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Aquatic Riparian Systems
11-078S
►Ryan,
D.F.; Calhoun, J.M., tech. eds. 2010.
Riparian adaptive management symposium: a
conversation between scientists and management.
Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-830. Portland, OR: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific
Northwest Research Station. 135 p.
Scientists, land managers and policy makers
discussed whether riparian (stream side) forest
management and policy for state, federal and
private lands in western Washington are consistent
with current science. Answers were mixed: some
aspects of riparian policy and management have a
strong basis in current science, while other aspects
may not. Participants agreed that the same body of
science, originally synthesized by the Forest Ecosystem Management Team (FEMAT) report in 1993,
underlies most current federal, state and private land
policy and management of riparian areas. With some
exceptions, that underlying science base has been
supported by most recent research. However, some
riparian forest policy and management in western
Washington have been implemented in ways that
may drive riparian areas toward static and uniform
conditions over large areas, an outcome that may
not be consistent with current science consensus.
Current thinking in the scientific community is
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that sustaining high aquatic productivity at the
scale of large landscapes or river basins probably
depends on maintaining dynamic and heterogeneous
riparian conditions driven by disturbance processes
that operate over large spatial and temporal scales.
Recognition of this inconsistency of policy and
management with current science appeared to be
new, especially for the management and policy communities. Participants suggested steps to address the
identified science-policy gap, including analyses to
identify specifically what policies are and are not
consistent with current science and landscape-scale
experiments to test the effectiveness of management
alternatives that apply current science.
Keywords: Riparian forest management, riparian
policy, aquatic productivity, riparian disturbance,
and science-policy gap.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr830.pdf
Bibliographies
11-171M
►Pacific
Northwest Research Station. 2010.
Recent publications of the Pacific Northwest
Research Station, third quarter, 2010. Portland,
OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,
Pacific Northwest Research Station. 18 p.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/3q10.pdf
Recent Publications of the Pacific Northwest Research Station, Fourth Quarter, 2010
Climate Change
10-280S
►Alig,
R.J., tech. coord. 2010.
Economic modeling of effects of climate change
on the forest sector and mitigation options: a
compendium of briefing papers. Gen. Tech. Rep.
PNW-GTR-833. Portland, OR: U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest
Research Station. 169 p.
This report is a compilation of six briefing papers
based on literature reviews and syntheses, prepared
for U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
policy analysts and decisionmakers about specific
questions pertaining to climate change. The main
topics addressed here are economic effects on the
forest sector at the national and global scales, costs
of forest carbon sequestration as part of mitigation
strategies, and mitigation aspects for nonindustrial
private and public forest ownerships in the U.S.
forest sector. Salient findings from the literature are
summarized in the synthesis of the literature, along
with identified research needs.
might interact with each other. Ralph Alig, a scientist with the Pacific Northwest Research Station,
and his colleagues evaluated the potential impacts
of policy instruments available for climate change
mitigation. The researchers analyzed how land
might shift between forestry and agriculture and to
more developed uses depending on different land
use policies and several carbon pricing scenarios.
They also examined the likely effects on timber,
crop prices, and bioenergy production if landowners
were paid to sequester carbon on their land. The
researchers found that projected competition for raw
materials is greatest in the short term, over the first
25 years of the 50-year projections. Climate change
is occurring within a matrix of other changes. By
2050, an additional 3 billion people are expected to
be living on Earth, needing food, clean water, and
places to live. Incentives for landowners to maintain
undeveloped land will be vital to sequestering
carbon and providing other services of intact
ecosystems.
Keywords: Climate change, carbon sequestration.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/sciencef/scifi127.pdf
Keywords: Climate change, costs of forest carbon
sequestration, nonindustrial private forests.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr833.pdf
Economics
10-378S
►Warren,
11-020M
►Mazza,
R. 2010.
Looking at the big picture: the importance of
landbase interactions among forests, agriculture,
and climate mitigation policies. Science Findings
127. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.
6 p.
Land use change is a key part of global change.
Deforestation, urban sprawl, agriculture, and other
human influences have substantially altered natural
ecosystems and fragmented the global landscape.
Slowing down deforestation and afforesting environmentally sensitive agricultural land are important
steps for mitigating climate change. Because no
policy operates in a vacuum, however, it’s important
to consider how separate climate mitigation policies
D.D. 2010.
Production, prices, employment, and trade in
Northwest forest industries, all quarters 2009.
Resour. Bull. PNW-RB-259. Portland, OR: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific
Northwest Research Station. 157 p.
Provides current information on lumber and
plywood production and prices; employment in the
forest industries; international trade in logs, lumber,
and plywood; volume and average prices of stumpage sold by public agencies; and other related items.
Keywords: Forestry business economics, lumber
prices, plywood prices, timber volume, stumpage
prices, employment (forest products industries),
marketing (forest products), imports and exports
(forest products).
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_rb259.pdf
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Land Use
Plant Ecology
10-290S
09-238S
►Kline,
►Vance,
J.D.; White, E.M., tech. eds. 2010.
N.C. 2010.
Land use planning ballot initiatives in the Pacific
Northwest. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-829.
Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.
55 p.
Evaluation of native plant seeds and seeding in
the east-side central Cascades ponderosa pine
zone. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-823. Portland,
OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,
Pacific Northwest Research Station. 85 p.
Sustaining farm and forest land has been an important goal in the United States because of the role
these lands play in the livelihoods of rural residents
while also providing desired open space benefits.
However, land use policies to protect rural lands
often involve a tension between balancing public
interests regarding economic and open space goals
with the private interests and property rights of farm
and forest land owners. This tension is especially
prevalent when policies involve the regulation of
private land such as through land use planning. In
the Pacific Northwest, where statewide planning has
been enacted in both Oregon and Washington, that
tension is manifested in periodic voting on ballot
initiatives and referenda seeking to either strengthen
or weaken existing planning policies. The voting
outcomes of these initiatives and referenda provide
insights into how and why voters value farm and
forest lands, and how voters feel about the degree
to which private landowners should contribute
to their protection. In this report, we present two
studies of voting patterns from ballot measures in
Oregon and Washington intended to modify land
use planning regulations in those states. The studies
portray the complex nature of voters’ perceptions
and preferences of the advantages and disadvantages
of regulating land use. The picture that emerges may
help policymakers, government officials, and organizations interested in land use policies reconcile the
seemingly contradictory nature of voter behavior in
land use planning ballot initiatives.
In dry, open coniferous forests of the montane
West, stand-replacing wildfires and land use
activities alter the composition and abundance of
native grasses and forbs by degrading the habitat
and accelerating the invasion of exotic annuals.
On these lands, native forbs and grasses delayed
or prevented from recovery by natural processes
may require intervention through supplementary
seeding. However, effective seeding of native plants
requires that their seed traits and the potential
outcome of the seeding be better understood. This
study evaluated seeds and seedlings of 13 native
forbs and 5 grasses common in the dry Pinus
ponderosa/Purshia tridentata/ Festuca idahoensis
plant communities east of the Oregon Cascades crest
and their potential for establishment in a landscape
altered by past grazing and a recent, stand-replacing
wildfire. Their potential for germination and
establishment was examined in the laboratory and in
20 test plots located within the burned boundary of
a 2002 wildfire. Seed collection, handling, testing,
and sowing procedures are described. Data on
seedling emergence, height, second-year survival
and cover are presented in tables and figures. Onsite
emergence and early growth data helped to reveal
cause of early mortality related to biological and
site conditions, including invasive competition, and
differences in early growth and site occupancy. The
study supports the efficacy of using multiple and
functionally diverse species in a seeding program.
Additional information on each of the 18 species is
included in an appendix.
Keywords: Land use planning and policy,
development, voting, referenda, ballot initiatives.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr829.pdf
Keywords: Postfire rehabilitation, native forb, native
grass, Pinus ponderosa/ Purshia tridentata/Festuca
idahoensis plant association, seeds, seedlings, eastside central Oregon Cascades.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr823.pdf
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Recent Publications of the Pacific Northwest Research Station, Fourth Quarter, 2010
Silviculture
10-358S
►Harrington,
C.A., tech. coord. 2010.
A tale of two cedars—International symposium
on western redcedar and yellow-cedar. Gen.
Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-828. Portland, OR: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific
Northwest Research Station. 177 p.
From May 24–28, 2010, an international symposium
on western redcedar (Thuja plicata) and yellowcedar
(Callitropsis nootkatensis [syn. Chamaecyparis
nootkatensis]) was held at the University of
Victoria on Vancouver Island in British Columbia,
Canada. The symposium was entitled “A Tale of
Two Cedars” and brought together local, regional,
national, and international experts to present cultural, biological, management and economic information on the two species. Although some papers or
posters focused on just one of the cedars, many of
the presenters covered both species and discussed
the similarities and differences between them. This
proceedings includes abstracts or short papers from
all of the formal presentations or posters presented
at the symposium.
Keywords: Western redcedar, Thuja plicata, yellowcedar, Callitropsis nootkatensis, Chamaecyparis
nootkatensis, Alaska yellow-cedar, cultural
use, ecology, soils, nutrient cycling, physiology,
forest health, climate, genetics, wood properties,
silviculture and forest management.
management to accommodate it requires deeper
insights into the dynamics of bud burst. Scientists
with the Pacific Northwest Research Station conducted several experiments that involved exposing
many genetic varieties of Pacific coastal Douglas-fir
seedlings to a range of winter conditions. Their
results, in conjunction with findings from many
previous studies on bud burst in other plant species,
enabled the team to build a mathematical model
demonstrating that an intricate interplay between
temperatures during winter and spring months is
involved in producing this critical first step in the
growth cycle. They found that moderately warmer
winters will continue to trigger earlier bud burst,
but much warmer winters could result in later bud
burst than has occurred historically. This is because
plants exposed to fewer hours of optimal chilling
temperatures in winter need more hours of warmth
to satisfy their genetically determined needs for bud
burst. The scientists propose that this relationship
governs bud burst in many plant species. This
research offers a starting point for predicting bud
burst for genetically different populations under
future climate scenarios.
Keywords: Douglas-fir, genetic varieties, growth
cycle, bud burst, future climate scenarios.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/sciencef/scifi128.pdf
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr828.pdf
11-050M
►Parks,
N. 2010.
The future of spring bud burst: looking at the
possibilities. Science Findings 128. Portland, OR:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,
Pacific Northwest Research Station. 6 p.
Spring bud burst has been occurring earlier in the
year for many plant species because of warmer
winter and spring temperatures. Understanding the
long-term effects of this shift and adapting forest
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Journals and Other Publications
The following publications were not published by the Pacific Northwest (PNW) Research
Station, although the work was supported by the station. These publications may be viewed
online at the USDA Research and Development Treesearch Web site listed under each article. If you would like a hard copy, you may print the articles from this Web site. For more
information about Treesearch, see page 3 of this report. You may also obtain hard copies
through university libraries or from the publisher; some outlets may charge for these services. Forestry libraries in the Northwest receive proceedings volumes and subscribe to the
journals in which PNW authors publish. Some forestry libraries in the Northwest are:
Valley Library
Natural Sciences Library
Oregon State University
Box 352900
Corvallis, OR 97331
University of Washington
(Visit or request article from
Seattle, WA 98195-2900
the Interlibrary Loan section)
(To visit only)
Interlibrary Borrowing Services
Suzzallo Library, FM 25
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
(To request article only)
Aquatic/Riparian Systems
►Anderson,
University of Alaska Library
3211 Providence Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
(Visit or request article from the
Interlibrary Loan section)
►Bernot,
M.J.; Sobota, D.J.; Hall, R.O., Jr.;
Mulholland, P.J. [et al.]. 2010.
P.D.; Meleason, M.A. 2009.
Inter-regional comparison of land-use effects
on stream metabolism. Freshwater Biology.
55: 1874–1890.
Discerning responses of down wood and
understory vegetation abundance to riparian
buffer width and thinning treatments: an
equivalence-inequivalence approach. Canadian
Journal of Forest Research. 39(12): 2470–2485.
Keywords: Riparian buffers, density management,
edge effects, equivalence-inequivalence tests, down
wood.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37717
Keywords: Ecosystem respiration, land use,
metabolism, primary production, stream.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37722
►
Betts, E.F.; Jones, J.B., Jr. 2009.
Impact of wildfire on stream nutrient chemistry
and ecosystem metabolism in boreal forest
catchments of interior Alaska. Arctic, Antarctic,
and Alpine Research. 41(4): 407–417.
Keywords: Alaska, stream nutrient chemistry,
wildfire, ecosystem metabolism, boreal forest.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37723
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Recent Publications of the Pacific Northwest Research Station, Fourth Quarter, 2010
Biometrics
►Eskelson,
B.N.I.; Temesgen, H.; Barrett, T.M. 2009.
Estimating cavity tree and snag abundance using
negative binomial regression models and nearest
neighbor imputation methods. Canadian Journal
of Forestry Research. 39: 1749–1765.
Keywords: Wildlife habitat, inventory methods,
nesting cavities, forest mapping.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37874
►Goerndt,
M.E.; Monleon, V.J.; Temesgen, H. 2010.
Relating forest attributes with area- and treebased light detection and ranging metrics for
western Oregon. Western Journal of Applied
Forestry. 25(3): 105–111.
Keywords: Area-level metrics, single-tree remote
sensing, LiDAR intensity, georeference.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37817
►Lichstein,
J.W.; Dushoff, J.; Ogle, K.; Chen, A.
[et al.]. 2010.
Unlocking the forest inventory data: relating
individual tree performance to unmeasured
environmental factors. Ecological Applications.
20(3): 684–699.
Keywords: Ecoinformatics, environmental data,
growth, tree measurements, inventory.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37846
Botany
►Haugo,
R.D.; Halpern, C.B. 2010.
Tree age and tree species shape positive and
negative interactions in a montane meadow.
Botany. 88: 488–499.
Keywords: Competition, facilitation, overstoryunderstory relationships, species’ interactions, tree
encroachment.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37830
Economics
►Keegan,
C.E., III; Morgan, T.A.; Blatner, K.A.;
Daniels, J.M. 2010.
Trends in lumber processing in the Western
United States. Part I: board foot Scribner volume
per cubic foot of timber. Forest Products Journal.
60(2): 133–139.
Keywords: Lumber recovery, conversion factors,
Scribner log scale.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37833
►Keegan,
C.E., III; Morgan, T.A.; Blatner, K.A.;
Daniels, J.M. 2010.
Trends in lumber processing in the Western
United States. Part II: Overrun and lumber
recovery factors. Forest Products Journal.
60(2): 140–143.
Keywords: Lumber overrun, lumber recovery factor,
conversion factors, cubic lumber recovery.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37832
Ecosystem Structure and Function
►Chapin,
F.S.,III; McGuire, A.D.; Ruess, R.W.;
Hollingsworth, T.N. [et al.]. 2010.
Resilience of Alaska’s boreal forest to climate
change. Canadian Journal of Forest Research.
40: 1360–1370.
Keywords: Boreal forest, climate change,
disturbance, permafrost, wildfire.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37726
►Kane,
V.R.; Bakker, J.D.; McGaughey, R.J.; Lutz,
J.A. [et al.]. 2010.
Examining conifer canopy structural complexity
across forest ages and elevations with LiDAR
data. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 40:
774–787.
Keywords: Forest structure, forest canopy, LiDAR,
remote sensing.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37838
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Ecosystem Structure and Function
►McGuire,
A. D.; Huntington, H.P.; Wilson, S. 2009.
Sensitivity of Arctic carbon in a changing
climate. iLEAPS Newsletter. 8: 12–14.
Keywords: Arctic, warming, carbon, climate.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37862
►
Michel, A.K.; Winter, S. 2009.
Tree microhabitat structures as indicators of
biodiversity in Douglas-fir forests of different
stand ages and management histories in the
Pacific Northwest, U.S.A. Forest Ecology and
Management. 257: 1453–1464.
Keywords: Forest complexity, forest structure,
bark structure, wildlife habitat relationship,
close-to-nature forest management, old-growth,
Pseudotsuga menziesii.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37866
Fire
►Berg,
N.H.; Azuma, D.L. 2010.
Bare soil and rill formation following wildfires,
fuel reduction treatments, and pine plantations
in the southern Sierra Nevada, California, USA.
International Journal of Wildland Fire. 19: 478–489.
Keywords: Cumulative effects, fire recovery, fuel
treatments, prescribed burn, surface erosion.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37721
►
Fried, J.S.; Fried, B.D. 2010.
A foundation for initial attack simulation: the
Fried and Fried fire containment model. Fire
Management Today. 70(2): 44–47.
Keywords: Initial attack containment algorithm.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37814
►
Hoy, E.E.; French, N.H.F.; Turetsky, M.R.; Trigg,
S.N.; Kasischke, E.S. 2008.
Evaluating the potential of Landsat TM/ETM+
imagery for assessing fire severity in Alaskan
black spruce forests. International Journal of
Wildland Fire. 17: 500–514.
Keywords: Composite burn index, Picea mariana,
spectroscopic index.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37871
►Jandt,
R.; Joly, K.; Meyers, C.R.; Racine, C. 2008.
Slow recovery of lichen on burned caribou winter
range in Alaska tundra: potential influences of
climate warming and other disturbance factors.
Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 40(1):
89–95.
Keywords: Fire, tundra, lichen, caribou, climate,
warming.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37868
►Keane,
R.E.; Drury, S.A.; Karau, E.C.; Hessburg,
P.F.; Reynolds, K.M. 2010.
A method for mapping fire hazard and risk
across multiple scales and its application in fire
management. Ecological Modelling. 221: 2–18.
Keywords: Fire hazard and risk, mapping, fuel
treatment prioritization, fire behavior and effects.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/34708
►Lutz,
J.A.; van Wagtendonk, J.W.; Thode, A.E.;
Miller, J.D.; Franklin, J.F. 2009.
Climate, lightning ignitions, and fire severity
in Yosemite National Park, California, USA.
International Journal of Wildland Fire. 18: 765–774.
Keywords: Burn severity, climate change, climate
variability, fire regime attributes, landscape
flammability, normalized burn ratio, patch
complexity, RdNBR, Sierra Nevada, snowpack,
snow water equivalent.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37860
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Recent Publications of the Pacific Northwest Research Station, Fourth Quarter, 2010
Forest Management
►
Beier, C.M.; Lovecraft, A.L.; Chapin, F.S., III. 2009.
Growth and collapse of a resource system:
an adaptive cycle of change in public lands
governance and forest management in Alaska.
Ecology and Society. 14(2): [online].
Keywords: Adaptive cycle, Alaska, forest
management, resource governance, rigidity traps,
U.S. National Forests.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37719
►Devine,
W.D.; Harrington, C.A.; Kraft, J.M. 2010.
Acorn storage alternatives tested on Oregon
white oak. Native Plants Journal. 11(1): 65–76.
Keywords: Quercus garryana, seeds germination,
storage, restoration.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37728
►Dodson,
E.K.; Peterson, D.W.; Harrod, R.J. 2010.
Impacts of erosion control treatments on native
vegetation recovery after severe wildfire in the
Eastern Cascades, USA. International Journal of
Wildland Fire. 19: 490–499.
Keywords: BAER, burned area emergency response,
diversity, exotic invasion, native species, post-fire
rehabilitation, species richness.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37729
►Gulca,
V.; Deal, R.L. 2010.
Opportunities for a forest energy industry in a
developing country: an example from Moldova.
Northwest Woodlands. 26(3): 26–27.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37822
►
Hanewinkel, M.; Hummel, S.; Cullmann, D. 2010.
Modelling and economic evaluation of forest
biome shifts under climate change in Southwest
Germany. Forest Ecology and Management.
259: 710–719.
Keywords: Risk management process, climate
change, simulation, risk modelling.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37825
►Hessburg,
P.F.; Povak, N.A.; Salter, R.B. 2010.
Thinning and prescribed fire effects on snag
abundance and spatial pattern in an eastern
Cascade Range dry forest, Washington, USA.
Forest Science. 56(1): 74–87.
Keywords: Bark beetles, snags, dry forest,
prescribed burning, fire and fire surrogate,
mechanical.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37831
►Latta,
2010.
G.; Temesgen, H.; Adams, D.; Barrett, T.
Analysis of potential impacts of climate change
on forests of the United States Pacific Northwest.
Forest Ecology and Management. 259(4): 720–729.
Keywords: Mapping climate change, mean annual
increment, simultaneous autoregressive model, site
class.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37845
►Olson,
D.H.; Burnett, K.M. 2009.
Design and management of linkage areas across
headwater drainages to conserve biodiversity
in forest ecosystems. Forest Ecology and
Management. 258S: S117–S126.
Keywords: Headwater stream, connectivity, riparian
buffer, species diversity, dispersal corridors.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37867
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION
Genetics
►Bent,
E.; Taylor, D.L. 2009.
Land Use
►Alessa,
L.; Chapin, F.S., III. 2008.
Direct amplification of DNA from fresh and
preserved ectomycorrhizal root tips. Journal of
Microbiological Methods. 80: 206–208.
Anthropogenic biomes: a key contribution to
earth-system science. Trends in Ecology and
Evolution. 23(10): 529–531.
Keywords: Ectomycorrhizae, root tips, DNA,
genetics.
Keywords: Biomes, social ecological systems, land
use.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37720
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37714
►Gould,
P.J.; Marshall, D.D. 2010.
►Gosnell,
H.; Kline, J.D.; Chrostek, G.; Duncan, J.
Incorporation of genetic gain into growth
projections of Douglas-fir using ORGANON and
the Forest Vegetation Simulator. Western Journal
of Applied Forestry. 25(2): 55–61.
2010.
Keywords: Tree improvement, growth and yield,
growth models.
Keywords: Oregon, land use planning, farmland
protection, forest land protection, evaluation
methodology, land use change.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37821
Is Oregon’s land use planning program
conserving forest and farm land? A review
of the evidence. Land Use Policy. 28: 185–192.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37819
Geomorphology and Hydrology
►Brooks,
J.R.; Barnard, H.R.; Coulombe, R.;
McDonnell, J.J. 2010.
Monitoring
►Eskelson,
B.N.I.; Barrett, T.M.; Temesgen, H. 2009.
Ecohydrologic separation of water between trees
and streams in a Mediterranean climate. Nature
Geoscience. 3: 100–104.
Imputing mean annual change to estimate
current forest attributes. Silva Fennica.
43(4): 649–658.
Keywords: Ecophysiology, oxygen isotope, plant-soil
interactions, solution transport, hydrology.
Keywords: Forest inventory and analysis, forest
monitoring, national forest inventories, nearest
neighbor imputation, Pacific Northwest, paneled
inventory data.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37724
Invasive Plants and Animals
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37732
►Kerns,
B.K.; Naylor, B.J.; Buonopane, M.; Parks,
C.G.; Rogers, B. 2009.
Modeling Tamarisk (Tamarix spp.) habitat and
climate change effects in the northwestern United
States. Invasive Plant Science and Management.
2: 200–215.
Keywords: Biomapper, climate envelope modeling,
exotic plants, Ecological Niche Factor Analysis,
saltcedar, species distribution model.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37843
Mycology
►Geml,
J.; Laursen, G.A.; Herriott, I.C.; McFarland,
J.M. [et al.]. 2010.
Phylogenetic and ecological analyses of soil and
sporocarp DNA sequences reveal high diversity
and strong habitat partitioning in the boreal
ectomycorrhizal genus Russula (Russulales;
Basidiomycota). New Phytologist. 187: 494–507.
Keywords: Alaska, biodiversity, fungi, internal
transcribed spacer region, phylogenetic diversity,
Russula.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37816
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Recent Publications of the Pacific Northwest Research Station, Fourth Quarter, 2010
Natural Resources Policy
►Meek,
C.L.; Lovecraft, A.L.; Robards, M.D.;
Kofinas, G.P. 2008.
Building resilience through interlocal
relations: case studies of polar bear and walrus
management in the Bering Strait. Marine Policy.
32: 1080–1089.
Keywords: Social-ecological systems, transborder
conservation, wildlife management, marine
mammals, co-management.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37865
►Gotsch,
S.G.; Geiger, E.L.; Franco, A.C.; Goldstein,
G. [et al.]. 2010.
Allocation to leaf area and sapwood area affects
water relations of co-occurring savanna and
forest trees. Oecologia. 163: 291–301.
Keywords: Brazil, Cerrado, leaf area index, Huber
value, sap flow.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37820
►Halpern,
C.B.; Antos, J.A.; Rice, J.M.; Haugo, R.D.;
Lang, N.L. 2010.
M.D.; Ruess, R.W.; Myrold, D.D.; Taylor,
Tree invasion of a montane meadow complex:
temporal trends, spatial patterns, and biotic
interactions. Journal of Vegetation Science. 21(4):
717–732.
Host species and habitat affect nodulation by
specific Frankia genotypes in two species of Alnus
in interior Alaska. Oecologia. 160: 619–630.
Keywords: Abies grandis, competition, ecosystem
conversion, facilitation, grassland invasion by
trees, mountain meadows, Pinus contorta, tree age
structure, tree spatial structure.
Plant Ecology
►Anderson,
D.L. 2009.
Keywords: Actinorhizal, boreal, distribution,
nitrogen, fixation, symbiosis.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37716
►Angell,
A.C.; Kielland, K. 2009.
Establishment and growth of white spruce on a
boreal forest floodplain: interactions between
microclimate and mammalian herbivory. Forest
Ecology and Management. 258: 2475–2480.
Keywords: Alaska, boreal forest, ecophysiology,
herbivory, microclimate, white spruce.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37718
►Craine,
J.M.; Elmore, A.J.; Aidar, M.P.M.;
Bustamante, M. [et al.]. 2009.
Global patterns of foliar nitrogen isotopes and
their relationships with climate, mycorrhizal
fungi, foliar nutrient concentrations, and
nitrogen availability. New Phytologist. 183: 980–
992.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37824
►Hardman,
A.; McCune, B. 2010.
Bryoid layer response to soil disturbance by fuel
reduction treatments in a dry conifer forest. The
Bryologist. 113(2): 235–245.
Keywords: Biotic crusts, Brachythecium, Bryum
caespiticium, Ceratodon purpureus, ecosystem
services, Funaria hygrometrica, lichen, logging,
Pacific Northwest, Rhytidiadelphus, rodents.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37826
►Hollingsworth,
T.N.; Lloyd, A.H.; Nossov, D.R.;
Ruess, R.W. [et al.]. 2010.
Twenty-five years of vegetation change along
a putative successional chronosequence on
the Tanana River, Alaska. Canadian Journal of
Forestry Research. 40: 1273–1287.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37834
Keywords: Climate, isotopes, mycorrhizal fungi,
nitrogen, nitrogen availability.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37872
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION
Plant Ecology
►Johnstone,
J.F.; Chapin, F.S., III; Hollingsworth,
T.N.; Mack, M.C. [et al.]. 2010.
Fire, climate change, and forest resilience in
interior Alaska. Canadian Journal of Forestry
Research. 40: 1302–1312.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37837
►Kayes,
L.J.; Anderson, P.D.; Puettmann, K.J. 2010.
Vegetation succession among and within
structural layers following wildfire in managed
forests. Journal of Vegetation Science. 21: 233–247.
Keywords: Aspect, bryophytes, cryptogams,
earlyseral, fire severity, initial floristics, managed
forests, mixed conifer forest, mixed severity fire,
Pacific Northwest, plant community, relay floristics,
succession.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37840
►Kennedy,
M.C.; Ford, E.D.; Hinckley, T.M. 2009.
Defining how aging Pseudotsuga and Abies
compensate for multiple stresses through multicriteria assessment of a functional–structural
model. Tree Physiology. 30: 3–22
Keywords: Age-related decline, carbon limitation,
hydraulic limitation, Pareto optimality, reiteration.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37842
►McCulloh,
K.; Sperry, J.S.; Lachenbruch, B.;
Meinzer, F.D. [et al.]. 2010.
Moving water well: comparing hydraulic
efficiency in twigs and trunks of coniferous,
ring-porous, and diffuse-porous saplings from
temperate and tropical forests. New Phytologist.
186: 439–450.
Keywords: Hydraulic architecture, hydraulic
conductivity, vessels, tracheids, conduit frequency,
hydraulic efficiency.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37864
Range Management
►Huntsinger,
2010.
L.; Johnson, M.; Stafford, M.; Fried, J.S.
Hardwood rangeland landowners in California
from 1985 to 2004: production, ecosystem
services, and permanence. Rangeland Ecology
and Management. 63(3): 324–334.
Keywords: Attitudes, conservation easements,
impermanence syndrome, land use, management,
Quercus.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37835
►Johnson,
R.; Stritch, L.; Olwell, P.; Lambert, S.
[et al.]. 2010.
What are the best seed sources for ecosystem
restoration on BLM and USFS lands? Native
Plants. 11(2): 117–131.
Keywords: Seed zones, ecotypes.
►Lutz,
2010.
J.A.; van Wagtendonk, J.W.; Franklin, J.F.
Climatic water deficit, tree species ranges, and
climate change in Yosemite National Park.
Journal of Biogeography. 37: 936–950.
Keywords: California, climate change, forest
vegetation, Little Ice Age, Pinus monticola, PRISM,
Sierra Nevada, species range shifts, Thornthwaite
method, Tsuga mertensiana.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37859
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37836
Remote Sensing
►Duane,
M.V.; Cohen, W.B.; Campbell, J.L.;
Hudiburg, T. [et al.]. 2010.
Implications of alternative field-sampling designs
on Landsat-based mapping of stand age and
carbon stocks in Oregon forests. Forest Science.
56(4): 405–416.
Keywords: Sampling methodology, remote sensing.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37730
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Recent Publications of the Pacific Northwest Research Station, Fourth Quarter, 2010
►Gatziolis,
Demetrios; Fried, Jeremy S.; Monleon,
Vicente S. 2010.
Challenges to estimating tree height via LiDAR
in closed-canopy forest: a parable from western
Oregon. Forest Science. 56(2): 139–155.
►Marquardt,
T.; Temesgen, H.; Anderson, P.D. 2010.
Accuracy and suitability of selected sampling
methods within conifer dominated riparian
zones. Forest Ecology and Management. 260:
313–320.
Keywords: Airborne laser scanning, Pacific
Northwest, terrain modeling, tree leaning,
calibration.
Keywords: Stand structure, sampling, monitoring.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37815
Silviculture
►Kane,
V.R.; McGaughey, R.J.; Bakker, J.D.;
Gersonde, R.F. [et al.]. 2010.
Comparisons between field- and LiDAR-based
measures of stand structural complexity.
Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 40: 761–773.
Keywords: Forest structure, forest canopy, LiDAR,
remote sensing.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37839
►Kim,
Y.; Yang, Z.; Cohen, W.B.; Pflugmacher, D.
[et al.]. 2009.
Distinguishing between live and dead standing
tree biomass on the North Rim of Grand Canyon
National Park, USA using small-fooprint lidar
data. Remote Sensing of Environment. 113: 2499–
2510.
Keywords: Small footprint, lidar, biomass, dead,
intensity, Grand Canyon, North Rim, forest.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37844
Resource Inventory
►Andersen,
H.-E.; Clarkin, T.; Winterberger, K.;
Strunk, J. 2010.
An accuracy assessment of positions obtained
using survey- and recreational-grade Global
Positioning System receivers across a range
of forest conditions within the Tanana Valley
of interior Alaska. Western Journal of Applied
Forestry. 24(3): 128–136.
Keywords: GPS, accuracy, measurements, inventory.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37715
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37863
►Cole,
E.C.; Hanley, T.A.; Newton, M. 2010.
Influence of precommercial thinning on
understory vegetation of young-growth Sitka
spruce forests in southeastern Alaska. Canadian
Journal of Forest Research. 40(4): 619–628.
Keywords: Silviculture, even-aged, black-tailed deer.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37873
►Comfort,
E.J.; Roberts, S.D.; Harrington, C.A. 2010.
Midcanopy growth following thinning in younggrowth conifer forests on the Olympic Peninsula
western Washington. Forest Ecology and
Management. 259: 1606–1614.
Keywords: Midcanopy, variable-density thinning.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37727
►Harrington,
T.B. 2010.
Manipulating stand structure of Douglasfir plantations for wildlife habitat and wood
production. Western Forester. 55(2): 6–7.
Keywords: Hardwood competition, conifer
plantation, precommercial thinning, herbicides.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37829
►Harrington,
T.B.; Schoenholtz, S.H. 2010.
Effects of logging debris treatments on five-year
development of competing vegetation and planted
Douglas-fir. Canadian Journal of Forestry Research.
40: 500–510.
Keywords: Competition, coarse woody debris, soil
disturbance, site productivity.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37828
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION
Wildlife
►Chambers,
J.D.; Wisdom, M.J. 2009.
Priority research and management issues for
the imperiled Great Basin of the western United
States. Restoration Ecology. 17(5): 707–714.
Keywords: Altered fire regimes, human population
growth, invasive species, land degradation, research
and management strategies, semiarid regions.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/34147
►Ely,
C.R.; Pearce, J.M.; Ruess, R.W. 2008.
Nesting biology of lesser Canada geese, Branta
canadensis parvipes, along the Tanana River,
Alaska. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 122: 29–33.
Keywords: Lesser Canada Goose, Branta
canadensis parvipes, clutch, eggs, nesting ecology,
Tanana River, Alaska.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37731
►Fleishman,
E.; Chambers, J.C.; Wisdom, M.J. 2009.
Introduction to the special section on alternative
futures for Great Basin ecosystems. Restoration
Ecology. 17(5): 704–706.
Keywords: Climate change, ecosystem management,
Great Basin, invasive species, land cover change,
land use change.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/34145
►Flaherty,
E.A.; B.-D., Merav; Smith, W.P. 2010.
Quadrupedal locomotor performance in two
species of arboreal squirrels: predicting energy
savings of gliding. Journal of Comparative
Physiology B. DOI 10.1007/s00360-010-0470-1.
Keywords: Cost of transport, dispersal, energetic,
Glaucomys sabrinus, respirometry, Sciurus niger.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37733
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►Kelsey,
R.G.; Forsman, E.D.; Swingle, J.K. 2009.
Terpenoid resin distribution in conifer needles
with implications for red tree vole, Arborimus
longicaudus, foraging. The Canadian FieldNaturalist. 123: 12–18.
Keywords: Red Tree Vole, Arborimus longicaudus,
terpenoid resins, resin ducts, plant-herbivore
interactions, Oregon.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37841
►Marcot,
B.G.; Ohmann, J.L.; Mellen-McLean, K.L.;
Waddell, K.L. 2010.
Synthesis of regional wildlife and vegetation field
studies to guide management of standing and
down dead trees. Forest Science. 56(4): 391–404.
Keywords: Forest inventory, snags, down wood,
tolerance interval, meta-analysis.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37861
►Mathur,
P.K.; Kumar, H.; Lehmkuhl, J.F.; Tripathi,
A. [et al.]. 2010.
Mammal indicator species for protected areas
and managed forests in a landscape conservation
area in northern India. Biodiversity and
Conservation. DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9851-8.
Keywords: Grasslands, India, indicator species,
managed forests, monitoring, protected areas.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37818
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