Biology / Ecology Tag
Biology / Ecology is one of more than 16 discipline tags that we use to categorize and aggregate our interdisciplinary information within and across CZOs. Much of our information has been tagged with 2-3 disciplines.
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Sierra People - Biology / Ecology
17 People
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ecology, soil microbial ecology, biogeochemistry, invasion ecology
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UC Riverside
Ecology and Evolution track, concentration in Microbial Ecology
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UC Merced
Ecology
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UC Merced
Ecohydrology, Land-Cover Change, Fire, Watershed Modeling
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UC Merced
Ecology
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UC Merced
Microbiology, soil science, and ecology.
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UC Merced
Biogeochemistry; Ecology, paleoecology, paleoclimatology
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UC Irvine
Plant physiology, community & ecosystem ecology, hydrology, micro-meteorology, environmental physics
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UC Merced
Biology/Ecology
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PSW, USFS
Biology/Ecology
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UC Merced
systems integration, regolith development and architecture, streamflow prediction
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UC Merced
Forest Ecology, Ecophysiology, Conifer Drought Resilience, Dendrochronology
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UC Riverside
Mycology, Soil Microbial Ecology, Host-Microbe Interactions, Ecological Restoration
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UC Merced
Plant Ecology and Evolution
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UC Davis
Biology/Ecology
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UC Santa Barbara
Hydrology, Land Use, Climate
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Univ of Nevada Reno
remote sensing, ecology
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Sierra Data - Biology / Ecology
Critical Zone Tree 1 - Sap Flow (2008-2012)
4 components • • Hydrology, Biology / Ecology • Peter Hartsough; Jan HopmansCritical Zone Tree 2 - Soil Moisture, Soil Temperature, Electrical Conductivity, Matric Potential, Sap Flow (2010-2012)
11 components • Providence Creek Headwater Catchments (1660 - 2115 m elevation) • Hydrology, Biology / Ecology • Peter Hartsough; Jan HopmansFlux Tower Transect, P301 - Flux Tower, Meteorology (2007-2018)
12 components • Providence Creek Subcatchment P301 • Climatology / Meteorology, Biology / Ecology • Mike Goulden; Anne KellyFlux Tower Transect, Short Hair Creek - Flux Tower, Meteorology (2009-2018)
12 components • Short Hair (2670 m elevation) • Climatology / Meteorology, Biology / Ecology • Mike Goulden; Anne KellyFlux Tower Transect, SJER - Flux Tower, Meteorology (2009-2018)
10 components • San Joaquin Experimental Range (210-520 m elevation) • Biology / Ecology, Climatology / Meteorology • Mike Goulden; Anne KellyFlux Tower Transect, Soaproot Saddle - Flux Tower, Meteorology (2009-2018)
10 components • Soaproot Saddle (1000-1500 m elevation) • Biology / Ecology, Climatology / Meteorology • Mike Goulden; Anne KellyNational - LiDAR, Land Cover, GIS/Map Data - OpenTopography (2010-2017)
18 components • Boulder Creek Watershed, Eel River Watershed, Jemez River Basin, Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed, Susquehanna Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory, Northeastern Puerto Rico and the Luquillo Mountains, Sangamon River Basin, Clear Creek Watershed, Calhoun Critical Zone Observatory, Providence Creek Headwater Catchments (1660 - 2115 m elevation) • Geomorphology, GIS / Remote Sensing, Hydrology, Biology / Ecology • National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping; Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory; Calhoun Critical Zone Observatory; University of Arizona; University of California Merced; Valles Caldera National Preserve; Bandelier National Monument; National Park Service; Jemez River Basin and Santa Catalina Mountains Critical Zone Observatory; Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory; Reynolds Creek CZO; Eel River CZO; Shale Hills CZONational - Stream Water Chemistry - Cations, Anions, Metals (1982-2015)
1 components • Bisley, Betasso, East Peak, Marshall Gulch (High-Elevation), Providence Creek Subcatchment P301, Providence Creek Subcatchment P303, Providence Creek Subcatchment P304, Eel River Watershed, Puente Roto, Rio Blanco, Rio Icacos, Susquehanna Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory • Biogeochemistry, Biology / Ecology, Hydrology, Water Chemistry • Hyojin, Kim; Bishop, Jim; Dietrich, William; Fung, Inez; McDowell, William H.; Brantley, Susan L.; Hoagland, Beth; Sullivan, Pamela L.; Cain, Molly; Neal, Andrew; Fisher, Jessica; Russo, Tess; Niwot Ridge LTER; Liu, Fengjing; Chorover, Jon; Troch, Peter; McIntosh, Jennifer; Brooks, Paul; Abramson, Nate; Heidbuechel, Ingo; Amistadi, Mary Key; Alexander Pedron, Shawn; Chorover, Jon; Troch, Peter; Corley, Timothy; Zapata-Rios, Xavier; Losleben, Mark; Condon, KatherineWolverton - Sap Flow (2007-2015)
22 components • Wolverton Basin (2230 - 2700 m elevation) • Biology / Ecology, Hydrology • Peter Kirchner; Roger Bales -
Sierra Models - Biology / Ecology
RHESSys
Regional Hydro-Ecologic Simulation System
A spatially distributed dynamic model of coupled eco-hydrologic processes.
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Sierra Publications - Biology / Ecology
2019
Imaging spectrometry-derived estimates of regional ecosystem composition for the Sierra Nevada, California. BOGAN, S.A., A.S. ANTONARAKIS, P.R. MOORCROFT (2019): Remote Sensing of Environment, 228
2019
Ecological and genomic attributes of novel bacterial taxa that thrive in subsurface soil horizons. Brewer, Tess E., Emma L. Aronson, Keshav Arogyaswamy, Sharon A. Billings, Jon K. Botthoff, Ashley N. Campbell, Nicholas C. Dove, Dawson Fairbanks, Rachel E. Gallery, Stephen C. Hart, Jason Kaye, Gary King, Geoffrey Logan, Kathleen A. Lohse, Mia R. Maltz, Emilio Mayorga, Caitlin O’Neill, Sarah M. Owens, Aaron Packman, Jennifer Pett-Ridge, Alain F. Plante, Daniel D. Richter, Whendee L. Silver, Wendy H. Yang, Noah Fierer (2019): mBio Oct 2019, 10 (5) e01318-19 Cross-CZO National
2019
More than climate? Predictors of tree canopy height vary with scale in complex terrain, Sierra Nevada, CA (USA). Fricker, G.A.; Synes, N.W.; Serra-Diaz, J.M.; North, M.P.; Davis, F.W.; Franklin, J. (2019): Forest Ecology and Management, 434, 142-153
2019
California forest die-off linked to multi-year deep soil drying in 2012–2015 drought. GOULDEN, M.L. & R.C. BALES (2019): Nature Geoscience, 12
2019
Fight or Flight? Tradeoffs Between Drought Defense and Reproduction in Conifers. LAUDER, J.D. E. V. MORAN, S. J. HART (2019): Tree Physiology
2019
Bayesian inference of hydraulic properties in and around a white fir using a process-based ecohydrologic model. Massoud, E.C.; Purdy, A.J.; Christoffersen, B.O.; Santiago, L.S.; Xu, C. (2019): Environmental Modelling & Software
2019
Plant Accessible Water Storage Capacity and Tree-Scale Root Interactions Determine How Forest Density Reductions Alter Forest Water Use and Productivity. TAGUE, C.L., & M.A. MORITZ (2019): Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
2019
The changing water cycle: The eco-hydrologic impacts of forest density reduction in Mediterranean (seasonally dry) regions. TAGUE, C.L., MORITZ, M., HANAN, E (2019): WIREs Water
2018
Reevaluating growing season length controls on net ecosystem production in evergreen conifer forests. Barnard, D.M., Knowles, J.F., Barnard, H.R., Goulden, M.L., Hu, J., Litvak, M.E., Molotch, N.P. (2018): Scientific Reports 8(1): 17973 Cross-CZO
2018
Subsurface plant-accessible water in mountain ecosystems with a Mediterranean climate. Klos, P. Z.; Goulden, M.; Riebe, C. S.; Tague, C.; O’geen, A. T.; Flinchum, B. A.; Safeeq, M.; Conklin, M. H.; Hart, S. C.; Berhe, A. A.; Hartsough, P. C.; Holbrook, S.; Bales R. C.; (2018): Hydrological Processes: 10.1002/wat2.1277
2018
Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory and Kings River Experimental Watersheds: A Synthesis of Measurements, New Insights, and Future Directions. O'Geen, A.; Safeeq, M.; Wagenbrenner, J.; Stacy, E.; Hartsough, P.; Devine, S.; Tian, Z.; Ferrell, R.; Hopmans, J.W.; and Bales, R. (2018): Vadose Zone Journal, 17:180081
2018
SMAP soil moisture improves global evapotranspiration. PURDY, A.J., FISHER, J.B., GOULDEN, M.L., COLLIANDER, A., HALVERSON, G., TU, K., FAMIGLIETTI, J.S. (2018): Remote Sensing of Environment, 219
2018
Hydrologic responses to climate warming for a snow‐dominated watershed and a transient snow watershed in the California Sierra. Son, K.; Tague, C. (2018): Ecohydrology, 12:e2053
2018
Canopy Effects on Snow Accumulation: Observations from Lidar, Canonical-View Photos, and Continuous Ground Measurements from Sensor Networks. Zheng, Z.; Ma, Q.; Qian, K.; Bales, R.C. (2018): Remote Sensing, 10, 1769
2017
Dust outpaces bedrock in nutrient supply to montane forest ecosystems. Aciego, S.M.; Riebe, C.S.; Hart, S.C.; Blakowski, M.A.; Carey, C.J.; Aarons, S.M.; Dove, N.C.; Botthoff, J.K.; Sims, K.W.; Aronson, E.L. (2017): Nature Communications
2017
Global patterns of dust and bedrock nutrient supply to montane ecosystems. Arvin, L.J.; Riebe, C.S.; Aciego, S.M.; Blakowski, M.A. (2017): Science Advances, Vol. 3, no. 12, eeao1588
2017
Making up for lost snow: lessons from a warming Sierra Nevada . Bales, R. (2017): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2017. Abstract C21H-04.
2017
Reviews and syntheses: on the roles trees play in building and plumbing the critical zone. Brantley, Susan L., David M. Eissenstat, Jill A. Marshall, Sarah E. Godsey, Zsuzsanna Balogh-Brunstad, Diana L. Karwan, Shirley A. Papuga, Joshua Roering, Todd E. Dawson, Jaivime Evaristo, Oliver Chadwick, Jeffrey J. McDonnell, Kathleen C. Weathers (2017): Biogeosciences, 14, 5115-5142 Cross-CZO National
2017
A Gap-Filling Procedure for Hydrologic Data Based on Kalman Filtering and Expectation Maximization: Application to Data from the Wireless Sensor Networks of the Sierra Nevada. Conklin, M. H.; Martin, S. (2017): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2017. Abstract EP53E-07.
2017
Estimating evapotranspiration change due to forest treatment and fire at the basin scale in the Sierra Nevada, California. Goulden, M.; Bales, R. (2017): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2017. Abstract H21B-1443.
2017
Shifting Patterns of Boreal Forest Succession and Browning Over the Last 30 Years. Goulden, M.; Czimczik, C.; Randerson, J. (2017): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2017. Abstract B33B-2089.
2017
Effects of fire suppression under a changing climate in Pacific Northwest mixed-pine forests. Hanan, E. J.; Tague, C.; Bart, R.R.; Kennedy, M.C.; Abatzoglou, J.T.; Kolden, C.; Adam, J. (2017): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2017. Abstract GC51A-0794.
2017
Modeling the Effects of Drought Events on Forest Ecosystem Functioning Historically and Under Scenarios of Climate Change. Hanan, E.; Kolden, C.; Abatzoglou, J.; Tague, C.; Liu, M.; Adam, J. (2017): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2017. Abstract H23B-1643.
2017
Prevalence and magnitude of groundwater use by vegetation: a global stable isotope meta-analysis. Jaivime Evaristo and Jeffrey J. McDonnell (2017): Scientific Reports 7 Cross-CZO National
2017
Predicting Plant-Accessible Water in the Critical Zone: Mountain Ecosystems in a Mediterranean Climate. Klos, P. Z.; Goulden, M.; Riebe, C. S.; Tague, C.; O’geen, A. T.; Flinchum, B. A.; Safeeq, M.; Conklin, M. H.; Hart, S. C.; Berhe, A. A.; Hartsough, P. C.; Holbrook, S.; Bales R. C.; (2017): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2017. Abstract H23H-1769.
2017
Attributing Asymmetric Productivity Responses to Internal Ecosystem Dynamics and External Drivers Using Probabilistic Models. Parolari, A.; Goulden, M. (2017): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2017. Abstract B51K-06.
2017
Water vs carbon: An evaluation of SMAP soil moisture and OCO-2 solar-induced fluorescence to characterize global plant stress. Purdy, A. J.; Fisher, J.; Goulden, M.; Randerson, J. T.; Famiglietti, J. S. (2017): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2017. Abstract B23E-2116.
2017
Evapotranspiration response to multi-year dry periods in the semi-arid western United States. Rungee, J. P.; Bales, R. (2017): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2017. Abstract H11O-07.
2017
A Coupled Model for Simulating Future Wildfire Regimes in the Western US. Ryan R. Bart, Maureen C. Kennedy, Christina (Naomi) Tague, Erin J. Hanan (2017): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2017. Abstract GC51A-0789.
2017
Relative resiliency of Giant Sequoia groves to multi-year dry periods in a warming climate. Su, Y., Bales, R., Ma, Q., Nydick, K., Ray, R., Li, W., Guo, Q. (2017): 2017 AAG Annual Meeting
2016
Global datasets and Nd isotopes in pine needles estimate dust inputs to ecosystems in eroding landscapes. Arvin, L.; Riebe, C.S.; Aciego, S.; Blakowski, M.A. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract EP42B-04.
2016
Nd Isotopes in Soils and Pine Needles Trace Aeolian Inputs to Sierra Nevada Ecosystems. Arvin, L., Riebe, C., Aciego, S., Blakowski, M. (2016): Goldschmidt Abstracts. Yokohama, Japan.
2016
Integrating Fire Effects into an Ecohydrologic Model for Simulating Fire Regimes. Bart, R.R.; Tague, C.; Kennedy, M.C.; Mckenzie, D. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract GC51E-1234.
2016
Ecosystem CO2 Exchange Across Semiarid Southwestern North America: A Synthesis of Multi-Year Flux Site Observations and its Comparison with Estimates from Terrestrial Biome Models and Remote Sensing. Biederman, J.A.; Scott, R.L.; Goulden, M.; Litvak, M.E.; Kolb, T.; Yepez, E.A.; Garatuza, J.; Oechel, W.C.; Krofcheck, D.J.; Ponce-Campos, G.E.; Bowling, D.R.; Meyers, T.P.; Maurer, G. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract B44A-05.
2016
Using Cosmogenic and U-Series Nuclides in Stream Sediment to Test Hypotheses About Mountain Landscape Evolution . Callahan, R., Riebe, C., Dosseto, A. (2016): Goldschmidt Abstracts. Yokohama, Japan
2016
Microbial community structure of subalpine snow in the Sierra Nevada, California. Carey, C.J., S.C. Hart, S.M. Aciego, C.S. Riebe, M.A. Blakowski, E.L. Aronson (2016): Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 48(4):685-701. 2016
2016
Is Soil Development Controlling Ecohydrologic Response to Climate Change in the Southern Cascade and Sierra Nevada Watersheds, CA, USA?. Devine, S.; O’geen, A.T.; Dahlke, H.E. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract GC13E-1235.
2016
Geospatial techniques for fieldbased research: case studies in NW Baja California & Yosemite NP. Dove, N (2016): California Geographic Information Association Annual Geosummit. Merced CA
2016
Fire reduces fungal species richness and mycorrhizal colonization: A meta-analysis. Dove, N., Hart, S. (2016): ESA Annual Meeting 2016
2016
Mapping and understanding dry-season soil water drawdown by California montane vegetation. Fellows, A.W. and Goulden, M.L. (2016): Ecohydrology Cross-CZO
2016
Uncertainty in carbon allocation strategy and ecophysiological parameterization influences on carbon and streamflow estimates for two western US forested watersheds. Garcia, E.S., Tague, C.L., Choate, J.S. (2016): Ecological Modeling. 342 19.
2016
Widespread tree mortality with the ongoing California drought: the roll of water balance and temperature . Goulden, M.; Bales, R.C. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract GC32C-05.
2016
Managing forests, water resources and their interaction in the face of increasing drought frequency and severity in semi-arid regions. Hall S.J; Tague, C.; Moritz, M. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract H24B-01.
2016
Towering trees have big effects on miniscule microbes: The influence of giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) on underlying soil microbial communities. Hart, S. C., Carey, C., Glassman, S., Chung, J., Bruns, T., Aronson, E., (2016): ESA Annual Meeting 2016
2016
Climatic Limitations on Woody Biomass and Production along a 2300 m Elevation Gradient. Kelly, A. (2016): Yos
2016
A montane Mediterranean climate supports year- round photosynthesis and high forest biomass . Kelly, A.E., and Goulden, M.L. (2016): Tree Physiology. 36 (4), DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpv131
2016
Ecohydrological Projections of Fire Regimes: Balancing Uncertainty and Complexity to Integrate Cross-disciplinary Simulation Systems. Kennedy, M.C.; Mckenzie, D.; Tague, C.; Bart, R.R. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract GC51E-1236.
2016
Exploring Drought Resilience in Sequoia National Park Conifers. Lauder, J. (2016): Sequoia National Park Centennial Science Symposium. Three Rivers, CA.
2016
Polymictic pool behaviour in a montane meadow, Sierra Nevada, CA. Lucas, R. G., Suárez, F., Tyler, S. W., Moran, J. E., and Conklin, M. H. (2016): Hydrological process. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10834
2016
Comparison of Canopy Cover Estimation from Airborne LiDAR. Ma Q., Su Y., Guo Q. (2016): IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing.
2016
Forest Growth Response to Competition and Environmental Conditions. Ma, Q. (2016): Sequoia and Kings Canyon Science Symposium
2016
Implications of Increasing Forest Density and Vegetation Water Demand on Drought Impacts in California Montane Forest. Saksa, P.C.; Safeeq, M.; Dymond, S. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract H43G-1529.
2016
Vulnerability of Giant Sequoia Groves to the Changing Climate and Extreme Droughts During the Last Three Decades . Su, Y. (2016): Sequoia and Kings Canyon Science Symposium
2016
Comprehensive seismic surveys suggest that subsurface water-holding capacity is secondary to bedrock nutrient content as a regulator of vegetation productivity in the Sierra Nevada Batholith, California. Taylor, N.J.; Riebe, C.S.; Dueker, K.G.; Goulden, M.; Flinchum, B.A.; Pasquet, S.; Callahan, R.P.; Hahm, W.J.; Keifer, I.S.; Holbrook, W.S. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract EP43C-0964.
2016
Bulk Soil Organic Matter d2H as a Precipitation Proxy . Williams, E.K.; Terwilliger, V.J.; Nakamoto, B.J.; Berhe, A.A.; Fogel, M.L. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract PP24B-01.
2016
Influence of terrain aspect on water partitioning, vegetation structure, and vegetation greening in high elevation catchments in northern New Mexico. Zapata-Rios X., Brooks P.D., Troch P.A., McIntosh J. and Guo Q. (2016): Ecohydrology 9(5): 782-795 Cross-CZO National
2015
Aeolian transported and deposited microbial communities differ along an elevation gradient in the Southern Sierra CZO. Aronson, E., Riebe, C.S., Aciego, S., Blakowski, M., Hart, S.C., Carey, C. (2015): Ecology Society of America Annual Meeting. Baltimore, Maryland.
2015
Type Conversion, Fire and Ecosystem Services . Bart, R. (2015): Western Mountain Initiative Annual Meeting. Three Rivers, California.
2015
An Integrated Model for Identifying Linkages Between the Management of Fuel Treatments, Fire and Ecosystem Services. Bart, R., Anderson, S., Moritz, M., Plantinga, A., Tague, C. (2015): GC33E. The Role of Fire in the Earth System: Understanding Drivers, Feedbacks, and Interactions with the Land, Atmosphere, and Society I Posters, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 14-18 Dec.
2015
Resilience Through Disturbance: Effects of Wildfire on Vegetation and Water Balance in the Sierra Nevadas . Boisrame, G.F.S, Thompson, S.E., Stephens, S., Collins, B., Tague, N. (2015): American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA
2015
Hydrological partitioning in the critical zone: Recent advances and opportunities for developing transferable understanding of water cycle dynamics. Brooks P.D., Chorover J., Fan Y., Godsey S.E., Maxwell R.M., McNamara J.P., and Tague C. (2015): Water Resources Research 51 (9): 6973-6987 Cross-CZO
2015
The role pf elevation and time in structuring soil microbial communities in the Sierra Nevada, California . Carey, C.J., Hart, S.C, Riebe, C.S., Aciego, S., Blakowski, M., Aronson, E. (2015): Ecology Society of America Annual Meeting. Baltimore, Maryland
2015
Spatial Patterns between Regolith Thickness and Forest Productivity in the Southern Sierra CZO. Ferrell, R., Ferrell, P., Hartsough, P., O’Geen, A. (2015): EP31B Landscape Evolution from a Critical Zone Science Perspective I Posters, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 14-18 Dec.
2015
Laser vision: lidar as a transformative tool to advance critical zone science. Harpold, A. A., Marshall, J. A., Lyon, S. W., Barnhart, T. B., Fisher, B. A., Donovan, M., Brubaker, K. M., Crosby, C. J., Glenn, N. F., Glennie, C. L., Kirchner, P. B., Lam, N., Mankoff, K. D., McCreight, J. L., Molotch, N. P., Musselman, K. N., Pelletier, J., Russo, T., Sangireddy, H., Sjöberg, Y., Swetnam, T., and West, N. (2015): Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 19, 2881-2897 Cross-CZO National
2015
Montane meadow evaportanspiration: implications for restoration and impacts on downstream flow. Lucas, R., Conklin, M., Goulden, M. (2015): . American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
2015
Soil carbon and nitrogen erosion in forested catchments: implications for erosion-induced terrestrial carbon sequestration. Stacy, E., Hart, S.C., Hunsaker, C.T., Johnson, D.W., Berhe, A.A. (2015): Biogeosciences, 12, 4861-4874
2014
Potential effects of tree-to-shrub type conversion on streamflow in California’s Sierra Nevada. Baguskas S, Bart R, Molinari N, Tague C, Moritz M. (2014): American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2014, abstract #H31G-0690
2014
Composition and mean residence time of soil organic matter eroded from temperate, forested catchments: implications for erosion-induced carbon sequestration. Berhe, A.A., McCorkle, E., Stacy, E., Hart, S., Hunsaker, C., Johnson, D (2014): AGU Fall Meeting
2014
Determination of specific yield of montane meadow soils, Sierra Nevada, CA. R. Lucas; M. Conklin; R. Rice; T. Ghezzehei (2014): American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2014, abstract #H53B-0852
2014
Seasonal and multi-year ecohydrologic responses to forest thinning. Tague, C.L. (2014): American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2014, abstract #H33L-07
2014
Linking geology, climate and disturbance response in California mountain environments. Tague, C.N.; E. Garcia; X. Chen; C. Heckman (2014): American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2014, abstract #H53I-03
2013
Interactions between cold and water limitation along a climate gradient produce sharp thresholds in ecosystem type, carbon balance, and water cycling. Kelly, A.E., M. Goulden, and A.W. Fellows (2013): American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2013, abstract #B23D-0585
2013
Impacts of forest thinning and climate change on transpiration and runoff rates in Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer headwater catchments . Saksa, P.C., R.L. Ray, R.C. Bales, and M.H. Conklin. (2013): American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2013, abstract #GC11B-0990
2013
A framework for improving the predictions of ecohydrologic responses to climate change in Sierra Critical Zone Observatory watersheds. Son, K. and C. Tague. (2013): American Geophysical Union
2013
Nutrient Hot Spots in a Sierra Nevada Forest Soil: Temporal Characteristics and Relations to Microbial Communities. Woodward, C., Johnson, D.W., Meadows, M.W., Miller, W.W., Hynes, M.M., and Robertson, C.M. (2013): Soil Science
2012
Consequences of manipulated snow on soil gaseous emission and N retention in the growing season: a meta-analysis. Blankinship, J.C., Hart, S.C. (2012): Ecosphere 3(1).
2012
Insects, Fires, and Climate Change: Implications for Snow Cover, Water Resources and Ecosystem Recovery in Western North America . Brooks P.D., Harpold A.A., Biederman J.A., Litvak M.E., Broxton P.D., Gochis D., Molotch N.P., Troch P.A., Ewers B.E. (2012): Abstract B21I-02 presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 Dec (Talk). Cross-CZO
2012
Evapotranspiration along an elevation gradient in the Sierra Nevada . Goulden, M.L., Anderson, R.G., Bales, R.C., Kelly, A.E., Meadows, M., and Winston, G.C. (2012): Journal of Geophysical Research 117 (G3).
2012
Paired tree and soil instrumentation: what can we learn from two instrumented sites across various gradients in a forested catchment. Hartsough, P.C., Roudneva, E., Malazian, A.I., Meadows, M.W., Bales, R.C., and Hopmans, J.W. (2012): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2012. Abstract H31G-1211.
2012
Response to Comment on Soil moisture response to snowmelt and rainfall in a Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forest. Hopmans, J.W., R.C. Bales, A.T. O'Geen, C.T. Hunsaker, D. Beaudette, P.C. Hartsough, A. Malazian, P. Kirchner, and Meadows, M. (2012): Vadose Zone Journal. 11
2012
Modeling of soil and tree water status dynamics in a mixed-conifer forest of the Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory (Invited). Hopmans, J.W., Rings, J., Kamai, T., Mollaei Kandelous, M., Hartsough, P.C., and Vrugt, J.A. (2012): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2012. Abstract H52E-01.
2012
Water and energy gradients produce resilience and thresholds in ecosystem function in the western Sierra Nevada Mountains. Kelly, A.E., Goulden, M., Bales, R.C., Meadows, M.W., and G. Winston (2012): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2012. Abstract B51C-0559.
2012
Groundwater-surface water interactions in montane meadows of the Sierra Nevada, California. Lucas, R., Conklin, M. (2012): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2012. Abstract H13D-1381.
2012
Elevation-dependent controls on snowmelt partitioning and vegetation response inferred from satellite observations (Invited). Molotch, N.P., Guan, B., and Trujillo, E. (2012): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2012. Abstract H21B-1179.
2012
Effects of forest structure on snow accumulation and melt derived from ecohydrological instrument clusters across the Western US (Invited). Molotch, N.P., Musselman, K.N., Kirchner, P.B., Bales, R.C., and Brooks, P.D. (2012): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2012. Abstract C33D-0684. Cross-CZO
2012
Influence of canopy structure and direct beam solar irradiance on snowmelt rates in a mixed conifer forest. Musselman, K.N., Molotch, N.P., Margulis, S.A., Kirchner, P.B., and Bales, R.C. (2012): Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 161: 46-56.
2012
Strategic sampling of microclimate, soil moisture and sapflux for improving ecohydrological model estimates in the California Sierra. Son, K., and Tague, C. (2012): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2012. Abstract H31G-1208.
2012
The geography of forest drought vulnerability: Integrating modeling and measurements (Invited). Tague, C. (2012): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2012. Abstract GC51F-02.
2012
Elevation-dependent influence of snow accumulation on forest greening. Trujillo, E., Molotch, N.P., Goulden, M.L., Kelly, A.E., Bales, R.C. (2012): Nature Geoscience 5, 705-709
2011
Hillslope and stream connections to water tables in montane meadows of the southern Sierra Nevada, California . Conklin, M.H., Lucas, R.G. (2011): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2011. Abstract H43N-07.
2011
Analysis of a Sierra Nevada white fir root biomass using terrestrial LiDAR and image processing . Eumont, E., Hartsough, P.C., Moradi, A.B., Hopmans, J.W. (2011): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2011. Abstract H51A-1177.
2011
Relationships between elevation, photosynthesis and evapotranspiration in the Sierra CZO. Goulden, M., Winston, G., Kelly, A., Meadows, M., and Bales, R. (2011): National CZO Program 2011 All Hands Meeting
2011
How Likely Is a Large Terrestrial Feedback to Climate Change?. Goulden, M., Winston, G., Parker, S., Kelly, A.E., Fellows, A.W. (2011): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2011. Abstract B23E-02.
2011
Comparison of sap flux data from two instrumented tree species in a forested catchment with different levels of water stress. Hartsough, P.C. Roudneva, E., Malazian, A.I., Meadows, M.W., Kelly, A.E., Bales, R.C., Goulden, M., Hopmans, J.W. (2011): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2011. Abstract GC31A-1023.
2011
Nitrogen Contents and Fluxes in Sierra Nevada Forests of California . Hunsaker, C.T., Johnson, D. (2011): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2011. Abstract B13G-0656
2011
The Nature and Potential Causes of Nutrient Hot Spots in a Sierra Nevada Forest Soil. Johnson, D.W., Miller, W.W., Rau, B.M., Meadows, M.W. (2011): Soil Science 176 (11): 596-610.
2011
Mechanisms to escape limitations of winter cold and summer drought on primary productivity in Sierra mixed conifer forest. Kelly, A.E., Goulden, M. L. (2011): National CZO Program 2011 All Hands Meeting
2011
Water and carbon cycling along the Sierra Nevada climate gradient. Kelly, A.E., Goulden, M., Meadows, M.W., Bales, R.C., Winston, G. (2011): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2011, Halls A-C, 8:00 AM. Abstract B41A-0203.
2011
Effects of evapotranspiration heterogeneity on catchment water balance in the Southern Sierra Nevada of California. Kerkez, B., Kelly, A.E., Lucas, R.G., Son, K., Glaser, S.D., Bales, R.C. (2011): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2011, Room 2004, 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM. Abstract B41H-06.
2011
"Seeing the Snow Through the Trees: Accumulation in forested catchments as determined from snow depth sensor and LiDAR measurements. Kirchner, P. B., Bales, R. C., Musselman K. N., Flanagan J., and Guo, Q. (2011): National CZO Program 2011 All Hands Meeting
2011
Inter-annual snow accumulation and melt patterns in a sub-alpine mixed conifer forest: results from a distributed physically based snow model. Musselman, K.N., Molotch, N.P., Margulis, S.A., Kirchner, P.B., Bales, R.C. (2011): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2011, Halls A-C, 1:40 PM. Abstract C33D-0671.
2011
Non-linear feedbacks between climate change, hydrologic partitioning, plant available water, and carbon cycling in montane forests . P.D. Brooks, M.E. Litvak, A.A. Harpold, N.P. Molotch, J.C. McIntosh, P.A. Troch, X. Zapata (2011): AGU Fall Meeting Presentations (Invited) Abstract GC34A-08. Cross-CZO
2011
Optimization of hydrological parameters in a Soil-Tree- Atmosphere Continuum model of a large White Fir. Rings, J., Kamai, T., Mollaei, M., Nasta, P., Vrugt, J.A., Hartsough, P.C., Hopmans, J.W. (2011): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2011. Abstract H51A-1187.
2011
Forest management for water: a hydro-ecological modeling exercise of headwater catchments in the mixed-conifer belt of the Sierra Nevada. Saksa, P.C., Bales, R.C., Ray, R.L. (2011): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2011. Abstract H51D-1230.
2010
Spatial and temporal variations of evapotranspiration signals in Long Meadow, Sequioa National Park, California . Conklin, M.H., Lucas, R.G. (2010): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2010. Abstract H32C-03.
2010
Mechanisms Controlling the Effects of Weather and Climate on California's Ecosystems (Invited). Goulden, M., Kelly, A.E., Fellows, A., Winston, G. (2010): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2010. Abstract GC53A-01.
2010
Soil Moisture/ Tree Water Status Dynamics in Mid-Latitude Montane Forest, Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory, CA. Hartsough, P.C., Malazian, A., Meadows, M.W., Roudneva, K., Storch, J., Bales, R.C., Hopmans, J.W. (2010): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2010. Abstract H11G-0894.
2010
Nutrient hot spots in some Sierra Nevada forest soils. Johnson, D.W., Glass, D.W., Murphy, J.D., Stein, C.M., Miller, W.W. (2010): Biogeochemistry 101: 93-103.
2010
Climate controls on forest productivity along the climate gradient of the western Sierra Nevada. Kelly, A.E., Goulden, M.L. (2010): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2010. Abstract B23C-0405.
2010
Estimating under-canopy ablation in a subalpine red-fir forest, southern Sierra Nevada, California . Kirchner, P.B., Bales, R.C., Rice, R., Musselman, K.N., Molotch, N.P. (2010): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2010. Abstract C33E-0594.
2010
Ecohydrological response to snowmelt dynamics from plot to regional scales. Molotch, N.P., Musselman, K.N., Trujillo, E., Brooks, P.D., McConnell, J. R., Williams, M.W. (2010): AGU Fall Meeting Abstract C14B-02. Cross-CZO
2010
Simulating plot-scale variability of snowpack states in conifer forests using hemispherical photography and a process based one-dimensional snow model. Musselman, K.N., Molotch, N.P., Margulis, S.A., Lehning, M., Kirchner, P.B., Bales, R.C. (2010): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2010. Abstract C33E-0590.
2010
A Top-down soil moisture and sap flux sampling design to capture the effect of inter-annual climate variability on ecohydrology in mountain catchments. Son, K., Tague, C. (2010): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2010. Abstract GC51D-0775.
2009
Seasonal transitions in water and moisture patterns in a mountain meadow, Southern Sierra Nevada (Invited) . Conklin, M.H., Crook, N.P., Kirchner, P.B., Lucas, R.G. (2009): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2009. 90(52). Abstract H41H-01.
2009
Soil Moisture Tree Water Status Dynamics in a Mid-Latitude Montane Forest, Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory, CA . Hartsough, P.C., Malazian, A., Kamai, T., Roudneva, E., Hopmans, J.W., (2009): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2009. 90(52) Abstract H33A-0844.
2009
Climate controls on anomalously high productivity in the mixed conifer forests of the Sierra Nevada. Kelly, A.E., Goulden, M.L. (2009): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2009. 90(52). Abstract B33A-0359.
2009
Ecohydrological controls on snowmelt partitioning in mixed-conifer sub-alpine forests. Molotch N.P., Brooks P.D., Burns S.P., Litvak M., Monson R.K., McConnell J.R., and Musselman K. (2009): Ecohydrology 2(2): 129-142 Cross-CZO
2009
A mechanistic approach for estimating snowpack dynamics in a conifer forest . Musselman, K.N., Molotch, N.P., Margulis, S.A., Kirchner, P.B., Bales, R.C. (2009): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2009. 90(52). Abstract C23D-07
2009
An Optimized Soil Moisture Sampling Design to Represent the Impact of Climate Variability on Soil Moisture and Vegetation Water Use in Snow-Dominated Watersheds. Son, K., Tague, C. (2009): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2009. 90(52). Abstract H33D-0902.
2009
Assessing climate change impacts on alpine stream-flow and vegetation water use: mining the linkages with subsurface hydrologic processes. Tague, C. (2009): Hydrological Processes, 23, 1815-1819.
2008
Sampling Strategies in forest hydrology and biogeochemistry. Bales, R.C., Conklin, M.H., Krekez, B., Glaser, S.D., Hopmans, J. W., Hunsaker, C.T., Meadows, M.W. (2008): Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry. Ecological Studies, Volume 216, Part 2, 29-44.
2008
"Hydroclimate, ecosystem links & the Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory. Bales, R; Hunsaker, C; Kirchner, P; Conklin, M; Lucas, R. (2008): Southern Sierra Science Symposium
2008
Remote Environmental Monitoring of Hydrologic Biotic Interaction in a Mountain Environment. Hartsough, P., Malazian, A., Tuli, A., Kamai, T., Kizito, F., Bales, R., Broad, A., Hopmans, J. (2008): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2008. 89(53). Abstract H51H-0974.
2008
Snowmelt infiltration and evapotranspiration in Red Fir forest ecosystems of the Sierra Nevada. Kirchner, P., Bales, R., North, M., Small, E. (2008): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2008. 89(53). Abstract C21C-0572.
2008
Investigating Meadow Hydrology and Hyporeic Exchange. Lucas, R., Conklin, M., Tyler, S., Esser, B. (2008): Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2008. 89(53). Abstract H21L-06.
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Sierra News - Biology / Ecology
2018
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Researcher Spotlight: Morgan Barnes
14 Nov 2018 - Say 'Hello!' to biogeochemist Morgan Barnes! Morgan specializes in the study of soil nutrient biogeochemistry, focusing on phosphorus in the Sierras
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Researcher Spotlight: Jeff Lauder
24 Oct 2018 - Meet forest ecologist Jeff Lauder! Lauder's research focuses on Sierra Nevada Conifers and how they have been responding to stress during drought!
Researcher Spotlight: Ryan Bart
23 May 2018 - Meet ecohydrologist Ryan Bart! Ryan studies the interactions between water and ecosystems within the Sierra Nevada and other regions.
NSF News Release: Billions of gallons of water saved by thinning forests
11 May 2018 - Too many trees in Sierra Nevada forests stress water supplies, scientists say
NSF Discovery: On World Water Day, scientists study spawning salmon through a riverbed lens
22 Mar 2018 - NSF Southern Sierra CZO researchers peer into North America’s West Coast salmon rivers
2017
NSF News Release: Dust on the wind: Study reveals surprising role of dust in mountain ecosystems
08 Dec 2017 - Southern Sierra Nevada forests rely on nutrients from windborne dust
Visiting the Water Source: A Tour of the Kings River Headwaters
06 Nov 2017 - By Michelle Gilmore and Leigh Bernacchi Ever wonder how we know what we know about water? Twenty-five intrepid water and forest managers,...
UCSB graduate team working on collaborative forest restoration strategies in Sierra Nevada
03 Oct 2017 - Five master's students at the UCSB Bren School are incentivizing restoration strategies for private landholders with Sierra RCD.
Gobi Desert Dust Helps Sustain California’s Sierra Nevada
28 Mar 2017 - A team of researchers found that dust provides a much greater amount of nutrients to vegetation in the Sierra Nevada than previously thought.
NSF: Dust contributes valuable nutrients to Sierra Nevada forest ecosystems
28 Mar 2017 - NSF Press Release: New research finding provides insight into role dust may play as ecosystems change
2016
Vegetation Matters: Type conversion could impact Sierra stream flow more than changing climate alone
02 Sep 2016 - This is an excerpt of a press release originally published on 30 August 2016 by James Badham, covering a new peer-reviewed article published by...
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High school research team visits SSCZO to study snowpack and tree canopy relationships
10 May 2016 - How do tree canopies affect winter wonderlands? Students from the Center for Advanced Research and Technology are finding out.
Postdoctoral Scholar Position Open Through May 15, 2016. Apply Today!
19 Apr 2016 - Multidisciplinary ecohydrologic modeling postdoc with the SSCZO and UC Water. Apply by May 15!
Living with less snow in the West: What Global Warming means for our water supplies
15 Apr 2016 - The story in The Desert Sun, shows insight into the research at SSCZO and efforts being made to understand the shift in the Sierra snowpack.
2015
SSCZO researchers featured in Tulare Basin Wildlife Partners “One Watershed” series
15 Oct 2015 - SSCZO's Mohammad Safeeq, Carolyn Hunsaker, and Roger Bales discuss forest health, sustainable management, and impacts on water in a changing climate.
Critical Zone Profile - LINDSAY ARVIN (geomorphologist, PhD student)
07 Sep 2015 - PhD Student, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming
FS Partner KREW receives national award
13 Mar 2015 - The Kings River Experimental Watershed (KREW) Group led by Dr. Carolyn Hunsaker form the Pacific Southwest Research Station are recognized for their...
2014
California’s drought sparks fears for future
25 Jan 2014 - Some say state needs to rethink policies to suitably deal with climate change
2013
Potential for Rim fire ash runoff raises water quality concerns for Stanislaus County
09 Nov 2013 - Ash and sediment from last summer's Rim fire threaten water runoff in valley. M. Conklin says it's part of a larger problem for water supplies.
Data from a few Sierra Nevada white firs give clues to fate of species
13 Sep 2013 - A feature on the Critical Zone Tree-1, exploring climate change implications for white fir species
Post-doctoral researcher Adrian Harpold funded to accomplish cross-CZO science
11 Jan 2013 - Harpold awarded an NSF Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowship for a research and education program that spans 3 western Critical Zone Observatories
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Sierra Events - Biology / Ecology
ESA Annual Meeting 2016
The Ecological Society of America's Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Florida .Sierra Soils Extravaganza!
SSCZO hosts a special Junior Ranger program on soils at Lake Alpine in Stanislaus National Forest
Lake Alpine Ampitheater, Stanislaus National Forest.Field Trip: Tour of the Southern Sierra
a post-workshop field trip following Mountain Observatories: A Global Fair and Workshop on Social-Ecological Systems
Reno, NV, to multiple sites in Southern Sierra range.Sierran Montane Meadows; Conklin
Montane meadows as a window into groundwater processes in Sierra Nevada Catchments
CCC Rm 207, Denver. CO.Soil and Tree Water Status Dynamics; Hopmans
Soil and Tree Water Status Dynamics in a Mixed-Conifer Forest of the Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory
CCC Rm 503.Lithologic Control on Productivity & Landscape; Hahm
Strong Lithologic Control on Mountain Ecosystem Productivity and Landscape Evolution
CCC Mile High Ballroom 2C.NatureBridge Afternoon Seminar Series
Seeing The Forest Through The Roots: A Bottom Up Approach To Forest Hydrology; Peter Hartsough presents CZO research at the NatureBridge Afternoon Seminar Series
Girls Club, Yosemite Valley.
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