Mike Duniway, Ph.D.
Dr. Michael (Mike) Duniway is a soil scientist focused on soils and soil processes in dryland environments. His work provides crucial information for stakeholders, agencies and the public to assess and manage lands across the Colorado Plateau and southwest US.
In his research and outreach activities, Dr. Duniway seeks to provide information for land managers and owners to facilitate sustainable land-use activities. He works closely with federal and state agency partners and others in designing research studies, conducting technology transfer, and outreach activities. His research focuses include understanding the impacts of drought on Colorado Plateau rangelands, evaluating the recovery of oil and gas pads and seeking opportunities for improved reclamation practices, and developing new maps and tools for land management. In his work, he is interested in maintaining and balancing the important ecosystem services these landscapes provide, including clean water and air, food and fiber, tourism and cultural values, and energy.
Professional Experience
2011-Present: Research Ecologist, USGS Southwest Biological Science Center, Moab, UT
2010-2011: Research Soil Scientist, US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Jornada, Las Cruces, NM
2006-2010: Research Soil Scientist (post doc), US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Jornada, Las Cruces, NM
2012-Present: Adjunct Faculty, Utah State University, Logan, UT
2007-Present: Adjunct Faculty, NM State University, Las Cruces, NM
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., 2006 — Agronomy (Soil Science), New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
B.S., 1994 — Environmental Resource Science, University of California, Davis, CA
Science and Products
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Rangeland Ecology Monitoring Data, Utah, 1967-2013 Rangeland Ecology Monitoring Data, Utah, 1967-2013
These data represent compiled long-term rangeland monitoring data collected from June to September, 1967 to 2013 at 96 permanently marked sites in 15 livestock grazing allotments in near Hanksville, Utah. The Rangeland rangeland monitoring data were collected by a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) field office in south-central Utah. Monitoring consisted of estimating canopy cover of...
Automated Reference Toolset (ART)Data Automated Reference Toolset (ART)Data
These environmental raster covariate, geospatial vector data, and tabular data were compiled as input data for the Automated Reference Toolset (ART) algorithm. These data are a subset of all the environmetal raster covariate data used in the ART algorithm. Users are advised to read the mansuscript, associated with these data and identified as the larger work citation. It is recommended...
Global temperate drylands climate change vulnerability Global temperate drylands climate change vulnerability
Drylands cover 40% of the global terrestrial surface and provide important ecosystem services. While drylands as a whole are expected to increase in distribution and aridity in coming decades, temperature and precipitation forecasts vary by latitude and geographic region suggesting different trajectories for tropical, subtropical, and temperate drylands. Uncertainty in the future of...
Evaluating rehabilitation efforts following the Milford Flat Fire: Successes, failures, and controlling factorsData Evaluating rehabilitation efforts following the Milford Flat Fire: Successes, failures, and controlling factorsData
Uncontrolled wildfire in arid and semiarid ecosystems has become an increasing concern in recent decades. Active rehabilitation of fire-affected areas is often quickly initiated to minimize long-term ecosystem damage. However, the complex soil-geomorphic-vegetation patterns and low and variable moisture conditions in these regions makes restoration challenging. To further inform these...
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Geologic, geomorphic, and edaphic underpinnings of dryland ecosystems: Colorado Plateau landscapes in a changing world Geologic, geomorphic, and edaphic underpinnings of dryland ecosystems: Colorado Plateau landscapes in a changing world
Drylands represent more than 41% of the global land surface and are at degradation risk due to land use and climate change. Developing strategies to mitigate degradation and restore drylands in the face of these threats requires an understanding of how drylands are shaped by not only soils and climate, but also geology and geomorphology. However, few studies have completed such a...
Authors
Michael Duniway, Christopher Benson, Travis Nauman, Anna Knight, John B. Bradford, Seth Munson, Dana Witwicki, Carolyn Livensperger, Matthew Van Scoyoc, Terry Fisk, David Thoma, Mark Miller
Adapting to climate change on desert rangelands: A multi-site comparison of grazing behavior plasticity of heritage and improved beef cattle Adapting to climate change on desert rangelands: A multi-site comparison of grazing behavior plasticity of heritage and improved beef cattle
Climate change is amplifying the spatiotemporal heterogeneity of desert rangeland forages through its impact on precipitation variability. Foraging behavior plasticity (an animal's ability to alter its behavior to cope with environmental variation) could be a key trait for climate adaptation of beef cattle in arid environments. We analyzed GPS-derived movement and activity data of...
Authors
Andres Cibils, Rick E. Estell, Sheri Spiegal, Shelemia Nyamuryekung’e, Matthew McIntosh, Danielle Duni, Herrera Conegliano, Felipe Rodriguez Almeida, Octavio Roacho Estrada, Lisandro Blanco, Michael Duniway, Santiago Utsumi, Alfredo Gonzalez
Conflict of energies: Spatially modeling mule deer caloric expenditure in response to oil and gas development Conflict of energies: Spatially modeling mule deer caloric expenditure in response to oil and gas development
Context Wildlife avoid human disturbances, including roads and development. Avoidance and displacement of wildlife into less suitable habitat due to human development can affect their energy expenditures and fitness. The heart rate and oxygen uptake of large mammals varies with both natural aspects of their habitat (terrain, climate, predators, etc.) and anthropogenic influence (noise...
Authors
Samuel Chambers, Miguel Villarreal, Olivia Duane, Seth Munson, Erica Stuber, Gayle L Tyree, Eric Waller, Michael Duniway
Southeast Utah Group climate and drought adaptation report: Exposure and perennial grass sensitivity Southeast Utah Group climate and drought adaptation report: Exposure and perennial grass sensitivity
National Park Service (NPS) managers face growing challenges resulting from the effects of climate change. In particular, as temperatures rise in coming decades, natural resource management in the western United States must cope with expectations for elevated severity and frequency of droughts. These challenges are particularly pronounced for vegetation managers in dryland environments...
Authors
John B. Bradford, Caroline Havrilla, Jessica Hartsell, Daniel Schlaepfer, Molly McCormick, Seth Munson, Charles Yackulic, Terry Fisk, David Thoma, Dusty Perkins, Dana Witwicki, Matt VanScoyoc, Michael Duniway, Sasha C. Reed
Supporting the development and use of native plant materials for restoration on the Colorado Plateau (Fiscal Year 2021 Report) Supporting the development and use of native plant materials for restoration on the Colorado Plateau (Fiscal Year 2021 Report)
A primary focus of the Colorado Plateau Native Plant Program (CPNPP) is to identify and develop appropriate native plant materials (NPMs) for current and future restoration projects. Multiple efforts have characterized the myriad challenges inherent in providing appropriate seed resources to enable effective, widespread restoration and have identified a broad suite of research activities...
Authors
Robert Massatti, Daniel Winkler, Sasha C. Reed, Michael Duniway, Seth Munson, John B. Bradford
Soil depth and precipitation moderate soil textural effects on seedling survival of a foundation shrub species Soil depth and precipitation moderate soil textural effects on seedling survival of a foundation shrub species
In drylands, there is a need for controlled experiments over multiple planting years to examine how woody seedlings respond to soil texture and the potentially interactive effects of soil depth and precipitation. Understanding how multiple environmental factors interactively influence plant establishment is critical to restoration ecology and in this case to broad-scale restoration...
Authors
Kari Veblen, Kyle Nehring, Michael Duniway, Anna Knight, Thomas Monaco, Eugene Schupp, Janis L Boettinger, Juan Villalba, Steven Fick, Colby Brungard, Eric Thacker
Decline in biological soil crust N-fixing lichens linked to increasing summertime temperatures Decline in biological soil crust N-fixing lichens linked to increasing summertime temperatures
Across many global drylands, biocrusts form a protective barrier on the soil surface and fill many critical roles in these harsh yet fragile environments. Previous short-term research suggests that climate change and invasive plant introduction can damage and alter biocrust communities, yet few long-term observations exist. Using a globally unique long-term record of continuous biocrust...
Authors
Rebecca Finger-Higgens, Michael Duniway, Stephen Fick, Erika Geiger, David Hoover, Alix A. Pfennigwerth, Matthew Van Scoyoc, Jayne Belnap
Assessing vegetation recovery from energy development using a dynamic reference approach Assessing vegetation recovery from energy development using a dynamic reference approach
Ecologically relevant references are useful for evaluating ecosystem recovery, but references that are temporally static may be less useful when environmental conditions and disturbances are spatially and temporally heterogeneous. This challenge is particularly acute for ecosystems dominated by sagebrush (Artemisia spp.), where communities may require decades to recover from disturbance...
Authors
Adrian P. Monroe, Travis Nauman, Cameron Aldridge, Michael O’Donnell, Michael Duniway, Brian Cade, Daniel Manier, Patrick Anderson
Guiding principles for using satellite-derived maps in rangeland management Guiding principles for using satellite-derived maps in rangeland management
On the GroundRangeland management has entered a new era with the accessibility and advancement of satellite-derived maps.Maps provide a comprehensive view of rangelands in space and time, and challenge us to think critically about natural variability.Here, we advance the practice of using satellite-derived maps with four guiding principles designed to increase end user confidence and...
Authors
Brady Allred, Megan K Creutzburg, John Carlson, Christopher Cole, Colin M. Dovichin, Michael Duniway, Matthew Jones, Jeremy Maestas, David E. Naugle, Travis Nauman, Gregory Okin, Matthew Reeves, Matthew Rigge, Shannon L Savage, Dirac Twidwell, Daniel Uden, Bo Zhou
Using the TSS-RESTREND methodology to diagnose post-reclamation vegetation trends on the western slope of Colorado Using the TSS-RESTREND methodology to diagnose post-reclamation vegetation trends on the western slope of Colorado
We evaluated the use of the time series segmented residual trends (TSS-RESTREND) methodology to analyze plant community trends after oil and gas reclamation. We focused on reclaimed well pads managed by the Bureau of Land Management in northwestern Colorado. We assessed whether TSS-RESTREND could detect postreclamation changes in a plant community and if such changes corresponded with...
Authors
Sean Di Stéfano, Jason Karl, Michael Duniway
A quantitative soil-geomorphic framework for developing and mapping ecological site groups A quantitative soil-geomorphic framework for developing and mapping ecological site groups
Land management decisions need context about how landscapes will respond to different circumstances or actions. As ecologists’ understanding of nonlinear ecological dynamics has evolved into state-and-transition models (STMs), they have put more emphasis on defining and mapping the soil, geomorphological, and climate parameters that mediate these dynamics. The US Department of...
Authors
Travis Nauman, Samuel Burch, Joel Humphries, Anna Knight, Michael Duniway
Parameterizing an aeolian erosion model for rangelands Parameterizing an aeolian erosion model for rangelands
Aeolian processes are fundamental to arid and semi-arid ecosystems, but modeling approaches are poorly developed for assessing impacts of management and environmental change on sediment transport rates over meaningful spatial and temporal scales. For model estimates to provide value, estimates of sediment flux that encapsulate intra- and inter-annual and spatial variability are needed...
Authors
Brandon Edwards, Nicholas Webb, Magda Galloza, Justin W. Van Zee, Ericha M. Courtright, Bradley Cooper, Loretta Metz, Jeffrey Herrick, Gregory Okin, Michael Duniway, John Tatarko, Negussie Tedala, Daniel Moriasi, Beth Newingham, Frederick B Pierson, David Toledo, Scott Van Pelt
Non-USGS Publications**
Browning, D.M., Duniway, M.C., Laliberte, A., and Rango, A., 2012, Hierarchical analysis of vegetation dynamics over 71 years: Soil-rainfall interactions in a Chihuahuan desert ecosystem: Ecological Applications, v. 22, p.909-926.
Duniway, M., Karl, J., Schrader, S., Baquera, N., and Herrick, J., 2012, Rangeland and pasture monitoring: an approach to interpretation of high-resolution imagery focused on observer calibration for repeatability: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, v. 184, p. 3789-3804.
Karl, J., Duniway, M.C., Nusser, S.M., Opsomer, J.D., and Unnasch, R.S., 2012, Using Very-Large-Scale Aerial Imagery for Rangeland Monitoring and Assessment: Some Statistical Considerations: Rangeland Ecology & Management, v. 65, p. 330-339.
Karl, J.W., Duniway, M.C., and Schrader, T.S., 2012, A Technique for Estimating Rangeland Canopy-Gap Size Distributions From High-Resolution Digital Imagery: Rangeland Ecology & Management, v. 65, p. 196-207.
Browning, D.M., and Duniway, M.C., 2011, Digital soil mapping in the absence of field training data: a case study using terrain attributes and semiautomated soil signature derivation to distinguish ecological potential: Applied and Environmental Soil Science.
Duniway, M.C., and Herrick, J.E., 2011, Disentangling road network impacts: the need for a holistic approach: Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, v. 66, p. 31A-36A.
Peters, D.P.C., Lugo, A.E., Chapin, F.S., Pickett, S.T.A., Duniway, M.C., Rocha, A.V., Swanson, F.J., Laney, C., and Jones, J., 2011, Cross-system comparisons elucidate disturbance complexities and generalities: Ecosphere, v. 2, art. 81.
Schrader, T.S., and Duniway, M.C., 2011, Image Interpreter Tool: An ArcGIS tool for estimating vegetation cover from high-resolution imagery: Rangelands, v. 33, p. 35-40.
Duniway, M., Herrick, J., and Monger, H., 2010, Spatial and temporal variability of plant-available water in calcium carbonate-cemented soils and consequences for arid ecosystem resilience: Oecologia, v. 163, p. 215-226.
Duniway, M.C., Bestelmeyer, B.T., and Tugel, A., 2010, Soil processes and properties that distinguish ecological sites and states: Rangelands, v. 32, p. 9-15.
Duniway, M.C., Snyder, K.A., and Herrick, J.E., 2010, Spatial and temporal patterns of water availability in a grass–shrub ecotone and implications for grassland recovery in arid environments: Ecohydrology, v. 3, p. 55-67.
Duniway, M.C., Herrick, J.E., and Monger, H.C., 2007, The high water-holding capacity of petrocalcic horizons: Soil Science Society of America Journal, v. 71, p. 812-819.
Duniway, M.C., 2006, The functional role of petrocalcic horizons in desert ecosystems: spatial and temporal dynamics of plant water availability [Ph.D. Dissertation]: New Mexico State Univeristy, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.
**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.
Science and Products
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Rangeland Ecology Monitoring Data, Utah, 1967-2013 Rangeland Ecology Monitoring Data, Utah, 1967-2013
These data represent compiled long-term rangeland monitoring data collected from June to September, 1967 to 2013 at 96 permanently marked sites in 15 livestock grazing allotments in near Hanksville, Utah. The Rangeland rangeland monitoring data were collected by a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) field office in south-central Utah. Monitoring consisted of estimating canopy cover of...
Automated Reference Toolset (ART)Data Automated Reference Toolset (ART)Data
These environmental raster covariate, geospatial vector data, and tabular data were compiled as input data for the Automated Reference Toolset (ART) algorithm. These data are a subset of all the environmetal raster covariate data used in the ART algorithm. Users are advised to read the mansuscript, associated with these data and identified as the larger work citation. It is recommended...
Global temperate drylands climate change vulnerability Global temperate drylands climate change vulnerability
Drylands cover 40% of the global terrestrial surface and provide important ecosystem services. While drylands as a whole are expected to increase in distribution and aridity in coming decades, temperature and precipitation forecasts vary by latitude and geographic region suggesting different trajectories for tropical, subtropical, and temperate drylands. Uncertainty in the future of...
Evaluating rehabilitation efforts following the Milford Flat Fire: Successes, failures, and controlling factorsData Evaluating rehabilitation efforts following the Milford Flat Fire: Successes, failures, and controlling factorsData
Uncontrolled wildfire in arid and semiarid ecosystems has become an increasing concern in recent decades. Active rehabilitation of fire-affected areas is often quickly initiated to minimize long-term ecosystem damage. However, the complex soil-geomorphic-vegetation patterns and low and variable moisture conditions in these regions makes restoration challenging. To further inform these...
Filter Total Items: 125
Geologic, geomorphic, and edaphic underpinnings of dryland ecosystems: Colorado Plateau landscapes in a changing world Geologic, geomorphic, and edaphic underpinnings of dryland ecosystems: Colorado Plateau landscapes in a changing world
Drylands represent more than 41% of the global land surface and are at degradation risk due to land use and climate change. Developing strategies to mitigate degradation and restore drylands in the face of these threats requires an understanding of how drylands are shaped by not only soils and climate, but also geology and geomorphology. However, few studies have completed such a...
Authors
Michael Duniway, Christopher Benson, Travis Nauman, Anna Knight, John B. Bradford, Seth Munson, Dana Witwicki, Carolyn Livensperger, Matthew Van Scoyoc, Terry Fisk, David Thoma, Mark Miller
Adapting to climate change on desert rangelands: A multi-site comparison of grazing behavior plasticity of heritage and improved beef cattle Adapting to climate change on desert rangelands: A multi-site comparison of grazing behavior plasticity of heritage and improved beef cattle
Climate change is amplifying the spatiotemporal heterogeneity of desert rangeland forages through its impact on precipitation variability. Foraging behavior plasticity (an animal's ability to alter its behavior to cope with environmental variation) could be a key trait for climate adaptation of beef cattle in arid environments. We analyzed GPS-derived movement and activity data of...
Authors
Andres Cibils, Rick E. Estell, Sheri Spiegal, Shelemia Nyamuryekung’e, Matthew McIntosh, Danielle Duni, Herrera Conegliano, Felipe Rodriguez Almeida, Octavio Roacho Estrada, Lisandro Blanco, Michael Duniway, Santiago Utsumi, Alfredo Gonzalez
Conflict of energies: Spatially modeling mule deer caloric expenditure in response to oil and gas development Conflict of energies: Spatially modeling mule deer caloric expenditure in response to oil and gas development
Context Wildlife avoid human disturbances, including roads and development. Avoidance and displacement of wildlife into less suitable habitat due to human development can affect their energy expenditures and fitness. The heart rate and oxygen uptake of large mammals varies with both natural aspects of their habitat (terrain, climate, predators, etc.) and anthropogenic influence (noise...
Authors
Samuel Chambers, Miguel Villarreal, Olivia Duane, Seth Munson, Erica Stuber, Gayle L Tyree, Eric Waller, Michael Duniway
Southeast Utah Group climate and drought adaptation report: Exposure and perennial grass sensitivity Southeast Utah Group climate and drought adaptation report: Exposure and perennial grass sensitivity
National Park Service (NPS) managers face growing challenges resulting from the effects of climate change. In particular, as temperatures rise in coming decades, natural resource management in the western United States must cope with expectations for elevated severity and frequency of droughts. These challenges are particularly pronounced for vegetation managers in dryland environments...
Authors
John B. Bradford, Caroline Havrilla, Jessica Hartsell, Daniel Schlaepfer, Molly McCormick, Seth Munson, Charles Yackulic, Terry Fisk, David Thoma, Dusty Perkins, Dana Witwicki, Matt VanScoyoc, Michael Duniway, Sasha C. Reed
Supporting the development and use of native plant materials for restoration on the Colorado Plateau (Fiscal Year 2021 Report) Supporting the development and use of native plant materials for restoration on the Colorado Plateau (Fiscal Year 2021 Report)
A primary focus of the Colorado Plateau Native Plant Program (CPNPP) is to identify and develop appropriate native plant materials (NPMs) for current and future restoration projects. Multiple efforts have characterized the myriad challenges inherent in providing appropriate seed resources to enable effective, widespread restoration and have identified a broad suite of research activities...
Authors
Robert Massatti, Daniel Winkler, Sasha C. Reed, Michael Duniway, Seth Munson, John B. Bradford
Soil depth and precipitation moderate soil textural effects on seedling survival of a foundation shrub species Soil depth and precipitation moderate soil textural effects on seedling survival of a foundation shrub species
In drylands, there is a need for controlled experiments over multiple planting years to examine how woody seedlings respond to soil texture and the potentially interactive effects of soil depth and precipitation. Understanding how multiple environmental factors interactively influence plant establishment is critical to restoration ecology and in this case to broad-scale restoration...
Authors
Kari Veblen, Kyle Nehring, Michael Duniway, Anna Knight, Thomas Monaco, Eugene Schupp, Janis L Boettinger, Juan Villalba, Steven Fick, Colby Brungard, Eric Thacker
Decline in biological soil crust N-fixing lichens linked to increasing summertime temperatures Decline in biological soil crust N-fixing lichens linked to increasing summertime temperatures
Across many global drylands, biocrusts form a protective barrier on the soil surface and fill many critical roles in these harsh yet fragile environments. Previous short-term research suggests that climate change and invasive plant introduction can damage and alter biocrust communities, yet few long-term observations exist. Using a globally unique long-term record of continuous biocrust...
Authors
Rebecca Finger-Higgens, Michael Duniway, Stephen Fick, Erika Geiger, David Hoover, Alix A. Pfennigwerth, Matthew Van Scoyoc, Jayne Belnap
Assessing vegetation recovery from energy development using a dynamic reference approach Assessing vegetation recovery from energy development using a dynamic reference approach
Ecologically relevant references are useful for evaluating ecosystem recovery, but references that are temporally static may be less useful when environmental conditions and disturbances are spatially and temporally heterogeneous. This challenge is particularly acute for ecosystems dominated by sagebrush (Artemisia spp.), where communities may require decades to recover from disturbance...
Authors
Adrian P. Monroe, Travis Nauman, Cameron Aldridge, Michael O’Donnell, Michael Duniway, Brian Cade, Daniel Manier, Patrick Anderson
Guiding principles for using satellite-derived maps in rangeland management Guiding principles for using satellite-derived maps in rangeland management
On the GroundRangeland management has entered a new era with the accessibility and advancement of satellite-derived maps.Maps provide a comprehensive view of rangelands in space and time, and challenge us to think critically about natural variability.Here, we advance the practice of using satellite-derived maps with four guiding principles designed to increase end user confidence and...
Authors
Brady Allred, Megan K Creutzburg, John Carlson, Christopher Cole, Colin M. Dovichin, Michael Duniway, Matthew Jones, Jeremy Maestas, David E. Naugle, Travis Nauman, Gregory Okin, Matthew Reeves, Matthew Rigge, Shannon L Savage, Dirac Twidwell, Daniel Uden, Bo Zhou
Using the TSS-RESTREND methodology to diagnose post-reclamation vegetation trends on the western slope of Colorado Using the TSS-RESTREND methodology to diagnose post-reclamation vegetation trends on the western slope of Colorado
We evaluated the use of the time series segmented residual trends (TSS-RESTREND) methodology to analyze plant community trends after oil and gas reclamation. We focused on reclaimed well pads managed by the Bureau of Land Management in northwestern Colorado. We assessed whether TSS-RESTREND could detect postreclamation changes in a plant community and if such changes corresponded with...
Authors
Sean Di Stéfano, Jason Karl, Michael Duniway
A quantitative soil-geomorphic framework for developing and mapping ecological site groups A quantitative soil-geomorphic framework for developing and mapping ecological site groups
Land management decisions need context about how landscapes will respond to different circumstances or actions. As ecologists’ understanding of nonlinear ecological dynamics has evolved into state-and-transition models (STMs), they have put more emphasis on defining and mapping the soil, geomorphological, and climate parameters that mediate these dynamics. The US Department of...
Authors
Travis Nauman, Samuel Burch, Joel Humphries, Anna Knight, Michael Duniway
Parameterizing an aeolian erosion model for rangelands Parameterizing an aeolian erosion model for rangelands
Aeolian processes are fundamental to arid and semi-arid ecosystems, but modeling approaches are poorly developed for assessing impacts of management and environmental change on sediment transport rates over meaningful spatial and temporal scales. For model estimates to provide value, estimates of sediment flux that encapsulate intra- and inter-annual and spatial variability are needed...
Authors
Brandon Edwards, Nicholas Webb, Magda Galloza, Justin W. Van Zee, Ericha M. Courtright, Bradley Cooper, Loretta Metz, Jeffrey Herrick, Gregory Okin, Michael Duniway, John Tatarko, Negussie Tedala, Daniel Moriasi, Beth Newingham, Frederick B Pierson, David Toledo, Scott Van Pelt
Non-USGS Publications**
Browning, D.M., Duniway, M.C., Laliberte, A., and Rango, A., 2012, Hierarchical analysis of vegetation dynamics over 71 years: Soil-rainfall interactions in a Chihuahuan desert ecosystem: Ecological Applications, v. 22, p.909-926.
Duniway, M., Karl, J., Schrader, S., Baquera, N., and Herrick, J., 2012, Rangeland and pasture monitoring: an approach to interpretation of high-resolution imagery focused on observer calibration for repeatability: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, v. 184, p. 3789-3804.
Karl, J., Duniway, M.C., Nusser, S.M., Opsomer, J.D., and Unnasch, R.S., 2012, Using Very-Large-Scale Aerial Imagery for Rangeland Monitoring and Assessment: Some Statistical Considerations: Rangeland Ecology & Management, v. 65, p. 330-339.
Karl, J.W., Duniway, M.C., and Schrader, T.S., 2012, A Technique for Estimating Rangeland Canopy-Gap Size Distributions From High-Resolution Digital Imagery: Rangeland Ecology & Management, v. 65, p. 196-207.
Browning, D.M., and Duniway, M.C., 2011, Digital soil mapping in the absence of field training data: a case study using terrain attributes and semiautomated soil signature derivation to distinguish ecological potential: Applied and Environmental Soil Science.
Duniway, M.C., and Herrick, J.E., 2011, Disentangling road network impacts: the need for a holistic approach: Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, v. 66, p. 31A-36A.
Peters, D.P.C., Lugo, A.E., Chapin, F.S., Pickett, S.T.A., Duniway, M.C., Rocha, A.V., Swanson, F.J., Laney, C., and Jones, J., 2011, Cross-system comparisons elucidate disturbance complexities and generalities: Ecosphere, v. 2, art. 81.
Schrader, T.S., and Duniway, M.C., 2011, Image Interpreter Tool: An ArcGIS tool for estimating vegetation cover from high-resolution imagery: Rangelands, v. 33, p. 35-40.
Duniway, M., Herrick, J., and Monger, H., 2010, Spatial and temporal variability of plant-available water in calcium carbonate-cemented soils and consequences for arid ecosystem resilience: Oecologia, v. 163, p. 215-226.
Duniway, M.C., Bestelmeyer, B.T., and Tugel, A., 2010, Soil processes and properties that distinguish ecological sites and states: Rangelands, v. 32, p. 9-15.
Duniway, M.C., Snyder, K.A., and Herrick, J.E., 2010, Spatial and temporal patterns of water availability in a grass–shrub ecotone and implications for grassland recovery in arid environments: Ecohydrology, v. 3, p. 55-67.
Duniway, M.C., Herrick, J.E., and Monger, H.C., 2007, The high water-holding capacity of petrocalcic horizons: Soil Science Society of America Journal, v. 71, p. 812-819.
Duniway, M.C., 2006, The functional role of petrocalcic horizons in desert ecosystems: spatial and temporal dynamics of plant water availability [Ph.D. Dissertation]: New Mexico State Univeristy, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.
**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.