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David Barnard
Water Management and Systems Research
Research Agronomist

Phone: (970) 492-7404
Fax: (970) 492-7408

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Projects
Improving Resiliency of Semi-Arid Agroecosystems and Watersheds to Change and Disturbance through Data-Driven Research, AI, and Integrated Models
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 441606
Using Landscape Features, Plot Measurements, and Remote Sensing Data to Improve Predictions of Fuels Treatment Longevity in the Colorado Front Range
Interagency Reimbursable Agreement (I)
  Accession Number: 444333
Integrating Field Measurements and Models to Evaluate Solar Induced Fluorescence as a Predictor of Dryland Crop Productivity
Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement (N)
  Accession Number: 441919
Post-fire Runoff Response in Mulched Montane Catchments
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 444097
Process Modeling, Machine Learning, and Computational Tools for Watershed Modeling from Fire to Field
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 440320
Evaluating the Agricultural Ecosystems Services (AgES) Watershed Versus Other Models in Snow-dominated Systems
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 441153
Developing Ecophysiological Components for Post-Fire Hydrologic Models
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 445657

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Wildfire and climate change amplify knowledge gaps linking mountain source-water systems and agricultural water supply in the western United States Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Barnard, D.M., Green, T.R., Mankin, K.R., DeJonge, K.C., Rhoades, C.C., Kampf, S., Giovando, J., Wilkins, M., Mahood, A.L., Sears, M., Comas, L.H., Gleason, S.M., Zhang, H., Fassnacht, S.R., Harmel, R.D., Altenhofen, J. 2023. Wildfire and climate change amplify knowledge gaps linking mountain source-water systems and agricultural water supply in the western United States. Agricultural Water Management. 286. Article e108377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2023.108377.
Characterizing ecologically relevant topoclimates across a small prairie watershed - (Abstract Only)
Quantifying crop behavior with observations and models: Constraining simulations at LIRF - (Abstract Only)
Spatial soil moisture regimes measured over two decades in a dryland field show effects of conversion from wheat-fallow to perennial vegetation - (Abstract Only)
Physiological trait networks enhance understanding of crop growth and water use in contrasting environments Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gleason, S.M., Barnard, D.M., Green, T.R., Mackay, D.S., Wang, D.R., Ainsworth, E.A., Altenhofen, J., Banks, G.T., Brodribb, T.J., Cochard, H., Comas, L.H., Cooper, M., Creek, D., DeJonge, K.C., Delzon, S., Fritschi, F.B., Hammer, G., Hunter, C., Lombardozzi, D., Messina, C.D., Ocheltree, T., Stevens, B.M., Stewart, J.J., Vadez, V., Wenz, J.A., Wright, I.J., Zhang, H. 2022. Physiological trait networks enhance understanding of crop growth and water use in contrasting environments. Plant, Cell & Environment. 45(9):2554-2572. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.14382.
Hydrologic effects of fire in a sub-alpine watershed: AgES outperforms previous PRMS simulations Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mankin, K.R., Wells, R.M., Kipka, H., Green, T.R., Barnard, D.M. 2022. Hydrologic effects of fire in a sub-alpine watershed: AgES outperforms previous PRMS simulations. Transactions of the ASABE. 65(4):751-762. https://doi.org/10.13031/ja.14881.
Precision mapping technology in dryland cropping system - (Proceedings)
Mikha, M.M., Barnard, D.M., Mankin, K.R. 2022. Precision mapping technology in dryland cropping system. Proceedings Great Plains Soil Fertility Conference.
Greater sage-grouse respond positively to intensive post-fire restoration treatments Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Poessel, S.A., Barnard, D.M., Applestein, C.V., Germino, M.J., Ellsworth, E.A., Major, D., Moser, A., Katzner, T.E. 2022. Greater sage-grouse respond positively to intensive post-fire restoration treatments. Ecology and Evolution. 12(3). Article e8671. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8671.
Rainfall data near the Black Hollow Debris Flow, Larimer County, Colorado 20 July 2021 - (Database / Dataset)
Are drought indices and climate data good indicators of ecologically relevant soil moisture dynamics in drylands? Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Barnard, D.M., Germino, M.J., Bradford, J.B., O'Connor, R.C., Andrews, C.M., Shriver, R.K. 2021. Are climate data and drought indices good indicators of ecologically relevant soil moisture dynamics in drylands? Ecological Indicators. 133. Article e108379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108379.
Understanding soil moisture regimes through analysis of long-term, spatially distributed data within a farm field: Implications for scaling and inference of hydrological fluxes - (Abstract Only)
Advances in the science and technology of simulating water, nutrient, soil and plant interactions and dynamics in space and time - (Abstract Only)
A vision for water-limited agroecological systems research - (Abstract Only)
Douglas-Mankin, K.R., Barnard, D.M., Comas, L.H., DeJonge, K.C., Gleason, S.M., Green, T.R., Zhang, H. 2020. A vision for water-limited agroecological systems research. Meeting Abstract.
The scale of ecological drought in dryland restoration success Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
O'Conner, R.C., Germino, M.J., Barnard, D.M., Andrews, C.M., Pilliod, D.S., Arkle, R.S., Shriver, R.K. 2020. The scale of ecological drought in dryland restoration success. Global Change Biology. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab79e4.
Soil characteristics are associated with gradients of big sagebrush canopy structure after disturbance Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Barnard, D.M., Germino, M.J., Arkle, R.S., Bradford, J.B., Duniway, M.C., Pilliod, D.S., Pyke, D.A., Shriver, R.K., Welty, J.L. 2019. Soil characteristics are associated with gradients of big sagebrush canopy structure after disturbance. Ecosphere. 10(6):1-12. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2780.
Transient population dynamics impede restoration and may promote ecosystem transformation after disturbance Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Shriver, R.K., Andrews, C.M., Arkle, R.S., Barnard, D.M., Duniway, M.C., Germino, M.J., Pilliod, D.S., Pyke, D.A., Welty, J.L., Bradford, J.B. 2019. Transient population dynamics impede restoration and may promote ecosystem transformation after disturbance. Ecology Letters. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13291.
Cannot see the random forests for the decision trees: selecting predictive models for restoration ecology Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Barnard, D.M., Germino, M.J., Pilliod, D.S., Arkle, R.S., Applestein, C.V., Davidson, B.E., Fisk, M.R. 2019. Cannot see the random forests for the decision trees: selecting predictive models for restoration ecology. Restoration Ecology. 10(6):1-11. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.12938.