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Michael C. Duniway
Researcher at United States Geological Survey
Publications - 108
Citations - 3492
Michael C. Duniway is an academic researcher from United States Geological Survey. The author has contributed to research in topics: Soil water & Rangeland. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 93 publications receiving 2417 citations. Previous affiliations of Michael C. Duniway include University of Arizona & Bureau of Land Management.
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Machine learning for predicting soil classes in three semi-arid landscapes
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared different machine learning models and covariate sets for predicting soil taxonomic classes at three geographically distinct areas in the semi-arid western United States of America (southern New Mexico, southwestern Utah, and northeastern Wyoming).
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Climate change reduces extent of temperate drylands and intensifies drought in deep soils.
Daniel R. Schlaepfer,Daniel R. Schlaepfer,John B. Bradford,William K. Lauenroth,William K. Lauenroth,Seth M. Munson,Britta Tietjen,Sonia A. Hall,Scott D. Wilson,Scott D. Wilson,Michael C. Duniway,Gensuo Jia,David A. Pyke,Ariuntsetseg Lkhagva,Khishigbayar Jamiyansharav +14 more
TL;DR: It is shown that, over the twenty first century, temperate drylands may contract by a third, primarily converting to subtropical drylands, and that deep soil layers could be increasingly dry during the growing season.
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Desertification, land use, and the transformation of global drylands
Brandon T. Bestelmeyer,Gregory S. Okin,Michael C. Duniway,Steven R. Archer,Nathan F. Sayre,Jebediah C. Williamson,Jeffrey E. Herrick +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose that assessments of desertification and land transformation be placed within a state change-land-use change (SC-LUC) framework, which considers desertification as state changes occurring within the context of particular land uses (e.g., rangeland, cropland) that interact with land use change.
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Wind erosion and dust from US drylands: a review of causes, consequences, and solutions in a changing world
Michael C. Duniway,Alix A. Pfennigwerth,Alix A. Pfennigwerth,Stephen E. Fick,Stephen E. Fick,Travis W. Nauman,Jayne Belnap,Nichole N. Barger +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review the drivers and consequences of wind erosion and dust emissions on drylands in the United States, with an emphasis on actionable responses available to policymakers and practitioners.
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A test of critical thresholds and their indicators in a desertification-prone ecosystem: more resilience than we thought
Brandon T. Bestelmeyer,Michael C. Duniway,Michael C. Duniway,Darren K. James,Laura M. Burkett,Kris M. Havstad +5 more
TL;DR: It was found that season of grazing, but not the presence of competing shrubs, mediated the severity of grazing impacts on dominant grasses, suggesting that critical thresholds were not crossed, even at low cover levels.