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Chaparral growth-ring analysis as an indicator of stand biomass development

Chaparral wildfires typically create even-aged stands of vegetation that grow quickly in the first 2 decades following a fire. Patterns of this growth are important for understanding ecosystem productivity and re-establishment success, but are logistically challenging to measure over long time periods. We tested the utility of a novel method of using shrub growth rings...

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Author(s):

Kellie A. Uyeda; Douglas A. Stow; John F. O'Leary; Christina Tague; Philip J. Riggan

Year:

2016

Keywords:

basal area increment, biomass accumulation, California, Ceanothus, dendrochronology, fire ecology, fuel, productivity, San Dimas Experimental Forest, wildfire

Source:

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Growth and refoliation of koa trees infested by the koa moth, Scotorythra Paludicola (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)

Since the early 1900s, four major infestations of the koa moth, Scotorythra paludicola (Butler), have defoliated koa (Acacia koa Gray) stands on the island of Maui. After trees on 7564 ha of the Makawao Forest Reserve were damaged in 1977, a study was begun to determine growth and refoliation response of completely defoliated...

Author(s):

John D. Stein; Paul G. Scowcroft

Year:

1984

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Source:

Pacific Science 38(4): 333-339

Effects of phosphorus fertilization, seed source, and soil type on growth of Acacia koa

The endemic tree Acacia koa is used to reforest abandoned agricuItural lands in Hawaii. Growth may be constrained by soil infertility and toxic concentrations of aluminum (AI) and manganese (Mn) in acidic Oxisols and Ultisols, The effects of phosphorus (P) fertilization at time of planting, soil type, and seed source on koa growth were studied for three years....

Author(s):

P. G. Scowcroft; J. A. Silva

Year:

2005

Keywords:

Acacia koa, acid soils, Oxisol, plantation establishment, tree seedling nutrition, tropical reforestation, Ultisol, Hawaii

Source:

Journal of Plant Nutrition 28: 1581-1603

Western white pine growth relative to forest openings

In northern Rocky Mountains moist forests, timber harvesting, fire exclusion, and an introduced stem disease have contributed to the decline in western white pine (Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don) abundance (from 90% to 10% of the area). Relations between canopy openings (0.1-15 ha) and western white pine growth within different physical settings are identified....

Author(s):

Theresa B. Jain; Russell T. Graham; Penelope Morgan

Year:

2004

Keywords:

western white pine, Pinus monticola, growth, canopy openings

Source:

Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 34(11): 2187-2198.

Combining ground-based measurements and MODIS-based spectral vegetation indices to track biomass accumulation in post-fire chaparral

Multi-temporal satellite imagery can provide valuable information on the patterns of vegetation growth over large spatial extents and long time periods, but corresponding ground-referenced biomass information is often difficult to acquire, especially at an annual scale. In this study, we test the relationship between annual biomass estimated using shrub growth rings...

Author(s):

Kellie A. Uyeda; Douglas A. Stow; Dar A. Roberts; Philip J. Riggan

Year:

2017

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Source:

International Journal of Remote Sensing. 38(3): 728-741

Stimulating growth of stagnated Acacia koa by thinning and fertilizing

Building Acacia koa, Hawaii's most marketable native tree, into a viable resource is economically and eco1ogically desirable. But little is known about natural stand development and management of this scarce resource. Therefore, the effect of thinning, fertilizing, or both on short-term growth and survival was studied in a stagnated 12-year-old...

Author(s):

Paul G. Scowcroft; John D. Stein

Year:

1986

Keywords:

Acacia koa, koa, defoliation, Scotorythra paludicola, thinning, fertilization, tree survival, Maui, Hawaii

Source:

Res. Note PSW-RN-380. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 8 p

Developing resilient ponderosa pine forests with mechanical thinning and prescribed fire in central Oregon's pumice region

Thinning and prescribed burning are common management practices for reducing fuel buildup in ponderosa pine forests. However, it is not well understood if their combined use is required to lower wildfire risk and to help restore natural ecological function. We compared 16 treatment combinations of thinning, prescribed fire, and slash retention for two decades...

Author(s):

Matt D. Busse; P.H. Cochran; William E. Hopkins; William H. Johnson; Gregg M. Riegel; Gary O. Fiddler; Alice W. Ratcliff; Carol J. Shestak

Year:

2009

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Source:

Canadian Journal of Forest Research. Vol. 39(6): p. 1171-1185

Understory structure in a 23-year-old Acacia koa forest and 2-year growth responses to silvicultural treatments

Restoration of degraded Acacia koa forests in Hawaii often involves mechanical scarification to stimulate germination of seed buried in the soil and to suppress vegetation that competes with shade intolerant A. koa. Resulting even-age stands are gradually colonized by other plant species, but understory...

Author(s):

Paul G. Scowcroft; Janis E. Haraguchi; David M. Fujii

Year:

2008

Keywords:

Subtropical lower montane wet forest, Introduced-grass control, Release thinning, P fertilization, Leaf nutrient concentrations, Hawaii

Source:

Forest Ecology and Management 255: 1604-1617

EFRs in the Rocky Mountain Research Station: Understanding patterns of forest growth, weather and disturbance [Chapter 2.8]

How does forest growth integrate weather, insect and disease attach, management actions, and natural disturbance? Which of these has the most impact on forest growth, composition, structure, and change? These questions have animated the activities of scientists of the Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) since its earliest days, and continue to animate our research...

Author(s):

G. Sam Foster; Todd Mower; Russell Graham; Theresa B. Jain

Year:

2014

Keywords:

long-term research, urban forestry, landslides, tropical forestry, hydrological research, old-growth forests, forest change, research policy

Source:

In: Hayes, Deborah C.; Stout, Susan L.; Crawford, Ralph H.; Hoover, Anne P., eds. USDA Forest Service Experimental Forests and Ranges: Research for the long term. New York: Springer. p. 50-53.

Site preparation affects survival, growth of koa on degraded montane forest land

Banana poka vines (Possifloro mollisrimo) and kikuyu pass (Pennirerurn clondestinum) can limit koa(Acacia koa) reforestation in Hawaii. Performance of planted koa seedlings was studied in relation to type of site preparation: broadcast spraying of Roundup herbicide at three rates (2.02, 4.05, and 6.07 kg...

Author(s):

Paul G. Scowcroft; Kenneth T. Adee

Year:

1991

Keywords:

Acacia koa, Passiflora mollissima, Pennisetum clandestinum, competition, Hawaii, reforestation

Source:

Res. Paper PSW-205. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. 7 p

Stripping of Acacia koa bark by rats on Hawaii and Maui

Koa (Acacia koa) is the most valuable native timber species in Hawaii. Bark stripping of young trees by rats, a common but unstudied phenomenon, may affect survival, growth, and quality of koa. Up to 54% of the trees sampled in 4- to 6-year-old stands in the Laupahoehoe and Waiakea areas on Hawaii were wounded by rats; only 5% of trees sampled in a l-year-old stand on...

Author(s):

Paul G. Scowcroft; Howard F. Sakai

Year:

1984

Keywords:

Source:

Pacific Science 38(1): 80-86

Stand and fuel treatments for restoring old-growth ponderosa pine forests in the interior west (Boise Basin Experimental Forest)

Fire exclusion, especially in the dry forests (i.e. those dominated or potentially dominated by ponderosa pine) has most often altered tree and shrub composition and structure and, though often overlooked in many locales, the forest floor from conditions that occurred historically (pre-1900).

Author(s):

Russell T. Graham; Theresa B. Jain

Year:

2007

Keywords:

stand and fuel treatments, old-growth ponderosa pine, fire exclusion

Source:

Final report: JFSP Project 00-2-19. Boise, ID: Joint Fire Science Program. 19 p.

Growth response of Acacia koa trees to thinning, grass control, and phosphorus fertilization in a secondary forest in Hawai‘i

Koa (Acacia koa A. Gray) is an endemic Hawaiian hardwood tree of high ecological, cultural and economic value. Despite its multiple values, research on the silviculture of koa has been minimal until recently because the preferred land-use was pasture for livestock, and logging was done mainly to facilitate and reduce the costs of conversion. This...

Author(s):

Paul G. Scowcroft; J.B. Friday; Travis Idol; Nicklos Dudley; Janis Haraguchi; Dean Meason

Year:

2007

Keywords:

Restoration, Silviculture, P limitation, Subtropical lower montane wet forest, Live crown ratio

Source:

Forest Ecology and Management. 239(1-3): 69-80

Forest growth along a rainfall gradient in Hawaii: Acacia koa stand structure, productivity, foliar nutrients, and water- and nutrient-use efficiencies

We tested whether variation in growth of native koa (Acacia koa) forest along a rainfall gradient was attributable to differences in leaf area index (LAI) or to differences in physiological performance per unit of leaf area. Koa stands were studied on western Kauai prior to Hurricane Iniki, and ranged from 500 to 1130 m elevation and from 850 to...

Author(s):

Robin A. Harrington; James H. Fownes; Frederick C. Meinzer; Paul G. Scowcroft

Year:

1995

Keywords:

carbon isotope composition, leaf area index, nitrogen-use efficiency, phosphorus-use efficiency, specific leaf mass

Source:

Oecologia 102: 277-284

New Mexico's forest resources, 2008-2012

This report presents a summary of the most recent inventory of New Mexico?s forests based on field data collected between 2008 and 2012. The report includes descriptive highlights and tables of area, numbers of trees, biomass, volume, growth, mortality, and removals. Most sections and tables are organized by forest type or forest type group, species group, diameter...

Author(s):

Sara A. Goeking; John D. Shaw; Chris Witt; Michael T. Thompson; Charles E. Werstak; Michael C. Amacher; Mary Stuever; Todd A. Morgan; Colin B. Sorenson; Steven W. Hayes; Chelsea P. McIver

Year:

2014

Keywords:

forest inventory, field data, trees, biomass, volume, growth, mortality, and removals

Source:

Resour. Bull. RMRS-RB-18. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 144 p.

Colorado's forest resources, 2004-2013

This report presents a summary of the most recent inventory of Colorado?s forests based on field data collected between 2004 and 2013. The report includes descriptive highlights and tables of area, numbers of trees, biomass, carbon, volume, growth, mortality, and removals. Most sections and tables are organized by forest type or forest-type group, species group,...

Author(s):

Michael T. Thompson; John D. Shaw; Chris Witt; Charles E. Werstak; Michael C. Amacher; Sara A. Goeking; R. Justin DeRose; Todd A. Morgan; Colin B. Sorenson; Steven W. Hayes; Jim Menlove

Year:

2017

Keywords:

forest inventory, monitoring, mortality, forest products, wildlife habitat, fire

Source:

Resour. Bull. RMRS-RB-23. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 136 p.

Arizona’s forest resources, 2001-2014

This report presents a summary of the most recent inventory of Arizona?s forests based on field data collected between 2001 and 2014. The report includes descriptive highlights and tables of forest and timberland area, numbers of trees, biomass, volume, growth, mortality, and removals. Most sections and tables are organized by forest type or forest-type group, species...

Author(s):

John D. Shaw; Jim Menlove; Chris Witt; Todd A. Morgan; Michael C. Amacher; Sara A. Goeking; Charles E. Werstak

Year:

2018

Keywords:

Arizona, forest inventory, field data, trees, biomass, volume, growth, mortality, removals

Source:

Resour. Bull. RMRS-RB-25. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 126 p.

Wyoming’s forest resources, 2011-2015

This report summarizes the most recent inventory of Wyoming?s forests based on field data collected between 2011 and 2015. The report includes descriptive highlights and tables of area, numbers of trees, biomass, carbon, volume, growth, mortality, and removals. Most sections and tables are organized by forest type or forest-type group, species group, diameter class, or...

Author(s):

R. Justin DeRose; John D. Shaw; Sara A. Goeking; Kate Marcille; Chelsea P. McIver; Jim Menlove; Todd A. Morgan; Chris Witt

Year:

2018

Keywords:

biomass, estimates, forest inventory, field data, growth, mortality, volume, Wyoming

Source:

Resour. Bull. RMRS-RB-28. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 132 p.

Colorado's forest resources, 2002-2006

This report presents a summary of the most recent inventory information for Colorado's forest lands. The report includes descriptive highlights and tables of area, number of trees, biomass, volume, growth, mortality, and removals. Most of the tables are organized by forest type, species, diameter class, or owner group. The report also describes inventory design,...

Author(s):

Michael T. Thompson; Joseph A. Duda; Larry T. DeBlander; John D. Shaw; Chris Witt; Todd A. Morgan; Michael C. Amacher

Year:

2010

Keywords:

forest resources, inventory, Colorado

Source:

Resour. Bull. RMRS-RB-11. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 108 p.

A landscape-scale wildland fire study using coupled weather-wildland fire model and airborne remote sensing

We examine the Esperanza fire, a Santa Ana-driven wildland fire that occurred in complex terrain in spatially heterogeneous chaparral fuels, using airborne remote sensing imagery from the FireMapper thermal-imaging radiometer and a coupled weather-wildland fire model. The radiometer data maps fire intensity and is used to evaluate the error in the extent of the...

Author(s):

J.L. Coen; Philip Riggan

Year:

2011

Keywords:

fire behavior, fire mapping, coupled atmosphere-fire model

Source:

In Wade, D.D.; Robinson, M.L. (eds) Proceedings of the 3rd Fire Behavior and Fuel Conference, Oct. 25-29,2010, Spokane, Washington, USA. International Association of Wildland Fire, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. 10 p

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Chaparral growth-ring analysis as an indicator of stand biomass development

Growth and refoliation of koa trees infested by the koa moth, Scotorythra Paludicola (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)

Effects of phosphorus fertilization, seed source, and soil type on growth of Acacia koa

Western white pine growth relative to forest openings

Combining ground-based measurements and MODIS-based spectral vegetation indices to track biomass accumulation in post-fire chaparral

Stimulating growth of stagnated Acacia koa by thinning and fertilizing

Developing resilient ponderosa pine forests with mechanical thinning and prescribed fire in central Oregon's pumice region

Understory structure in a 23-year-old Acacia koa forest and 2-year growth responses to silvicultural treatments

EFRs in the Rocky Mountain Research Station: Understanding patterns of forest growth, weather and disturbance [Chapter 2.8]

Site preparation affects survival, growth of koa on degraded montane forest land

Stripping of Acacia koa bark by rats on Hawaii and Maui

Stand and fuel treatments for restoring old-growth ponderosa pine forests in the interior west (Boise Basin Experimental Forest)

Growth response of Acacia koa trees to thinning, grass control, and phosphorus fertilization in a secondary forest in Hawai‘i

Forest growth along a rainfall gradient in Hawaii: Acacia koa stand structure, productivity, foliar nutrients, and water- and nutrient-use efficiencies

New Mexico's forest resources, 2008-2012

Colorado's forest resources, 2004-2013

Arizona’s forest resources, 2001-2014

Wyoming’s forest resources, 2011-2015

Colorado's forest resources, 2002-2006

A landscape-scale wildland fire study using coupled weather-wildland fire model and airborne remote sensing

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