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Kris M. Havstad (khavstad@nmsu.edu)

• Supervisory Range Scientist, USDA-ARS, Jornada Experimental Range, Las Cruces, New Mexico  88003
• Adjunct Faculty, Department of Animal and Range Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM

Rangeland ecology and management

• Board of Directors, Society for Range Management, 2004-present
• Member, Science Advisory Board, Malpais Borderlands Group, 2003-present
• Member, Advisory Board, New Mexico Department of State Lands
• Board of Directors, Quivira Coalition

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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

1. Havstad, K.M. and Donart, G.B. The microhistological technique: testing two central assumptions in south-central New Mexico. Journal of Range Management. 31:469-470. 1978.
2. Havstad, K.M., Pieper, R.D., Donart, G.B., Wallace, J.D., Cordova, F.D. and Parker, E.E.  Cattle diets on a fertilized blue grama upland range site. Journal of Range Management. 32:398-400. 1979. 
3. Havstad, K.M. and Malechek, J.C. Energy expenditure of heifers grazing crested wheatgrass of diminishing availability. Journal of Range Management. 35:447-451. 1982. 
4. Havstad, K.M., Nastic, A. and Malechek, J.C. The voluntary forage intake of heifers grazing a diminishing supply of crested wheat­grass. Journal of Animal Science. 56:259-263. 1983.
5. Landgraf, B.K., Fay, P.K. and Havstad, K.M. Utilization of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) by sheep. Weed Science. 32:348-352. 1984.
6. Bartz, S., Landgraf, B., Fay, P. and Havstad, K. Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) as a forage component for ewes and lambs. SID Research Digest (Winter). 39-42. 1985. 
7. Kronberg, S.L., Havstad, K.M., Ayers, E.L. and Doornbos, D.E. Influence of breed on forage intake of range beef cows. Journal of Range Management. 39:421-423. 1986. 
8. Dragt, W.J. and Havstad, K.M. Effects of cattle grazing upon chemical constituents within important forages for elk. Northwest Science. 61:70-73. 1987. 
9. Striby, K.D., Wambolt, C.L., Kelsey, R.G. and Havstad, K.M. Crude terpenoid influence on in vitro digestibility of sagebrush. Journal of Range Management. 40:244-248. 1987.
10. Wagner, M.W., Havstad, K.M., Doornbos, D.E. and Ayers, E.L. Forage intake of rangeland beef cows with varying degrees of crossbred influence. Journal of Animal Science. 63:1484-1490. 1987.
11. Dunn, R.W., Havstad, K.M. and Ayers, E.L. Grazing behavior responses of rangeland beef cows to winter­ ambient temperatures and age. Applied Animal Behavior Science. 21:201-207. 1988.
12. Lathrop, W.J., Kress, D.D., Havstad, K.M., Doornbos, D.E. and Ayers, E.L. Grazing behavior of rangeland beef cows differing in milk production. Applied Animal Behavior Science. 21:315-327. 1988.
13. Beverlin, S.K., Havstad, K.M., Ayers, E.L. and Petersen, M.K. Forage intake responses to winter cold exposure of free-ranging beef cows.  Applied Animal Behavior Science. 23:75-85. 1989.
14. Fay, P.K., McElligott, V.T. and Havstad, K.M. Containment of free-ranging goats using pulsed-radio-wave-activated shock collars. Applied Animal Behavior Science. 23:165-171. 1989.
15. Havstad, K.M., McInerney, M.J. and Church, S.B. Growth patterns of range beef calves over discrete preweaning intervals. Canadian Journal of Animal Science. 69:865-869. 1989.  
16. Miner, J.L., Petersen, M.K., Havstad, K.M., McInerney, M.J. and Bellows, R.A. The effects of ruminal escape protein or fat on nutritional status of pregnant winter-grazing beef cows. Journal of Animal Science. 68:1743-1750. 1990.
17. Lodman, D.W., Petersen, M.K., Clark, C.K., Wiley, J.S. and Havstad, K.M. Substitution of DL-methionine for soybean meal as a winter supplement for gestating cows grazing native range. Journal of Animal Science. 68:4361-4375. 1990.
18. Ansotegui, R.P., Havstad, K.M., Wallace, J.D. and Hallford, D.M. Effects of milk intake on forage intake and performance of suckling range calves. Journal of Animal Science. 69:899-904. 1991. 
19. Funston, R.N., Kress, D.D., Havstad, K.M. and Doornbos, D.E. Grazing behavior of rangeland beef cattle differing in biological type. Journal of Animal Science. 69:1435-1442. 1991.  
20. Havstad, K.M. and Olson-Rutz, K.M. Sample size determinations for studying selected cattle foraging behaviors. Applied Animal Behavior Science. 30:17-26. 1991. 
21. Barrow, J.R. and Havstad, K.M. Recovery and germination of gelatin-encapsulated seeds fed to cattle. Journal of Arid Environments. 22:395-399. 1992. 
22. Estell, R.E., Havstad, K.M., Heird, C.E., Fredrickson, E.L., Hallford, D.M. and Shupe, W.L. Effects of repeated cycles of feed intake shifts on growth, feed efficiency and endocrine profiles of wether lambs. Small Ruminant Research. 10:103-118. 1993. 
23. Gibbens, R.P., Havstad, K.M., Billheimer, D.D. and Herbel, C.H. Creosotebush vegetation after 50 years of lagomorph exclusion. Oecologia. 94:210-217. 1993. 
24. Havstad, K.M. and Fowler, J.M. Managing New Mexico rangelands for sustained use through the 21st century.  Journal of the New Mexico Conference on the Environment. 2:855-864. 1993. 
25. Peters, A., Reed, B., Eve, M. and Havstad, K. Satellite assessment of drought impact on native plant communities of southeastern New Mexico, U.S.A. Journal of Arid Environments. 24:305-319. 1993. 
26. Anderson, D.M., Havstad, K.M., Shupe, W.L., Libeau, R., Smith, J.N. and Murray, L.W. Benefits and costs in controlling sheep bonded to cattle without wire fencing. Small Ruminant Research. 14:1-8. 1994.
27. Estell, R.E., Anderson, D.M. and Havstad, K.M. Effects of organic solvents on use of tarbush by sheep. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 20:1137-1142. 1994.
28. Estell, R.E., Havstad, K.M., Fredrickson, E.L. and Gardea-Torresdey, J.L. Secondary chemistry of the leaf surface of Flourensia cernua. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 22:73-77. 1994.
29. Fredrickson, E.L., Thilsted, J.P., Estell, R.E. and Havstad, K.M. Effects of chronic ingestion of tarbush (Flourensia cernua) on ewe lambs. Veterinary and Human Toxicology. 36:409-415. 1994. 
30. Havstad, K.M. Sheep grazing as a range improvement tool. Sheep Research Journal. 10:72-78. 1994.
31. Prescott, M.L., Havstad, K.M., Olsen-Rutz, K.M., Ayers, E.L. and Petersen, M.K. Grazing behavior of free-ranging beef cows to initial and prolonged exposure to fluctuating thermal environments. Applied Animal Behavior Science. 39:103-113. 1994. 
32. Fredrickson, E.L., Estell, R.E., Havstad, K.M., Shupe, W.L. and Murray, L.W. Potential toxicity and feed value of onions for sheep. Livestock Production Science. 42:45-54. 1995.
33. Anderson, D.M., Estell, R.E., Havstad, K.M., Shupe, W.L., Libeau, R. and Murray, L.W.  Differences in ewe and wether behavior when bonded to cattle. Applied Animal Behavior Science. 47:201-209. 1996.
34. Anderson, D.M., Nachman, P., Estell, R.E., Ruekgauer, T., Havstad, K.M., Fredrickson, E.L. and Murray, L.W. The potential of laser-induced fluorescence spectra of sheep feces to determine diet botanical composition. Small Ruminant Research. 21:1-10. 1996.
35. Estell, R.E., Fredrickson, E.L. and Havstad, K.M. Chemical composition of Flourensia cernua at four growth stages. Grass and Forage Science. 51:434-441. 1996.
36. Fredrickson, E.L., Barrow, J.R., Herrick, J.E., Havstad, K.M. and Longland, B. Low cost seeding practices for desert environments. Restoration Management Notes. 14:72-73. 1996.
37. Havstad, K.M. Legacy of Charles Travis Turney: The Jornada Experimental Range. Archeological Society of New Mexico, Annual Volumes. 22:77-92. 1996.
38. King, D., Estell, R.E., Fredrickson, E.L., Havstad, K.M., Wallace, J.D. and Murray, L.W. Effects of Flourensia cernua ingestion on intake, digesta kinetics, and ruminal fermentation of sheep consuming tobosa. Journal of Range Management. 49:325-330. 1996.
39. King, D., Fredrickson, E.L., Estell, R.E., Havstad, K.M., Wallace, J.D. and Murray, L.W. Effects of Flourensia cernua ingestion on nitrogen balance of sheep consuming tobosa. Journal of Range Management. 49:331-335. 1996. 
40. Barrow, J.R., Havstad, K.M., Hubstenberger, J. and McCaslin, B.D. Seed-borne fungal endophytes on fourwing saltbush, Atriplex canescens. Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation. 11:307-314. 1997.
41. Barrow, J.R., Havstad, K.M. and McCaslin, B.D.Fungal root endophytes in fourwing saltbush, Atriplex canescens, on arid rangelands of southwestern USA. Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation. 11:177-185. 1997.
42. Fredrickson, E.L., Estell, R.E., Havstad, K.M., Ksiksi, T., VanTol, J. and Remmenga, M.D. Effects of ruminant digestion on germination of Lehmann lovegrass seed. Journal of Range Management. 50:20-26. 1997.
43. Herrick, J.E., Havstad, K.M. and Coffin, D.P. Rethinking remediation technologies for desertified landscapes. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 52:220-225. 1997.
44. Tellez, M.R., Estell, R.E., Fredrickson, E.L. and Havstad, K.M. Essential oil of Dyssodia acerosa DC. Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry. 45:3276-3278. 1997.
45. Tellez, M.R., Estell, R.E., Fredrickson, E.L. and Havstad, K.M. Essential oil of Flourensia cernua DC. Journal of Essential Oil Research. 9:619-624. 1997.
46. Anderson, D.M., Fredrickson, E.L., Nachman, P., Estell, R.E., Havstad, K.M. and Murray, L.W.  Laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) spectra of herbaceous and woody pre- and post-digested plant material. Animal Feed Science and Technology. 70:315-337. 1998.
47. de Soyza, A.G., Whitford, W.G., Herrick, J.E., Van Zee, J.W. and Havstad, K.M. Early warning indicators of desertification: examples of tests in the Chihuahuan Desert. Journal of Arid Environments. 39: 101-112. 1998. 
48. Estell, R.E., Fredrickson, E.L., Anderson, D.M., Havstad, K.M. and Remmenga, M.D. Relationship of tarbush leaf surface terpene profile with livestock herbivory. Journal of Chemical Ecology.  24:1-12. 1998.
49. Estell, R.E., Fredrickson, E.L., Tellez, M.R., Havstad, K.M., Shupe, W.L., Anderson, D.M. and Remmenga, M.D. Effect of volatile compounds on consumption of alfalfa pellets by sheep. Journal of Animal Science. 76:228-233. 1998.
50. Fredrickson, E. L., Havstad, K. M., Estell, R. E., and Hyder, P. Perspectives on desertification: southwestern United States. Journal of Arid Environments. 39:191-207. 1998. 
51. Nash, M.S., Whitford, W.G., Van Zee, J.W. and Havstad, K. Monitoring changes in stressed ecosystems using spatial patterns of ant communities. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 51:201-210. 1998.
52. Tellez, M.R., Estell, R.E., Fredrickson, E.L. and Havstad, K.M. Essential oil of Chrysothamnus pulchellus (Gray) Greene ssp. pulchellus. Journal of Essential Oil Research. 10:201-204. 1998.
53. Whitford, W.G., de Soyza, A.G., Van Zee, J.W., Herrick, J.E., and Havstad, K.M. Vegetation, soil and animal indicators of rangeland health. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 51:179-200. 1998.
54. Eve, M.D., Whitford, W.G. and Havstad, K.M. Applying satellite imagery to triage assessment of ecosystem health. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 54:205-227. 1999.
55. Havstad, K.M. Improving sustainability of arid rangelands. In Herrera, E.A. and Mexal, J. (eds).  Ensuring Sustainable Development of Arid Lands Through Time. New Mexico Journal of Science.  pp. 174-197. 1999.
56. Havstad, K.M., Gibbens, R.P., Knorr, C.A. and Murray, L.W. Long-term influences of shrub removal and lagomorph exclusion on Chihuahuan Desert vegetation dynamics. Journal of Arid Environments.  42:155-166. 1999. 
57. Nash, M.S., Whitford, W.G., de Soyza, A.G., Van Zee, J.W. and Havstad, K.M. Livestock activity and Chihuahuan Desert annual-plant communities: boundary analysis of disturbance gradients. Ecological Applications. 9:814-823. 1999.
58. de Soyza, A.G., Van Zee, J.W., Whitford, W.G., Neale, A., Tallent-Hallsel, N., Herrick, J.E. and  Havstad, K.M. Indicators of Great Basin rangeland health. Journal of Arid Environments. 45:289-304. 2000.
59. Estell, R.E., Fredrickson, E.L., Anderson, D.M., Havstad, K.M. and Remmenga, M.D. Effects of individual terpenes on consumption of alfalfa pellets by sheep. Journal of Animal Science. 78: 1636-1640. 2000.
60. Fredrickson, E.L., Estell, R.E., Havstad, K.M., Shupe, W.L. and Murray, L.W. The effect of feeding ewe lambs a 15% tarbush (Flourensia cernua DC) pellet pre- and post-weaning on the subsequent diet selection of tarbush. J. Arid Environ. 44:123-131. 2000
61. Havstad, K.M., Kustas, W.P. Rango, A., Ritchie, M.C. and Schmugge, T.J. Jornada Experimental Range. A unique arid land location for experiments to validate satellite systems. Remote Sensing of the Environment. 74:13-25. 2000.
62. Nash, M.S., Whitford, W.G., Van Zee, J.W. and Havstad, K. Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) responses to environmental stressors in the northern Chihuahuan Desert. Comm. Ecosys. Ecol. 29: 200-206. 2000.
63. Rango, A., Chopping, M., Ritchie, J., Havstad, K., Kustas, W. and Schmugge, T. Morphological characteristics of shrub-coppice dunes in desert grasslands of southern New Mexico derived from scanning LIDAR. Remote Sensing of the Environment. 74:26-44. 2000.
64. Drewa, P. B. and Havstad, K.M. Effects of fire, grazing, and the presence of shrubs on Chihuahuan desert grasslands. Journal of Arid Environments. 48:429-443. 2001.
65. Estell, R.E., Tellez, M.R., Fredrickson, E.L., Anderson, D.M., Havstad, K.M. and Remmenga, M.D. Extracts of fluorensia cernua reduce consumption of alfalfa pellets by sheep. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 27:2275-2285. 2001.
66. Fredrickson, E.L., Anderson, D.M., Estell, R.E., Havstad, K.M., Shupe, W.L. and Remmenga, M. Pen confinement of yearling ewes with cows or heifers for 14 days to produce bonded sheep. Small Ruminant Research. 40:291-297. 2001. 
67. Herrick, J.E., Whitford, W.G., de Soyza, A.G., Van Zee, J.W., Havstad, K.M., Seybold, C.A. and Walton, M. Field soil aggregate stability kit for soil quality and rangeland health evaluations. Catena. 44:27-35. 2001.
68. Mukkherjee, A., Anderson, D. M., Daniel, D., Murray, L., Tisone, G., Fredrickson, E. L., Estell, R., Rayson, G. D. and Havstad, K.M.  Statistical analyses of fluorometry data obtained from chloroform filtrate of lamb feces. Journal of Range Management. 54:370-377. 2001.
69. Estell, R.E., Fredrickson, E.L., Anderson, D.M., Havstad, K.M. and Remmenga, M.D. Effects of four mono- and sesquiterpenes on consumption of alfalfa pellets by sheep. Journal of Animal Science. 80:3301-3306. 2002.
70. Herrick, J.E., Brown, J.R., Tugel, A.J., Shaver, P.L. and Havstad, K.M. Application of soil quality to monitoring and management: paradigms from rangeland ecology. Agronomy Journal. 94:3-11. 2002.
71. Rango, A., Goslee, S.C., Herrick, J.E., Chopping, M.J., Havstad, K.M., Huenneke, L.F., Gibbens, R.P., Beck, R. and McNeely, R. Remote sensing documentation of historic rangeland remediation treatments in southern New Mexico. Journal of Arid Environments. 50:549-572. 2002.
72. Bestelmeyer, B.T., Brown, J.R., Havstad, K.M., Alexander, R., Chavez, G. and Herrick, J.E. Development and use of state-and-transition models for rangelands. Journal of Range Management. 56:114-126. 2003. 
73. Goslee, S.C., Havstad, K.M., Peters, D.C., Rango, A. and Schlesinger, W. High-resolution images reveal rate and pattern of shrub encroachment over six decades in New Mexico, USA. Journal of Arid Environments. 54:755-767. 2003.
74. Havstad, K.M. and Herrick, J.E. Long-term ecological monitoring. Arid Land Research and Management.17:389-400. 2003.
75. Rango, A., Gomez-Landesa, E., Bleiweiss, M., Havstad, K.M. and Tanksley, K. Improved satellite snow mapping, snowmelt runoff forecasting, and climate change simulations in the upper Rio Grande basin. World Resources Review. V. 15(1). P. 25-41. 2003.  
76. Rango, A. and Havstad, K.M. The utility of historical aerial photographs for detecting and judging the effectiveness of rangeland remediation treatments. Journal of Environmental Practice. 5:107-118. 2003.
77. Bestelmeyer, B.T., Brown, J.R., Herrick, J.E., Trujillo, D. and Havstad K. Land management in the American Southwest: a state-and-transition approach to ecosystem complexity. Environmental Management. 34:38-51. 2004.
78. Brown, J.R. and Havstad, K.M. Monitoring to detect change on rangelands: physical, social and economic / policy drivers. African Journal of Range and Forage Science. 21:115-121. 2004.
79. Laliberte, A.S., Rango, A., Havstad, K.M., Paris, J.F., Beck, R.F., McNeely, R. and Slaughter, A.L. Object-oriented image analysis for mapping shrub encroachment from 1937-2003 in southern New Mexico. Remote Sensing of the Environment. 93:198-210. 2004.
80. Peters, D.C., Pielke, R.A., Bestelmeyer, B.T., Allen, C.D., Munson-McGee, S. and Havstad, K.M. Cross-scale interactions, nonlinearities, and forecasting catastrophic events. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(42):15130-15135. 2004.
81. Peters, D.C., Yao, J. and Havstad, K.M. Insights to invasive species dynamics from desertification studies.  Weed Technology. 18:1221-1225. 2004.
82. Estell, R.E., Fredrickson, D.L. Anderson, D.M., Havstad, K.M. and Remmenga, M.D. Effect of previous exposure of sheep to monoterpene odors on intake of alfalfa pellets treated with camphor or alpha-pinene. Small Ruminant Research. 58:33-38. 2005.  
83. Gibbens, R.P., McNeely, R.P., Havstad, K.M., Beck, R.F. and Nolen, B. Vegetation changes in the Jornada basin from 1858 to 1998. Journal of Arid Environments. 61:651-668. 2005.
84. Havstad, K.M. Selected essays on science, rangelands, and role of the Society for Range Management. Rangelands. 7:24-28. 2005.
85. Rango, A., Huenneke, L., Bounopane, M., Herrick, J.E. and Havstad, K.M. Using historic data to assess effectiveness of shrub removal in southern New Mexico. Journal of Arid Environments.  62:75-91. 2005.
86. Bestelmeyer, B.T., Trujillo, D.A., Tugel, A.J. and Havstad, K.M. A multi-scale classification of vegetation dynamics in arid lands: What is the right scale of models, monitoring, and restoration? Journal of Arid Environments.  65:296-318. 2006.
87. Bestelmeyer, B.T. Ward, J.P. and Havstad, K.M. Soil-geomorphic heterogeneity governs patchy vegetation dynamics at an arid ecotone. Ecology. 87:963-973. 2006.
88. Drewa, P.B., Peters, D.C. and Havstad, K.M. Population and clonal level responses of a perennial grass following fire in the northern Chihuahuan Desert. Oecologia. 150:29-39. 2006.
89. Peters, D.P.C., Bestelmeyer, B.T., Herrick, J.E., Fredrickson, E.L., Monger, H.C. and Havstad, K.M.  Disentangling complex landscapes: New insights into arid and semiarid system dynamics. BioScience. 56:491-501. 2006.
90. Peters, D.C. and Havstad, K.M. Nonlinear dynamics in arid and semi-arid systems: Interactions among drivers and processes across scales. Journal of Arid Environments 65:196-206. 2006.
91. Peters, D.P.C., Mariotto, I., Havstad, K.M. and Murray, L.W. Spatial variation in remnant grasses after a grassland-to-shrubland state change: Implications for restoration. Rangeland Ecology & Management. 59:343-350. 2006.
92. Yao, J., Peters, D.C., Havstad, K.M. Gibbens, R.P. and Herrick, J.E. Multi-scale factors and long-term responses of Chihuahuan desert grasses to drought. Landscape Ecology. 21:1217-1231. 2006.
93. Barrow, J.R., Lucero, M.E., Reyes-Vera, I. and Havstad, K.M. Endosymbiotic fungi structually integrated with leaves reveals a lichenous condition of C4 grasses. In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plants. 43:65-70. 2007.
94. Havstad, K.M., Peters, D.P.C., Skaggs, R., Brown, J., Bestelmeyer, B., Fredrickson, E., Herrick, J., and Wright, J. Ecological Services to and from rangelands of the United States. Ecological Economics. 64:261-268. 2007.
95. Briske, D.D., Derner, J.D., Brown, J.R., Fuhlendorf, S.D., Teague, W.R., Havstad, K.M., Gillen, R.L., Ash, A.J., and Wilms, W.D. Rotational grazing on rangelands: Reconciliation of perception of experimental evidence. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 61:3-17. 2008.

Additional Publications

96. Havstad, K.M. Effects of range site and nitrogen fertilization upon botanical and chemical content of cattle diets. New Mexico State Univ. 99 pp. 1977. (Thesis)
97. Havstad, K.M., Pieper, R.D., Donart, G.B. and Wallace, J.D. Cattle diets and herbage production on fertilized and unfertilized blue grama rangeland. Proceedings of the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science. 28:112- 115. 1977.
98. Havstad, K.M. The energy expenditure of heifers grazing crested wheatgrass rangeland in west-central Utah. Utah State University. 90 p. 1981. (Dissertation)
99. Kronberg, S.L., Ayers, E.L. and Havstad, K.M. The forage intake of range cattle: the common denominator. MT Agricultural Experiment Station Research Report. 180:80-81. 1981. (Technical Bulletin) 
100. Thomas, O.O. and Havstad, K.M. Producing young replacement cows.  MT Agricultural Experiment Station Research Report. 180:98-100. 1981. (Technical Bulletin) 
101. Havstad, K.M.  Winter value of range forages.  MT Agricultural Experiment Station Research Report.  1982.  (Technical Bulletin)  
102. Kronberg, S.L., Ayers, E.L. and Havstad, K.M. Forage consumption of Hereford and 3/4 Simmental-1/4 Hereford cows on Montana foothill range. MT Agricultural Experiment Station Research Report. 201:92-93. 1982. (Technical Bulletin)
103. Landgraf, B.K., Fay, P.K. and Havstad, K.M. The grazing use of leafy spurge by sheep.  MT Agricultural Experiment Station Research Report. 201:21-23. 1982. (Technical Bulletin)
104. Striby, K.D., Wambolt, C.L., Havstad, K.M. and Kelsey, R.G. Forage relationships of big sagebrush and black sagebrush. MT Agricultural Experiment Station Research Report. 201:77-80. 1982.  (Technical Bulletin)
105. Turner, M.E., Ayers, E.L. and Havstad, K.M.  Winter nutrition of yearling heifers on foothill rangelands.  MT Agricultural Experiment Station Research Report. 201:104-105. 1982.  (Technical Bulletin)
106. Kronberg, S.L., Ayers, E.L., Doornbos, D.E., Havstad, K.M. and Kress, D.D. Forage intake of Hereford and crossbred cows - a key to their productive efficiency. MT Agricultural Experiment Station Research Report. 213:32-34. 1983. (Technical Bulletin)
107. Turner, M.E., Thomas, O.O., Ayers, E.L. and Havstad, K.M. Protein and energy supplementation on winter rangelands. MT Agricultural Experiment Station Research Report. 213:29-31. 1983.  (Technical Bulletin) 
108. Havstad, K.M. Daily forage consumption of beef cows on winter rangelands - the impact of supplementation.  MT Cooperative Extension Service Special Report. 5:15.1-15.7. 1984. (Technical Bulletin)
109. Havstad, K.M.  Current calf studies at Red Bluff Range Research Ranch.  MT Cooperative Extension Service Special Report. 9:1-3. 1985. (Technical Bulletin)
110. Lathrop, W.J., Kress, D.D., Havstad, K.M., Doornbos, D.E. and Ayers, E.L. Grazing behavior of rangeland beef cows differing in milk production. Proceedings of the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science. 36:66-69. 1985.  
111. Church, S.B., McInerney, M.J. and Havstad, K.M. Growth patterns of beef calves on western rangeland over discrete intervals in the grazing season. Proceedings of the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science. 37:153-156. 1986. 
112. Doornbos, D.E., Havstad, K.M., Wagner, M. and Kress, D.D. Estimating efficiency of production of the different biological types of beef cattle. Montana Agricultural Research. 3:22-24. 1986. (Technical Bulletin) 
113. Havstad, K.M., Lathrop, W.J., Ayers, E.L., Doornbos, D.E. and Kress, D.D. Grazing behavior of beef cows under range conditions. Montana Agricultural Research. 3(2):20-21. 1986.  (Technical Bulletin)
114. Havstad, K.M., Wagner, M.W., Kronberg, S.L., Doornbos, D.E. and Ayers, E.L. Forage intake of different beef cattle biological types under range conditions. Montana Agricultural Research. 3(2):17-19. 1986. (Technical Bulletin) 
115. Kress, D.D., Doornbos, D.E., Havstad, K.M. and Anderson, D. Productivity of Montana beef cattle:  Putting it all together. Montana Agricultural Research. 3(2):25-28. 1986. (Technical Bulletin)  
116. Miner, J.L., Petersen, M.K. and Havstad, K.M. Metabolic and body weight responses of range beef cows to winter protein supplementa­tion. Proceedings of the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science. 37:110-113. 1986. 
117. Ansotegui, R.P., Havstad, K.M. and Wallace, J.D. The effect of milk intake on forage intake and performance of suckling range calves. MT Cooperative Extension Service Special Report. 23:6.1-6.6. 1987. (Technical Bulletin) 
118. Beverlin, S.K., Havstad, K.M. and Petersen, M.K. Grazing behavior and forage intake of supplemented beef cows on Montana foothill winter range. MT Cooperative Extension Service Special Report. 23:16.1-16.7. 1987. (Technical Bulletin) 
119. Fredrickson, E.L., Havstad, K.M. and Doornbos, D.E. Visceral characteristics of beef cow types differing in milk production and forage intake. MT Cooperative Extension Service Special Report. 23:15.1-15.8. 1987. (Technical Bulletin) 
120. Havstad, K.M. and Doornbos, D.E. Effect of biological type on grazing behavior and energy intake. Proceedings Grazing Livestock and Nutrition Conference, Jackson Hole, WY. p. 9-15. 1987. 
121. Miner, J.L., Petersen, M.K. and Havstad, K.M. Effect of rumen-bypass protein or fat on ruminal characteristics of pregnant winter-grazing beef cows. MT Cooperative Extension Service Special Report. 23:11.1-11.16. 1987. (Technical Bulletin) 
122. Lodman, D.W., Petersen, M.K., Clark, C.K., Wiley, J.S. and Havstad, K.M. Substitution of DL-methionine for soybean meal as a winter supplement. Proceedings of the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science.  39:230. 1988. 
123. Prescott, M., Olson-Rutz, K., Havstad, K., Ayers, E. and Petersen, M. Grazing behavior responses of free-ranging beef cows to fluctuating thermal environments. Proceedings of the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science. 40:458-460. 1989. 
124. Anderson, D.M., Havstad, K.M. and Hinds, F.C. (Eds.). Stress and the free-ranging animal. NM Agricultural Experiment Station Research Report. 646. 40 pp. 1990. 
125. Ansotegui, R.P., Wallace, J.D., Havstad, K.M., Petersen, M.K. and Galyean, M.L. Forage intake and utilization by suckling range calves. Proceedings of the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science.  41:268-271. 1990.
126. Bryan, K.S., Ansotegui, R.P., Lacey, J., Marlow, C.B. and Havstad, K.M. Composition and digesta kinetics of diets selected by suckling range calves. Proceedings of the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science.  41:264-267. 1990.
127. Gambill, M.D., Petersen, M.K., Hawkins, D., Dhuyvetter, D.V., Ward, M., Tovar, I., Havstad, K.M. and Wallace, J.D.  Intake of cooked molasses blocks and subsequent performance of young postpartum cows grazing native range. Proceedings of the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science. 45:76-79. 1994. 
128. Barrow, J.R. and Havstad, K.M.  Natural methods of establishing native plants on arid rangelands.  pp. 44-45. In Roundy, B.A., McArthur, E.D., Haley, J.S., Mann, D.K., (Comps.) Proceedings of the Wildland Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium, October 19-21, 1993, Las Vegas, NV.  USDA Forest Service General Technical Report. INT-GTR-315. 1995.
129. Gambill, D.M., Petersen, M.K., Hawkins, D.E., Luna, I.T., Corona, J.S.S., Dunlap, D. and Havstad, K.M. Post-partum anestrus and fall pregnancy in two-year-old range cows supplemented with protein and fat. Proceedings of the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science.  45:76-79. 1995.
130. Estell, R.E., Fredrickson, E.L., Anderson, D.M., Havstad, K.M. and Remmenga, M.D.  Tarbush leaf surface terpene profile in relation to mammalian herbivory. pp. 237-241.  In Barrow, J.R., McArthur, E.D., Sosebee, R.E., Tausch, R.J., (Comps.)  Proc. Symposium on Shrubland Ecosystem Dynamics in a Changing Climate, May 23-25, 1995, Las Cruces, NM.  USDA Forest Service General Technical Report. INT-GTR-338. 1996.  
131. Havstad, K.M. An overview of arid grasslands in the northern Chihuahuan Desert. pp. 11-20. In Tellman, B., Finch, D. M., Edminster, E., and Hamre, R. (Eds.) The future of arid grasslands: identifying issues, seeking solutions. U.S. Dept. Agr. For. Serv. Proc. RMRS-P-3. 392 p. 1996.
132. Havstad, K.M. Linking rangeland science to western rangeland issues. Proceedings of the 49th Western Society of Weed Science. March 11-14, Albuquerque, NM. pp. 16-20. 1996.
133. Havstad, K. and Beck, R. Research in the Jornada Basin of southern New Mexico: a field tour. pp. 269-275.  In Barrow, J.R., McArthur, E.D., Sosebee, R.E., Tausch, R.J., (Comps.)  Proceeding of the Symposium on Shrubland Ecosystem Dynamics in a Changing Climate. May 23-25, 1995, Las Cruces, NM. USDA  Forest Service General Technical Report.  INT-GTR-338.  1996.
134. Havstad, K. and Schlesinger, W. Reflections on a century of rangeland research in the Jornada Basin of New Mexico. pp.10-15.  In: Barrow, J.R., McArthur, E.D., Sosebee, R.E., Tausch, R.J., (Comps.)  Proceedings of the Symposium on Shrubland Ecosystem Dynamics in a Changing Climate, May 23-25, 1995, Las Cruces, NM. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report.  INT-GTR-338.  1996.
135. Ritchie, J.C., Rango, A., Kustas, W.P., Schmugge, T.J., Brubaker, K.L., Zhan, X. and Havstad, K.M. JORNEX: An airborne campaign to quantify rangeland vegetation change and plant community-atmospheric interactions. Proceedings of the International Airborne Remote Sensing Conference.  June 24-27, 1996, San Francisco, CA. II:54-66. 1996. 
136. Everitt, J.H., Alaniz, M.A., Davis, M.R., Escobar, D.E., Havstad, K.M. and Ritchie, J.C. Light reflectance characteristics and video remote sensing of two range sites on the Jornada Experimental Range. Proceedings of the 16th Biennial Workshop on Videography and Color Photography in Resource Assessment. p. 485-495. 1997.  
137. Kustas, W. P., Prueger, J. H., Hipps, L. E., Ramalingam, K., Hatfield, J. L., Schmugge, T. J., Rango, A., Ritchie, J. C. and Havstad, K.M. Application of Monin-Obukhov similarity over a mesquite dune site in the Jornada Experimental Range. Proceedings of the 23rd Conference on Agriculture and Forest Meteorology, 13th Conference on Biometeorology and Aerobiology, and 2nd Urban Environmental Symposium.  American Meteorological Society  p. 216-219. 1998.
138. Rango, A., Ritchie, J.C., Kustas, W.P., Schmugge, T.J. and Havstad, K.M. JORNEX: remote sensing to quantify long-term vegetation change and hydrological fluxes in an arid rangeland environment. In: Wheater, H. and Kirby, C. (Eds). Hydrology in a Changing Environment. John Wiley, London. p. 585-590. 1998. 
139. Rango, A., Ritchie, J. C., Kustas, W. P., Schmugge, T. J., Humes, K. S., Hipps, L. E., Prueger, J. H. and Havstad, K.M.  JORNEX: A multidisciplinary remote sensing campaign to quantify plant community/atmospheric interactions in the northern Chihuahuan Desert of New Mexico. Proceedings of the American Meteorological Society Special Symposium on Hydrology, American Meteorological Society.  p. 63-66. 1998.  
140. Ritchie, J. C., Rango, A., Kustas, W. P., Schmugge, T. J., Havstad, K.M., Everitt, J. H., Hipps, L. E. and Ramalingham, K.JORNEX: A remote sensing campaign to study plant community response to hydrologic fluxes in desert grasslands. In Potts, D.F. (Ed.). Rangeland Management and Water Resources. American Water Resource Society p. 65-74. 1998. 
141. Havstad, K.M. and Coffin Peters, D. P. People and rangeland biodiversity - North America.  In: Eddridge, D. and Freudenberger, D. (Eds.) People and rangelands: Building the future.  Proceedings of the VI International Rangeland Congress, July 19-23, 1999.  VI International Rangeland Congress, Inc. Aitkenvale, Australia.  1064 p. 1999.  
142. Havstad, K.M., Herrick, J.E. and Schlesinger, W.H. Desert rangelands, degradation and nutrients. In: Arnalds, O. and Archer, S. (Eds.) Rangeland Desertification, Kluwer Academic Press, The Netherlands. p. 77-87. 1999.
143. de Soyza, A.G., Whitford, W.G., Van Zee, J.W., Herrick, J.E., Havstad, K.M. Soil surface indicators of desertification from the northern Chihuahuan Desert and the Great Basin. In: Proceedings of the VIth International Rangeland Congress, July 19-23, 1999, Townsville, Australia. p. 137. 2000.
144. Havstad, K.M.  Protected areas management and research: complement or conflict? Proceedings of the 1^st International Symposium on Arid Zone Environments: Abu Dahbi, United Arab Emirates. p. 140-150. 2000.
145. Drewa, P.B., Peters, D.C. and Havstad, K.M. Fire, grazing and honey mesquite invasion in black grama-dominated grasslands of the Chihuahuan Desert: a synthesis. Proceedings of the Invasive Species Workshop: Role of Fire in Control and Spread of Invasive Species. Fire Conference 2000: 1^st National Congress on Fire Ecology, Prevention and Management. Misc. Pub. No. 11. Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, FL. p. 31-39. 2001.
146. Rayson, G.D., Danielson, T.L., Anderson, D.M., Estell, R.E., Fredrickson, E.L. and Havstad, K.M. Application of molecular fluorescence spectroscopy for the elucidation of diet composition for free-ranging herbivores. Proceedings of the 221^st National Meeting, American Chemical Society. 41:785-790. 2001.
147. Bestelmeyer, B.T., Brown, J.R., Havstad, K.M. Grazing in complex environments: The details matter. Proceedings of the 1st Annual Quivira Coalition Conference. p. 1-6. 2002.
148. Havstad, K.M. Animal Husbandry.  In: Goudie, A.S. and Cuff, D.J. (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Global Change. Volume 1.  Oxford University Press, New York. p. 39-42.  2002.
149. Havstad, K.M. Productivity and Desertification. pp. 340-342. In: Lal, R. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Soil Science. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York. 1450 pp. 2002.
150. Bestelmeyer, B.T., Brown, J.R. Herrick, J.E. and Havstad, K.M. What does an ecological threshold look like? Proceedings of the VII^th International Rangeland Congress.  p. 688-690. 2003.
151. Brown, J.R., Havstad, K.M. Environmental drivers and monitoring of rangelands. Proceedings of the VII^th International Rangeland Congress. p. 668-674. 2003.
152. Estell, R.E., Anderson, D.M., Fredrickson, E.L., Havstad, K.M., Mitchell, K., Rango, A. Rangeland research on the Jornada Experimental Range. New Mexico Livestock Research. p. 87-91. 2003.
153. Havstad, K.M., Peters, D.C., Murray, L.  Long-Term dynamics of a degraded arid shrubland: Delayed responses and the importance of spatial processes. Proceedings of the VII^th International Rangeland Congress. p. 353-355. 2003.
154. Herrick, J.E., Rango, A. and Havstad, K.M. A cost-effective soil and vegetation monitoring protocol for adaptive management. Proceedings of the VII^th International Rangeland Congress. p. 704-706. 2003.
155. Rango, A., Anderson, D.M. Hale, C. and Havstad, K.M. A developing method for directional virtual fencing (DVF^TM) and real time range management using remote sensing, GIS, and GPS. Proceedings of the 30^th International Symposium on Remote Sensing and the Environment. Paper No. TS-11-4. 2003.
156. Rango, A., Snyder, K.A., Herrick, J.E., Havstad, K.M., Gibbens, R., Wainwright, J. and Parsons, T. Historical and current hydrological research at the USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range in southern New Mexico. Proceedings of the 1^st Interagency Conference on Resource Watersheds. V.1 (1). p. 302-308. 2003.
157. Havstad, K.M. and McClaran, M.P. Challenges and advances toward sustainable utilization of arid land resources in the USA. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Mediterranean Ecosystems: Sustainable Utilization of Indigenous Plant and Animals Genetic Resources in the Mediterranean Region, p. 6.  2004.
158. Rango, A., Gomez-Landesa, E., Bleiweiss, M., DeWalle, D., Kite, G., Martinec, J. and Havstad, K.M. Integrating two remote-sensing-based hydrological models and MODIS data to improve water supply forecasts in the Rio Grande Basin. In: Proceedings of the British Hydrological Society International Conference on Hydrology: science and Practice for the 21st century, July 12-16, 2004, Imperial College, London, UK. 1:451-457. 2004.
159. Havstad, K.M. Selected essays on science, rangelands, and roles of the Society for Range Management. Rangelands. 27(6):24-28. 2005. 
160. Herrick, J.E., Van Zee, J.W., Havstad, K.M., Burkett, L.M. and Whitford, W.G. Monitoring Manual for Grassland, Shrubland and Savanna Ecosystems, Volume I: Quick Start. Tucson, AZ. The University of Arizona Press. 36 p. 2005. 
161. Herrick, J.E., Van Zee, J.W. Havstad, K.M., Burkett, L.M. and Whitford, W.G. Monitoring Manual for Grasslands, Shrubland, and Savanna Ecosystems. Volume II: Design supplementary methods, and interpretation. Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Press. 200 p. 2005.
162. Bestelmeyer, B.T., Brown, J.R., Havstad, K.M., Fredrickson, E.L. A holistic view of an arid ecosystem: a synthesis of research and its applications. In: Havstad, K.M., Huenneke, L.F., Schlesinger, W.H., (Eds). Structure and Function of a Chihuahuan Desert Ecosystem. The Jornada Basin Long-Term Ecological Research Site. Oxford, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 354-368.  2006.
163. Havstad, K.M. Essays of a peripheral mind: clean and simple, but stupid. Rangelands. 28(6):22-23. 2006.
164. Havstad, K.M. Productivity and Desertification. Encyclopedia of Soil Science. New York. Maracel Dekker, Inc., p. 1375-1377. 2006.
165. Havstad, K.M., Fredrickson, E.L. and Huenneke, L. Grazing livestock management in an arid ecosystem.  In: Havstad, K.M., Huenneke, L.F., Schlesinger, W.H., (Eds). Structure and Function of a Chihuahuan Desert Ecosystem. The Jornada Basin Long-Term Ecological Research Site. Oxford, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 266-277. 2006.
166. Havstad, K.M., Huenneke, L.F., Schlesinger, W.H., editors. Structure and Function of a Chihuahuan Desert Ecosystem. The Jornada Basin Long-Term Ecological Research Site. Oxford, NY: Oxford University Press. 492 p.  2006.
167. Havstad, K.M., Schlesinger, W.H. Introduction. In: Havstad, K.M., Huenneke, L.F., Schlesinger, W.H., (Eds). Structure and Function of a Chihuahuan Desert Ecosystem. The Jornada Basin Long-Term Ecological Research Site. Oxford, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 3-14. 2006.
168. Herrick, J.E., Havstad, K.M., Rango, A. Remediation research in the Jornada basin: past and future. In: Havstad, K.M., Huenneke, L.F., Schlesinger, W.H., (Eds). Structure and Function of a Chihuahuan Desert Ecosystem. The Jornada Basin Long-Term Ecological Research Site. Oxford, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 278-304. 2006.
169. Peters, D.P.C., Schlesinger, W.H., Herrick, J.E., Huenneke, L.F., Havstad, K.M. Future directions in Jornada research: applying an interactive landscape model to solve problems. In: Havstad, K.M., Huenneke, L.F., Schlesinger, W.H., (Eds). Structure and Function of a Chihuahuan Desert Ecosystem. The Jornada Basin Long-Term Ecological Research Site. Oxford, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 369-386. 2006.
170. Peters, D.P.C., Yao, J., Huenneke, L.F., Havstad, K.M., Herrick, J.E., Rango, A. and Schlesinger, W.H.  A framework and methods for simplifying complex landscapes to reduce uncertainty in predictions. In: Wu, J., Jones, B., Li, H. and Loucks, O.L., (Eds). Scaling and uncertainty analysis in ecology: methods and applications. The Netherlands: Springer, Dordrecht. p.131-146. 2006.
171. Havstad, K.M. Essays of a peripheral mind: Art and science. Rangelands. 29(1):36-38. 2007.
172. Havstad, K.M. Essays of a peripheral mind: Faith. Rangelands. 29(3):59-60. 2007.  
173. Havstad, K.M. Essays of a peripheral mind: Nei4Meng2gu3, Zhong1Guo2. Rangelands. 29(4):43-46. 2007. 
174. Havstad, K.M. Essays of a peripheral mind: Requiescat in pace. Rangelands.  29(6):59-60. 2007.
175. Peters, D.C., Pielke, R.A., Bestelmeyer, B.T., Allen, C.D., Munson-McGee, S. and Havstad, K.M. Spatial Nonlinearities in the Earth System. In: J. Canadell, D. Pataki, and L. Pitelka, (Eds). Terrestrial Ecosystems in a Change World. Springer, Berlin.   p. 165-174. 2007.
176. Havstad, K.M.  Essays of a peripheral mind: Creative destruction. Rangelands. 30(1): xx-xx. 2008. (In press).