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Curriculum Vitae

M. Keith Owens

Office: Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station Home: 5015 E. Lakeview Rd

Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK

139 Agricultural Hall (405) 707-7169

Stillwater, OK 74078

(405) 744-5398

e-mail: [email protected]

Education

Ph.D. in Range Science, Dissertation title: Recruitment of big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.

tridentata) into a seeded foothill rangeland in Utah. Utah State University, Logan, February 1987.

M.S. in Range Management, Thesis title: Niche differentiation and species response comparisons

between bluebunch wheatgrass and western wheatgrass. University of Wyoming, Laramie, July 1981.

B.S. in Forest Management, University of Idaho, Moscow, May 1977.

B.S. in Range Management, University of Idaho, Moscow, May 1977.

Professional Experience and Awards

Associate Vice President, Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station, "#$% to present

Professor and Head, Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management, 2007 to 2014.

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Fellow Award- Society for Range Management, 2014.

Vice Chancellors Award in Excellence - Off-Campus Research, 2006.

Outstanding Achievement Award - Society for Range Management, 2006.

Publication Award: Technical Writing - Texas Section Society for Range Management, 2005.

Editor-in-Chief, 2004 to 2007, Rangeland Ecology & Management.

Professor, 1999 to 2007, Texas A&M University System, Uvalde.

Leadership Development Program, ESCOP/ACOP Class 10, 2001.

Associate Professor, 1993-1999, Texas A&M University System, Uvalde.

Assistant Professor, 1987-1993, Texas A&M University System, Uvalde.

Principal Research Technician, 1981-1987, Utah State University, Logan.

Teaching Experience

Graduate Student Advising. Maintained an active role in the Graduate Faculty at Texas A&M

including advising students and serving on committees.

Undergraduate Student Advising. Served as the faculty contact for high school students interested in

attending Texas A&M. Also served as the advisor for high school students in the Kiki de la

Garza Apprenticeship Program and the Vice Chancellors Internship program for high-achieving

high school students interested in agriculture and natural resources.

Graduate Guest Lectures. Texas A&M University: Have presented guest lectures on an annual basis in

the graduate level courses - Landscape Analysis and Modeling (RLEM 635), Ecology of

Shrubs and Shrublands (RLEM 619), and Range and Forest Watershed Management (RLEM

603).

Range Vegetation Analysis, Utah State University: This undergraduate course emphasized techniques

and interpretation of vegetation sampling on native rangelands. I was solely responsible for

course content, including lectures and laboratories.

Range Improvements, Utah State University: This undergraduate course emphasized brush control,

reseeding practices, distribution of grazing animals and traditional range management

techniques.

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Range Survey, University of Wyoming: This course was similar to Vegetation Analysis, but included a

review of historic sampling techniques and agency procedures.

Range Planning, University of Wyoming: This was the capstone course in the undergraduate

curriculum requiring each student to make a detailed management plan for an operating ranch.

Administrative Experience

Department Head, Natural Resource Ecology & Management, Oklahoma State University. Worked with

a new department to merge 28 faculty members from 3 different departments and 3 Wildlife

Cooperative Research Unit faculty into a single department. Responsible for curriculum,

research and Extension programs for this multifaceted department with over 220 undergraduate

students and 65 graduate students with an annual budget of about $4M. Also responsible for

faculty development and promotion.

Administrative Assistant, Range Science Department, Utah State University. I worked closely with

Dr. Don Dwyer, and later with Dr. John Malechek, to manage budgets, prepare reports and

assist with the daily operation and long range planning of an academic department.

Project Leader, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. Responsibilities include managing a state-

allocated budget, generating grant funds, supervising research technicians and research

associates, numerous temporary and part-time positions as well as graduate students and

student workers. In addition, I served as project leader on collaborative grants involving

scientists, agency personnel, Extension specialists, and local ranchers.

Tenure and Promotion Committee, Texas A&M University System. Participated for 8 years as a

member of the departmental tenure and promotion committee which evaluated all teaching,

research and extension faculty. Also participated as a member of the College-wide Committee

which evaluated promotion and tenure applications from the College of Agriculture and Life

Sciences.

Search Committee member. Participated in faculty search committees at University of Wyoming, Utah

State University, and Texas A&M University (16, including Department Head Search

Committee).

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Agriculture Program Faculty Advisory Committee. This committee is elected by the college-wide

faculty to provide input on the programs and policies of the Agricultural Program to the Vice

Chancellor and Dean. We met as a committee every month and with the Dean 6 times a year.

Leadership Development Program. Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy and the

Academic Programs Committee on Organization and Policy, Class 10. This national leadership

development program was a 12 month course on national and state policy development for

agriculture and natural resources.

Uvalde Research and Extension Center Coordinating Council. This planning group meets quarterly to

discuss, develop, and implement activities concerning the maintenance and development of

facilities for the Center.

Professional Memberships

Society for Range Management

Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed journal Rangeland Ecology & Management (2004-2007).

Electronic Editor (1997-2004), Associate Editor (1995-1999) and Editor (2004) for the

Journal of Range Management.

Have served on the following committees: Texas Section – Public Affairs, Finance, Research

and Education, Registration, and Publication Awards. Oklahoma Section – First Vice President,

President, Past-President, Awards Committee, Nominating Committee. National Society: Awards

Committee, Employment Affairs Committee, Advisory Committee, and the Chairman of the

Electronic Publication Task Group.

President of Association of Range Resource Programs 2008-2010

National Association of University Forest Resource Programs

National Association of University Fish and Wildlife Programs, President-elect 2014-2015

Society of American Foresters

The Wildlife Society

Ecological Society of America

Botanical Society of America (past)

American Geophysical Union (past)

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Research Grants

Owens, M.K. 2012. Renovation/Development of Critical Research Facilities: Aquaculture Pond

Renovation. Vice President for Research Internal Grant. $129,000.

Moore III, B. M.K. Owens, J. Zak, C. D’Elia, W. Kellogg, and B. McClain. 2011. A Proposal to

Host the Department of the Interior’s South-Central Regional Climate Science Center. Department

of the Interior. $3,498,036.

Owens, M.K. and G.W. Moore. 2006. Long-term water balance through mass chloride balance

calculations. Wintergarden Groundwater Conservation District. $20,000.

Owens, M.K. 2006. Salt cedar water use. CSREES Rio Grande Basin Initiative. $30,000.

Owens, M.K., W. E. Pinchak, C. A. Taylor, R. J. Ansley, D. Ransom, S. M. Cooper, D. Rollins.

2006. Patch Disturbance for Ecosystem Restoration: Vegetation, Grazing and Wildlife Interactions

in Heterogeneous Landscapes. Joe Skeen Institute for Rangeland Restoration. $87,000.

Cooper, S.M., Owens, M.K. and J. Cathey. 2005. Spatio-temporal distribution of white-tailed deer

relative to prescribed burns on rangeland. Joe Skeen Institute for Rangeland Restoration. $43,719.

Wilcox, B.P., C. Munster, and M.K. Owens. 2005. Augmenting groundwater recharge to the

Edwards Aquifer thru juniper control: does it work? Joe Skeen Institute for Rangeland Restoration.

$22,000.

Moore, G.W. and M.K. Owens. 2005. Potential enhancement of water resources after brush

removal in mesquite woodlands. Wintergarden Groundwater Conservation District. $48,000.

Owens, M.K. 2004. Salt cedar water use. CSREES Rio Grande Basin Initiative. $41,000.

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Heilman, J.L. and M.K. Owens. 2004. Quantifying competitive use of water by grasslands and

woodlands in the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone. Texas Water Resources Institute. $8,000.

Ansley, R.J., M. K. Owens, C.A. Taylor and W.R. Teague. 2003. Patch disturbance for ecosystem

restoration: Vegetation and soil responses. Joe Skeen Institute for Rangeland Restoration.

$123,000.

Pinchak, W.E., M. K. Owens, C.A. Taylor and T. D. A. Forbes. 2003. Role of livestock directed

change in patch restoration strategies for degraded rangelands. Joe Skeen Institute for Rangeland

Restoration. $121,800.

Owens, M.K. and G.W. Moore. 2003. Salt cedar water use. USDA-Forest Service, Rocky Mountain

Research Station, Albuquerque. $53,600.

Owens, M.K. and R.K. Lyons. 2003. Juniper and live oak water use on the Edwards Aquifer

Recharge Area. San Antonio Water System and Edwards Aquifer Authority. $56,000.

Heilman, J. , K. McInnes and M.K. Owens. 2003. Net carbon dioxide exchange in live oak-Ashe

juniper savanna and C4 grassland ecosystems on the Edwards Plateau, Texas: Effects of seasonal

and interannual changes in climate and phenology. National Institute for Global Environmental

Change. $486,602.

Wilcox, B.P., B.P. Mohanty, C. Munster, and M.K. Owens. 2003. Ecohydrology of semiarid

woodlands: Role of woody plants in the water cycle. National Science Foundation. $331,397.

Owens, M.K. 2002. Rainfall partitioning within juniper communities. Texas Water Resources

Institute. $14,941.

Owens, M.K. and R.K. Lyons. 2002. Evaporation and interception water loss from juniper

communities on the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Area. San Antonio Water System and Upper

Guadalupe River Authority. $17,535.

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Munster, C., B. Wilcox, B. Mohanty and M.K. Owens. 2001. Development of a rainfall simulator

for the assessment of basic hydrological processes affected by brush control. Texas Water

Resources Institute. $18,000.

Holloway, J.W., B.G. Warrington, T. Ginnett, M.K. Owens, R. Machen and R.K. Lyons. 2001.

Influence of movement of supplement blocks on spatial distribution of cattle and white-tailed deer.

Purina Corp. $29,000.

Owens, M.K. 2001. Urban landscape water use. CSREES Rio Grande Basin Initiative.

$37,500.

Owens, M.K. and R.K. Lyons. 2000. Evaporation and interception water loss from juniper

communities on the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Area. Funded by the San Antonio Water System,

San Antonio River Authority, Lower Colorado River Authority, Upper Guadalupe River Authority,

and Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board. $61,195.

Lyons, R.K. and M.K. Owens. 1999. A WEB-based plant identification guide for portions of south

Texas and the Edwards Plateau. Renewable Resources Education Act. $6,000.

Pinchak, W.E., M.K. Owens, R.J. Ansley, and J.E. Slosser. 1998. Seed management strategies to

limit mesquite encroachment into grasslands. USDA- National Research Initiative Weed Science

Program. $117,000.

Lyons, R.K. and M.K. Owens. 1997. Prescribed burning effects on runoff quality and quantity.

USDA Water Quality Project 650610. $7,000.

Lyons, R.K. and M.K. Owens. 1997. Potential nonpoint source pollution reduction on rangelands.

USDA Water Quality Project. $4,000.

Owens, M.K. and R.K. Lyons. 1995. Brush removal and regrowth: Implications for water use and

aquifer recharge. USDA-Rangeland Competitive Grants Program. $75,835.

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Owens, M.K., C.A. Taylor, Jr. and F.E. Smeins. 1993. Juniper community management: Ecological

costs and benefits of prescribed summer fires. Research Enhancement Program - Texas Agricultural

Experiment Station. $79,860.

Owens, M.K., C.A. Taylor, Jr. and S.G. Whisenant. 1992. Flammability and plant chemistry:

Manipulation for control of woody invaders. USDA-Rangeland Competitive Grants Program.

$72,000.

Owens, M.K., J.W. Holloway, D.E. Spalinger and T.D.A. Forbes. 1991. Range-wildlife research.

Moody Foundation of Galveston. $50,000.

Owens, M.K., J.W. Holloway, D.E. Spalinger and T.D.A. Forbes. 1990. Range-wildlife management

research. Moody Foundation of Galveston. $360,742.

Knight, R.K. and M.K. Owens. 1989. Water yield improvement from rangelands. Edwards

Underground Water District. $75,000.



Owens, M.K., J.W. Holloway, and D.E. Spalinger. 1988. Range-wildlife management research.

Moody Foundation of Galveston. $119,757.



Warrington, B.G. et al. 1989. Spatial and temporal landscape utilization patterns of grazing cattle.

Expanded Research Area - Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. $80,000.

Knight, R.K. et al. 1987. Conservation and efficient use of water on rangeland. 1987 Expanded

Research Area - Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. $170,000.

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Stuth, J.W. et al. 1987. Decision support systems for integrated grazing management. 1987

Expanded Research Area - Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. $162,200.

Journal Publications

1. McDonald, A.K., B.P. Wilcox, G.W. Moore, C. Hart, Z Sheng, and M.K. Owens. 2015.

Tamarix transpiration along a semiarid river has negligible impact on water resources. Water

Resources Research (in press).

2. Moore, Georgianne W., David A. Barre, and M. Keith Owens. 2012. Does shrub removal

increase groundwater recharge in SW Texas semi-arid rangelands? Rangeland Ecology

and Management 65:1-10.

3. Moore, G.W. and M.K. Owens. 2012. Transpirational water loss in invaded and restored

semiarid riparian forests. Restoration Ecology DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2011.00774.x

4. Moore, Georgianne W., David A. Barre, and M. Keith Owens. 2010. Changes in soil

chloride following shrub removal and subsequent regrowth. Geoderma 158:148-155.

5. Bendevis, Mira E, M. Keith Owens, James L Heilman, and Kevin J McInnes. 2010. Carbon

exchange and water loss from two evergreen trees in a semi-arid woodland. Ecohydrology

3:107-115. Online: Dec 29 2009 5:17AM DOI: 10.1002/eco.100

6. Heilman, J.L., K.J. McInnes, J.F. Kjelgaard, M. Keith Owens, and S. Schwinning. 2009.

Energy balance and water use in a subtropical karst woodland on the Edwards Plateau,

Texas. J. Hydrology 373:426-435.

7. Gregory, Lucas, Bradford P. Wilcox, Bev Shade, Clyde Munster, Keith Owens, and George

Veni. 2009. Large-Scale Rainfall Simulation over Shallow Caves on Karst Shrublands.

Ecohydrology 2:72-80.

8. Taucer, P.I., C.L. Muster, B.P. Wilcox, M.K. Owens and B.P. Mohanty. 2008. Large-scale

rainfall simulation experiments on juniper rangelands. Transactions of the ASABE 51:1951-

1961

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9. Kjelgaard, J.F., J.L. Heilman, K.J. McInnes, M.K. Owens, R.H. Kamps. 2008. Carbon

dioxide exchange in a perennial C3/C4 grassland on the Edwards Plateau, Texas.

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 148:953-963.

10. Cooper, S. M., H. L. Perotto-Baldivieso, M. K. Owens, M. G. Meek, and M. Figueroa-

Pagán. 2008. Distribution and interaction of white-tailed deer and cattle in a semi-arid

grazing system. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 127:85-92.

11. Meek, Michael G, Susan Margaret Cooper, M. Keith Owens, Rose R Cooper, Andrea L

Wappel. 2008. White-tailed deer distribution in response to patch burning on rangeland.

Journal of Arid Environments 72:2026-2033.

12. Wilcox, B. P., P. I. Taucer, C. L. Munster, M. K. Owens, B. P. Mohanty, J. R. Sorenson,

and R. Bazan. 2008. Subsurface stormflow is important in semiarid karst shrublands,

Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L10403, doi:10.1029/2008GL033696.

13. Moore, G.W., J.R. Cleverly, and M.K. Owens. 2008. Nocturnal transpiration in riparian

Tamarix thickets authenticated by sap flux, eddy covariance, and leaf gas exchange

measurements. Tree Physiology: 28:521-528.

14. Owens M.K. and G.W. Moore. 2007. Saltcedar water use: realistic and unrealistic

expectations. Rangeland Ecology & Management 60:553-557.

15. Owens, M.K., R.K. Lyons and C.J. Alejandro. 2006. Rainfall partitioning within semiarid

juniper communities: Effects of event size and canopy cover. Hydrological Processes

20:3179-3189.

16. Wilcox, B.P., M.K. Owens, W.A. Dugas, D.N. Ueckert, and C.R. Hart. 2006. Shrubs,

streamflow, and the paradox of scale . Hydrological Processes 20:3245-3259.

17. Amador, B. A., J. E. Slosser, G. B. Idol, M. N. Parajulee, W. E. Pinchak, R. J. Ansley and

M. K. Owens. 2006. Population dynamics and response to mesquite pod supplementation

of Algarobius bottimeri and Mimosetes amicus. Southwest Entomology 31:103-112.

18. Moore, G.W. and M.K. Owens. 2006. Removing adult overstory trees stimulates growth

and transpiration of conspecific juvenile trees. Rangeland Ecology & Management 59:416-

421.

19. Cooper, S.M., M.K. Owens, R. M. Cooper and T.F. Ginnett. 2006. Effect of supplemental

feeding on spatial distribution and browse utilization by white-tailed deer in semi-arid

rangeland. Journal of Arid Environments 66:716-726.

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20. Wilcox, B.P., M.K. Owens, R.W. Knight and R.K. Lyons. 2005. Do woody plants affect

streamflow on semiarid karst rangelands? Ecological Applications 15:127-136.

21. Streeks, T.J., M.K. Owens and S.G. Whisenant. 2005. Fire behavior modeling in

mesquite/acacia shrublands. International Journal of Wildland Fire 14:131-140.

22. Ocumpaugh, W.R., W.J. Grichar Jr., M.A. Hussey, A.H. Abrament, M.K. Owens, R.L. Reed,

J.P. Muir, D. Bade, and J.L. Reilley. 2004. Registration of ‘BeeTAM-08' Bundleflower. Crop

Science 44:1861.



Science 44:1863.



Science 44:1862.



Science 44:1860.

26. Engle, D.M., J.R. Brown, J.S. Fehmi, S.D. Fuhlendorf, R.L. Gillen, and M.K. Owens.

(Authors in alphabetical order after the senior author) 2003. An analysis of the Journal of

Range Management: Report of the SRM Task Force. Rangelands 25:13-22.

27. Cooper, S.M., M.K. Owens, D.E. Spalinger, and T.F. Ginnett. 2003. The architecture of

shrubs and the subsequent feeding behavior of browsers. Oikos 100:387-393.

28. Perkins, S. and M.K. Owens. 2003. Growth and biomass allocation of shrub and grass

seedlings in response to predicted changes in precipitation seasonality. Plant Ecology

168:107-120.

29. Owens, M. Keith, J.W. Mackley and C.J. Carroll. 2002. Vegetation dynamics following

seasonal fires in mixed mesquite/acacia savanna. J. Range Manage 55:509-516.

30. Owens, M.K., C.A. Taylor, Jr., C. Lin, and S.G. Whisenant. 1998. Seasonal patterns of

plant flammability and monoterpenoid content of Juniperus ashei. J. Chem. Ecology

24:2115-2129.

31. Owens, M.K., E.J. Straka, C.J. Carroll, and C.A. Taylor, Jr. 1998. A comparison of

techniques for extracting monoterpenoids from Juniperus (Cupressaceae) species. J. Range

Manage. 51:540-544.

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32. Etzenhouser, M.J., M.K. Owens, D.E. Spalinger and S.B. Murden. 1998. Foraging behavior

of browsing ruminants in a heterogeneous landscape. Landscape Ecology 13:55-64.

33. Laxson, J.D., W.H. Schacht and M.K. Owens. 1997. Above-ground biomass yields at

different densities of honey mesquite. J. Range Manage. 50:550-554.

34. Owens, M.K. 1996. The role of leaf and canopy level gas exchange in the replacement of

Quercus virginiana by Juniperus ashei in semiarid savannas. Amer. J. of Botany 83:617-

623.

35. Owens, M.K., Wallace, R.B. and S. Archer. 1995. Landscape and microsite influences on

shrub recruitment in a disturbed semiarid Quercus-Juniperus woodland. Oikos 74:493-502.

36. Owens, M.K. and T.G. Schliesing. 1995. Invasive potential of Ashe juniper after mechanical

disturbance. J. Range Manage. 48:503-507.

37. Owens, M.K., R.B. Wallace and S. Archer. 1995. Seed dormancy and longevity of Acacia

berlandieri and Leucaena pulverulenta in a semiarid environment. J. Arid Environments

29:15-23.

38. Holloway, J.W., B.G. Warrington, F.M. Rouquette, Jr., C.R. Long, M.K. Owens and J.F.

Baker. 1994. Herbage allowance X yearling heifer phenotype interactions for preweaning

calf growth on humid pasture and semiarid rangeland. J. Animal Science 72:1417-1424.

39. Ekblad, R.L., J.W. Stuth and M.K. Owens. 1993. Grazing pressure impacts on potential

foraging competition between Angora goats and white-tailed deer. Small Ruminant Research

11:195-208.


Baker. 1993. Forage availability X first calf females phenotype interactions for Brahman-

Hereford F1 yearling heifers grazing humid pasture and semiarid rangeland. J. Animal

Science 71:271-281.

41. Owens, M.K. and M.C. Schreiber. 1992. Seasonal gas exchange characteristics of two

evergreen trees in a semiarid environment. Photosynthetica 26:389-398.


Baker. 1992. Forage availability X heifer phenotype interactions for Brahman-Hereford F1

yearling heifers grazing humid pasture and semiarid rangeland. J. Animal Science 70:2658-

2667.

43. Owens, M.K. and B.E. Norton. 1992. Interactions of grazing and plant protection on

sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) seedling survival. J. Range Manage. 45:257-261.

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44. Owens, M.K. 1991. Utilization patterns by Angora goats within the plant canopies of two

Acacia shrubs. J. Range Manage. 44:457-461.

45. Owens, M.K., K.L. Launchbaugh, and J.W. Holloway. 1991. Pasture characteristics affecting

spatial distribution of utilization by cattle in mixed brush communities. J. Range Manage.

44:118-123.

46. Owens, M.K. and B.E. Norton. 1990. Survival of juvenile basin big sagebrush under

different grazing regimes. J. Range Manage. 43:132-135.

47. Owens, M.K. and B.E. Norton. 1989. The impact of "available area" on Artemisia tridentata

seedling dynamics. Vegetatio 82:155-162.

48. Hacker, R.B., B.E. Norton, M.K. Owens and D.O. Frye. 1988. Grazing of crested

wheatgrass, with particular reference to effects of pasture size. J. Range Manage. 41:73-

78.

49. Owens, M.K., H.G. Gardiner and B.E. Norton. 1985. A photographic technique for repeated

mapping of rangeland plant populations in permanent plots. J. Range Manage. 38:231-232.

50. West, N.E., F.D. Provenza, P.S. Johnson and M.K. Owens. 1984. Vegetation changes after

13 years of livestock grazing exclusion on sagebrush semidesert in west central Utah. J.

Range Manage. 37:262-264.

Symposia/Experiment Station Publications/Book Chapters

1. Owens, M.K. 2007. Juniper Tree Impacts on Local Water Budgets in: Western North

American Juniperus Communities. O.W. VanAuken (ed). Springer. pp188-200.

2. Lyons, R.K., M.K. Owens, and C.J. Alejandro. 2006. Impact of juniper trees on local water

budgets. The Cattleman: January 2006 pp 98-106.

3. Wilcox, B.P., D.A. Dugas, M.K. Owens, D.N. Ueckert and C.R. Hart. 2005. Shrub Control

and Water Yield on Texas Rangelands: Current State of Knowledge. Texas Agricultural

Experiment Station. Research Report 05-1. 21p.

4. Lucas, G., B.P. Wilcox, C.L. Munster, M.K. Owens, G. Veni, and B. Shade. 2005.

Quantifying recharge via fractures in an Ashe Juniper dominated karst landscape. Tenth

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Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of

Karst. San Antonio, TX. September 24-28.

5. Wilcox, B.R, C. Munster, M.K. Owens, B. Mohanty and R.B. Jackson. 2005. Woody plants

and the water cycle on semiarid shrublands – Observations from the field. American

Geophysical Union. Abstract #B31E-04.

6. Owens, M.K. 2003. Approaches and Techniques of Rainfall Manipulation In: Changing

Precipitation Regimes & Terrestrial Ecosystems: A North American Perspective. J.F. Weltzin

and G.R. McPherson(eds). University of Arizona Press. pp72-89.

7. Owens, M.K., R.K. Lyons. B.G. Warrington and J.W. Holloway. 2003. Influence of

movement of liquid feed on spatial distribution of cattle. In: Matching Herbivore Nutrition to

Ecosystems Biodiversity. Proceeding of the Sixth International Symposium in the Nutrition of

Herbivores. Tropical and Subtropical AgroEcosystems pp167-171.

8. Cooper, S.M., R.M. Cooper, M.K. Owens and T.F. Ginnett. 2002. Effect of supplemental

feeding on use of space and browse utilization by white-tailed deer. TAES Uvalde. UREC-

02-031.

9. Cooper, R.M. and M.K. Owens. 2002. How much water do xeriscape plants really need?

TAES Uvalde. UREC-02-024.

10. Owens, M.K. and R.K. Lyons. 2002. Evaporation and interception water loss from juniper

communities on the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Area. TAES Uvalde. UREC-02-028.

11. Owens, M.K., J.W. Mackley and C.J. Carroll. 2002. Can Summer Fires Improve Mesquite

Communities? TAES Uvalde. UREC-02-029.

12. Owens, R.M. Cooper, W.E. Pinchak, R.J. Ansley and J.E. Slosser. 2002. How Long Do

Mesquite Seeds Last? TAES Uvalde. UREC-02-030.

13. Owens, M.K. and D.E. Spalinger. 2002. Geostatistical sampling design for analysis of

vegetation patterns in tundra rangelands. Society for Range Management Annual Meeting.

Kansas City, Missouri.

14. Owens, M.K. 2002. Herbaceous response to seasonal fires. Society for Range Management

Annual Meeting. Kansas City, Missouri.

15. Owens, M.K. 2000. Gas exchange and water relations of juvenile and mature juniper trees.

In: Juniper Woodlands of North America: History, Ecology, Management and Processes.

Symposium at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Range Management. Boise, ID.

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16. Owens, M.K. 1999. Ecological consequences of reintroducing fire into mesquite/acacia

savannas. In: People and Rangelands: Building the Future. Proceedings of the VI

International Rangeland Congress. Townsville, Australia. pp 236-238.

17. Lyons, R.K., M.K. Owens, and R. Machen. 1998. Juniper biology and management in

Texas. TAEX. B-6074

18. Owens, M.K. 1997. Mixed Brush Ecology. Brush Sculptors Symposium. TAES. Uvalde, TX.

19. Owens, M.K. and R.J. Ansley. 1997. Growth and ecophysiology of Ashe and redberry

juniper. Proc. 1997 Juniper Symposium. San Angelo, TX. TAES Tech. Rep. 97-1.

20. Owens, M.K., M. J. Etzenhouser, D.E. Spalinger and S.B. Murden. 1995. Grazing patterns

of browsing ruminants in a heterogeneous landscape. Vth International Rangeland Congress,

Salt Lake City, Utah.

21. Spalinger, D.E. and M.K. Owens. 1995. Shrub morphology and grazing: The effectiveness

of induced mechanical defenses. Vth International Rangeland Congress, Salt Lake City,

Utah.

22. Smeins, F.E. and M.K. Owens. 1994. Biology/Ecology of Ashe Juniper. TAES Bulletin 94-

2.

23. Owens, M.K. and R.W. Knight. 1992. Water use on rangelands. TAES Consolidated

Progress Report PR-5043.

24. Owens, M.K., D.E. Spalinger and L.A. Newton. 1992. Foraging behavior of goats in mixed

brush communities of South Texas. Proceedings of the International Conference on Meat

Goat Production, Management and Marketing. (eds. Paschal, J.C. and C.W. Hanselka)

Laredo, TX. pp 112-122.

25. Forbes, T.D.A. and M.K. Owens. 1991. Forage utilization in large pastures. TAES PR-4870.

26. Owens, M.K., J.W. Mackley and C.J. Carroll. 1991. Foraging behavior of goats. TAES PR-

4873.

27. Holloway, J.W., B.G. Warrington, M.K. Owens, S. Saunders and J.F. Baker. 1991. Yearling

heifer phenotype X forage availability interaction during growth and as first lactating females.

TAES PR-4877.

28. Warrington, B.G., J.W. Holloway, D.W. Forrest, F.M. Rouquette, C.R. Long and M.K.

Owens. 1991. Reproduction in Brahman-Hereford cattle in south Texas. TAES PR-4878.

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29. Holloway, J.W., F.M. Rouquette, Jr., C.R. Long, M.K. Owens, B.G. Warrington, A.D.

Chamrad, J.F. Baker and D.W. Forrest. 1990. Influence of forage availability on growth and

reproduction of Brahman-Hereford (F-1) females grazing humid pastures and semiarid

rangelands. XVI International Grassland Congress, Nice, France. pp 1187-1188.

30. Mackley, J.W. and M.K. Owens. 1990. Shoot demography and elongation of two south

Texas Acacias in response to grazing by Angora goats. TAES PR-4783.

31. Norton, B.E. and M.K. Owens. 1986. Studies on short duration grazing on crested

wheatgrass pastures in Utah. Proc. Short Duration Grazing and Current Issues in Grazing

Management. Washington State University and Pacific Northwest Section, Society for Range

Management.

32. Norton, B.E., P.S. Johnson, C. Smith and M.K. Owens. 1982. Spatial distribution of

utilization by cattle grazing crested wheatgrass pastures. National Conference on Grazing

Management Technology. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. pp 199-200.

33. Owens, M.K and H.G. Fisser. 1981. Phenology and culm weight comparisons between two

wheatgrass species: Agropyron smithii and A. spicatum. XIV International Grassland

Congress. Lexington, Kentucky. pp 424-427.

89. Norton, B.E., P.S. Johnson and M.K. Owens. 1982. Increasing grazing efficiency on crested

wheatgrass. Utah Science 43:110-113.

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Abstracts

Moore, G.W., J. Heilman, K. Rebel, M.K. Owens, M. Litvak, and B. Nero. 2009. Soil depth

constrains whether evapotranspiration contrasts between vegetation type. INVITED EGU Vienna.

Wilcox, B.P., Munster, C., Gregory, L.F., Shade, B., Owens, M.K. Veni, G. 2008. Recharge on

karst shrublands: insights from cave hydrology and large scale rainfall experiments. EOS Trans.

AGU 88(52), Spring Meeting Supplement, Abstract H34A-05.

Owens, M.K. 2007. Herbivore alteration of vegetation patterns in mesquite/acacia savannas.

INVITED presentation at International Union Forest Research Organizations, Jerusalem, Israel May

2007.

Bazan, R.A., B.P. Wilcox, C.L. Munster, Owens, M.K. and B. Shade. 2007 Recharge in Karst

Shrublands of Central Texas: Monitoring Drip rates in Shallow Caves. EOS Trans. AGU 88(52),

Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract H51H-0867.

Wilcox, Bradford P., Clyde Munster, Keith Owens, and Binayak Mohanty. 2006. Shallow

subsurface flow on semiarid shrublands in Karst Terrain. American Geophysical Union, San

Francisco.

Hart, C.R., M.K. Owens and G.W. Moore. 2006. Saltcedar management on the Pecos River in

Texas: 1999-2005. Tamarisk Research Conference. October 3-4, 2006. Fort Collins, CO.

Owens M.K. and G.W. Moore. 2006. How much water can a tree really use? Tamarisk Research

Conference. October 3-4, 2006. Fort Collins, CO.

G. Moore, K. Owens, and J. Cleverly. Nocturnal transpiration in Tamarix: A mechanism for temporal

incongruence between sapflow and eddy covariance. International Union of Forestry Research

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Organizations Canopy Processes Workshop, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, October 6-13,

2006.

Bendevis, M.A., M.K. Owens, J.L. Heilman, R. Ayala, K. McInnes. 2006. Environmental and canopy

control of leaf level gas exchange of two evergreen tree species in a semiarid rangeland. American

Geophysical Union Meeting, Baltimore. AGU-B43A-12.

Meek, M.G., Cooper, S.M., Owens, M.K., & Wappel, A.L. 2006. Spatio-temporal distribution of

white-tailed deer relative to prescribed burns on rangeland in south Texas, USA (Abstract)

Advances in Deer Biology: Deer in a Changing World. Editors: Ludÿk Bartos, Adam Dusek, Radim

Kotrba, Jitka Bartosová-Víchová. Proceedings of the 6th International Deer Biology Congress,

Prague, Czech Republic, 7-11 August 2006 Abstract #28 pg 44, 275 total pages. Publisher:

Research Institute of Animal Production, Praha, Czech Republic. ISBN: 80-86454-73-8

Owens, M.K., R. Ayala, J.L. Heilman, J.F. Kjelgaard, and K. McInnes. 2006. Precipitation Pulses in

a Tree Community: Contrasting Water Use Patterns by Co-Existing Trees. Society for Range

Management. Vancouver, BC.

Dasgupta, S., J.M. Kohne, B.P. Mohanty, C. Munster, B. Wilcox, K.Owens. 2006. Sub-surface flow

processes at a juniper covered plot in a karst region of the Edwards Plateau. European

Geosciences Union. Geophysical Research Abstracts 8:02073.

Gregory, Lucas, B.P. Wilcox, C. Munster and M.K. Owens. 2005. Technology for evaluating direct

recharge in a juniper dominated karst landscape . American Geophysical Union - New Orleans.

Moore, Georgianne W. and M. Keith Owens. 2005. Will removing Tamarix from the bosque

understory result in water savings for the Rio Grande? Ecological Society of America, Montreal,

CAN.

Wilcox, B.P., C. Munster, M.K. Owens, B. Mohanty and R.B. Jackson. 2005. Woody plants and the

water cycle on semiarid shrublands – Observations from the field. American Geophysical Union,

San Francisco, CA. B31E-04.

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Owens, M.K., G.W. Moore, and R. Ayala. 2005. Precipitation pulses in a saltcedar community: are

they important? American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA. H53E-0527.

Kjelgaard, J.F., J.L. Heilman, K.J. McInnes, M.K. Owens, M.E. Litvak, L. Dreiling, M. Bendevis, A.

Thijs and N. Cramer. 2005. Carbon dioxide and energy exchange dynamics: the interaction of ashe

juniper encroachment onto grassland/live oak savannas on the Edwards Plateau. American

Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA. B43D-0301.

Gregory, L., G. Veni, B. Shade, B.P. Wilcox, C.L. Munster, and M.K. Owens. 2005. Monitoring cave

recharge in the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone for natural and simulated rainfall events. American

Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA. H41D-0439.

Bazan, R.A. Jr., B.P. Wilcox, C. Munster, M.K. Owens and L.F. Gregory. 2005. Woody plants and

the water cycle on karst rangelands: large scale rainfall simulation experiments. American

Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA. H41D-0440.

Taucer, P.I., C.L. Munster, B.P. Wilcox, M.K. Owens, and L.F. Gregory. 2005. The impacts of ashe

juniper (Juniperus ashei) removal on the hydrologic cycle in the Edwards Aquifer Region of Texas.

American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA. H41D-0441.

Cooper, R.M., Cooper, S.M., and Owens M.K. 2005. Spatial interaction between white-tailed deer

and cattle on rangeland. The Wildlife Society Southwestern Section, Alpine TX. 2005.

Moore, G.W. and M.K. Owens. 2005. Relative Contribution of Nighttime Transpiration to Daily Total

Water Use by Tamarix in a Desert Riparian Woodland. American Geophysical Union - New

Orleans, LA.

Moore, G.W. and M.K. Owens. 2005. Will removing Tamarix from the bosque understory result in

water savings for the Rio Grande? Ecological Society of America. Montreal, Canada, August.

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Holloway, J.W., B.G. Warrington, and M.K. Owens. 2005. Phenotype X herbage allowance

interactions in reproduction of first calf heifers grazing semiarid rangeland. XX International

Grassland Congress. Dublin, Ireland.

Kjellgard, J.F., J. Heilman, K. McInnes, and M.K. Owens. 2004. Carbon Dioxide Exchange in Live

Oak-Ashe Juniper Forest and C4 Grassland Ecosystems on the Edwards Plateau, Texas (Texas Hill

Country) EOS Trans. AGU, 85(46) Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract B51C-0968.

Owens, M.K., R.K. Lyons, and C.J. Alejandro. 2004. Rainfall partitioning in juniper canopies.

Southwest Naturalist Meeting. San Antonio, TX.

Jackson, R.B., B.P. Wilcox, V. Engel, A.J. McElrone, B.P. Mohanty, C.L. Munster, M.K. Owens.

2004. Symposium - Ecohydrology: Towards an Ecologically Meaningful Water Budget. Ecological

Society of America, Portland, OR, August 1-5 2004.

Moore, G. W. and M. K. Owens. 2004. Brush control in an oak savannah stimulates growth and

transpiration of juvenile ashe juniper understory. Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR, August

1-5 2004.

Sorenson, J.R., B.P. Wilcox, M.K. Owens, and C.L. Munster. 2004. Comparison of hydrologic cycle

between shrub invaded rangelands and native grasslands in Texas. Presented at Annual Meeting of

the Society for Range Management in Salt Lake City, UT.

Owens, M.K., R.K. Lyons, and C. Alejandro. 2003. Rainfall partitioning within juniper canopies:

hydrologic implications for semiarid communities. EOS Trans. AGU, 84(46) Fall Meet. Suppl.,

Abstract B52A-1023.

Porter, S. , C. Munster, B. Wilcox, K. Owens, and B. Mohanty. 2003. Rainfall simulation study of a

hillslope covered in dense juniper EOS Trans. AGU, 84(46) Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract B52A-1025.

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B.P. Wilcox, C. Munster, K. Owens, B. Mohanty, R. B. Jackson, L. Stern, and J. Banner. 2003.

Rainfall simulation at the hillslope scale: a technique for understanding the role of shrubs in the

water cycle. EOS Trans. AGU, 84(46) Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract B52A-1027.

Ansley, R. J., M. K. Owens, W. E. Pinchak, B.A. Kramp, D.L. Jones and J. E. Slosser. 2003.

Predation rates of mesquite beans by cattle and wildlife. Presented at Annual Meeting of the Society

for Range Management in Casper, WY.

Ansley, R.J., M. K. Owens, W. E. Pinchak, B.A. Kramp, D.L. Jones and J. E. Slosser. 2003.

Effects of weathering and insect predation on mesquite pods and seeds. Presented at Annual

Meeting of the Society for Range Management in Casper, WY.

Owens, M. K., R.M. Cooper, R.J. Ansley. W.E. Pinchak, and J.E. Slosser. 2003. Mesquite seed

longevity under field conditions. Presented at Annual Meeting of the Society for Range Management

in Casper, WY.

Depew, Jarrod J., M.K. Owens, R.K. Lyons and X.B. Wu. 2003. Site selection by cattle and white-

tailed deer: a GIS analysis. Presented at Annual Meeting of the Society for Range Management in

Casper, WY.

Falkenberg, N.R., G. Piccinni, and M.K. Owens. 2003. Remote sensing for site specific management

of biotic and abiotic stress in cotton. Beltwide Cotton Conference. Nashville, TN.

Falkenberg, N.R., G. Piccinni, and M.K. Owens. 2002. Site specific management of plant

stress using infrared thermometers and Accu-pulse. American Society of Agronomy.

Indianapolis.

Wilcox, B.P., K. Owens, R. Knight, and Robert Lyons. 2001. Shrubs and runoff in semiarid

landscapes: what’s the linkage? American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco

(December 12, 2001).

Showers, S. E., W. E Pinchak, R. J. Ansley, M. K. Owens, J. E. Slosser, C. B. Scott and W. R.

Teague. 2001. Effects of weathering and bruchid damage on mesquite pod nutritive value. Abstract.

Soc. Range Manage. Kaliua-Kona Feb 2001.

Pinchak, W. E., S. E. Showers, R. J. Ansley, M. K. Owens, J. E. Slosser, C. B. Scott and W. R.

Teague. 2001. Mesquite seed excretion patterns by cattle under rotational and continuous grazing

and fire. Abstract. Soc. Range Manage. Kaliua-Kona Feb 2001.

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Perkins, S. and M. K. Owens. 2000. Biomass allocation patterns of grass and shrub seedlings due

to changes in the seasonality of precipitation. 53rd Annual Meeting Society for Range Management.

Boise, ID.

Owens, M.K., D.E. Spalinger, and R. Harris. 1998. Geostatistical analysis of reindeer ranges on the

Bering Land Bridge National Preserve. Ecological Society of America, Baltimore, Maryland.

Reineke, R.K., M.K. Owens, F.E. Smeins and C.A. Taylor, Jr. 1997. Vegetation dynamics following a

summer fire on juniper-oak mottes. 50th Annual Meeting Society for Range Management. Rapid

City, SD.

Owens, M.K., C.A. Taylor, Jr., S.G. Whisenant, and C.D. Lin. 1996. Seasonal patterns of plant

flammability and monterpenoid content in Juniperus ashei. Ecological Society of America, Rhode

Island.

Owens, M.K., M.J. Etzenhouser, D.E. Spalinger and S.B. Murden. 1995. Grazing patterns of

browsing ruminants in a heterogeneous landscape. Vth International Rangeland Congress, Salt Lake

City, Utah.

Spalinger, D.E. and M.K. Owens. 1995. Shrub morphology and grazing: The effectiveness of

induced mechanical defenses. Vth International Rangeland Congress, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Murden, S.B., D.E. Spalinger and M.K. Owens. 1994. Digestive strategies of browsers: A

comparison of rumen dynamics of free-ranging white-tailed deer and goats. Annual Meeting Wildlife

Society. Albuquerque, NM.

Murphy, J.S. and M.K. Owens. 1994. Detecting and modeling spatial patterns on rangelands using

geostatistics: An example from a shrub-dominated landscape in south-central Texas. 47th Annual

Meeting Society for Range Management. Colorado Springs, CO.

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Owens, M.K. 1993. Invasion potential of Ashe juniper into disturbed savanna grasslands. 46th Annual

Meeting Society for Range Management. Albuquerque, NM.

Mackley, J.W. and M.K. Owens. 1993. Population dynamics of perennial grasses in burned Ashe

juniper communities. 46th Annual Meeting Society for Range Management. Albuquerque, NM.

Fu, Qingnong A., M.K. Owens and T.W. Boutton. 1991. Carbon isotope discrimination in live oak

canopies in a semiarid oak-juniper woodland. 15th Annual Symposium Plant Physiology. Poster 11.

San Diego, CA.

Wallace, R.B., S. Archer and M.K. Owens. 1991. Seedling tolerance to defoliation: the role of

resource availability. Annual Meeting Ecological Society of America. San Antonio, TX.

Wallace, R.B., M.K. Owens and S. Archer. 1991. Shrub seed and seedling persistence on diverse

microsites within a semiarid woodland. 44th Annual Meeting Society for Range Management.

Washington, D.C.

Owens, M.K. 1990. Spatial distribution of utilization by Angora goats in a mixed shrub community.

43rd Annual Meeting Society for Range Management. Reno, NV.

Mackley, J.W. and M.K. Owens. 1990. Shoot demography and elongation of two South Texas

Acacias in response to grazing by goats. 43rd Annual Meeting Society for Range Management.

Reno, NV.

Schreiber, M.C. and M.K. Owens. 1990. Seasonal water use patterns within live oak (Quercus

virginiana) canopies on the Edwards Plateau. 43rd Annual Meeting Society for Range Management.

Reno, NV.

Namken, J.C., J.W. Stuth, J.W. Holloway and M.K. Owens. 1990. A systems approach to optimal

landscape development using GIS and linear programming. 43rd Annual Meeting Society for Range

Management. Reno, NV.

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Owens, M.K. and B.E. Norton. 1988. The influence of plant size, density and neighboring species on

juvenile big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) survival. 41st Annual Meeting Society for Range

Management. Corpus Christi, TX.

Owens, M.K. and B.E. Norton. 1986. Sagebrush demography: The effect of resource space on

seedling survival. 39th Annual Meeting Society for Range Management. Orlando, FL.

Owens, M.K., H.G. Gardiner and B.E. Norton. 1984. An accurate, repeatable photographic

technique for trend measurements of permanent plots. 37th Annual Meeting Society for Range

Management. Rapid City, SD.

Owens, M.K. and H.G. Fisser. 1981. Phenology and productivity comparisons of western wheatgrass

(Agropyron smithii) and bluebunch wheatgrass (A. spicatum). 34th Annual Meeting Society for Range

Management. Tulsa, OK.

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