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Bibliographies
10-264M
►Pacific
Northwest Research Station. 2010.
Recent publications of the Pacific Northwest
Research Station, first quarter, 2010. Portland,
OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,
Pacific Northwest Research Station. 20 p.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/1q10.pdf
Aquatic/Riparian Systems
10-204M
►Mazza,
R. 2010.
Life on the edge: carbon fluxes from wetland
to ocean along Alaska’s coastal temperate rain
forest. Science Findings 122. Portland, OR: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific
Northwest Research Station. 6 p.
Acre for acre, streams of the coastal temperate rain
forest along the Gulf of Alaska export 36 times as
much dissolved organic carbon as the world average.
Rain and snow are the great connectors, tightly
linking aquatic and terrestrial systems of this region.
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The freshwater that flushes over and through the
forest floor leaches carbon and other nutrients from
the soil and delivers them to headwater streams.
Dissolved organic carbon derived from soils has
a large biodegradable component, making it an
important food source for freshwater and marine
food webs. In the Tongass National Forest alone,
there are 14,000 streams exporting these high-value
nutrients to the estuaries that support Alaska’s $5
billion fishing industry. Climate-induced changes to
the amount, timing, and type of exported dissolved
organic carbon could have far-reaching impacts on
estuarine productivity and habitat quality. Scientists
Rick Edwards and Dave D’Amore with the Pacific
Northwest Research Station are studying these
connections. This research, coupled with adaptive
management applications, will provide information
on the short- and long-term aspects of carbon
cycling on the Tongass National Forest. This information can then be applied to regional and national
carbon accounting goals.
Keywords: Dissolved organic carbon, coastal
temperate rainforest, Tongass National Forest,
climate change, carbon accounting.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/sciencef/scifi122.pdf
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Ecosystem Structure and Function
Fire/Fuels
10-042S
10-206M
►Furniss,
►Oliver,
2010.
M.J.; Staab, B.P.; Hazelhurst, S. [et al.].
Water, climate change, and forests: watershed
stewardship for a changing climate. Gen.
Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-812. Portland, OR: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific
Northwest Research Station. 75 p.
Water from forested watersheds provides irreplaceable habitat for aquatic and riparian species and
supports our homes, farms, industries, and energy
production. Secure, high-quality water from
forests is fundamental to our prosperity and our
stewardship responsibility. Yet population pressures,
land uses, and rapid climate change combine to
seriously threaten these waters and the resilience
of watersheds in most places. Forest land managers
are expected to anticipate and respond to these
threats and steward forested watersheds to ensure
the sustained protection and provision of water and
the services it provides. Effective, constructive
watershed stewardship requires that we think, collaborate, and act. We think to understand the values
at risk and how watersheds can remain resilient, and
we support our thinking with knowledge sharing
and planning. We collaborate to develop common
understandings and goals for watersheds and a
robust, durable capacity for response that includes
all stakeholders and is guided by science. We act
to secure and steward resilient watersheds that
will continue to provide crucial habitats and water
supplies in the coming century by implementing
practices that protect, maintain, and restore watershed processes and services.
Keywords: Watershed stewardship, climate change,
water, forests, water supply, aquatic ecosystem,
public land.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr812.pdf
M. 2010.
Red but not dead: examining microbial and
plant recovery in severely burned soils. Science
Findings 124. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest
Research Station. 6 p.
Soil exposed to prolonged intense heat during a
wildfire turns a distinctive red color. The heat volatilizes soil nutrients and kills subterranean microbial
communities. Patches of severely burned red soil
are found most frequently in areas that were heavily
covered with down, dead wood before the fire. It
has long been thought that exposure to such heat
sterilized soil, leaving it more susceptible to invasion by nonnative plant species than less severely
burned soils. Station scientists and collaborators
initiated several soil-related studies after the 2003
B&B Fire Complex in the central Oregon Cascades
to better understand the relationships among fire
severity, soil microbial communities, and invasive
nonnative plant species. They found that, although
soil nutrients and microbial abundance were greatly
reduced, severely burned red soils were not sterile.
They also found that growth of invasive plant
species is limited by nutrient availability, rather than
microbial diversity or mycorrhizal relationships.
In the laboratory using soils from the study site,
scientists found that nonnative species grew bigger
than native species. However, nonnative plants
grown in red soils were smaller than those grown
in less severely burned black soils. Native plant
growth did not differ in the red or black soil, raising
questions about how nonnative and native plants
will grow and compete long term in nutrient-limited
environments.
Keywords: Severely burned soil, red soil, microbial
communities, nutrient availability, invasive
nonnative plant species, native plants.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/sciencef/scifi124.pdf
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Forest Management
10-139S
►Alexander,
S.J.; Parrent, D.J. 2010.
Estimating sawmill processing capacity for
Tongass timber: 2007 and 2008 update. Res. Note.
PNW-RN-565. Portland, OR: U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest
Research Station. 15 p.
In spring and summer of 2008 and 2009, sawmill
production capacity and utilization information
was collected from major wood manufacturers
in southeast Alaska. The estimated mill capacity
in southeast Alaska for calendar year 2007 was
292,350 thousand board feet (mbf) (log scale), and
for calendar year 2008 was 282,350 mbf (log scale).
Mill production in calendar year 2007 was estimated
at 31,717 mbf (log scale), and for calendar year 2008
was 23,666 mbf (log scale). Wood products manufacturing employment in southeast Alaska dropped
from 133 in 2007 to 94 in 2008 as two large and one
small operation became idle.
Keywords: Alaska sawmills, mill capacity, timber
usage.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_rn565.pdf
09-185S
►Swanson,
2010.
D.K.; Schmitt, C.L.; Shirley, D.M. [et al.].
Aspen biology, community classification, and
management in the Blue Mountains. Gen.
Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-806. Portland, OR: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific
Northwest Research Station. 117 p.
Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) is a
valuable species that is declining in the Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon. This publication is a
compilation of over 20 years of aspen management
experience by USDA Forest Service workers in the
Blue Mountains. It includes a summary of aspen
biology and occurrence in the Blue Mountains, and
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a discussion of aspen conservation and management
techniques such as fencing, conifer removal, and
artificial propagation. Local data on bird use of
aspen stands, insects and diseases in aspen, and
genetic studies of aspen are also included. An aspen
community classification developed from over
200 sample plots is presented, with plant species
composition and cover, environment and soils, and
management considerations.
Keywords: Populus tremuloides, forest management,
forest ecology, plant community classification.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr806.pdf
Monitoring
09-219S
►Miller,
R.E.; McIver, J.D.; Howes, S.W.; Gaeuman,
W.B. 2010.
Assessment of soil disturbance in forests of the
interior Columbia River basin: a critique. Gen.
Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-811. Portland, OR: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific
Northwest Research Station. 140 p.
We present results and inferences from 15 soilmonitoring projects by the USDA Forest Service
(USFS) after logging in the interior Columbia River
basin. Details and comments about each project are
provided in separate appendixes. In general, application of past protocols overestimated the percentage
of “detrimentally” disturbed soil in harvested
units. Based on this past monitoring experience,
we recommend changes to existing protocols, and
further validation and revision of USFS numerical
standards for judging change in soil quality and for
defining “detrimental” soil disturbance. A proposed
visual-assessment protocol was tested at some locations by comparing results of its application among
observers, and by verifying visual assessment of
compaction against quantitative estimates of bulk
density. Consistent disparity between experienced
and recently trained observers emphasizes the need
for more intense training to teach individuals to
recognize and correctly classify types and severity
of soil disturbance. Because growth response of
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trees to soil disturbance is so variable and dependent
on climate and other nonsoil factors, designating
some visual classes as “detrimental” to soil productivity is problematic. We propose an alternative
key for visually classifying a wider continuum of
soil disturbance without assigning consequence for
productivity to any class.
Keywords: Soil disturbance, monitoring, assessment,
forest soils, ground-based harvesting, classification,
interior Columbia River basin.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr811.pdf
Plant Ecology
10-163S
►Schuller,
R.; Fritts, S.J.; Mousseaux, M. 2010.
Woodcock Bog Research Natural Area:
guidebook supplement 40. Gen. Tech. Rep.
PNW-GTR-824. Portland, OR: U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest
Research Station. 21 p.
This guidebook describes Woodcock Bog Research
Natural Area (RNA), a 114-ha (281-ac) area
located within the Klamath-Siskiyou ecoregion in
southwestern Oregon. The RNA includes a hanging
fen and stream segment on ultramafic rock and
derived soils. Numerous plant species occur within
the fens that are endemic to the Klamath-Siskiyou
Mountains of southwestern Oregon and northwestern California. Cobra lily (Darlingtonia californica),
and sedges (Carex spp.) characterize the area. The
site also supports very dry, open serpentine forest
stands of Jeffrey pine (Pinus jeffreyi), along with
denser stands of Port-Orford-cedar (Chamaecyparis
lawsoniana), Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii),
and other conifers typical of the region.
Resource Inventory
09-167S
►Campbell,
S.; Waddell, K.; Gray, A., tech. eds. 2010.
Washington’s forest resources, 2002–2006: fiveyear Forest Inventory and Analysis report. Gen.
Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-800. Portland, OR: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific
Northwest Research Station. 189 p.
This report highlights key findings from the
most recent (2002–2006) data collected by the
Forest Inventory and Analysis Program across
all ownerships in Washington. We present basic
resource information such as forest area, land use
change, ownership, volume, biomass, and carbon
sequestration; structure and function topics such as
biodiversity, older forests, dead wood, and riparian
forests; disturbance topics such as insects and
diseases, fire, invasive plants, and air pollution;
and information about the forest products industry
in Washington, including data on tree growth
and mortality, removals for timber products, and
nontimber forest products. The appendixes describe
inventory methods and design in detail and provide
summary tables of data and statistical error for the
forest characteristics sampled.
Keywords: Biomass, carbon, dead wood, diseases,
fire, forest land, insects, invasive plants, inventory,
juniper, lichens, nontimber forest products, ozone,
timber volume, timberland, wood products.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr800.pdf
Keywords: Research natural area, area of critical
environmental concern, hanging fen, serpentine
fen, Klamath-Siskiyou ecoregion, Darlingtonia
fen, cobra lily, Port-Orford-cedar, Chamaecyparis
lawsoniana, Jeffrey pine, Pinus jeffreyi, serpentine
endemism.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr824.pdf
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION
Silviculture
10-205M
►Wells,
G. 2010.
Great oaks from little acorns grow: planting
native oak in the Pacific Northwest. Science
Findings 123. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest
Research Station. 6 p.
The decline of oak woodlands is an urgent
conservation challenge in the Pacific Northwest.
Prior to settlement by Euro-Americans, prairies,
oak-dominated savannas, and oak woodlands were
abundant in the low-lying areas of the region. Now
it’s estimated that 1 to 5 percent of that native oak
savanna remains. The rest has been supplanted by
pastures, fields, Douglas-fir forests, and development. Experts agree that immediate intervention
is needed if Oregon white oak ecosystems are to
survive. In the first comprehensive study of Oregon
white oak planting techniques, Warren Devine and
Connie Harrington of the PNW Research Station
identified key factors in survival and growth of
planted oak seedlings: planting large seedlings with
well-branched roots, conserving soil water by reducing competing vegetation, and protecting seedlings
from animal damage. The scientists have produced
a landowner guide for planting oak on Pacific
Northwest prairies and savannas. This research
adds to the group’s previous work on the most
effective ways to release existing oak stands from
encroaching Douglas-fir. Together, the two phases
of this research program have produced reliable,
science-based protocols for planting and managing
Oregon white oak in the Pacific Northwest, helping
landowners and managers stem the loss of an
ecosystem that has been in decline for more than
150 years.
Keywords: Native oak savanna, Oregon white oak,
oak seedlings, planting techniques, growth, survival.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/sciencef/scifi123.pdf
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Wood Utilization
10-034S
►Lowell,
2010.
E.C.; Rapp, V.A.; Haynes, R.W.; Cray, C.
Effects of fire, insect, and pathogen damage on
wood quality of dead and dying western conifers.
Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-816. Portland, OR: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific
Northwest Research Station. 73 p.
We update and expand the 1992 survey of research
findings by Lowell and colleagues, providing an
ecological context for the findings, using a more
reader-friendly format, and including extensive
citations so readers can get indepth information
on particular topics. Our intent is that managers
will use this report as a desktop reference and field
guide. The worksheet can be copied and taken to
the field, as a reminder of key indicators to look
for and key questions to ask. With a visual assessment process, potential volume and value losses
associated with disturbance can be estimated for
postdisturbance management planning.
Keywords: Fire-killed stands, fire-damaged stands,
insect damage, pathogen damage, wood quality,
wood deterioration.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr816.pdf
10-128S
►Roos,
2010.
J.A.; Sasatani, D.; Brackley, A.M.; Barber, V.
Recent trends in the Asian forest products trade
and their impact on Alaska. Res. Note. PNWRN-564. United States Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
42 p.
This paper analyzes patterns of forest products trade
between Asia and Alaska. Secondary data were
collected and analyzed to identify Alaska forest
product trading partners and the species used. Some
of the many trends occurring in the Asian forest
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products industry include the shift from solid wood
products to engineered wood products, the evolution of China as “the factory to the world” where
low-cost labor enables manufacturers to produce
price-competitive wood products that are shipped
to markets throughout the globe, and the entry of
Russia, Europe, Asia, and Southern Hemisphere
nations into the market with both log and lumber
products. In spite of the global economic downturn,
forest products exports from several suppliers are
increasing. Analysis of U.S. trade data indicates
that exports of spruce (Picea spp.), western hemlock
(Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.), Douglas-fir
(Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco), and
western redcedar (Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don)
logs remain strong. Likewise, Douglas-fir, western
hemlock, and western redcedar lumber exports
are also improving. Douglas-fir lumber exports to
Japan and western hemlock lumber exports to South
Korea showed strong recent gains. The outlook for
continued increases in forest products exports to
Asia is strong, and the authors recommend a coordinated Alaska forest products market effort targeting
China, South Korea, and Japan.
Keywords: Forest products, lumber, export, timber,
Japan, China, Korea.
This report is an update of the original publication
by Oregon State University in 1987 (Resource Bulletin 60). According to agreements, researchers at
the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,
Pacific Northwest Research Station and the Juneau
Economic Development Council worked with
Oregon State University to update this reference
concerning wood energy properties. The fuelwood
characteristics were reformatted and presented in
tabular form, and a literature review was conducted
to check for additional information published since
1987. This report provides fuelwood values for
34 conifer and 20 hardwood species found in the
Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Values are presented
for the following characteristics: specific gravity
of wood and bark, percentage moisture content of
wood and bark, higher heating value of wood and
bark, percentage ash of wood and bark, percentage
bark by volume, and ultimate analysis of wood
and bark (percentage of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen,
nitrogen, and sulfur).
Keywords: Fuelwoods, heating value, British
thermal unit values, Pacific Northwest.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr810.pdf
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_rn564.pdf
09-365S
►Wilson,
P.L.; Funck, J.W.; Avery, R.B. 2010.
Fuelwood characteristics of northwestern
conifers and hardwoods. Updated by Parrent,
Daniel J.; Funck, James W.; Reeb, James; Brackley,
Allen M., eds. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-810.
Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.
50 p. (First published 1987, Res. Bull. 60, Forest
Research Laboratory, College of Forestry, Oregon
State University, Corvallis, OR).
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Journals and Other Publications
The following publications were not published by the Pacific Northwest 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
►Benda,
L.; Miller, D.; Lanigan, S.; Reeves, G. 2009.
Future of applied watershed science at regional
scales. Eos, Transactions of the American
Geophysical Union. 90(18). 2 p.
Keywords: Watershed analysis, database.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36169
►Fellman,
J.B.; Hood, E.; D’Amore, D. [et al.]. 2009.
Seasonal changes in the chemical quality
and biodegradability of dissolved organic
matter exported from soils to streams in
coastal temperate rainforest watersheds.
Biogeochemistry. 95: 277–293.
Keywords: Biodegradable dissolved organic carbon,
dissolved organic matter, dissolved organic nitrogen,
fluorescence, PARAFAC, peatland, biogeochemistry.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36188
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University of Alaska Library
3211 Providence Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
(Visit or request article from the
Interlibrary Loan section)
►Fellman,
2009.
J.B.; Hood, E.; Edwards, R.T.; Jones, J.B.
Uptake of allochthonous dissolved organic
matter from soil and salmon in coastal temperate
rainforest streams. Ecosystems. 12: 747–759.
Keywords: DOM, DOC, DON, fluorescence,
PARAFAC salmon, wetlands, nutrient uptake.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36187
►Gomi,
T.; Johnson, A.C.; Deal, R.L. [et al.]. 2006.
Factors affecting distribution of wood, detritus,
and sediment in headwater streams draining
managed young-growth red alder-conifer forests
in southeast Alaska. Canadian Journal of Forest
Research. 36: 725–737.
Keywords: Red alder, young-growth riparian forest,
timber harvesting, mass movement, wood organic
matter, sediment.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36192
Recent Publications of the Pacific Northwest Research Station, Second Quarter, 2010
►Hood,
E.; Fellman, J.; Spencer, R.G.M. [et al.]. 2009.
Glaciers as a source of ancient and labile organic
matter to the marine environment. Nature.
462(24/31): 1044–1048.
Keywords: Glaciers, DOM, bioavailability, flux.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36196
►Reeves,
G.H.; Duncan, S.L. 2009.
Ecological history vs. social expectations:
managing aquatic ecosystems. Ecology and
Society. 14(2): 8p.
Keywords: Aquatic ecosystems, legacy of
disturbance, non-equilibrium ecosystem dynamics.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35414
►Vance-Borland,
K.; Burnett, K.; Clarke, S. 2009.
Influence of mapping resolution on assessments
of stream and streamside conditions: lessons
from coastal Oregon, USA. Aquatic Conservation:
Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 19: 252–263.
Keywords: Freshwater conservation, stream
analysis, streamside conditions, fish distribution,
spatial extent, spatial resolution, cartographic scale.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35447
Economics
►Daniels,
J.M. 2010.
Assessing the lumber manufacturing sector in
western Washington. Forest Policy and Economics.
12: 129–135.
Keywords: Translog cost function, lumber
manufacturing, sawmill production, Washington.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36172
►Donovan,
G.H.; Butry, D.T. 2010.
Trees in the city: valuing street trees in Portland,
Oregon. Landscape and Urban Planning. 94: 77–83.
Ecosystem Structure and Function
►Chapin,
F.S., III. 2008.
Climate change and the biosphere. The Scientist.
22(1): 37.
Keywords: Climate change, biosphere.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35223
►Euskirchen,
[et al.] 2009.
E.S.; McGuire, A.D.; Chapin, F.S., III.
Changes in vegetation in northern Alaska
under scenarios of climate change, 2003–2100:
implications for climate feedbacks. Ecological
Applications, 19(4): 1022–1043.
Keywords: Arctic, biogeochemistry model, boreal,
climate feedbacks, dynamic vegetation model,
future climate, plant functional type, soil thermal
model, terrestrial ecosystems.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35226
►Fan,
Z.; Neff, J.C.; Harden, J.W.; Wickland, K.P.
2008.
Boreal soil carbon dynamics under a changing
climate: a model inversion approach. Journal of
Geophysical Research. 113: G04016.
Keywords: Boreal forest, climate change, modelling,
organic carbon.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35227
►Gonzalez
G.; Gould, W.A.; Hudak, A.T.;
Hollingswrth, T.N. 2008.
Decay of aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.)
wood in moist and dry boreal, temperate, and
tropical forest fragments. Ambio. 37(7/8): 588–
597.
Keywords: Decay rates, aspen, Populus tremuloides,
wood decomposition, climate gradient.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35231
Keywords: Street trees, urban forestry, hedonic
valuation, Portland, Oregon.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36186
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION
Ecosystem Structure and Function
Griffiths, R.P.; Gray, A.N.; Spies, T.A. 2010.
►
Soil properties in old-growth Douglas-fir gaps
in the western Cascade Mountains of Oregon.
Northwest Science. 84(1): 33–45.
Keywords: Canopy cover, forest structure,
inventory.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36194
Houlahan, J.E.; Cottenie, K.; Cumming, G.S.
[et al.]. 2008.
►
The utility of covariances: a response to Ranta et
al. Oikos. 117: 1912–1913.
Keywords: Diversity, competition, community
dynamics, biological interactions, neutral models.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36199
►Poage,
2009.
N.J.; Weisberg, P.J.; Impara, P.C. [et al.].
Influences of climate, fire, and topography on
contemporary age structure patterns of Douglasfir at 205 old forest sites in western Oregon.
Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 39: 1518–
1530.
Keywords: Forest ecosystems, stand age, old forest,
western Oregon.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35409
►Ruess,
R.W.; McFarland, J.M.; Trummer, L.M.;
Rohrs-Richey, J.K. 2009.
Disease-mediated declines in N-fixation inputs by
Alnus tenuifolia to early-successional floodplains
in interior and south-central Alaska. Ecosystems.
12: 489–502.
Keywords: Alaska, alder, canker, disease, nitrogen
cycling, nitrogen fixation, succession.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36226
12
►Sexton,
J.M.; Harmon, M.E. 2009.
Water dynamics in conifer logs in early stages of
decay in the Pacific Northwest, U.S.A. Northwest
Science. 83(2): 131–139.
Keywords: Water, decomposition, coarse woody
debris-terrestrial.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35468
►Sharik,
T.L.; Adair, W.; Baker, F.A. [et al.]. 2010.
Emerging themes in the ecology and
management of North American forests.
International Journal of Forestry Research. 2010:
Article 964260. 11 p.
Keywords: Disturbance, cascading effects of
insects and disease, mixed-severity fire regime,
ecosystem recovery, forest detritus, alternative
silviculture approaches, experimental forests,
ecological classification, stand density indices,
aspen management.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36228
►Schuur,
2008.
E.A.G.; Bockheim, J.; Canadell, J.G. [et al.].
Vulnerability of permafrost carbon to climate
change: implications for the global carbon cycle.
BioScience. 58(8): 701–714.
Keywords: Permafrost, carbon, climate change,
global carbon cycle, terrestrial ecosystem feedback.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36312
►Swanson,
M.E.; Franklin, J.F.; Beschta, R.L.;
Crisafulli, C.M. [et al.]. 2010.
The forgotten stage of forest succession: earlysuccessional ecosystems on forest sites. Frontiers
in Ecology and the Environment. 9 p.
Keywords: Succession, secondary succession,
ecosystem function, meadows, forest management,
disturbance.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36205
Recent Publications of the Pacific Northwest Research Station, Second Quarter, 2010
►
Tarnocai, C.; Canadell, J.G.; Schuur, E.A.G. [et al.].
2009.
Soil organic carbon pools in the northern circumpolar permafrost region. Global Biogeochemical
Cycles. 23: GB2023. 11 p.
Keywords: Carbon, permafrost, circumpolar.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36317
►van
Verseveld, W.J.; McDonnell, J.J.; Lajtha, K.
2008.
A mechanistic assessment of nutrient flushing
at the catchment scale. Journal of Hydrology. 358:
268–287.
Keywords: Nutrient flushing, catchment, dissolved
organic carbon, dissolved organic nitrogen, specific
UV absorbance fluorescence.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35446
►Walburger,
K.J.; DelCurto, T.; Vavra, M. 2007.
Influence of forest management and previous
herbivory on cattle diets. Rangland Ecology and
Management. 60(2): 172–178.
Keywords: Beef cattle, botanical composition, diet
quality, Pinus ponderosa, Abies grandis.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35448
►Waldrop,
M.P.; Harden, J.W. 2008.
Interactive effects of wildfire and permafrost
on microbial communities and soil processes in
an Alaskan black spruce forest. Global Change
Biology. 14: 2591–2602.
Keywords: Alaska, carbon cycling, enzymes, fungi,
lignin, permafrost, wildfire.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35234
►
Wharton, S.; Schroeder, M.; Bible, K. [et al.]. 2009.
Stand-level gas-exchange responses to seasonal
drought in very young versus old Douglasfir forests of the Pacific Northwest, USA. Tree
Physiology. 29: 959–974.
Keywords: AmeriFlux, canopy conductance, eddy
covariance, evapotranspiration, the Priestley-Taylor
coefficient, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Wind River.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35449
►Wharton,
2009.
S.; Schroeder, M.; Paw U, K.T. [et al.].
Turbulence considerations for comparing
ecosystem exchange over old-growth and
clear-cut stands for limited fetch and complex
canopy flow conditions. Agricultural and Forest
Meterology. 149: 1477–1490.
Keywords: Old growth, clearcut, Douglas-fir,
ecosystem exchange, fetch, footprint modeling,
turbulence statistics.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35450
►Wickland,
K.P.; Neff, J.C. 2007.
Decomposition of soil organic matter from boreal
black spruce forest: environmental and chemical
controls. Biogeochemistry. 87(1): 29–47.
Keywords: Alaska, boreal forest, decomposition,
permafrost, pyrolysis, GC/MS, soil, organic carbon.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35217
►Wickland,
K.P.; Neff, J.C.; Aiken, G.R. 2007.
Dissolved organic carbon in Alaskan boreal
forest: sources, chemical characteristics, and
biodegradability. Ecosystems. 10(8): 1323–1340.
Keywords: Alaska, dissolved organic carbon,
decomposition, fluorescence, boreal forest, black
spruce, thermokarst.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35220
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION
Fire/Fuels
►Balshi,
M.S.; McGuire, A.D.; Duffy, P. [et al.]. 2009.
Assessing the response of area burned to
changing climate in western boreal North
America using a Multivariate Adaptive
Regression Splines (MARS) approach. Global
Change Biology. 15: 578–600.
Keywords: Boreal forest, climate change, fire, future
area burned, Multivariate Adaptive Regression
Splines.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36167
►French,
2008.
N.H.F.; Kasischke, E.S.; Hall, R.J. [et al.].
Using Landsat data to assess fire and burn
severity in the North American boreal forest
region: an overview and summary of results.
International Journal of Wildland Fire. 17: 443–462.
Keywords: Remote sensing, fire, boreal forest.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35228
►Johnstone,
J.F.; Hollingsworth, T.N.; Chapin, F.S.,
III. [et al.]. 2009.
Changes in fire regime break the legacy lock on
successional trajectories in Alaskan boreal forest.
Global Change Biology. 16(4): 1281–1295.
Keywords: Betula neoalaskana, boosted regression
trees, composite burn index, fire severity, Picea
mariana, Populus tremuloides, postfire succession,
seedling recruitment, topography.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36208
►O’Donnell,
J.A.; Turetsky, M.R.; Harden, J.W.
[et al.]. 2009.
Interactive effects of fire, soil, climate, and moss
on CO2 fluxes in black spruce ecosystems of
interior Alaska. Ecosystems. 12: 57–72.
Keywords: Fire, carbon fluxes, boreal forest,
decomposition, Alaska, climate change.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36211
►Shetler,
G.; Turetsky, R.; Kane, E. [et al.]. 2008.
Sphagnum mosses limit total carbon consumption
during fire in Alaskan black spruce forests.
Canadian Journal of Forestry Research. 38: 2328–
2336.
Keywords: Sphagnum, fire, black spruce, carbon.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36313
Fish
►Moore,
2008.
S.K.; Mantua, N.J.; Kellogg, J.P. [et al.].
Local and large-scale climate forcing of Puget
Sound oceanographic properties on seasonal
to interdecadal timescales. Limnology and
Oceanography. 53(5): 1746–1758.
Keywords: Puget Sound, climate change, timescale.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35298
►Reeves,
G.H.; Grunbaum, J.B.; Lang, D.W. 2009.
Seasonal variation in diel behaviour and habitat
use by age 1+ steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
in Coast and Cascade Range streams in Oregon,
U.S.A. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 87(2):
101–111.
Keywords: Steelhead trout, seasonal diel behavior.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36223
►Schindler,
2008.
D.E.; Augerot, X.; Fleishman, E. [et al.].
Climate change, ecosystem impacts, and
management for Pacific salmon. Fisheries. 33(10):
502–506.
Keywords: Climate change, Pacific salmon, policy.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35457
►Strobel,
B.; Shivley, D.R.; Roper, B.B. 2009.
Salmon carcass movements in forest streams.
North American Journal of Fisheries Management.
29: 702–714.
Keywords: Salmon carcasses, aquatic ecology.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36316
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Recent Publications of the Pacific Northwest Research Station, Second Quarter, 2010
Forest Management
►Deal,
R.L. 2009.
Forestry in Japan has similarities to PNW.
Western Forester. 14(6): 14–15.
Keywords: Japan, forest management, international
forestry.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35225
►Hussain,
A.; Sun, C.; Zhou, X.; Munn, I.A. 2008.
Ecological and economic determinants of invasive
tree species on Alabama forestland. Forest
Science. 54(3): 339–348.
Keywords: Count data, Forest Inventory and
Analysis, zero-inflated negative bionomial.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36200
►Peterson,
D.W.; Dodson, E.K.; Harrod, R.J. 2009.
Fertilization and seeding effects on vegetative
cover after wildfire in north-central Washington
state. Forest Science. 55(6): 494–502.
Keywords: Postfire rehabilitation, erosion control,
mulching, postfire forest management.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36212
►Peterson,
C.E.; Anderson, P.D. 2009.
Large-scale interdisciplinary experiments inform
current and future forestry management options
in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Forest Ecology and
Management. 258: 409–414.
Keywords: Variable retention, silviculture
experiments, science-based resource management.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/33411
►Progar,
R.; Moldenke, A.R. 2009.
Aquatic insect emergence from headwater
streams flowing through regeneration and
mature forests in western Oregon. Journal of
Freshwater Ecology. 24(1): 53–66.
Keywords: Headwater streams, clearcut, insect
emergence, aquatic insects, emergence traps.
►Ribe,
R.G. 2009.
In-stand scenic beauty of variable retention
harvests and mature forests in the U.S. Pacific
Northwest: the effects of basal area, density,
retention pattern and down wood. Journal of
Environmental Management. 91: 245–260.
Keywords: Forest aesthetics, ecological forestry, new
forestry, variable retention, scenic standards, forest
structure, down wood, woody debris.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36224
Genetics
►Parks,
M.; Cronn, R.; Liston, A. 2009.
Increasing phylogenetic resolution at low taxonomic levels using massively parallel sequencing
of chloroplast genomes. BMC Biology. 7(84). 17 p.
Keywords: Pinus, chloroplast genome, massively
parallel sequencing, multiplex DNA sequencing,
phylogenomics.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36213
►Whittall,
J.B.; Syring, J.; Parks, M. [et al.]. 2010.
Finding a (pine) needle in a haystack: chloroplast
genome sequence divergence in rare and
widespread pines. Molecular Biology. 19(Suppl. 1):
100–114.
Keywords: Chloroplast genome, Pinus. multiplex
sequencing-by-synthesis, next-generation
sequencing.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36321
►Wilson,
B.L.; Darris, D.C.; Fiegener, R.; Johnson, R.
[et al.]. 2008.
Seed transfer zones for a native grass Festuca
roemeri: genecological evidence. Native Plants
Journal. 9(3): 287–302.
Keywords: Common-garden study, habitat
restoration, inbreeding depression, conservation
genetics.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35452
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35411
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION
Geomorphology and Hydrology
►Balcarczyk,
2009.
K.L.; Jones, J.B., Jr.; Jaffe, R.; Maie, N.
Stream dissolved organic matter bioavailability
and composition in watersheds underlain with
discontinuous permafrost. Biogeochemistry. 94:
255–270.
Keywords: Bioavailability, boreal forest, dissolved
organic matter, discontinuous permafrost,
fluorescence, thermokarst.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36166
►Brown,
J.; Romanovsky, V.E. 2008.
Report from the International Permafrost
Association: state of permafrost in the first
decade of the 21st century. Permafrost and
Periglacial Processess. 19(2): 255–260.
Keywords: Permafrost, active layer.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35219
►
Jefferson, A.; Grant, G.E.; Lewis, S.L.; Lancaster,
S.T. 2010.
Coevolution of hydrology and topography on a
basalt landscape in the Oregon Cascade Range,
USA. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 35
(7): 803–816.
Keywords: Bedrock geology, weathering,
topography, mapping, hydrologic processes.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36206
►Johnson,
A.C.; Edwards, R.T.; Erhardt, R. 2007.
Ground-water response to forest harvest:
implications for hillslope stability. Journal of
the American Water Resources Association. 43(1):
134–147.
Keywords: Forest, harvest impact, wells, landslides,
sediment delivery, watershed management.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36207
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►van
Verseveld, W.J.; McDonnell, J.J.; Lajtha, K.
2009.
The role of hillslope hydrology in controlling
nutrient loss. Journal of Hydrology. 367: 177–187.
Keywords: Hillslope hydrology, small watershed,
dissolved organic carbon, dissolved organic
nitrogen, specific UV-absorbance.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35445
►Wondzell,
2009.
S.M.; Gooseff, M.N.; McGlynn, B.L.
An analysis of alternative conceptual models
relating hyporheic exchange flow to diel
fluctuations in discharge during baseflow
recession. Hydrological Processes. 9 p.
Keywords: Hyporheic, evapotranspiration, stream
discharge, riparian, diel fluctuations.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36323
Invasive Plants and Animals
►Bartuszevige,
A.M.; Endress, B.A. 2008.
Do ungulates facilitate native and exotic plant
spread? Seed dispersal by cattle, elk and
deer in northeastern Oregon. Journal of Arid
Environments. 72: 904–913.
Keywords: Bos taurus, Cervus elaphus, grasslands,
invasive plants, coniferous forest, Odocoileus sp.,
rangeland.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36168
►Harrington,
T.B. 2009.
Seed germination and seedling emergence of
Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius). Weed Science.
57: 620–626.
Keywords: Temperature, stratification, soil texture,
watering regime, metsulfuron, sulfometuron.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36198
Recent Publications of the Pacific Northwest Research Station, Second Quarter, 2010
►Moser,
2009.
W.K.; Barnard, E.L.; Billings, R.F. [et al.].
Impacts of nonnative invasive species on US
forests and recommendations for policy and
management. Journal of Forestry. 107(6): 320–327.
Keywords: Forest management, nonnative invasive
species, policy.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/34074
►Wu,
J. 2008.
Land use changes: economic, social, and
environmental impacts. Choices. 23(4): 6–10.
Keywords: Land use decisions, urban development,
conversion of farmland and forests, environmental
externalities.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35453
Monitoring
►Zapiola,
2010.
M.L.; Cronn, R.C.; Mallory-Smith, C.A.
Development of novel chloroplast microsatellite
markers to identify species in the Agrostis
complex (Poaceae) and related genera. Molecular
Ecology Resources. 3 p.
Keywords: Creeping bentgrass, grasses,
hybridization, primers, SSR.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36326
►Moore,
S.K.; Mantua, N.J.; Hickey, B.M.; Trainer,
V.L. 2009.
Recent trends in paralytic shellfish toxins in
Puget Sound, relationships to climate, and
capacity for prediction of toxic events. Harmful
Algae. 8: 463–477.
Keywords: Alexandrium catenella, Mytilus edulis,
climate variability, paralytic shellfish toxins,
paralytic, shellfish poisoning, prediction.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35297
Land Use
►White,
E.M.; Morzillo, A.T.; Alig, R.J. 2009.
Past and projected rural land conversion in
the US at state, regional, and national levels.
Landscape and Urban Planning. 89: 37–48.
Keywords: Land use, urbanization, modeling,
projections, Resources Planning Act.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35451
►Wolf,
K.L.; Kruger, L.E. 2010.
Urban forestry research needs: a participatory
assessment process. Journal of Forestry.
2010(January/February): 39–44.
Keywords: Urban forestry, urban ecology, research
assessment, Delphi method, Pacific Northwest.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36322
►Moore,
2008.
S.K.; Trainer, V.L.; Mantua, N.J. [et al.].
Impacts of climate variability and future climate
change on harmful algal blooms and human
health. Environmental Health. 7(Suppl 2): S4.
Keywords: Climate change, human health, harmful
algae.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35299
►Moore,
2008.
S.K.; Mantua, N.J.; Newton, J.A. [et al.].
A descriptive analysis of temporal and
spatial patterns of variability in Puget Sound
oceanographic properties. Estuarine, Coastal and
Shelf Science 80: 545–554.
Keywords: Oceanographic surveys, stratification,
climatological patterns, interannual variability.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35300
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION
Mycology
►Geml,
J.; Tulloss, R.E.; Laursen, G.A. [et al.]. 2008.
Evidence for strong inter- and intracontinental
phylogeographic structure in Amanita muscaria,
a wind-dispersed ectomycorrhizal basidiomycete.
Molecular Phylogenectics and Evolution. 48: 694–
701.
Keywords: Amanita muscaria, phylogeography,
fungi.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35230
►Schoch,
C.L.; Sung, G.-H.; Lopez-Giraldez, F.
[et al.]. 2009.
The Ascomycota tree of life: a phylum-wide
phylogeny clarifies the origin and evolution of
fundamental reproductive and ecological traits.
Systematic Biology. 58(2): 224–239.
Keywords: Ancestral character reconstruction,
fungi, large data sets, lichenization, phylogeny.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35463
►Taylor,
2008.
D.L.; Booth, M.G.; McFarland, J.W. [et al.].
Increasing ecological inference from high
throughput sequencing of fungi in the
environment through a tagging approach.
Molecular Ecology Resources. 8: 742–752.
Keywords: Community genetics, fungi, microbial
communities, microbial ecology, new tools.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36318
Natural Resources Policy
►Chapin,
F.S., III; Randerson, J.T.; McGuire, A.D.
[et al.]. 2008.
Changing feedbacks in the climate-biosphere
system. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.
6(6): 313–320.
Keywords: Climate change, biosphere, feedbacks,
ecosystem, policy.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35224
►Fischer,
A.P.; Bliss, J.C. 2009.
Framing conservation on private lands:
conserving oak in Oregon’s Willamette Valley.
Society and Natural Resources. 22(10): 884–900.
Keywords: Conservation policy, family forests, oak,
private land, threatened habitat.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35275
Plant Ecology
►Hennon,
P.E.; D’Amore, D.V.; Witter, D.T.; Lamb,
M.B. 2010.
Influence of forest canopy and snow on
microclimate in a declining yellow-cedar forest of
southeast Alaska. Northwest Science. 84(1): 73–87.
Keywords: Chamaecyparis nootkatensis, climate,
microclimate, forest decline.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36195
►Moore,
2010.
G.W.; Bond, B.J.; Jones, J.A.; Meinzer, F.C.
Thermal-dissipation sap flow sensors may not
yield consistent sap-flux estimates over multiple
years. Trees. 24: 165–174.
Keywords: Alnus rubra, Pseudotsuga menziesii, sap
flux, sapwood, temporal sampling errors.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36210
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Recent Publications of the Pacific Northwest Research Station, Second Quarter, 2010
►Smith,W.K.;
Germino, M.J.; Johnson, D.M.;
Reinhardt, K. 2009.
►
Size-dependent mortality in a Neotropical
savanna tree: the role of height-related
adjustments in hydraulic architecture and carbon
allocation. Plant, Cell and Environment. 32: 1456–
1466.
The altitude of alpine treeline: a bellwether of
climate change effects. Botanical Review. 75:
163–190.
Keywords: Treeline, timberline, ecotone, seedling,
facilitation, climate.
Keywords: Carbon balance, hydraulic conductivity,
population dynamics, tree dieback, xylem cavitation.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35434
►Wagner,
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35466
D.; DeFoliart, L.; Doak, P.; [et al.]. 2008.
Impact of epidermal leaf mining by the aspen leaf
miner (Phyllocnistis populiella) on the growth,
physiology, and leaf longevity of quaking aspen.
Oecologia. 157: 259–267.
Recreation
►Rosenberger,
2009.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36320
►Woodruff,
Keywords: Health, macro model, parks and
recreation, policy, recreation grant program,
recreation demand, recreation supply, spatial
analysis.
D.R.; Meinzer, F.C.; McCulloh, K.A.
Height-related trends in stomatal sensitivity
to leaf-to-air vapour pressure deficit in a tall
conifer. Journal of Experimental Botany. 61(1):
203–210.
Keywords: Cuticular conductance, foliar turgor,
Pseudotsuga menziesii, stomatal conductance, tree
height.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36324
►Yarie,
J. 2008.
Effects of moisture limitation on tree growth
in upland and floodplain forest ecosystems in
interior Alaska. Forest Ecology and Management.
256: 1055–1063.
R.S.; Bergerson, T.R.; Kline, J.D.
Macro-linkages between health and outdoor
recreation: the role of parks and recreation
providers. Journal of Park and Recreation
Administration. 27(3): 8–20.
Keywords: Populus tremuloides, Phyllocnistis
populiella, herbivory, leaf mining, growth.
2010.
Zhang, Y.-J.; Meinzer, F.C.; Hao, G.-Y. [et al.]. 2009.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35415
Remote Sensing
►
Gazel, R.; White, M.A.; Gillies, R. [et al.]. 2008.
GLOBE students, teachers, and scientists
demonstrate variable differences between urban
and rural leaf phenology. Global Change Biology.
14(7): 1568–1580.
Keywords: Budbreak, climate change, growing
season, heat island, leaf out, seasonality, spring,
urbanization.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35218
Keywords: Boreal forest, summer drought, tree
growth, upland, flood plain, Picea glauca, Betula
neoalaskana, Populus tremuloides, P. balsamifera.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35235
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION
Remote Sensing
►Pascual,
C.; Garcia-Abril, A.; Garcia-Montero, L.G.
[et al.]. 2008.
Object-based semi-automatic approach for forest
structure characterization using LIDAR data
in heterogeneous Pinus sylvestris stands. Forest
Ecology and Management. 255: 3677–3685.
Keywords: Pinus sylvestris, LIDAR, forest structure,
mean height, forest management.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35301
►Pflugmacher,
D.; Cohen, W.B.; Kennedy, R.E.;
Lefsky, M. 2008.
Regional applicability of forest height and
aboveground biomass models for the Geoscience
Laser Altimeter System. Forest Science. 54(6):
647–657.
Keywords: LIDAR, Geoscience Laser Altimeter
System, forest height, forest biomass.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35306
►Powell,
S.L.; Pflugmacher, D.; Kirschbaum, A.A.
[et al.]. 2007.
Moderate resolution remote sensing alternatives:
a review of Landsat-like sensors and their
applications. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing.
Vol. 1,012506. 16 p.
Keywords: Landsat, SPOT, IRS, CBERS, ASTER,
ALI.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35410
►Robin,
2008.
J.; Dubayah, R.; Sparrow, E.; Levine, E.
Monitoring start of season in Alaska with
GLOBE, AVHRR, and MODIS data. Journal of
Geophysical Research. 113. G01017. 10 p.
Keywords: Phenology, NDVI, remote sensing.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36225
►Verbyla,
D.; Lord, R. 2008.
Estimating post-fire organic soil depth in the
Alaskan boreal forest using the Normalized Burn
Ratio. International Journal of Remote Sensing.
29(13): 3845–3853.
Keywords: Normalized Burn Ratio, fire, organic
soil, remote sensing.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35232
►Verbyla,
D.L.; Kasischke, E.S.; Hoy, E.E. 2008.
Seasonal and topographic effects on estimating
fire severity from Landsat TM/ETM+ data.
International Journal of Wildland Fire. 17: 527–534.
Keywords: Boreal forest, fire severity, Normalized
Burn Ratio, solar elevation, topography.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35233
Silviculture
►Deal,
R.L.; Heithecker, T.; Zenner, E.K. 2010.
Comparison of tree size structure and growth
for partially harvested and even-aged hemlockspruce stands in southeast Alaska. Journal of
Forest Research. 15: 31–37.
Keywords: Clearcutting, partial cutting, southeast
Alaska, stand structure, tree growth.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36184
►Deal,
R.L. 2010.
Climate change and carbon sequestration
opportunities on national forests. Journal of
Forestry. 2010(March): 103.
Keywords: Climate change, carbon sequestration,
forest management.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36173
►Devine,
W.D.; Harrington, C.A.; DeBell, D.S. 2010.
Intra-annual growth and mortality of four
Populus clones in pure and mixed plantings. New
Forests. 39: 287–299.
Keywords: Populus, short-rotation, clonal plantation.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36185
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Recent Publications of the Pacific Northwest Research Station, Second Quarter, 2010
►Gould,
P.J.; Harrington, C.A. 2009.
►Trainor,
S.F.; Calef, M.; Natcher, D. [et al.]. 2009.
Root morphology and growth of bare-root
seedlings of Oregon white oak. Tree Planters’
Notes. 53(2): 22–28.
Vulnerability and adaptation to climate-related
fire impacts in rural and urban interior Alaska.
Polar Research. 28: 100–118.
Keywords: Garry oak, artificial regeneration,
restoration, Pacific Northwest.
Keywords: Climate change, interior Alaska, rural,
urban, vulnerability, wildfire.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36193
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36319
Social Sciences
►Flitcroft,
2009.
R.L.; Dedrick, D.C.; Smith, C.L. [et al.].
Social infrastructure to integrate science and
practice: the experience of the Long Tom
Watershed Council. Ecology and Society. 14(2): 36.
Keywords: Habitat restoration, Oregon, science
and practice, social infrastructure, watershed
management, water quality, watershed councils.
►Youngblood,
A. 2010.
Thinning and burning in dry coniferous forests
of the Western United States: effectiveness in
altering diameter distributions. Forest Science.
56(1): 46–59.
Keywords: National Fire and Fire Surrogate study,
network analysis, meta-analysis, mechanical,
prescribed fire.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36325
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36190
Soil
►Hodder,
J. 2009.
What are undergraduates doing at biological field
stations and marine laboratories? BioScience.
59(8): 666–672.
Keywords: Field stations, marine laboratories,
undergraduate education, teaching, internships.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35216
►Rattenbury,
W. 2009.
K.; Kielland, K.; Finstad, G.; Schneider,
A reindeer herder’s perspective on caribou,
weather and socio-economic change on the
Seward Peninsula, Alaska. Polar Research. 28:
71–88.
Keywords: Alaska, climate change, Rangifer
tarandus, reindeer, reindeer herding, weather.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36214
►Fellman,
J.B.; Miller, M.P.; Cory, R.M. [et al.]. 2009.
Characterizing dissolved organic matter
using PARAFAC modeling of fluorescence
spectroscopy: a comparison of two models.
Environmental Science and Technology. 43(16):
6228–6234.
Keywords: Dissolved organic matter, fluorescence,
PARAFAC, biogeochemistry, dissolved organic
nitrogen.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36189
►Kayler,
2010.
Z.E.; Sulzman, E.W.; Rugh, W.D. [et al.].
Characterizing the impact of diffusive and
advective soil gas transport on the measurement
and interpretation of the isotopic signal of soil
respiration. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 42:
435–444.
Keywords: Soil respiration, carbon isotope,
advection, diffusion, steady-state, partitioning,
Douglas-fir forest.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36209
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION
Soil
►Puente,
M.E.; Li, C.Y.; Bashan, Y. 2009.
Endophytic bacteria in cacti seeds can
improve the development of cactus seedlings.
Environmental and Experimental Botany. 66:
402–408.
Keywords: Bacillus, cactus, desert, rock
degradation, nitrogen fixation, Pachyereus,
phosphate solubilization, rock weathering, soil
formation.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35412
►Puente,
Threatened, Endangered,
Sensitive Species
M.E.; Li, C.Y.; Bashan, Y. 2009.
Rock-degrading endophytic bacteria in cacti.
Environmental and Experimental Botany. 66:
389–401.
Keywords: Bacillus, cactus, desert, rock
degradation, nitrogen fixation, Pachyereus,
phosphate solubilization, rock weathering, soil
formation.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35413
►Slesak,
R.A.; Schoenholtz, S.H.; Harrington, T.B.;
Strahm, B.D. 2009.
Dissolved carbon and nitrogen leaching following
variable logging-debris retention and competingvegetation control in Douglas-fir plantations
of western Oregon and Washington. Canadian
Journal of Forest Research. 39: 1484–1497.
Keywords: Dissolved organic carbon, dissolved
organic nitrogen, competing vegetation control.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35469
►Funk,
W.C.; Forsman, E.D.; Mullins, T.D.; Haig,
S.M. 2008.
Introgression and dispersal among spotted owl
(Strix occidentalis) subspecies. Evolutionary
Applications. 1: 161–171.
Keywords: Conservation, introgression, longdistance dispersal, microsatellites, subspecies.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35229
►Hall,
2009.
L.A.; Palsboll, P.J.; Beissinger, S.R. [et al.].
Characterizing dispersal patterns in a threatened
seabird with limited genetic structure. Molecular
Ecology. 18: 5074–5085.
Keywords: Age-biased dispersal, sex-biased
dispersal, assignment methods, Brachyramphus
marmoratus, marbled murrelet, microsatellites.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36197
Wildlife
►Bailey,
2009.
L.L.; Reid, J.A.; Forsman, E.D.; Nichols, J.D.
Modeling co-occurrence of northern spotted and
barred owls: accounting for detection probability
differences. Biological Conservation. 142: 2983–
2989.
Keywords: Competetive exclusion, endangered
species, occupancy modeling, interaction, Strix
occidentalis caurina, Strix varia.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36165
►Burger,
2009.
A.E.; Manley, I.A.; Silvergieter, M.P. [et al.].
Re-use of nest sites by marbled murrelets
(Brachyramphus marmoratus) in British
Columbia. Northwestern Naturalist. 90: 217–226.
Keywords: Marbled murrelet, nest re-use, British
Columbia, conservation, habitat selection.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36171
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Recent Publications of the Pacific Northwest Research Station, Second Quarter, 2010
►Forsman,
E.D.; Swingle, J.K.; McDonald, M.A.
[et al.]. 2009.
Red tree voles in the Columbia River Gorge
and Hood River basin, Oregon. Northwestern
Naturalist. 90: 277–232.
Keywords: Red tree vole, Arborimus longicaudus,
Columbia River Gorge, Hood River, mammals,
Oregon.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36191
►Peery,
M.Z.; Becker, B.H.; Beissinger, S.R. 2007.
Age ratios as estimators of productivity: testing
assumptions on a threatened seabird, the
marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus).
The Auk. 124(1): 224–240.
Keywords: Marbled murrelet, Brachuramphus
marmoratus, age ratios, dispersal, monitoring,
productivity.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35302
►Peery,
2008.
M.Z.; Beissinger, S.R.; House, R.F. [et al.].
Characterizing source-sink dynamics with
genetic parentage assignments. Ecology. 89(10):
2746–2759.
Keywords: Brachyramphus marmoratus, marbled
murrelet, demography, immigration, microsatellites,
parentage assignments, parent-offspring dyads,
source-sink dynamics.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35303
►Peery,
M.Z.; Newman, S.H.; Storlazzi, C.D.;
Beissinger, S.R. 2009.
Meeting reproductive demands in a dynamic
upwelling system: foraging strategies of a
pursuit-diving seabird, the marbled murrelet.
The Condor. 111(1): 120–134.
Keywords: Aerobic dive limit, diving behavior,
foraging effort, foraging range, marbled murrelet,
radio telemetry, upwelling.
►Russell,
R.E.; Lehmkuhl, J.F.; Buckland, S.T.; Saab,
V.A. 2010.
Short-term responses of red squirrels to
prescribed burning in the interior Pacific
Northwest, USA. Journal of Wildlife Management.
74(1): 12–17.
Keywords: Before-after control impact, fuel
reduction, Idaho, point counts, ponderosa pine,
prescribed fire, Tamiasciurus hudonsonicus.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/34477
►Russell,
R.E.; Royle, J.A.; Saab, V.A. [et al.]. 2009.
Modeling the effects of environmental
disturbance on wildlife communities: avian
responses to prescribed fire. Ecological
Applications. 19(5): 1253–1263.
Keywords: Composite analysis, fuel treatments,
hierarchical Bayes, point count survey, presenceabsence data, species richness, WinBUGS.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35431
►Singleton,
P.J.; Lehmkuhl, J.F.; Gaines, W.L.;
Graham, S.A. 2010.
Barred owl space use and habitat selection in the
eastern Cascades, Washington. Journal of Wildlife
Management. 74(2): 285–294.
Keywords: Barred owl, habitat selection, home
range, northern spotted owl, Strix occidentalis, Strix
varia, Washington.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36315
►Stewart,
K.M.; Bowyer, R.T.; Kier, J.G. [et al.]. 2009.
Population of North American elk: effects on
plant diversity. Oecologia. 10 p.
Keywords: Herbivore optimization, NAPP, species
diversity, species richness, structural equation
models.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35435
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35304
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION
Wildlife
►Swingle,
J.K.; Forsman, E.D. 2009.
Home range areas and activity patterns of red
tree voles (Arborimus longicaudus) in western
Oregon. Northwest Science. 83(3): 273–286.
Keywords: Arboreal, Arborimus longicaudus, diel
activity patterns, dispersal, home range, movement,
nest detectability, radiotelemetry, red tree vole.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35470
►Thomas,
J.G.; Pauli, J.N.; Donaldio, E.; Buskirk,
S.W. 2008.
Soboliphyme baturini infection does not affect
the nutritional condition of American marten
(Martes americana) in Alaska. Journal of
Parasitology 94(6): 1435–1436.
Keywords: American marten, nematode, nutritional
condition, parasite, Prince of Wales Island, southeast
Alaska.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35438
►Thompson,
2009.
R.L.; Chambers, C.L.; McComb, B.C.
Home range and habitat of western red-backed
voles in the Oregon Cascades. Northwest Science.
83(1): 46–56.
Keywords: Red-backed voles, Oregon Cascades,
home range.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35441
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Wood Utilization
►Nicholls,
D.L.; Funck, J.W.; Brunner, C.C.; Reeb,
J.E. 2009.
Influence of edging practices on cutting yields
of Alaska birch lumber. Forest Products Journal.
59(1/2): 29–34.
Keywords: Alaska birch, edging, lumber.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35296
►Bumgardner,
M.; Nicholls, D.; Barber, V. 2009.
Character-marked furniture made from red
alder harvested in southeast Alaska: product
perspectives from consumers and retailers.
Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 39: 2450–
2459.
Keywords: Red alder, character-marked furniture,
lens model.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36170
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