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Overview

Kirk W. Davies is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their research primarily addresses topics within the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

Davies has contributed to a range of main topics including:

  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Turfgrass Adaptation and Management
  • Seedling growth and survival studies
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology

Their publication record includes several notable papers such as:

  • "Improving Landsat predictions of rangeland fractional cover with multitask learning and uncertainty," 2021, Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts," 2021, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "The elevational ascent and spread of exotic annual grass dominance in the Great Basin, USA," 2021, Diversity and Distributions
  • "Living with exotic annual grasses in the sagebrush ecosystem," 2021, Journal of Environmental Management
  • "Virtual Fencing Effectively Excludes Cattle from Burned Sagebrush Steppe," 2022, Rangeland Ecology & Management

Davies frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Rangeland Ecology & Management
  • Restoration Ecology
  • Global Ecology and Conservation
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Journal of Environmental Management

Collaborations are a significant part of Davies's work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Chad S. Boyd
  • Lauren N. Svejcar
  • Jon D. Bates
  • Stella M. Copeland
  • Danielle R. Clenet

Best Publications

  • Saving the sagebrush sea: An ecosystem conservation plan for big sagebrush plant communities

    Kirk W. Davies;Chad S. Boyd;Jeffrey L. Beck;Jon D. Bates

  • Improving Landsat predictions of rangeland fractional cover with multitask learning and uncertainty

    Brady W. Allred;Brandon T. Bestelmeyer;Chad S. Boyd;Christopher Brown

  • Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts.

    Nancy Shackelford;Nancy Shackelford;Gustavo B. Paterno;Gustavo B. Paterno;Daniel E. Winkler;Todd E. Erickson

  • Interaction of historical and nonhistorical disturbances maintains native plant communities

    K. W. Davies;T. J. Svejcar;J. D. Bates

  • Emerging seed enhancement technologies for overcoming barriers to restoration

    Matthew D. Madsen;Kirk W. Davies;Chad S. Boyd;Jay D. Kerby

  • Plant community diversity and native plant abundance decline with increasing abundance of an exotic annual grass

    Kirk W. Davies

  • Exotic annual grass invasion alters fuel amounts, continuity and moisture content.

    Kirk W. Davies;Aleta M. Nafus

  • A Conceptual Framework for Preventing the Spatial Dispersal of Invasive Plants

    Kirk W. Davies;Roger L. Sheley

  • Challenges and limitations to native species restoration in the Great Basin, USA

    Tony Svejcar;Chad Boyd;Kirk Davies;Erik Hamerlynck

  • Medusahead Dispersal and Establishment in Sagebrush Steppe Plant Communities

    Kirk W. Davies

  • Vegetation Characteristics Across Part of the Wyoming Big Sagebrush Alliance

    Kirk Davies;Jonathan Bates;Richard Miller

  • Effects of Long-Term Livestock Grazing on Fuel Characteristics in Rangelands: An Example From the Sagebrush Steppe

    Kirk W. Davies;Jonathan D. Bates;Tony J. Svejcar;Chad S. Boyd

  • Comparison of Medusahead-Invaded and Noninvaded Wyoming Big Sagebrush Steppe in Southeastern Oregon

    Kirk W. Davies;Tony J. Svejcar

  • Promoting native vegetation and diversity in exotic annual grass infestations.

    Kirk W. Davies;Roger L. Sheley

  • Linking nitrogen partitioning and species abundance to invasion resistance in the Great Basin

    J. J. James;K. W. Davies;R. L. Sheley;Z. T. Aanderud;Z. T. Aanderud

  • Short-Term Effects of Burning Wyoming Big Sagebrush Steppe in Southeast Oregon

    Kirk W. Davies;Jonathan D. Bates;Richard F. Miller

  • Postfire Succession in Big Sagebrush Steppe With Livestock Grazing

    Jonathan D. Bates;Edward C. Rhodes;Kirk W. Davies;Robert Sharp

  • Environmental and vegetation relationships of the Artemisia tridentata spp. wyomingensis alliance

    K.W. Davies;J.D. Bates;R.F. Miller

  • The elevational ascent and spread of exotic annual grass dominance in the Great Basin, USA

    Joseph T. Smith;Brady W. Allred;Chad S. Boyd;Kirk W. Davies

  • Agglomerating seeds to enhance native seedling emergence and growth

    Matthew D. Madsen;Kirk W. Davies;C. Jason Williams;Tony J. Svejcar

  • Revegetation of Medusahead-Invaded Sagebrush Steppe

    Kirk W. Davies

  • Winter grazing can reduce wildfire size, intensity and behaviour in a shrub-grassland

    Kirk W. Davies;Chad S. Boyd;Jon D. Bates;April Hulet

  • Vegetation Characteristics of Mountain and Wyoming Big Sagebrush Plant Communities in the Northern Great Basin

    Kirk W. Davies;Jon D. Bates

Frequent Co-Authors

Chad S. Boyd
Chad S. Boyd Oregon State University
Tony J. Svejcar
Tony J. Svejcar Oregon State University
Richard F. Miller
Richard F. Miller Oregon State University
Roger L. Sheley
Roger L. Sheley Agricultural Research Service
Brady W. Allred
Brady W. Allred University of Montana
David E. Naugle
David E. Naugle University of Montana
Brandon T. Bestelmeyer
Brandon T. Bestelmeyer Agricultural Research Service
Samuel D. Fuhlendorf
Samuel D. Fuhlendorf Oklahoma State University
Bruce A. Roundy
Bruce A. Roundy Brigham Young University
Jeremy J. James
Jeremy J. James Agricultural Research Service

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