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Phone # (575) 646-4087
Office: BRE 139, Breland Hall
E-mail: elabuen@nmsu.edu
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EDUCATION:
- B.A. Geography, Spanish, Media Sciences, University of Paderborn, Germany, 1999
- Ph.D. Geography, University of Oklahoma, 2007
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RESEARCH INTERESTS:
- Remote sensing, GIS, Cartography, Spatial modeling
- Land degradation
- Land change science
- Landscape ecology, biogeography
- Drylands
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
- Buenemann, M., C. Martius, J.W. Jones, S.M. Herrmann, D. Klein, M. Mulligan, M. Reed, M. Winslow, R.A. Washington-Allen, R. Lal, and D. Ojima. In press. Integrative geospatial approaches for the comprehensive monitoring and assessment of land management sustainability: rationale, potentials, and characteristics. Land Degradation and Development.
- Reed, M.S., M. Buenemann, J. Atlhopheng, M. Akhtar-Schuster, F. Bachmann, G. Bastin, H. Bigas, R. Chanda, A.J. Dougill, W. Essahli, A.C. Evely, L. Fleskens, N. Geeson, J.H. Glass, R. Hessel, J. Holden, A. Ioris, B. Kruger, H.P. Liniger, W. Mphinyane, D. Nainggolan, J. Perkins, C.M. Raymond, C.J. Ritsema, G. Schwilch, R. Sebego, M. Seely, L.C. Stringer, R. Thomas, S. Twomlow, S. Verzandvoort. In press. Cross-scale monitoring and assessment of land degradation and sustainable land management: a methodological framework for knowledge management. Land Degradation and Development.
- Buenemann, M. and J. Wright. In press. Southwest transformation: eras of growth and land-use land-cover change in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Southwestern Geographer.
- Buenemann, M. 2010. Spatial resolution. In Encyclopedia of geography, ed. B. Warf. London: SAGE Publications Ltd.
- Buenemann, M. 2009. Book review, Aridland springs in North America: Ecology and conservation, eds. L. E. Stevens and V. J. Meretsky. Geographical Review 99 (2): 279-281.
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RECENT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
- Buenemann, M., J. Wright, and K. Hestir: Growtopia in the sun belt: Rates and patterns of land change around Las Cruces, New Mexico, 1984-2009. 2010 Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. April 16, 2010.
- Buenemann, M. Geographic information science and technology for monitoring and assessing sustainable land management. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Ninth Session of the Conference of the Parties, Scientific Conference. Buenos Aires, Argentina. September 23, 2009.
- Buenemann, M. Land change modeling and Jornada Basin long-term ecological research. Jornada Symposium. Las Cruces, NM. July 16, 2009.
- Buenemann, M.: Impacts of a global change-type drought: tree mortality in the pinyon-juniper woodlands of the Middle Rio Grande River Basin, NM. 2009 Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV. March 25, 2009.
- Buenemann, M.: Mapping vegetation in drylands: A sub-pixel remote sensing approach. 2009 Annual Meeting of the Rio Grande Chapter, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Albuquerque, NM. March 14, 2009.
- Buenemann, M.: Battle on the range: A geographer�s view of the brush problem. 2008 Southwestern Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, San Marcos, TX. October 23, 2008.
- Buenemann, M.: Accuracy assessment of subpixel land cover fraction estimates derived from medium spatial resolution satellite imagery: An approach for dryland ecosystems. 2008 Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. April 14-19, 2008.
- Buenemann, M.: Geospatial modeling of subtle land cover changes: overview and outlook. 2008 Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ. March 29, 2008.
- Buenemann, M.: Characterizing the Phenology of Drylands: Challenges and potentials of current and future remote sensing approaches. Southwest U.S. Region, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Symposium (�Towards a Southwest Phenology Network�), Tucson, AZ. October 5, 2007.
- Buenemann, M.: Vulnerability of drylands to creeping environmental phenomena: An assessment using three spatial models. 2007 Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. April 17-21, 2007.
- Buenemann, M.: Why we don�t know more about woody plant encroachment: A lack of interdisciplinary collaboration and participation by geographers. 2006 Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. March 7-11, 2006.
- Buenemann, M.: Modeling the spatio-temporal dynamics of woody plant encroachment through an integrative remote sensing, GIS, and spatial modeling approach. 2005 Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. April 5-9, 2005.
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RECENT GRANTS AND CONTRACTS:
- National Science Foundation, Grant DEB-0618210 (PI: Debra Peters, Jornada Experimental Range): Jornada Basin LTER V: Landscape linkages in arid and semiarid ecosystems, Co-Investigator, 2009-Present.
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Grant # 1R01AI069145-01A2 (PI: Scott Weaver, UTMB): Mechanisms of sylvatic dengue emergence, Co-Investigator, 2009-Present.
- National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, Grant # HM157608C0006 (PIs: John Wright and Robert Czerniak, NMSU): Center of excellence for geospatial science, Co-Investigator, 2008-2009.
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RECENT HONORS AND AWARDS:
- New Mexico State University Research Council Fair. Best Poster Award. 2009.
- New Mexico State University Teaching Academy Distinguished Member 2008-2009.
- University of Oklahoma Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. 2005.
- Francis E. �Gene� Lortz Memorial Scholarship. American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Central Region. 2005.
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
- Ecological Society of America (ESA). 2007-Present.
- Society for Range Management (SRM). 2007-Present.
- Verband der Geographen an Deutschen Hochschulen (VGDH). 2004-Present.
- American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS). 2004-Present.
- Association of American Geographers (AAG). 2000-Present.
- Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU), Geographical Honors Society. 2000-Present.
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