Matthew J Germino
I am a Supervisory Research Ecologist at the Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center in Boise, Idaho
I am interested in plant-soil-environment relationships, with a focus on forest and rangelands; post-fire rehabilitation and restoration, invasive species, integrating science and adaptive land management.
Professional Experience
2011 - Present: USGS, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Supervisory Research Ecologist, Boise, Idaho
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Botany, University of Wyoming. Laramie, WY (2000)
M.S., Botany, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (1996)
B.S., Environmental Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (1994)
Science and Products
Plant-Soil-Environment Laboratory (FRESC)
Improving the Success of Post-Fire Adaptive Management Strategies in Sagebrush Steppe
Plant-Soil-Environment Laboratory (FRESC)
Wildfire Impacts, and Post-Fire Rehabilitation and Restoration
Plant Responses to Temperature and Water Limitation
Integrating Science and Adaptive Land Management
Webinar: Sagebrush Ecosystems in a Changing Climate: Key Opportunities for Adaptive Management
Sagebrush Ecosystems in a Changing Climate
If you are unable to access or download a product, email fresc_outreach@usgs.gov a request, including the full citation, or call (541) 750-1030.
Post-fire vegetation cover, plant species diversity, and Ustilago bullata infection rates at Boise River Wildlife Management Area 2018-2019
Standardized Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index for western United States, 2001-2014, derived from gridMET climate estimates
Early Establishment Patterns of 'Local' Wyoming Big Sagebrush Population in Common Gardens Along Elevational Gradient in Owyhee Mountains, Idaho
Ecological drought for sagebrush seedings in the Great Basin
Survival data of transplanted sagebrush (Artemesia tridentata) seedlings in relation to vegetative, organismal, and topographic conditions after megafire
Exotic and perennial grass cover for pastures in the Soda Fire (2016)
If you are unable to access or download a product, email fresc_outreach@usgs.gov a request, including the full citation, or call (541) 750-1030.
Satellite-derived plant cover maps vary in performance depending on version and product
High-resolution thermal imagery reveals how interactions between crown structure and genetics shape plant temperature
Experimental manipulation of soil-surface albedo alters phenology and growth of Bromus tectorum (cheatgrass)
Does post-fire recovery of native grasses across abiotic-stress and invasive-grass gradients match theoretical predictions, in sagebrush steppe?
Integration of weed-suppressive bacteria with herbicides to reduce exotic annual grasses and wildfire problems on ITD right-of-ways
Spatial models can improve the experimental design of field-based transplant gardens by preventing bias due to neighborhood crowding
Plant community trajectories following livestock exclusion for conservation vary and hinge on initial invasion and soil-biocrust conditions in shrub steppe
Post-fire seed dispersal of a wind-dispersed shrub declined with distance to seed source, yet had high levels of unexplained variation
Modeling of fire spread in sagebrush steppe using FARSITE: An approach to improving input data and simulation accuracy
The effects of cheatgrass invasion on US Great Basin carbon storage depend on interactions between plant community composition, precipitation seasonality, and soil climate regime
Intra-site sources of restoration variability in severely invaded rangeland: Strong temporal effects of herbicide-weather interactions; weak spatial effects of plant-community patch type and litter
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
To request an interview, contact fresc_outreach@usgs.gov or call (541) 750-1030.
Science and Products
Plant-Soil-Environment Laboratory (FRESC)
Improving the Success of Post-Fire Adaptive Management Strategies in Sagebrush Steppe
Plant-Soil-Environment Laboratory (FRESC)
Wildfire Impacts, and Post-Fire Rehabilitation and Restoration
Plant Responses to Temperature and Water Limitation
Integrating Science and Adaptive Land Management
Webinar: Sagebrush Ecosystems in a Changing Climate: Key Opportunities for Adaptive Management
Sagebrush Ecosystems in a Changing Climate
If you are unable to access or download a product, email fresc_outreach@usgs.gov a request, including the full citation, or call (541) 750-1030.
Post-fire vegetation cover, plant species diversity, and Ustilago bullata infection rates at Boise River Wildlife Management Area 2018-2019
Standardized Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index for western United States, 2001-2014, derived from gridMET climate estimates
Early Establishment Patterns of 'Local' Wyoming Big Sagebrush Population in Common Gardens Along Elevational Gradient in Owyhee Mountains, Idaho
Ecological drought for sagebrush seedings in the Great Basin
Survival data of transplanted sagebrush (Artemesia tridentata) seedlings in relation to vegetative, organismal, and topographic conditions after megafire
Exotic and perennial grass cover for pastures in the Soda Fire (2016)
If you are unable to access or download a product, email fresc_outreach@usgs.gov a request, including the full citation, or call (541) 750-1030.
Satellite-derived plant cover maps vary in performance depending on version and product
High-resolution thermal imagery reveals how interactions between crown structure and genetics shape plant temperature
Experimental manipulation of soil-surface albedo alters phenology and growth of Bromus tectorum (cheatgrass)
Does post-fire recovery of native grasses across abiotic-stress and invasive-grass gradients match theoretical predictions, in sagebrush steppe?
Integration of weed-suppressive bacteria with herbicides to reduce exotic annual grasses and wildfire problems on ITD right-of-ways
Spatial models can improve the experimental design of field-based transplant gardens by preventing bias due to neighborhood crowding
Plant community trajectories following livestock exclusion for conservation vary and hinge on initial invasion and soil-biocrust conditions in shrub steppe
Post-fire seed dispersal of a wind-dispersed shrub declined with distance to seed source, yet had high levels of unexplained variation
Modeling of fire spread in sagebrush steppe using FARSITE: An approach to improving input data and simulation accuracy
The effects of cheatgrass invasion on US Great Basin carbon storage depend on interactions between plant community composition, precipitation seasonality, and soil climate regime
Intra-site sources of restoration variability in severely invaded rangeland: Strong temporal effects of herbicide-weather interactions; weak spatial effects of plant-community patch type and litter
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
To request an interview, contact fresc_outreach@usgs.gov or call (541) 750-1030.