Rocky Mountain Research Station
New Publications
January–March 2012
January to March 2014
Contents
Integrated Science Working for You
Air, Water,
and Aquatic
Environments
Aldo Leopold
Wilderness
Research
Institute
Fire, Fuel,
and Smoke
Forest and
Woodland
Ecosystems
Grasslands,
Shrublands,
and Desert
Ecosystems
Human
Dimensions
New Series Publications
Climate change impacts on carbon stores . . . . . .
Multi-agency Oregon Pilot: Inventory and
assessment of rangelands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Logging utilization in Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Climate-FVS Version 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nursery proceedings: 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wyoming's forest products
industry and timber harvest 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Northern Arizona trends in snag
populations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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RMRS Series Publications Still Available
Effects of fire on cultural resources . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
National Forest lands: Risk of impaired
conditions of watersheds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Raising native plants in nurseries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Journals and Other Publications
Air, water, and aquatic environments . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Fire, fuel, and smoke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Forest and woodland ecosystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Grasslands, shrublands, and desert
ecosystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Science application and integration . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Wildlife and terrestrial habitats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Author Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Inventory,
Monitoring,
and Analysis
Science
Application
and Integration
Wildlife
and Terrestrial
Habitats
Contact Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Ordering Information (last page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Publications also available at:
http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/publications
RMRS New Publications
January to March 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.
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RMRS New Publications
January to March 2014
New RMRS Series Publications
Climate change impacts
on carbon stores
Order 1
Review of climate change impacts on future carbon stores and management of warm deserts of the United States. Thomey, Michell L.; Ford, Paulette
L.; Reeves, Matt C.; Finch, Deborah M.; Litvak, Marcy E.; Collins, Scott L. 2014. Gen.
Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-316. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 26 p.
Reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration through enhanced
terrestrial carbon storage may help slow or reverse the rate of global climate
change. We summarize studies that focus on key components of carbon exchange,
including photosynthesis, soil respiration, and plant productivity, across the warm
deserts of North America to determine if common trends exist that can be utilized
in management. We also provide an overview of how management practices can
influence carbon sequestration in this region and discuss the U.S. Department
of Agriculture Forest Service Climate Change Scorecard. Since desertification is
projected to increase in the future, management strategies that increase carbon
sequestration or decrease carbon loss are especially important.
Online: http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_gtr316.html.
Multi-agency Oregon
Pilot: National
inventory and
assessment of
rangelands
Online only
Multi-agency Oregon Pilot: Working towards a national inventory and
assessment of rangelands using onsite data. Patterson, Paul L.; Alegria,
James; Jolley, Leonard; Powell, Doug; Goebel, J. Jeffery; Riegel, Gregg M.; Riitters,
Kurt H.; Ducey, Craig. 2014. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-317. Fort Collins, CO:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 56 p. NOTE: This publication is available only online, no printed copies are
available.
Rangelands are lands dominated by grasses, forbs, and shrubs and are managed
as a natural ecosystem. Although these lands comprise approximately 40 percent
of the landmass of the continental United States, there is no coordinated effort
designed to inventory, monitor, or assess rangeland conditions at the national
scale. A pilot project in central Oregon with the U.S. Forest Service, the Natural
Resources Conservation Service, and the Bureau of Land Management showed
how consistent information could be collected to produce approximately unbiased
estimates across the landscape. Exploratory data analysis was conducted to illustrate some of the uses for the data.
Online: http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_gtr317.html.
Logging utilization in
Idaho
Online only
Logging utilization in Idaho: Current and past trends. Simmons, Eric A.;
Morgan, Todd A.; Berg, Erik C.; Zarnoch, Stanley J.; Hayes, Steven W.; Thompson,
Mike T. 2014. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-318. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 15 p. NOTE:
This publication is available only online, no printed copies are available.
A study of commercial timber-harvesting activities in Idaho was conducted
during 2008 and 2011 to characterize current tree utilization, logging operations,
and changes from previous Idaho logging utilization studies. A two-stage simple
random sampling design was used to select sites and felled trees for measurement within active logging sites. Thirty-three logging sites and 815 felled trees
were measured. This study confirmed two long-term timber harvesting trends in
Idaho: declining diameter at breast height (dbh) of harvested timber, and declining amounts of logging residue generated per unit of mill-delivered volume.
Online: http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_gtr318.html.
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RMRS New Publications
Climate-FVS
Version 2
Online only
January to March 2014
Climate-FVS Version 2: Content, users guide, applications, and behavior. Crookston, Nicholas L. 2014. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-319. Fort Collins,
CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research
Station. 38 p. NOTE: This publication is available only online, no printed copies
are available.
Climate-FVS is a modification to the Forest Vegetation Simulator designed to
take climate change into account when predicting forest dynamics at decadal to
century time scales. Individual tree climate viability scores measure the likelihood
that the climate at a given location and at a given point in time is consistent with
the climate recorded for species’ contemporary distribution. These viability scores
are input into Climate-FVS. A web-based service is available for providing this
input for climate predictions generated by down scaling general circulation model
(GCM) outputs run using several models and scenarios from the IPCC third (IPCC
2000) and fifth assessments (IPCC 2013). Climate-FVS contains components that
modify mortality and growth rates, plus rules for establishing new trees. Commands
are presented that control the model. These commands enable the users to explore
the model’s sensitivity to model components and parameters, to include pertinent
information unknown to the model, and use the model to simulate management
alternatives. Model outputs are very sensitive to the mortality component, are
moderately sensitive to growth rate modifications, and are sensitive to maximum
density adjustment only when a stand’s maximum density is being approached.
The intended model uses are to provide insights into future forest dynamics that
are not otherwise evident, to provide model outputs that are relevant to forest
managers, to provide a consistent way to compare management alternatives, and
to do so using defensible methods.
Online: http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_gtr319.html.
Nursery Proceedings
2012
Order 2
National Proceedings: Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations:
2012. Proceedings. Haase, D. L.; Pinto, J. R.; Wilkinson, K. M., tech. coords.
2013. RMRS-P-69. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 114 p.
These proceedings are a compilation of 20 papers that were presented at the
regional meetings of the forest and conservation nursery associations and the
Intertribal Nursery Council meeting in the United States in 2012. Subject matter for the technical sessions included southern nursery history, nursery insect
and disease management, water quality, chilling hour review, root architecture,
and soil fumigation regulations and alternatives. Subject matter for the technical
sessions of the Joint Meeting of the Intertribal Nursery Council, Western Forest
and Conservation Nursery Association, and Intermountain Container Seedling
Growers’ Association was themed around seed technology for forest and conservation nurseries. This included sowing preparation, sowing strategies, advances in
germination technology, seed orchards, and seed zones related to climate change
and assisted migration. Subject matter for the technical sessions of the Intertribal
Nursery Council portion of the meeting included reforestation and restoration,
low-tech tools for seed collecting and processing, seed storage and inventory, seed
dormancy, Mescalero Apache greenhouse production, native plant materials development, and greenhouse structure and function.
Papers by RMRS Authors:
Root system architecture:The invisible trait in container longleaf pine seedlings. Sung, Shi-Jean
Susana; Dumroese, R Kasten.
Growing assisted migration: Synthesis of a climate change adaptation strategy. Williams, Mary I.;
Dumroese, R Kasten.
Online: http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_p069.html.
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RMRS New Publications
Wyoming's forest
products industry and
timber harvest, 2010
Order 3
January to March 2014
Wyoming’s forest products industry and timber harvest, 2010. McIver,
Chelsea P.; Sorenson, Colin B.; Keegan, Charles E.; Morgan, Todd A.; Thompson,
Mike T. 2014. Resour. Bull. RMRS-RB-17. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 29 p.
This report traces the flow of Wyoming’s 2010 timber harvest through the primary wood-using industries; provides a description of the structure, capacity, and
condition of Wyoming’s primary forest products industry, and quantifies volumes
and uses of wood fiber. Historical wood products industry changes are discussed,
as well as changes in harvest, production, employment, and sales.
Online: http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_rb017.html.
N. Arizona trends in
snag populations
Online only
Trends in snag populations in Northern Arizona mixed-conifer and
ponderosa pine forests, 1997-2012. Ganey, J. L.; Vojta, S. C. 2014. Res. Pap.
RMRS-RP-105. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,
Rocky Mountain Research Station. 12 p. NOTE: This publication is available only
online, no printed copies are available.
We monitored snag populations in drought-stressed mixed-conifer and ponderosa
pine (Pinus ponderosa) forests, northern Arizona, at 5-yr intervals from 1997-2012.
Snag density increased from 1997-2007 in both forest types, with accelerated
change due to drought-related tree mortality during the period 2002-2007. Snag
density declined non-significantly from 2007-2012, but median snag density in
2012 remained significantly greater than median density in 1997. Differences in
composition of snag populations also persisted through 2012. Our results suggest
that the drought-mediated spike in tree mortality observed from 2002-2007 did not
persist from 2007-2012 and snag populations may be converging toward previous
levels in terms of both snag density and composition of snag populations.
Online: http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_rp105.html.
RMRS Series Publications Still Available
Effects of fire on
cultural resources and
archaeology
Order 4
Wildland fire in ecosystems: effects of fire on cultural resources and
archaeology. Ryan, Kevin C.; Jones, Ann Trinkle; Koerner, Cassandra L.; Lee,
Kristine M., tech. eds. 2012. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-42-vol. 3. Fort Collins,
CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research
Station. 224 p.
This state-of-knowledge review provides a synthesis of the effects of fire on
cultural resources, which can be used by fire managers, cultural resource (CR)
specialists, and archaeologists to more effectively manage wildland vegetation,
fuels, and fire. The goal of the volume is (1) to provide cultural resource/archaeological professionals and policy makers with a primer on fuels, fire behavior, and
fire effects to enable them to work more effectively with the fire management
community to protect resources during fuels treatment and restoration projects
and wildfire suppression activities; and (2) to provide fire and land management
professionals and policy makers with a greater understanding of the value of
cultural resource protection and the methods available to evaluate and mitigate
risks to cultural resources.
Online: http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_gtr042_3.html
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RMRS New Publications
National Forests lands:
Risk of impaired
condition of watersheds
Order 5
Raising native plants in
nurseries
Order 6
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January to March 2014
Risk of impaired condition of watersheds containing National Forest
lands. Brown, Thomas C.; Froemke, Pamela. 2010. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRSGTR-251. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky
Mountain Research Station. 57 p.
We assessed the risk of impaired condition of the nearly 3700 5th-level watersheds in the contiguous 48 states containing the national forests and grasslands
that make up the U.S. Forest Service's National Forest System (NFS). The assessment was based on readily available, relatively consistent nationwide data sets
for a series of indicators representing watershed stressors and resources at risk of
watershed impairment. Using a set of weights that express the relative importance
of the indicators, a summary measure of relative risk of watershed impairment was
computed for each entire watershed, each NFS part of each watershed, and each
non-NFS part of each watershed. The results of this assessment offer a starting
point for deciding about risk mitigation efforts, one that could be supplemented
by locally available data on additional indicators and by a comparison of the costs
and benefits of mitigation options.
Online: http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_gtr251.html.
Raising native plants in nurseries: Basic concepts. Dumroese, R. Kasten;
Landis, Thomas D.; Luna, Tara. 2012. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-274. Fort
Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain
Research Station. 84 p.
Growing native plants can be fun, challenging, and rewarding. This booklet,
particularly the first chapter that introduces important concepts, is for the novice
who wants to start growing native plants as a hobby; however, it can also be helpful
to someone with a bit more experience who is wondering about starting a nursery.
The second chapter provides basic information about collecting, processing, storing, and treating seeds. Chapter three focuses on using seeds to grow plants in the
field or in containers using simple but effective techniques. For those native plants
that reproduce poorly from seeds, the fourth chapter describes how to start native
plants from cuttings. The final chapter provides valuable information on how to
successfully move native plants from the nursery and establish them in their final
planting location. Several appendices expand on what has been presented in the
chapters, with more details and specific information about growing a variety of
native plants.
Online: http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_gtr274.html.
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RMRS New Publications
January to March 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
Buffington, John M.; Luce, Charles H.; Caamano, Diego. 2013.
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. doi: 10.1002/esp.3491.
Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45562.
Net primary productivity of subalpine meadows in Yosemite
National Park in relation to climate variability. Moore, Peggy
E.; van Wagtendonk, Jan W.; Yee, Julie L.; McClaran, Mitchel
P.; Cole, David N.; McDougald, Neil K.; Brooks, Matthew L.
2013. Western North American Naturalist. 73(4): 409-418.
Pronounced differences in genetic structure despite overall
ecological similarity for two Ambystoma salamanders in
the same landscape. Whiteley, Andrew R.; McGarigal, Kevin;
Schwartz, Michael K. 2014. Conservation Genetics. doi.10.1007/
s10592-014-0562-7.
Respiratory disease and particulate air pollution in Santiago
Chile: Contribution of erosion particles from fine sediments.
Garcia-Chevesich, Pablo A.; Alvarado, Sergio; Neary, Daniel
G.; Valdes, Rodrigo; Valdes, Juan; Aguirre, Juan José; Mena,
Marcelo; Pizarro, Roberto; Jofré, Paola; Vera, Mauricio;
Olivares, Claudio. 2014. Environmental Pollution. 187: 202-205.
Soil erosion and sediment production on watershed landscapes:
Processes, preventon, and control. Ffolliott, P.F.; Brooks, K.N.;
Neary, D.G.; Tapia, R.P.; Garcia-Chevesich, P. 2013. Special
Technical Publication No. 32. Montevideo, Uraguay: United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization,
International Hydrological Programme of the Regional Office
for Science for Latin America and the Carribbean Basin. 73 p.
A synoptic survey of ecosystem services from headwater catchments in the United States. Hill, Brian H.; Kolka, Randall K.;
McCormick, Frank H.; Starry, Matthew A. 2013. Ecosystem
Services. 7:106-115. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/
pubs/45560.
Wildland fire emissions, carbon, and climate: Emission factors.
Urbanski, Shawn. 2014. Forest Ecology and Management. 317:
51-60. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45727.
Wildland fire emissions, carbon, and climate: Plume rise,
atmospheric transport, and chemistry processes. Heilman,
Warren; Liu, Yongqiang; Urbanski, Shawn; Kovalev, V.; Mickler,
R. 2014. Forest Ecology and Management. 317: 70-79. Online:
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45645.
Wildland fire emissions, carbon, and climate: Science overview
and knowledge needs. Sommers, William T.; Loehman, Rachel
A.; Hardy, Colin C. 2014. Forest Ecology and Management.
317: 1-8. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45726.
Wildland fire emissions, carbon, and climate: Seeing the
forest and the trees—A cross-scale assessment of wildfire
and carbon dynamics in fire-prone, forested ecosystems.
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Applications of spatial statistical network models to stream
data. Isaak, Daniel J.; Peterson, Erin E.; Ver Hoef, Jay M.;
Wenger, Seth J.; Falke, Jeffrey A.; Torgersen, Christian E.;
Sowder, Colin; Steel, E. Ashley; Fortin, Marie-Josee; Jordan,
Chris E.; Ruesch, Aaron S.; Som, Nicholas; Monestiez, Pascal.
2014. WIREs Water. doi:10.1002/wat2.1023. Online: http://
www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45559.
Bed stability in unconfined gravel bed mountain streams:
With implications for salmon spawning viability in future
climates. McKean, Jim; Tonina, Daniele. 2013. Journal of
Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. 118: 1227-1240. Online:
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45561.
A blocking primer increases specificity in environmental DNA
detection of bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus). Wilcox, Taylor
M.; Schwartz, Michael K.; McKelvey, Kevin S.; Young, Michael
K.; Lowe, Winsor H. 2014. Conservation Genetics Resources.
doi.10.1007/s12686-013-0113-4.
Climate change and forest values. Wear, D.N.; Joyce, L.A.; Butler,
B.J.; Gaither, C.J.; Nowak, D.J.; Steward, S.I. 2014. In: Peterson,
D.L.; Vos, J.M.; Patel-Weynand, T., eds. Climate change and
United States forests. Advances in Global Change Research.
Dordrecht: Springer Science + Business Media. 57: 91-112.
Climate change impacts on future carbon stores and management of warm deserts of the United States. Thomey, Michell
L.; Ford, Paulette L.; Reeves, Matthew C.; Finch, Deborah M.;
Litvak, Marcy E.; Collins, Scott L. 2014. Rangelands. 36(1):
16-24. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45552.
Cottus schitsuumsh, a new species of sculpin (Scorpaeniformes:
Cottidae) in the Columbia River basin, Idaho-Montana,
USA. Lemoine, Michael; Young, Michael K.; McKelvey, Kevin
S.; Eby, Lisa; Pilgrim, Kristine L.; Schwartz, Michael K. 2014.
Zootaxa. 3755(3): 241-258. Online: http://www.treesearch.
fs.fed.us/pubs/45377.
Effects of climate change and wildfire on soil loss in the
Southern Rockies Ecoregion. Litschert, S.E.; Theobald, D.M.;
Brown, T.C. 2014. Catena. 118: 206-219.
Linear diffusion-wave channel routing using a discrete Hayami
convolution method. Want, Li; Wu, Joan Q.; Elliot, William
J.; Fiedler, Fritz R.; Lapin, Sergey. 2014. Journal of Hydrology. 509(13): 282-294. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.
us/pubs/45558.
Modeling the effects of pulsed versus chronic sand inputs on
salmonid spawning habitat in a low-gradient gravel-bed
river. Maturana, Oscar; Tonina, Daniele; McKean, James A.;
RMRS New Publications
Loehman, Rachel A.; Reinhardt, Elizabeth; Riley, Karin L.
2014. Forest Ecology and Management. 317: 9-19. Online:
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45724.
Wildland fire emissions, carbon, and climate: U.S. emissions
inventories. Larkin, Narasimhan K.; Raffuse, Sean M.; Strand,
Tara M. 2014. Forest Ecology and Management. 317: 61-69.
Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45723.
Wildland fire emissions, carbon, and climate: Wildfire–climate
interactions. Liu, Yongqiang; Goodrick, Scott; Heilman, Warren. 2014. Forest Ecology and Management. 317: 80-96. Online:
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45463.
Fire, fuel, and smoke
Mapping day-of-burning with coarse-resolution satellite
fire-detection data. Parks, S.A. 2014. International Journal
of Wildland Fire. 23: 215-223.
A new metric for quantifying burn severity: The relativized
burn ratio. Parks, S.A.; Dillon, G.K.; Miller, C. 2014. Remote
Sensing. 6: 1827-1844.
Opportunities abound for affordable mechanical fuels treatment in dry mixed-conifer forests. Fried, Jeremy S.; Jain,
Theresa B. 2013. Western Forester. November/December:
14-15, 21. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45611.
Previous fires moderate burn severity of subsequent wildland
fires in two large western US wilderness areas. Parks, S.A.;
Miller, C.; Nelson, C.R.; Holden, Z.A. 2014. Ecosystems. doi:
10.1007/s10021-013-9704-x.
Wildland fire emissions, carbon and climate: Characterizing
wildland fuels. Weise, David R.; Wright, Clinton S. 2014. Forest Ecology and Management. 317: 26-40. Online: http://www.
treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/43415.
Wildland fire emissions, carbon, and climate: Wildland fire
detection and burned area in the United States. Hao, Wei Min;
Larkin, Narasimhan K. 2014. Forest Ecology and Management.
317: 20-25. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45722.
Forest and woodland ecosystems
Bark beetles and dwarf mistletoe interact to alter downed
woody material, canopy structure, and stand characteristics
in northern Colorado ponderosa pine. Klutsch, Jennifer G.;
Beam, Russell D.; Jacobi, William R.; Negrón, José F. 2014.
Forest Ecology and Management. 315: 63-71.
Bioconversion of beetle-killed lodgepole pine using SPORL:
Process scale-up design, lignin coproduct, and high solids
fermentation without detoxification. Zhou, Haifeng; Zhu,
J.Y.; Luo, Xiaolin; Leu, Shao-Yuan; Wu, Xiaolei; Gleisner,
Roland; Dien, Bruce S.; Hector, Ronald E.; Yang, Dongjie;
Qiu, Xueqing; Horn, Eric; Negron, Jose. 2013. Industrial and
Engineering Chemistry Research. 52: 16057-16065. Online:
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45297.
Converging patterns of vertical variability in leaf morphology
and nitrogen across seven Eucalyptus plantations in Brazil
and Hawaii, USA. Coble, Adam P.; Autio, Alisha; Cavaleri,
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January to March 2014
Molly A.; Binkley, Dan; Ryan, Michael G. 2014. Trees. 28:1-15.
Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45694.
Forest processes. Ryan, M.G.; Vose, J.M.; Hanson , P.J.; Iverson,
L.R.; Miniat, C.F.; Luce, C.H.; Band, L.E.; Klein, S.L. 2014.
In: Peterson, D.L.; Vose, J.M.; Patel-Weynand, T., eds. Climate
change and United States forests. New York: Springer: 25-54.
Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45690.
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.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5849/forsci.13-017. Online: http://
www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/44259.
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.K.; Sung, S-J.S.; Pinto, J.R.; Ross-Davis, A.;
Scott, A.D. 2013. New Forests. 44: 881-897.
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(2): http://
dx.doi.org/10.5849/forsci.13-056.
Overview of the Manitou Experimental Forest observatory:
Site description and selected science results from 2008-2013.
. . . Ryan, M.G.; Fornwalt, P.J.; and others. 2014. Atmospheric,
Chemistry, and Physics Discussion. 14: 1647-1709. Online:
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45693.
Phenology and density-dependent dispersal predict patterns
of mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) impact.
Powell, James A.; Bentz, Barbara J. 2014. Ecological Modelling. 273: 173-185.
Phloem transport in trees. Ryan, Michael G.; Asao, Shinichi.
2014. Tree Physiology. 34:1-4. Online: http://www.treesearch.
fs.fed.us/pubs/45691.
Role of climate change in reforestation and nursery practices.
Williams, Mary I.; Dumroese, R. Kasten. 2014. Western Forester. 59(1): 11-13.
Silviculture research: The intersection of science and art
across generations. Jain, Theresa B. 2013. Western Forester.
September/October: 8-9. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.
us/pubs/45612.
Grasslands, shrublands, and
desert ecosystems
Adaptive responses reveal contemporary and future ecotypes
in a desert shrub. Richardson, Bryce A.; Kitchen, Stanley
G.; Pendleton, Rosemary L.; Pendleton, Burton K.; Germino,
Matthew J.; Rehfeldt, Gerald E.; Meyer, Susan E. 2014. Ecological Applications. 24(2): 413-427. Online: http://www.treesearch.
fs.fed.us/pubs/45555.
De novo genome assembly of the fungal plant pathogen Pyrenophora semeniperda. Soliai, Marcus M.; Meyer, Susan E.;
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Udall, Joshua A.; Elzinga, David E.; Hermansen, Russell A.;
Bodily, Paul M.; Hart, Aaron A.; Coleman, Craig E. 2014. PLoS
ONE. 9(1): e87045. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/
pubs/45553.
Effect of strain and cultural conditions on the production of
cytochalasin B by the potential mycoherbicide Pyrenophora
semeniperda (Pleosporaceae, Pleosporales). Masi, Marco;
Evidente, Antonio; Meyer, Susan; Nicholson, Joshua; Munoz,
Ashley. 2014. Biocontrol Science and Technology. 24(1): 53-64.
Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45557.
Factors affecting host range in a generalist seed pathogen
of semi-arid shrublands. Beckstead, Julie; Meyer, Susan E.;
Reinhart, Kurt O.; Bergen, Kellene M.; Holden, Sandra R.;
Boekweg, Heather F. 2014. Plant Ecology. 215(4): 427-440.
GSD Update: Year in Review: Spotlight on 2013 research by
the Grassland, Shrubland and Desert Ecosystems Science
Program. Finch, Deborah M. 2013. February 2014. Albuquerque, NM: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky
Mountain Research Station. 9 p. Online: http://www.fs.fed.us/
rm/grassland-shrubland-desert/docs/gsd-update/2014-02.pdf.
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Investigating new emerging invasive plant threats
Can evolution make a stranger weed?
Bark beetles can affect wildfires by altering tree chemistry
Managing forests for a disturbance dependent species
Drought and pinyon-juniper woodland ecosystems
Detecting ecosystem stress: The value of long-term experimental areas
Helping managers use climate change vulnerability assessments
Managing Resilient Landscapes
• Rhinusa pilosa: A new candidtae biocontrol agent for the invasive weed
yellow toadflax
• Cheatgrass die-off—Problem or opportunity?
• Development of a novel biocontrol method for cheatgrass: The role of
fungal endophytes
• SageSTEP—The Sagebrush Treatment Evaluaiton Project
• Conservation and restoration of shrublands
• Tracking climate change and assisted migration: Maintaining resilient
landscapes
• Growing better seedlings faster to withstand severe outplanting conditions
• Regional assessment of post-fire native seeding strategies
• Tactics for conserving unique biological resources
• Monitoring biodiversity with satelite imagery
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.
Linkages between grazing history and herbivore exclusion
on decomposition rates in mineral soils of subalpine grasslands. Haynes, Alan G.; Schutz, Martin; Buchmann, Nina;
Page-Dumroese, Deborah S.; Busse, Matt D.; Risch, Anita C.
2014. Plant Soil. 374: 579-591.
Phylogeographic patterns of the Aconitum nemorum species
group (Ranuncluaceae) shaped by geological and climatic
events in the Tianshan Mountains and their surroundings.
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Jian, Xiaolong; Zhang, Mingli; Zhang, Hongxiang; Sanderson,
Stewart C. 2014. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 300: 51-61.
Restoring abandoned agricultural lands in cold desert shrublands: Tradeoffs between water availability and invasive
species. Chambers, Jeanne C.; Eldredge, Eric P.; Snyder, Keirith
A.; Board, David I.; de Queiroz, Tara Forbis; Hubbard, Vada.
2014. Invasive Plant Science and Management. 7(1): 176-189..
Spirostaphylotrichin W, a spirocyclic γ-lactam isolated from
liquid culture of Pyrenophora semeniperda, a potential
mycoherbicide for cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) biocontrol. Masi, Marco; Meyer, Susan; Clement, Suzette; Andolfi,
Anna; Cimmino, Alessio; Evidente, Antonio. 2014. Tetrahedron.
70(7):1497-1501.Online:http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45556.
Staged invasions across disparate grasslands: Effects of seed
provenance, consumers and disturbance on productivity
and species richness. Maron, John L.; Auge, Harald; Pearson,
Dean E.; Korell, Lotte; Hensen, Isabell; Suding, Katharine N.;
Stein, Claudia. 2014. Ecology Letters. 17: 499-507.
Science application and integration
An alternative method for determining particle-size distribution of forest road aggregate and soil with large-sized
particles. Rhee, Hakjun; Foltz, Randy B.; Fridley, James L.;
Krogstad, Finn; Page-Dumroese, Deborah S. 2014. Canadian
Journal of Forest Research. 44: 101-105. Online: http://www.
treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45650.
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.
Integrating single-species management and landscape conservation using regional habitat occurrence models: The
northern goshawk in the Southwest, USA. Dickson, Brett
G.; Sisk, Thomas D.; Sesnile, Steven E.; Reynolds, Richard T.;
Rosenstock, Steven S.; Vojta, Christina D.; Ingraldi, Michael
F.; Rundall, Jill M. 2014. Landscape Ecology. doi.10.1007/
s10989-014-0013-3.
Quantifying restoration effectiveness using multi-scale habitat
models: Implications for sage-grouse in the Great Basin.
Arkle, Robert S.; Pilliod, David S.; Hanser, Steven E.; Brooks,
Matthew L.; Chambers, Jeanne C.; Grace, James B.; Knutson,
Kevin C.; Pyke, David A.; Welty, Justin L.; Wirth, Troy A.
2014. Ecosphere. 5(3): Article 31.
Relative effects of climate change and wildfires on stream
temperatures: A simulation modeling approach in a Rocky
Mountain watershed. Holsinger, Lisa; Keane, Robert E.; Isaak,
Daniel J.; Eby, Lisa; Young, Michael K. 2014. Climage Change.
doi:10.1007/s10584-014-1092-5.
A spatial database of wildfires in the United States, 1992-2011.
Short, K.C. 2014. Earth System Science Data. 6: 1-27. Online:
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45650.
Wildland fire emissions, carbon, and climate: Modeling fuel
consumption. Ottmar, Roger D. 2014. Forest Ecology and
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Management. 317: 41-50. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.
us/pubs/45725.
Wildlife and terrestrial habitats
Ecological consequences of mountain pine beetle outbreaks for
wildlife in westen North American forests. Saab, V.A.; Latif,
Q.S.; Rowland, M.M.; Johnson, T.N.; Chalfoun, A.D.; Buskirk,
S.W.; Heyward, J.E.; Dresser, M.A. 2014. Forest Science: doi.
org/10.5849/forsci.13-022.
The influence of vertical and horizontal habitat structure on
nationwide patterns of avian biodiversity. Culbert, Patrick
D.; Radeloff, Volker C.; Flather, Curtis H.; Kellndorfer, Josef
M.; Rittenhouse, Chadwick D.; Pidgeon, Anna M. 2013. The
Auk. 130(4): 656-665.
Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis). Vierling, Kerri T.;
Saab, Victoria A.; Tobalske, Bret W. 2013. In: Poole, A., ed.
The birds of North America. Ithaca, NY: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Online: http://bna.birds.cornel.edu/bna/species/284.
Author Index
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Aguirre, Juan José 7
Alegria, James 3
Alvarado, Sergio 7
Anderson, Neil J. 10
Andolfi, Anna 9
Apprill, Darrell L. 10
Arkle, Robert S. 9
Asao, Shinichi 8
Auge, Harald 9
Augry, Keith B. 10
Autio, Alisha 8
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Band, L.E. 8
Beam, Russell D. 8
Beckstead, Julie 9
Bentz, Barbara 8
Bergen, Kellene M. 9
Berg, Erik C. 3
Binkley, Dan 8
Board, David I. 9
Bodily, Paul M. 9
Boekweg, Heather F. 9
Brooks, K.N. 7
Brooks, Matthew L. 7, 9
Brown, T.C. 6, 7
Buchmann, Nina 9
Buffington, John M. 7
Buskirk, S.W. 10
Busse, Matt D. 9
Butler, B.J. 7
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Caamano, Diego 7
Cavaleri, Molly A. 8
Chalfoun, A.D. 10
Chambers, Jeanne C. 9
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Cimmino, Alessio 9
Clement, Suzette 9
Clevenger, Anthony P. 10
Coble, Adam P. 8
Cole, David N. 7
Coleman, Craig E. 9
Coleman, Tom 8
Collins, Scott L. 3, 7
Copeland, Jeffrey P. 10
Crookston, Nicholas L. 4
Culbert, Patrick D. 10
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de Queiroz, Tara Forbis 9
Dickson, Brett G. 9
Dien, Bruce S. 8
Dillon, G.K. 8
Dresser, M.A. 10
Ducey, Craig 3
Dumroese, R.K. 4, 6, 8, 9
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Eby, Lisa 7, 9
Eldredge, Eric P. 9
Elliot, William J. 7
Elzinga, David E. 9
Evidente, Antonio 9
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Falke, Jeffrey A. 7
Fettig, Christopher J. 8
Ffolliott, P.F. 7
Fiedler, Fritz R. 7
Finch, Deborah M. 3, 7, 9
Flather, Curtis H. 10
Foltz, Randy B. 9
Ford, Paulette L. 3, 7
Fornwalt, P.J. 8
Fortin, Marie-Josee 7
Fridley, James L. 9
Recovery of wolverines in the western United States: Recent
extirpation and recolonization or range retraction and expansion? McKelvey, Kevin S.; Augry, 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. Journal
of Wildlife Management. 78(2): 325-334.
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. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 126(1): 47-52.
Space-use and habitat associations of Black-backed Woodpeckers (Picoides arcticus) occupying recently disturbed
forests in the Black Hills, South Dakota. Rota, Christopher T.;
Rumble, Mark A.; Milspaugh, Joshua J.; Lehman, Chadwick P.;
Kesler, Dylan C. 2014. Forest Ecology and Management. 313:
161-168. Online: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45554.
Fried, Jeremy S. 8
Froemke, Pamela 6
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Gaither, C.J. 7
Ganey, J.L. 5, 10
Garcia-Chevesich, P. 7
Germino, Matthew J. 8
Gleisner, Roland 8
Goebel, J. Jeffery 3
Goodrick, Scott 8
Grace, James B. 9
Grady, Amanda 8
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Hanser, Steven E. 9
Hanson , P.J. 8
Hao, Wei Min 8
Hardy, Colin C. 7
Hart, Aaron A. 9
Hayes, Steven W. 3
Haynes, Alan G. 9
Hector, Ronald E. 8
Heilman, Warren 7, 8
Heinemeyer, Kimberley S. 10
Hensen, Isabell 9
Hermansen, Russell A. 9
Heyward, J.E. 10
Hill, Brian H. 7
Holden, Sandra R. 9
Holden, Z.A. 8
Holsinger, Lisa 9
Horn, Eric 8
Hubbard, Vada 9
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Ingraldi, Michael F. 9
Inman, Robert M. 10
Isaak, Daniel J. 7, 9
Iverson, L.R. 8
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Jacobi, William R. 8
Jain, Theresa B. 8
Jenkins, Michael J. 8
Jensen, Camille 8
Jian, Xiaolong 9
Jofré, Paola 7
Johnson, T.N. 10
Jolley, Leonard 3
Jones, Ann Trinkle 5
Jordan, Chris E. 7
Joyce, L.A. 7
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Keane, Robert E. 9
Keegan, Charles E. 5
Kellndorfer, Josef M. 10
Kesler, Dylan C. 10
Kitchen, Stanley G. 8, 9
Klein, S.L. 8
Klutsch, Jennifer G. 8
Knutson, Kevin C. 9
Koerner, Cassandra L. 5
Kolka, Randall K. 7
Korell, Lotte 9
Kovalev, V. 7
Krogstad, Finn 9
Kyle, Sean C. 10
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Landis, Thomas D. 6
Lapin, Sergey 7
Larkin, Narasimhan K. 8
Latif, Q.S. 10
Lee, Kristine M. 5
Lemoine, Michael 7
Leu, Shao-Yuan 8
Li, G.L. 9
Litschert, S.E. 7
Litvak, Marcy E. 3, 7
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Liu, Y. 9
Liu, Yongqiang 7, 8
Loehman, Rachel A. 7, 8
Lowe, Winsor H. 7
Luce, C.H. 7, 8
Luna, Tara 6
Luo, Xiaolin 8
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Maloney, Patricia 8
Maron, John L. 9
Masi, Marco 9
Maturana, Oscar 7
McClaran, Mitchel P. 7
McCormick, Frank H. 7
McDougald, Neil K. 7
McGarigal, Kevin 7
McKean, James A. 7
McKean, Jim 7
McKelvey, Kevin S. 7, 10
Mena, Marcelo 7
Meyer, Susan 8, 9
Mickler, R. 7
Miller, C. 8
Milspaugh, Joshua J 10
Miniat, C.F. 8
Monestiez, Pascal 7
Moore, Peggy E. 7
Morgan, Todd A. 3, 5
Munoz, Ashley 9
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Neary, D.G. 7
Negron, Jose 8
Negrón, José F. 8
Nelson, C.R. 8
Nelson, Zachary J. 9
Nicholson, Joshua 9
Nowak, D.J. 7
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Olivares, Claudio 7
Ottmar, Roger D. 9
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Page-Dumroese, Deborah S. 9
Page, Wesley G. 8
Parks, S.A. 8
Patterson, Paul L. 3
Pearson, Dean E. 9
Pendleton, Burton K. 8
Pendleton, Rosemary 8
Peterson, Erin E. 7
Pidgeon, Anna M. 10
Pilgrim, Kristine L. 7, 10
Pilliod, David S. 9
Pinto, J.R. 8, 9
Pizarro, Roberto 7
Powell, Doug 3
Powell, James A. 8
Pyke, David A. 9
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Qiu, Xueqing 8
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Radeloff, Volker C. 10
Raffuse, Sean M. 8
Rawlinson, Todd A. 10
Reeves, M.C. 3, 7
Rehfeldt, Gerald E. 8
Reinhardt, Elizabet 8
Reinhart, Kurt O. 9
Reynolds, Richard T. 9
Rhee, Hakjun 9
Richardson, Bryce A. 8
Riegel, Gregg M. 3
Riitters, Kurt H. 3
Riley, Karin L. 8
Risch, Anita C. 9
Rittenhouse, Chadwick D. 10
Rosenstock, Steven S. 9
Ross-Davis, A. 8
Rota, Christopher T. 10
Rowland, M.M. 10
Ruesch, Aaron S. 7
Rumble, Mark A. 10
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Rundall, Jill M. 9
Runyon, Justin B. 8
Ryan, Kevin C. 5
Ryan, M.G. 8
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Saab, V.A. 10
Sanderson, Stewart C. 9
Schen-Langenheim, Greta 8
Schutz, Martin 9
Schwartz, Michael K. 7, 10
Scott, A.D. 8
Sesnile, Steven E. 9
Short, K.C. 9
Simmons, Eric A. 3
Sisk, Thomas D 9
Smith, Sheri 8
Snyder, Keirith A. 9
Soliai, Marcus M. 8
Sommers, William T. 7
Som, Nicholas 7
Sorenson, Colin B. 5
Sowder, Colin 7
Squires, John R. 10
Starry, Matthew A. 7
Steel, E. Ashley 7
Stein, Claudia 9
Steward, S.I. 7
Strand, Tara M. 8
Suding, Katharine N. 9
Sung, S-J.S. 4, 8
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Tapia, R.P. 7
Theobald, D.M. 7
Thomey, Michell L. 3, 7
Thompson, Mike T. 3, 5
Tobalske, Bret W. 10
Tonina, Daniele 7
Torgersen, Christian E. 7
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Valdes, Juan 7
Valdes, Rodrigo 7
Vandygriff, James 8
van Wagtendonk, Jan W. 7
Vera, Mauricio 7
Ver Hoef, Jay M. 7
Vierling, Kerri T. 10
Vojta, Christina D. 9
Vojta, S. C. 5
Vose, J.M. 8
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Waller, John S. 10
Want, Li 7
Ward, James P., Jr. 10
Wear, D.N. 7
Weisberg, Peter J. 9
Weise, David R. 8
Welty, Justin L. 9
Wenger, Seth J. 7
Whiteley, Andrew R. 7
Wilcox, Taylor M. 7
Williams, Mary I. 4, 8
Wirth, Troy A. 9
Wright, Clinton S. 8
Wu, Joan Q. 7
Wu, Xiaolei 8
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Yang, Dongjie 8
Yee, Julie L. 7
Young, Michael K. 7, 9
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Zarnoch, Stanley J. 3
Zhang, Hongxiang 9
Zhang, Mingli 9
Zhou, Haifeng 8
Zhu, J.Y. 8
Zhu, Y. 9
Udall, Joshua A. 9
Urbanski, Shawn 7
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Air, Water and Aquatic Environments
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