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Bruce A. Roundy

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Bruce A. Roundy
Plant & Wildlife Sciences
Email: Bruce_Roundy@byu.edu

463 WIDB
Provo, UT 84602
(801) 422-8137

Professor

 Education
  • PhD , Range Science , Utah State University , 1984
  • MS , Range Science , University of Nevada, Reno , 1977
  • BA , Social Sciences , University of Nevada, Reno , 1973
 Research

Wildland plant ecology, natural resource management, wildland restoration

 Selected Publications

Articles

Juran, C., B. Roundy, and J. Davis.  "Wildfire rehabilitation success with and without chaining on the Henry Mountains, Utah."  Kitchen, S. G., R. L. Pendleton, T. A. Monaco, J. Vernon, comps. 2008. Proceedings- Shrublands under fire: disturbance and recovery in a changing world.  2008. Proc. RMRS-P-52..U. S. Department of Agriculture, Rocky Mountain Station, Fort Collins, CO (2008): 91-106.  <website>

A. Whittaker, B. Roundy, J. Chambers, S. Meyer, R.R. Blank, S. G. Kitchen, and J. Korfmacher.  "The effect of herbaceous species removal, fire, and cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) on soil water availability in sagebrush steppe."  Kitchen, S. G., R. L. Pendleton, T. A. Monaco, J. Vernon, comps. 2008. Proceedings -Shrublands under fire: disturbance and recovery in a changing world.  Proc. RMRS-P-52..U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO (2008): 49-56.  <website>

Chambers, J. C., B. A. Roundy, Robert R. Blank, Susan E. Meyer, and A. Whittaker.  "What makes Great Basin ecosystems invasible by Bromus tectorum?."  Ecological Monographs.  77.1 (2007): 117-145.  <website>

Bruce A. Roundy, Stuart P. Hardegree, Jeanne C. Chambers, and Alison Whittaker.  "Prediction of Cheatgrass Field Germination Potential Using Wet Thermal Accumulation."  Rangeland Ecology and Management.  60.6 (2007): 613-623.  <website>

R. R. Blank, J. Chambers, B. Roundy, A. Whittaker.  "Nutrient availability in rangeland soils: Influence of prescribed burning, herbaceous vegetation removal, overseeding with Bromus tectorum, season and elevation."  Rangeland Ecology and Management.  60.6 (2007): 644-655.  <website>

J. R. Taylor, B. A. Roundy, P. S. Allen, S. E. Meyer, and D. L. Egget.  "Soil water sensor accuracy for predicting seedling emergence using a hydrothermal time model."  Arid Land Research and Management.  21.3 (2007): 229-243.  <website>

Thompson, T. W., B. A. Roundy, E. D. McArthur, B. D. Jessop, B. Waldron, and J. N.  "Fire rehabilitation using native and introduced species: a landscape trial."  Rangeland Ecology and Management.  59 (2006): 237-248. 

Bruce A. Roundy and Robert J. Norman.  "All things denote there is a God: Seeing Christ in the creation."  The Religious Educator.  6.2 (2005): 51-61. 

BRUCE A. ROUNDY.  "Plant succession and approaches to community restoration."  Proceedings- Sagegrouse habitat restoration symposium. USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research.  2005: 43-48. 

Chambers, J. C., E. D. McArthur, S. B. Monsen, S. E. Meyer, N. L. Shaw, R. J. Tausch, R. R. Blank, S. Bunting, R. R. Miller, M. L. Pellant, B. A. Roundy, S. C. Walker, and A. Whittaker.  "Sagebrush steppe and pinyon-juniper ecosystems; effects of changing fire regimes, increased fuel loads, and invasive species."  USFS Report.  2005: 66.  <website>

Jones, Kimberly L., Bruce A. Roundy, Nancy L. Shaw, and Jeffrey R. Taylor.  "Environmental effects on germination of Carex utriculata and Carex nebrascensis relative to riparian restoration."  Wetlands.  2004. 

Petersen, S. L., B. A. Roundy, and R. M. Bryant.  "Revegetation methods for high-elevation roadsides at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah."  Restoration Ecology.  12: 248-257 (2004). 

Taylor, J.R., B.A. Roundy, P.S. Allen, and S.E. Meyer.  "Predicting seedling emergence using soil moisture and temperature sensors. pp. 140-145. In: Seed and soil dynamics in shrubland ecosystems: proceedings."  Forest Service Rocky Mountain Station, Proceedings RMRS-P-31.  2004. 

Abbott, L.B. and B.A. Roundy.  "Available water influences field germination and recruitment of seeded grasses."  Journal of Range Management.  56 (2003): 56-64. 

George, D.B., B.A. Roundy, L.L. St. Clair, J.R. Johansen, G.B. Schaalje, and B.L. Webb.  "The effects of microbiotic crusts on soil moisture loss."  Arid Land Research and Management.  17 (2003): 113-125. 

Korfmacher, J. L., J. C. Chambers, R. J. Tausch, B. A. Roundy, S. E. Meyer, and S. Kitchen.  "Technical Note: A technique for conducting small-plot burn treatments."  Journal of Range Management.  56 (2003): 251-254. 

Ott, J.E., E.D. McArthur, and B.A. Roundy.  "Vegetation of chained and non-chained rangelands following wildfire and rehabilitation in west-central Utah."  Journal of Range Management.  56 (2003): 81-91. 

Turley, Deborah, Bruce A. Roundy, and Scott C. Walker.  "Growth and reproductive responses of true mountain mahogany to browsing."  Journal of Range Management.  56 (2003): 591-599. 

Turley, Deborah, Bruce A. Roundy, and Scott C. Walker.  "Community and shrub size responses of true mountain mahogany to browsing."  Journal of Range Management.  56 (2003): 600-607. 

Biedenbender, S. H., M. P. McClaran, and B. A. Roundy.  "Effects of neighbor species and distance on 2- and 4- year survival of Lehmann lovegrass and native grasses."  Santa Rita Experimental Range: 100 years (1903 to 2003) of accomplishments and contributions.  2003. 

Roundy, B.A., H. Heydari, C. Watson, S.E. Smith, B. Munda, and M. Pater.  "Summer establishment of Sonoran Desert species for revegetation of abandoned farmland using line source sprinkler irrigation."  Arid Land Research and Management.  15 (2001): 23-39. 

Roundy, B. A.  "Lessons from historical rangeland revegetation for today's restoration."  Revegetation with native species.  1999. 

Roundy, B.A. and J. L. Vernon.  "Watershed values and conditions associated with pinyon-juniper communities."  Proceedings: ecology and management of pinyon-juniper communities within the Interior West.  1999. 

Turley, D., B.A. Roundy, and S.C. Walker.  "Twig demography of true mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus Scop.)."  Proceedings: shrubland ecotones.  1999. 

Books

R. J. Tausch, R. F. Miller, B. A. Roundy, and J.C. Chambers.  Pinyon and juniper field guide: Asking the right questions to select appropriate management actions.  Restin: U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 2009.  <website>

 Experience

Teaching

  • Professor, Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences , Brigham Young University , 2006-Present
  • Chair and Professor, Department of Botany and Range Science , Brigham Young University , 1996-2001
  • Professor, Department of Botany and Range Science , Brigham Young University , 1994-1996
  • Associate Professor, School of Renewable Natural Resources , University of Arizona , 1989-1994
  • Assistant Professor, School of Renewable Natural Resources , University of Arizona , 1985-1989
  • Assistant Research Scientist, School of Renewable Natural Resources , University of Arizona , 1984-1985

Professional

  • Range Scientist , U.S. Department of Agriculture , 1977-1984

 Awards
  • Range Manager of the Year , Utah Section Society for Range Management , 2008
  • Thomas Martin Professorship , College of Biology and Agriculture , 2006
  • John A. Widstoe Fellowship, 2002-2004, with Phil Allen , Brigham Young University , 2004
  • MS advisor to Danny Summers who won first place in the MS poster contest, 56th annual meeting Society for Range Management , Casper, Wyoming , 2003
  • John A. Widstoe Fellowship , BYU , 2002
  • Outstanding Citizenship Award , College of Biology and Agriculture, Brigham Young University , 2002
  • Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher , Range Science Education Council and Society for Range Management , 2000
  • Outstanding thesis advisor , School of Renewable Natural Resources, University of Arizona , 1994
  • Award for outstanding mentor of nontraditional students , University of Arizona , 1994
  • Outstanding scholarly achievement , School of Renewable Natural Resources, University of Arizona , 1992
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