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2021

 Liu, H., Y. Jin, L.M. Roche, A.T. O’Geen, R.A. Dahlgren. Understanding spatial variability of forage production in California grasslands: delineating climate, topography and soil controls. Environmental Research Letters 16:014043. View this Article. 

Roche, L.M. Grand challenges and transformative solutions for rangeland social-ecological Systems—emphasizing the human dimensions. Rangelands. View this Article. 

Roche, L.M., T.L. Saitone, K.W. Tate. Rangeland ecosystem service markets: panacea or wicked problem? Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 5:95. View this Article.   

2015-2020

2020

Derose, K.L., C. Battaglia, D.J. Eastburn, L.M. Roche, T.A. Ward. D.F. Lile, K.W. Tate. Riparian health improves with managerial effort to implement livestock distribution practices. The Rangeland Journal. View this Article.

Derose, K. L., Roche, L. M., Lile, D. F., Eastburn, D. J., & Tate, K. W. (2020). Microbial Water Quality Conditions Associated with Livestock Grazing, Recreation, and Rural Residences in Mixed-Use Landscapes. Sustainability12(12), 5207. View this Article.

Li, Y. M., Roche, L. M., & Gornish, E. S. (2020). Bridging the research-implementation gap in weed management on California rangelands. Rangeland Ecology & Management.   View this Article.

Matzek, V., Lewis, D., O’Geen, A., Lennox, M., Hogan, S. D., Feirer, S. T., ... & Tate, K. W. (2020). Increases in soil and woody biomass carbon stocks as a result of rangeland riparian restoration. Carbon balance and management15(1), 1-15. View this Article.

Shaw, J. A., Roche, L. M., & Gornish, E. S. (2020). The use of spatially patterned methods for vegetation restoration and management across systems. Restoration Ecology28(4), 766-775. View this Article.

Schohr, T.K., E.S. Gornish, G. Woodmansee J. Shaw, K.W. Tate, L.M. Roche. Practitioner insights into weed management on California’s rangelands and natural areas. Environmental Management In Press. View this Article.

2019

Creamer, M. L., Roche, L. M., Horback, K. M., & Saitone, T. L. (2020). Optimising cattle grazing distribution on rangeland: a systematic review and network analysis. The Rangeland Journal41(5), 441-455. View this Article.

Dechen Silva, A. L.M. Roche, E.S. Gornish. In Press. The use of strip-seeding for management of two late-season invasive plants. Heliyon 5: e01772. View this Article.

Lewis, D.J., D. Voeller, S.L. Saitone, K.W. Tate. Management Scale Assessment of Practices to Mitigate Cattle Microbial Water Quality Impairments of Coastal Waters. Sustainability 11:5516. View this Article.

Liu, H., R.A. Dahlgren, R.E. Larsen, S.M. Devine, L.M. Roche, A.T. O'Geen, A.J.Y. Wong, S. Covello, Y. Jin. Estimating Rangeland Forage Production Using Remote Sensing Data from a Small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) and PlanetScope Satellite. Remote Sensing 11, 595. View this Article.

McPhee, M.J., M. Evered, T. Andrews, D. Pacheco, H.C. Dougherty, A.B. Ingham, S. Harden, J. Crean, L.M. Roche, D.J. Eastburn, J.W. Oltjen, V.H. Oddy, E. Kebreab, J.V. Nolan, R.S. Hegarty. Beef production simulation of nitrate and lipid supplements for pasture and rangeland fed enterprises. Agricultural Systems 1700:19-27. View this Article.

Munden-Dixon, K., Tate, K., Cutts, B., & Roche, L. (2019). An uncertain future: climate resilience of first-generation ranchers. The Rangeland Journal41(3), 189-196. View this Article.   

2018

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

Derner, J.D, A.J. Smart, T.P. Toombs, D. Larsen, R.L. McCulley, J. Goodwin, S. Sims, L.M. Roche. Soil health as a transformational change agent for U.S. grazing lands management. Rangeland Ecology and Management 71:403-408View this Article.

Eastburn D.J., L.M. Roche, M. Doran, P. Blake, C. Bouril, G. Gamble, E.S. Gornish. Seeding plants for long-term multiple ecosystem service goals. Journal of Environmental Management 211:191-197. View this Article.

Gornish, E. S., Coffey, P., Tiles, K., & Roche, L. M. (2018). Careers in Cooperative Extension. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment16(9), 539-540. View this Article.

Gornish, E.S., D.J. Eastburn, S. Oneto, L.M. Roche. Livestock grazing and topographic site effects on grassland plant communities after long-term grazing cessation. The Rangeland Journal 40:577-582View this Article.

Gornish, E.S., L.M. Roche. The value of Cooperative Extension for involving society in restoration and conservation. Restoration Ecology 26:1051-1054. View this Article.

Macon, D.K., R. Baldwin, D. Lile, J.W. Stackhouse, C. Koopmann Rivers, T. Saitone, T.K. Schohr, L. Snell, J. Harper, R. Ingram, K. Rodrigues, L. Macaulay, and L.M. Roche. Livestock protection tools for California ranchers. UC ANR Publication 8598. View this Article.

Munden-Dixon, K., K.W. Tate, B.B. Cutts, L.M. Roche. An uncertain future: Climate resilience of first-generation ranchers. The Rangeland Journal 41:189-196. View this Article.

Reyes, J., Brown, J., & Roche, L. (2018). CHAPTER FIVE: ADAPTATION OPTIONS FOR RANGELAND MANAGERS. Climate Vulnerability Assessment of California Rangelands, 59. View this Article.

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. View this Article.

Tanner, K.C., L. Windham-Myers, M. Marvin- DiPasquale, J.A. Fleck,K.W. Tate, B.A. Linquist. Methylmercury Dynamics in Upper Sacramento Valley Rice Fields with Low Background Soil Mercury Levels. J. Environmental Quality 47:830-838. View this Article.

Wade, J., H. Waterhouse, L.M. Roche, W. Horwath. Structural equation modelling reveals iron (hydr)oxides as a strong mediator of N mineralization in California agricultural soils. Geoderma 315:120-129. View this Article.

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 71:626-636View this Article.   

2017

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

Eastburn, D.J., A.T. O’Geen, K.W. Tate, L.M. Roche. 2017. Multiple ecosystem services in working landscape. PLOS ONE 12(3): e0166595. View this Article.

Gornish, E. S., Lennox, M. S., Lewis, D., Tate, K. W., & Jackson, R. D. (2017). Comparing herbaceous plant communities in active and passive riparian restoration. PloS one12(4), e0176338. View this Article.

Gornish, E.S., L.M. Roche. Cooperative Extension is key to unlocking public engagement with science. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 15:487-488. View this Article. Grantham, T., F. Kearns, S. Kocher, L.M. Roche, T. Pathak. Building climate change resilience in California through UC Cooperative Extension. California Agriculture 71:197-200. View this Article.

Hulvey, K.B., E. Leger, L.M. Porensky, L.M. Roche, K.E. Veblen, A. Fund, J. Shaw, E.S. Gornish. Restoration islands: a tool for efficiently restoring dryland ecosystems? Restoration Ecology 25:S124-S134. View this Article.

Oles, K., D.A. Weixelman, D.F. Lile, K.W. Tate, L.K. Snell, L.M. Roche. Riparian meadow response to modern conservation grazing management. Environmental Management 60:383-395. View this Article.

Tanner, C., L. Windham-Myers, J. Fleck, K.W. Tate, S. McCord, B. Linquist. 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. View this Article.  

2016

Augustine, D. J., Derner, J. D., Fernandez-Gimenez, M. E., Briske, D. D., Wilmer, H., Porensky, L. M., ... & Roche, L. M. (2016, July). Tradeoffs between Vegetation Management Goals and Livestock Production under Adaptive Grazing Management. In 10th International Rangeland Congress (p. 254). View this Article.

Macon, D.K., S. Barry, T. Becchetti, J.S. Davy, M.P. Doran, J.A. Finzel, H. George, J.M. Harper, L. Huntsinger, R.S. Ingram, D.E. Lancaster, R.E. Larsen, D.J. Lewis, D.F. Lile, N.K. McDougald, F.E. Mashiri, G. Nader, S.R. Oneto, J.W. Stackhouse, and L.M. Roche. Coping with drought on California rangelands. Rangelands 38: 222–228. View this Article.

Roche, L.M. 2016. Adaptive rangeland decision-making and coping with drought. Sustainability 8:1334. View this Article.

Wilmer, H., Fernandez-Gimenez, M. E., Derner, J. D., Briske, D. D., Augustine, D. J., Porensky, L. M., ... & Roche, L. M. Adaptive Grazing Management for Multiple Ecosystem Goods and Services: Does it Enhance Effective Decision-Making?. In 10th International Rangeland Congress (p. 1108). View this Article.  

2010-2015

 2015

Davy, J., L.M. Roche, D. Nay, A. Robertson., K.W. Tate. Introducing cattle to anoxious weed-dominated rangeland shifts plant communities. California Agriculture 69:230-236. View this Article.

Roche, L.M., J.F. Chang, J. Six, A.T. O’Geen, K.W. Tate. 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.View this Article.

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

Roche, L.M., T. Schohr, J.D. Derner, M.N. Lubell, B. Cutts, K.W. Tate.Sustaining working rangelands: insights from rancher decision-making. Rangeland Ecology & Management 68:383-389. View this Article.   

2014

Freitas, M., L.M. Roche, D.W. Weixelman, K.W. Tate. Montane Meadow Plant Community Response to Grazing. Environmental Management 54:301-308. View this Article.

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

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

Jones, G., P. Benchetler, K.W. Tate, E. Kolodziej. 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. View this Article.

Kachergis, K., J.D. Derner, L.M. Roche, K.W. Tate, V. Eviner, M. Lubell, B.B. Cutts. Increasing flexibility in rangeland management during drought. Ecosphere 5:art77–art77. View this Article.

Roche, L.M., A.M. Latimer, A.T. O’Geen. Montane meadow hydropedology, plant community, and herbivore dynamics. Ecosphere 5:art150.View this Article.

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. 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. View this Article.  

2013

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

Jones, B.E, M. Krupa, and K.W. Tate. Aquatic ecosystem response to timber harvesting for the purpose of restoring Aspen. PLOS ONE. 8(12):e84561. View this Article.

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

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

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. View this Article.

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

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

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

Wilkerson, M.L., L.M. Roche, T.P. Young. Indirect effects of domestic and wild herbivores on butterflies in an African savanna. Ecology and Evolution 3:3672-82. View this Article.  

2012

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

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. View this Article.

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

Roche, L.M., A.M. Latimer, D.J. Eastburn, K.W. Tate. Cattle grazing and sensitive wildlife species conservation in Sierra Nevada mountain meadows. PLOS ONE 7(4):e35734. View this Article.

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

2011

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. View this Article.

George, M.R., R.D. Jackson, C. Boyd, and K.W. Tate. 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. View this Article.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2000-2010

2010

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

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

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

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

2009

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. Litter Contributions to Dissolved Organic Matter and Disinfection Byproduct Precursors in California Oak Woodland Watersheds. J. Environmental Quality 38: 2334-2343. View this Article.

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

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

 2008

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

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

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

 2007

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

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

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

Miller, W.A., D.J. Lewis, M. Lennox, M.G.C. Pereira, K.W. Tate, P.A. Conrad, and E.R. Atwill. 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. View this Article.

Tate, K.W., D.L. Lancaster, and D.F. Lile. 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. View this Article. 

 2006

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

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

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

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

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

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

  2005

Ahearn, D.S., R.W. Sheibley, R.A. Dahlgren, M. Anderson, J. Johnson, and K.W. Tate. 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. View this Article.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2004

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

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

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

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

Gong, P., X. Miao, K.W. Tate, C. Battaglia, G.S. Biging. 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. View this Article.

Lennox, M., D.J. Lewis, R. Jackson, J. Harper, R. Katz, B. Allen-Diaz, K.W. Tate. 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. View this Article.

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

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

2003

Atwill, E.R., B. Hoar, M. das G.C. Pereira, K.W. Tate, F. Rulofson, and G. Nader. 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. View this Article.

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

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

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

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

2002

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

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

George, M.R. N.K. McDougald, K.W. Tate, and R.E. Larsen. 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. View this Article.

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. A Comparison of Three Visual Assessments for Riparian and Stream Health. J. Soil and Water Conservation 58:83-88. View this Article.  

2001

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. Quanitative Shedding of Two Genotypes of Cryptosporidium parvum in California Ground Squirrels. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 67:2840-2843. View this Article.

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

Lewis, D.J., K.W. Tate, R.A. Dahlgren, and J. Newell. 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. View this Article.

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

Lewis, D.J., L.K. Vance, K.W. Tate, C. Battaglia, and J.M. Harper. 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. View this Article.

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

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

2000

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

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

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

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

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

 1999-1991 Tate, K.W. 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. View this Article.

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

Barry, S.J., E.R. Atwill, K.W. Tate, T.S. Koopmann, J. Cullor, T. Huff. 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. Tallgrass Prairie Response to Grazing System and Stocking Rate. J. Range Management 51:139-146.  View this Article.

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

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

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

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

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

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