Research Specialist

Education

• Ph.D. Forest Science, Northern Arizona University, In progress
• 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

• McGlone, CM, JD Springer, DC Laughlin. In review. Can pine forest restoration increase native plant diversity and abundance and simultaneously resist nonnative invasion? Applied Vegetation Science.
• McGlone, CM, JD Springer, WW Covington. 2009. Cheatgrass encroachment on a ponderosa pine forest ecological restoration project in northern Arizona. Ecological Restoration. 27(1): 37-46.
• Daniels, ML, JD Springer, CM McGlone, A Wilkerson. 2008. Seeding as part of forest restoration promotes native species establishment in Grand Canyon – Parashant National Monument (Arizona). Research Note. Ecological Restoration 26:188-190.
• Stoddard, MT, CM McGlone, PZ Fulé. 2008. Effects of ecological restoration alternative treatments on nonnative plant species establishment. USDA Forest Service RMRS-P-53CD. 353-362.
• 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

• Stoddard, MT, CM McGlone, PZ Fulé. 2008. Effects of ecological restoration alternative treatments on nonnative plant species establishment. Fort Valley Experimental Forest Centennial Conference. Flagstaff, AZ. (Poster)
• McGlone, CM. 2008. Cheatgrass response to fuels management, fire and post-fire land rehabilitation in southwestern ponderosa pine forests. Cheatgrass Impacts and Management Workshop. Dulce, NM. (Oral Presentation)
• McGlone, CM, JD Springer, WW Covington. 2006. Changes in understory vegetation on a large-scale ponderosa pine forest restoration project in northern Arizona: from sparse understory to abundant natives to cheatgrass invasion. Natural Areas Conference. Flagstaff, AZ. (Oral Presentation)
• McGlone, CM. 2006. The good, the bad and the ugly: understory vegetation response to ponderosa pine forest restoration treatments. Northern Arizona University School of Forestry Seminar Series. Flagstaff, AZ. (Oral Presentation)
• 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)