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Kenneth W. Tate is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the field of Environmental Science, with particular expertise in subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Ecology, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate a concentration on landscape and ecosystem management, with works spanning topics related to sustainable land use and water quality. Notable recent papers include:

  • Increases in soil and woody biomass carbon stocks as a result of rangeland riparian restoration, 2020, Carbon Balance and Management
  • Microbial Water Quality Conditions Associated with Livestock Grazing, Recreation, and Rural Residences in Mixed-Use Landscapes, 2020, Sustainability
  • Rangeland Ecosystem Service Markets: Panacea or Wicked Problem?, 2021, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
  • Riparian health improves with managerial effort to implement livestock distribution practices, 2020, The Rangeland Journal
  • Vernal pool wetlands respond to livestock grazing, exclusion and reintroduction, 2021, Journal of Applied Ecology

The research topics covered by Kenneth W. Tate include:

  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Bioenergy Crop Production and Management
  • Fecal Contamination and Water Quality
  • Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
  • Environmental Justice and Health Disparities

They have frequently collaborated with a group of coauthors, including Leslie M. Roche, Valerie T. Eviner, Kelsey L. Derose, David Lile, and Danny J. Eastburn. These collaborations reflect a shared focus on topics related to rangeland ecology and environmental sustainability.

Kenneth W. Tate's work has been published in various scientific venues, showing a range of interests within environmental studies. These publication venues include:

  • Carbon Balance and Management
  • Sustainability
  • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
  • The Rangeland Journal
  • Journal of Applied Ecology

Best Publications

  • Land use and land cover influence on water quality in the last free-flowing river draining the western Sierra Nevada, California

    Dylan S. Ahearn;Richard W. Sheibley;Randy A. Dahlgren;Michael Anderson

  • A Global Meta-Analysis of Grazing Impacts on Soil Health Indicators

    Ryan C. Byrnes;Danny J. Eastburn;Kenneth W. Tate;Leslie M. Roche

  • Efficacy of natural wetlands to retain nutrient, sediment and microbial pollutants.

    A. K. Knox;R. A. Dahlgren;K. W. Tate;Edward R Atwill

  • Transport of Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts through Vegetated Buffer Strips and Estimated Filtration Efficiency

    Edward R. Atwill;Lingling Hou;Betsy M. Karle;Thomas Harter

  • Conservation Program Participation and Adaptive Rangeland Decision-Making

    Mark Lubell;B. B. Cutts;L. M. Roche;M. Hamilton

  • On-Ranch Grazing Strategies: Context for the Rotational Grazing Dilemma☆

    L.M. Roche;B.B. Cutts;J.D. Derner;M.N. Lubell

  • Significant Escherichia coli Attenuation by Vegetative Buffers on Annual Grasslands

    Kenneth W. Tate;Edward R. Atwill;James W. Bartolome;Glenn Nader

  • Spatial and temporal patterns of cattle feces deposition on rangeland

    Kenneth W. Tate;Edward R. Atwill;Neil K. Mcdougald;Melvin R. George

  • Blue oak enhance soil quality in California oak woodlands

    Randy A. Dahlgren;William R. Horwath;Kenneth W. Tate;Trina J. Camping

  • Increasing flexibility in rangeland management during drought

    Emily Kachergis;Justin D. Derner;Bethany B. Cutts;Leslie M. Roche

  • Hydrology in a California oak woodland watershed: a 17-year study

    D Lewis;M.J Singer;R.A Dahlgren;K.W Tate

  • Aspen ( Populus tremuloides ) stands and their contribution to plant diversity in a semiarid coniferous landscape

    Tim J. Kuhn;Hugh D. Safford;Hugh D. Safford;Bobette E. Jones;Ken W. Tate

  • Effect of canopy and grazing on soil bulk density

    Kenneth W. Tate;Dennis M. Dudley;Neil K. Mcdougald;Melvin R. George

  • Efficacy of Vegetated Buffer Strips for Retaining Cryptosporidium parvum

    Kenneth W. Tate;Maria Das Gracas C. Pereira;Edward R. Atwill

  • Using nitrogen-15 to quantify vegetative buffer effectiveness for sequestering nitrogen in runoff.

    A. Bedard-Haughn;K. W. Tate;C. van Kessel

  • Improved Quantitative Estimates of Low Environmental Loading and Sporadic Periparturient Shedding of Cryptosporidium parvum in Adult Beef Cattle

    Edward R Atwill;B. Hoar;M. Das Graças Cabral Pereira;K. W. Tate

  • Sustaining Working Rangelands: Insights from Rancher Decision Making☆

    Leslie M. Roche;Tracy K. Schohr;Justin D. Derner;Mark N. Lubell

  • Removal of Encroaching Conifers to Regenerate Degraded Aspen Stands in the Sierra Nevada

    Bobette E. Jones;Tom H. Rickman;Alfred Vazquez;Yukako Sado

  • Cryptosporidium parvum transport from cattle fecal deposits on California rangelands

    Kenneth W. Tate;Edward R. Atwill;Melvin R. George;Neil K. McDougald

  • Timing, frequency of sampling affect accuracy of water-quality monitoring

    Kenneth W. Tate;Randy A. Dahlgren;Michael J. Singer;Barbara Allen-Diaz

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward R. Atwill
Edward R. Atwill University of California, Davis
Randy A. Dahlgren
Randy A. Dahlgren University of California, Davis
Justin D. Derner
Justin D. Derner Agricultural Research Service
Mark Lubell
Mark Lubell University of California, Davis
Michael J. Singer
Michael J. Singer University of California, Davis
Randall D. Jackson
Randall D. Jackson University of Wisconsin–Madison
Patricia A. Conrad
Patricia A. Conrad University of California, Davis
William R. Horwath
William R. Horwath University of California, Davis
Bruce A. Linquist
Bruce A. Linquist University of California, Davis
Valerie T. Eviner
Valerie T. Eviner University of California, Davis

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