Matthew L BrooksResearch Botanist
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Smith, J.K., K. Zouhar, S. Sutherland, and M.L. Brooks. In press. Summary and Conclusions. In: J. Smith, K. Zouhar, M. Brooks, and S. Sutherland. Effects of Fire on Nonnative Invasive Plants. 6th volume in the General Technical Report series “Wildland Fire in Ecosystems” (“Rainbow” series). US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. [Book Chapter] Brooks, M.L. and R.C. Klinger. In press. Practical considerations for detecting and monitoring plant invasions. In: Inderjit (ed.) Management of Non-native Invasive Plant Species. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany. [Book Chapter] Klinger, R. M. Brooks, R. Wills. In press. Southwest coastal bioregion. In: J. Smith, K. Zouhar, M. Brooks, and S. Sutherland. Effects of Fire on Nonnative Invasive Plants. 6th volume in the General Technical Report series “Wildland Fire in Ecosystems” (“Rainbow” series). US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. [Technical Report] Klinger, R.C. and M.L. Brooks. 2008. Prioritization Of Non-Native Plants In The National Park Service Klamath Network Using Weighted Criteria And Measures Of Uncertainty. A report prepared for the National Park Service, Klamath Network. 34 pages plus appendices. [Technical Report] Wildland Fire in Ecosystems: Fire and Nonnative Invasive Plants (August 2008), Matt Brooks [Publication Brief] Brooks, M. L., Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Wildfires in the Mojave Desert (January 2007) [Publication Brief] van Wagtendonk, J. W.; Keeley, J. E.; Brooks, M. L.; Klinger, R. C., Fire in California’s Ecosystems (February 2007) [Publication Brief] Brooks, M. L., Effects of Livestock Watering Sites on Alien and Native Plants in the Mojave Desert (January 2007) [Publication Brief] Bell, C.E., J.M. DiTomaso, and M.L. Brooks. 2007. Invasive Plants and Wildfires in Southern California. University of California Cooperative Extension Fact Sheet. 4pp. [Popular Publication] Brooks, M. L., Seed Production by the Non-Native Sahara Mustard (February 2007) [Publication Brief] Brooks, M. L., Dominance and Environmental Correlates of Alien Annual Plants in the Mojave Desert (January 2007) [Publication Brief] DiTomaso, J.M., ML Brooks, EB Allen, R Minnich, PM Rice, and GB. Kyser. 2006. Control of invasive weeds with prescribed burning. Weed Technology 20:535-548. [Journal Article] Brooks, M. L., Using Fire for Invasive Plant Control in Wildlands (August 2006) [Publication Brief] Brooks, M. L.; Keeley, J. E., Effects of Invasive Alien Plants on Fire Regimes (July 2004) [Publication Brief] Brooks, M.L., J.B. Grace. J.E. Keeley, D.A. Pyke. 2004. Effects of invasive alien plants on fire regimes. USGS Publication Brief. [Publication Brief] Brooks, M.L. 2004. Research and application highlight: Effectiveness of postfire seeding to reduce cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) growth and reproduction in recently burned sagebrush steppe. Pg. 21 In Joint Fire Science Program, 2003 Business Summary. [Technical Report] Proctor, J.V., T.C. Esque, S.J. Scoles, J.A. Young, and M.L. Brooks. 2004. Seed bank assays: A method for determining annual plant diversity and community structure independent of climate. 16-18 November. Mojave Desert Science Symposium. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract] Bedford, D., J. Belnap, M.L. Brooks, L.A. DeFalco, T.C. Esque, L. Gass, M.F. Gishey, A. Mathie, D.M. Miller, E. Pfeifer, K.A. Thomas, K.M, Schmidt, J.M. Vogel, C.S. Wallace, and R.H. Webb. 2004. A summary of the USGS recoverability and vulnerability of desert ecosystems program. Presented at the Mojave Desert Science Symposium. 16-18 November. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract] Brooks, M.L. 2003. Research highlight: fire and invasive annual grasses in western ecosystems. Pg. 14 In the Joint Fire Science Program, 2002 Business Summary. [Technical Report] Brooks, M.L., T.C. Esque, J.R. Matchett, and J. D’Elia. 2003. Recent fire history in the Mojave Desert, 1980-2001. Presented at the Aridlands Restoration Workshop. 3 March 2003. Palm Springs, California. [Poster] Haines, D.F., T.C. Esque, S.J. Scoles, M. L. Brooks, R.H. Webb. 2003. Do fire and exotics in the Mojave Desert: cause irreversible change? A state-transition model for blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) habitat. Presented at the Aridlands Restoration Workshop. 3 March 2003. Palm Springs, California. [Poster] Brooks, M.L. and T.C. Esque. 2003. Alien plants and fire in desert tortoise habitat. USGS Publication Brief. [Publication Brief] Brooks, M.L., J.R. Matchett, T.C. Esque, and C. Wallace. 2003. Fire hazard mapping at the Mojave National Preserve. Presented at the Aridlands Restoration Workshop. 3 March 2003. Palm Springs, California. [Poster] Haines, D. F., T. C. Esque, L. A. DeFalco, S. J. Scoles, M. L. Brooks and R. H. Webb. 2003. Blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) habitat, fire and exotics in the Mojave Desert. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster] Brooks, M., T.C. Esque, J.R. Matchett. 2003. Current status and management of alien plants and fire in desert tortoise habitat. Presented at the 28th Annual Symposium of the Desert Tortoise Council. Las Vegas, Nevada. [Presentation] D.F. Haines*, T.C. Esque, M.L. Brooks, and R.H. Webb. 2003. Fire and exotics in the Mojave Desert: An irreversible change? Presented at the Aridlands Restoration Conference. 3 March 2003. Palm Springs, CA. [Presentation] Brooks, M.L., T.C. Esque, J.R. Matchett. 2003. Management of alien plants and fire in the Mojave and Colorado deserts. Presented at the Aridlands Restoration Conference. 4 March 2003. Palm Springs, CA. [Presentation] Brooks, M., K. Berry, J. Proctor, and L. Shapiro. 2003. Effects of fenced habitat protection on annual and perennial plants in the Western Mojave Desert. Poster at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada. [Abstract] Brooks, M.L. and J.R. Matchett. 2003. Evaluation of Mojave ground squirrel trapping data. USGS Publication Brief. [Publication Brief] Brooks, M.L. 2003. Multidisciplinary research needs for invasive plants in southwestern North America. In M. Kelly (ed.). Proceedings of the California Exotic Pest Plant Council Symposium. Vol. 6:52. [Proceedings] Brooks, M.L. 2003. Introduction and overview of invasive species in the southwest. In M. Kelly (ed.). Proceedings of the California Exotic Pest Plant Council Symposium. Vol. 6:49. [Proceedings] Brooks, M.L. and J.R. Matchett. 2003. Plant diversity and fire effects in blackbrush shrublands. USGS Publication Brief. [Publication Brief] Brooks, M.L. 2003. Effects of increased soil nitrogen on the dominance of alien annual plants in the Mojave Desert. Journal of Applied Ecology 40:344-353. [Journal Article] Matchett, J. R., M. L. Brooks, and K. H. Berry. 2003. Plant community structure associated with livestock watering sites in the Central Mojave Desert. Presentation at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada. [Presentation with Abstract] Thomas W McGinnis, Jon E Keeley, Matthew L Brooks, Robert L Sanford Jr.and Jayne Belnap. Effects of fire temperatures on cheatgrass in a Sierra Nevada yellow pine forest. Invasive Plants in Natural and Managed Systems: Linking Science and Management, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, November 3-7, 2003. [Presentation] McGinnis, T.W., J.E. Keeley, M. Brooks, R. Sanford and J. Belnap. 2003. Fire-related Temperatures in a Cheatgrass Infested Sierra Nevada Yellow Pine Forest: Effects on Cheatgrass Seeds and Native Plants. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. Aug. 3-8, 2003. [Presentation] McGinnis, T.W., J.E. Keeley, M. Brooks, R. Sanford and J. Belnap. 2003. Above and Below Ground Fire-related Temperatures in a Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) Infested Sierra Nevada Yellow Pine Forest: Effects on Cheatgrass Seeds and Native Plants. North American Forest Ecology Workshop, Corvallis, Oregon, June 16-20, 2003. [Poster] Fain, M.M*, T.C. Esque, and M.L. Brooks. 2003. When seeds play hide and seek: A method for determining plant community structure independent of climate. Presented at the Aridlands Restoration Workshop. 3 March. Palm Springs, California. [Poster] McGinnis, T.W., J.E. Keeley, M. Brooks, R. Sanford and J. Belnap. 2002. The Response of Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) and Native Flora to Ecological Manipulations in the Yellow Pine-Mixed Conifer Forest. Sierra Nevada Science Symposium, Kings Beach, California, Oct. 8-10, 2002. [Poster] Haines, D. F., T. C. Esque, M. L. Brooks, C. R. Schwalbe and R. H. Webb. 2002. Fire and exotics in the Mojave Desert: an irreversible change? Paper presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Tucson, Arizona. [Abstract] Brooks, M.L. 2002. Peak fire temperatures and effects on annual plants in the Mojave Desert. Ecological Applications 12:1088-1102. [Journal Article] Matchett, J.R., and M.L. Brooks. Dec. 2002. Postfire successional patterns of blackbrush in the Mojave Desert. Association for Fire Ecology Meeting. San Diego, CA. [Abstract] Matchett, J.R. and M.L. Brooks. 2002. Plant community structure associated with livestock watering sites in the central Mojave Desert. Presented at the Ecological Society of American Annual Meeting (Aug. 2002, Tucson, AZ) [Presentation] Brooks, M.L.. 2002. Potential effects of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on annual plants in the Mojave Desert. USGS Publication Brief. [Publication Brief] Brooks, M.L., and T.C. Esque. 2002. Alien annual plants and wildfire in desert tortoise habitat: status, ecological effects, and management. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 4:330-340. [Journal Article] Brooks, M.L. 2002. Fire temperature patterns and effects on annual plants in the Mojave Desert. U.S. Geological Survey, Publication Brief for Resource Managers. [Publication Brief] Brooks, M.L. and D. Pyke. 2002. Invasive plants and fire in the deserts of North America. U.S. Geological Survey, Publication Brief for Resource Managers. [Publication Brief] M.L. Brooks*, T.C. Esque, and J. D'Elia. 2002. Fire Behavior in the Mojave Desert: Potential Effects of the El Niño/La Niña Cycle. Presented at the joint symposium of the Association of Fire Ecologists and The Wildlife Society -- Western Section. 5 December 2002. San Diego, California. [Presentation] Brooks, M.L. and J.R. Matchett. 2001. Fire promotes exotic annual vegetation and reduces plant species richness in Mojave Desert blackbrush communities. 6th Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau. Flagstaff, AZ. [Abstract] Brooks, M.L. 2001 The burning desert. Western Ecological Research Center, Annual Meeting. [Abstract] Brooks, M.L. 2001. Peak fire temperatures and short-term ecological effects in the Mojave Desert. Symposium of the Ecological Society of America. [Abstract] Brooks, M.L. and T.C. Esque. 2001. Non-native grass invasions and fire in the Mojave Desert. USGS Fact Sheet. [Fact Sheet] Brooks, M.L. 2001. Native and non-native invasive plants of the North American deserts. 6th Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau. Flagstaff, AZ. [Abstract] Matchett, J.R., and M.L. Brooks. Nov. 2001. Fire promotes exotic annual vegetation and reduces plant species richness in Mojave Desert blackbrush communities. 6th Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau. Flagstaff, AZ. [Abstract] Brooks, M. L., and T. C. Esque. 2000. Fire and exotic grasses changing Mojave's face. People, Land & Water (July/August): p. 25. U.S. Department of the Interior. [Popular Publication] Brooks, M.L. 2000. Management of alien annual plants and fire in the Mojave and Colorado deserts. Western Ecological Research Center, Center Review presentation. [Abstract] Brooks, M.L. 2000. Competition between alien annual grasses and native annual plants in the Mojave Desert. American Midland Naturalist 144:92-108. [Journal Article] Brooks, M. L. 2000. A natural history of the Sonoran Desert. Edited by S.J. Phillips and P.W. Comus. Book review. Madroño 4:68. [Journal Article] Brooks, M.L. 2000. Management of alien annual plants and fire in the Mojave and Colorado deserts. Western Section of the Wildlife Society, Riverside, CA. [Abstract] Brooks, M.L. 2000. An interagency approach to fire research in the Mojave Desert. West by Northwest 2000: A National Park Service, Pacific West Region, Resource Management and Interpretation Workshop. San Diego, CA. [Abstract] Brooks, M.L. 2000. Ecological effects and control of invasive annual plants in the Mojave Desert. Society for Ecological Restoration, California, Annual Symposium, Santa Barbara, CA. [Abstract] Esque, T.C., L. A. DeFalco, P. A. Medica, M. L. Brooks and R. H. Webb. 2000. Predicted changes in Mojave fire frequency related to invasive annual grasses. Effects of a Hotter and Drier Climate, a USGS Workshop. Tuscon, AZ. [Abstract] Brooks, M.L. and C. D’Antonio. 2000. The role of fire in promoting plant invasions. California Exotic Pest Plant Council Symposium. Concord, CA. [Abstract] Brooks, M.L. 2000. Effects of a changing fire regime in the Mojave Desert. California Association of Fire Ecology Symposium, San Diego, CA. [Abstract] Brooks, M. L. and T. C. Esque. 2000. Annual grass invasions and fire in the Mojave and Sonoran deserts. U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, National Program Review of the Invasive Species Program, Annapolis, MD. [Abstract] Brooks, M.L. and D. Pyke. 2000. Invasive plants and fire in the deserts of North America. Invasive Species Workshop: The Role of Fire in the Control and Spread of Invasive Species. Special Session of the Fire Conference 2000: The First National Congress on Fire, Ecology, Prevention and Management. San Diego, CA. [Abstract] Brooks, M.L. 1999. Habitat invasibility and dominance by alien annual plants in the western Mojave Desert. Biological Invasions 1:325-337. [Journal Article] Brooks, M.L. 1999. Alien annual grasses and fire in the Mojave Desert. Madroño 46(1):13-19 [Journal Article] Brooks, M. L., T. C. Esque, and C. R. Schwalbe. 1999. Effects of exotic grasses via wildfire on desert tortoises and their habitat. Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. St. George, Utah. [Abstract] Brooks, M., T. Esque, S. Benjamin, and D. DelSordo. 1999. Digital database of fire perimeters in the Mojave Desert. United States Department of the Interior. [Database Spatial] Brooks, M.L. 1999. Effects of Protective Fencing on Birds, Lizards, and Black-Tailed Hares in the Western Mojave Desert. Environmental Management 23:387-400. [Journal Article] DeFalco, L. and M.L. Brooks. 1999. Ecology and Management of Alien Plants. Mojave Desert Science Symposium. Las Vegas, NV [Abstract] Brooks, M.L. and L. DeFalco. 1999. Exotic Plant Species in Desert Tortoise Habitat. Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. St. George, UT. [Abstract] Brooks, M.L. 1999. Factors affecting alien annual plant abundance at a site in the western Mojave Desert: effects of human disturbance, microhabitat, topography, and rainfall. Mojave Desert Science Symposium. Las Vegas, NV [Abstract] Brooks, M.L. 1998. Ecology of a biological invasion: alien annual plants in the Mojave Desert. PhD Dissertation, University of California, Riverside. 186 pp. (Berry, K. H., Committee Member). [Thesis/Dissertation] Brooks M.L. 1998 Status of Alien Annual Plants and their Environmental Correlates in Desert Tortoise Habitat. Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. Las Vegas, NV. [Abstract] Brooks, M.L. 1998. Factors affecting alien annual plant abundance at a site in the western Mojave Desert: effects of human disturbance, microhabitat, topography, and rainfall. California Exotic Pest Plant Council Meeting. Ontario, CA. [Abstract] Kemp, P. and M.L. Brooks. 1998. Exotic Species of California Deserts. Fremontia 26:30-34. [Journal Article] Brooks, M.L. 1998. Effects of fire on the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). Proceedings of the International Conference on Turtles and Tortoises. Dominguez Hills, CA [Abstract] Brooks, M.L. 1997. Effects of Fenced Protection from Human Disturbance on Plant and Animal Communities at a Site in the Western Mojave Desert. Society for Conservation Biology meeting, Victoria, British Columbia. [Abstract] Brooks, M.L. 1997. Factors affecting alien annual plant abundance at a site in the western Mojave Desert: effects of human disturbance, microhabitat, topography, and rainfall. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 78: 227. [Proceedings] Brooks, M.L. 1996. Testing hypotheses about wildland fires in the western Mojave Desert: results of experimental burns in August 1995. Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Las Vegas, NV. [Abstract] Brooks, M.L. 1995. Benefits of protective fencing to plant and rodent communities of the western Mojave Desert, California. Environmental Management 19:65-74. [Journal Article] Brooks, M.L. 1995. Alien annual grass taxa. Desert Lands Restoration Workshop, Barstow, CA. [Abstract] Brooks, M.L and K.H. Berry. 1995. Alien annual grasses and fire in the western Mojave Desert: a plan to evaluate their effects on desert plant communities. Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Las Vegas, NV. [Abstract] Brooks, M.L. 1993. Ecological impact of human disturbance at the Desert Tortoise Natural Area, Kern County, California. Proceedings of the Mojave Desert Quaternary Studies Desert Research Symposium. [Proceedings] Brooks, M.L. 1993. A comparison of the plant and rodent communities inside to those outside the Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area, Kern County, California. Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Palm Springs, CA. [Abstract] Brooks, M.L. 1992. Ecological impact of human disturbance on the Desert Tortoise Natural Area, Kern County, California, 1987-1992. M.A. Thesis. California State University, Fresno. 51 pp. [Thesis/Dissertation] |
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