Projects

EVALUATION OF MATERNAL AND PATERNAL GERMPLASM FOR INCREASING EFFICIENCY OF SHEEP IN WESTERN RANGELAND PRODUCTION SYSTEMS Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 414983

NEW MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING RANGELAND MANAGEMENT Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 412482

EFFECT OF HERBICIDE APPLICATION TIMING ON CRESTED WHEATGRASS CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT NATIVE PLANT REESTABLISHMENT SUCCESS Reimbursable (R)   Accession Number: 414195

LIVESTOCK GRAZING IN RANGELAND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Trust (T)   Accession Number: 412106

Publications

A new Splash and Sheet Erosion Equation for Rangelands 1957 - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (14-Jan-09)

Fire Severity Model Accuracy Using Short-term, Rapid Assessment versus Long-term, Anniversary Date Assessment - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Weber, K.T., Seefeldt, S.S., Moffet, C.A. 2009. Fire Severity Model Accuracy Using Short-term, Rapid Assessment versus Long-term, Anniversary Date Assessment. GIScience and Remote Sensing. 46(1):24-38.

Sheep Grazing Effects on Tall Forb Vegetation. - (Proceedings/Symposium) - (05-Sep-08)

Concentrated flow experiments on burned and unburned sagebrush communities: Applications for the Rangeland Hydrology and Erosion Model. - (Proceedings/Symposium) - (04-Sep-08)

Assessment of range planting as a conservation practice - (Abstract) - (01-Sep-08)

Comparing Fire Severity Models from Post-Fire and Pre/Post-Fire Differenced Imagery - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (04-Aug-08)

Point sampling to stratify biomass variablity in sagebrush steppe vegetation - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (09-Jul-08)

Prescribed-fire effects on rill and interrill runoff and erosion in a mountainous sagebrush landscape - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Pierson Jr, F.B., Moffet, C.A., Williams, C.J., Hardegree, S.P., Clark, P. 2009. Prescribed-fire effects on rill and interrill runoff and erosion in a mountainous sagebrush landscape. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 34:193-203.

Evaluation of three-ram cohort serving capacity tests as a substitute for individual serving capacity tests - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Stellflug, J.N., Lewis, G.S., Moffet, C.A., Leeds, T.D. 2008. Evaluation of three-ram cohort serving capacity tests as a substitute for individual serving capacity tests. Journal of Animal Science. 86:2024-2031.

Soil water repellency and infiltration in coarse-textured soils of burned and unburned sagebrush ecosystems - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Pierson, F.B., Robichaud, P.R., Moffet, C.A., Spaeth, K.E., Williams, C.J., Hardegree, S.P., and Clark, P.E. 2008. Soil water repellency and infiltration in coarse-textured soils of burned and unburned sagebrush ecosystems. Catena 74:98-108.

A PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS FOR CONTROLLING LEAFY SPURGE ON NEBRASKA RANGELAND - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Mitchell, R., Moffet, C.A., Sosebee, R. 2007. A physiological basis for controlling leafy spurge on nebraska rangeland. Rangelands 29(6): 12-14.

Fire effects on runoff generation and sediment yield from a coarse-textured sagebrush-dominated landscape - (Abstract)

Williams, C.J., Pierson Jr, F.B., Kormos, P.R.,and Moffet, C.A. 2007. Fire effects on runoff generation and sediment yield from a coarse-textured sagebrush-dominated landscape. Eos Trans American Geophysical Union, 88(52), Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract H43F-1685.

A Method for Georeferencing Very-Large-Scale-Aerial (VLSA) Images in Sagebrush Steppe Communities. - (Abstract) - (19-Sep-07)

Fire effects on rangeland hydrology and erosion in a steep sagebrush-dominated landscape - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Pierson, F.B., Robichaud, P.R., Moffet, C.A., Spaeth, K.E., Hardegree, S.P., Clark, P.E., and Williams, C.J. 2007. Fire effects on rangeland hydrology and erosion in a steep sagebrush-dominated landscape. Hydrological Processes: 22, 2916-2929.

Predicting postfire erosion and mitigation effectiveness with a web-based probabilistic erosion model - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Robichaud, P.R., Elliot, W.J., Pierson Jr, F.B., Hall, D.E., and Moffet, C.A. 2007. Predicting postfire erosion and mitigation effectiveness with a web-based probabilistic erosion model. Catena 71: 229-241.

Erosion Risk Management Tool (ERMIT) Users Manual (verson 2006.01.18) - (Government Publication)

Robichaud, P.R., Elliot, W.J., Pierson, F.B., Hall, D.E., Moffet, C.A., and Ashum, L.E. 2007. Erosion Risk Management Tool (ERMIT) Users Manual (Version 2006.01.18.). General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-188. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins. 24 p.

Hydrology, erosion, and soil interrelationships after rangeland wildfire - (Abstract)

Spaeth, K.E., Pierson, F.B., and Moffet, C.A. 2006. Hydrology, erosion, and soil interrelationships after rangeland wildfire. In: Proceedings of the 3rd National Conference on Grazing Lands, December 13-16, 2006, St. Louis, Missouri.

Rangeland hydrology and erosion model (RHEM) for ESD - (Abstract)

Spaeth, K.E., Pierson, F.B., and Moffet, C.A. 2006. Rangeland hydrology and erosion model (RHEM) for ESD development. In: Proceedings of the 3rd National Conference on Grazing Lands, December 13-16, 2006, St. Louis, Missouri.

Erosion following fire in a sagebrush ecosystem of the northern Great Basin, USA. - (Abstract)

Robichaud, P.R., Elliot, W.J., Pierson, F.B., Hall, D.E., and Moffet. C.A. 2005. Predicting postfire hillslope erosion with a web-based probabilistic model. Eos Transactions of the American Geophysical Union 86 (52), December 5-9, 2005, San Francisco, CA, Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract H34C-06. (CD-ROM)

Very large scale aerial (VLSA) imagery for assessing postfire bitterbrush recovery. - (Proceedings/Symposium) - (01-Dec-06)

Water repellency and fire in sagebrush ecosystems of the Northern Great Basin, USA - (Abstract)

Pierson, F.B., Kormos, P.R., Robichaud, P.R., and Moffet, C.A. 2006. Water repellency and fire in sagebrush ecosystems of the northern Great Basin, USA. Eos Transactions American Geophysical Union 87(52), Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract H13B-1397.

Fire impacts on rangeland hydrology and erosion in a steep sagebrush dominated landscape - (Abstract)

Williams, C.J., Pierson, F.B., Robichaud, P.R., and Moffet, C.A. 2006. Fire impacts on rangeland hydrology and erosion in a steep sagebrush dominated landscape. Eos Trans American Geophysical Union 87(52), Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract H13B-1396.

ERMIT: Estimating post-fire erosion in probabilistic terms - (Abstract)

Pierson, F.B., Robichaud, P.R., Elliot, W.J., Hall, D.E., and Moffet, C.A. 2006. ERMIT: Estimating post-fire erosion in probabilistic terms. Eos Transactions American Geophysical Union 87(52), Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract H34C-01.

Prescribed-fire impacts on vegetation, soil and water resources at the Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed in southwest Idaho - (Abstract)

Hardegree, S.P., Clark, P., Pierson Jr, F.B., Seyfried, M.S., Moffet, C.A. 2007. Prescribed-Fire Impacts on Vegetation, Soil and Water Resources at the Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed in Southwest Idaho.In: Abstracts of the 60th Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management, Reno, NV, Feb 11-15, 2007. (CD-ROM Abstract)

Erosion following fire in a sagebrush ecosystem of the northern Great Basin, USA. - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Pierson, F.B., Robichaud, P.R., Moffet, C.A., and Spaeth, K.E. 2006. Erosion following fire in a sagebrush ecosystem of the northern Great Basin, USA. In: Proceedings of the 14th Conference of International Soil Conservation, May 14-19, 2006, Marrakech, Morocco. (CD-ROM)

VERY LARGE SCALE AERIAL (VLSA) IMAGERY AND ASSESSING POST-FIRE BITTERBRUSH RECOVERY - (Abstract)

Moffet, C.A., J.B. Taylor, D.T. Booth. 2006. Very large scale aerial (VLSA) imagery and addressin post-fire bitterbrush recovery [abstract]. Shrublands Under Fire: Distubance and Recovery in a Changing World. Fourteenth Wildland Shrub Sympsium. p. 49.

DIGITAL IMAGERY AND LANDSCAPE-SCALE RANGELAND MONITORING. - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Taylor, J.B., Booth, D.T., Moffet, C.A. 2006. Digital imagery and landscape-scale rangeland monitoring. Proceeding of Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science. 57:173-176.

STRATEGIC GRAZING: MONITORING THE CHANGES - (Abstract) - (27-Feb-06)

DIGITAL IMAGERY AND LANDSCAPE-SCALE RANGELAND MONITORING - (Proceedings/Symposium) - (27-Feb-06)

Predicting postfire erosion and mitigation effectiveness with a web-based probabilistic erosion model - (Abstract)

Robichaud, P.R., Ellion, W.J, Pierson, F.B., Hall, D.E., and Moffet, C.A. 2005. Predicting postfire hillslope erosion with a web-based probabilistic model. Eos Transactions of the American Geophysical Union 86 (52), December 5-9, 2005, San Francisco, CA, Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract H34C-06. (CD-ROM)

Modeling soil erosion on steep sagebrush rangeland before and after prescribed fire - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Moffet, C.A., Pierson Jr, F.B., Robichaud, P.R., Spaeth, K., and Hardegree, S.P. 2007. Modeling soil erosion on steep sagebrush rangeland before and after prescribed fire. Catena 71:218-228.

Quantifying and predicting rill erosion after fire on steep shrub-dominated hillslopes - (Abstract)

Moffet, C., and Pierson, F. 2005. Quantifying and predicting rill erosion after fire on steep shrub-dominated hillslopes. (abstract). European Geosciences Union Annual Meeting, April 24-29, 2005, Vienna, Austria, CD-ROM.

Hydrologic impacts of soil water repellency following fire in coarse-textured shrub-dominated ecosystems. - (Abstract)

Pierson, F., Moffet, C., Robichaud, P. 2005. Hydrologic impacts of soil water repellency following fire in coarse-textured shrub-dominated ecosystems. (abstract). European Geosciences Union Annual Meeting, April 24-29, 2005, Vienna, Austria. CD-ROM

Modeling soil erosion on steep sagebrush rangeland before and after prescribed fire - (Abstract)

Moffet, C.A., Pierson, F.B., and Spaeth, K.E. 2005. Modeling soil erosion on steep sagebrush rangeland before and after prescribed fire. 58th Annual Meeting Society of Range Management, February 5-11, 2005, Forth Worth, TX. CD-ROM.

SURFACE BIOSOLIDS APPLICATION: EFFECTS ON INFILTRATION, EROSION, AND SOIL ORGANIC CARBON IN CHIHUAHUAN DESERT GRASSLANDS AND SHRUBLANDS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Moffet, C.A., Zartman, R.E., Wester, D.B., and Sosebee, R.E. 2005. Surface biosolids application: Effects on infiltration, erosion, and soil organic carbon in chihuahuan desert grasslands and shrublands. Journal of Environmental Quality. 34:299-311.

Hydrology, erosion, plant, and soil relationships after rangeland wildfire - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Spaeth, K.E., Pierson, F.B., Robichaud, P.R., and Moffet, C.A. 2007. Hydrology, erosion, and soil interrelationships after rangeland wildfire. In: Sosebee, R.E., Wester, D.B., Britton, C.M., McArthur, E.D., Kitchen, S.G, comp. Proceedings: Shrubland dynamics-fire and water, August 10-12, 2004, Lubbock, TX. Proceedings RMRS-P-47, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins. p. 62-68.

The use of SPUR-WEPP in modeling wet meadows in the intermountain region, Idaho, USA - (Abstract)

Spaeth, K.E., Pierson, F.B., Moffet, C.A. 2004. The use of SPUR/WEPP in Modeling Wet Meadows and Contagious Lands in the Intermountain West, USA. (abstract). Proceedings of the 7th INTECOL International Wetlands Conference, Utrecht, the Netherlands, July 25-31, 2004. P 330.

Spatial and temporal dynamics of rill erosion following wildfire on sagebrush rangeland - (Abstract)

Pierson, Jr., F.B., Moffet, C.A., and Spaeth, K.E. 2004 Spatial and temporal dynamics of rill erosion following wildfire on sagebrush rangeland. CD-ROM, In: Abstracts of the 57th Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management, Salt Lake City, UT., Jan 24-30, 2004. Abstract #290

THE WEPP/SPUR RANGELAND HYDROLOGY MODEL: A TOOL FOR DEVELOPING ECOLOGICAL SITE DESCRIPTION - (Abstract)

Spaeth, K.E., Pierson, F.B., and Moffet, C.A., 2004 The WEPP/SPUR rangeland hydrology model: a tool for developing ecological site descriptions. CD-ROM In: Abstracts of the 57th Annual Meeting. Society for Range Management, Salt Lake City, UT. Jan 24-30, Abstract #340.

Impacts of fire on hydrology and erosion in steep mountain big sagebrush communities - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Pierson, Jr., F.B., Robichaud, P.R., Spaeth, K.E., and Moffet, C.A. 2003. Impacts of fire on hydrology and erosion in steep mountain big sagebrush communities. In: Proceedings of the First Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds., Benson, AZ, p. 625-630.

Modeling rill erosion following fire on steep sagebrush rangeland - (Abstract)

Moffet, C.A., Pierson, F.B., Robichaud, P.R., and Spaeth, K.E. 2004. Modeling rill erosion following fire on steep sagebrush rangeland. 57th Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management. CD-ROM abstract #262.