John Donnelly

This study analyzes trends in mesic resource productivity in western U.S. rangelands using Landsat data and identifies shifts in drought response and predictors of productivity.

This study shows that inefficient flood-irrigated hay production in the American West mimics historical hydrologic processes, sustaining wetlands and groundwater recharge despite being a small proportion of irrigated lands.

The paper uses GPS data and machine learning to model the summering range of sandhill cranes, showing flood-irrigated agriculture and wetlands are critical for their distribution despite covering only 1.2% of the landscape.