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Nelson G Stauffer
Range Management Research
Biologist (Computational/Bioinformatics)

Phone: (575) 646-2961
Fax: (575) 646-5889

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Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Establishing quantitative benchmarks for soil erosion and ecological monitoring, assessment, and management Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Webb, N.P., Edwards, B.L., Heller, A., Mccord, S.E., Schallner, J.W., Treminio, R.S., Wheeler, B.E., Stauffer, N.G., Spiegal, S.A., Duniway, M.C., Traynor, A.C., Kachergis, E., Houdeshell, C. 2024. Establishing quantitative benchmarks for soil erosion and ecological monitoring, assessment, and management. Ecological Indicators. 159, Article e111661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.111661.
Evaluating the sensitivity of ecological site identification in national monitoring programs - (Abstract Only)
Martinez, P., Novak-Echenique, P., Stauffer, N.G., Maynard, J., McCord, S.E. 2023. Evaluating the sensitivity of ecological site identification in national monitoring programs. Society for Range Management. Abstract.
A framework and toolset for standardizing agroecosystem indicators Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mccord, S.E., Brehm, J.R., Burnett, S.H., Dietrich, C., Edwards, B., Metz, L.J., Hernandez-Narvaez, M., Pierson Jr, F.B., Ramirez, K., Stauffer, N.G., Webb, N.P., Tweedie, C. 2022. A framework and toolset for standardizing agroecosystem indicators. Ecological Indicators. 144. Article 109511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.109511.
sample.design Reprint Icon - (Other)
Stauffer, N.G., Garman, S. 2022. sample.design. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6518745.
Patterns and trends of BLM natural resources: 10 years of BLM AIM data in action - (Abstract Only)
Laurence-Traynor, A., Kachergis, E., Green, A., McCord, S.E., Reynolds, L., Cappuccio, N., Whittington, R., Redecker, N., Alexander, P., Stauffer, N.G., Savage, S. 2022. Patterns and trends of BLM natural resources: 10 years of BLM AIM data in action. Society for Range Management Meeting Abstracts. Abstract.
A web interface for exploring and setting land management benchmarks - (Abstract Only)
Stauffer, N.G., Laurence-Traynor, A., McCord, S.E. 2022. A web interface for exploring and setting land management benchmarks. Society for Range Management Meeting Abstracts. Poster #1.
Sampling design workflows and tools to support adaptive monitoring and management Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Stauffer, N.G., Duniway, M., Karl, J., Nauman, T. 2021. Sampling design workflows and tools to support adaptive monitoring and management. Rangelands. 44(1):8-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2021.08.005.
Provoking a cultural shift in data quality Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
McCord, S.E., Webb, N.P., Van Zee, J.W., Burnett, S.H., Christensen, E.M., Ericha, C.M., Laney, C.M., Lunch, C., Maxwell, C., Karl, J.W., Slaughter, A.L., Stauffer, N.G. 2021. Provoking a cultural shift in data quality. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 71(6):647-657. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biab020.
A web interface for creating random, spatially balanced landscape monitoring designs - (Abstract Only)
Stauffer, N.G. 2020. A web interface for creating random, spatially balanced landscape monitoring designs. [abstract]. Ecological Society of America Meeting. August 3-6, 2020, Virtual. Poster #87953.
Using benchmarks to assess management objectives across ecological domains - (Abstract Only)
Traynor, A., Miller, S., McCord, S.E., Webb, N., Stauffer, N.G., Kachergis, E., Newbury, C., Courtright, J., Cappucio, N. 2020. Using benchmarks to assess management objectives across ecological domains [abstract]. Ecological Society of America Meeting. August 2-7, 2020. Salt Lake City, Utah. Abstract #88722.
Terradactyl: an example of modularity and ontologies to ensure the sustainability of open source software - (Abstract Only)
McCord, S.E., Stauffer, N.G. 2020. Terradactyl: an example of modularity and ontologies to ensure the sustainability of open source software [abstract]. Society for Range Management Meeting. February 16-20, 2020. Denver, Colorado.
A web interface for creating random, spatially balanced landscape monitoring designs - (Abstract Only)
Stauffer, N.G., McCord, S.E., Karl, J. 2020. A web interface for creating random, spatially balanced landscape monitoring designs [abstract]. Society for Range Management Meeting. February 16-20, 2020, Denver, Colorado. Poster Pod 43, #92.
terradactyl: R Package for Rangeland Core Methods Data Extraction and Calculation - (Abstract Only)
Mccord, S.E., Stauffer, N.G. 2019. terradactyl: R Package for Rangeland Core Methods Data Extraction and Calculation [abstract]. In: Abstract Proceedings of the 72nd Society for Range Management International Meeting, February 10-13, 2019. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 310.
Communicating Ecological Data with Land Managers: Lessons Learned - (Abstract Only)
Stauffer, N.G., Mccord, S.E., Kachergis, E. 2018. Communicating Ecological Data with Land Managers: Lessons Learned [abstract]. 103rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, August 5-10, 2018, New Orleans, Louisiana. P. 74.
AERO: An Aeolian erosion modeling environment - (Abstract Only)
Edwards, B.0., Mccord, S.E., Webb, N., Stauffer, N.G. 2018. AERO: An Aeolian erosion modeling environment [abstract]. International Conference on Aeolian Research. June 25-29, 2018, Bordeaux, France.
Comparison of 2 vegetation height methods for assessing greater sage-grouse seasonal habitat Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Di Stefano, S.F., Karl, J.W., McCord, S.E., Stauffer, N.G., Makela, P., Manning, M. 2018. Comparison of 2 vegetation height methods for assessing greater sage-grouse seasonal habitat. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 42(2):213-224. https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.877.
DIMA.Tools: An R package for working with the database for inventory, monitoring, and assessment - (Abstract Only)
Stauffer, N.G., Mccord, S.E. 2018. DIMA.Tools: An R package for working with the database for inventory, monitoring, and assessment [abstract]. 2018 Conference of The Society for Range Management. January 28-February 2, 2018. Sparks, Nevada.
Evaluation of the automated reference toolset for oil and gas reclamation on Colorado rangelands - (Abstract Only)
Di Stefano, S.F., Brungard, C., Karl, J.W., Stauffer, N.G., McCord, S.E. 2018. Evaluation of the automated reference toolset for oil and gas reclamation on Colorado rangelands [abstract]. 2018 Conference of The Society for Range Management. January 28-February 2, 2018. Sparks, Nevada.
Emerging ecological datasets with application for modeling North American dust emissions - (Abstract Only)
Mccord, S.E., Stauffer, N.G., Garman, S., Webb, N. 2017. Emerging ecological datasets with application for modeling North American dust emissions [abstract]. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 11-15, 2017, New Orleans, Louisiana. Abstract No. 226565.
Building software tools to help contextualize and interpret monitoring data - (Abstract Only)
Stauffer, N.G., Karl, J.W. 2017. Building software tools to help contextualize and interpret monitoring data [abstract]. Society for Range Management. Jan 29-Feb 02, 2017, St. George, Utah.
A comparison of two vegetation height measurement methods for applications to sage grouse habitat evaluations - (Abstract Only)
Distefano, S., Stauffer, N.G., Karl, J.W., Mccord, S. 2017. A comparison of two vegetation height measurement methods for applications to sage grouse habitat evaluations [abstract]. Society for Range Management. Jan 29-Feb 02, 2017, St. George, Utah.