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Overview

Lee H. MacDonald is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions focusing on Global and Planetary Change, Soil Science, Ecology, Water Science and Technology, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The main topics of their work include soil erosion and sediment transport, fire effects on ecosystems, hydrology and sediment transport processes, hydrology and watershed management studies, aeolian processes and effects, landslides and related hazards, and radioactive contamination and transfer.

MacDonald has published research in several scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Soil Erosion Research Under a Changing Climate (conference proceedings from January 8-13, 2023, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico), Journal of Environmental Management, Hydrological Processes, and Journal of the ASABE.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by MacDonald are:

  • "PEMIP: Post-fire erosion model inter-comparison project" (2020, Journal of Environmental Management)
  • "Connectivity of post-fire runoff and sediment from nested hillslopes and watersheds" (2020, Hydrological Processes)
  • "Natural and anthropogenic controls on sediment rating curves in northern California coastal watersheds" (2021, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms)
  • "Three Decades of Road and Trail Runoff and Erosion Work in the Northeastern Caribbean - a Research Program Perspective" (2023, Journal of the ASABE)
  • "Runoff and erosion from three unpaved road segments in northern Vietnam" (2023, Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies)

Frequent co-authors in MacDonald's research include Stephanie K. Kampf, Codie Wilson, Preston McLaughlin, Kynoch Reale-Munroe, and Benjamin M. Gannon.

Best Publications

  • Monitoring Guidelines to Evaluate Effects of Forestry Activities on Streams in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska

    Lee H. MacDonald;Alan W. Smart;Robert C. Wissmar

  • Causes of post-fire runoff and erosion: water repellency, cover, or soil sealing?

    Isaac J. Larsen;Lee H. MacDonald;Ethan Brown;Daniella Rough

  • Post‐fire runoff and erosion from simulated rainfall on small plots, Colorado Front Range

    Juan Benavides-Solorio;Lee H MacDonald

  • Strength and persistence of fire‐induced soil hydrophobicity under ponderosa and lodgepole pine, Colorado Front Range

    Edward L. Huffman;Lee H. MacDonald;John D. Stednick

  • Measurement and prediction of post-fire erosion at the hillslope scale, Colorado Front Range

    Juan de Dios Benavides-Solorio;Lee H. MacDonald

  • Spatial Variability of Measured Soil Properties across Site-Specific Management Zones

    M. Mzuku;R. Khosla;R. Reich;D. Inman

  • Runoff and Erosion in a Piñon–Juniper Woodland Influence of Vegetation Patches

    Kevin D. Reid;Bradford P. Wilcox;David D. Breshears;Lee MacDonald

  • Fundamental Elements of Ecologically Healthy Watersheds in the Pacific Northwest Coastal Ecoregion

    Robert J. Naiman;Timothy J. Beechie;Lee E. Benda;Dean R. Berg

  • Post-fire Soil Water Repellency

    Lee H. MacDonald;Edward L. Huffman

  • Evaluating and Managing Cumulative Effects: Process and Constraints.

    Lee H. MacDonald

  • Effectiveness of three post-fire rehabilitation treatments in the Colorado Front Range

    J. W. Wagenbrenner;L. H. MacDonald;D. Rough

  • Runoff and road erosion at the plot and road segment scales, St John, US Virgin Islands

    Lee H. MacDonald;Robert W. Sampson;Donald M. Anderson

  • Effectiveness of forest residue mulching in reducing post-fire runoff and erosion in a pine and a eucalypt plantation in north-central Portugal

    Sergio A. Prats;Lee H. MacDonald;Magda Monteiro;Antonio J.D. Ferreira

  • Diagnostic approach to stream channel assessment and monitoring

    David R. Montgomery;Lee H. MacDonald

  • Climate change impacts on fire regimes and key ecosystem services in Rocky Mountain forests

    Monique E. Rocca;Peter M. Brown;Lee H. MacDonald;Christian M. Carrico

  • Influence of Headwater Streams on Downstream Reaches in Forested Areas

    Lee H. MacDonald;Drew Coe

  • Comparison of grid-based algorithms for computing upslope contributing area

    Robert H. Erskine;Robert H. Erskine;Timothy R. Green;Jorge A. Ramirez;Lee H. MacDonald

  • Effectiveness of Hydromulching to Reduce Runoff and Erosion in a Recently Burnt Pine Plantation in Central Portugal

    Sérgio Alegre Prats;Maruxa Cortizo Malvar;Diana Catarina Simões Vieira;Lee MacDonald

  • Measurement and prediction of sediment production from unpaved roads, St John, US Virgin Islands

    Carlos E. Ramos-Scharrón;Lee H. MacDonald

  • Characteristics of log and clast bed-steps in step-pool streams of northwestern Montana, USA

    Ellen Wohl;Susan Madsen;Lee MacDonald

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephanie K. Kampf
Stephanie K. Kampf Colorado State University
Peter R. Robichaud
Peter R. Robichaud United States Department of Agriculture
William J. Elliot
William J. Elliot US Forest Service
Patrick Belmont
Patrick Belmont Utah State University
Diane M. McKnight
Diane M. McKnight University of Colorado Boulder
David J. Cooper
David J. Cooper Colorado State University
Timothy R. Green
Timothy R. Green Agricultural Research Service
Ben Livneh
Ben Livneh University of Colorado Boulder
M. Francesca Cotrufo
M. Francesca Cotrufo Colorado State University
Georg Cadisch
Georg Cadisch University of Hohenheim

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