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Annual and 16-day rangeland production estimates for the western United States

View ORCID ProfileMatthew O. Jones, Nathaniel P. Robinson, David E. Naugle, Jeremy D. Maestas, Matthew C. Reeves, Robert W. Lankston, Brady W. Allred
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.11.06.343038
Matthew O. Jones
aUniversity of Montana, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, Missoula, Montana, 59812.
bNumerical Terradynamic Simulation Group, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, 59812.
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Nathaniel P. Robinson
cPanthera, Missoula, Montana, 59802.
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David E. Naugle
aUniversity of Montana, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, Missoula, Montana, 59812.
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Jeremy D. Maestas
dUnited States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Portland, OR, 97232.
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Matthew C. Reeves
eUnited States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula, MT, 59812.
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Robert W. Lankston
fLankston Consulting LLC, Seattle, WA, 98178.
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Brady W. Allred
aUniversity of Montana, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, Missoula, Montana, 59812.
bNumerical Terradynamic Simulation Group, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, 59812.
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Abstract

Rangeland production is a foundational ecosystem service and resource upon which livestock, wildlife, and people depend. Capitalizing on recent advancements in the use of remote sensing data across rangelands we provide estimates of herbaceous rangeland production from 1986-2019 at 16-day and annual time steps and 30m resolution across the western United States. A factorial comparison of this dataset and three national scale datasets is presented, and we highlight a multiple lines of evidence approach when using production estimates in decision-making. Herbaceous aboveground biomass at this scale and resolution provides critical information applicable for management and decision-making, particularly in the face of annual grass invasion and woody encroachment of rangeland systems. These readily available data remove analytical and technological barriers allowing immediate utilization for monitoring and management.

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Annual and 16-day rangeland production estimates for the western United States
Matthew O. Jones, Nathaniel P. Robinson, David E. Naugle, Jeremy D. Maestas, Matthew C. Reeves, Robert W. Lankston, Brady W. Allred
bioRxiv 2020.11.06.343038; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.11.06.343038
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Annual and 16-day rangeland production estimates for the western United States
Matthew O. Jones, Nathaniel P. Robinson, David E. Naugle, Jeremy D. Maestas, Matthew C. Reeves, Robert W. Lankston, Brady W. Allred
bioRxiv 2020.11.06.343038; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.11.06.343038

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