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Fire Treatment Effects on Vegetation Structure, Fuels, and Potential Fire Severity in Western U.S. Forests by Stephens, Scott L., Moghaddas, Jason J., Edminster, Carl, Fiedler, Carl E., Haase, Sally, Harrington, Michael, Keeley, Jon E., Knapp, Eric E., McIver, James D., Metlen, Kerry, Skinner, Carl N., Youngblood, Andrew

“…Forest structure and species composition in many western U.S. coniferous forests have been altered through fire exclusion, past and ongoing harvesting…”
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national Fire and Fire Surrogate study: effects of fuel reduction methods on forest vegetation structure and fuels by Schwilk, Dylan W, Keeley, Jon E, Knapp, Eric E, McIver, James, Bailey, John D, Fettig, Christopher J, Fiedler, Carl E, Harrod, Richy J, Moghaddas, Jason J, Outcalt, Kenneth W, Skinner, Carl N, Stephens, Scott L, Waldrop, Thomas A, Yaussy, Daniel A, Youngblood, Andrew

“…Changes in vegetation and fuels were evaluated from measurements taken before and after fuel reduction treatments (prescribed fire, mechanical treatments, and…”
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Invasive pathogen threatens bird-pine mutualism: implications for sustaining a high-elevation ecosystem by McKinney, Shawn T, Fiedler, Carl E, Tomback, Diana F

“…Human-caused disruptions to seed-dispersal mutualisms increase the extinction risk for both plant and animal species. Large-seeded plants can be particularly…”
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Restoration treatment effects on the understory of ponderosa pine/Douglas-fir forests in western Montana, USA by Metlen, Kerry L., Fiedler, Carl E.

“…Fire exclusion and high-grade logging have altered the structure and function of ponderosa pine ( Pinus ponderosa) forests across the American West…”
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Impacts of Restoration Treatments on Alien Plant Invasion in Pinus ponderosa Forests, Montana, USA by Dodson, Erich K., Fiedler, Carl E.

“…1. Invasion by alien plant species represents a challenge to land managers throughout the world as they attempt to restore frequent fire-adapted ecosystems…”
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Tree squirrel habitat selection and predispersal seed predation in a declining subalpine conifer by McKinney, Shawn T, Fiedler, Carl E

“…Differential responses by species to modern perturbations in forest ecosystems may have undesirable impacts on plant-animal interactions. If such disruptions…”
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Forest Structure, Health, and Mortality in Two Rocky Mountain Whitebark Pine Ecosystems: Implications for Restoration by Fiedler, Carl E, McKinney, Shawn T

“…Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis Engelm.) forests in western North America are increasingly threatened by the exotic pathogen white pine blister rast…”
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Restoration treatments in a Montana ponderosa pine forest: Effects on soil physical, chemical and biological properties by Gundale, Michael J., DeLuca, Thomas H., Fiedler, Carl E., Ramsey, Philip W., Harrington, Michael G., Gannon, James E.

“…Low-elevation ponderosa pine ecosystems of the inland northwestern United States experienced frequent, low-severity fire that promoted open stands dominated by…”
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Restoration Treatment Effects on Stand Structure, Tree Growth, and Fire Hazard in a Ponderosa Pine/Douglas-Fir Forest in Montana by Fiedler, Carl E, Metlen, Kerry L, Dodson, Erich K

“…Crown fires that burned thousands of ha of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws.) forests in recent years attest to the hazardous conditions extant…”
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Ten-year responses of ponderosa pine growth, vigor, and recruitment to restoration treatments in the Bitterroot Mountains, Montana, USA by Fajardo, Alex, Graham, Jonathan M., Goodburn, John M., Fiedler, Carl E.

“…Little is known about ponderosa pine forest ecosystem responses to restoration practices in the Northern Rocky Mountains, USA. In this study, restoration…”
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Nitrogen Spatial Heterogeneity Influences Diversity Following Restoration In A Ponderosa Pine Forest, Montana by Gundale, Michael J., Metlen, Kerry L., Fiedler, Carl E., DeLuca, Thomas H.

“…The resource heterogeneity hypothesis (RHH) is frequently cited in the ecological literature as an important mechanism for maintaining species diversity. The…”
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Common and Uncommon Understory Species Differentially Respond to Restoration Treatments in Ponderosa Pine/Douglas-Fir Forests, Montana by Dodson, Erich K, Metlen, Kerry L, Fiedler, Carl E

“…Restoration treatments have been widely advocated to address declining conditions in Pinus ponderosa forests throughout the western United States. However, few…”
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Fuel treatment impacts on estimated wildfire carbon loss from forests in Montana, Oregon, California, and Arizona by Stephens, Scott L, Boerner, Ralph E. J, Moghaddas, Jason J, Moghaddas, Emily E. Y, Collins, Brandon M, Dow, Christopher B, Edminster, Carl, Fiedler, Carl E, Fry, Danny L, Hartsough, Bruce R, Keeley, Jon E, Knapp, Eric E, McIver, James D, Skinner, Carl N, Youngblood, Andrew

“…Using forests to sequester carbon in response to anthropogenically induced climate change is being considered across the globe. A recent U.S. executive order…”
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Managing for Old Growth in Frequent-fire Landscapes by Fiedler, Carl E., Friederici, Peter, Petruncio, Mark, Denton, Charles, Hacker, W. David

“…There is no one-size-fits-all approach to managing frequent-fire, old-growth forests. However, there are general guidelines to follow: 1) set objectives for…”
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Monitoring Old Growth in Frequent-fire Landscapes by Fiedler, Carl E., Friederici, Peter, Petruncio, Mark

“…In this article, we discuss how to monitor the structural and functional attributes of old growth, as well as its associated plant communities and wildlife,…”
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Overcoming America's Wood Deficit: An Overlooked Option by FIEDLER, CARL E, ARNO, STEPHEN F, KEEGAN, CHARLES E, BLATNER, KEITH A

“…Each year the US consumes nearly 20% more wood than it produces, and to compensate for this an average of about 30 million cubic meters of softwood are…”
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Wildfire in Montana: potential hazard reduction and economic effects of a strategic treatment program by Keegan, C.E. III, Fiedler, C.E, Morgan, T.A

“…About 80 percent of Montana's 9 million acres of fire-adapted forests rate high/moderate for fire hazard. A strategic hazard reduction scenario was evaluated…”
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Impacts of the 2000 wildfires on Montana's forest industry employment by KEEGAN, Charles E, MORGAN, Todd A, HEARST, A. Lorin, FIEDLER, Carl E

“…The wildfires of 2000 impacted about 600,000 acres of Montana's forests, destroyed homes, and disrupted lives, yet overall impacts on forest industry…”
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Characteristics of Dry Site Old-Growth Ponderosa Pine in the Bull Mountains of Montana, USA by Morgan, Todd A., Fiedler, Carl E., Woodall, Chris

“…Increasing public interest in old-growth forests has spurred new research and legislation aimed at managing this resource. The old-growth ponderosa pine (Pinus…”
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Harvest cost collection approaches and associated equations for restoration treatments on national forests by KEEGAN, Charles E, NICCOLUCCI, Michael J, FIEDLER, Carl E, JONES, J. Greg, REGEL, Roy W

“…Forest managers are constantly faced with the need to reliably estimate harvest costs. The approach presented here estimates stump-to-loaded-truck timber…”
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