Oregon State University
Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management
205B Strand Agriculture Hall
Corvallis, Oregon 97331-2218
Phone: 541-737-7355
Fax: 541-737-0504
E-mail: ricardo.matagonzalez@oregonstate.edu
Dr. Mata-Gonzalez teaches
environmental plant physiology, rangeland ecological theory, and wildland plant
identification. His current research projects include
Prior to his appointment
at OSU in 2007 Dr. Mata-Gonzalez was an environmental science consultant in
Fort Collins, CO. There, he specialized in designing projects on re-vegetation
of degraded semiarid rangelands, modeling plant growth dynamics in areas
dominated by invasive plants, formulating conceptual eco-physiological
sub-models for a comprehensive ecosystem simulation model, and determining
survivability, water use, and water use efficiency of phreatophytic plants
under fluctuating groundwater tables.
Mata-Gonzalez, R.,
R.G. Hunter, C.L. Coldren, T. McLendon, and M. Paschke. 2008. A
comparison of modeled and measured impacts of resource manipulations for control
of Bromus tectorum in sagebrush steppe. Journal of Arid Environments.
72:836-846
Brenton,
C., E. Fish, and R. Mata-Gonzalez. 2007. Macronutrient and trace element
leaching following biosolids application on semiarid rangeland soils. Arid Land
Research and Management. 21:143-156.
Mata-Gonzalez, R., B.
Figueroa-Sandoval, F. Clemente, and M. Manzano. 2007. Vegetation changes
after livestock grazing exclusion and shrub control in the southern Chihuahuan
Desert. Western North America Naturalist. 67:63-70.
Mata-Gonzalez, R.
R.G. Hunter, C.L. Coldren, T. McLendon, and M. Paschke. 2007. Modelling
plant growth dynamics in sagebrush steppe communities affected by fire. Journal
of Arid Environments. 69:144-157.
Mata-Gonzalez, R., R.E.
Sosebee, and C. Wan. 2006. Effect of types of biosolids and cattle
manure on desert grass growth. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 59:664-667.
Mata-Gonzalez, R., T.
McLendon, and D.W. Martin. 2006. Response to Comment to the
inappropriate use of crop transpiration coefficients (Kc) to estimate
evapotranspiration in arid ecosystems: a review, by Or et al. Arid Land Research
and Management. 20:179-181.
Mata-Gonzalez, R., T.
McLendon, and D.W. Martin. 2005. The inappropriate use of crop
transpiration coefficients (Kc) to estimate evapotranspiration in arid
ecosystems: a review. Arid Land Research and Management.
19:285-295.
Naumburg, E., R.
Mata-Gonzalez, R. G. Hunter, T. McLendon, and D.W. Martin. 2005.
Phreatophytic vegetation and groundwater fluctuations: a review of current
research and application of ecosystem response modeling with an emphasis on
Great Basin vegetation. Environmental Management. 35:726-740.
Mata-Gonzalez, R.
and R. Melendez-Gonzalez. 2005. Growth characteristics of Mexican
oregano (Lippia berlandieri) under salt stress. The Southwestern Naturalist.
50:1-6.
Mata-Gonzalez, R., R.E.
Sosebee, and C. Wan. 2004. Nitrogen in desert grasses as affected by
biosolids, their time of application, and soil water content. Arid Land Research
and Management. 18:385-395.
Mata-Gonzalez, R., R.E.
Sosebee, and C. Wan. 2002. Physiological impacts of biosolids
application in desert grasses. Environmental and Experimental Botany.
48(2):139-148.
Mata-Gonzalez, R.,
R.D. Pieper, and M. Cardenas. 2002. Vegetation patterns as affected by
aspect and elevation in small desert mountains. The Southwestern Naturalist.
47(3):440-448.
Mata-Gonzalez, R.,
R.E. Sosebee, and C. Wan. 2002. Shoot and root biomass of desert grasses
as affected by biosolids application. Journal of Arid Environments.
50(3):477-488.
