Publications and Reports
Core RAP Publications
These publications describe the methods behind the core RAP datasets — vegetation cover and herbaceous biomass. Cite these papers if using RAP datasets in research projects.
| 2021 | Allred, B.W., B.T. Bestelmeyer, C.S. Boyd, C. Brown, K.W. Davies, M.C. Duniway, L.M. Ellsworth, T.A. Erickson, S.D. Fuhlendorf, S.D., T.V. Griffiths, V. Jansen, M.O. Jones, J. Karl, A. Knight, J.D. Maestas, J.J. Maynard, S.E. McCord, D.E. Naugle, H.D. Starns, D. Twidwell, and D.R. Uden. Improving Landsat predictions of rangeland fractional cover with multitask learning and uncertainty. Methods in Ecology and Evolution https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13564 * | Link | |
| 2020 | Jones, M.O., N.P. Robinson, D.E. Naugle, J.D. Maestas, M.C. Reeves, R.W. Lankston, and B.W. Allred. Annual and 16-day rangeland production estimates for the western United States. bioRxiv 2020.11.06.343038 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2021.04.003 ** |
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| 2019 | Robinson, N.P., M.O. Jones, A. Moreno, T.A. Erickson, D.E. Naugle, and B.W. Allred. Rangeland productivity partitioned to sub-pixel plant functional types. Remote Sensing 11:1427. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11121427 | Link |
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| 2018 | Jones, M.O., B.W. Allred, D.E. Naugle, J.D. Maestas, P. Donnelly, L.J. Metz, J. Karl, R. Smith, B. Bestelmeyer, C. Boyd, J.D. Kerby, and J.D. McIver. Innovation in rangeland monitoring: annual, 30 m, plant functional type percent cover maps for U.S. rangelands, 1984-2017. Ecosphere 9:e02430. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2430 *** | Link |
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* RAP Vegetation Cover, version 2.0
** RAP Herbaceous Biomass
*** RAP Vegetation Cover, version 1.0
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Supporting Publications
These publications support innovative and appropriate uses of the RAP datasets in rangeland management.
| 2021 | Twidwell, D., D.R. Uden, C.P. Roberts, B.W. Allred, M.O. Jones, D.E. Naugle, and C.R. Allen. Mapping panarchy to improve visualization of complex environmental change. Panarchy: Applications and Diffusion Across Disciplines. (Status: in press) | |
| 2021 | Allred, B.W., M.K, Creutzburg, J.C. Carlson, C.J. Cole, C.M. Dovichin, M.C. Duniway, M.O. Jones, J.D. Maestas, D.E. Naugle, T.W. Nauman, G.S. Okin, M.C. Reeves, M. Rigge, S.K. Savage, D. Twidwell, D.R. Uden, and B. Zhou. Guiding principles for using satellite-derived maps in rangeland management. Rangelands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2021.09.004 | Link |
| 2020 | Naugle, D.E., B.W. Allred, M.O. Jones, D. Twidwell, and J.D. Maestas. Coproducing science to inform working lands: The next frontier in nature conservation. BioScience 70:90-96. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biz144 |
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| 2020 | Jones, M.O., D.E. Naugle, D. Twidwell, D.R. Uden, J.D. Maestas, and B.W. Allred. Beyond inventories: Emergence of a new era in rangeland monitoring. Rangeland Ecology and Management 73:577-583. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2020.06.009 |
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| 2019 | Uden, D.R., D. Twidwell, C.R. Allen, M.O. Jones, D.E. Naugle, J.D. Maestas, and B.W. Allred. Spatial imaging and screening and regime shifts. Frontiers Ecology and Evolution 7:e407. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00407 |
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| 2018 | Robinson, N.P., B.W. Allred, W.K. Smith, M.O. Jones, A. Moreno, T.A. Erickson, D.E. Naugle, and S.W. Running. Terrestrial primary production for the conterminous United States derived from Landsat 30 m and MODIS 250 m. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation 4:264-280. https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.74 |
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| 2017 | Robinson, N.P., B.W. Allred, M.O. Jones, A. Moreno, J.S. Kimball, D.E. Naugle, T.A. Erickson, and A.D. Richardson. A dynamic Landsat derived normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) product for the conterminous United States. Remote Sensing 9:863. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9080863 |
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Studies using RAP datasets
These publications leverage RAP datasets in some aspect of their analysis of ecological and/or social systems.
| 2022 | Fick, S.E., T.W. Nauman, C.C. Brungard, M.C. Duniway. What determines the effectiveness of Pinyon-Juniper clearing treatments? Evidence from the remote sensing archive and counter-factual scenarios. Forest Ecology and Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119879 |
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| 2022 | Roberts, C.P., R. Scholts, D.T. Fogarty, D. Twidwell, T.L. Walker Jr. Large-scale fire management restores grassland bird richness for a private lands ecoregion. Ecological Solutions and Evidence. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12119 | Link |
| 2021 | Roberts C., D.R. Uden, S.M. Cady, B.W. Allred, S. Fuhlendorf, M.O. Jones, J.D. Maestas, D. Naugle, A.C. Olsen, J. Smith, J. Tack, D. Twidwell. Tracking spatial regimes as an early warning for a species of conservation concern. Ecological Applications. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2480 |
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| 2021 | Olsen, A.C., J.P Severson, B.W. Allred, M.O. Jones, J.D. Maestas, D.E. Naugle, K.H. Yates, C.A. Hagen. Reversing Tree Encroachment Increases Usable Space for Sage-Grouse during the Breeding Season. Wildlife Society Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.1214 |
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| 2021 | Pilliod, D.S., J.L. Beck, C.J. Duchardt, J.L. Rachlow, K.E. Veblen. Leveraging rangeland monitoring data for wildlife: From concept to practice. Rangelands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2021.09.005 |
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| 2021 | Sawalhah, M.N., H.M.E. Geli, J.L. Holechek, A.F. Cibils, S. Spiegal, C. Gifford. Water Footprint of Rangeland Beef Production in New Mexico. Water. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13141950 |
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| 2021 | Taylor, S.D., D.M. Browning, R.A. Baca, F. Gao. Constraints and Opportunities for Detecting Land Surface Phenology in Drylands. Preprint bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.21.445173 | Link |
| 2021 | Pastick, N.J., B.K. Wylie, M.B. Rigge, D. Dahal, S.P. Boyte, M.O. Jones, B.W. Allred, S. Parajuli, Z. Wu. Rapid Monitoring of the Abundance and Spread of Exotic Annual Grasses in the Western United States Using Remote Sensing and Machine Learning. AGU Advances. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020AV000298 |
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| 2021 | Felton A.J., R.K. Shriver, J.B. Bradford, K.N. Suding, B.W. Allred, P.B. Adler. Biotic vs abiotic controls on temporal sensitivity of primary production to precipitation across North American drylands. New Phytologist. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17543 | Link |
| 2021 | Smith, J.T., B.W. Allred, C.S. Boyd, K.W. Davies, M.O. Jones, A.R. Kleinhesselink, D.E. Naugle. Where there's smoke, there's fuel: predicting Great Basin rangeland wildfire. Preprint bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.06.25.449963 | Link |
| 2021 | Morford, S.L., B.W. Allred, D. Twidwell, M.O. Jones, J.D. Maestas, D.E. Naugle. Biome-scale woody encroachment threatens conservation potential and sustainability of U.S. rangelands. Preprint bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.04.02.438282 | Link |
| 2021 | Scholtz, R., S.D. Fuhlendorf, D.R. Uden, B.W. Allred, M.O. Jones, D.E. Naugle, and D. Twidwell. The challenges of brush management treatment effectiveness in southern Great Plains, USA. Rangeland Ecology and Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2021.03.007 | Link |
| 2021 | Donovan, V.M., S.P.H. Dwinnell, J.L. Beck, C.P. Roberts, J.G. Clapp, G.S. Hiatt, K.L. Monteith, and D. Twidwell. Fire-driven landscape heterogeneity shapes habitat selection of bighorn sheep. Journal of Mammalogy. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyab035 | Link |
| 2021 | Olsen, A.C. Olsen, J.P. Severson, J.D. Maestas, D.E. Naugle, J. Smith, J.D. Tack, K.H. Yates, and C.A. Hagen. Reversing tree expansion in sagebrush steppe yields population-level benefit for imperiled grouse. Ecosphere. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3551 |
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| 2021 | Bestelmeyer, B.T., S. Spiegal, R. Winkler, D. James, M. Levi, J. Williamson. Assessing Sustainability Goals Using Big Data: Collaborative Adaptive Management in the Malpai Borderlands. Rangeland Ecology and Management 77:17-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2021.03.002 | Link |
| 2021 | Smith, J.T., B.W. Allred, C.S. Boyd, K.W. Davies, M.O. Jones, J.D. Maestas, S.L. Morford, and D.E. Naugle. The elevational ascent and spread of exotic annual grasslands in the Great Basin, USA. Diversity and Distributions. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13440 |
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| 2021 | Lazenby, K. D., P.S. Coates, S.T. O’Neil, M.T. Kohl, and D.K. Dahlgren. Nesting, brood rearing, and summer habitat selection by translocated greater sage‐grouse in North Dakota, USA. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2021.03.002 | Link |
| 2020 | Fogarty, D.T., C.P. Roberts, D.R. Uden, V.M. Donovan, C.R. Allen, D.E. Naugle, M.O. Jones, B.W. Allred, B.W., and D. Twidwell. Woody Plant Encroachment and the Sustainability of Priority Conservation Areas. Sustainability, 12, 8321. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12208321 | Link |
| 2020 | Donovan, V.M., D. Twidwell, D.R. Uden, T. Tadesse, B.D. Wardlow, C.H. Bielski, M.O. Jones, B.W. Allred, D.E. Naugle, and C.R. Allen. Resilience to large, “catastrophic” wildfires in North America’s grassland biome. Earth’s Future, 8, e2020EF001487 https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EF001487 | Link |
| 2020 | Bestelmeyer B.T., G. Marcillo, S.E. McCord, S. Mirski, G. Moglen, L.G. Neven, D. Peters, C. Sohoulande, and W. Tewodros. Scaling up agricultural research with artificial intelligence. IT Professional; 22:33–38. https://doi.org/10.1109/MITP.2020.2986062 | Link |
| 2019 | Robinson, N.P., B.W. Allred, D.E. Naugle, and M.O. Jones. Patterns of rangeland productivity and land ownership: Implications for conservation and management. Ecological Applications 29:e01862. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.1862 |
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| 2019 | Chambers, J.C., M.L. Brooks, M.J. Germino, J.D. Maestas, D.I. Board, M.O. Jones, and B.W. Allred. Operationalizing resilience and resistance concepts to address invasive grass-fire cycles. Front. Ecol. Evol. 7:185. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00185 | Link |
| 2018 | Roberts, C.P., D. Twidwell, J.L. Burnett, V.M. Donovan, C.L. Wonkka, C.L. Bielski, A.S. Garmestani, D.G. Angeler, T. Eason, B.W. Allred, M.O. Jones, D.E. Naugle, S.M. Sundstrom, and C.R. Allen. Early warnings for state transitions. Rangeland Ecology and Management 71:659-670. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.04.012 |
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Reports
These reports describe applications of RAP datasets in rangeland management.
| 2021 | Twidwell, D. and D.T. Fogarty. A guide to reducing risk and vulnerability to woody encroachment in rangelands. | Link |
| 2021 | USDA-NRCS Working Lands for Wildlife. A decade of science support in the sagebrush biome |
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| 2021 | USDA-NRCS Working Lands for Wildlife. Framework for Conservation Action for the Great Plains Grassland Biome. | Link |
| 2021 | USDA-NRCS Working Lands for Wildlife. Framework for Conservation Action for the Sagebrush Biome. | Link |
| 2020 | Western Governors' Association. A Toolkit for Invasive Annual Grass Management in the West. |
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