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Frederick B. Pierson is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions in subfields such as soil science, ecology, global and planetary change, management, monitoring, policy and law, and water science and technology.

The main research topics covered by Pierson include:

  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Hydrology and sediment transport processes
  • Rangeland and wildlife management
  • Hydrology and watershed management studies
  • Aeolian processes and effects

Pierson has contributed to various recent papers spanning different aspects of soil and water conservation, erosion modeling, and ecosystem effects. Notable publications include:

  • Evolution of rock cover, surface roughness, and its effect on soil erosion under simulated rainfall, 2020, Geoderma
  • Parameterizing an aeolian erosion model for rangelands, 2021, Aeolian Research
  • The USDA-ARS Experimental Watershed Network: Evolution, Lessons Learned, Societal Benefits, and Moving Forward, 2020, Water Resources Research
  • Invasive annual grasses-Reenvisioning approaches in a changing climate, 2023, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
  • Assessing runoff and erosion on woodland-encroached sagebrush steppe using the Rangeland Hydrology and Erosion Model, 2022, Ecosphere

Frequent co-authors of Pierson's work include C. Jason Williams, Osama Z. Al-Hamdan, Sayjro K. Nouwakpo, Justin C. Johnson, and Peter R. Robichaud. These collaborators have partnered on numerous studies, contributing to their shared scientific endeavors.

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as Soil Erosion Research Under a Changing Climate, January 8-13, 2023, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, USA, Geoderma, Aeolian Research, Water Resources Research, and the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation.

Best Publications

  • Spatial and temporal effects of wildfire on the hydrology of a steep rangeland watershed

    Frederick B. Pierson;Peter R. Robichaud;Kenneth E. Spaeth

  • A review of fire effects on vegetation and soils in the Great Basin Region: response and ecological site characteristics

    Richard F. Miller;Jeanne C. Chambers;David A. Pyke;Fred B. Pierson

  • Modeling plant canopy effects on variability of soil temperature and water

    G.N. Flerchinger;F.B. Pierson

  • A Rangeland Hydrology and Erosion Model

    M. A. Nearing;H. Wei;J. J. Stone;F. B. Pierson

  • Runoff and Erosion After Cutting Western Juniper

    Frederick B. Pierson;Jon D. Bates;Tony J. Svejcar;Stuart P. Hardegree

  • Aggregate Stability in the Palouse Region of Washington: Effect of Landscape Position

    F. B. Pierson;D. J. Mulla

  • Fire effects on rangeland hydrology and erosion in a steep sagebrush-dominated landscape † †

    Frederick B. Pierson;Peter R. Robichaud;Corey A. Moffet;Kenneth E. Spaeth

  • Predicting postfire erosion and mitigation effectiveness with a web-based probabilistic erosion model

    P.R. Robichaud;W.J. Elliot;F.B. Pierson;D.E. Hall

  • Infiltration and interrill erosion rates after a wildfire in western Montana, USA

    Peter R. Robichaud;Joseph W. Wagenbrenner;Fredrick B. Pierson;Kenneth E. Spaeth

  • Application of a soil-water balance model to evaluate the influence of Holocene climate change on calcic soils, Mojave Desert, California, U.S.A.

    Eric V. McDonald;Eric V. McDonald;Frederick B. Pierson;Gerald N. Flerchinger;Leslie D. McFadden

  • Soil water repellency and infiltration in coarse-textured soils of burned and unburned sagebrush ecosystems

    F. B. Pierson;P. R. Robichaud;C. A. Moffet;K. E. Spaeth

  • Hydrologic Vulnerability of Sagebrush Steppe Following Pinyon and Juniper Encroachment

    Frederick B. Pierson;C. Jason Williams;Patrick R. Kormos;Stuart P. Hardegree

  • Impacts of wildfire on soil hydrological properties of steep sagebrush-steppe rangeland

    F.B. Pierson;D.H. Carlson;K.E. Spaeth

  • Prescribed-fire effects on rill and interrill runoff and erosion in a mountainous sagebrush landscape †

    Frederick B. Pierson;Corey A. Moffet;C. Jason Williams;Stuart P. Hardegree

  • Evaluating strategies for sustainable intensification of US agriculture through the Long-Term Agroecosystem Research network

    S Spiegal;B T Bestelmeyer;D W Archer;D J Augustine

  • Advancing the sustainability of US agriculture through long-term research

    P. J. A. Kleinman;S. Spiegal;J. R. Rigby;S. C. Goslee

  • Fire, plant invasions, and erosion events on western rangelands.

    Frederick B. Pierson;C. Jason Williams;Stuart P. Hardegree;Mark A. Weltz

  • Measuring effectiveness of three postfire hillslope erosion barrier treatments, western Montana, USA

    Peter R. Robichaud;Frederick B. Pierson;Robert E. Brown;Joseph W. Wagenbrenner

  • A new splash and sheet erosion equation for rangelands.

    H. Wei;M.A. Nearing;J.J. Stone;D.P. Guertin

  • Suitability of terrestrial laser scanning for studying surface roughness effects on concentrated flow erosion processes in rangelands

    Jan U.H. Eitel;C. Jason Williams;Lee A. Vierling;Osama Z. Al-Hamdan;Osama Z. Al-Hamdan

  • Concentrated flow erodibility for physically based erosion models: Temporal variability in disturbed and undisturbed rangelands

    Osama Z. Al-Hamdan;Osama Z. Al-Hamdan;Frederick B. Pierson;Mark A. Nearing;C. Jason Williams

  • Hydrologic response of diverse western rangelands.

    F.B. Pierson;K.E. Spaeth;M.A. Weltz;D.H. Carlson

  • Rangeland Hydrology and Erosion Model

    Mark Nearing;Fred Pierson;Mariano Hernandez;Osama Al-Hamdan

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. Weltz
Mark A. Weltz US Department of Agriculture
Mark A. Nearing
Mark A. Nearing Agricultural Research Service
Peter R. Robichaud
Peter R. Robichaud United States Department of Agriculture
Jan Boll
Jan Boll Washington State University
Gerald N. Flerchinger
Gerald N. Flerchinger Agricultural Research Service
Jeffrey E. Herrick
Jeffrey E. Herrick New Mexico State University
Danny Marks
Danny Marks Agricultural Research Service
David C. Goodrich
David C. Goodrich US Department of Agriculture
Bruce A. Roundy
Bruce A. Roundy Brigham Young University
Tony J. Svejcar
Tony J. Svejcar Oregon State University

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