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Nicole Kaplan
Rangeland Resources & Systems Research
Computational Biologist

Phone: (970) 492-7117
Fax: (970) 492-7160

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Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Five foundational tools for managing metadata from the USDA Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) network Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kaplan, N.E., Armendariz, G.A., Azad, S., Carlson, B.R., White, W.A., Abendroth, L.J., Coffin, A.W., Gordon, V.S., Maul, J.E., Osterholz, W.R., Sears, J.L. 2025. Five foundational tools for managing metadata from the USDA Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) network. Journal of Environmental Quality. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.70027.
Advancing effective agroecosystem sustainability performance indicators via the USDA Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network (LTAR) - (Abstract Only)
Donovan, M.E., Spiegal, S.A., Kaplan, N.E., Archer, D.W., Bean, A.R., Beebout, S.E., Bestelmeyer, B.T., Clark, P., Delong, A., Fortuna, A., Friedrichsen, C.N., Hoover, D.L., Huggins, D.R., Kleinman, P.J., Mcintosh, M.M., Renschler, C.S., Ritten, J., Smith, D.P., Webb, N.P., Wulfhorst, J.D. 2024. Advancing effective agroecosystem sustainability performance indicators via the USDA Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network (LTAR). American Geophysical Union. Abstract.
Impact of plant diversity and management intensity on magnitude and stability of productivity in North American grazing lands Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sonnier, G., Augustine, D.J., Paudel, S., Porensky, L.M., Silveira, M., Toledo, D.N., Azad, S., Boughton, R., Browning, D.M., Clark, P., Fay, P.A., Kaplan, N.E., Thibault, K., Swain, H.M., Veum, K.S., Boughton, E. 2024. Impact of plant diversity and management intensity on magnitude and stability of productivity in North American grazing lands. Applied Vegetation Science. 27(2). Article e12776. https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12776.
Secondary production of the central rangeland region of the United States Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Raynor, E., Derner, J.D., Hartman, M., Dorich, C., Parton, W.R., Hendrickson, J.R., Harmoney, K., Brennan, J., Owensby, C., Kaplan, N.E., Lutz, S., Conant, R.T., Hoover, D.L., Augustine, D.J. 2024. Secondary production of the central rangeland region of the United States. Ecological Applications. Article e2978. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2978.
The how and the why of curating long-term livestock data from pasturelands and grazinglands - (Abstract Only)
USDA Long-Term Agroecosystem Research: four data workflows for network data integration - (Abstract Only)
Abendroth, L.J., Kleinman, P.J., Armendariz, G.A., Coffin, A.W., Cosh, M.H., Heilman, P., Hoover, D.L., Kaplan, N.E., White, W.A., Bestelmeyer, B.T., Browning, D.M., Carlson, B.R. 2023. USDA Long-Term Agroecosystem Research: four data workflows for network data integration [abstract]. 2023 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, October 29-November 1, 2023, St. Louis, Missouri. Available: https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2023am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/152342
Measuring the social and ecological performance of agricultural innovations on rangelands: Progress and plans for an indicator framework in the LTAR network Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Spiegal, S.A., Webb, N., Boughton, E., Boughton, R., Bentley-Brymer, A., Clark, P., Holifield Collins, C.D., Hoover, D.L., Kaplan, N.E., McCord, S.E., Meredith, G., Porensky, L.M., Toledo, D.N., Wilmer, H.N., Wulfhorst, J.D., Bestelmeyer, B.T. 2022. Measuring the social and ecological performance of agricultural innovations on rangelands: Progress and plans for an indicator framework in the LTAR network. Rangelands. 44:334-344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2021.12.005.
Monitoring agroecosystem productivity and phenology at a national scale: A metric assessment framework Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Browning, D.M., Russell, E.S., Ponce-Campos, G.E., Kaplan, N.E., Richardson, A.D., Seyednasrollah, B., Spiegal, S.A., Saliendra, N.Z., Alfieri, J.G., Baker, J.M., Bernacchi, C.J., Bestelmeyer, B.T., Bosch, D.D., Boughton, E.H., Boughton, R.K., Clark, P., Flerchinger, G.N., Gomez-Casanovas, N., Goslee, S.C., Haddad, N., Hoover, D.L., Jaradat, A.A., Mauritz, M., Miller, G.R., McCarty, G.W., Sadler, J., Saha, A., Scott, R.L., Suyker, A., Tweedie, C., Wood, J., Zhang, X., Taylor, S.D. 2021. Monitoring agroecosystem productivity and phenology at a national scale: A metric assessment framework. Ecological Indicators. 131. Article 108147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108147.
The Long-Term Agroecosystem Research network standard GIS data layers Reprint Icon - (Database / Dataset)
Armendariz, G., Coffin, A.W., Archer, D.W., Arthur, D.K., Bean, A.R., Browning, D.M., Carlson, B.R., Clark, P., Flynn, K.C., Goslee, S.C., Sclater, V., Sudduth, K.A., Kaplan, N.E., Stinner, J.H., King, K.W., Spiegal, S.A., Hsieh, H., Moglen, G.E., Yasarer, L.M., Kettler, T.A., Schmer, M.R., Teet, S.B., Starks, P.J., Hall, V.O., Wagner, S.W., Johnson, J.M., Holifield Collins, C.D., Kautz, M.A. 2021. The Long-Term Agroecosystem Research network standard GIS data layers. Ag Data Commons. https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/1521161.
Where to from here? Unravelling wicked problems - (Book / Chapter)
Woodmansee, R.G., Ojima, D.S., Kaplan, N.E. 2021. Where to from here? Unravelling wicked problems. In: Woodmansee, R.G., Moore, J.C., Ojima, D.S., Richards, L., editors. Natural Resource Management Reimagined: Using the Systems Ecology Paradigm. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 380-420.
Organizational and administrative challenges and innovations - (Book / Chapter)
Hautaluoma, J., Woodmansee, R.G., Kaplan, N.E., Moore, J.C., Woodmansee, C.J. 2021. Organizational and administrative challenges and innovations. In: Woodmansee, R.G., Moore, J.C., Ojima, D.S., Richards, L., editors. Natural Resource Management Reimagined: Using the Systems Ecology Paradigm. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 353-379.
Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network Regions, 2018 version Reprint Icon - (Database / Dataset)
Coffin, A.W., Sclater, V., Holifield Collins, C., Archer, D., Armendariz, G., Arthur, D.K., Augustine, D., Baffaut, C., Bean, A.R., Bestelmeyer, B., Browning, D.M., Carlson, B.R., Clark, P., Derner, J.D., Goslee, S.C., Huggins, D.R., James, D.E., Kaplan, N.E., King, K.W., Kleinman, P.J., Ponce Campos, G.E., Porensky, L.M., Robertson, P., Sadler, J., Smith, D., Spiegal, S.A., Steiner, J.L., Strickland, T.C., Vandenberg, B.C., Van Vactor, S.S., Wienhold, B.J., Yasarer, L.M. 2021. Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network Regions, 2018 version.Ag Data Commons, USDA National Agricultural Library. https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/1520632.
Long live the data! Embedded data management at a long-term ecological research site Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kaplan, N.E., Baker, K., Karasti, H. 2021. Long live the data! Embedded data management at a long-term ecological research site. Ecosphere. 12(5). Article e03493. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3493.
Recent advances in AgCROS, a network of networks that could contribute to assessments of conservation practices across the USA and internationally - (Abstract Only)
Delgado, J.A., Vandenberg, B.C., D'Adamo, R.E., Marquez, R.D., Neer, D.L., Kaplan, N.E., Carter, J.D., Wilson, G.J., Zoch, G., Messinger, L., Nezat, C.J., Strom, T., Buser, M.D. 2020. Recent advances in AgCROS, a network of networks that could contribute to assessments of conservation practices across the USA and internationally [abstract]. Soil and Water Conservation Society 75th International Annual Conference, July 27-29, 2020. Virtual event. Abstract Book.
The Long-term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Network: Towards sustainable food, environmental integrity, and resilience in working lands - (Abstract Only)
Boughton, E.H., Baffaut, C., Bestelmeyer, B.T., Browning, D.M., Derner, J.D., Haddad, N., Kaplan, N.E., Porensky, L.M., Saha, A., Scalter, V., Sonnier, G., Swain, H., Tsegaye, T.D. 2020. The Long-term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Network: Towards sustainable food, environmental integrity, and resilience in working lands [abstract]. 2020 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, August 3-6, 2020, virtual. Available: https://eco.confex.com/eco/2020/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/81842
An assessment of production trends on the Great Plains from 1984 to 2017 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Data management infrastructure: building elements at Central Plains - (Abstract Only)
Kaplan, N.E., Derner, J.D., Vandenberg, B.C., Delgado, J.A., Augustine, D.J., Hoover, D.L., Smith, D.P., Gaffney, R.M. 2019. Data management infrastructure: building elements at Central Plains. Meeting Abstract. Not published.
Designing a platform for ethical citizen science: A case study of CitSci.org Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lynn, S., Newman, G., Kaplan, N.E., Newman, S., Scarpino, R. 2019. Designing a platform for ethical citizen science: A case study of CitSci.org. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice. 4(1):1-15. https://doi.org/10.5334/cstp.227.
Agricultural Collaborative Research Outcomes System: AgCROS - An emerging network of networks for national food and environmental security and human health Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Delgado, J.A., Vandenberg, B.C., Kaplan, N.E., Neer, D.L., Wilson, G.J., D Adamo, R.E., Carter, J.D., Ogan, L., Grow, N.O., Marquez, R.D., Arthur, D.K., Eve, M.D., Del Grosso, S.J., Johnson, J.M., Karlen, D.L., Durso, L.M., Finley, J.W., Acosta Martinez, V., Harmel, R.D., Derner, J.D. 2018. Agricultural Collaborative Research Outcomes System: AgCROS - An emerging network of networks for national food and environmental security and human health. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 73(6):158A-164A. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.73.6.158A.
Operationalizing an "Information Ecosystem" to support information management work of the Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) network - (Abstract Only)
Network cyberinfrastructure as a shared platform to support multi-site research - (Abstract Only)
LTAR information management: Six examples of data intensive work at site and network levels - (Abstract Only)
An "Information Ecosystem" to meet the data requirements of the Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) - (Abstract Only)
LTAR research: Aspiring to meet production and conservation objectives on the USDA-ARS Central Plains Experimental Range, Nunn, Colorado, USA - (Abstract Only)
Go with the flow by way of interdisciplinary collaboration: Sharing, integrating and opening access to data from various studies in the Cache la Poudre watershed following fire and flood - (Popular Publication)
Kaplan, N.E., Boot, C., Hall, E. 2016. Go with the flow by way of interdisciplinary collaboration: Sharing, integrating and opening access to data from various studies in the Cache la Poudre watershed following fire and flood. Popular Publication. Colorado Water. July/August.