Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

A test of critical thresholds and their indicators in a desertification-prone ecosystem: more resilience than we thought - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Bestelmeyer, B.T., Duniway, M., James, D.K., Burkett, L.M., Havstad, K.M. 2013. A test of critical thresholds and their indicators in a desertification-prone ecosystem: more resilience than we thought. Ecology Letters. 16:339-345.

Spatially-explicit representation of state-and-transition models - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Steele, C.M., Bestelmeyer, B.T., Burkett, L.M., Smith, P., Yanoff, S. 2012. Spatially-explicit representation of state-and-transition models. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 65:213-222.

A field guide to pedoderm and pattern classes - (Book / Chapter)

Burkett, L.M., Bestelmeyer, B.T., Tugel, A. 2011. A field guide to pedoderm and pattern classes. Field Guide Handbook. Version 1.1. Jornada Experimental Range, Las Cruces, NM, 59 p.

Reinterpreting historical data for evidence-based shrubland management - (Proceedings)

Williamson, J.C., Burkett, L.M., Bestelmeyer, B.T., Skaggs, R., Havstad, K.M. 2011. Reinterpreting historical data for evidence-based shrubland management. Natural Resources and Environmental Issue Series, Utah State University. Volume 17 (1): Article 18.

Customizable tool for ecological data entry, assessment, monitoring, and interpretation - (Abstract Only)

Courtright, E.M., Herrick, J.E., Bestelmeyer, B.T., Burkett, L.M. 2008. Customizable tool for ecological data entry, assessment, monitoring, and interpretation [abstract]. Ecological Society of America Abstracts. Paper No. PS 66-136.

New tools for rangeland and pasture monitoring - (Proceedings)

Herrick, J.E., Courtright, E., Bestelmeyer, B.T., Burkett, L.M., Havstad, K.M., Laliberte, A., Rango, A., Repp, J., Van Zee, J.W. 2007. New tools for rangeland and pasture monitoring. In: Proceedings Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative. Third National Conference on Grazing Lands, December 10-13, 2006, St. Louis, Missouri. p. 309-314.

AN OBJECT-BASED IMAGE ANALYSIS APPROACH FOR DETERMINING FRACTIONAL COVER OF SENESCENT AND GREEN VEGETATION WITH DIGITAL PLOT PHOTOGRAPHY - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Laliberte, A., Rango, A., Herrick, J.E., Fredrickson, E.L., Burkett, L.M. 2007. An object-based image analysis approach for determining fractional cover of senescent and green vegetation with digital plot photography. Journal of Arid Environments. 69:1-14.