Kenneth W. Tate


  • Professor and Rangeland Watershed Specialist in Cooperative Extension
  • Russell L. Rustici Endowed Chair in Rangeland Watershed Sciences

 

Education

A.S. – N.E. Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College: Range Management – 1987

B.S./M.S. – Oklahoma State University: Rangeland Ecology – 1989/1991

Ph.D. – Oklahoma State University

  • USDA National Needs Fellow: Water Resources – 1995
Certifications
  • California Certified Rangeland Manager #79, CA Dept. Forestry and Fire Protection
  • Certified Rangeland Professional #00-104, Society for Range Management
Interests

I am interested in research-based outreach to enhance natural resources and sustain productive agricultural enterprises on rangelands. I am particularly interested in conducting research at the complex spatial scales that management decisions and ecosystem responses occur. I attempt to integrate undergraduate and graduate education, research, and outreach in all of my projects. I am interested in almost all aspects of rangeland ecosystems. In collaboration with many partners, I have examined plant, water, soil, and animal response to range management activities such as grazing, roads, prescribed fire, oak thinning, and restoration.

Publications

Google Scholar Profile

 

Munden-Dixon, K., K.W. Tate, B.B. Cutts, L.M. Roche. An uncertain future: Climate resilience of first-generation ranchers. The Rangeland Journal. Published online 10 Septemeber 2017Read more.

Wilmer, H., D.J. Augustine, J.D. Derner, M.E. Fernández-Giménez, D.D. Briske, L.M. Roche, K.W. Tate, K.E. Miller. Diverse management strategies produce similar ecological outcomes in the western Great Plains: A social-ecological assessment. Rangeland Ecology & Management. Published online 23 September 2017. Read more.

Byrnes, R., D.J. Eastburn, K.W. Tate, L.M. Roche. 2018. A global meta-analysis of grazing impacts on soil health indicators. Journal of Environmental Quality 47:758-765. Read more.

Salls, W., R. Larsen, D.J. Lewis, L.M. Roche, D.J. Eastburn, A.D. Hollander, M. Walkinshaw, S.R. Kaffka, K.W. Tate, A.T. O'Geen. Modeled soil erosion potential is low across California’s Annual rangelands. California Agriculture 72:179-191. Read more.

Tanner, K.C., L. Windham-Myers, M. Marvin- DiPasquale, J.A. Fleck, K.W. Tate, B.A. Linquist. In press. Methylmercury Dynamics in Upper Sacramento Valley Rice Fields with Low Background Soil Mercury Levels. J. Environmental Quality.

Wilmer, H., D.J. Augustine, J.D. Derner, M.E. Fernández-Giménez, D.D. Briske, L.M. Roche, K.W. Tate, K.E. Miller. Diverse management strategies produce similar ecological outcomes in the western Great Plains: A social-ecological assessment. Rangeland Ecology & Management. Published online 23 September 2017. Read more.

Oles, K.O., D.A. Weixelman, D.F. Lile, K.W. Tate, L.K. Snell, L.M. Roche. 2017. Riparian meadow response to modern conservation grazing management. Environmental Management. doi:10.1007/s00267-017-0897-1. Read more.

Gornish, E.S., M.S. Lennox, D. Lewis, K.W. Tate, R.D. Jackson. 2017. Comparing herbaceous plant communities in active and passive riparian restoration. PLoS ONE 12(4): e0176338. Read more.

Bair, D.A., I.E. Popova, K.W. Tate, S.J. Parikh. 2017. Transport of oxytetracycline, chlortetracycline, and ivermectin in surface runoff from irrigated pasture. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B, 52:9, 631-640. Read more.

Eastburn, D.J., A.T. O’Geen, K.W. Tate, L.M. Roche. 2017. Multiple ecosystem services in a working landscape. PLoS ONE 12(3): e0166595. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0166595  Read more.

Tanner, C., L. Windham-Myers, J. Fleck, K.W. Tate, S. McCord, B. Linquist. 2016. The contribution of rice agriculture to methylmercury in surface waters: a review of data from the Sacramento Valley, California. J. Environmental Quality DOI: 10.2134/jeq2016.07.0262. Read more.

Roche, L.M., T.K. Schohr, J.D. Derner, M.N. Lubell, B.B. Cutts, E. Kachergis, V.T. Eviner, K.W. Tate. 2015. Sustaining working rangelands: insights from rancher decision-making. Rangeland Ecology and Management 68:383-389. Read more.

Davy, J., L.M. Roche, D. Nay, A. Robertson., K.W. Tate. 2015. Introducing cattle to a noxious weed-dominated rangeland shifts plant communities. California Agriculture 69:230-236. Read more.

Roche, L.M., J.F. Chang, J. Six, A.T. O’Geen, K.W. Tate. 2015. Soil organic carbon stability across a Mediterranean oak agroecosystem. Proceedings of the Seventh Symposium on Oak Woodlands: Managing Oak Woodlands in a Dynamic World. PSW-GTR 251. Read more.

Roche, L.M., J.D. Derner, B.B. Cutts, M.N. Lubell, K.W. Tate. 2015. On-ranch grazing strategies: context for the rotational grazing dilemma. Rangeland Ecology and Management  68:248-256. Read more.

Jones, G.; P. Benchetler, K.W. Tate, E. Kolodziej. 2015. Surface and subsurface attenuation of trenbolone acetate metabolites and manure-derived constituents in irrigation runoff on agro-ecosystems. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts 16:2507-2516. Read more.

Freitas, M., L.M. Roche*, D.W. Weixelman, K.W. Tate. 2014. Montane meadow plant community response to grazing. Environmental Management 54: 301-308. *Corresponding Author. Read more.

Jones, G., P. Benchetler, K.W. Tate, and E. Kolodziej. 2014. Mass Balance Approaches to Characterizing the Leaching Potential of Trenbolone Acetate Metabolites in Agro-Ecosystems. Environmental Science & Technology. 48:3715-3723. Read more.

Jones, G., P. Benchetler, K.W. Tate, E. Kolodziej. 2014. Trenbolone Acetate Metabolite Transport in Rangelands and Irrigated Pasture: Observations and Conceptual Approaches for Agro-Ecosystems. Environmental Science & Technology 48:12569-12576. Read more.

Jones, G., P. Benchetler, K.W. Tate, E. Kolodziej. 2014. Surface and Subsurface Attenuation of Trenbolone Acetate Metabolites and Manure-Derived Constituents in Irrigation Runoff on Agro-Ecosystems. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts 16:2507-2516.

Kachergis, E., J.D. Derner, L.M. Roche, K.W. Tate, V. Eviner, M. Lubell, B. Cutts. 2014. Increasing flexibility in rangeland management during drought. Ecosphere 5: art77. Read more.

Svejcar, T., C. Boyd, K. Davies, M. Madsen, J. Bates, R. Sheley, C. Marlow, D. Bohnert, M. Borman, R. Mata-Gonza`lez, J. Buckhouse, T. Stringham, B. Perryman, S. Swanson, K. Tate, M. George, G. Ruyle, B. Roundy, C. Call, K. Jensen, K. Launchbaugh, A. Gearhart, L. Vermeire, J. Tanaka, J. Derner, G. Frasier, K. Havstad. 2014. Western Land Managers will Need all Available Tools for Adapting to Climate Change, Including Grazing: A Critique of Beschta et al. Environmental Management 53:1035- 1038. Read more.

George, M.R., S. Larson-Praplan, M. Doran , and K.W. Tate. 2013. Grazing Nassella: Maintaining Purple Needlegrass in a Sea of Aggressive Annuals. Rangelands 35:18-21. Read more.

Jones, B.E, M. Krupa, and K.W. Tate. 2013. Aquatic ecosystem response to timber harvesting for the purpose of restoring Aspen. PLOS ONE. 8(12):e84561. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0084561. Read more.

Lubell, M., B. Cutts, L.M. Roche, J.D. Derner, M. Hamilton, E. Kachergis, K.W. Tate. 2013. Conservation program participation and adaptive rangeland decision-making. Rangeland Ecology and Management 66:609-620. Read more.

McCullough, S.A., A. T. O'Geen, M.L. Whiting, D.A. Sarr, and K.W. Tate. 2013. Quantifying the Consequences of Conifer Succession in Aspen Stands: Decline in a Biodiversity-Supporting Community. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 184:6967–6986. Read more.

McIlroy, S.K., A. Lind, B.H. Allen-Diaz, L.M. Roche, W. Frost, R. Grasso, K.W. Tate. 2013. Determining the effects of cattle grazing treatments on Yosemite toads (Anaxyrus [=Bufocanorus) in montane meadows. PLOS ONE 8(11): e79263. Read more.

Popova, I.E., D.A. Bair, K.W. Tate, and S.J. Parikh. 2013. Sorption, Leaching, and Surface Runoff of Beef Cattle Veterinary Pharmaceuticals under Simulated Irrigated Pasture Conditions. J. Environmental Quality 42:1167-1175. Read more.

Kachergis, E., J. Derner, L.M. Roche, K.W. Tate, M. Lubell, R. Mealor, J. Magagna. 2013. Characterizing Wyoming ranching operations: natural resource goals, management practices and information sources. Natural Resources 4:45-54. Read more.

Roche, L.M., Kromschroeder, L., E.R. Atwill, R.A. Dahlgren, K.W. Tate. 2013. Water quality conditions associated with cattle grazing and recreation on national forest lands. PLOS ONE 8(6): e68127. Read more.

Krupa, M., R. Spencer, K.W. Tate, J.W. Six, C. Kessel, and B. Linquist. 2012. Controls on Dissolved Organic Carbon Composition and Export from Rice-dominated Systems. Biogeochemistry 108:447- 466. Read more.

Purdy, S.E., P.B. Moyle, and K.W. Tate. 2012. Montane Meadows in the Sierra Nevada: Comparing Terrestrial and Aquatic Assessment Methods. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 184:6967- 6986. Read more.

Roche, L.M., B. Allen-Diaz, D.J. Eastburn, K.W. Tate. 2012. Cattle grazing and Yosemite toad (Bufo canorus Camp) breeding habitat in Sierra Nevada meadows. Rangeland Ecology & Management 65:56-65. Read more.

Roche, L.M., A.M. Latimer, D.J. Eastburn, K.W. Tate. 2012. Cattle grazing and conservation of a meadow-dependent amphibian species in the Sierra Nevada. PLOS ONE 7(4):e35734. Read more.

Roche, L.M., K.J. Rice, K.W. Tate. 2012. Oak conservation maintains native grass stands in an oak woodland-annual grassland system. Biodiversity and Conservation 21:2555-2568. Read more.

Briske, D.D., J.D. Derner, D.G. Milchunas, and K.W. Tate. 2011. An Evidence-Based Assessment of Prescribed Grazing Practices. In: D.D. Briske (ed), Conservation Benefits of Rangeland Practices: Assessment, Recommendations, and Knowledge Gaps. Lawrence, KS. Allen Press. Read more.

George, M.R., R.D. Jackson, C. Boyd, and K.W. Tate. 2011. A Scientific Assessment of the Effectiveness of Riparian Management Practices. In: D.D. Briske (ed), Conservation Benefits of Rangeland Practices: Assessment, Recommendations, and Knowledge Gaps. Lawrence, KS. Allen Press. Read more.

Jones, B.E., D.F. Lile, and K.W. Tate. 2011. Cattle Selection for Aspen and Meadow Vegetation: Implications for Restoration. Rangeland Ecology and Management 64:625–632. Read more.

Krupa, M., K.W. Tate, N. Bajwa, C. van Kessel, and B. Linquist. 2011. Water Quality in Rice-Growing Watersheds in a Mediterranean Climate. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 144:290-301. Read more.

Kuhn, T.J., H.D. Safford, B.E. Jones, and K.W. Tate. 2011. Aspen (Populus tremuloides) stands and their contribution to plant diversity in a semiarid coniferous landscape. Plant Ecology. 212:1451-1463. Read more.

Lennox, M.S., D.J. Lewis, R.D. Jackson, J.M. Harper, S. Larson, and K.W. Tate. 2011. Development of Vegetation and Aquatic Habitat in Restored Riparian Sites of California’s North Coast Rangelands. Restoration Ecology 19:225-233. Read more.

Norton, J., L. Jungst, U. Norton, H. Olsen, K.W. Tate, and W. Horwath. 2011. Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Storage in Upper Montane Riparian Meadows. Ecosystems 14:1217-1231. Read more.

Ragosta, G., C. Evensen, E.R. Atwill, M. Walker, A. Asquith, T. Ticktin, and K.W. Tate. 2011. Risk Factors for Elevated Enterococcus Concentrations in a Rural Tropical Island Watershed. J. Environmental Management 92:1910-1915. Read more.

Swarowsky, A., R.A. Dahlgren, K.W. Tate, J.W. Hopmans, and A.T. O'Geen. 2011. Catchment Scale Soil Water Dynamics in a Mediterranean Oak Woodland. Vadose Zone Journal. 10:800-815. Read more.

Lewis, D.J., E.R. Atwill, M.S. Lennox, M.D.G. Pereira, W.A. Miller, P.A. Conrad, and K.W. Tate. 2010. Management of Microbial Contamination in Storm Runoff from California Coastal Dairy Pastures. J. Environmental Quality 39:1782–1789. Read more.

Li, X., E.R. Atwill, L.A. Dunbar, and K.W. Tate. 2010. Effect of Daily Temperature Fluctuation during the Cool Season on the Infectivity of Cryptosporidium parvum. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 76:989-993. Read more.

O'Geen, A.T., R. A. Dahlgren, A. Swarowsky, K.W. Tate, D.J. Lewis, and M.J. Singer. 2010. Research Connects Soil Hydrology and Stream Water Chemistry in California Oak Woodlands. California Agriculture 64:78-84. Read more.

Ragosta G., C. Evensen, E.R. Atwill, M. Walker, T. Ticktin, A. Asquith, and K.W. Tate. 2010. Causal Connections between Water Quality and Land Use in a Rural Tropical Island Watershed. Ecohealth 7:105–113. Read more.

Chow, A.T., T.L. Seong, A.T. O'Geen, T. Orozco, D. Beaudette, K.W. Po, P.J. Hernes, K.W. Tate, and R. Dahlgren. 2009. Litter Contributions to Dissolved Organic Matter and Disinfection Byproduct Precursors in California Oak Woodland Watersheds. J. Environmental Quality 38: 2334-2343. Read more.

Jones, B.E., D.F. Lile, and K.W. Tate. 2009. Effect of Simulated Browsing on Aspen Regeneration: Implications for Restoration. Range Ecology and Management 62:557–563. Read more.

Lewis, D.J., E.R. Atwill, M.S. Lennox, M.D.G. Pereira, W.A. Miller, P.A. Conrad, and K.W. Tate. 2009. Reducing Microbial Contamination in Storm Runoff from High Use Areas on California Coastal Dairies. Water Science and Technology 60: 1731-1743. Read more.

Harter, T., E.R. Atwill, L. Hou, B.M. Karle, and K.W. Tate. 2008. Developing risk models of Cryptosporidium transport in soils from vegetated, tilted soilbox experiments. J. Environmental Quality 37:245–258. Read more.

Knox, A.K, R.A. Dahlgren, K.W. Tate, and E.R. Atwill. 2008. Efficacy of Natural Wetlands to Retain Nutrient, Sediment, and Microbial Pollutants. J. Environmental Quality 37:1837-1846. Read more.

Miller, W.A., D.J. Lewis, M.D.G. Pereira, M. Lennox, P.A. Conrad, K.W. Tate, and E.R. Atwill. 2008. Farm Factors Associated with Reducing Cryptosporidium Loading in Storm Runoff from Dairies. J. Environmental Quality 37:1875-1882. Read more.

Bartolome, J.W., R.D. Jackson, A.D.K. Betts, J.M. Connor, G.A. Nader, K.W. Tate. 2007. Effects of residual dry matter on net primary production and plant functional groups in Californian annual grasslands. Grass and Forage Science 62:445-452. Read more.

Knox, A.K., K.W. Tate, R.A. Dahlgren, and E.R. Atwill. 2007. Management Reduces E. coli in Irrigated Pasture Runoff. California Agriculture 61:159-165. Read more.

Kuhn, T.J., K.W. Tate, D. Cao, and M.R. George. 2007. Ecohydrologic Impacts of Juniper Expansion in the Klamath Basin, California. California Agriculture 166-171. Read more.

Miller, W.A., D.J. Lewis, M. Lennox, M.G.C. Pereira, K.W. Tate, P.A. Conrad, and E.R. Atwill. 2007. Climate and On-farm Risk Factors Associated with Giardia duodenalis cysts in Storm Runoff from California Coastal Dairies. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 73:6972-6979. Read more.

Tate, K.W., D.L. Lancaster, and D.F. Lile. 2007. Assessment of Thermal Stratification within Stream Pools as a Mechanism to Provide Refugia for Native Trout in Hot, Arid Rangelands. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 124:289-300. Read more.

Atwill, E.R., K.W. Tate, M. Das Gracas C. Pereira, J.W. Bartolome, G.A. Nader. 2006. Efficacy of Natural Grass Buffers for Removal of Cryptosporidium parvum in Rangeland Runoff. J. Food Protection 69:177-184. Read more.

Henson, S., D.S. Ahearn, R.A. Dahlgren, and K.W. Tate. 2006. Water Quality Response to A Pulsed-Flow Event on the Mokelumne River, California. Regulated Rivers 23:185-200. Read more.

Jackson, R.D., B. Allen-Diaz, L.G. Oates, and K.W. Tate. 2006. Spring-Water Nitrate Increased by Grazing Removal in a Californian Oak Savanna. Ecosystems. 9:1-15. Read more.

Lewis, D.J., M.J. Singer, R.A. Dahlgren, and K.W. Tate. 2006. Nitrate and Sediment Fluxes from a California Rangeland Watershed. J. Environmental Quality 35:2202-2211. Read more.

Tate, K.W., E.R. Atwill, J.W. Bartolome, and G.A. Nader. 2006. Significant E. coli Attenuation by Vegetative Buffers on Annual Grasslands. J. Environmental Quality 35:795-805. Read more.

Thompson, L.C., L. Forero, Y. Sado, and K.W. Tate. 2006. Assessing the Distribution of Fish in Rangeland Streams in Relation to Environmental Factors: Fish Habitat Use in Cow Creek. California Agriculture 60:200-206. Read more.

Ahearn, D.S., R.W. Sheibley, R.A. Dahlgren, M. Anderson, J. Johnson, and K.W. Tate. 2005. Land Use and Land Cover Influence on Water Quality in the Last Free-Flowing River Draining the Western Sierra Nevada, California. J. Hydrology 313:234-247. Read more.

Bedard-Haughn, A., K.W. Tate, C. van Kessel. 2005. Quantifying the Impact of Regular Cutting on Vegetative Buffer Efficacy for 15N sequestration. J. Environmental Quality 34:1651-1664. Read more.

Carleton, C.J., R.A. Dahlgren, and K.W. Tate. 2005. A Relational Database for the Monitoring and Analysis of Watershed Hydrologic Functions: I. Database Design and Pertinent Queries. Computers and Geosciences 31:393-402. Read more.

Carleton, C.J., R.A. Dahlgren, and K.W. Tate. 2005. A Relational Database for the Monitoring and Analysis of Watershed Hydrologic Functions: II. Data Manipulation and Retrieval Programs. Computers and Geosciences. 31:403-413. Read more.

Jones, B.E., T.H. Rickman, A. Vasquez, Y. Sado, and K.W. Tate. 2005. Removal of Competing Conifers to Regenerate Degraded Aspen Stands in the Sierra Nevada. Restoration Ecology. 13:373-379. Read more.

Lewis, D.J., E.R. Atwill, M. S. Lennox, L. Hou, B. Karle, and K.W. Tate. 2005. Linking On-Farm Dairy Management Practices to Storm-Flow Fecal Coliform Loading for California Coastal Watersheds. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 107:407-425. Read more.

Li, X., E. R. Atwill, L. A. Dunbar, T. Jones, J. Hook, and K.W. Tate. 2005. Seasonal Temperature Fluctuation Induces Rapid Inactivation of Cryptosporidium parvum. Environmental Science and Technology 39:4484-4489. Read more.

Rickman, T.H., B.E. Jones, D.R. Cluck, D.J. Richter, and K.W. Tate. 2005. Night Roost Habitat of Radio-Tagged Northern Goshawks on Lassen National Forest, California. J. Wildlife Management 69:1737-1742. Read more.

Tate, K.W., D.F. Lile, D.L. Lancaster, M.L. Porath, J.A. Morrison, and Y. Sado. 2005. Graphical Analysis Facilitates Evaluation of Stream Temperature Monitoring Data. California Agriculture 59:153-160. Read more.

Tate, K.W., D.L. Lancaster, J. Morrison, and D.F. Lile. 2005. Monitoring Helps Reduce Water Quality Impacts in Flood Irrigated Pasture. California Agriculture 59:168-175. Read more.

Tate, K.W., D.F. Lile, D.L. Lancaster, M.L. Porath, J.A. Morrison, and Y. Sado. 2005. Statistical Analysis of Monitoring Data Aids in Prediction of Stream Temperature. California Agriculture 59:161- 167. Read more.

Allen-Diaz, B., R.D. Jackson, J.W. Bartolome, K.W. Tate., and L.G. Oates. 2004. Long-Term Grazing Study in Spring-Fed Wetlands Reveals Management Tradeoffs. California Agriculture 58:144-148. Read more.

Bedard-Haughn, A., K.W. Tate, C. van Kessel. 2004. Using 15N to Quantify Vegetative Buffer Effectiveness for Sequestering N in Runoff. J. Environmental Quality 33:2252-2262. Read more.

Dahlgren, R.A., K.W. Tate, and D.S. Ahearn. 2004. Watershed Scale, Water Quality Monitoring – Water Sample Collection. In: The Handbook of Environmental Monitoring.

George, M.R., R.E. Larsen, N.K. McDougald, K.W. Tate, J.D. Gerlach, K.O. Fulgham. 2004. Cattle Grazing has Varying Impacts on Stream-Channel Erosion in Oak Woodlands. California Agriculture 58:138-143. Read more.

Gong, P., X. Miao, K.W. Tate, C. Battaglia, G.S. Biging. 2004. Water Table Level in Relation to EO-1 ALI and ETM+ Data over a Mountainous Meadow in California. Canadian J. Remote Sensing 30:691- 696. Read more.

Lennox, M., D.J. Lewis, R. Jackson, J. Harper, R. Katz, B. Allen-Diaz, K.W. Tate. 2004. Riparian Revegetation Evaluation in North Coastal California. Proceedings of the Conference on Riparian Ecosystems and Buffers: Multi-scale Structure, Function, and Management. American Water Resources Association. Olympic Valley, CA. Read more.

Tate, K.W., D.D. Dudley, N.K. McDougald, and M.R. George. 2004. Effects of Canopy and Grazing on Soil Bulk Density on Annual Rangeland. J. Range Management 57:411-417. Read more.

Tate, K.W., M. Das Gracas C. Pereira, and E.R. Atwill. 2004. Efficacy of Vegetated Buffer Strips for Retaining Cryptosporidium parvum. J. Environmental Quality 33:2243-2251. Read more.

Atwill, E.R., B. Hoar, M. das G.C. Pereira, K.W. Tate, F. Rulofson, and G. Nader. 2003. Improved Quantitative Estimates of Low Environmental Loading and Sporadic Periparturient Shedding of Cryptosporidium parvum in Adult Beef Cattle. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 68:4604- 4610. Read more.

Dahlgren, R.A., W. Horwath, K.W. Tate, T.J. Camping. 2003. Blue Oak Enhance Soil Quality on California Rangeland. California Agriculture 57:42-47. Read more.

Li, Xunde, K.W. Tate, L.A. Dunbar, B. Huang, and E.R. Atwill. 2003. Efficiency for Recovering Encephalitozoon intestinalis Spores from Waters by Centrifugation and Immounfluorescence Microscopy. J. Eukaryotic. Microbiology 50:579:580. Read more.

Lile. D.F., K.W. Tate, D.L. Lancaster, and B.M. Karle. 2003. Stubble Height Standards for Sierra Nevada Meadows can be Difficult to Meet. California Agriculture 57:60-64. Read more.

Tate, K.W., E.R. Atwill, N.K. McDougald, M.R. George. 2003. Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Cattle Feces Deposition on Rangeland. J. Range Management 56:432-438. Read more.

Atwill, E.R., L. Hou, B.M. Karle, T. Harter, K.W. Tate, R.A. Dahlgren. 2002. Transport of Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts through Vegetated Buffer Strips and Estimated Filtration Efficiency. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 68:5517-5527. Read more.

George, M.R., R.E. Larsen, N.K. McDougald, K.W. Tate, J.D. Gerlach, Jr., and K.O. Fulgham. 2002. Influence of Grazing on Channel Morphology of Intermittent Streams. J. Range Management 55:551- 557. Read more.

George, M.R. N.K. McDougald, K.W. Tate, and R.E. Larsen. 2002. Sediment Dynamics and Sources in a Grazed Hardwood Rangeland Watershed. Proceedings of the 5th Symposium on Oak Woodlands: Oaks in California’s Changing Landscape. San Diego, CA. October 22-25. Read more.

Ward, T.A., K.W. Tate, E.R. Atwill, D.F. Lile, D.L. Lancaster, N.K. McDougald, S. Barry, R.S. Ingram, H.A. George, W.J. Jensen, W.E. Frost, R. Phillips, G.G. Markegard, S. Larson. 2002. A Comparison of Three Visual Assessments for Riparian and Stream Health. J. Soil and Water Conservation 58:83-88. Read more.

Atwill, E.R., S. Maldonado Camargo, R. Phillips, L. Herrera Alonso, K.W. Tate, W.A. Jensen, J. Bennet, S. Little, and T.P. Salmon. 2001. Quanitative Shedding of Two Genotypes of Cryptosporidium parvum in California Ground Squirrels. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 67:2840-2843. Read more.

Dahlgren, R.A., K.W. Tate, D.J. Lewis, E.R. Atwill, J.M. Harper, B.H. Allen-Diaz. 2001. Watershed Research Examines Rangeland Management Effects on Water Quality. California Agriculture 55:64- 71. Read more.

Lewis, D.J., K.W. Tate, R.A. Dahlgren, and J. Newell. 2001. Turbidity and Total Suspended Solid Concentration Dynamics in Streamflow from California Oak Woodland Watersheds. Proceedings of the 5th Symposium on Oak Woodlands: Oaks in California’s Changing Landscape. San Diego, CA. October 22-25. Read more.

Lewis, D.J. K.W. Tate, J.M. Harper, J. Price. 2001. Survey Identifies Sediment Sources in North Coast Rangelands. California Agriculture 55(4):32-38. Read more.

Lewis, D.J., L.K. Vance, K.W. Tate, C. Battaglia, and J.M. Harper. 2001. Stream Temperature on the Garcia River: The Relationships of Air Temperature, Canopy, and Geographic Position to Stream Thermodynamics. Proceedings of the Riparian Habitat and Floodplain Conference. Sacramento, CA March 12-14, 2001. Read more.

Tate, K.W., G.A. Nader, D.J. Lewis, E.R. Atwill, and J.M. Connor. 2001. Evaluation of Buffers to Improve the Quality of Runoff from Irrigated Pastures. J. Soil and Water Conservation 55:473-478. Read more.

Ward, T.A., K.W. Tate, and E.R. Atwill. 2001. A Cross-sectional Survey of California’s Grazed Rangeland Riparian Areas. Proceedings of the Riparian Habitat and Floodplain Conference. Sacramento, CA March 12-14, 2001. Read more.

Drake, D.J., K.W. Tate, and H. Carlson. 2000. Analysis shows climate-caused decreases in Scott River fall flows. California Agriculture 54:46-49. Read more.

Lewis, D.J., M.J. Singer, and K.W. Tate. 2000. Applicability of SCS Curve Number Method for a California Oak Woodland Watershed. J. Soil and Water Conservation 55:226-230. Read more.

Lewis, D.J., M.J. Singer, R.A. Dahlgren, and K.W. Tate. 2000. Hydrology in a California Oak Woodland Watershed: a 17-Year Study. J. Hydrology 230:106-117. Read more.

Tate, K.W., E.R. Atwill, M.R. George, N.K. McDougald, and R.E. Larsen. 2000. Cryptosporidium parvum Transport from Cattle Fecal Deposits on California Rangeland Watersheds. J. Range Management 53:295-299. Read more.

Tate, K.W., E.R. Atwill, N.K. McDougald, M.R. George, and D. Witt. 2000. A Comparative Method for Estimating Cattle Fecal Deposition on Rangeland Watersheds. J. Range Management 53:506-510. Read more.

Tate, K.W. 1999. Links to Water Resources. pp. 10-31 In: B. Allen-Diaz (ed), Sierra Nevada Ecosystems in the Presence of Livestock. A Report to United States Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Station. Read more.

Tate, K.W., R.A. Dahlgren, M.J. Singer, B. Allen-Diaz, and E.R. Atwill. 1999. On California Rangeland Watersheds: Timing, Frequency of Sampling Affect Accuracy of Water Quality Monitoring. California Agriculture 53:44-48. Read more.

Barry, S.J., E.R. Atwill, K.W. Tate, T.S. Koopmann, J. Cullor, T. Huff. 1998. Developing and Implementing a HACCP-Based Program to Control Cryptosporidium and Other Waterborne Pathogens in Alameda Creek Watershed: A Case Study. Proceedings of American Water Works Association. Dallas, TX.

Gillen, R.L., F.T. McCollum III, K.W. Tate, and M.E. Hodges. 1998. Tallgrass Prairie Response to Grazing System and Stocking Rate. J. Range Management 51:139-146.  Read more.

Nader, G.A., K.W. Tate, E.R. Atwill, and D. Drake. 1998. Water Quality Effects of Rangeland Beef Cattle Excrement. Rangelands 20:19-25. Read more.

Cassels, D.M., R.L. Gillen, F.T. McCollum, K.W. Tate, and M.E. Hodges. 1995. Effects of Grazing Management on Standing Crop Dynamics in Tallgrass Prairie. J. Range Management 48:81-84. Read more.

Derner, J.D., R.L. Gillen, F.T. McCollum, and K.W. Tate. 1994. Little Bluestem Tiller Defoliation Patterns Under Continuous and Rotational Grazing. J. Range Management 47:220-225. Read more.

Tate, K.W., R.L. Gillen, R.L. Mitchell, and R. Stevens. 1994. Effect of Defoliation Intensity on Regrowth of Tallgrass Prairie. J. Range Management 47:38-42. Read more.

Gillen, R.L. and K.W. Tate. 1993. An Evaluation of the Constituent Differential Method for Determining Live and Dead Herbage Fractions. J. Range Management 46:142-146. Read more.

Gillen, R.L., F.T. McCollum, M.E. Hodges, J.E. Brummer, and K.W. Tate. 1991. Plant Community Responses to Short Duration Grazing in Tallgrass Prairie. J. Range Management 44:124-128. Read more.