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Snag decomposition following stand‐replacing wildfires alters wildlife habitat use and surface woody fuels through time by Peterson, David W., Dodson, Erich K., Harrod, Richy J.

“…High‐severity wildfires create pulses of snags that serve a variety of functions as they decompose over time. Snag‐related benefits (and hazards) are often…”
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Fire frequency and tree canopy structure influence plant species diversity in a forest-grassland ecotone by Peterson, David W, Reich, Peter B

“…Disturbances and environmental heterogeneity are two factors thought to influence plant species diversity, but their effects are still poorly understood in…”
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Understory vegetation response to thinning and burning restoration treatments in dry conifer forests of the eastern Cascades, USA by Dodson, Erich Kyle, Peterson, David W., Harrod, Richy J.

“…Restoration/fuel reduction treatments are being widely used in fire-prone forests to modify stand structure, reduce risks of severe wildfire, and increase…”
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Long-Term Effects of Fuels Treatments, Overstory Structure, and Wildfire on Tree Regeneration in Dry Forests of Central Washington by Allison K. Rossman, Jonathan D. Bakker, David W. Peterson, Charles B. Halpern

“…The long-term effectiveness of dry-forest fuels treatments (restoration thinning and prescribed burning) depends, in part, on the pace at which trees…”
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Mountain Hemlock Growth Responds to Climatic Variability at Annual and Decadal Time Scales by Peterson, David W., Peterson, David L.

“…Improved understanding of tree growth responses to climate is needed to model and predict forest ecosystem responses to current and future climatic…”
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Thinning and prescribed fire effects on overstory tree and snag structure in dry coniferous forests of the interior Pacific Northwest by Harrod, Richy J., Peterson, David W., Povak, Nicholas A., Dodson, Erich K.

“…Forest thinning and prescribed fires are practices used by managers to address concerns over ecosystem degradation and severe wildland fire potential in dry…”
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Fuel treatment effectiveness in the context of landform, vegetation, and large, wind-driven wildfires by Prichard, Susan J., Povak, Nicholas A., Kennedy, Maureen C., Peterson, David W.

“…Large wildfires (>50,000 ha) are becoming increasingly common in semiarid landscapes of the western United States. Although fuel reduction treatments are used…”
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Deep learning based characterization of nanoindentation induced acoustic events by Daugela, Antanas, Chang, Clifton H., Peterson, David W.

“…Deep learning was applied in sorting nanoindentation-induced acoustic emission events. The acoustic emission events were triggered by a plasticity onset and…”
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Post-fire logging produces minimal persistent impacts on understory vegetation in northeastern Oregon, USA by Peterson, David W., Dodson, Erich Kyle

“…•We studied post-fire logging effects 15years after experimental treatments.•Plant cover, diversity, and tree regeneration were similar across…”
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The natural history of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome in 228 military aviators: A long-term follow-up of 22 years by Fitzsimmons, Patrick J., McWhirter, Paul D., Peterson, David W., Kruyer, William B.

“…Background Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome poses a risk for tachyarrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. Most WPW studies have relatively limited numbers of…”
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Post-fire logging reduces surface woody fuels up to four decades following wildfire by Peterson, David W., Dodson, Erich K., Harrod, Richy J.

“…•We measured woody fuels 1–39years after wildfires in dry coniferous forests.•We compared woody fuel loads in stands with and without post-fire…”
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Climate and wildfire adaptation of inland Northwest US forests by Hessburg, Paul F, Charnley, Susan, Gray, Andrew N, Spies, Thomas A, Peterson, David W, Flitcroft, Rebecca L, Wendel, Kendra L, Halofsky, Jessica E, White, Eric M, Marshall, John

“…After a century of intensive logging, federal forest management policies were developed in the 1990s to protect remaining large trees and old forests in the…”
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Mulching effects on vegetation recovery following high severity wildfire in north-central Washington State, USA by Dodson, Erich K., Peterson, David W.

“…▶ Post-fire straw mulch application had little negative impact on vegetation recovery. ▶ Moderate mulch cover facilitated vegetation recovery including…”
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Effect of crown class and habitat type on climate–growth relationships of ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir by Carnwath, Gunnar C., Peterson, David W., Nelson, Cara R.

“…► Environmental factors influencing climate–growth relationships of Pinus ponderosa and Pseudotsuga menziesii are examined. ► Climate–growth responses were…”
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The changing role of fire in mediating the relationships among oaks, grasslands, mesic temperate forests, and boreal forests in the Lake States by Frelich, Lee E., Reich, Peter B., Peterson, David W.

“…Historically, oak forests and woodlands intergraded with southern boreal forest, temperate mesic forest, and grassland biomes, forming complex fire-mediated…”
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Dry coniferous forest restoration and understory plant diversity: The importance of community heterogeneity and the scale of observation by Dodson, Erich K., Peterson, David W.

“…▶ Treatment effects varied with scale. ▶ Treatments, especially the combined thin/burn, increased community heterogeneity. ▶ The thin/burn increased…”
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Prescribed Fire in Oak Savanna: Fire Frequency Effects on Stand Structure and Dynamics by Peterson, David W., Reich, Peter B.

“…Although it is well known that fire can exert strong control on stand structure, composition, and dynamics in savannas and woodlands, the relationship between…”
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Preparing for climatic change: The water, salmon, and forests of the Pacific Northwest by MOTE, Philip W, PARSON, Edward A, SNOVER, Amy K, HAMLET, Alan F, KEETON, William S, LETTENMAIER, Dennis, MANTUA, Nathan, MILES, Edward L, PETERSON, David W, PETERSON, David L, SLAUGHTER, Richard

“…The impacts of year-to-year and decade-to-decade climatic variations on some of the Pacific Northwest's key natural resources can be quantified to estimate…”
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Fire and Vegetation Effects on Productivity and Nitrogen Cycling across a Forest-Grassland Continuum by Reich, Peter B., Peterson, David W., Wedin, David A., Wrage, Keith

“…Mixed tree-grass vegetation is important globally at ecotones between grass-lands and forests. To address uncertainties vis-a-vis productivity and nitrogen (N)…”
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Plant functional group responses to fire frequency and tree canopy cover gradients in oak savannas and woodlands by Peterson, David W, Reich, Peter B, Wrage, Keith J

“…Questions: How do fire frequency, tree canopy cover, and their interactions influence cover of grasses, forbs and understorey woody plants in oak savannas and…”
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