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Justin W Van Zee
Range Management Research
Biological Science Technician (Soils)

Phone: (575) 646-4842
Fax: (575) 646-5889
Room 148

2995 KNOX ST.
LAS CRUCES , NM 88003

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
A comparison of soil texture-by-feel estimates: Implications for the citizen soil scientist -
Salley, S.W., Herrick, J.E., Holmes, C., Karl, J.W., Levi, M.R., McCord, S.E., Van De Waal, C., Van Zee, J.W. 2018. A comparison of soil texture-by-feel estimates: Implications for the citizen soil scientist. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 82:1526-1537. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2018.04.0137.
Vegetation effects on spatiotemporal variability in Aeolian mass flux over a range of ecological conditions -
Edwards, B., Webb, N., Van Zee, J.W., Chappell, A. 2018. Vegetation effects on spatiotemporal variability in Aeolian mass flux over a range of ecological conditions [abstract]. International Conference on Aeolian Research. June 25-29, 2018, Bordeaux, France.
Measurement of soil color: a comparison between smartphone camera and the Munsell color charts -
Enhancing wind erosion monitoring and assessment for US rangelands Reprint Icon -
Webb, N., Van Zee, J.W., Karl, J.W., Herrick, J.E., Courtright, E.M., Billings, B., Boyd, R., Chappell, A., Duniway, M., Derner, J.D., Hand, J., Kachergis, E., McCord, S., Newingham, B.A., Pierson Jr, F.B., Steiner, J.L., Tatarko, J., Tedela, N., Toledo, D.N., Van Pelt, R.S. 2017. Enhancing wind erosion monitoring and assessment for US rangelands. Rangelands. 39:85-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2017.04.001.
Analytical approaches to quality assurance and quality control in rangeland monitoring data -
McCord, S., Karl, J.W., Van Zee, J.W., Courtright, E.M. 2017. Analytical approaches to quality assurance and quality control in rangeland monitoring data [abstract]. Society for Range Management, Jan 29-Feb 2, 2017, St, George, Utah.
Two new mobile apps for rangeland inventory and monitoring by landowners and land managers Reprint Icon -
Herrick, J.E., Karl, J.W., McCord, S., Buenemann, M., Riginos, C., Courtright, E.M., Van Zee, J.W., Ganguli, A., Angerer, J., Brown, J.R., Kimiti, D., Saltzman, R., Beh, A., Bestelmeyer, B.T. 2017. Two new mobile apps for rangeland inventory and monitoring by landowners and land managers. Rangelands. 39:46-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2016.12.003.
Disentangling dust emission mechanisms – a field study -
Klose, M., Peterson, S., Webb, N., Van Zee, J.W., Cooper, B., Van Pelt, R.S., Gill, T.E., Okin, G., Karl, J.W. 2016. Disentangling dust emission mechanisms – a field study [abstract]. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. December 12-16, 2016, San Francisco, California.
The National Wind Erosion Research Network: Building a standardized long-term data resource for aeolian research, modeling and land management Reprint Icon -
Webb, N.P., Herrick, J.E., Van Zee, J.W., Courtright, E.M., Hugenholtz, C.H., Zobeck, T.M., Okin, G., Barchyn, T.E., Billings, B.J., Boyd, R., Clingan, S., Cooper, B., Duniway, M., Derner, J.D., Fox, F.A., Havstad, K.M., Heilman, P., Laplante, V.K., Ludwig, N., Metz, L.J., Nearing, M.A., Norfleet, M., Pierson Jr, F.B., Sanderson, M.A., Sharratt, B.S., Steiner, J.L., Tatarko, J., Tedela, N., Toledo, D.N., Unnasch, R., Van Pelt, R.S., Wagner, L.E. 2016. The National Wind Erosion Research Network: Building a standardized long-term data resource for aeolian research, modeling and land management. Aeolian Research. 22:23-36.
Deducing dust emission mechanisms from field measurements -
Klose, M., Webb, N., Van Zee, J.W., Cooper, B., Van Pelt, R.S., Okin, G., Karl, J.W. 2016. Deducing dust emission mechanisms from field measurements [abstract]. 9th International Conference on Aeolian Research. July 4-8, 2016, Mildura, Australia. Abstract No.163.
The National Wind Erosion Research Network: Building a standardized long-term data resource for aeolian research, modeling and land management -
The National Wind Erosion Research Network: Building a standardized long-term data resource for aeolian research, modeling and land management -
Webb, N., Herrick, J.E., Van Zee, J.W., Courtright, E.M., Cooper, B., Laplante, V.K. 2016. The National Wind Erosion Research Network: Building a standardized long-term data resource for aeolian research, modeling and land management [abstract]. 9th International Conference on Aeolian Research. July 4-8, 2016, Mildura, Australia. Abstract No. 305.
winderosionnetwork.org – Portal to the National Wind Erosion Research Network -
Webb, N.P., Herrick, J.E., Clingan, S., Cooper, B., Courtright, E.M., Laplante, V.K., Van Zee, J.W. 2015. winderosionnetwork.org – Portal to the National Wind Erosion Research Network [abstract]. American Geophysical UnionFall Meeting, San Francisco, CA December 14-18, 2015. p. EP43A-0963.
Monitoring response to disturbance in dynamic rangelands -
The database for inventory, monitoring and assessment (DIMA) Reprint Icon -
Courtright, E., Van Zee, J.W. 2011. The database for inventory, monitoring and assessment (DIMA). Rangelands. 33(4):21-26.
A suite of tools for monitoring and assessing impacts of road networks and off-road vehicle activity on rangelands -
Duniway, M.C., Herrick, J.E., Karl, J.W., Van Zee, J.W. 2010. A suite of tools for monitoring and assessing impacts of road networks and off-road vehicle activity on rangelands [abstract]. Annual Meeting Society for Range Management, February 7-12, 2010, Denver, Colorado. PC-24, pg. 89.
Fine gravel controls hydrologic and erodibility responses to trampling disturbance for coarse-textured soils with weak cyanobacterial crusts. Reprint Icon -
Herrick, J.E., Van Zee, J.W., Belnap, J., Johansen, J.R., Remmenga, M. 2010. Fine gravel controls hydrologic and erodibility responses to trampling disturbance for coarse-textured soils with weak cyanobacterial crusts. Catena. 83:119-126.
Monitoring and assessing global impacts of roads and off-road vehicle traffic -
Herrick, J.E., Duniway, M.C., Karl, J.W., Van Zee, J.W. 2010. Monitoring and assessing global impacts of roads and off-road vehicle traffic [abstract]. 63rd Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, February 7-11, 2010, Denver, Colorado. O-166.
Multiscale variability of soil aggregate stability: implications for rangeland hydrology and erosion -
Duniway, M.C., Herrick, J.E., Spaeth, K.E., Barger, N., Van Zee, J.W., Belnap, J. 2009. Multiscale variability of soil aggregate stability: implications for rangeland hydrology and erosion [abstract]. 62nd Society for Range Management Annual Meeting. Paper No. 07-11.
Comparison of three vegetation monitoring methods: Their relative utility for ecological assessment and monitoring -
Godinez-Alvarez, H., Herrick, J.E., Mattocks, M., Toledo, D.N., Van Zee, J.W. 2009. Comparison of three vegetation monitoring methods: Their relative utility for ecological assessment and monitoring. Journal of Ecological Indicators. 9:1001-1008.
Do sampling methods differ in their utility for ecological monitoring? Comparison of line-point intercept, grid-point intercept, and ocular estimate methods -
Godinez-Alvarez, H., Herrick, J.E., Mattocks, M., Toledo, D.N., Van Zee, J.W. 2008. Do sampling methods differ in their utility for ecological monitoring? Comparison of line-point intercept, grid-point intercept, and ocular estimate methods [abstract]. Ecological Society of America Abstracts. Paper No. PS 83-125.
Line-point intercept, grid-point intercept, and ocular estimate methods: their relative value for rangeland assessment and monitoring -
Godinez-Alvarez, H., Herrick, J.E., Mattocks, M., Toledo, D.N., Van Zee, J.W. 2008. Line-point intercept, grid-point intercept, and ocular estimate methods: Their relative value for rangeland assessment and monitoring [abstract]. Society for Range Management Meeting, Building Bridges: Grasslands to Rangelands, January 26-31, 2008, Louisville, Kentucky. p. 2380. 2008 CDROM.
New tools for rangeland and pasture monitoring -
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.
IMPACTS OF BIOLOGICAL SOIL CRUST DISTURBANCE AND COMPOSITION ON C AND N LOSS FROM WATER EROSION -
Barger, N.N., Herrick, J.E., Van Zee, J.W., Belnap, J. 2006. Impacts of biological soil crust disturbance and composition on c and n loss from water erosion. Biogeochemistry. 77:247-263.
MONITORING MANUAL FOR GRASSLAND, SHRUBLAND AND SAVANNA ECOSYSTEMS, VOLUME I: QUICK START -
Herrick, J.E., Van Zee, J.W., Havstad, K.M., Burkett, L.M., Whitford, W.G. 2005. Monitoring Manual for Grassland, Shrubland and Savanna Ecosystems, Volume I: Quick Start. Tucson, Arizona: The University of Arizona Press. 36 p.
MONITORING MANUAL FOR GRASSLAND, SHRUBLAND, AND SAVANNA ECOSYSTEMS -
Herrick, J.E., Van Zee, J.W., Havstad, K.M., Burkett, L.M., Whitford, W.G. 2005. Monitoring Manual for Grassland, Shrubland, and Savanna Ecosystems. Volume II: Design, Supplementary Methods, and Interpretation. Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Press. 200 p.
DESERT GRASSLAND CANOPY ARTHROPOD SPECIES RICHNESS: TEMPORAL PATTERNS AND EFFECTS OF INTENSE, SHORT-DURATION LIVESTOCK GRAZING -
Forbes, G.S., Van Zee, J.W., Smith, W., Whitford, W.G. 2005. Desert grassland canopy arthropod species richness: temporal patterns and effects of intense, short-duration livestock grazing. Journal of Arid Environments. 60:627-646.
EXPERIMENTAL DEFINITION OF RESILIENCE FOR STATE-AND-TRANSITION MODELS -
HERRICK, J.E., BELNAP, J., BESTELMEYER, B.T., BIRD, S., BROWN, J.R., HAVSTAD, K.M., TUGEL, A., VAN ZEE, J.W. EXPERIMENTAL DEFINITION OF RESILIENCE FOR STATE-AND-TRANSITION MODELS. 57TH ANNUAL MEETING, SOCIETY FOR RANGE MANAGEMENT. 2004. ABSTRACT NO. 142.
AN EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH FOR PREDICTING SHORT- AND LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF TRAINING ACTIVITIES AT MULTIPLE SCALES -
AN LCTA-COMPATIBLE APPROACH TO MILITARY LAND MONITORING -
A PORTABLE RAINFALL SIMULATOR FOR SMALL PAIRED-PLOT COMPARISONS -
VAN ZEE, J.W., HERRICK, J.E. A PORTABLE RAINFALL SIMULATOR FOR SMALL PAIRED-PLOT COMPARISONS. 2001. CD-ROM. ANNUAL MEETING, SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA.
DISTURBANCE EFFECTS ON INFILTRATION AND EROSION SUSCEPTIBILITY FOR BIOLOGICALLY CRUSTED SOILS IN THE MOJAVE DESERT -
HERRICK, J.E., BELNAP, J., VAN ZEE, J.W., JOHANSEN, J. DISTURBANCE EFFECTS ON INFILTRATION AND EROSION SUSCEPTIBILITY FOR BIOLOGICALLY CRUSTED SOILS IN THE MOJAVE DESERT. 86TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA. 2001. ABSTRACT P.291.
DETECTING FRAGMENTATION OF COVER IN DESERT GRASSLANDS USING LINE INTERCEPT -
KUEHL, R.O., MCCLARAN, M.P., VAN ZEE, J.W. DETECTING FRAGMENTATION OF COVER IN DESERT GRASSLANDS USING LINE INTERCEPT. JOURNAL OF RANGE MANAGEMENT. 2001. V. 54(1). P. 61-66.
INDICATORS OF GREAT BASIN RANGELAND HEALTH -
DE SOYZA, A.G., VAN ZEE, J.W., WHITFORD, W.G., NEALE, A., TALLENT-HALLSEL, N., HERRICK, J.E., HAVSTAD, K.M. INDICATORS OF GREAT BASIN RANGELAND HEALTH. JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS. 2000. V. 45. P. 289-304.
ANT (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS IN THE NORTHERN CHIHUAHUAN DESERT -
NASH, M.S., WHITFORD, W.G., VAN ZEE, J., HAVSTAD, K.M. AND (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS IN THE NORTHERN CHIHUAHUAN DESERT. ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY. 2000. V. 29(2). P. 200-206.
MULTIVARIATE CHARACTERIZATION OF PERENNIAL VEGETATION IN THE NORTHERN CHIHUAHUAN DESERT -
Johnson, A.R., Turner, S.J., Whitford, W.G., de Soyza, A.G., Van Zee, J.W. Multivariate characterization of perennial vegetation in the northern Chihuahuan Desert. Journal of Arid Environments. 2000. v. 44(3). p. 305-325.
SOIL SURFACE INDICATORS OF DESERTIFICATION FROM THE NORTHERN CHIHUAHUAN DESERT AND THE GREAT BASIN -
DE SOYZA, A.G., WHITFORD, W.G., VAN ZEE, J.W., HERRICK, J.E., HAVSTAD, K.M. SOIL SURFACE INDICATORS OF DESERTIFICATION FROM THE NORTHERN CHIHUAHUAN DESERT AND THE GREAT BASIN. PROCEEDINGS OF THE VITH INTERNATIONAL RANGELAND CONGRESS. 2000. P. 137.
FIELD SOIL AGGREGATE STABILITY KIT FOR SOIL QUALITY AND RANGELAND HEALTH EVALUATIONS -
HERRICK, J.E., WHITFORD, W.G., DE SOYZA, A.G., VAN ZEE, J.W., HAVSTAD, K.M., SEYBOLD, C.A., WALTON, M. FIELD SOIL AGGREGATE STABILITY KIT FOR SOIL QUALITY AND RANGELAND HEALTH EVALUATIONS. CATENA. 2001. V. 44(1). P. 27-35.
LIVESTOCK ACTIVITY AND CHIHUAHUAN DESERT ANNUAL PLANT COMMUNITIES: BOUNDARY ANALYSIS OF DISTURBANCE GRADIENTS -
VEGETATION, SOIL, AND ANIMAL INDICATORS OF RANGELAND HEALTH -
EARLY WARNING INDICATORS OF DESERTIFICATION: EXAMPLES OF TESTS IN THE CHIHUAHUAN DESERT -
MONITORING CHANGES IN STRESSED ECOSYSTEMS USING SPATIAL PATTERNS OF ANT COMMUNITIES -
ANTS AS INDICATORS OF EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS IN NORTH AMERICANDESERT GRASSLANDS -
VARIATION IN CREOSOTEBUSH (LARREA TRIDENTATA) CANOPY MORPHOLOGY IN RELATION TO HABITAT, SOIL FERTILITY AND ASSOCIATED ANNUAL PLANT COMMUNITIES -