Publications

Bixler, R.P., R.S. Epanchin-Niell, M.W. Brunson, *R.D. Tarver, B.A. Sikes, M. McClure, and C.E. Aslan. 2023. How social and ecological characteristics shape transaction costs in polycentric wildfire governance: Insights from the Sequoia-Kings Canyon Ecosystem, USA. Ecology and Society 28(1):34. https://ecologyandsociety.org/vol28/iss1/art34/

*Calzado-Martinez, C., M.W. Brunson, *S. Koutzoukis, J. Baggio, and K.E. Veblen. 2023. Addressing barriers to proactive restoration of at-risk sagebrush communities: A causal layered analysis. Restoration Ecology e13897. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13897

Itsiipootsikimskai[1]. 2023. Níksókowaawák as axiom: The indispensability of comprehensive relational animacy in Blackfoot ways of knowing, being, and doing. Society & Natural Resources. https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2023.2180696

[1] Shared authorship with student Sandra Atwood, four Blackfeet elders, and scholars Tim Frandy and James Maffie.

*Koutzoukis, S., D.A. Pyke, M.W. Brunson, J. Baggio, *C. Calzado-Martinez, and K.E. Veblen. 2023. Goldilocks forbs: survival is highest outside – but not too far outside – of Wyoming big sagebrush canopies. Restoration Ecology. e13919. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13919

*Otto, N., M.W. Brunson, and C.E. Aslan. 2023. Disturbance and invasive plant occurrence along high-elevation boundaries surrounding California protected areas. Natural Areas Journal 43:72-77. https://doi.org/10.3375/22-15

Shinneman, D., E. Strand, M. Pellant, J.T. Abatzoglou, M.W. Brunson, N.F. Glenn, J.A. Heinrichs, M. Sadegh, and N.M. Vaillant. 2023. Future direction of fuels management in sagebrush rangelands. Rangeland Ecology and Management 86:50-63. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1550742422000951?via%3Dihub

Tait, M.K., and M.W. Brunson. 2022. Barriers and opportunities for cooperative wetland management: a case study in the greater Rocky Mountain National Park ecosystem. Wetlands Ecology and Management 30(2):257-272. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-021-09849-x

Aslan, C.E., M.W. Brunson, B.A. Sikes, R.S. Epanchin-Niell, S. Veloz, D.M. Theobald, and B.G. Dickson. 2021. Coupled ecological and management connectivity across administrative boundaries in undeveloped landscapes. Ecosphere 12(1):303329. 10.1002/ecs2.3329. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ecs2.3329

Aslan, C.E., L. Zachmann, M. McClure, B.A. Sikes, S. Veloz, M.W. Brunson, R.S. Epanchin-Niell, and B.G. Dickson. 2021. Quantifying ecological variation across jurisdictional boundaries in a management mosaic landscape. Landscape Ecology 36:1215-1233. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10980-021-01198-7

Brunson, M., L. Huntsinger, G. Meredith, and N. Sayre. 2021. The future of social science integration in rangelands research. Rangelands (online first). https://doi.org/10.1016/rala.2021.08.007

Dinan, M. P.B. Adler, J. Bradford, M. Brunson, E. Elias, A. Felton, C. Greene, J. James, K. Suding, and E. Thacker. 2021. Making research relevant: Sharing climate change research with rangeland advisors to transform results into drought resilience. Rangelands 43(5):185-193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2021.08.004

Larsen, L.N.D., P.D. Howe, M. Brunson, L. Yocom, D. McAvoy, E.H. Berry, and J.W. Smith. 2021. Risk perceptions and mitigation behaviors of residents following a near-miss wildfire. Landscape and Urban Planning 207:104005. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204620314894

Meredith, G.R., and M.W. Brunson. 2021. Effects of wildfire on collaborative management of rangelands: a case study of the 2015 Soda Fire. Rangelands (online first). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2021.03.001

Meredith, G.R., M.W. Brunson, and S.P Hardegree. 2021. Management innovations for resilient public rangelands: adoption constraints and considerations for interagency diffusion. Rangeland Ecology & Management 75:152-160 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1550742421000026

Monz, C.A., K.J. Gutzwiller, V.H. Hausner, M.W. Brunson, R. Buckley, and C.M. Pickering, 2021. Understanding and managing the interactions of impacts from nature-based recreation and climate change. Ambio, 50:631-645. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13280-020-01403-y

Morgan, B., K. Spangler, J. Stuivenvolt Allen, C.N. Morrisett, M.W. Brunson, N. Huntly, S.-Y.S. Wang. 2021. Water availability for cannabis in northern California: Intersections of climate, policy, and public discourse. Water 13(1):5. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w13010005

Otto, N., and M. Brunson. 2021. Cross-boundary weed management in protected area-centered ecosystems: how can it work and what makes it harder to achieve? Invasive Plant Science and Management 14:183-189. https://www.doi.org/10.1017/inp.2021.24

Tait, M.K., and M.W. Brunson. 2021. Evaluating cooperative interactions and the roles organizations play in cross-boundary stewardship. Society & Natural Resources 34(7):925-942. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08941920.2021.1900964

Brice, E.M., B.A. Miller, H. Zhang, K. Goldstein, S.N. Zimmer, G.J. Grosklos, P. Belmont, C.G. Flint, J.E. Givens, P.B. Adler, M.W. Brunson and J.W. Smith. 2020. Impacts of climate change on multiple use management of Bureau of Land Management land in the Intermountain West, USA. Ecosphere 11(11):e03286. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3286

Cid, C.R., and M.W. Brunson. 2020. Engaging faculty in preparing students for non-academic careers. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 18:52-53. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/fee.2158

Hardegree, S.P., R.L. Sheley, M.W. Brunson, M.H. Taylor, and C.A. Moffet. 2019. Forum: Iterative-adaptive management and contingency-based restoration planning in variable environment. Rangeland Ecology & Management 72:217-224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.09.006

Kalnicky, E.A., M.W. Brunson, and K.H. Beard. 2019. Predictors of participation in invasive species control activities depend on prior experience with the species. Environmental Management 63:60-68. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-018-1126-2

Mattsson, B.J., M. Fischborn, M.W.Brunson, and H. Vacik. 2019. Introducing and evaluating a knowledge transfer approach to support problem solving in and around protected areas. Ambio 48:13-24. https://do.org/10.1007/s13280-018-1048-5

Moffet, C.A., S.P. Hardegree, J.T. Abatzoglou, K.C. Hegewisch, R.R. Reuter, R.L. Sheley, M.W. Brunson, G.N. Flerchinger, and A.R. Boehm. 2019. Weather tools for retrospective assessment of restoration outcomes. Rangeland Ecology & Management 72:225-229 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.10.011

York, E.A., M.W. Brunson, and K.B. Hulvey. 2019. Influence of ecosystem services on management decisions by public land ranchers in the Intermountain West. Rangeland Ecology and Management 72:721-728. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.02.002

Hardegree, S.P., J.T. Abatzoglou, M.W. Brunson, M.J. Germino, K.C. Hegewisch, C.A. Moffet, D.S. Pilliod, B.A. Roundy, A.R. Boehm, and G.R. Meredith. 2018. Weather-centric rangeland revegetation planning. Rangeland Ecology & Management 71: 1-11. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1550742417300817

Briske, D.D., B.T. Bestelmeyer, J.R. Brown, M.W. Brunson, T.L. Thurow, and J.A. Tanaka. 2017. Assessment of USDA-NRCS rangeland conservation platforms: Recommendation for an evidence-based conservation platform. Ecological Applications 27:94-104. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/eap.1414

Enquist, C., S.T. Jackson, G. Garfin, F.W. Davis, L.R. Garber, J. Littell, J.L. Tank, A. Terando, T. Wall, B. Halpern, J.K. Hiers, T.L. Morelli, E. McNie, N.L. Stephenson, M.A. Williamson, C.A. Woodhouse, L. Yung, M.W. Brunson, K. Hall, L.M. Hallett, D.M. Lawson, M. Moritz, K. Nydick, A. Pairis, A.J. Ray, C. Regan, H.D. Safford, M.W. Schwartz, and M.R. Shaw. 2017. Foundations of translational ecology. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 15(10):541-550. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fee.1733

Schwartz, M.W., J.K. Hiers, F.W. Davis, G. Garfin, S.T. Jackson, A.J. Terando, C.A. Woodhouse, T.L. Morelli, M.A. Williamson, and M.W. Brunson. 2017. Developing a translational ecology workforce. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 15(10):587-596, https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/fee.1732

Wolters, E., B.S. Steel, D. Weston, and M. Brunson. 2017. Determinants of resident Firewise behaviors in Central Oregon. The Social Science Journal 54:168-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soscij.2016.12.004

Brunson, M.W., and M.A. Baker. 2016. Translational training for tomorrow’s environmental scientists. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences 6:295-299. https://www.sesync.org/research/translational-training-tomorrows-environmental-scientists