Peer Reviewed Publications
*undergraduate student coauthor, +graduate student coauthor
Nunes, A.+, and K. M. Byrne. 2022. Drought and shrub cover differentially affect seed bank composition within two sagebrush steppe communities. Journal of Arid Environments 202: 104752. Link
Kelly, S.*, C. McKinney*, and K. M. Byrne. 2022. Innovation in Restoration: Estimating Seed Counts Using a Photography App. Ecological Restoration 40: 29-32. Link
Byrne, K. M. 2021. Technical Note: A Rapid Method to Estimate Root Production in Grasslands, Shrublands, and Forests. Rangeland Ecology and Management 76: 74-77. Link
Wilcox, K. R., Z. Shi, L. A. Gherardi, N. P. Lemoine, S. E. Koerner, D. L. Hoover, E. Bork, K. M. Byrne, and others. 2017. Asymetric responses of primary productivity to climate extremes: a synthesis of grassland precipitation manipulation experiments. Global Change Biology 23: 4376-4385. Link
Byrne, K. M., P. B. Adler, and W. K. Lauenroth. 2017. Contrasting effects of precipitation manipulations in two Great Plains plant communities. Journal of Vegetation Science 28: 238-249. Link
Adler, P. B., K. Byrne, and J. Leiker. 2013. Can the past predict the future? Experimental tests of historically-based population models. Global Change Biology 19: 1793-1803. Link
*Highlighted in Nature Climate Change
Byrne, K. M., W. K. Lauenroth, and P. B. Adler. 2013. Contrasting effects of precipitation manipulations on production at two sites within the central grassland region, USA. Ecosystems 16: 1039-1051. Request. The final publication is available at springer.
Robinson T. M. P., K. J. La Pierre, M. A. Vadeboncoeur, K. M. Byrne, M. L. Thomey, and S. E. Colby. 2013. Seasonal, not annual precipitation drives community productivity across ecosystems. Oikos 122: 727-738. Link
Evans S. E., K. M. Byrne, W. K. Lauenroth, and I. C. Burke. 2011. Defining the limit to resistance in a drought-tolerant grassland: long-term severe drought significantly reduces the dominant species and increases ruderals. Journal of Ecology 99: 1500-1507. Link
*Received Issue 6 (November 2011) Editor’s Choice Award
Byrne, K. M., W. K. Lauenroth, P. B. Adler, and C. M. Byrne*. 2011. Estimating Aboveground Net Primary Production in Grasslands: a Comparison of Non-Destructive Methods. Rangeland Ecology and Management 64: 9-12. Link
Buhnerkempe, M., N. Burch, S. Hamilton, K. M. Byrne, E. Childers, K. A. Holfelder, L. McManus, M. I. Pyne, G. Schroeder, and P. F. Doherty, Jr. 2011. The utility of transient sensitivity for wildlife management and conservation: Bison as a case study. Biological Conservation 144: 1808-1815. Link
Pyne, M. I., K. M. Byrne, P. F. Doherty, Jr., K. A. Holfelder, L. McManus, M. Buhnerkempe, N. Burch, E. Childers, S. Hamilton, and G. Schroeder. 2010. Survival and Breeding Transitions for a Reintroduced Bison Population: a Multi-state Approach. Journal of Wildlife Management 74: 1464-1471. Link
Byrne, K. M., W. K. Lauenroth, and L. McManus. 2010. Non-native Plant Species Impacts on Production and Diversity in the Front Range of Colorado. Western North American Naturalist 70: 288-295. Link
Kelly, S.*, C. McKinney*, and K. M. Byrne. 2022. Innovation in Restoration: Estimating Seed Counts Using a Photography App. Ecological Restoration 40: 29-32. Link
Byrne, K. M. 2021. Technical Note: A Rapid Method to Estimate Root Production in Grasslands, Shrublands, and Forests. Rangeland Ecology and Management 76: 74-77. Link
Wilcox, K. R., Z. Shi, L. A. Gherardi, N. P. Lemoine, S. E. Koerner, D. L. Hoover, E. Bork, K. M. Byrne, and others. 2017. Asymetric responses of primary productivity to climate extremes: a synthesis of grassland precipitation manipulation experiments. Global Change Biology 23: 4376-4385. Link
Byrne, K. M., P. B. Adler, and W. K. Lauenroth. 2017. Contrasting effects of precipitation manipulations in two Great Plains plant communities. Journal of Vegetation Science 28: 238-249. Link
Adler, P. B., K. Byrne, and J. Leiker. 2013. Can the past predict the future? Experimental tests of historically-based population models. Global Change Biology 19: 1793-1803. Link
*Highlighted in Nature Climate Change
Byrne, K. M., W. K. Lauenroth, and P. B. Adler. 2013. Contrasting effects of precipitation manipulations on production at two sites within the central grassland region, USA. Ecosystems 16: 1039-1051. Request. The final publication is available at springer.
Robinson T. M. P., K. J. La Pierre, M. A. Vadeboncoeur, K. M. Byrne, M. L. Thomey, and S. E. Colby. 2013. Seasonal, not annual precipitation drives community productivity across ecosystems. Oikos 122: 727-738. Link
Evans S. E., K. M. Byrne, W. K. Lauenroth, and I. C. Burke. 2011. Defining the limit to resistance in a drought-tolerant grassland: long-term severe drought significantly reduces the dominant species and increases ruderals. Journal of Ecology 99: 1500-1507. Link
*Received Issue 6 (November 2011) Editor’s Choice Award
Byrne, K. M., W. K. Lauenroth, P. B. Adler, and C. M. Byrne*. 2011. Estimating Aboveground Net Primary Production in Grasslands: a Comparison of Non-Destructive Methods. Rangeland Ecology and Management 64: 9-12. Link
Buhnerkempe, M., N. Burch, S. Hamilton, K. M. Byrne, E. Childers, K. A. Holfelder, L. McManus, M. I. Pyne, G. Schroeder, and P. F. Doherty, Jr. 2011. The utility of transient sensitivity for wildlife management and conservation: Bison as a case study. Biological Conservation 144: 1808-1815. Link
Pyne, M. I., K. M. Byrne, P. F. Doherty, Jr., K. A. Holfelder, L. McManus, M. Buhnerkempe, N. Burch, E. Childers, S. Hamilton, and G. Schroeder. 2010. Survival and Breeding Transitions for a Reintroduced Bison Population: a Multi-state Approach. Journal of Wildlife Management 74: 1464-1471. Link
Byrne, K. M., W. K. Lauenroth, and L. McManus. 2010. Non-native Plant Species Impacts on Production and Diversity in the Front Range of Colorado. Western North American Naturalist 70: 288-295. Link
Manuscripts in Review, Revision, or Prep
Stewart, S. M.+ and K. M. Byrne. Is reinforcement a viable conservation strategy for the endangered perennial herb, Astragalus applegatei? In Revision. Restoration Ecology.
M. D. Smith, K. Wilkins, and Drought-Net (including K. M. Byrne). Extreme drought impacts have been underestimated in grasslands and shrublands globally. In Revision. PNAS.
Luong, J.C., K. Kaczynski, and K. M. Byrne. Sagebrush steppe communities are resilient to experimental drought but vary interannually. In Prep.
Byrne, K. M., A. Hasan, and R. Ongge*. Reproductive Ecology of Astragalus applegatei (Fabaceae): one of Oregon's rarest plants. In Prep.
M. D. Smith, K. Wilkins, and Drought-Net (including K. M. Byrne). Extreme drought impacts have been underestimated in grasslands and shrublands globally. In Revision. PNAS.
Luong, J.C., K. Kaczynski, and K. M. Byrne. Sagebrush steppe communities are resilient to experimental drought but vary interannually. In Prep.
Byrne, K. M., A. Hasan, and R. Ongge*. Reproductive Ecology of Astragalus applegatei (Fabaceae): one of Oregon's rarest plants. In Prep.