Researcher Profile

Seth M. Munson

🏛 US Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center Flagstaff Arizona USA

0000-0002-2736-6374

Publications

515

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Active Years

Publications

Journal Article Applied Vegetation Science Jan 01, 2026

Desert Annual Plant Responses to Panel Microsites in a Low‐Impact Utility‐Scale Solar Energy Facility

Claire C. Karban · Seth M. Munson

10.1111/avsc.70055

Journal Article Journal of Environmental Management Jan 01, 2026

Ecovoltaic solar energy development effects to microclimate, temperature, and soil moisture in panel array interspaces in a warm desert

Juan Pinos · Seth M. Munson · Claire C. Karban · Matthew D. Petrie

10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.128436 3 citations

Open Access Journal Article Invasive Plant Science and Management Jan 01, 2026

Invasive grass influences on the fire cycle and treatment effectiveness to control their abundance in the Intermountain West, USA

Sarah A. Costanzo · Seth M. Munson

10.1017/inp.2025.10037

Journal Article Science Oct 16, 2025

Drought intensity and duration interact to magnify losses in primary productivity

Timothy Ohlert · Melinda D. Smith · Scott L. Collins · Alan K. Knapp +173 more

10.1126/science.ads8144 23 citations

Journal Article The Journal of Applied Ecology Feb 19, 2025

Short‐term ecological effects of solar energy development depend on plant community, soil type and disturbance intensity

Claire C. Karban · Seth M. Munson · Lara A. Kobelt · Jeffrey E. Lovich

10.1111/1365-2664.14882 4 citations

Journal Article Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Nov 01, 2024

Predicting the effects of solar energy development on plants and wildlife in the Desert Southwest, United States

Claire C. Karban · Jeffrey E. Lovich · Steven M. Grodsky · Seth M. Munson

10.1016/j.rser.2024.114823 25 citations

Journal Article Nature Ecology & Evolution Mar 11, 2024

Climate-induced tree-mortality pulses are obscured by broad-scale and long-term greening

Yuchao Yan · Shilong Piao · William M. Hammond · Anping Chen +5 more

10.1038/s41559-024-02372-1 89 citations

Open Access Journal Article Ecological Applications Oct 23, 2023

Testing the hierarchy of predictability in grassland restoration across a gradient of environmental severity

Diana Bertuol‐Garcia · Emma Ladouceur · Lars A. Brudvig · Daniel C. Laughlin +5 more

10.1002/eap.2922 6 citations

Journal Article Land Degradation & Development Aug 24, 2023

Time, climate, and soil settings set the course for reclamation outcomes following dryland energy development

Randi Lupardus · Aarin Sengsirirak · Keven Griffen · Anna C. Knight +6 more

10.1002/ldr.4856 9 citations

Journal Article Science Nov 25, 2022

Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands

Fernando T. Maestre · Yoann Le Bagousse-Pinguet · Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo · David J. Eldridge +127 more

10.1126/science.abq4062 329 citations

Journal Article Restoration Ecology Sep 14, 2018

Beyond traditional ecological restoration on the Colorado Plateau

Daniel E. Winkler · Dana M. Backer · Jayne Belnap · John B. Bradford +20 more

10.1111/rec.12876 27 citations

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