United States Department of Agriculture January–March 2012 Rocky Mountain Research Station New Publications April to June 2014 Contents New Series Publications Projecting climate change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Landscape scale valley confinement algorithm. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Wilderness freshwater resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Mountain pine beetle outbreak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Fuel management practices: Mechanical, chemical, and biological . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Fuel management practices: Prescribed fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Fuel management practices: Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Fuel management practices: Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Ozone monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Journals and Other Publications Air, water, and aquatic environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Fire, fuel, and smoke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Forest and woodland ecosystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Grasslands, shrublands, and desert ecosystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Human dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Inventory, monitoring and analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Science application and integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Wilderness research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Wildlife and terrestrial habitats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Author Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Contact Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Ordering Information (last page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Publications also available at: http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/publications Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station New Publications April to June 2014 RMRS New Publications April to June 2014 The Rocky Mountain Research Station The Rocky Mountain Research Station is one of five regional units that make up the US Forest Service Research and Development organization—the most extensive natural resources research organization in the world. We maintain 14 research locations throughout a 12 state territory encompassing the Great Basin, Southwest, Rocky Mountains and parts of the Great Plains. The Station employs over 400 permanent full-time employees, including roughly 100 research scientists. Scientists conduct research that spans an area containing 52% of the nation's National Forest System lands (54 National Forests and Grasslands). In the lower 48 states, our territory also includes 55% of the nation's BLM lands; 48% of the designated wildernesses; 37% of National Park Service lands; numerous other public and tribal lands; and 41% of the nonurban/rural private lands. We administer and conduct ecological research on 14 experimental forests, ranges, and watersheds over the longterm, even centuries, enabling us to learn how forests change as climate and other factors change over time. We also oversee activities on several hundred research natural areas, a network of ecosystems set aside to conserve biological diversity. The areas represent a wide variety of habitats and ecosystems from alpine ecosystems to lowlands; and from coniferous forests of the Northern Rockies to semiarid deserts of the Southwest and prairie ecosystems of the Great Plains. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Federal Recycling Program 2 Printed on Recycled Paper To order a publication, please see the last page. RMRS New Publications April to June 2014 New RMRS Series Publications Projecting climate change Order 7 Projecting climate change in the United States: A technical document supporting the Forest Service RPA 2010 Assessment. Joyce, Linda A.; Price, David T.; Coulson, David P.; McKenney, Daniel W.; Siltanen, R. Martin; Papadopol, Pia; Lawrence, Kevin. 2014. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-320. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 85 p. This report describes the development of the historical and projected climate data set. Climate projections, along with projections for population dynamics, economic growth, and land use change in the United States, comprise the RPA scenarios and are used in the RPA Assessment to project future renewable resource conditions 50 years into the future. The climate variables are monthly total precipitation, monthly mean daily maximum air temperature, and monthly mean daily minimum air temperature. Downscaled climate data were developed for the period 2001-2100 at the 5-arcminute grid scale for the conterminous United States. The scenarios used here from the IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios are A1B, A2, and B2. These projection data and the change factor data are available through the U.S. Forest Service data archive website (http://www.fs.usda.gov/rds/ archive/). Online: http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_gtr320.html. Landscape scale valley confinement algorithm Order 8 A landscape scale valley confinement algorithm: Delineating unconfined valley bottoms for geomorphic, aquatic, and riparian applications. Nagel, David E.; Buffington, John M.; Parkes, Sharon L.; Wenger, Seth; Goode, Jaime R. 2014. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-321. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 42 p. This report describes a GIS program called the Valley Confinement Algorithm (VCA), which identifies unconfined valleys in montane landscapes. The algorithm uses nationally available digital elevation models (DEMs) at 10-30 m resolution to generate results at subbasin scales (8 digit hydrologic unit). User-defined parameters allow results to be tailored to specific applications and landscapes. Field data were sampled to verify geomorphic characteristics of valley types identified by the program, and a detailed accuracy assessment was conducted to quantify the reliability of the algorithm output. Online: http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_gtr321.html. Wilderness freshwater resources Online only Freshwater resources in designated wilderness areas of the United States: A state-of-knowledge review. Johnson, Adam N.; Spildie, David R. 2014. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-324. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 32 p. NOTE: This is available only online. No paper copy will be printed. The report discusses several important topics and themes relating to freshwater resources originating in wilderness areas, including surface water quality and quantity; groundwater resources; water uses and benefits; ecosystem services and water valuation mechanisms; potential climate change impacts; water-related legislation; and case studies and maps. Case studies highlight the societal benefits that may be obtained from water derived from designated wilderness areas. A GIS mapping analysis of several regions provides a qualitative view of the value of water draining wilderness areas by illustrating the physical proximity of highquality resources to populous regions. Online: http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_gtr324.html. To order a publication, please see the last page. 3 RMRS New Publications Mountain pine beetle outbreak Order 9 April to June 2014 Future Forests Webinar Series, webinar proceedings and summary: Ongoing research and management responses to the mountain pine beetle outbreak. Matonis, M.; Hubbard, R.; Gebert, K.; Hahn, B.; Miller, S.; Regan, C. 2014. Proceedings RMRS-P-70. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 80 p. The Future Forest Webinar Series facilitated dialogue between scientists and managers about the challenges and opportunities created by the mountain pine beetle (MPB) epidemic. The series consisted of six webinars from October 2011 to December 2012 and were facilitated by the USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station, the Northern and Rocky Mountain Regions, and the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute. Topics included: potential fire risk and behavior, current and future vegetation conditions, wildlife habitats and populations, social and economic considerations, ecosystem- and watershed-level changes, and management responses. These proceedings represent a snapshot of relevant scientific and management concerns related to this epidemic. Online: http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_p070.html. Fuel management practices: Mechanical, chemical, and biological Order 10 A comprehensive guide to fuel management practices for dry mixed conifer forests in the northwestern United States: Mechanical, chemical, and biological fuel treatment methods. Jain, Theresa B.; Battaglia, Mike A.; Han, Han-Sup; Graham, Russell T.; Keyes, Christopher R.; Fried, Jeremy S.; Sandquist, Jonathan E. 2014. Res. Note RMRS-RN-61. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p. Several mechanical approaches to managing vegetation fuels hold promise when applied to the dry mixed conifer forests in the western United States. These are most useful to treat surface, ladder, and crown fuels. There are a variety of techniques to remove or alter all kinds of plant biomass (live, dead, or decomposed) that affect forest resilience. It is important for managers to understand when and where each technique will best accomplish management objectives. This summary addresses three fuel treatment approaches: mechanical, herbicides, and targeted grazing. Online: http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_rn061.html. Fuel management practices: Prescribed fire Order 11 A comprehensive guide to fuel management practices for dry mixed conifer forests in the northwestern United States: Prescribed fire. Jain, Theresa B.; Battaglia, Mike A.; Han, Han-Sup; Graham, Russell T.; Keyes, Christopher R.; Fried, Jeremy S.; Sandquist, Jonathan E. 2014. Res. Note RMRS-RN-62. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p. Fire has had a profound historical role in shaping dry mixed conifer forests in the western United States. However, the uncertainty and complexity of prescribed fires raises the question “Is fire always the best option for treating fuels?” To mitigate the uncertainty, there are several steps fire managers execute before conducting a prescribed fire. Experienced fire practitioners combine science, decision support tools (e.g., fire behavior models), and monitoring with their own experience and knowledge to reduce the risks of prescribed fire. Online: http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_rn062.html. 4 To order a publication, please see the last page. RMRS New Publications Fuel management practices: Monitoring Order 12 April to June 2014 A comprehensive guide to fuel management practices for dry mixed conifer forests in the northwestern United States: Monitoring. Jain, Theresa B.; Battaglia, Mike A.; Han, Han-Sup; Graham, Russell T.; Keyes, Christopher R.; Fried, Jeremy S.; Sandquist, Jonathan E. 2014. Res. Note RMRS-RN-63. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p. Short- and medium-term evaluation of how fuel treatments are working is the only way to know if the hundreds of activities on the ground are adding up to the goals of more resilient landscapes and increased safety of people and property. Monitoring is a critical resource for decision makers who design fuels management programs; however, it is an often neglected part of the fuel management cycle. Online: http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_rn063.html. Fuel management practices: Economics Order 13 A comprehensive guide to fuel management practices for dry mixed conifer forests in the northwestern United States: Inventory and modelbased economic analysis of mechanical fuel treatments. Jain, Theresa B.; Battaglia, Mike A.; Han, Han-Sup; Graham, Russell T.; Keyes, Christopher R.; Fried, Jeremy S.; Sandquist, Jonathan E. 2014. Res. Note RMRS-RN-64. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p. Implementing fuel treatments in every place where it could be beneficial to do so is impractical and not cost effective under any plausible specification of objectives. Only some of the many possible kinds of treatments will be effective in any particular stand and there are some stands that seem to defy effective treatment. In many more, effective treatment costs far more than the value of treatment benefits. Understanding the scope of the fuel management challenges in these forests is the first step towards identifying fuel treatment approaches that are likely to be both effective and economically feasible. Online: http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_rn064.html. Ozone monitoring Order 14 Ozone monitoring at remote sites using low-power instrumentation. Korfmacher, John L.; Musselman, Robert C. 2014. Res. Note RMRS-RN-65. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 7 p. Collection of non-urban ambient ozone data at regional or larger scales is costand labor-intensive. Collection efforts are often further complicated by difficulty of access to data collection sites, the need for climate-controlled facilities to house instrumentation, and a requirement for a connection to utility-grade (grid) power. Regional ozone is more often studied via modeling. Although nitrite-based passive samplers may be used to estimate seasonal and longer-term exposure levels and trends, these samplers are easily contaminated, are sometimes inaccurate, and provide an ozone value that represents accumulation over the entire sample period, ignoring the dynamics of the exposure during that time period. Estimates of other ozone metrics used for regulatory compliance are not possible without continuous ozone data. More detailed knowledge of the daily and longer-term patterns of ozone exposure is vital to evaluating the impact of this pollutant on plant tissues. Online: http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_rn065.html. To order a publication, please see the last page 5 RMRS New Publications April to June 2014 Journals and Other Publications Obtain the following publications through university libraries, the publisher, or other outlets. Forest Service employees may request these items from the National Forest Service Library at FSLibrary-DocsFC@fs.fed.us or telephone: (970) 498-1205. We have also provided links to electronic copies when available. Air, water, and aquatic environments A blocking primer increases specificity in environmental DNA detection of bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus). Wilcox, T.M.; Schwartz, M.K.; McKelvey, K.S.; Young, M.K.; Lowe, W.H. 2014. Conservation Genetics Resources. 6: 283–284. Chapter 7: Forests. Joyce, Linda; Running, Steven W.; Breshears, David D.; Dale, Virginia H.; Malmsheimer, Robert W.; Sampson, R. Neil; Sohngen, Brent; Woodall, Christopher W. 2014. In: Melillo, J.M.; Richmond, T.C.; Yohe, G.W., eds. Climate change impacts in the United States: The third national climate assessment. Washington, DC: U.S. global Change Research Program: 175-194. doi:10.7930/J0Z60KZC. Climate change and forest values. Wear, David N.; Joyce, Linda A.; Butler, Brett J.; Gaither, Cassandra Johnson; Nowak, David J.; Stewart, Susan J.; 2014. In: Peterson, David L.; Vose, James M.; Patel-Weynand, Toral, eds. Climate change and United States Forests. Advances in Global Change Research. 57: 93-112. Distance, flow, and PCR inhibition: eDNA dynamics in two headwater streams. Jane, S.F.; Wilcox, T.M.; McKelvey, K.S.; Young, M.K.; Schwartz, M.K.; Lowe, W.H.; Letcher, B.H.; Whiteley, A.R. 2014. Molecular Ecology Resources. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.12285. Evidence of climate-induced range contractions in bull trout Salvelinus confluentus in a Rocky Mountain watershed, U.S.A. Eby, L.A.; Helmy, O.; Holsinger, L.M.; Young, M.K. 2014. PLoS ONE. 9(6): e98812. doi:10.1371/journal. pone.0098812. Exposure of U.S. National Parks to land use and climate change 1900-2100. Hansen, Andrew J.; Piekielek, Nathan; Davis, Cory; Haas, Jessica; Theobald, David M.; Gross, John E.; Monahan, William B.; Olliff, Tom; Running, Steven W. 2014. Ecological Applications. 24(3): 484-502. Online: http:// www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45736. Influence of large wood on channel morphology and sediment storage in headwater mountain streams, Fraser Experimental Forest, Colorado. Ryan, Sandra E.; Bishop, Erica L.; Daniels, Michael J. 2014. Geomorphology. 217: 73-88. The missing mountain water: Slower westerlies decrease orographic enhancement in the Pacific Northwest USA. Luce, C.H.; Abatzoglou, J.T.; Holden, Z.A. 2013. Science. 342: 1360-1364. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45750. Ozone in remote areas of the Southern Rocky Mountains. Musselman, Robert C.; Korfmacher, John L. 2014. Atmospheric 6 Environment. 82: 383-390. Online: http://www.treesearch. fs.fed.us/pubs/45786. Patch size but not short-term isolation influences occurrence of westslope cutthroat trout above human-made barriers. Peterson, D.P.; Rieman, B.E.; Horan, D.L.; Young, M.K. 2014. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. doi: 10.1111/eff.12108. Relative effects of climate change and wildfires on stream temperatures: A simulation modeling approach in a Rocky Mountain watershed. Holsinger, L.; Keane, R.; Isaak, D.; Eby, L.; Young, M. 2014. Climatic Change. 124(1-2):191-206. doi: 10.1007/s10584-014-1092-5. Sensitivity of summer stream temperatures to climate variability in the Pacific Northwest. Luce, Charles; Staab, Brian; Kramer, Marc; Wenger, Seth; Isaak, Dan; McConnell, Callie. 2014. Water Resources Research. doi: 10.1002/2013WR014329. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45784. A tree-ring based reconstruction of Logan River streamflow, northern Utah. Allen, Eric B.; Rittenour, Tammy M.; DeRose, R. Justin; Bekker, Matthew F.; Kjelgren, Roger; Buckley, Brendan M. 2013. Water Resources Research. 49: 1-10. Online: http:// www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45749. Fire, fuel, and smoke Comparing three sampling techniques to estimate down dead woody surface fuel biomass. Keane, R.E.; Gray, K. 2013. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 22:1093-1107. Online: http:// www.publish.csiro.au/?act=view_file&file_id=WF13038.pdf. Fire activity and severity in the Western US vary along proxy gradients representing fuel amount and fuel moisture. Parks, S.A.; Parisien, M.-A.; Miller, C.; Dobrowski, S.Z. 2014. PloS ONE 9:e99699. New and revised fire effects tools for fire management. Keane, Robert E.; Dillon, Greg; Drury, Stacy; Innes, Robin; Morgan, Penny; Lutes, Duncan; Prichard, Susan J.; Smith, Jane; Strand, Eva. 2014. Fire Management Today. 73(3): 37-47. The role of wildfire, prescribed fire, and mountain pine beetle infestations on the population dynamics of black-backed woodpeckers in the Black Hills, South Dakota. Rota, Christopher T.; Millspaugh, Joshua J.; Rumble, Mark A.; Lehman, Chad P.; Kesler, Dylan C. 2014. PLoS ONE. 9(4): e94700. Online: http://www.plosone.org/article/fetchObject. action?uri=info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.00947 00&representation=PDF. To order a publication, please see the last page RMRS New Publications Forest and woodland ecosystems Applied chemical ecology of the mountain pine beetle. Progar, Robert A.; Gillette, Nancy; Fettig, Christopher J.; Hrinkevich, Kathryn. 2014. Forest Science. 60(3): 414-433. Online: http:// www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/46026. Containers. Landis, Thomas D.; Luna, Tara; Dumroese, R. Kasten. 2014. In: Wilkinson, Kim M.; Landis, Thomas D.; Haase, Diane L.; Daley, Brian F.; Dumroese, R. Kasten, eds. Tropical nursery manual: A guide to starting and operating a nursery for native and traditional plants. Agric. Handb. 732. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service: 123-140. Online: http://www.geographicconsulting.com/wp-content/ uploads/2014/05/7.-Containers.pdf. Cultural practices for prevention and control of mountain pine beetle infestations. Fettig, Christopher J.; Gibson, Kenneth E.; Munson, A. Steven; Negrón, Jose F. 2014. Forest Science. 60(3): 450-463. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/44855. Ecological consequences of mountain pine beetle outbreaks for wildlife in western North American forests. Saab, Victoria A.; Latif, Quresh S.; Rowland, Mary M.; Johnson, Tracey N.; Chalfoun, Anna D.; Buskirk, Steven W.; Heyward, Joslin E.; Dresser, Matthew A. 2014. Forest Science. 60(3): 539-559. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/46027. Establishing the science foundation to sustain high-elevation five-needle pine forests threatened by novel interacting stresses in four western National Parks. Schoettle, A.W.; Connor, J.; Mack, J.; Pineda Bovin, P.; Beck, J.; Baker, G.M.; Sniezko, R.A.; Burns, K.S. 2013. George Wright Forum. 30 (3): 302312. Online: http://www.georgewright.org/303schoettle.pdf. Fall fertilization enhanced nitrogen storage and translocation in Larix olgensis seedlings. Zhu, Y.; Dumroese, R. K.; Li, G. L.; Pinto, J. R.; Liu, Y. 2013. New Forests. 44: 849-861. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45744. Forest development and carbon dynamics after mountain pine beetle outbreaks. Hansen, E. Matthew. 2014. Forest Science. 60(3): 476-488. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed. us/pubs/46021. The historical role of Ips hauseri (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the spruce forest of Ile-Alatausky and Medeo National parks. Mukhamadiev, N.; Lynch, A.; O’Connor, C.; Sagitov, A.; Ashikbaev, N.; Panyushkina, I. 2014. In: Toleubayev, Kazbek, ed. International scientific conference, plant protection for ecological sustainability of agrobiocenoses; 21-24 April 2014; Almaty, Kazakhstan. Info. Bull. 46. Almaty, Kazakhstan: International Organization for Biological Control, East Palearctic Regional Section: 92-94. Interactions among the mountain pine beetle, fires, and fuels. Jenkins, Michael J.; Runyon, Justin B.; Fettig, Christopher J.; Page, Wesley G.; Bentz, Barbara J. 2014. Forest Science. 60(3): 489-501. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/44259. To order a publication, please see the last page April to June 2014 Landscape dynamics of mountain pine beetles. Lundquist, John E.; Reich, Robin M. 2014. Forest Science. 60(3): 464-475. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/46023. Mountain pine beetle, a major disturbance agent in US western coniferous forests: A synthesis of the state of knowledge. Negrón, Jose F.; Fettig, Christopher J. 2014.Forest Science. 60(3): 409-413. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/ pubs/46025. Mountain pine beetle-killed lodgepole pine for the production of submicron lignocellulose fibrils. Hoeger, Ingrid; Gleisner, Rolland; Negrón, Jose; Rojas, Orlando J.; Zhu, J. Y. 2014. Forest Science. 60(3): 502-511. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed. us/pubs/46022. Mountain pine beetle voltinism and life history characteristics across latitudinal and elevational gradients in the western United States. Bentz, Barbara; Vandygriff, James; Jensen, Camille; Coleman, Tom; Maloney, Patricia; Smith, Sheri; Grady, Amanda; Schen-Langenheim, Greta. 2014. Forest Science. 60(3): 434-449. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/ pubs/46019. The once and future forest: Consequences of mountain pine beetle treatment decisions. Gillette, Nancy E.; Wood, David L.; Hines, Sarah J.; Runyon, Justin B.; Negrón, Jose F. 2014.Forest Science. 60(3): 527-538. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed. us/pubs/46020. Outplanting. Haase, Diane L.; Landis, Thomas D.; Dumroese, R. Kasten. 2014. In: Wilkinson, Kim M.; Landis, Thomas D.; Haase, Diane L.; Daley, Brian F.; Dumroese, R. Kasten, eds. Tropical nursery manual: A guide to starting and operating a nursery for native and traditional plants. Ag. Handb. 732. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service: 313-338. Online: http://www.geographicconsulting.com/ wp-content/uploads/2014/05/17.-Outplanting.pdf. Oxyfluorfen strongly affects Larix occidentalis but minimally affects Sagina procumbens in a bareroot nursery. Dumroese, R. Kasten; Williams, Jasmine L.; Pinto, Jeremiah R.; Zhang, Peng. 2014. HortScience. 49(5): 603-607. Phoretic symbionts of the mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins). Mercado, Javier E.; Hofstetter, Richard W.; Reboletti, Danielle M.; Negrón, Jose F. 2014. Forest Science. 60(3): 512-526. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/ pubs/46024. Problem prevention and holistic pest management. Landis, Thomas D.; Luna, Tara; Dumroese, R. Kasten; Wilkinson, Kim M. 2014. In: Wilkinson, Kim M.; Landis, Thomas D.; Haase, Diane L.; Daley, Brian F.; Dumroese, R. Kasten, eds. Tropical nursery manual: A guide to starting and operating a nursery for native and traditional plants. Agric. Handb. 732. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service: 273-292. Online: http://www.geographicconsulting.com/wp-content/ uploads/2014/05/14.-Problem-Prevention-and-Holistic-PestManagement.pdf. 7 RMRS New Publications Role of climate change in reforestation and nursery practices.Williams, Mary I.; Dumroese, R. Kasten. 2014. Western Forester. 59(1): 11-13. Online: http://www.treesearch. fs.fed.us/pubs/45745. Seed germination and sowing options. Luna, Tara; Wilkinson, Kim M.; Dumroese, R. Kasten. 2014. In: Wilkinson, Kim M.; Landis, Thomas D.; Haase, Diane L.; Daley, Brian F.; Dumroese, R. Kasten, eds. Tropical nursery manual: A guide to starting and operating a nursery for native and traditional plants. Agric. Handb. 732. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service: 163-184. Online: http://www. geographicconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/9.Seed-Germination-and-Sowing-Options.pdf. Transcriptome of an Armillaria root disease pathogen reveals candidate genes involved in host substrate utilization at the host-pathogen interface. Ross-Davis, A.L.; Stewart, J.E.; Hanna, J.W.; Kim, M.-S.; Knaus, B.J.; Cronn, R.; Rai, H.; Richardson, B.A.; McDonald, G.I.; Klopfenstein, N.B. 2013. Forest Pathology. 43: 468-477. Online: http://www.treesearch. fs.fed.us/pubs/45751. Tropical nursery manual: A guide to starting and operating a nursery for native and traditional plants.Wilkinson, Kim M.; Landis, Thomas D.; Haase, Diane L.; Daley, Brian F.; Dumroese, R. Kasten, eds. 2014. Agric. Handb. 732. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Online: http://www.geographicconsulting.com/wp-content/ uploads/2014/05/. Understorey plant community dynamics following a large, mixed severity wildfire in a Pinus ponderosa–Pseudotsuga menziesii forest, Colorado, USA. Fornwalt, Paula J.; Kaufmann, Merrill R. 2014. Journal of Vegetation Science. 25: 805-818. White pine blister rust resistance in limber pine: Evidence for a major gene. Schoettle, A.W.; Sniezko, R.A.; Kegley, A.; Burns, K.S. 2014. Phytopathology. 104:163-173. Online: http:// www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/44228. Grasslands, shrublands, and desert ecosystems Himalayan origin and evolution of Myricaria (Tamaricaeae) in the Neogene. Zhang, Ming-Li; Meng, Hong-Hu; Zhang, Hong-Xiang; Vyacheslav, Byalt V.; Sanderson, Stewart C. 2014. PLos ONE. 9(6): e97582. Online: http://www.plosone. org/article/fetchObject.action?uri=info%3Adoi%2F10.1371% 2Fjournal.pone.0097582&representation=PDF. Influence of climate and environment on post-fire recovery of mountain big sagebrush. Nelson, Zachary J.; Weisberg, Peter J.; Kitchen, Stanley G. 2014. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 23: 131-142. Online: http://www.treesearch. fs.fed.us/pubs/45787. Learning to live with cheatgrass: Giving up or a necessary paradigm shift? Kitchen, Stanley G. 2014. Rangelands. 36(2): 32-36. 8 April to June 2014 Polyphasic characterization of Trichocoleus desertorum sp. nov. (Pseudanabaenales, Cyanobacteria) from desert soils and phylogenetic placement of the genus Trichocoleus. Mühlsteinová, Radka; Johansen, Jeffrey R.; Pietrasiak, Nicole; Martin, Michael P.; Osorio-Santos, Karina; Warren, Steven D. 2014. Phytotaxa. 163(5): 241-261. Online: http://biotaxa.org/ Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.163.5.1/7571. Resilience to stress and disturbance, and resistance to Bromus tectorum L. invasion in cold desert shrublands of western North America. Chambers, Jeanne C.; Bradley, Bethany A.; Brown, Cynthia S.; D’Antonio, Carla; Germino, Matthew J.; Grace, James B.; Hardegree, Stuart P.; Miller, Richard F.; Pyke, David A. 2014. Ecosystems. 17(2): 360-375. Spatiotemporal evolution of Reaumuria (Tamaricaceae) in Central Asia: Insights from molecular biogeography. Zhang, Mingli; Hao, Xiaoli; Sanderson, Stewart C.; Vyacheslav, Byalt V.; Sukhorukov, Alexander P.; Zhang, Xia. 2014. Phytotaxa. 167(1): 089-103. Online: www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/ download/phytotaxa.167.1.5/8145. Human dimensions Wildfire risk and optimal investments in watershed protection. Warziniack, Travis; Thompson, Matthew. 2013. Western Economics Forum. 12(2): 19-28. Online: http://www.treesearch. fs.fed.us/pubs/45753. Inventory, monitoring, and analysis Properties of Endogenous Post-Stratified Estimation using remote sensing data. Tipton, John; Opsomer, Jean; Moisen, Gretchen. 2013. Remote Sensing of Environment. 139: 130-137. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45752. Science application and integration Assisted migration: What it means to nursery managers and tree planters. Williams, Mary I.; Dumroese, R. Kasten. 2014. Tree Planters Notes. 57(1): 21-26. Online: http://www.rngr. net/publications/tpn/57-1/assisted-migration-what-it-meansto-nursery-managers-and-tree-planters. Development of PCR-RFP and DNA barcoding plastic markers for yellow toadflax and Dalmatian toadflax. Boswell, Andrew. 2013. Fort Collins, CO: Colorado State University. 87 p. Thesis. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45782. Exploring the role of fire, succession, climate, and weather on landscape dynamics using comparative modeling. Keane, R.E.; Cary, G.J.; Flannigan, M.D.; Parsons, R.A.; Davies, I.D.; King, K.J.; Li, C.; Bradstock, R.A.; Gill, M. 2013. Ecological Modelling 266: 172-186. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed. us/pubs/44778. A general equilibrium model of ecosystem services in a river basin. Warziniack, Travis. 2014. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 50(3): 683-695. Online: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jawr.12211/abstract. Genotyping-by-sequencing for Populus population genomics: An assessment of genome sampling patterns and filtering To order a publication, please see the last page RMRS New Publications April to June 2014 approaches. Schilling, Martin P.; Wolf, Paul G.; Duffy, Aaron M.; Rai, Hardeep S.; Rowe, Carol A.; Richardson, Bryce A.; Mock, Karen E. 2014. PLoS ONE. 9(4): e95292. Online: http:// www.plosone.org/article/fetchObject.action?uri=info%3Adoi %2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0095292&representation=PDF. Morphology, gas exchange, and chlorophyll content of longleaf pine seedlings in response to rooting volume, copper root pruning, and nitrogen supply in a container nursery. Dumroese, R. Kasten; Sung, Shi-Jean Susana; Pinto, Jeremiah R.; Ross-Davis, Amy; Scott, D. Andrew. 2013. New Forests. 44(6): 881-897. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed. us/pubs/45743. Remote sensing protocol for identifying rangelands with degraded productive capacity. Reeves, M.C.; Baggett, L.S. 2014. Ecological Indicators. 43: 172-182. Wilderness research Keeping it wild in the National Park Service: A user guide to integrating wilderness character into park planning, management, and monitoring. Landres, P.; Stutzman, S.; Vagias, W.; [and others]. 2014. Publication No. WASO 909/121797. Lakewood, CO: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Denver Service Center. 219 p. Mapping wilderness character in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Tricker, J.; Landres, P.; Fauth, G.; Hardwick, P.; Eddy, A. 2014. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/SEKI/NRTR-2014/872. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Author Index A Abatzoglou, J.T. 6 Allen, Eric B. 6 Anderson, Neil J. 9 Apprill, Darrell L. 9 Ashikbaev, N. 7 Aubry, Keith B. 9 B Baggett, L.S. 9 Baker, G.M. 7 Battaglia, Mike A. 4, 5 Beck, J. 7 Bekker, Matthew F. 6 Bentz, Barbara 7 Bishop, Erica L. 6 Boswell, Andrew 8 Bradley, Bethany A. 8 Bradstock, R.A. 8 Breshears, David D. 6 Brown, Cynthia S. 8 Buckley, Brendan M. 6 Buffington, John M. 3 Burns, K.S. 7, 8 Buskirk, Steven W. 7 Butler, Brett J. 6 Wildlife and terrestrial habitats Growing hickories (Carya spp.) for roost trees: A method to support conservation of declining bat populations. Luna, Tara; Lindner, Daniel L.; Dumroese, R. Kasten. 2014. Native Plants. 15(1): 67-74. Multi-scale habitat use of male ruffed grouse in the Black Hills National Forest. Mehls, Cassandra L.; Jensen, Kent C.; Rumble, Mark A.; Wimberly, Michael C. 2014. The Prairie Naturalist. 46: 21-33. Online: http://www.sdstate.edu/nrm/ organizations/gpnss/tpn/upload/21-33-Mehls.pdf. Recovery of wolverines in the western United States: Recent extirpation and recolonization or range retraction and expansion? McKelvey, Kevin S.; Aubry, Keith B.; Anderson, Neil J.; Clevenger, Anthony P.; Copeland, Jeffrey P.; Heinemeyer, Kimberley S.; Inman, Robert M.; Squires, John R.; Waller, John S.; Pilgrim, Kristine L.; Schwartz, Michael K. 2014. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 78(2): 325-334. Online: http:// www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45785. Relative abundance of small mammals in nest core areas and burned wintering areas of Mexican spotted owls in the Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico. Ganey, Joseph L.; Kyle, Sean C.; Rawlinson, Todd A.; Apprill, Darrell L.; Ward, James P., Jr. 2014. Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 126(1): 47-52. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45783. C F Cary, G.J. 8 Chalfoun, Anna D. 7 Chambers, Jeanne C. 8 Clevenger, Anthony P. 9 Coleman, Tom 7 Connor, J. 7 Copeland, Jeffrey P. 9 Coulson, David P. 3 Cronn, R. 8 Fauth, G. 9 Fettig, Christopher J. 7 Flannigan, M.D. 8 Fornwalt, Paula J. 8 Fried, Jeremy S. 4, 5 D Dale, Virginia H. 6 Daley, Brian F. 8 Daniels, Michael J. 6 D’Antonio, Carla 8 Davies, I.D. 8 Davis, Cory 6 DeRose, R. Justin 6 Dillon, Greg 6 Dobrowski, S.Z. 6 Dresser, Matthew A. 7 Drury, Stacy 6 Duffy, Aaron M. 9 Dumroese, R.K. 7, 8, 9 E Eby, L. 6 Eddy, A. 9 To order a publication, please see the last page G Gaither, Cassandra Johnson 6 Ganey, Joseph L. 9 Gebert, K. 4 Germino, Matthew J. 8 Gibson, Kenneth E. 7 Gillette, Nancy 7 Gill, M. 8 Gleisner, Rolland 7 Goode, Jaime R. 3 Grace, James B. 8 Grady, Amanda 7 Graham, Russell T. 4, 5 Gray, K. 6 Gross, John E. 6 H Haase, Diane L. 7, 8 Haas, Jessica 6 Hahn, B. 4 Han, Han-Sup 4, 5 Hanna, J.W. 8 Hansen, Andrew J. 6 Hansen, E. Matthew 7 Hao, Xiaoli 8 Hardegree, Stuart P. 8 Hardwick, P. 9 Heinemeyer, Kimberley S. 9 Helmy, O. 6 Heyward, Joslin E. 7 Hines, Sarah J. 7 Hoeger, Ingrid 7 Hofstetter, Richard W. 7 Holden, Z.A. 6 Holsinger, L. 6 Horan, D.L. 6 Hrinkevich, Kathryn 7 Hubbard, R. 4 I Inman, Robert M. 9 Innes, Robin 6 Isaak, D. 6 J Jain, Theresa B. 4, 5 Jane, S.F. 6 Jenkins, Michael J. 7 Jensen, Camille 7 Jensen, Kent C. 9 Johansen, Jeffrey R. 8 9 RMRS New Publications Johnson, Adam N. 3 Johnson, Tracey N. 7 Joyce, Linda 3, 6 K Kaufmann, Merrill R. 8 Keane, R.E. 6, 8 Kegley, A. 8 Kesler, Dylan C. 6 Keyes, Christopher R. 4, 5 Kim, M.-S. 8 King, K.J. 8 Kitchen, Stanley G. 8 Kjelgren, Roger 6 Klopfenstein, N.B. 8 Knaus, B.J. 8 Korfmacher, John L. 5, 6 Kramer, Marc 6 Kyle, Sean C. 9 L Landis, Thomas D. 7, 8 Landres, P. 9 Latif, Quresh S. 7 Lawrence, Kevin 3 Lehman, Chad P. 6 Letcher, B.H. 6 Li, C. 8 Li, G. L. 7 Lindner, Daniel L. 9 Liu, Y. 7 Lowe, W.H. 6 Luce, C.H. 6 Luna, Tara 7, 8, 9 Lundquist, John E. 7 Lutes, Duncan 6 Lynch, A. 7 M Mack, J. 7 Malmsheimer, Robert W. 6 Maloney, Patricia 7 Martin, Michael P. 8 Matonis, M. 4 McConnell, Callie 6 McDonald, G.I. 8 10 April to June 2014 McKelvey, K.S. 6, 9 McKenney, Daniel W. 3 Mehls, Cassandra L. 9 Meng, Hong-Hu 8 Mercado, Javier E. 7 Miller, C. 6 Miller, Richard F. 8 Miller, S. 4 Millspaugh, Joshua J. 6 Mock, Karen E. 9 Moisen, Gretchen 8 Monahan, William B. 6 Morgan, Penny 6 Muhlsteinova, Radka 8 Mukhamadiev, N. 7 Munson, A. Steven 7 Musselman, Robert C. 5, 6 N Nagel, David E. 3 Negrón, Jose F. 7 Nelson, Zachary J. 8 Nowak, David J. 6 O O’Connor, C. 7 Olliff, Tom 6 Opsomer, Jean 8 Osorio-Santos, Karina 8 P Page, Wesley G. 7 Panyushkina, I. 7 Papadopol, Pia 3 Parisien, M.-A. 6 Parkes, Sharon L. 3 Parks, S.A. 6 Parsons, R.A. 8 Peterson, D.P. 6 Piekielek, Nathan 6 Pietrasiak, Nicole 8 Pilgrim, Kristine L. 9 Pineda Bovin, P. 7 Pinto, J.R. 7, 9 Price, David T. 3 Prichard, Susan J. 6 Progar, Robert A. 7 Pyke, David A. 8 R Rai, H. 8, 9 Rawlinson, Todd A. 9 Reboletti, Danielle M. 7 Reeves, M.C. 9 Regan, C. 4 Reich, Robin M. 7 Richardson, B.A. 8, 9 Rieman, B.E. 6 Rittenour, Tammy M. 6 Rojas, Orlando J. 7 Ross-Davis, A.L. 8, 9 Rota, Christopher T. 6 Rowe, Carol A. 9 Rowland, Mary M. 7 Rumble, Mark A. 6, 9 Running, Steven W. 6 Runyon, Justin B. 7 Ryan, Sandra E. 6 S Saab, Victoria A. 7 Sagitov, A. 7 Sampson, R. 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Air, Water and Aquatic Environments Air quality, water availability, water quality, and aquatic habitats are critical issues within the rapidly changing Western United States. The Air, Water and Aquatic Environments program is committed to the development of knowledge and science applications related to air and water quality, as well as the habitat quality, distribution, diversity, and persistence of fish and other aquatic species. Website: http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/boise/awae_home.shtml. Contack Frank McCormick, Program Manager, for more information: 208-373-4351. Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute The Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute aims to provide scientific leadership by bringing diverse groups of scientists and managers together to develop and use the knowledge needed to assure wilderness ecosystems and values endure for generations to come. Fire, Fuel and Smoke The Fire, Fuel and Smoke program works to improve the safety and effectiveness of fire management through the creation and dissemination of basic fire science knowledge. The program investigates the impacts of fires on the environment by means of fundamental and applied research for understanding and predicting fire behavior, its effects on ecosystems, and its emissions into the atmosphere. Website: http://www.firelab.org. Contact Colin Hardy, Program Manager, for more information: 406-329-4978. Forest and Woodland Ecosystems Forests and woodlands are increasingly being impacted by large scale urbanization and human developments, uncharacteristically large and severe wildfires, insect and disease outbreaks, exotic species invasions, and drought, and interactions of multiple stressors at local, landscape, and regional scales. The Forest and Woodland Ecosystems program acquires, develops, and delivers the scientific knowledge for sustaining and restoring forests and woodlands landscape health, biodiversity, productivity, and ecosystem processes. Website: http://www.fs.fed.us/rmrs/research/programs/forest-woodlands-ecosystem/. Contact Tom Crow, Program Manager, for more information: 970-498-1378. Grassland, Shrubland and Desert Ecosystems Disruptions by large-scale clearing for agriculture, water diversions, extensive grazing, changes in the native fauna, the advent of alien weeds, altered fire regimes, and increases in human-caused insect and disease epidemics have contributed to produce areas that are in unsuitable condition. The Grassland, Shrubland and Desert Ecosystems program addresses the biology, use, management, and restoration of these grass and shrublands. Website: http://www.fs.fed.us/rmrs/research/programs/grasslandshrubland-desert/. Contact Debbie Finch, Program Manager, for more information: 505-724-3671. Human Dimensions The Human Dimensions program provides social and economic science based innovation to human societies as they develop a sustainable relationship with their environment. Major issues confronting societies across the globe such as global climate change, energy, fire, water, and ecosystem services all have important social-economic dimensions that will be explored and addressed by this program. Website: http://www.fs.fed.us/rmrs/research/programs/social-economics-decision/. contact Cindy Swanson, Program Manager for more information: 406-329-3388. Inventory, Monitoring and Analysis The Inventory, Monitoring and Analysis program provides the resource data, analysis, and tools needed to effectively identify current status and trends, management options and impacts, and threats and impacts of fire, insects, disease, and other natural processes. Website: http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/ogden/. Contact Michael Wilson for more information: 801-625-5407. Science Application and Integration The Science Application and Integration program is a knowledge transfer unit that provides leadership for the integration and use of scientific information in natural resource planning and management across the Interior West. Wildlife and Terrestrial Ecosystems The Wildlife and Terrestrial Ecosystems program is engaged in sustaining species and ecosystems of concern through studies of ecological interactions within and between plant, aquatic, and terrestrial animal communities; understanding public use effects through studies elucidating social and economic values associated with consumptive and non-consumptive uses of fish and wildlife; managing terrestrial and aquatic habitats; and evaluating outcomes of land and water uses and natural disturbances. Website: http://www.rmrs.nau.edu/wildlife/. 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