Research Specialist

Education

• M.S. Biology (Ecology), New Mexico State University, 2001
• B.S. Biology (Ecology), Geography minor, New Mexico State University, 1995

Professional Experience

• 2001 – Present, Research Specialist, Ecological Restoration Institute, Northern Arizona University
• 1999 – 2001, Teaching Assistant, Biology Department, New Mexico State University
• 1999 – 2000, Research Assistant, Herbarium, New Mexico State University
• 1998 – 2000, Ecological Consultant, Southwest Desert Biomes
• 1998 – 1999, Ecological Consultant, Jornada Experimental Range, USDA-ARS
• 1996 – 1999, Research Technician, Jornada LTER, New Mexico State University
• 1995 – 1996, Research Technician, Biology Dept., New Mexico State University

Research Interests

• My interests cover a broad range of ecological topics, including the restoration of degraded ecosystems, the impact of invasive species on plant and animal communities, and the impact of anthropogenic land use on ecosystem functions.

Publications

• Huisinga, KD, DC Laughlin, PZ Fulé, JD Springer, CM McGlone. 2005. Effects of an intense prescribed fire on understory vegetation in a mixed conifer forest. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 132(4): 590-601.
• McGlone, CM, LF Huenneke. In Press. The impact of a prescribed burn on introduced Lehmann lovegrass versus native vegetation in the northern Chihuahuan Desert. Journal of Arid Environments.

Selected Presentations

• McGlone, CM. 2005. Nonnative Plant Species and Ecological Restoration: Threats to Restoring Land Health. Southwest Vegetation Management Association Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ. (Oral Presentation)
• McGlone, CM, JD Springer, WW Covington. 2005. Cheatgrass encroachment on a ponderosa pine restoration project in northern Arizona. Ecological Restoration of Southwest Ponderosa Pine and Pinyon-Juniper Ecosystems, Society of American Foresters. St. George, UT. (Oral Presentation)
• McGlone, CM, JD Springer, PZ Fulé, WW Covington. 2005. Changes in understory vegetation on a large-scale ponderosa pine restoration project, northern Arizona. Society of Range Management Meeting. Fort Worth, TX. (Poster)
• McGlone, CM. 2003. Comparative analysis of vegetative communities of the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Forest Ecosystem and Landscape Analysis Workshop. Flagstaff, AZ. (Oral Presentation)
• McGlone, CM, LF Huenneke, JE Herrick, L Murray. 2001. The response of an introduced grass, Eragrostis lehmanniana, to a prescribed burn in the northern Chihuahuan Desert: implications for community dynamics. Northern Arizona University Plant Ecology Seminar Series. Flagstaff, AZ. (Oral Presentation)
• McGlone, CM, LF Huenneke, JE Herrick. 2000. The response of an introduced grass, Eragrostis lehmanniana, to a prescribed burn. 10th Annual Friends of the Jornada Symposium. Las Cruces, NM. (Poster)
• McGlone, CM, LF Huenneke, JE Herrick. 2000. The response of an introduced grass, Eragrostis lehmanniana, to a prescribed burn. 13th Annual Biology Department Research Symposium. Las Cruces, NM. (Oral Presentation)
• McGlone, CM, DC Lightfoot. 2000. The effect of moon phase on spotlight surveys of lagomorphs on the Jornada Basin. New Mexico Section Society of Range Management Winter Meeting. Albuquerque, NM. (Poster)
• McGlone, CM, DC Lightfoot. 1998. The effect of moon phase on spotlight surveys of lagomorphs on the Jornada Basin. Southwestern Association of Naturalists Annual Meeting. Albuquerque, NM. (Oral Presentation)
• McGlone, CM, DC Lightfoot. 1998. The effect of moon phase on spotlight surveys of lagomorphs on the Jornada Basin. 13th Annual Biology Department Research Symposium. Las Cruces, NM. (Oral Presentation)