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Silviculture alters the genetic structure of an eastern hemlock forest in Maine, USA

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Author(s):

Gary J. Hawley; Paul G. Schaberg; Donald H. DeHayes; John C. Brissette

Year:

2005

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Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 35(1): 143-150.

Dendroclimatic analysis of white pine (Pinus strobus L.) using long-term provenance test sites across eastern North America

Background: The main objective of this study was to examine the climatic sensitivity of the radial growth response of 13 eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.) provenances planted at seven test sites throughout the northern part of the species' native distribution in eastern North America. Methods: The test sites (i.e., Wabeno, Wisconsin, USA;...

Author(s):

Sophan Chhin; Ronald S. Zalesny; William C. Parker; John Brissette

Year:

2018

Keywords:

Adaptation, Climate change, Dendrochronology, Seed source

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Forest Ecosystems

Late Holocene geomorphic record of fire in ponderosa pine and mixed-conifer forests, Kendrick Mountain, northern Arizona, USA

Long-term fire history reconstructions enhance our understanding of fire behaviour and associated geomorphic hazards in forested ecosystems. We used 14C ages on charcoal from fire-induced debris-flow deposits to date prehistoric fires on Kendrick Mountain, northern Arizona, USA. Fire-related debris-flow sedimentation dominates Holocene fan deposition in the study area...

Author(s):

Sara E. Jenkins; Carolyn Hull Sieg; Diana E. Anderson; Darrell S. Kaufman; Philip A. Pearthree

Year:

2011

Keywords:

charcoal, crown fire, debris flows, fire history, terrain

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International Journal of Wildland Fire. 20: 125-141.

Examining alternative fuel management strategies and the relative contribution of National Forest System land to wildfire risk to adjacent homes - A pilot assessment on the Sierra National Forest, California, USA

Determining the degree of risk that wildfires pose to homes, where across the landscape the risk originates, and who can best mitigate risk are integral elements of effective co-management of wildfire risk. Developing assessments and tools to help provide this information is a high priority for federal land management agencies such as the US Forest Service (...

Author(s):

Joe H. Scott; Matthew P. Thompson; Julie W. Gilbertson-Day

Year:

2016

Keywords:

exposure and effects analysis, fuel management, risk source, risk transmission, WUI

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Forest Ecology and Management. 362: 29-37.

Application of wildfire risk assessment results to wildfire response planning in the southern Sierra Nevada, California, USA

How wildfires are managed is a key determinant of long-term socioecological resiliency and the ability to live with fire. Safe and effective response to fire requires effective pre-fire planning, which is the main focus of this paper. We review general principles of effective federal fire management planning in the U.S., and introduce a framework for incident...

Author(s):

Matthew P. Thompson; Phil Bowden; April Brough; Joe H. Scott; Julie Gilbertson-Day; Alan Taylor; Jennifer Anderson; Jessica Haas

Year:

2016

Keywords:

risk-informed decision making, effects analysis, fire management planning, incident management

Source:

Forests. 7(3): 64.

Decaying wood and tree regeneration in the Acadian Forest of Maine, USA

We examined the effect of management history on the availability of decayed downed wood and the use of downed wood as a regeneration substrate in mixed-species stands in the Acadian Forest of Maine. Regeneration of red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.), eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.), balsam fir (Abies balsamea L. Mill), and red maple (Acer rubrum L.) was...

Author(s):

Jamie K. Weaver; Laura S. Kenefic; Robert S. Seymour; John C. Brissette

Year:

2009

Keywords:

Decayed downed wood, Regeneration, Silviculture, Eastern hemlock, Red spruce, Balsam fir, Red maple

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Forest Ecology and Management, Volume 257, Issue 7, 22 March 2009, Pages 1623-1628

Nonnative invasive plants in the Penobscot Experimental Forest in Maine, USA: influence of site, silviculture, and land use history

We investigated the occurrence of nonnative invasive plants on approximately 175 ha comprising a long-term, 60-year-old U.S. Forest Service silvicultural experiment and old-field stands in the Penobscot Experimental Forest (PEF) in central Maine. Stands in the silvicultural experiment were never cleared for agriculture, but have been repeatedly partially cut. Our...

Author(s):

Elizabeth Olson; Laura S. Kenefic; Alison C. Dibble; John C. Brissette

Year:

2011

Keywords:

U.S. Forest Service experimental forests, invasive plant, old-field successional forest, Frangula alnus, Lonicera

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Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 138(4): 453-464.

Influence of partial harvesting and site factors on the abundance and composition of natural regeneration in the Acadian Forest of Maine, USA

Understanding the factors regulating the composition and abundance of natural regeneration in forest ecosystems is critical to sustainable management worldwide. Using a long-term silvicultural experiment in Maine, we partitioned the variation in natural regeneration and examined the contribution of overstory and understory vegetation (biotic factors), substrate and...

Author(s):

Mohammad Bataineh; Laura Kenefic; Aaron Weiskittel; Robert Wagner; John Brissette

Year:

2013

Keywords:

Silviculture, Environmental factors, Variance-partitioning, Relative importance, Spruce-fir, Northeast

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Forest Ecology and Management. 306: 96-106.

Forty years of spruce–fir stand development following herbicide application and precommercial thinning in central Maine, USA

We examined the development of a 33-year experiment in spruce?fir stands that received nine herbicide treatments (applied aerially in 1977), with and without precommercial thinning (PCT) (applied in 1986). We tested two commonly held assumptions about the long-term effects of herbicide and PCT in mixedwood stands managed for softwoods: (i) herbicide release produces...

Author(s):

Matthew G. Olson; Robert G. Wagner; John C. Brissette

Year:

2012

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Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 42(1): 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1139/x11-132.

A polygon-based modeling approach to assess exposure of resources and assets to wildfire

Spatially explicit burn probability modeling is increasingly applied to assess wildfire risk and inform mitigation strategy development. Burn probabilities are typically expressed on a per-pixel basis, calculated as the number of times a pixel burns divided by the number of simulation iterations. Spatial intersection of highly valued resources and assets (HVRAs) with...

Author(s):

Matthew P. Thompson; Joe Scott; Jeffrey D. Kaiden; Julie W. Gilbertson-Day

Year:

2013

Keywords:

risk assessment, exposure analysis, burn probability modeling, FSim, simulation

Source:

Natural Hazards. 67: 627-644.

Integrating pixel- and polygon-based approaches to wildfire risk assessment: Application to a high-value watershed on the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, Colorado, USA

We develop a novel risk assessment approach that integrates complementary, yet distinct, spatial modeling approaches currently used in wildfire risk assessment. Motivation for this work stems largely from limitations of existing stochastic wildfire simulation systems, which can generate pixel-based outputs of fire behavior as well as polygon-based outputs of simulated...

Author(s):

Matthew P. Thompson; Julie W. Gilbertson-Day; Joe H. Scott

Year:

2015

Keywords:

burn probability, water quality, exceedance probability, expected net value change, wildfire hazard

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Environmental Modeling and Assessment. doi: 10.1007/s10666-015-9469-z

Changes in Microbial Nitrogen Across a 100-Year Chronosequence of Upland Hardwood Forests

Soil microorganisms mediate many of the major processes involved in soil N cycling. Also, they are strong competitors with plants for available soil N. Thus, changes in microbial N because of forest harvesting may have significant impacts on N availability and overall forest N cycling. A chronosequence of upland hardwood forest stands in southern Indiana, USA, ranging...

Author(s):

Travis W. Idol; Phillip E. Pope; Felix, Jr. Ponder

Year:

2002

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Soil Science Society of America Journal 66(5):1662-1668

N mineralization, nitrification, and N uptake across a 100-year chronosequence upland hardwood forests

Net N mineralization, nitrification, and N uptake were monitored in the A (0-8 cm) and B (8-30 cm) soil horizons from 1997 to 1999 across a chronosequence of upland hardwood forest stands in southern Indiana, USA. Stand ages were 1, 6, 12, 31, and 80-100 years at the beginning of the study. Contrary to previous studies, there was no apparent stimulation of N...

Author(s):

Travis W. Idol; Phillip E. Pope; Felix, Jr. Ponder

Year:

2003

Keywords:

Chronosequence, Forest harvesting, Nitrogen mineralization, Nitrification, Nitrogen uptake, Soil horizon

Source:

Forest Ecology and Management 176:509-518

A field test of point relascope sampling of down coarse woody material in managed stands in the Acadian Forest

We field tested a new method for sampling down coarse woody material (CWM) using an angle gauge and compared it with the more traditional line intersect sampling (LIS) method. Permanent sample locations in stands managed with different silvicultural treatments within the Penobscot Experimental Forest (Maine, USA) were used as the sampling locations. Point relascope...

Author(s):

John C. Brissette; Mark J. Ducey; Jeffrey H. Gove

Year:

2003

Keywords:

angle gauge sampling, coarse woody debris, spruce-fir forests

Source:

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 130(2): 79-88.

Effects of intensity and frequency of harvesting on abundance, stocking and composition of natural regeneration in the Acadian Forest of eastern North America

In a silviculture experiment in east-central Maine, USA, natural regeneration was sampled to measure the effects of: (1) a range of partial harvest intensities, and (2) repeated partial harvest at one intensity. Under the first objective, five treatments were compared with residual basal areas ranging from 15 to 24 m² ha^-1...

Author(s):

John C. Brissette

Year:

1996

Keywords:

natural regeneration, harvest intensity, partial harvest, repeated harvests, silviculture

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Silva Fennica. 30(2-3): 301-314.

Hazardous fuel treatments, suppression cost impacts, and risk mitigation

Land management agencies face uncertain tradeoffs regarding investments in preparedness and fuels management versus future suppression costs and impacts to valued resources and assets. Prospective evaluation of fuel treatments allows for comparison of alternative treatment strategies in terms of socioeconomic and ecological impacts, and can facilitate tradeoff analysis...

Author(s):

Matthew P. Thompson; Michael S. Hand; Julie W. Gilbertson-Day; Nicole M. Vaillant; Darek J. Nalle

Year:

2013

Keywords:

exposure analysis, hazardous fuels, risk assessment, suppression cost

Source:

In: González-Cabán, Armando, tech. coord. Proceedings of the fourth international symposium on fire economics, planning, and policy: climate change and wildfires. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-245 (English). Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station: 66-80

Northeastern conifer research: Multiple species and multiple values

The northern conifer, or spruce-fir, forest of the northeastern USA and adjacent Canada has had a defining influence on the economy and culture of the region. The same can be said of the USDA Forest Service?s research in this forest, which began more than 100 years ago. Forest Service research has evolved since that time in response to changes in the needs and...

Author(s):

Laura S. Kenefic; John C. Brissette; Richard W. Judd

Year:

2014

Keywords:

Acadian Forest, Penobscot Experimental Forest, Silviculture, Red spruce, Balsam fir

Source:

In: Hayes, D.C.; Stout, S.L.; Crawford, R.H.; Hoover, A.P., eds. USDA Forest Service experimental forests and ranges research for the long term. New York, NY: Springer: 103-127.

Spatial products available for identifying areas of likely wildfire ignitions using lightning location data-Wildland Fire Assessment System (WFAS)

The Wildland Fire Assessment System (WFAS, www.wfas.net) is a one-stop-shop giving wildland fire managers the ability to assess fire potential ranging in scale from national to regional and temporally from 1 to 5 days. Each day, broad-area maps are produced from fire weather station and lightning location networks. Three products are created using 24 hour...

Author(s):

Paul Sopko; Larry Bradshaw; Matt Jolly

Year:

2016

Keywords:

Wildland Fire Assessment System (WFAS), management, lightning

Source:

In: 24th International Lightning Detection Conference and 6th International Lightning Meteorology Conference; 18-21 April; San Diego, California, USA. Online: http://www.vaisala.com/en/events/ildcilmc/Pages/Abstract.aspx.

Fine root dynamics across a chronosequence of upland temperate deciduous forests

Following a major disturbance event in forests that removes most of the standing vegetation, patterns of fine root growth, mortality, and decomposition may be altered from the pre-disturbance conditions. The objective of this study was to describe the changes in the seasonal and spatial dynamics of fine root growth, mortality, and decomposition that occur following...

Author(s):

Travis W. Idol; Phillip E. Pope; Felix Jr. Ponder

Year:

2000

Keywords:

fine roots, chronosequence, forest regeneration, soil horizons

Source:

Forest Ecology and Management. Volume 127. Issue 1-3. 2000. pp. 153-167

Canine Distemper in an isolated population of fishers (Martes pennanti) from California

Four fishers (Martes pennanti) from an insular population in the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA died as a consequence of an infection with canine distemper virus (CDV) in 2009. Three fishers were found in close temporal and spatial relationship; the fourth fisher died 4 mo later at a 70 km distance from the initial group. Gross...

Author(s):

Stefan m. Keller; Mourad Gabriel; Karen A. Terio; Edward J. Dubovi; Elizabeth Van Wormer; Rick Sweitzer; Reginald Barret; Craig Thompson; Kathryn Purcell; Linda Munson

Year:

2012

Keywords:

California, canine distemper, epizootic, European wildlife lineage, fisher, hemagglutinin, Martes pennanti, mustelidae

Source:

Journal of Wildlife Diseases 48(4):1035-1041

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Silviculture alters the genetic structure of an eastern hemlock forest in Maine, USA

Dendroclimatic analysis of white pine (Pinus strobus L.) using long-term provenance test sites across eastern North America

Late Holocene geomorphic record of fire in ponderosa pine and mixed-conifer forests, Kendrick Mountain, northern Arizona, USA

Examining alternative fuel management strategies and the relative contribution of National Forest System land to wildfire risk to adjacent homes - A pilot assessment on the Sierra National Forest, California, USA

Application of wildfire risk assessment results to wildfire response planning in the southern Sierra Nevada, California, USA

Decaying wood and tree regeneration in the Acadian Forest of Maine, USA

Nonnative invasive plants in the Penobscot Experimental Forest in Maine, USA: influence of site, silviculture, and land use history

Influence of partial harvesting and site factors on the abundance and composition of natural regeneration in the Acadian Forest of Maine, USA

Forty years of spruce–fir stand development following herbicide application and precommercial thinning in central Maine, USA

A polygon-based modeling approach to assess exposure of resources and assets to wildfire

Integrating pixel- and polygon-based approaches to wildfire risk assessment: Application to a high-value watershed on the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, Colorado, USA

Changes in Microbial Nitrogen Across a 100-Year Chronosequence of Upland Hardwood Forests

N mineralization, nitrification, and N uptake across a 100-year chronosequence upland hardwood forests

A field test of point relascope sampling of down coarse woody material in managed stands in the Acadian Forest

Effects of intensity and frequency of harvesting on abundance, stocking and composition of natural regeneration in the Acadian Forest of eastern North America

Hazardous fuel treatments, suppression cost impacts, and risk mitigation

Northeastern conifer research: Multiple species and multiple values

Spatial products available for identifying areas of likely wildfire ignitions using lightning location data-Wildland Fire Assessment System (WFAS)

Fine root dynamics across a chronosequence of upland temperate deciduous forests

Canine Distemper in an isolated population of fishers (Martes pennanti) from California

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