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Jack E. Staub (Research Leader, Location Coordinator)
B. Shaun Bushman (Research Geneticist)
Kevin B. Jensen (Research Geneticist)
Douglas A. Johnson (Research Plant Physiologist)
Thomas A. Jones (Research Geneticist)
Steven R. Larson (Research Geneticist)
Thomas A. Monaco (Research Ecologist)
Ivan W. Mott (Research Geneticist)
Michael D. Peel (Research Geneticist)
Joseph Robins (Research Geneticist)
Blair L. Waldron (Research Geneticist)
Richard R.-C. Wang (Research Geneticist)
 

Douglas A Johnson
Forage and Range Research
Research Plant Physiologist

Phone: (435) 797-3067
Fax: (435) 797-3075
690 NORTH 1100 EAST
FORAGE & RANGE RESEARCH LAB.
LOGAN, UT, 84322-6300

Projects
IMPROVED PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR PASTURES AND RANGELANDS IN THE TEMPERATE SEMIARID REGIONS OF THE WESTERN U.S.
Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 412652
COLLECTION OF LOW-MAINTENANCE TURF GRASS SEEDS IN EURASIA
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
  Accession Number: 411878
PHYLOGENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF GENETIC DIVERSITY IN BASALT MILKVETCH; CHARACTERIZING MULTI-SPECIES INTERACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO DISTURBANCE
Reimbursable (R)
  Accession Number: 410953
DEVELOP, EVALUATE AND EXCHANGE PROMISING PLANT GERMPLASM FOR THE WESTERN U.S.
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 411063

Publications
Improved Establishment Characteristics of 'Vavilov II' Siberian Wheatgrass - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (01-Sep-08)
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.
Notice of Release of NBR-1 Germplasm Basalt Milkvetch - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Johnson, D.A., Jones, T.A., Connors, K.J., Bhattarai, K., Bushman, B.S., Jensen, K.B. 2008. Notice of Release of NBR-1 Germplasm Basalt Milkvetch. Native Plant Journal 9:127-132.
DO RANGELANDS STORE CARBON? - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (15-Apr-08)
Collection and Domestication of Rangeland Plant Species with Emphasis on Mongolia and China - (Proceedings/Symposium)
Johnson, D.A., Jigjidsuren, S., Gu, A. 2008. Collection and Domestication of Rangeland Plant Species with Emphasis on Mongolia and China. International Grasslands Congress. p. 437-442. In: Multifunctional Grasslands in a Changing World. Vol. II. Guangdong People's Publishing House, Guangzhou, China.
Collection and Domestication of Rangeland Plant Species with Emphasis on Mongolia and China - (Proceedings/Symposium)
Johnson, D.A., Jigjidsuren, S., Gu, A. 2008. Collection and Domestication of Rangeland Plant Species with Emphasis on Mongolia and China. International Grasslands Congress.
Physiological and Morphological Characteristics Among Ecotypes of Basalt Milkvetch (Astragalus Filipes) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bhattarai, K., Johnson, D.A., Jones, T.A., Gardner, D.R., Connors, K.J. 2008. Physiological and Morphological Characteristics Among Ecotypes of Basalt Milkvetch (Astragalus Filipes): Basis for Plant Improvement. Rangeland Ecology and Management 61: 444-455.
Effects of Different Eddy Covariance Correction Schemes on Energy Balance Closure and Comparisons with the Modified Bowen Ratio System - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wolf, A., Saliendra, N., Akshalov, K., Johnson, D.A., Laca, E.A. 2008. Effects of Different Eddy Covariance Correction Schemes on Energy Balance Closure and Comparisons with the Modified Bowen Ratio System. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology.
Mg and K Effects on Cation Uptake and Dry Matter Accumulation in Tall Fescue (Festuca Arundinacea) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Shewmaker, G.E., Johnson, D.A., Mayland, H.F., Hansen, S.B. 2008. Mg and K Effects on Cation Uptake and Dry Matter Accumulation in Tall Fescue (Festuca Arundinacea). Plant and Soil Journal.
North American Legumes for Rangeland Restoration, Conservation, and Forage Production in the Western U.S. - (Abstract)
Johnson, D.A., Bhattarai, K., Jones, T.A., Bushman, B.S., Gardner, D.R. 2007. North American Legumes for Rangeland Restoration, Conservation, and Forage Production in the Western U.S.. Society for Range Management Meeting Abstracts.
METHODS TO ESTIMATE PEAK HERBACEOUS BIOMASS IN A SAGEBRUSH STEPPE - (Abstract)
Hendrickson, J.R., Johnson, D.A. 2007. Methods to estimate peak herbaceous biomass in a sagebrush steppe. Society for Range Management Meeting Abstracts.
Long-Term Dynamics of Production, Respiration, and Net CO2 Exchange in Two Sagebrush-Steppe Ecosystems - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gilmanov, T.G., Svejcar, A.J., Johnson, D.A., Angell, R.F., Saliendra, N.Z., Wylie, B.K. 2006. Rangeland Ecology and Management. Rangeland Ecology and Management, p. 585-599.
MONGOLIAN RANGELANDS IN TRANSITION - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Johnson, D.A., Sheehy, D.P., Miller, D., Damiran, D. 2006. Mongolian rangelands in transition. Secheresse.
TRANSFORMATION OF TRADITIONAL PASTORAL LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS ON THE TIBETAN STEPPE - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sheehy, D.P., Miller, D., Johnson, D.A. 2006. Transformation of traditional pastoral livestock systems on the tibetan steppe. Secheresse.
ALTERING PLANT-SUCCESSIONAL TRAJECTORIES FOLLOWING WILDFIRE IN SAGEBRUSH-STEPPE COMMUNITIES - (Abstract)
Monaco, T.A., Johnson, D.A., Norton, J.M., Leonard, E.D. 2005. Altering plant-successional trajectories following wildfire in sagebrush-steppe communities. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts.
BASALT MILKVETCH: A PROMISING NORTH AMERICAN LEGUME FOR RANGELAND REHABILITATION, CONSERVATION, AND FORAGE PRODUCTION - (Abstract)
Johnson, D.A., Bhattarai, K., Jones, T.A., Gardner, D.R., Cane, J.H. 2005. Basalt milkvetch: a promising north american legume for rangeland rehabilitation, conservation, and forage production. Society for Range Management Meeting Abstracts.
INVERSE ESTIMATION OF VCMAX, LAI, AND THE BALL-BERRY PARAMETER FROM CARBON AND ENERGY FLUXES - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wolf, A., Akshalov, K., Saliendra, N., Johnson, D.A., Laca, E.A. 2006. Inverse estimation of vcmax, lai, and the ball-berry parameter from carbon and energy fluxes. Journal of Geophysical Research.
REGISTRATION OF 'BOZOISKY-II' RUSSIAN WILDRYE - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Jensen, K.B., Asay, K.H., Johnson, D.A., Larson, S.R., Waldron, B.L., Palazzo, T.J. 2006. Registration of 'bozoisky-ii' russian wildrye. Crop Science 46:986-987.
MORPHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL PLASTICITY OF ISATIS TINCTORIA: RESPONSES TO CONTRASTING LIGHT, SOIL-NITROGEN, AND WATER - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Monaco, T.A., Johnson, D.A., Creech, J.E. 2005. Morphological and physiological plasticity of isatis tinctoria: responses to contrasting light, soil-nitrogen, and water. Weed Research.
SCALING UP OF SITE CARBON DYNAMICS TO PREDICT THE CARBON DYNAMICS IN KAZAKHSTAN, CENTRAL ASIA - (Proceedings/Symposium)
Wylie, B.K., Gilmanov, T.G., Stensaas, S.L., Saliendra, N.Z., Johnson, D.A., Akshalov, K., Frank, A.B., Zhang, L., Doyle, R.F., Laca, E.A., Demment, M.W. 2005. Scaling up of site carbon dynamics to predict the carbon dynamics in kazakhstan, central asia. International Grasslands Congress.
COLLECTION AND EVALUATION OF FORAGE GERMPLASM INDIGENOUS TO MONGOLIA - (Proceedings/Symposium)
Johnson, D.A., Jigjidsuren, S., Sheehy, D., Majerus, M.E., Winslow, S.R., Holzworth, L.K. 2006. Collection and evaluation of forage germplasm indigenous to mongolia. Forest Service General Technical Reports.
SCALING-UP OF CO2 FLUXES TO ASSESS CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN RANGELANDS OF CENTRAL ASIA - (Proceedings/Symposium)
Wylie, B.K., Gilmanov, T.G., Johnson, D.A., Saliendra, N.Z., Tieszen, L.L., Doyle, R., Laca, E.A. 2006. Scaling-up of co2 fluxes to assess carbon sequestration in rangelands of central asia. Forest Service General Technical Reports.
SPECIFIC LEAF AREA AND LEAF DRY MATTER CONTENT OF PLANTS GROWING IN SAND DUNES - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Li, Y.L., Johnson, D.A., Su, Y.Z., Cui, J.Y., Zhang, T.H. 2005. Specific leaf area and leaf dry matter content of plants growing in sand dunes. Botanical Bulletin of Academia Sinica.
CHARACTERIZATION OF HYBRIDS FROM INDUCED X NATURAL TETRAPLOIDS OF RUSSIAN WILDRYE - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Jensen, K.B., Larson, S.R., Waldron, B.L., Johnson, D.A. 2005. Characterization of hybrids from induced x natural tetraploids of russian wildrye. Crop Science 45:1305-1311.
QUANTIFICATION OF CO2 EXCHANGE IN GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEMS OF THE WORLD USING TOWER MEASUREMENTS, MODELING AND REMOTE SENSING 1653 - (Proceedings/Symposium)
Gilmanov, T.G., Demment, M.W., Wylie, B.K., Laca, E.A., Akshalov, K., Baldocchi, D.D., Belelli, L., Bradford, J.A., Coulter, R.L., Dugas, W.A., Emmerich, W.E., Flanagan, L.B., Frank, A.B., Haferkamp, M.R., Johnson, D.A., Meyers, T.P., Morgan, J.A., Nasyrov, M., Owensby, C.E., Pekour, M.S., Pilegaard, K., Saliendra, N.Z., Sanz, M.J., Sims, P.L., Soussana, J.F., Tieszen, L.L., Verma, S.B. 2005. Quantification of co2 exchange in grassland ecosystems of the world using tower measurements, modeling and remote sensing. In: Proceedings of the 20th International Grassland Congress. June 26 - July 1, 2005, University College, Dublin Ireland. p. 587.
BASALT MILKVETCH AND GLOBEMALLOWS: NORTH AMERICAN FORBS FOR REHABILITATION, CONSERVATION, AND FORAGE PRODUCTION - (Abstract)
Johnson, D.A., Jones, T.A., Cane, J.H., Gardner, D.R., Peel, M. 2005. Basalt milkvetch and globemallows: north american forbs for rehabilitation, conservation, and forage production. Society for Range Management Meeting Abstracts.
GAS EXCHANGE AND WATER RELATIONS OF THE SALT DESERET SHRUB KOCHIA PROSTRATA - (Abstract)
Monaco, T.A., Waldron, B.L., Johnson, D.A. 2004. Gas exchange and water relations of the salt deseret shrub kochia prostrata. Wildland Shrub Symposium Abstracts.
REGISTRATION OF TOE JAM CREEK BOTTLEBRUSH SQUIRRELTAIL GERMPLASM - (Germplasm Release)
Jones, T. A., D. C. Nielson, S. R. Larson, D. A. Johnson, T. A. Monaco, S. L. Caicco, D. G. Ogle, S. A. Young, and J. R. Carlson. 2004. Registration of Toe Jam Creek bottlebrush squirreltail germplasm. Crop Sci. 44:1880-1881.
WINTER CO2 FLUXES ABOVE SAGEBRUSH-STEPPE ECOSYSTEMS IN IDAHO AND OREGON - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gilmanov, T.G., Johnson, D.A., Saliendra, N.Z., Angell, R.F., Svejcar, A.J., Clawson, K.L. 2004. Winter CO2 fluxes above sagebrush-steppe ecosystems in Idaho and Oregon. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 126(2004):73-88.
REGISTRATION OF FISH CREEK BOTTLEBRUSH SQUIRRELTAIL GERMPLASM - (Germplasm Release)
Jones, T. A., D. C. Nielson, S. R. Larson, D. A. Johnson, T. A. Monaco, S. L. Caicco, D. G. Ogle, and S. A. Young. 2004. Registration of Fish Creek bottlebrush squirreltail germplasm. Crop Sci. 44:1879-1880.
LONG-TERM DYNAMICS OF PRODUCTION, RESPIRATION, AND LIGHT-USE EFFICIENCY IN TWO SAGEBRUSH STEPPE ECOSYSTEMS OF THE U.S. INTERMOUNTAIN WEST IN RELATION TO NDVI:SCALING UP CO2 FLUXES - (Abstract)
Gilmanov, T., Svejcar, A.J., Johnson, D.A., Angell, R.F., Saliendra, N.Z., Wylie, B. 2006. Long-term dynamics of production, respiration, and light-use efficiency in two sagebrush steppe ecosystems of the u.s. intermountain west in relation to ndvi:scaling up CO2 fluxes [abstract]. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology Conference Proceedings. Paper No. 2.11.
ELEMENTAL UPTAKE IN RELATION TO ROOT CHARACTERISTICS OF TALL FESCUE - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Shewmaker, G.E., D.A. Johnson, H.F. Mayland, S.A. Martin, and S.B. Hansen. 2004. Elemental uptake in relation to root characteristics of tall fescue. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 35: 1339-1355.
COLLECTION AND EVALUATION OF FORAGE GERMPLASM INDIGENOUS TO MONGOLIA - (Abstract)
Johnson, D.A., Jigjidsuren, S., Sheehy, D., Majerus, M.E., Winslow, S.R., Holzworth, L.K. 2004. Collection and evaluation of forage germplasm indigenous to mongolia. Society for Range Management Meeting Abstracts.
SCALING UP OF CO2 FLUXES TO ASSESS CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN RANGELANDS OF CENTRAL ASIA - (Proceedings/Symposium)
Wylie, B.K., Gilmanov, T.G., Johnson, D.A., Saliendra, N.Z., Laca, E.A., Tieszen, L.L. 2004. Scaling up of co2 fluxes to assess carbon sequestration in rangelands of central asia. Society for Range Management Meeting Abstracts.
DEVELOPMENT OF NATIVE PLANT MATERIALS IN MONGOLIA - (Abstract)
Winslow, S.R., Majerus, M.E., Holzworth, L.K., Johnson, D.A., Jigjidsuren, S. 2004. Development of native plant materials in mongolia. Society for Range Management Meeting Abstracts.
GROSS PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY OF THE TRUE STEPPE IN CENTRAL ASIA IN RELATION TO NDVI: SCALING UP CO2 FLUXES - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gilmanov, T.G., Johnson, D.A., Saliendra, N.Z., Akshalov, K., Wylie, B. 2004. Gross primary productivity of the true steppe in central asia in relation to ndvi: scaling up co2 fluxes. Environmental Management.
Intra-Seasonal Mapping of CO2 Flux in Rangelands of Northern Kazakhstan at One-Kilometer Resolution - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wylie, B.K., Gilmanov, T.G., Johnson, D.A., Saliendra, N.Z., Akshalov, K., Tieszen, L.L., Reed, B.C., Laca, E. 2004. Remote sensing and geographic information system in rangelands of northern kazakhstan: quantification and mapping of seasonal co2 fluxes from bowen ratio-energy balance measurements. Environmental Management.
SOIL MORPHOLOGY AND ORGANIC MATTER DYNAMICS UNDER CHEATGRASS AND SAGEBRUSH-STEPPE PLANT COMMUNITIES - (Proceedings/Symposium)
Norton, J.B., T.A. Monaco, J.M. Norton, D.A. Johnson, and T.A. Jones. 2004. Soil morphology and organic matter dynamics under cheatgrass and sagebrush-steppe plant communities. Journal of Arid Environments 57: 445-466.
EFFECTS OF NITROGEN FORM AND AVAILABILITY ON SEED GERMINATION AND EARLY SEEDLING GROWTH IN INVASIVE ANNUAL AND DESIRABLE PERENNIAL GRASSES - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Monaco, T.A., Mackown, C.T., Johnson, D.A., Jones, T.A., Norton, J.M., Norton, J.B., Redinbaugh, M.G. 2003. Effects of nitrogen form and availability on seed germination and early seedling growth in invasive annual and desirable perennial grasses. Journal of Range Management. 56:646-653.
CO2 LOSSES DURING THE COLD PERIOD ABOVE SAGEBRUSH-STEPPE ECOSYSTEMS IN IDAHO AND OREGON - (Abstract)
GILMANOV, T.G., JOHNSON, D.A., SALIENDRA, N.Z., SVEJCAR, A.J., ANGELL, R.F. CO2 LOSSES DURING THE COLD PERIOD ABOVE SAGEBRUSH-STEPPE ECOSYSTEMS IN IDAHO AND OREGON. AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY. 2002.
BIG SAGEBRUSH LEAF AREA DYNAMICS ON A BURNED, GRAZED AND CONTROL SITE IN THE SAGEBRUSH STEPPE - (Proceedings/Symposium)
Hendrickson, J.R., D.A. Johnson, N.Z. Saliendra, J.W. Walker, and H.D. Blackburn. Big Sagebrush Leaf Area Dynamics on a Burned, Grazed and Control Site in the Sagebrush Steppe. 2003. Society of Range Management Annual Meeting, Casper, WY.
BIG SAGEBRUSH LEAF AREA DYNAMICS ON A BURNED, GRAZED AND CONTROL SITE IN THE SAGEBRUSH STEPPE - (Abstract)
Hendrickson, J.R., Johnson, D.A., Saliendra, N.Z., Walker, J.W., Blackburn, H.D. 2003. Big sagebrush leaf area dynamics on a burned, grazed and control site in the sagebrush steppe. Range Management Meeting Proceedings.
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CARBON STORAGE POTENTIAL OF U.S. RANGELANDS WITH LONG-TERM CO2 FLUX MEASUREMENTS - (Abstract)
SVEJCAR, A.J., MAYEUX JR, H.S., JOHNSON, D.A., FRANK, A.B., GILMANOV, T., ANGELL, R.F., MORGAN, J.A., SIMS, P.L., BRADFORD, J.A., SALIENDRA, N.Z., EMMERICH, W.E., SCHUMAN, G.E., HAFERKAMP, M.R., MITCHELL, K. CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CARBON STORAGE POTENTIAL OF U.S. RANGELANDS WITH LONG-TERM CO2 FLUX MEASUREMENTS. SOCIETY FOR RANGE MANAGEMENT MEETING ABSTRACTS. 2003. V. 56.
SEEDLING N UPTAKE BY DESIRABLE PERENNIAL AND INVASIVE ANNUAL COOL-SEASON GRASSES: EFFECTS OF N FORM - (Abstract)
MACKOWN, C.T., JONES, T.A., JOHNSON, D.A., REDINBAUGH, M.G. SEEDLING N UPTAKE BY DESIRABLE PERENNIAL AND INVASIVE ANNUAL COOL-SEASON GRASSES: EFFECTS OF N FORM. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AGRONOMY MEETINGS. 2002. Abstract No. c03-mackown133709-o. CD-ROM.
THE ARS RANGELANDS CO2 FLUX NETWORK: DO RANGELANDS SEQUESTER CARBON? - (Abstract)
Mayeux, H.S., Dugas, B., Svejcar, A.J., Angell, R.F., Johnson, D.A., Frank, A.B., Emmerich, W.E., Morgan, J.A., Sims, P.L., Bradford, J.A. 2003. The ARS rangelands CO2 flux network: Do rangelands sequester carbon? Proceedings of the 7th International Rangeland Congress. p. 1083-1084.
THE USDA-ARS CO2 FLUX NETWORK: VARIATION IN RANGELAND CO2 FLUX ACROSS YEARS AND ECOSYSTEMS - (Proceedings/Symposium) - (01-Jul-02)
RANGELAND CO2 FLUXES: IMPLICATIONS OF RESULTS FROM THE USDA-ARS FLUX NETWORK - (Proceedings/Symposium)
MAYEUX JR, H.S., DUGAS, B.A., SVEJCAR, A.J., JOHNSON, D.A., FRANK, A.B., ANGELL, R.F., MORGAN, J.A., SIMS, P.L., EMMERICH, W.E., HAFERKAMP, M.R. RANGELAND CO2 FLUXES: IMPLICATIONS OF RESULTS FROM THE USDA-ARS FLUX NETWORK. AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY. 2002. p. 53-54.
THE USDA-ARS CO2 FLUX NETWORK: VARIATION IN RANGELAND CO2 FLUX ACROSS YEARS AND ECOSYSTEMS - (Proceedings/Symposium)
SVEJCAR, A.J., DUGAS, W., MAYEUX JR, H.S., JOHNSON, D.A., FRANK, A.B., GILMANOV, T.G., ANGELL, R.F., MORGAN, J.A., SIMS, P.L., BRADFORD, J.A. THE USDA-ARS CO2 FLUX NETWORK: VARIATION IN RANGELAND CO2 FLUX ACROSS YEARS AND ECOSYSTEMS. AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY. 2002. P. 37-38.

   
 
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