Publications

2007

Dosskey, M.G., K.D. Hoagland, and J.R. Brandle. 2007. Change in filter strip performance over ten years. J. Soil and Water Conservation 62:21-32. pdf

Sauer, T.J., C.A. Cambardella, and J.R. Brandle (2007) Soil carbon and tree litter dynamics in a red cedar-scotch pine shelterbelt. Agroforestry Systems 71:163-174. pdf

Zhou, X.H., J. Brandle, M. Schoeneberger, and T. Awada (2007) Developing above ground biomass equations for open-grown multiple-stemmed tree species: Shelterbelt grown Russian olive. Ecological Modeling 202:311-323. pdf

2006

Zhang, D.S., A. Samal, and J.R. Brandle. (2006) A Method for estimating fractal dimension of tree crowns from digital images. International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence 20:1-11. pdf

Hodges, L., E. Daningsih, and J. Brandle (2006) Comparison of an antitranspirant spray, a polyacrylamide gel and wind protection on early growth of muskmelon. HortScience 41:361-366. pdf

Samal, A., J.R. Brandle, and D.S. Zhang (2006) Texture as the basis for individual tree identification. Information Sciences 176:565-576. pdf

Kriz, J., S.D. Danielson, J.R. Brandle, and E.E. Blankenship (2006) Relative abundance of exotic and native Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) in southeast Nebraska alfalfa. Journal of Entomological Science 41:84-86.

Kriz, J., S.D. Danielson, J.R. Brandle, E.E. Blankenship and G. Henebry (2006) Effects of aphid (Homoptera) abundance and surrounding vegetation on the encounter rate of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Chrysopidae (Neuroptera) and Nabidae (Hemiptera) in alfalfa. Journal of Entomological Science 41: 211-220.

2005

Dosskey, M.G., D.E. Eisenhauer, and M.J. Helmers. 2005. Establishing conservation buffers using precision information. J. Soil and Water Conservation 60: 349-354. pdf

Guo, Q. J. Brandle, M. Schonenberger and D. Beuttner. 2005. Simulating the dynamics of linear forests in Great Plains agroecosystems under changing climates. Can. J. of Forest Research 34:2564-2572.

Helmers, G. and J.R. Brandle. 2005. Optimum windbreak spacing in Great Plains agriculture. Great Plains Research 15:179-198.

2004

Brandle, J.R., L. Hodges, and X.H. Zhou. 2004. Windbreaks in North American agricultural systems. Agroforestry Systems 61-2: 65-78.

Hibbard, K., B. E. Law, M. Ryan, and E.S. Takle, 2004. Issues and advances in soil respiration: A workshop summary. EOS 85, 220.

Hodges, L., M.N. Suratman, J.R. Brandle, et al. 2004. Growth and yield of snap beans as affected by wind protection and microclimate changes due to shelterbelts and planting dates. Hortscience, 39:996-1004.

Josiah, S.J., H. Brott, and J.R. Brandle. 2004. Producing woody floral products in an alley cropping system in Nebraska. Horttechnology 14:203-207.

Josiah, S.J., R.St.Pierre., H. Brott, and J.R. Brandle. 2004. Productive conservation: Diversifying farm enterprises by producing specialty woody products in agroforestry systems. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture 22:93-108.

Stahr, L.M., D.E. Eisenhauer, M.J. Helmers, M.G. Dosskey, and T. G. Franti. 2004. Green-Ampt infiltration parameters in riparian buffers. Paper No. 042223, Am. Soc. of Agricultural Engineers, St. Joseph, MI. pdf

Takle, E. S., W. J. Massman, J. R. Brandle, R. A. Schmidt, R. Garcia, I. V. Litvina, X. Zhou, G. Doyle, and C. W. Rice, 2004: Influence of high-frequency ambient pressure pumping on carbon dioxide efflux from soil. Agric. and Forest Meteor.. 124, 193-206. pdf

Takle, E. S., 2004: Soil Management and conservation: Windbreaks and shelterbelts. In D. Hillel, C. Rosenzweig, D. Powlson, K. Scow, M. Singer, and D. Sparks, (eds). Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment. Academic Press. London. 340-345.

Zhou, X. H., J. R. Brandle, C. W. Mize, and E. S. Takle, 2004: Three-dimensional aerodynamic structure of a tree shelterbelt: Definition, characterization and working models. Agroforestry Systems 63, 133-147. pdf

2003

Dosskey, M.G., M. Helmers, D. Eisenhauer, T. Franti, and K. Hoagland. 2003. Hydrologic routing of farm runoff and implications for riparian buffers. In: J.D. Williams and D. Kolpin (eds.) Agricultural Hydrology and Water Quality. Am. Water Resources Assoc., Middleburg, VA. CD-ROM.

Hou, Q.J., J. Brandle, K. Hubbard, M. Schoeneberger, C. Nieto and C. Francis. 2003. Alteration of soil water content subsequent to root-pruning at a windbreak / crop interface in Nebraska, USA. Agroforestry Systems 57:137-147.

Takle, E. S., J. R. Brandle, R. A. Schmidt, R. Garcia, I. V. Litvina, W. J. Massman, X. Zhou, G. Doyle, and C. W. Rice, 2003: High-frequency pressure variations in the vicinity of a surface CO2 flux chamber. Agric. Forest Meteor. 114, 245-250. pdf

2002

Beecher, N.A., R.J. Johnson, and J.R. Brandle. 2002. Agroecology of birds in organic and nonorganic farmland. Conservation Biology 16:1620-1631.

Dosskey, M.G., M.J. Helmers, D.E. Eisenhauer, T. G. Franti, and K.D. Hoagland. 2002. Assessment of concentrated flow through riparian buffers. J. Soil and Water Conservation 57(6):336-343.

Eisenhauer, D., M. Helmers, J. Brothers, M. Dosskey, T. Franti, A. Boldt, and B. Strahm. 2002. An overland flow sampler for use in vegetative filters. Paper No. 02-2050, Am. Soc. Agricultural Engineers, St. Joseph, MI. pdf

Mize, C., W. Batchelor, E. Takle, J. Brandle, M. Egeh, and G. Horvath. 2002. Progress on modeling crop production under shelter. In: W. Schoeder and J. Kort (eds) Temperate agroforestry: Adaptive and mitigative roles in a changing physical and socio-economic climate. Proceedings, Seventh Biennial Conference on Agroforestry in North America, June 12-15, 2001, Regina, Saskatchewan. p. 221.

Zhou, X., J. R. Brandle, E. S. Takle, and C. W. Mize, 2002: Estimation of the 3-dimensional aerodynamic structure of a green ash shelterbelt. Agric. For. Meteor., 111, 93-108. pdf