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Aquatic/Riparian Systems
12-061M
►O’Callaghan,
J. 2012.
Thinking big: linking rivers to landscapes.
Science Findings 139. Portland, OR: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific
Northwest Research Station. 6 p.
Exploring relationships between landscape characteristics and rivers is an emerging field of study, bolstered by the proliferation of satellite data, advances
in statistical analysis, and increased emphasis on
large-scale monitoring. Climate patterns and landscape features such as road networks, underlying
geology, and human developments determine the
characteristics of the rivers flowing through them.
A multiagency team of scientists developed novel
modeling methods to link these landscape features
to instream habitat and to abundance of coho salmon
in Oregon coastal streams. This is the first comprehensive analysis of landscape-scale data collected
as part of the state’s Oregon Plan for Salmon and
Watersheds. The research team found that watershed
characteristics and human activities far from the
river’s edge influence the distribution and habitats
of coho salmon. Although large-scale landscape
characteristics can predict stream reaches that might
support greater numbers of coho salmon, smaller
scale features and random chance also play a role in
whether coho spawn in a particular stream and in a
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particular year. The team developed new models that
successfully predicted the distribution of instream
habitat features. Volume of instream wood and pool
frequency were the features most influenced by
human activities. Studying these relationships can
help guide large-scale monitoring and management
of aquatic resources.
Keywords: Landscape assessment, salmon, habitat,
Oregon Coast Range.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/sciencef/scifi139.pdf
Bibliographies
11-140S
►McLain,
R.J.; MacFarland, K.; Brody, L.; Hebert,
J.; Hurley, P.; Poe, M.; Buttolph, L.P.; Gabriel, N.;
Dzuna, M.; Emery, M.R.; Charnley, S. 2012.
Gathering in the city: an annotated bibliography
and review of the literature about human-plant
interactions in urban ecosystems. Gen. Tech. Rep.
PNW-GTR-849. Portland, OR: U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest
Research Station. 107 p.
The past decade has seen resurgence in interest in
gathering wild plants and fungi in cities. In addition
to gathering by individuals, dozens of groups have
emerged in U.S., Canadian, and European cities
to facilitate access to nontimber forest products
(NTFPs), particularly fruits and nuts, in public
and private spaces. Recent efforts within cities to
encourage public orchards and food forests, and to
incorporate more fruit and nut trees into street tree
Recent Publications of the Pacific Northwest Research Station, First Quarter, 2012
planting programs indicate a growing recognition
among planners that gathering is an important urban
activity. Yet the academic literature has little to say
about urban gathering practices or the people who
engage in them. This annotated bibliography and
literature review is a step toward filling the gap in
knowledge about the socioecological roles of NTFPs
in urban ecosystems in the United States. Our
objectives are to demonstrate that gathering—the
collecting of food and raw materials—is a type
of human-plant interaction that warrants greater
attention in urban green space management, and to
provide an overview of the literature on human-plant
interactions—including gathering—in urban environments. Our review found that very few studies
of urban gathering have been done. Consequently,
we included gathering field guides, Web sites, and
articles from the popular media in our search. These
sources, together with the small number of scientific
studies of urban gathering, indicated that people
derive numerous benefits from gathering plants
and fungi in U.S. cities. Gathering provides useful
products, encourages physical activity, offers opportunities to connect with and learn about nature,
helps strengthen social ties and cultural identities,
and, in some contexts, can serve as a strategic tool
for ecological restoration. These benefits parallel
those identified in environmental psychology and
cultural ecology studies of the effects of gardening
and being in nature. Our review also indicates that
tensions exist between NTFP gatherers and land
managers, as well as between gatherers and other
citizens over gathering, particularly in public spaces.
This tension likely is related to perceptions about the
impact these practices have on cherished species and
spaces. We conclude that gathering is an important
urban activity and deserves a greater role in urban
management given its social and potential ecological
benefits. Research on urban gathering will require
sensitivity to existing power imbalances and the use
of theoretical frameworks and methodologies that
assume humans are integral and not always negative
components of ecosystems.
Keywords: Cultural practices, green infrastructure,
nontimber forest products, urban foraging, urban
gathering, urban forestry, urban planning.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr849.pdf
12-022M
►Pacific
Northwest Research Station. 2012.
Recent publications of the Pacific Northwest
Research Station, fourth quarter, 2011. Portland,
OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,
Pacific Northwest Research Station. 24 p.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/4q11.pdf
Fire/Fuels
11-407S
►Ager,
A.A.; Vaillant, N.M.; Owens, D.E.; Brittain,
S.; Hamann, J. 2012.
Overview and example application of the
Landscape Treatment Designer. Gen. Tech. Rep.
PNW-GTR-859. Portland, OR: U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest
Research Station. 11 p.
The Landscape Treatment Designer (LTD) is a
multicriteria spatial prioritization and optimization system to help design and explore landscape
fuel treatment scenarios. The program fills a gap
between fire model programs such as FlamMap,
and planning systems such as ArcFuels, in the fuel
treatment planning process. The LTD uses inputs on
spatial treatment objectives, activity constraints, and
treatment thresholds, and then identifies optimal
fuel treatment locations with respect to the input
parameters. The input data represent polygons that
are attributed with information about expected fire
behavior and the polygon’s overall contribution to
one or more landscape management objectives. The
program can be used in a number of different ways
to explore treatment priority and decision rules
that manifest themselves on large (1 million ha)
landscapes as spatially explicit treatment strategies.
This report describes the LTD program and an
example application on the Ochoco National Forest.
Further information including program download
and a tutorial can be found at http://www.fs.fed.us/
wwetac/ltd.
Keywords: Fuel treatment, spatial optimization,
forest planning, forest restoration.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr859.pdf
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Harvesting
11-207S
►Chung,
W.; Dykstra, D.; Bower, F.; O’Brien, S.; Abt,
R.; Sessions, J. 2012.
User’s guide to SNAP for ArcGIS®: ArcGIS
interface for scheduling and network analysis
program. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-847.
Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.
34 p.
This document introduces computer software named
SNAP for ArcGIS®, which has been developed to
streamline scheduling and transportation planning
for timber harvest areas. Using modern optimization
techniques, it can be used to spatially schedule timber harvest with consideration of harvesting costs,
multiple products, alternative destinations, and
transportation systems. SNAP for ArcGIS attempts
either to maximize a net present value or minimize
discounted costs of harvesting and transportation
over the planning horizon while meeting given
harvest volume and acreage constraints. SNAP
for ArcGIS works in the ArcGIS environment and
provides an easy-to-use analytical tool for sophisticated spatial planning of timber harvest.
Keywords: Timber harvest scheduling,
transportation planning, spatial planning,
optimization, heuristics.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr847.pdf
Monitoring
11-279S
►Lanigan,
S.H.; Gordon, S.N.; Eldred, P.; Isley, M.;
Wilcox, S.; Moyer, C.; Andersen, H. 2012.
Northwest Forest Plan—the first 15 years (1994–
2008): watershed condition status and trend.
Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-856. Portland, OR: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific
Northwest Research Station. 155 p.
We used two data sets to evaluate stream and
watershed condition for sixth-field watersheds in
each aquatic province within the Northwest Forest
Plan (NWFP) area: stream data and upslope data.
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The stream evaluation was based on inchannel
data (e.g., substrate, pieces of large wood, water
temperature, pool frequency, and macroinvertebrates) we sampled from 2002 to 2009 (193
watersheds) as part of a repeating sample design.
We just completed our first round of sampling, so
only current condition was calculated for this data
set. When condition scores for the inchannel data
were grouped into categories, relatively few fell
into the low (10 percent) and very low (1 percent)
categories. The majority of inchannel attribute
scores fell into the moderate (35 percent) and high
(41 percent) condition ranges, with relatively few (12
percent) in the very high category. For low-scoring
watersheds, water temperature was often the most
influential factor. Aquatic invertebrate scores also
appeared influential in producing the low scores. An
evaluation of upslope and riparian (watershed-wide)
conditions for all 1,379 sixth-field watersheds in the
NWFP area with significant federal ownership was
based on mapped data, including road metrics from
U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management geographic information system road layers and
vegetation metrics derived from satellite imagery.
Watershed-wide condition scores were calculated
for 1994 and 2008, and the difference between these
scores was used to represent trend. Regarding status,
the overall condition scores of the 1,379 watersheds
mostly fell into the low (21 percent), moderate
(27 percent), high (26 percent), and very high (22
percent) categories; relatively few watersheds scored
in the very low (4 percent) category. The majority
of watersheds (69 percent) had a positive change
in condition scores (trend). Of those with larger
positive changes, most were driven by both improvements in road (decommissioning) and vegetation
(natural growth) scores. The greatest negative score
changes were caused by the Biscuit Fire and other
fires along the eastern side of the Cascades. Half of
the fire-affected watersheds were in congressional
reserves, 35 percent in late-successional reserves,
and 15 percent in matrix (lands identified for timber
production).
Keywords: Status and trend monitoring, aquatic
ecosystems, riparian ecosystems, watersheds,
decision-support models, Northwest Forest Plan,
aquatic conservation strategy.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr856.pdf
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Regional Assessments
12-053M
►Meznarich,
Science Accomplishments Report
12-035M
P. 2012.
Mapping older forests: satellites, statistics,
and boots on the ground. Science Findings 138.
Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.
6 p.
The 1994 Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) established a common management approach across
federal land within the range of the northern spotted
owl. It also established a monitoring framework to
track, among other things, the Plan’s effectiveness at
maintaining and restoring late-successional and oldgrowth forests. Station scientists Janet Ohmann and
Warren Cohen contributed to the recently published
15-year report by the Interagency Regional Monitoring Team on the status and trends of these older
forests of the Pacific Northwest. Ohmann, Cohen,
and their colleagues used a novel mapping approach
that integrates satellite imagery, time-lapse technology that tracks forest disturbances on an annual
basis, and field surveys to provide a wealth of data
on stand structure and composition previously
unavailable to land managers. The 15-year report
also identifies disturbance trends across all forested
lands in the region, which provides public and
private land managers with a broader understanding
of landscape patterns across multiple land ownerships. The amount of older forests on federal lands
has remained fairly stable since implementation of
the NWFP. Most loss stemmed from wildfire. On
nonfederal land, timber harvests were the leading
disturbance resulting in diminished areas of older
forest. The Pacific Northwest Region is using these
data and mapping techniques to provide information to national forest planners as they revise their
10-year forest plans.
Keywords: Northwest Forest Plan, 15-year report,
late-successional, old-growth forest, status, trends.
►Mazza,
R. 2012.
2011 Science Accomplishments: Pacific Northwest
Research Station. Portland, OR: U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest
Research Station. 88 p.
The Pacific Northwest (PNW) Research Station
conducts research on a wide range of topics to
improve the management and use of natural
resources. Categorizing this research is often
difficult because in many cases the crux of an issue
lies in its connection to many natural processes.
Climate change, for example, affects all natural
processes and thus is an inherent component of
much of the station’s research, which is described
in detail throughout this report. In 2011, several
projects examined ecosystem processes across
large landscapes. The Integrated Landscape
Assessment Project, for example, developed models
for assessing wildlife habitat, fire risk, vegetation,
development, and likely effects of climate change
across watersheds in Washington, Oregon, Arizona,
and New Mexico. These models are helping public
and private land managers prioritize management
efforts. Another project examined changes in old
forests in the 15 years since the Northwest Forest
Plan went into effect. Byproducts of this effort have
given forest managers rare, seamless information
that spans ownerships, allowing owners to consider
how their management decisions fit into the broader
landscape. As we tackle questions at large scales
of analysis, our partnerships with other agencies,
nongovernmental organizations, tribes, and universities grow in importance.
Keywords: Climate change, forests and grasslands,
watersheds, fire, wildlife.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/2011-scienceaccomplishments.pdf
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/sciencef/scifi138.pdf
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Social Sciences
11-319S
►Charnley,
11-296S
S.; Jakes, P.; Schelhas, J. 2012.
Socioeconomic assessment of Forest Service
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
projects: key findings and lessons learned.
Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-832. Portland, OR: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific
Northwest Research Station. 44 p.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 (the Recovery Act) aimed to create jobs and
promote economic growth while addressing the
Nation’s social and environmental needs. The USDA
Forest Service received $1.15 billion in economic
recovery funding. This report contains key findings and lessons learned from a socioeconomic
assessment of Forest Service Recovery Act projects.
The assessment examines how Forest Service
economic recovery projects at eight case-study
locations around the United States are contributing
to socioeconomic well-being in rural counties
affected by the economic recession of 2007–2009. It
also investigates how Forest Service mission-related
work can be accomplished in a manner that creates
local community development opportunities. This
report is a companion to general technical report
PNW-GTR-831, which contains the full case-study
reports. We find that Forest Service projects were
successful in meeting several goals of the act.
Recovery Act projects also illustrate how Forest
Service investments in creating local economic
opportunity can have far-reaching social and economic benefits for communities, as well as positive
outcomes for the agency in meeting its goals.
Keywords: American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act, national forests, rural communities, economic
development, socioeconomic assessment.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr832.pdf
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Wildlife
►Hanley,
T.A.; Spalinger, D.E.; Mock, K.J.; Weaver,
O.L.; Harris, G.M. 2012.
Forage resource evaluation system for habitat—
deer: an interactive deer habitat model. Gen.
Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-858. Portland, OR: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific
Northwest Research Station. 64 p.
We describe a food-based system for quantitatively
evaluating habitat quality for deer called the Forage
Resource Evaluation System for Habitat and provide
its rationale and suggestions for use. The system was
developed as a tool for wildlife biologists and other
natural resource managers and planners interested in
evaluating habitat quality and, especially, comparing
two or more patches of habitat or the same patch
at different seasons or under different conditions.
It is based on the quantity (of biomass) and quality
(digestible energy and digestible protein) of the
habitat’s food resources in relation to user-specified
metabolic requirements of deer (which differ with
species, age, sex, season, and reproductive status). It
uses a linear programming algorithm to determine
the suitable forage that can sustain deer at the
specified requirements. Output includes the number
of deer days (1 deer day equals one deer for 1 day)
per unit area that the available food resources are
capable of supporting, the species composition of
the solution set to the linear programming problem,
and the relative importance of biomass versus
nutritional quality as limiting factors of the habitat
for deer. The system is accessed via the Internet
(http://cervid.uaa.alaska.edu/deer/home.aspx) and
consists of a Web-based application for analysis
at the patch (or “stand”) scale and a geographical
information system-based application for analysis at
the landscape scale, which includes spatial effects of
patch sizes and their shapes and locations in relation
to deer home ranges. Although the system was
Recent Publications of the Pacific Northwest Research Station, First Quarter, 2012
developed for Sitka black-tailed deer (Odocoileus
hemionus sitkensis) in southeastern Alaska and
illustrated with examples for them, it also can be
applied for other species of deer (with the exception
of very large species such as moose, Alces alces)
elsewhere in the world.
Keywords: Black-tailed deer, Odocoilius hemionus,
Alaska, habitat evaluation, carrying capacity,
nutrition, forest planning.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr858.pdf
Range and move to lower elevations during the
winter. An increasing number of buildings, vehicle
traffic, fencing, and other obstacles that accompany
human land use are making it difficult for mule deer
to access and use their winter habitat. The study
provides valuable information for civic leaders, land
use planners, and land managers to use in weighing
the ecological impact of various land use decisions
in central Oregon.
Keywords: Mule deer, winter habitat, migration,
central Oregon.
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/sciencef/scifi140.pdf
12-073M
►Oliver,
M. 2012.
Seasonal neighbors: residential development
encroaches on mule deer winter range in central
Oregon. Science Findings 140. Portland, OR: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific
Northwest Research Station. 6 p.
Mule deer populations in central Oregon are in
decline, largely because of habitat loss. Several
factors are likely contributors. Encroaching juniper
and invasive cheatgrass are replacing deer forage
with high nutritional value, such as bitterbrush and
sagebrush. Fire suppression and reduced timber
harvests mean fewer acres of early successional
forest, which also offer forage opportunities. Human
development, including homes and roads, is another
factor. It is this one that scientists with the Pacific
Northwest Research Station and their collaborators investigated in a recent study. As part of an
interagency assessment of the ecological effects of
resort development near Bend, Oregon, researchers
examined recent and potential development rates
and patterns and evaluated their impact on mule
deer winter range. They found that residential
development in central Oregon is upsetting traditional migratory patterns, reducing available habitat,
and possibly increasing stress for mule deer. Many
herds of mule deer spend the summer in the Cascade
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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)
Atmosphere
►Riddell,
J.; Jovan, S.; Padgett, P.E.; Sweat, K. 2011.
Tracking lichen community composition
changes due to declining air quality over the last
century: the Nash legacy in Southern California.
Bibliotheca Lichenologica. 106: 263–277.
Keywords: Air pollution, lichen community
composition, nitrogen, ozone, Southern California.
University of Alaska Library
3211 Providence Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
(Visit or request article from the
Interlibrary Loan section)
►Williams,
2011.
Native fish conservation areas: a vision for largescale conservation of native fish communities.
Fisheries. 36(6): 267–277.
Keywords: Native fish conservation areas, NFCAs,
freshwater fishes, aquatic biodiversity.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/38415
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40295
Aquatic Ecosystems
►Ball,
2010.
B.A.; Kominoski, J.S.; Adams, H.E. [et al.].
Direct and terrestrial vegetation-mediated effects
of environmental change on aquatic ecosystem
processes. BioScience. 60(8): 590–601.
Keywords: Terrestrial-aquatic linkages, aquatic
ecosystem function, connectivity, global change.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39883
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J.E.; Williams, R.N.; Thurow, R.F. [et al.]
Biometrics
►Azuma,
D.; Monleon, V.J. 2011.
Differences in forest area classification based on
tree tally from variable- and fixed-radius plots.
Canadian Journal of Forestry Research. 41: 211–214.
Keywords: Forest classification, fixed-radius plot,
variable-radius plot.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39895
Recent Publications of the Pacific Northwest Research Station, First Quarter, 2012
►
Gould, P.J.; Harrington, C.A.; Devine, W.D. 2011.
Growth of Oregon white oak (Quercus garryana).
Northwest Science. 85(2): 159–171.
Keywords: Forest Vegetation Simulator, forest
models, Garry Oak, Pacific Northwest, prairie,
restoration.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39910
Climate Change
►Beck,
P.S.A.; Juday, G.P.; Alix, C. [et al.]. 2011.
Alaskan permafrost groundwater storage
changes derived from GRACE and ground
measurements. Remote Sensing. 3(2): 378–397.
Keywords: Talik, permafrost, climate change,
groundwater changes, Alaska, GRACE.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39960
► Rowland,
2010.
J.C.; Jones, C.E.; Altmann, G. [et al.].
Arctic landscapes in transition: responses to
thawing permafrost. EOS, Transactions American
Geophysical Union. 91(26): 229–236.
Keywords: Boreal forests, drought, evergreen
forests, global warming, high latitudes, NDVI,
productivity, remote sensing, tree rings.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40102
►Grosse,
2011.
G.; Romanovsky, V.; Jorgenson, T. [et al.].
Vulnerability and feedbacks of permafrost to
climate change. EOS, Transactions, American
Geophysical Union. 92(9): 73–74.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39912
Jay, C.V.; Marcot, B.G.; Douglas, D.C. 2011.
Projected status of the Pacific walrus (Odobenus
rosmarus divergens) in the 21st century. Polar
Biology. 34: 1065–1084.
Keywords: Status, walrus, Odobenus, Bayesian
network, sea ice.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39938
►
R.R.; Romanovsky, V.E. 2011.
Changes in forest productivity across Alaska
consistent with biome shift. Ecology Letters.
14: 373–379.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39898
►
►Muskett,
Lloyd, A.H.; Bunn, A.G.; Berner, L. 2010.
A latitudinal gradient in tree growth response
to climate warming in the Siberian taiga. Global
Change Biology. 17(5): 1935–1945.
Keywords: Boreal forest, climate change, dark taiga,
dendrochronology, light taiga, NDVI, taiga.
Economics
►Donovan,
G.H.; Butry, D.T. 2011.
The effect of urban trees on the rental price of
single-family homes in Portland, Oregon. Urban
Forestry & Urban Greening. 10: 163–168.
Keywords: Hedonic, non-market valuation,
ecosystem services, urban forestry.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39906
►Donovan,
G.H.; Michael, Y.L.; Butry, D.T. 2011.
Urban trees and the risk of poor birth outcomes.
Health & Place. 17: 390–393.
Keywords: Reproductive health, small for gestational
age, preterm birth, urban trees.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39615
►Donovan,
G.H; Prestemon, J.P.; Gebert, K. 2011.
The effect of newspaper coverage and political
pressure on wildfire suppression costs. Society
and Natural Resources. 24(8): 785–798.
Keywords: Endogeneity, forestry, media coverage,
political influence.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/38985
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40091
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION
Ecosystem Structure and Function
►Allison,
2010.
►McGuire,
A.D.; Hayes, D.J.; Kicklighter, D.W.
[et al.]. 2010.
S.D.; Gartner, T.B.; Mack, M.C. [et al.].
An analysis of the carbon balance of the Arctic
Basin from 1997 to 2006. Tellus. 62(5): 455–474.
Nitrogen alters carbon dynamics during early
succession in boreal forest. Soil Biology &
Biochemistry. 42: 1157–1164.
Keywords: Alaska, boreal forest, decomposition,
extracellular enzyme, fire, fungi, soil carbon,
nitrogen fertilization, soil respiration, succession.
Keywords: Carbon, climate, Arctic.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40095
►
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39881
►
McGuire, A.D.; Macdonald, R.W.; Schuur, E.A.G.
[et al.]. 2010.
The carbon budget of the northern cryosphere
region. ScienceDirect. 2: 231–236.
Collins, S.L.; Carpenter, S.R.; Swinton, S.M. [et al.].
2010.
Keywords: Cryosphere, permafrost, sea ice, carbon,
warming.
An integrated conceptual framework for longterm social-ecological research. Frontiers in
Ecology and the Environment. 9(6): 351–357.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40096
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39928
► Kane,
2010.
►O'Donnell,
J.A.; Harden, J.W.; McGuire, A.D.;
Romanovsky, V.E. 2011.
Exploring the sensitivity of soil carbon dynamics
to climate change, fire disturbance and
permafrost thaw in a black spruce ecosystem.
Biogeosciences. 8: 1367–1382.
E.S.; Turetsky, M.R.; Harden, J.W. [et al.].
Seasonal ice and hydrologic controls on dissolved
organic carbon and nitrogen concentrations in a
boreal-rich fen. Journal of Geophysical Research.
115: G04012.
Keywords: Dissolved organic carbon, total dissolved
nitrogen, Alaska, climate change, hydrology.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39961
► O'Donnell,
2011.
The effect of fire and permafrost interactions
on soil carbon accumulation in an upland black
spruce ecosystem of interior Alaska: implications
for post-thaw carbon loss. Global Change Biology.
17: 1461–1474.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40067
► Kuhry,
J.A.; Harden, J.W.; McGuire, A.D. [et al.].
P.; Dorrepaal, E.; Hugelius, G. [et al.]. 2010.
Potential remobilization of belowground
permafrost carbon under future global warming.
Permafrost and Periglacial Processes. 21: 208–214.
Keywords: Boreal forest, climate change,
permafrost, soil carbon, wildfire.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39962
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40068
►
Peters, D.P.C.; Lugo, A.E.; Chapin, F.S., III. [et al.].
2011.
Cross-system comparisons elucidate disturbance
complexities and generalities. Ecosphere. 2(7):
1–26.
Keywords: Disturbance event, drought, overgrazing
ecological theory, global change, legacies, wildfire.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39965
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Recent Publications of the Pacific Northwest Research Station, First Quarter, 2012
Fire/Fuels
►
►Mack,
M.C.; Bret-Harte, M.S.; Hollingsworth, T.N.
[et al.]. 2011.
Barrett, K.; Kasischke, E.S.; McGuire, A.D. [et al.].
2010.
Carbon loss from an unprecedented Arctic
tundra wildfire. Nature. 475: 489–492.
Modeling fire severity in black spruce stands
in the Alaskan boreal forest using spectral and
non-spectral geospatial data. Remote Sensing of
Environment. 114(7): 1494–1503.
Keywords: Alaska, boreal forest, fire severity,
regression tree, boosting.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39893
►
Keywords: Soil carbon, wildfire, arctic, permafrost,
Alaska.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39957
►Perry,
2011.
The ecology of mixed severity fire regimes in
Washington, Oregon, and Northern California.
Forest Ecology and Management. 262: 703–717.
Boby, L.A.; Schuur, E.A.G.; Mack, M.C. [et al.].
2010.
Keywords: Fire ecology, mixed severity fires, forest
structure and processes, Pacific Northwest forests,
disturbance ecology, landscape ecology.
Quantifying fire severity, carbon, and nitrogen
emissions in Alaska's boreal forest. Ecological
Applications. 20(6): 1633–1647.
Keywords: Adventitious roots, Alaska, allometric
equations, black spruce, carbon emissions, forest
fire, nitrogen, organic layer depth, Picea mariana,
soil carbon, surface fuel consumption.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39902
►Lewis,
S.A.; Hudak, A.T.; Ottmar, R.D. [et al.]. 2011.
Using hyperspectral imagery to estimate forest
floor consumption from wildfire in boreal forests
of Alaska, USA. International Journal of Wildland
Fire. 20: 255–271.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37505
►Littell,
J.S.; Peterson, D.L.; Millar, C.I.; O'Halloran,
K.A. 2011.
U.S. National forests adapt to climate change
through science-management partnerships.
Climatic Change. 10.1007/s10584-011-0066-0: 27.
D.A.; Hessburg, P.F.; Skinner, C.N. [et al].
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/38955
►
Shenoy, A.; Johnstone, J.F.; Kasischke, E.S.;
Kielland, K. 2011.
Persistent effects of fire severity on early
successional forests in interior Alaska. Forest
Ecology and Management. 261: 381–390.
Keywords: Boreal forest, soil organic layer, Picea
mariana, Populus tremuloides, self-thinning.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39970
►Yi,
S.; McGuire, A.D.; Kasischke, E. [et al.]. 2010.
A dynamic organic soil biogeochemical model
for simulating the effects of wildfire on soil
environmental conditions and carbon dynamics
of black spruce forests. Journal of Geophysical
Research. 115(G04015): 15.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40109
Keywords: Adaptation, adaptive management,
climate change, Olympic National Forest, Tahoe
National Forest.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39956
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION
Fish
►Reeves,
G.H.; Sleeper, J.D.; Lang, D.W. 2011.
Seasonal changes in habitat availability and the
distribution and abundance of salmonids along
a stream gradient from headwaters to mouth
in coastal Oregon. Transactions of the American
Fisheries Society. 140(3): 537–548.
Keywords: Seasonal distribution, juvenile
salmonids, fish community.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39966
Forest Management
►Azuma,
D. 2010.
The effects of a western spruce budworm
outbreak on the dead wood component in relation
to ownership in forests of eastern Oregon.
Western Journal of Applied Forestry. 25(4): 176–180.
Keywords: Forest inventory, western spruce
budworm, dead wood, aerial damage surveys.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39882
►Hanewinkel,
M.; Hummel, S.; Albrecht, A. 2011.
Assessing natural hazards in forestry for risk
management: a review. European Journal of Forest
Research. 130: 329–351.
Keywords: Risk management, risk modeling, risk
assessment, hazards, forest economics.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40288
► Kayes,
L.J.; Puettmann, K.J.; Anderson, P.D. 2011.
Short-term bryoid and vascular vegetation
response to reforestation alternatives following
wildfire in conifer plantations. Applied Vegetation
Science. 14: 326–339.
Keywords: Aspect, bryophytes, fire, mixed-species
plantings, plantation management, site condition,
vegetation dynamics, vegetation removal.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39942
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► Malmsheimer,
R.W.; Bowyer, J.L.; Fried, J.S. 2011.
Managing forests because carbon matters:
integrating energy, products, and land management policy. Journal of Forestry.
109(7S): S7–S50.
Keywords: Forest management, forest policy, forest
carbon dynamics, carbon accounting, carbon offsets,
Iife cycle assessment, building products substitution,
bioenergy.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40291
Genetics
► Gould,
P.J.; St. Clair, B.; Anderson, P.D. 2011.
Performance of full-sib families of Douglas-fir
in pure-family and mixed-family deployments.
Forest Ecology and Management. 262: 1417–1425.
Keywords: Tree improvement, forest genetics,
intergenotypic competition, intragenotypic
competition, crown morphology.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39911
►Jennings,
2011.
T.N.; Knaus, B.J.; Mullins, T.D. [et al.].
Multiplexed microsatellite recovery using
massively parallel sequencing. Molecular Ecology
Resources. doi:10-1111/j.1755-0998.2011.03033.x.
Keywords: Genomic library, Illumina, microsatellite,
multiplex massively parallel sequencing.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39939
►Johnson,
2010.
R.C.; Erickson, V.J.; Mandel, N.L. [et al.].
Mapping genetic variation and seed zones for
Bromus carinatus in the Blue Mountains of
eastern Oregon, USA. Botany. 88: 725–736.
Keywords: Genecology, Bromus carinatus, seed
zones, plant adaptation.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40063
Recent Publications of the Pacific Northwest Research Station, First Quarter, 2012
►Parks,
M.; Liston, A.; Cronn, R. 2011.
►
Newly developed primers for complete YCF1
amplification in Pinus (Pinaceae) chloroplasts
with possible family-wide utility. American
Journal of Botany. 10.3732/ajb.1100088:e1-e4.
In situ separation of root hydraulic redistribution
of soil water from liquid and vapor transport.
Oecologia. 166: 899–911.
Keywords: Chloroplast, Pinaceae, Pinus, ycf1.
Keywords: Diffusivity, hydraulic lift, ponderosa
pine, hydraulic conductivity, vapor flow.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39963
►
Warren, J.M.; Brooks, J.R.; Dragila, M.I.; Meinzer,
F.C. 2011.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39975
St. Clair, J.B.; Howe, G.T. 2011.
Strategies for conserving forest genetic resources
in the face of climate change. Turkish Journal of
Botany. 35: 403–409.
Invasive Plants and Animals
►Fei,
S.; Gould, P.; Kaeser, M.; Steiner, K. 2010.
Distribution and dynamics of the invasive native
hay-scented fern. Weed Science. 58: 408–412.
Keywords: Climate change, genetic conservation,
adaptation.
Keywords: Invasive species dynamics, herbicide,
regeneration, harvest.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39973
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39907
►Straub,
2011.
S.C.K.; Fishbein, M.; Livshult, T. [et al.].
►Spellman,
B.T.; Wurtz, T.L. 2011.
Building a model: developing genomic resources
for common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) with
low coverage genome sequencing. BMC Genomics.
12. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/12/211.
Invasive sweetclover (Melilotus alba) impacts
native seeding recruitment along floodplains of
interior Alaska. Biological Invasions. doi:10.1007/
s10530-010-9931-4: 12.
Keywords: Asclepias, milkweed, genome, genetics,
plant-animal interactions.
Keywords: Boreal, competition, invasion, non-native
species, recruitment, riparian.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39974
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39972
Geomorphology and Hydrology
►Cashman,
2009.
K.V.; Deligne, N.I.; Gannett, M.W. [et al.].
Fire and water: volcanology, geomorphology,
and hydrogeology of the Cascade Range, central
Oregon. The Geological Society of America. Field
Guide. 15: 539–582.
Invertebrates
►
Li, J.L.; Johnson, S.L.; Sobota, J.B. 2011.
Three responses to small changes in stream
temperature by autumn-emerging aquatic
insects. North American Benthological Society.
30(2): 474–484.
Keywords: Geology, geomorphology, field guides,
fire, hydrology, volcanic.
Keywords: Emergence, stream temperature,
phenology, Paraleptophlebia, Psychoglypha,
Mesocapnia, hyporheos.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39903
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39951
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION
Land Use
►Lewis,
2011.
D.J.; Plantinga, A.J.; Nelson, E.; Polasky, S.
Mycology
►Joly,
The efficiency of voluntary incentive policies for
preventing biodiversity loss. Resource and Energy
Economics. 33: 192–211.
Decrease of lichens in Arctic ecosystems: the role
of wildfire, caribou, reindeer, competition and
climate in north-western Alaska. Polar Research.
28: 433–442.
Keywords: Incentive policies, biodiversity,
conservation, land use, spatial modeling.
Keywords: Climate warming, disturbance, fire,
grazing, lichens, Rangifer tarandus.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40290
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40065
Landscape Ecology
►Stefani,
2010.
►Johnstone,
J.F.; McIntire, E.J.B.; Pedersen, E.J.
[et al.]. 2010.
Keywords: Belowground structure, burned boreal
forest, connective mycelium, post-fire morels,
radiscisclerotia, rRNA phylogeny, sclerotia.
Keywords: Age structure, dendrochronology,
equivalent latitude, fire, forest regeneration,
landscape ecology, seed dispersal, slope aspect,
topography, Yukon.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40106
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40064
Monitoring
Barrett, T.M.; Gray, A.N. 2011.
Potential of a national monitoring program
for forests to assess change in high-latitude
ecosystems. Biological Conservation. 144:
1285–1294.
Keywords: Boreal forests, forest monitoring,
regional monitoring, national forest inventory.
F.O.P.; Sokolski, S.; Wurtz, T.L. [et al.].
Morchella tomentosa: a unique belowground
structure and a new clade of morels. Mycologia.
102(5): 1082–1088.
A sensitive slope: estimating landscape patterns
of forest resilience in a changing climate.
Ecosphere. 1(6): Article 14. 21 p.
►
K.; Jandt, R.R.; Klein, D.R. 2009.
Natural Resources Policy
►
Mortimer, M.J.; Stern, M.J.; Malmsheimer, R.W.
[et al.]. 2011.
Environmental and social risks: defensive
National Environmental Policy Act in the US
Forest Service. Journal of Forestry. 109(1): 27–33.
Keywords: National Environmental Policy Act, risk,
environmental impact statement, environmental
assessment, decisionmaking, litigation.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39959
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39897
Plant Ecology
►
Woodall, C.W.; Amacher, M.C.; Bechtold, W.A.
[et al.]. 2011.
►Johnson,
D.M.; McCulloh, K.A.; Meinzer, F.C.
[et al.]. 2011.
Status and future of the forest health indicators
program of the USA. Environmental Monitoring
and Assessment. 177: 419–436.
Hydraulic patterns and safety margins, from
stem to stomata, in three eastern US tree species.
Tree Physiology. 31: 659–668.
Keywords: Criteria and indicators, forest inventory,
forest health monitoring, forest health indicators.
Keywords: Cavitation, embolism, photosynthesis,
transpiration, xylem.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/38434
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39940
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Recent Publications of the Pacific Northwest Research Station, First Quarter, 2012
►Kennedy,
A.H.; Taylor, D.L.; Watson, L.E. 2011.
K.D.; Lord, R.; Marshall, H.-P.; Ruess, R.W.
Mycorrhizal specificity in the fully
mycoheterotrophic Hexalectris Raf.
(Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae). Molecular
Ecology. 20: 1303–1316.
2010.
Keywords: Host parasite interactions,
mycoheterotrophy, mycorrhizal specificity, orchid
mycorrhizae, Russulaceae, Sebacinaceae.
Keywords: Browsing, greening, ptarmigan, shrubs,
snow, tundra.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39943
►
►Tape,
McCulloh, K.A.; Johnson, D.M.; Meinzer, F.C.
[et al.]. 2011.
An annual pattern of native embolism in upper
branches of four tall conifer species. American
Journal of Botany. 98(6): 1007–1015.
Keywords: Abies grandis, Pseudotsuga menziesii,
Thuja plicata, Tsuga heterophylla, wood density,
hydraulic conductivity.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39958
Snow-mediated ptarmigan browsing and shrub
expansion in arctic Alaska. Ecoscience. 17(2):
186–193.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40108
Plant Pathology
► Rohrs-Richey,
J.K.; Mulder, C.P.H.; Winton, L.M.;
Stanosz, G. 2011.
Physiological performance of an Alaskan shrub
(Alnus fruticosa) in response to disease (Valsa
melanodiscus) and water stress. New Phytologist.
189: 295–307.
Keywords: Alnus fruticosa, Cytospora canker
disease, inoculation experiment, interior Alaska,
water stress.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39968
► Mortensen,
B.; Wagner, D.; Doak, P. 2010.
Defensive effects of extrafloral nectaries in
quaking aspen differ with scale. Oecologia.
165(4): 983–993.
Keywords: Plant-animal interactions, tritrophic,
biotic defense, scaling, defense hypothesis.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40093
►Sveinbjornsson,
[et al.]. 2010.
B.; Smith, M.; Traustason, T.
Variation in carbohydrate source-sink relations
of forest and treeline white spruce in southern,
interior and northern Alaska. Oecologia. 163:
833–843.
Range Management
► Bajgain,
2011.
P.; Richardson, B.A.; Price, J.C. [et al.].
Transcriptome characterization and
polymorphism detection between subspecies
of big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata). BMC
Genomics. 12: 370.
Keywords: Big sagebrush, Artemisia tridentata,
genomic data, expressed sequence tags (ESTs),
single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), simple
sequence repeat (SSR).
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39138
Keywords: Growth, nonstructural carbohydrates,
Picea glauca, temperature, treeline.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40107
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION
Recreation
►Cerveny,
2011.
L.K.; Blahna, D.J.; Stern, M.J. [et al.].
The use of recreation planning tools in U.S.
Forest Service NEPA assessments. Environmental
Management. 48: 644–657.
Keywords: National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), US Forest Service, recreation planning,
travel management.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39904
►Cerveny,
2011.
L.K.; Blahna, D.J.; Stern, M.J. [et al.].
Forest Service interdisciplinary teams: size,
composition, and leader characteristics. Journal of
Forestry. 109(4): 201–207.
Keywords: US Forest Service, interdisciplinary
teams, National Environmental Policy Act,
recreation.
►Ryan,
C.M.; Cerveny, L.K. 2010.
Science exchange in an era of diminished
agency capacity: recreation management in the
U.S. Forest Service. American Review of Public
Administration. 40(5): 593–616.
Keywords: Agency capacity, science exchange,
recreation management, interaction, managers,
researchers.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40103
►Seekamp,
E.; Cerveny, L.K. 2010.
Examining USDA Forest Service recreation
partnerships: institutional and relational
interactions. Journal of Park and Recreation
Administration. 28(4): 1–15.
Keywords: Agency capacity, federal appropriations,
public-private relationships, trust, synergy.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40105
Remote Sensing
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39937
►Kasischke,
►Freeman,
2011.
J.W.; Stern, M.J.; Mortimer, M. [et al.].
Interdisciplinary collaboration within
project-level NEPA teams in the US Forest
Service. Journal of Environmental Planning and
Management. 54(5): 597–615.
Keywords: US Forest Service, interdisciplinary,
teamwork, collaboration, National Environmental
Policy Act.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39909
E.S.; Tanase, M.A.; Bourgeau-Chavez,
L.L.; Borr, M. 2011.
Soil moisture limitations on monitoring boreal
forest regrowth using spaceborne L-band SAR
data. Remote Sensing of Environment. 115:
227–232.
Keywords: Synthetic aperture radar, L-band,
biomass, soil moisture.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39941
►Moskal,
L.M.; Styers, D.M.; Halabisky, M. 2011.
Monitoring urban tree cover using object-based
image analysis and public domain remotely
sensed data. Remote Sensing. 3(10): 2243–2262.
Keywords: Urban forest, object-based image analysis
(OBIA), segmentation, tree canopies, tree cover
assessment, hyperspatial, public domain data.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40294
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Recent Publications of the Pacific Northwest Research Station, First Quarter, 2012
►Parent,
M.B.; Verbyla, D. 2010.
The browning of Alaska's boreal forest. Remote
Sensing. 2(12): 2729–2747.
Keywords: Boreal forest, Alaska, NDVI, browning,
climate warming.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40099
Rural Communities
►Amsden,
B.L.; Stedman, R.C.; Kruger, L.E. 2011.
The creation and maintenance of sense of place
in a tourism-dependent community. Leisure
Sciences. 33(1): 32–51.
Keywords: Community, photographic methods,
place attachment, tourism dependence.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39894
Social Sciences
►Dayo,
D.; Kofinas, G. 2010.
Institutional innovation in less than ideal
conditions: management of commons by an
Alaska Native village corporation. International
Journal of the Commons. 4(1): 142–159.
Keywords: Alaska Natives, Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act, land claims, village corporations.
►Gosnell,
2011.
H.; Robinson-Maness, N.; Charnley, S.
Engaging ranchers in market-based approaches
to climate change mitigation: opportunities,
challenges, and policy implications. Rangelands.
33(5): 20–24.
Keywords: Climate change, ranchers, rangeland
management, carbon sequestration, carbon markets.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40286
►Gosnell,
2011.
H.; Robinson-Maness, N.; Charnley, S.
Profiting from the sale of carbon offsets: a case
study of the Trigg ranch. Rangelands. 33(5): 25–29.
Keywords: Climate change, ranchers, rangeland
management, carbon sequestration, carbon markets.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40287
►Paulson
G.J.; Flint, C.G. 2010.
Constructing a community-level amenity index.
Society and Natural Resources. 23: 1253–1258.
Keywords: Community studies, methods, natural
resource amenities, social indicators.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40101
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39905
►Qin,
►Donoghue,
E.M.; Thompson, S.A.; Bliss, J.C. 2010.
Tribal-federal collaboration in resource
management. Journal of Ecological Anthropology.
14(1): 22–38.
Keywords: American Indians, Alaska natives, comanagement, collaborative resource management.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40251
H.; Flint, C.G. 2010.
Capturing community context of human response
to forest disturbance by insects: a multi-method
assessment. Human Ecology. 38: 567–579.
Keywords: Commmunity context, individual actions
forest disturbance, multilevel modeling, regression
techniques.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40100
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION
Threatened, Endangered,
Sensitive Species
►Firman,
J.C.; Steel, E.A.; Jensen, D.W. [et al.]. 2011.
Landscape models of adult coho salmon density
examined at four spatial extents. Transactions of
the American Fisheries Society. 140: 440–455.
Keywords: Coho salmon, spatial distribution,
western Oregon, landscape characteristics.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39908
►
Sovern, S.G.; Taylor, M.; Forsman, E.D. 2011.
Nest reuse by Northern Spotted Owls on the
east slope of the Cascade Range, Washington.
Northwestern Naturalist. 92: 101–106.
Keywords: Arceuthobium douglasii, dwarf mistletoe,
eastern Cascade Range, nesting, Northern Spotted
Owl, Strix occidentalis caurina, Washington.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39971
Water Resources
►Barnard,
H.R.; Graham, C.B.; van Verseveld, W.J.
[et al.]. 2010.
Mechanistic assessment of hillslope transpiration
controls of diel subsurface flow: a steady-state
irrigation approach. Ecohydrology. 3: 133–142.
Keywords: Transpiration, hillslope hydrology, diel
discharge, soil moisture, Douglas-fir, ecohydrology.
►McDonnell,
2010.
How old is streamwater? Open questions in
catchment transit time conceptualization,
modelling and analysis. Hydrological Processes.
24: 1745–1754.
Keywords: Experimental watershed studies, tracers,
soil moisture, isotopes, hydrologic processes, water
balance.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40094
►Nolin,
2010.
A.W.; Phillippe, J.; Jefferson, A.; Lewis, S.L.
Present-day and future contributions of
glacier runoff to summertime flows in a Pacific
Northwest watershed: implications for water
resources. Water Resources Research. 46: W12509.
Keywords: Climate change, glaciations, streamflow,
hydrologic modeling, watershed management.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40097
►O'Donnell,
2010.
P.A. 2011.
Clean water and family forest management: some
emerging issues. Northwest Woodlands. (Summer):
12–15.
Keywords: Clean water, climate change, wildfires,
invasive species, salmon, trout.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39901
J.A.; Aiken, G.R.; Kane, E.S.; Jones, J.B.
Source water controls on the character and origin
of dissolved organic matter in streams of the
Yukon River basin, Alaska. Journal of Geophysical
Research. 115(G03025): 1–12.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40041
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39892
►Bisson,
J.J.; McGuire, K.; Aggarwal, P. [et al.].
Wildlife
►Bancroft,
B.A.; Han, B.A.; Searle, C.L. [et al.]. 2011.
Species-level correlates of susceptibility to the
pathogenic amphibian fungus Batrachochytrium
dendrobatidis in the United States. Biodiversity
and Conservation. 20: 1911–1920.
Keywords: Amphibian, Batrachochytrium
dendrobatidis, body size, infection, life-history
pathogen.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39896
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Recent Publications of the Pacific Northwest Research Station, First Quarter, 2012
►Bennett,
V.J.; Smith, W.P.; Betts, M.G. 2011.
►Moriarty,
K.M.; Zielinski, W.J.; Forsman, E.D. 2011.
Evidence for mate guarding behavior in the
Taylor's checkerspot butterfly. Journal of Insect
Behavior. 23(3): doi:10.1007/s10905-011-9289-1.
Decline in American marten occupancy rates at
Sagehen Experimental Forest, California. The
Journal of Wildlife Management. 75(8): 1774–1787.
Keywords: Euphydryas editha taylori, mating
systems, pre-copulatory mate guarding, protandry,
sexual selection.
Keywords: American marten, California,
fragmentation, habitat loss, Martes americana,
Sagehen Experimental Forest.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39900
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40293
►Cushman,
S.A.; Raphael, M.G.; Ruggiero, L.F.
[et al.]. 2011.
►Pauli,
2011.
J.N.; Whiteman, J.P.; Marcot, B.G. [et al.].
Limiting factors and landscape connectivity:
the American marten in the Rocky Mountains.
Landscape Ecology. 26: 1137–1149.
DNA-based approach to aging martens
(Martes americana and M. caurina). Journal of
Mammalogy. 92(3): 500–510.
Keywords: American marten, Martes americana,
path-selection, fragmentation, limiting-factors.
Keywords: Cementum annuli, mesocarnivore,
Q-PCR, senescence, telomeres.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39231
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39964
►Kiester,
A.R.; Olson, D.H. 2011.
Prime time for turtle conservation. Herpetological
Review. 42(2): 198–204.
Keywords: North America, turtles, status, threats.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39943
►Kumar,
A.; Marcot, B.G. 2010.
Key tiger habitats in the Garo Hills of
Meghalaya. Journal of Chemo and Biosphere. 1(1):
90–98.
Keywords: Tiger, population viability, landscape
approach, conservation, corridors, core habitats.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40069
►Lesbarreres,
D.; Balseiro, A.; Brunner, J. 2011.
Ranavirus: past, present, and future. Biology
Letters. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011-0951. 23p.
►Searle,
C.L.; Gervasi, S.S.; Hua, J. [et al.]. 2011.
Differential host susceptibility to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, an emerging amphibian
pathogen. Conservation Biology. 25(5): 965–974.
Keywords: Anaxyrus, Hyla, Lithobates, Rana,
Pseudacris, amphibian population declines,
chytridiomycosis.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39969
►Wiens,
J.D.; Anthony, R.G.; Forsman, E.D. 2011.
Barred owl occupancy surveys within the range
of the northern spotted owl. The Journal of
Wildlife Management. 75(3): 531–538.
Keywords: Barred owl, detection probability,
northern spotted owl, occupancy modeling, Oregon,
Strix occidentalis caurina, Strix varia.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/39976
Keywords: Global Ranavirus Consortium,
Ranavirus, amphibians, Ambystoma tigrinum virus,
frog virus 3.
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40289
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