.**, Schulz, T., Fernández-Giménez, M.E., **Derner, J.D., Porensky, L.M.,** **Augustine, D.J.**, Ritten, J., Dwyer, A. and Meade, R. 2022. Social learning lessons from collaborative adaptive rangeland management. *Rangelands*44(5): 316-326.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2021.02.002 **Derner, J.D.,**Roberts, K., Eisele, M., **Wilmer, H., Mortenson, M., Freeman, P.** and Lockman, R. 2022. King Ranch: Ranching on the edge.*****Rangelands* 44(6), 411-417.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2022.09.002 **Hoover, D.L.**, Abendroth, L.J., Browning, D.M., Saha, A., Snyder, K., Wagle, P., Witthaus, L., Baffaut, C., Biederman, J.A., Bosch, D.D., Bracho, R., Clark, P., Ellsworth, P., Fay, P.A., Flerchinger, G., **Kearney, S.**, Levers, L., Saliendra, N., Schmer, M., Schomberg, H., Scott, R.L. 2022. Indicators of water use efficiency across diverse agroecosystems and spatiotemporal scales. *Science of The Total Environment* 864, 160992.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160992 **Walsh, K.B.** and Rose, J. 2022. A Review of Restoration Techniques and Outcomes for Rangelands Affected by Oil and Gas Production in North America. *Ecological Restoration* 40(4), 259-269.  doi:10.3368/er.40.4.259 Pearse, I.S., Duchardt, C.J., Legg, L., and **L.M. Porensky.** 2021. Grasshopper Species Composition Differs Between Prairie Dog Colonies and Undisturbed Sites in a Sagebrush Grassland. *Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society* 94(3), 183-198.  https://doi.org/10.2317/0022-8567-94.3.183 Duchardt, C.J., **Augustine, D.J.**,**Porensky, L.M.**, Beck, J.L., Hennig, J.D., Pellatz, D.W., Scasta, J.D., Connell, L.C. and A.D. Davidson. 2022. Disease and Weather Induce Rapid Shifts in a Rangeland Ecosystem Mediated by a Keystone Species (*Cynomys ludovicianus*). *Ecological Applications* 33: e2712. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2712 Crow, L., **Porensky, L.M.**, **Augustine, D.J.**, Ritten, J., Bastian, C.T., Paisley, S.I. 2022. Evaluating Prairie Dog–Cattle Competition from the Perspective of a Ranching Enterprise in the Western Great Plains: Economic Analysis of Potential Effects on Long-Term Profitability. *Rangeland Ecology & Management*85, 56-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2022.09.003. Elias, E., Savoy, H.M., Swanson, D.A., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Peters, D.P.C., **Derner, J.D.**, Pelzel-McCluskey, A., Drolet, B., and L. Rodriguez. 2022. Landscape Dynamics of a Vector-Borne Disease in the Western US: How Vector–Habitat Relationships Inform Disease Hotspots. *Ecosphere* 13(11): e4267. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4267 Jorns, T.R.,**Derner, J.D.**,**Augustine, D.J.**, Briske, D.D., **Porensky, L.M.**, Scasta, J.D., Beck, J.L., and S. Lake. 2022.Movement Dynamics and Energy Expenditure Do Not Explain Weight Gain Differences of Free-ranging Yearling Steers in Shortgrass Steppe Under Contrasting Grazing Management. *Rangeland Ecology and Management*85:38-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2022.09.001 Ebel, C.R., M.F. Case, C.M. Werner,**L.M. Porensky**, K.E. Veblen, H.B.M. Wells, D.M. Kimuyu, R.E. Langendorf, T.P. Young, and L.M. Hallett. 2022. Herbivory and drought reduce the temporal stability of herbaceous cover by increasing synchrony in a semi-arid savanna.*Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution*10:867051.doi:10.3389/fevo.2022.867051 Baldwin, T., Ritten, J.P., **Derner, J.D., Augustine, D.J.**,**Wilmer, H.**, Wahlert, J., Anderson, S., Irisarri, G. and **Peck, D.E.** 2022. Stocking rate and marketing dates for yearling steers grazing rangelands: Can producers do things differently to increase economic net benefits? *Rangelands* 44(4):251–257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2022.04.002 Stears, A.E., Adler, P.B., **Blumenthal, D.M.**, **Kray, J.A.**, Mueller, K.E., Ocheltree, T.W., Wilcox, K.R. and Laughlin, D.C., 2022. Water availability dictates how plant traits predict demographic rates. *Ecology*, p.e3799. DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3799 Price, J.N., Sitters, J., Ohlert, T., Tognetti, P.M., Brown, C.S., Seabloom, E.W., Borer, E.T., Prober, S.M., Bakker, E.S., MacDougall, A.S., Yahdjian, L., Gruner, D.S., Venterink, H.O., Barrio, I.C., Graff, P., Bagchi, S., Arnillas, C.A., Bakker, J.D., **Blumenthal, D.M.**, ... Wardle, G.M. 2022. Evolutionary history of grazing and resources determine herbivore exclusion effects on plant diversity.*Nature Ecology & Evolution*. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-022-01809-9 Lopez, B.E., Allen, J.M., Dukes, J.S., Lenoir, J., Vilà, M., **Blumenthal, D.M.**, Beaury, E.M., Fusco, E.J., Laginhas, B.B., Morelli, T.L. and O’Neill, M.W., 2022. Global environmental changes more frequently offset than intensify detrimental effects of biological invasions. *Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences*,119(22). https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2117389119 Bagnall, D. K., Morgan, C. L. S., Bean, G. M., Liptzin, D., Cappellazzi, S. B., Cope, M., Greub, K. L. H., Rieke, E. L., Norris, C. E., Tracy, P. W., Aberle, E., Ashworth, A., Tavarez, O. B., Bary, A. I., Baumhardt, R. L., Gracia, A. B., Brainard, D. C., Brennan, J. R., Reyes, D. B., Bruhjell, D., Carlyle, C. N., Crawford, J. J. W., Creech, C. F., Culman, S. W., Deen, B., Dell, C. J., **Derner, J.D.**, ... Honeycutt, C. W. 2022. Selecting soil hydraulic properties as indicators of soil health: Measurement response to management and site characteristics. *Soil Science Society of America Journal*, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20428 Augustine, D.J., Raynor, E.J., Kearney, S.P. and Derner, J.D. 2022. Can measurements of foraging behaviour predict variation in weight gains of free-ranging cattle? *Animal Production Science.* https://doi.org/10.1071/AN21560 Schnarr, C., Schipanski, M., and **Tatarko, J.** 2022. Crop residue cover dynamics for wind erosion control in a dryland, no-till system. *Journal of Soil and Water Conservation*, 77(3), 221-229. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2022.00005 Davidson, A.D., **Augustine, D.J.**, Jacobsen, H., Pellatz, D., **Porensky, L.M.**, McKee, G. and Duchardt, C., 2022. Boom and bust cycles of black-tailed prairie dog populations in the Thunder Basin grassland ecosystem. *Journal of Mammalogy*103(5): 1112-1126. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyac035. Finger-Higgens, R., Duniway, M.C. , Ficka, S., Geigera, E.L., **Hoover, D.L.**, Pfennigwerth, A.A., Van Scoyoc, M.W., Belnap, J. 2022. Decline in biological soil crust N-fixing lichens linked to increasing summertime temperatures. *Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences* 119(16): e2120975119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2120975119 Schoenecker, K.A., Linda C. Zeigenfuss, L.C. **Augustine, D.J.** 2022. Can Grazing by Elk and Bison Stimulate Herbaceous Plant Productivity in Semiarid Ecosystems? *Ecosphere* 13(4): e4025. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4025 Wells, H.B.M., Crego, R.D., Ekadeli, J., Namoni, M., Kimuyu, D.M., Odadi, W.O., **Porensky, L.M.**, Dougill, A.J., Stringer, L.C. and Young, T.P. 2022. Less Is More: Lowering Cattle Stocking Rates Enhances Wild Herbivore Habitat Use and Cattle Foraging Efficiency. *Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution* 10:825689. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2022.825689 Bagnall, D. K., Morgan, C.L.S., Cope, M., Bean, G. M., Cappellazzi, S., Greub, K., Liptzin, D., Norris, C. L., Rieke, E., Tracy, P., Aberle, E., Ashworth, A., Bañuelos Tavarez, O., Bary, A., Baumhardt, R. L., Borbón Gracia, A., Brainard, D., Brennan, J., Briones Reyes, D., Bruhjell, D., Carlyle, C., Crawford, J., Creech, C., Culman, S., Deen, W., Dell, C., **Derner, J.**, ... Honeycutt, C.W. 2022. Carbon-sensitive pedotransfer functions for plant available water. *Soil Science Society of America**Journal*, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20395 Goodrich, D. C., Bosch, D., Bryant, R., Cosh, M. H., Endale, D., Veith, T., Kleinman, P., Langendoen, E., McCarty, G., Pierson, F., Schomberg, H., Smith, D., Starks, P., Strickland, T., Tsegaye, T., Awada, T., Swain, H., **Derner, J.**, Bestelmeyer, B., ...Armendariz, G. (2022). Long term agroecosystem research experimental watershed network. *Hydrological Processes* 36( 3), e14534. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14534 Cheng, G., Harmel, R.D., **Ma, L., Derner, J.D., Augustine, D.J., Bartling, P.N.S.**, Fang, Q.X., Williams, J.R., Zilverberg, C.J., Boone, R.B. and Yu, Q., 2022. Evaluation of the APEX cattle weight gain component for grazing decision-support in the Western Great Plains.*Rangeland Ecology & Management*82, 1-11. Coetsee, C., Wigley, B.J., Sankaran, M. Ratnam, J. **Augustine, D.J.** 2022. Contrasting Effects of Grazing vs Browsing Herbivores Determine Changes in Soil Fertility in an East African Savanna. *Ecosystems.* https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-022-00748-7 **Kearney, S.P., Porensky, L.M., Augustine, D.J., Derner, J.D.**, Gao, F. 2022. Predicting Spatial-Temporal Patterns of Diet Quality and Large Herbivore Performance Using Satellite Time Series. *Ecological Applications* 32(2): e2503. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2503. Wells, H.B.M., **Porensky, L.M.**, Veblen, K.E., Riginos, C., Stringer, L.C., Dougill, A.J., Namoni, M., Ekadeli, J., Young, T.P. 2022. At High Stocking Rates, Cattle Do Not Functionally Replace Wild Herbivores in Shaping Understory Community Composition. *Ecological Applications* 32:e2520. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2520. **Kearney, S.P., Porensky, L.M., Augustine, D.J., Gaffney, R., Derner, J.D.** 2022. Monitoring standing herbaceous biomass and thresholds in semiarid rangelands from harmonized Landsat 8 and Sentinel-2 imagery to support within-season adaptive management. *Remote Sensing of Environment* 271: 112907. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2022.112907. Irisarri, J.G.N., Durante, M., **Derner, J.D.**, Oesterheld, M., **Augustine, D.J.** 2022. Remotely Sensed Spatiotemporal Variation in Crude Protein of Shortgrass Steppe Forage. *Remote Sensing* 14, 854. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14040854 Podebradská, M., Wylie, B.K., Bathke, D.J., Bayissa, Y.A., Dahal, D., **Derner, J.D.**, Fay, P.A., Hayes, M.J., Schacht,W.H., Volesky, J.D., et al. 2022. Monitoring Climate Impacts on Annual Forage Production across U.S. Semi-Arid Grasslands. *Remote Sensing* 14(1): 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14010004 **2021** **Derner, J.D.,** Budd, B., Grissom, G., Kachergis, E.J.,****Augustine, D.J., Wilmer, H.**,**Scasta, J.D. and Ritten, J.P. 2021. Adaptive grazing management in semiarid rangelands: An outcome-driven focus. *Rangelands* 44(1):111–118. doi 10.1016/j.rala.2021.02.004. **Augustine, D.J.,****Derner, J.D.** 2021.Long‐Term Effects of Black‐Tailed Prairie Dogs on Livestock Grazing Distribution and Mass Gain.*The Journal of Wildlife Management*85(7): 1332–1343. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.22103 Wilcox, K. R.,**D. M. Blumenthal,**J. A. Kray, K.E. Mueller, **J. D. Derner**, T. Ocheltree and **L. M. Porensky**. 2020.Plant traits related to precipitation sensitivity of species and communities in semiarid shortgrass prairie.*New Phytologist*229:2007-2019. doi: 10.1111/nph.17000 **Gaffney, R.**, **D.J. Augustine**, **S.P. Kearney**, and**L.M. Porensky.**2021. Using hyperspectral imagery to characterize rangeland vegetation composition at process-relevant scales.*Remote Sensing*13:4603.doi: 10.3390/rs13224603 **Porensky, L.M.**2021. Embracing complexity and humility in rangeland science.*Rangelands*43: 142-150. Shackelford, N., G.B. Paterno, D.E. Winkler, T.E. Erickson, E.A. Leger, L.N. Svejcar, M.F. Breed, A.M. Faist, P.L. Harrison, M.F. Curran, Q. Guo, A. Kirmer, D. Law, K. Mganga, S.M. Munson,**L.M. Porensky**, R.E. Quiroga, P. Török, C.E. Wainwright, ...and K.L. Suding. 2021. Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts.*Nature Ecology and Evolution*5:1283-1290.doi: 10.1038/s41559-021-01510-3 **Blumenthal, D.M.**, **D. LeCain**,**L.M. Porensky**, E.A. Leger, **R. Gaffney**, T. Ocheltree, and A. Pilmanis. 2021.Local adaptation to precipitation in the perennial grass*Elymus elymoides*: tradeoffs between growth and drought resistance traits. *Evolutionary Applications*14:524– 535. Duchardt, C.J.,**L.M. Porensky**, and I.S. Pearse. 2021. Direct and indirect effects of an ecosystem engineer on a shrubland-prairie food web.*Ecology*102:e03195. Timmer, J., C.Y. Tipton, R.A. Bruegger,**D.J. Augustine**, C. P.K. Dickey, M.E. Fernández-Giménez, C.L. Aldridge. 2021.Integrating wildlife count models with state-and-transition models to enhance rangeland management for multiple objectives.*Rangeland Ecology & Management*78: 15–25. Briske, D. D., J. P. Ritten, A. R. Campbell, **T. Klemm**, and A. E. King. 2021. Future Climate Variability Will Challenge Rangeland Beef Cattle Production in the Great Plains. *Rangelands.* Cheng, G.,  R.D. Harmel , L. Ma, J.D. Derner,  D.J. Augustine, P.N.S. Bartling, Q. X. Fang, J.R. Williams, C.J. Zilverberg, R.B. Boone, D. Hoover, Q. Yu. 2021. Evaluation of APEX modifications to simulate forage production for grazing management decision-support in the Western US Great Plains. Agricultural Systems 191:103139, doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103139 **Derner, J. D**, **D. J. Augustine**, D. D. Briske, **H. Wilmer, L. M. Porensky**, M. E. Fernández-Giménez , **D. E. Peck**,  J. P. Ritten , and the CARM Stakeholder Group. 2021. Can Collaborative Adaptive Management Improve Cattle Production in Multipaddock Grazing Systems? *Rangeland Ecology & Management*75:1–8. Duchardt, C. J., **D. J. Augustine**, J. L. Beck. 2020.  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Soil carbon pools in central Texas: prairies, restored grasslands and croplands.*Journal of Soil and Water Conservation* 61:124-128. Weston, T. R., **J. D.Derner,**C. M. Murrieta, D. C. Rule, and B. W. Hess,  2006. Comparison of catalysts for direct transesterification of fatty acids in freeze-dried forage samples. Proc. Western Section, American Society of Animal Science 57:245-248. *Yu, Q., Saseendran, S. A*., **Ma, L**. Flerchinger, G. N., T. R. Green, and Ahuja, L. R. 2006. Modeling a wheat-maize double cropping system in China using two plant growth modules with RZWQM. *Agricultural Systems*. 89:457-477. **2005** Andales, A. A., **J. D. Derner,** **P. N. S. Bartling**, L. R. Ahuja, G. H. Dunn, R. H. Hart, and J. D. Hanson.  2005.  Evaluation of GPFARM for simulation of forage production and cow-calf weights.  *Rangeland Ecology and Management* 58:247-255.   **Derner, J. D.** and R. H. Hart.  2005.  Heifer performance under two stocking rates on fourwing saltbush-dominated rangeland.*Rangeland Ecology and Management*58:489-494. **Blumenthal, D. M.,** N. R. Jordan, and E. L. Svenson.  2005.  Effects of prairie restoration on weed invasions.  *Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment* 107:221-230. **Blumenthal, D.**  2005.  Interrelated causes of plant invasion.  *Science* 310:243-244. **Derner, J. D.,** C. R. Tischler, H. W. Polley, and H. B. Johnson. 2005.  Seedling growth of two honey mesquite varieties under CO2 enrichment.  *Rangeland Ecology & Management* 58:292-298. **Derner, J. D.,** G. E. Schuman, M. Jawson, S. R. Shafer, J. A. Morgan, H. W. Polley, G. B. Runion, S. A. Prior, H. A. Torbert, H. H. Rogers, J. Bunce, L. Ziska, J. W. White, A. J. Franzluebbers, J. D. Reeder, R. T. Venterea, and L. A. Harper. 2005  USDA-ARS global change research on rangelands and pasturelands*Rangelands* 27:36-42. Lui, L.Y., E.L. Skidmore, E. Hasi, **L. Wagner**, and **J. Tatarko**. 2005. Dune sand transport as influenced by wind directions, speed and frequencies in the Ordos Plateau, China. Geomorphology. 67:283-297. Mooney, S., G. F. Vance, **J. D. Derner,** and G. Schuman. 2005.  Committee participation furthers carbon sequestration research.  University of Wyoming, College of Agriculture, Reflections. Polley, H. W., **J. D. Derner,** and B. J. Wilsey.  2005.  Patterns of plants species diversity in remnant and restored tallgrass prairies.  *Restoration Ecology* 13:480-487. Sankaran, M., N. P. Hanan, R.J . Scholes, J. Ratnam, and **D.J. Augustine.** 2005.  Determinants of woody cover in African savannas.  *Nature* 438:846-849. van Donk, S. J., **L.E. Wagner**, E.L. Skidmore, and **J. Tatarko**. 2005. Comparison of the Weibull model with a wind speed distributions for stochastic wind generation. Trans. of the ASAE. 48(2):503-510. Weston, T. R., R. A. Olson, V. Nayigihugu, S. L. Lake, **J. D.** **Derner,**G. E. Schuman, and B. W. Hess. 2005. Characteristics and potential nutritive value of sagebrush-grassland vegetation collected from sites continuously grazed, rested for one year and one year post-disturbance. Proceedings of the Western Section, American Society of Animal Science. 56:9-12. **2004** **Augustine, D. J.** 2004. Influence of cattle management on habitat selection by impala on central Kenyan rangeland.  *Journal of Wildlife Management* 68:916-923. **Augustine, D. J.,** and S. J. McNaughton. 2004.  Regulation of shrub dynamics by native browsing ungulates on East African rangeland.  *Journal of Applied Ecology* 41:45-58. **Augustine, D. J.,** and S. J. McNaughton. 2004.  Temporal asynchrony in soil nutrient dynamics and plant production in a semi-arid ecosystem.  *Ecosystems* 7:829-840. Blank, R.R., and **Derner, J.D.** 2004. Effects of CO2 enrichment on plant-soil relationships of *Lepidium latifolium*. *Plant and Soil* 262:159-167. **Derner, J. D.,** and X. B. Wu.  2004. 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