Remote Sensing and Dryland Management
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Drylands (areas characterized by low precipitation, high evapotranspiration, and low soil moisture) occupy around 40-45% of the earth’s surface. Many drylands contain high biodiversity and provide essential ecosystem services (e.g., livestock forage, agricultural production, pollination) for nearly 1/3 of the world’s population who live in drylands. Given limited precipitation and other resources, drylands can have abrupt responses to intensive land use and climate variability, and small environmental changes often have disproportionally large ecological effects in these systems. Our research applies remote sensing and spatial analysis to characterize and monitor dryland vegetation and soils, to help understand how land use and climate affects ecosystem processes, and to provide information on how ecological processes can be managed to accelerate recovery of disturbed and degraded lands.
This page describes some of the remote sensing methods and results of four ongoing USGS studies: 1) using Landsat time series data to measure reclamation success, 2) mapping and monitoring invasive grasses, 3) characterizing biological soil crusts and soil heterogeneity, and 4) mapping and modeling surface disturbances. Detailed webpages for research listed above found under the Related Science tab or click the underlined links.
Figure 1. The Sonoran Desert of the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona.
(Credit: Miguel Villarreal, USGS. Public domain.)
Fingure 2. University of Arizona student intern collecting field information in the Sonoran Desert.
(Credit: Miguel Villarreal, USGS. Image used with permission)
Figure 3. A distressed desert in the Sonoran Desert of the Barry M. Goldwater Range in Arizona.
(Credit: Miguel Villarreal, USGS. Public domain.)
Related Science:
1.1 Remote sensing of energy development
1.2 Remote sensing of invasive annual grasses
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Date published: June 2, 2020Status: ActiveSoil Compaction and Erosion
Extensive off-highway vehicle (OHV) use on desert lands can directly and indirectly lead to human health problems and impact soil, vegetation, and wildlife habitat. Soil pulverization and loosening caused by OHVs contribute to dust hazards, and to respiratory illnesses and diseases (e.g., valley fever) in adjacent, downwind communities. Repeated soil compaction by OHVs can also degrade...
Contacts: Miguel Villarreal, PhD, Laura M NormanAttribution: Western Geographic Science Center -
Date published: June 2, 2020Status: ActiveRemote Sensing of Biological Soil Crusts
Biological soil crusts (biocrusts, photoautotrophic soil surface communities comprised of cyanobacteria, algae, bryophytes, lichens, and fungi, occur in drylands globally where they contribute to ecosystem functioning by increasing soil stability, reducing dust emissions, and modifying soil resource availability (e.g., water, nutrients) (Fig 1.3.1). Despite increasing recognition and interest...
Contacts: Miguel Villarreal, PhD, Caroline Ann Havrilla, PhDAttribution: Western Geographic Science Center -
Date published: June 2, 2020Status: ActiveRemote Sensing of Invasive Annual Grasses
One of the major ecological consequences of increasing global connectivity is the introduction, establishment, and spread of non-native species into new ecosystems. The rate and extent of biological invasions continues to increase globally, often at considerable environmental and economic costs. Once established, non-native species can transform ecosystems, complicating land management...
Contacts: Miguel Villarreal, PhDAttribution: Western Geographic Science Center -
Date published: June 2, 2020Status: ActiveRemote Sensing of Energy Development
Oil and gas development across the western United States has increased substantially in recent decades, including within the Colorado Plateau. The Colorado Plateau is a high desert region of grasslands, shrublands, and woodlands and is home to a large number of world-renowned national and tribal parks and monuments (e.g., Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce, Arches, Canyonlands, Monument Valley, and...
Contacts: Miguel Villarreal, PhD, Mike Duniway, Ph.D.Attribution: Western Geographic Science Center
Year Published: 2019
Landsat time series assessment of invasive annual grasses following energy development
Invasive annual grasses are of concern in many areas of the Western United States because they tolerate resource variability and have high reproductive capacity, with propagules that are readily dispersed in disturbed areas like those created and maintained for energy development. Early-season invasive grasses “green up” earlier than the most...
Villarreal, Miguel L.; Soulard, Christopher E.; Eric WallerAttribution: Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC), Ecosystems, United States of America, Wildland Fire Science, Western Fisheries Research Center, Ecosystems, Fisheries Program, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Natural Hazards, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Water Resources, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Ecosystems, United States of America, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, Volcano Hazards 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Villarreal, M.L., Soulard, C.E. and E.K. Waller. 2019. Landsat time series assessment of invasive annual grasses following energy development. Remote Sensing 11(21), 2553. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11212553
Year Published: 2018
Landsat time series analysis of fractional plant cover changes on abandoned energy development sites
Oil and natural gas development in the western United States has increased substantially in recent decades as technological advances like horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing have made extraction more commercially viable. Oil and gas pads are often developed for production, and then capped, reclaimed, and left to recover when no longer...
Waller, Eric K.; Villarreal, Miguel L.; Poitras, Travis B.; Nauman, Travis W.; Duniway, Michael C.Attribution: Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Southwest Biological Science Center, Ecosystems, , Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, Fort Collins Science Center, Ecosystems, Environmental Health, Great Lakes Science Center, Environmental Health, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program, United States of America, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Land Change Science Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, United States of America, Wildland Fire Science, California Water Science Center, Water Resources, Great Lakes Science Center, Ecosystems, Fort Collins Science Center, Ecosystems, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Land Change Science Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, United States of America, Mapping, Remote Sensing, and Geospatial Data, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Natural Hazards, 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Waller, E.K., Villarreal, M.L., Poitras, T.B., Nauman, T.W., Duniway, M.C. 2018. Landsat time series analysis of fractional plant cover changes on abandoned energy development sites. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 73, 407-419, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2018.07.008
Year Published: 2018
Identifying optimal remotely-sensed variables for ecosystem monitoring in Colorado Plateau drylands
Water-limited ecosystems often recover slowly following anthropogenic or natural disturbance. Multitemporal remote sensing can be used to monitor ecosystem recovery after disturbance; however, dryland vegetation cover can be challenging to accurately measure due to sparse cover and spectral confusion between soils and non-photosynthetic vegetation...
Poitras, Travis B.; Villarreal, Miguel L.; Waller, Eric K.; Nauman, Travis W.; Miller, Mark E.; Duniway, Michael C.Attribution: Alaska Science Center, Ecosystems, Region 11: Alaska, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Western Geographic Science Center, National Land Imaging Program, United States of America, Wildland Fire Science, , Alaska Science Center, Ecosystems, Region 11: Alaska, Environmental Health, Alaska Science Center, Environmental Health, Contaminant Biology Program, Region 11: Alaska, United States of America, Western Geographic Science Center, United States of America, Wildland Fire Science, , Volcano Hazards Program Office, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center, Water Resources, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program, , United States of America, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Land Change Science Program, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, United States of America, Leetown Science Center, Ecosystems, Energy & Wildlife, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, United States of America, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), Water Resources, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC), Ecosystems, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK), Ecosystems, , Fort Collins Science Center, Ecosystems, Land Change Science Program, United States of America, Minerals, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Mineral Resources Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, United States of America, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, , Volcano Hazards Program Office, , Central Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Fort Collins Science Center, Ecosystems, Cooperative Research Units, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, Biology and Ecosystems, National Wildlife Health Center, Ecosystems, Fish & Wildlife Disease, Washington, United States of America, Biology and Ecosystems, National Wildlife Health Center, Ecosystems, Fish & Wildlife Disease, United States of America, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Southwest Biological Science Center, Ecosystems, Energy & Wildlife, , United States of America, Western Geographic Science Center, Energy & Wildlife, United States of America
Year Published: 2017
Climate legacy and lag effects on dryland plant communities in the southwestern U.S.
Climate change effects on vegetation will likely be strong in the southwestern U.S., which is projected to experience large increases in temperature and changes in precipitation. Plant communities in the southwestern U.S. may be particularly vulnerable to climate change as the productivity of many plant species is strongly water-limited. This...
Bunting, Erin; Munson, Seth M.; Villarreal, Miguel L.Attribution: Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC), Ecosystems, Biology and Ecosystems, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, China, , Volcano Hazards Program Office, Advanced Research Computing (ARC), Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Fort Collins Science Center, Ecosystems, Water, Water Resources, United States of America, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), United States of America, Gulf of Mexico, Minerals, , Energy and Minerals, Science and Decisions Center, United States of America, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC), Ecosystems, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), United States of America, Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Recovery Activities, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Nebraska Water Science Center, Water Resources, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC), Ecosystems, Cooperative Research Units, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Land Change Science Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, United States of America, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, Ecosystems, Northwest - Pacific Islands, Cooperative Research Units, Cooperative Research Units, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, National Wildlife Health Center, Ecosystems, National Wildlife Health Center, Ecosystems, National Wildlife Health Center, Ecosystems, National Wildlife Health Center, Ecosystems, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, National Wildlife Health Center, Ecosystems, National Wildlife Health Center, Ecosystems, National Wildlife Health Center, Ecosystems, National Wildlife Health Center, Ecosystems, Western Geographic Science Center, Oregon Water Science Center, Water Resources, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, , Oregon Water Science Center, Water Resources, Central Energy Resources Science Center, Energy Resources Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Fort Collins Science Center, Ecosystems, Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS), United States of America, National Wildlife Health Center, Ecosystems, Nevada Water Science Center, Water Resources, , Leetown Science Center, Ecosystems, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Pacific Islands Water Science Center, Water Resources, Northwest - Pacific Islands, Hawaii, United States of America, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources, United States of America, Laboratory for Infectious Disease and the Environment, Southwest Biological Science Center, Ecosystems, Energy & Wildlife, , United States of America, Southwest Biological Science Center, Ecosystems, , Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, , Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC), Ecosystems, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Natural Hazards, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, United States of America, Central Energy Resources Science Center, Energy Resources Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Southwest Biological Science Center, Ecosystems, , Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Ecosystems, United States of America, Great Lakes Science Center, Ecosystems, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, , Volcano Hazards Program Office, United States of America, Tribal Relations, Water, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Ohio, United States of America, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Ecosystems, Energy & Wildlife, United States of America, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Great Lakes Science Center, Ecosystems, Great Lakes Science Center, Ecosystems, Southwest Biological Science Center, Ecosystems, , Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC), Ecosystems, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC), Ecosystems, Water Resources, , Natural Hazards, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, United States of America, Astrogeology Science Center, Natural Hazards, , , Western Geographic Science Center, Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources, Cooperative Research Units, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK), Ecosystems, Land Change Science Program, United States of America, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, Alaska Science Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Region 11: Alaska, New York Water Science Center, Water Resources, United States of America, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Ecosystems, Water Resources, , Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Land Resources, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC), Ecosystems, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Land Resources, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Community for Data Integration (CDI), Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS), United States of America, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC), Water Resources, Water Resources, , Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK), Ecosystems, , Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, United States of America, National Geospatial Technical Operations Center, Minerals, National Minerals Information Center, Mineral Resources Program, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, United States of America, Cooperative Research Units, Utah Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Eastern Geographic Science Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Southwest Biological Science Center, Ecosystems, , Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, California Water Science Center, Water Resources, United States of America, San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Ecosystems, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK), Ecosystems, , Alaska Science Center, Ecosystems, Region 11: Alaska, Alaska Science Center, Ecosystems, Region 11: Alaska, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Leetown Science Center, Ecosystems, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Water Resources, Alaska Science Center, Ecosystems, Region 11: Alaska, Cooperative Research Units, Southwest Biological Science Center, Ecosystems, , Alaska Science Center, Ecosystems, Region 11: Alaska, Advanced Research Computing (ARC), Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Cooperative Research Units, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, National Wildlife Health Center, Ecosystems, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Astrogeology Science Center, Natural Hazards, , , Leetown Science Center, Ecosystems, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK), Ecosystems, , Oregon Water Science Center, Water Resources, Water, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, Indiana, United States of America, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, Energy & Wildlife, United States of America, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Earthquake Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Southwest Biological Science Center, Ecosystems, , New England Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Wildlife Program, Kansas Water Science Center, Water Resources, , Arizona Water Science Center, Water Resources, , Great Lakes Science Center, Ecosystems, Water, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), Water Resources, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Fort Collins Science Center, Ecosystems, Land Change Science Program, United States of America, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK), Ecosystems, , Western Geographic Science Center, Earthquake Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Leetown Science Center, Ecosystems, Energy & Wildlife, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, United States of America, Leetown Science Center, Ecosystems, Energy & Wildlife, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, United States of America, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, Ecosystems, Northwest - Pacific Islands, Land Resources, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Mineral Resources Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, United States of America, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Energy & Wildlife, United States of America, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, United States of America, San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary, Washington Water Science Center, Water Resources, National Wildlife Health Center, Ecosystems, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC), Ecosystems, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), Water Resources, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC), Ecosystems, Fort Collins Science Center, Ecosystems, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Energy & Wildlife, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), United States of America, Fort Collins Science Center, Ecosystems, Sage-grouse & Sagebrush Ecosystem, United States of America, Advanced Research Computing (ARC), Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, United States of America, Earthquake Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources, Minerals, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Mineral Resources Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, United States of America, Biology and Ecosystems, Western Fisheries Research Center, Ecosystems, Fisheries Program, United States of America, Alaska Science Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Region 11: Alaska, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Land Change Science Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Water, Colorado Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, United States of America, Astrogeology Science Center, Natural Hazards, New England Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Biology and Ecosystems, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, United States of America, Gulf of Mexico, Fort Collins Science Center, Ecosystems, Fort Collins Science Center, Ecosystems, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, Ecosystems, Northwest - Pacific Islands, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, United States of America, Land Change Monitoring, Assessment and Projection, Southwest Biological Science Center, Ecosystems, , Alaska Science Center, Ecosystems, Region 11: Alaska, Eastern Energy Resources Science Center, Energy Resources Program, , United States of America, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Astrogeology Science Center, Natural Hazards, , , Cooperative Research Units, Cooperative Research Units, Mapping, Remote Sensing, and Geospatial Data, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, United States of America, Cooperative Research Units, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Cooperative Research Units, Cooperative Research Units, Cooperative Research Units, Alaska Science Center, Ecosystems, Region 11: Alaska, Alaska Science Center, Ecosystems, Energy & Wildlife, Region 11: Alaska, United States of America, Cooperative Research Units, Earthquake Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Earthquake Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Cooperative Research Units, Cooperative Research Units, Earthquake Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, New England Water Science Center, Water Resources, Land Change Science Program, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, United States of America, Cooperative Research Units, New England Water Science Center, Water Resources, Land Change Science Program, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, United States of America, Cooperative Research Units, National Wildlife Health Center, Ecosystems, Cooperative Research Units, Cooperative Research Units, , Volcano Hazards Program Office, Earthquake Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Earthquake Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Earthquake Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Geology, , Energy and Minerals, Science and Decisions Center, United States of America, Water Resources, , Cooperative Research Units, Earthquake Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Natural Hazards, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Natural Hazards, Geomagnetism Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, United States of America, Natural Hazards, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Nevada, United States of America, Texas Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 6: Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas-Gulf, Leetown Science Center, Ecosystems, Energy & Wildlife, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, United States of America, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Ecosystems, Western Geographic Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Ecosystems, Minerals, Eastern Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, United States of America, Southwest Biological Science Center, Ecosystems, Land Change Science Program, United States of America, National Wildlife Health Center, Ecosystems, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, Great Lakes Science Center, Ecosystems, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK), Ecosystems, , Earthquake Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Southwest Biological Science Center, Ecosystems, Land Change Science Program, United States of America
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Bunting, E.L., Munson, S.M., Villarreal, M.L., 2017, Climate legacy and lag effects on dryland plant communities in the southwestern U.S.: Ecological Indicators, vol. 74, p. 216-229,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.10.024.
Year Published: 2017
Disturbance automated reference toolset (DART): Assessing patterns in ecological recovery from energy development on the Colorado Plateau
A new disturbance automated reference toolset (DART) was developed to monitor human land surface impacts using soil-type and ecological context. DART identifies reference areas with similar soils, topography, and geology; and compares the disturbance condition to the reference area condition using a quantile-based approach based on a satellite...
Nauman, Travis W.; Duniway, Michael C.; Villarreal, Miguel L.; Poitras, Travis B.Attribution: Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Land Change Science Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, United States of America, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC), Ecosystems, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Pacific Islands Water Science Center, Water Resources, Northwest - Pacific Islands, Marshall Islands, Water Resources, , Cooperative Research Units, Astrogeology Science Center, Natural Hazards, , , Natural Hazards, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Natural Hazards, Landslide Hazards Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Washington, United States of America, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, Natural Hazards, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Natural Hazards, Geomagnetism Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, United States of America, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Ecosystems, Cooperative Research Units, Alaska Science Center, Region 11: Alaska, Southwest Biological Science Center, Ecosystems, Energy & Wildlife, , United States of America, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Land Change Science Program, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, United States of America, Natural Hazards, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Natural Hazards, Landslide Hazards Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, California, United States of America, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC), Ecosystems, Energy & Wildlife, United States of America, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC), Ecosystems, Sage-grouse & Sagebrush Ecosystem, United States of America, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Land Resources, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), Water Resources, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Natural Hazards, Earthquake Science Center, Natural Hazards, Science Application for Risk Reduction, United States of America, Reducing Risk, National Wildlife Health Center, Ecosystems, Cooperative Research Units, California Water Science Center, Water Resources, Chesapeake Bay Activities, Water Resources, , United States of America, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Environmental Health, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program, Biology and Ecosystems, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Great Lakes Science Center, Ecosystems, , St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Astrogeology Science Center, Natural Hazards, , , Cooperative Research Units, Cooperative Research Units, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, , Volcano Hazards Program Office, Cooperative Research Units, , , Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Southwest Biological Science Center, Ecosystems, , Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, Water Resources, , Fort Collins Science Center, Ecosystems, Oceans, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Natural Hazards, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, California, United States of America, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC), Ecosystems, Sage-grouse & Sagebrush Ecosystem, United States of America, Fort Collins Science Center, Ecosystems, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK), Ecosystems, Land Change Science Program, United States of America, Alaska Science Center, Region 11: Alaska, Alaska Science Center, Ecosystems, Region 11: Alaska, Earthquake Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Earthquake Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Southwest Biological Science Center, Ecosystems, , Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources, Water, New Mexico Water Science Center, Water Resources, Landslide Hazards Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, New Mexico, United States of America, Cooperative Research Units, Southwest Biological Science Center, Ecosystems, Energy & Wildlife, , United States of America
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Nauman T.W., Duniway M.C., Villarreal M.L., Poitras T.B.
Disturbance automated reference toolset (DART): Assessing patterns in ecological recovery from energy development on the Colorado Plateau
Sci Total Environ. 2017 Apr 15;584-585:476-488.
Year Published: 2016
Multi-index time series monitoring of drought and fire effects on desert grasslands
The Western United States is expected to undergo both extended periods of drought and longer wildfire seasons under forecasted global climate change and it is important to understand how these disturbances will interact and affect recovery and composition of plant communities in the future. In this research paper we describe the temporal response...
Villarreal, Miguel L.; Norman, Laura M.; Buckley, Steven; Wallace, Cynthia S.A.; Coe, Michelle A.Attribution: California Water Science Center, Water Resources, Northwest - Pacific Islands, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, , Volcano Hazards Program Office, , Volcano Hazards Program Office, New York Water Science Center, Water Resources, , Energy and Minerals, Science and Decisions Center, New Jersey Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Natural Hazards, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, United States of America, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Florida, Biology and Ecosystems, Western Fisheries Research Center, Ecosystems, Fisheries Program, Washington, United States of America, Biology and Ecosystems, Western Fisheries Research Center, Ecosystems, Fisheries Program, Washington, United States of America, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources, Water, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Earthquake Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Western Fisheries Research Center, Ecosystems, Fisheries Program, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, United States of America, Gulf of Mexico, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Alaska Science Center, Ecosystems, Region 11: Alaska, Core Science Systems, United States of America, Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS), California Water Science Center, Water Resources, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK), Ecosystems, Energy & Wildlife, , United States of America, Volcano Hazards Program Office, United States of America, John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis, Water Resources, Contaminant Biology Program, United States of America, John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis, Cooperative Research Units, Biology and Ecosystems, Western Fisheries Research Center, Ecosystems, Fisheries Program, United States of America, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources, Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS), Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, National Water Quality Program, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center, Water Resources, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC), Ecosystems, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Indiana, United States of America, Cooperative Research Units, Cooperative Research Units, Great Lakes Science Center, Ecosystems, California Water Science Center, Water Resources, Natural Hazards, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Oklahoma, United States of America, John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis, Environmental Health, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program, John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis, Great Lakes Science Center, Ecosystems, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Utah Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Wildlife Program, Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center, Water Resources, , Southwest Biological Science Center, Ecosystems, Sage-grouse & Sagebrush Ecosystem, , United States of America, Western Geographic Science Center, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Natural Hazards, National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, United States of America, Coastal Changes and Impacts, Coastal National Elevation Database (CoNED) Applications Project, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, Texas Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 6: Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas-Gulf, New England Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, New England Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Alaska Science Center, Ecosystems, Region 11: Alaska, New York Water Science Center, Water Resources, Minerals, Eastern Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center, Energy and Minerals, Science and Decisions Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, United States of America, Minerals, , Energy and Minerals, Science and Decisions Center, United States of America, Minerals, , Energy and Minerals, Science and Decisions Center, United States of America, Minerals, Eastern Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center, Energy and Minerals, Science and Decisions Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, United States of America, Minerals, , Energy and Minerals, Science and Decisions Center, Wyoming, United States of America, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Ecosystems, , Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Western Geographic Science Center
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Villarreal, M.L., Norman, L.M., Buckley, S. Wallace, C.S. and Coe, M. 2016 Multi-index time series monitoring of drought and fire effects on desert grasslands. Remote Sensing of Environment 183, 186-197. 10.1016/j.rse.2016.05.026
Year Published: 2016
Comparison of remote sensing indices for monitoring of desert cienegas
This research considers the applicability of different vegetation indices at 30 m resolution for mapping and monitoring desert wetland (cienega) health and spatial extent through time at Cienega Creek in southeastern Arizona, USA. Multiple stressors including the risk of decadal-scale drought, the effects of current and predicted global...
Wilson, Natalie R.; Norman, Laura M.; Villarreal, Miguel L.; Gass, Leila; Tiller, Ron; Salywon, AndrewAttribution: Water Resources, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, United States of America, Landsat Missions, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, United States of America, Landsat Missions, Central Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC), Water Resources, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Minerals, National Minerals Information Center, Mineral Resources Program, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, United States of America, Water Resources, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, United States of America, Energy & Wildlife, United States of America, Cooperative Research Units, John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis, Environmental Health, Cooperative Research Units, United States of America, John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis, Cooperative Research Units, Cooperative Research Units, Cooperative Research Units, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Land Change Science Program, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, United States of America, Earthquake Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Water Resources, , Central Energy Resources Science Center, Energy Resources Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Central Energy Resources Science Center, Energy Resources Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Central Energy Resources Science Center, Energy Resources Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Astrogeology Science Center, Natural Hazards, , , Biology and Ecosystems, Western Fisheries Research Center, Ecosystems, Fisheries Program, United States of America, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, , Astrogeology Science Center, Natural Hazards, , , Minerals, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Energy and Minerals, Mineral Resources Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Alaska, United States of America, Spectroscopy Lab, Biology and Ecosystems, Western Fisheries Research Center, Ecosystems, Fisheries Program, United States of America, California Water Science Center, Water Resources, San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK), Ecosystems, , National Wildlife Health Center, Ecosystems, Alaska Science Center, Ecosystems, Region 11: Alaska, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Alaska Science Center, Ecosystems, Energy & Wildlife, Region 11: Alaska, United States of America, Biology and Ecosystems, Western Fisheries Research Center, Land Resources, Fisheries Program, United States of America, Colorado Water Science Center, Environmental Health, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, , Energy and Minerals, Science and Decisions Center, Astrogeology Science Center, Natural Hazards, , , Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK), Ecosystems, Energy & Wildlife, , United States of America, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Environmental Health, Contaminant Biology Program, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, United States of America, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Great Lakes Science Center, Ecosystems, Fort Collins Science Center, Ecosystems, National Wildlife Health Center, Environmental Health, Contaminant Biology Program, United States of America, Volcano Hazards Program Office, California Water Science Center, Water Resources, Leetown Science Center, Ecosystems, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Natural Hazards, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Natural Hazards, Landslide Hazards Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Washington, United States of America, Biology and Ecosystems, California Water Science Center, Water Resources, Fisheries Program, California, United States of America, San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Astrogeology Science Center, Natural Hazards, , , Astrogeology Science Center, Natural Hazards, , , Water Resources, , Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, , Volcano Hazards Program Office, Cooperative Research Units, , Volcano Hazards Program Office, Cooperative Research Units, Cooperative Research Units, Cooperative Research Units, Energy & Wildlife, United States of America, Cooperative Research Units, Fort Collins Science Center, Ecosystems, Fort Collins Science Center, Ecosystems, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, Land Change Science Program, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, United States of America, Water Resources, , Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, Cooperative Research Units, Cooperative Research Units, Energy & Wildlife, United States of America, Cooperative Research Units, Environmental Health, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program, Water Resources, , Water Resources, , National Minerals Information Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, National Minerals Information Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, National Minerals Information Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, National Minerals Information Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, National Minerals Information Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, National Minerals Information Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, National Minerals Information Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Water Resources, , Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, United States of America, Spectroscopy Lab, , , Energy and Minerals, Science and Decisions Center, Natural Hazards, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Colorado, United States of America, Earthquake Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Cooperative Research Units, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Natural Hazards, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Natural Hazards, Geomagnetism Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, United States of 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Western Geographic Science Center
Year Published: 2014
Modelling landscape-scale erosion potential related to vehicle disturbances along the U.S.-Mexico border
Decades of intensive off-road vehicle use for border security, immigration, smuggling, recreation, and military training along the USA–Mexico border have prompted concerns about long-term human impacts on sensitive desert ecosystems. To help managers identify areas susceptible to soil erosion from anthropogenic activities, we developed a...
Villarreal, Miguel L.; Webb, Robert H.; Norman, Laura M.; Psillas, Jennifer L.; Rosenberg, Abigail S.; Carmichael, Shinji; Petrakis, Roy E.; Sparks, Philip E.Attribution: Western Geographic Science Center
Year Published: 2014
Remote sensing analysis of riparian vegetation response to desert marsh restoration in the Mexican Highlands
Desert marshes, or cienegas, are extremely biodiverse habitats imperiled by anthropogenic demands for water and changing climates. Given their widespread loss and increased recognition, remarkably little is known about restoration techniques. In this study, we examine the effects of gabions (wire baskets filled with rocks used as dams) on...
Norman, Laura M.; Villarreal, Miguel L.; Pulliam, H. Ronald; Minckley, Robert L.; Gass, Leila; Tolle, Cindy; Coe, MichelleAttribution: Western Geographic Science Center
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Remote sensing analysis of riparian vegetation response to desert marsh restoration in the Mexican Highlands; 2014; Article; Journal; Ecological Engineering; Norman, Laura M.; Villarreal, Miguel; Pulliam, H. Ronald; Minckley, Robert L.; Gass, Leila; Tolle, Cindy; Coe, Michelle
Year Published: 2013
Historical and contemporary geographic data reveal complex spatial and temporal responses of vegetation to climate and land stewardship
Vegetation and land-cover changes are not always directional but follow complex trajectories over space and time, driven by changing anthropogenic and abiotic conditions. We present a multi-observational approach to land-change analysis that addresses the complex geographic and temporal variability of vegetation changes related to climate and land...
Villarreal, Miguel L.; Norman, Laura M.; Webb, Robert H.; Turner, Raymond M.Attribution: Western Geographic Science Center
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Historical and contemporary geographic data reveal complex spatial and temporal responses of vegetation to climate and land stewardship; 2013; Article; Journal; Land; Villarreal, Miguel L.; Norman, Laura M.; Webb, Robert H.; Turner, Raymond M.
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Date published: October 17, 2019Data supporting Landsat time series assessment of invasive annual grasses following energy development
To determine if invasive annual grasses increased around energy developments after the construction phase, we calculated an invasives index using Landsat TM and ETM+ imagery for a 34-year time period (1985-2018) and assessed trends for 1,755 wind turbines (from the U.S. Wind Turbine Database) installed between 1988 and 2013 in the southern California desert. The index uses the maxim
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Date published: July 8, 2018
5-year Relative Fractional Vegetation Cover at Abandoned Energy Development Sites on the Colorado Plateau
This data release contains a single vector shapefile and two text documents with code used to generate the data product. This vector shapefile contains the locations of 365 “plugged and abandoned” well sites from across the Colorado Plateau with their respective relative fractional vegetation cover (RFVC) values. Oil and gas pads are often developed for production, and th
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Date published: January 1, 2018
Grassland State and Transition Map of Canyonlands National Park Needles District and Indian Creek Grazing Allotment
This raster data depicts the modeled distribution of three grassland states: Biocrust, Grass-bare, and Annualized-bare. We developed models of bare ground, total vegetation, exotic grasses and biological soil crust using spectral data from three year composites of growing season (March-October) Landsat data in Google Earth Engine and field data that were collected over the same peri
Attribution: Western Geographic Science Center
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Date published: February 12, 2019Vegetation Recovery on Abandoned Oil and Gas Well Sites is Variable on Colorado Plateau
Recovery of vegetation on plugged and abandoned oil and gas well sites on the Colorado Plateau is influenced by time, moisture, nonnative plants and the type of plant community that was originally in place before well sites were constructed, according to a recently published study by the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Date published: February 7, 2017
New Scientific Approach Assesses Land Recovery Following Oil and Gas Drilling
A new scientific approach can now provide regional assessments of land recovery following oil and gas drilling activities, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment.