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Exploring Climate Niches of Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex Lawson) Haplotypes in the Western United States: Implications for Evolutionary History and Conservation by Shinneman, Douglas J, Means, Robert E, Potter, Kevin M, Hipkins, Valerie D

“…Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex Lawson) occupies montane environments throughout western North America, where it is both an ecologically and…”
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Lidar Aboveground Vegetation Biomass Estimates in Shrublands: Prediction, Uncertainties and Application to Coarser Scales by Li, Aihua, Dhakal, Shital, Glenn, Nancy, Spaete, Lucas, Shinneman, Douglas, Pilliod, David, Arkle, Robert, McIlroy, Susan

“…Our study objectives were to model the aboveground biomass in a xeric shrub-steppe landscape with airborne light detection and ranging (Lidar) and explore the…”
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Effects of multiple interacting disturbances and salvage logging on forest carbon stocks by Bradford, John B., Fraver, Shawn, Milo, Amy M., D’Amato, Anthony W., Palik, Brian, Shinneman, Douglas J.

“…► This study quantified how forest carbon responded to blowdown, wildfire, and post-disturbance salvage. ► Blowdown or fire both decreased live carbon and…”
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Could biological soil crusts act as natural fire fuel breaks in the sagebrush steppe? by Condon, Lea A., Shinneman, Douglas J., Rosentreter, Roger, Coates, Peter S.

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Assessing large landscape patterns of potential fire connectivity using circuit methods by Buchholtz, Erin K., Kreitler, Jason, Shinneman, Douglas J., Crist, Michele, Heinrichs, Julie

“…Context Minimizing negative impacts of wildfire is a major societal objective in fire-prone landscapes. Models of fire connectivity can aid in understanding…”
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Climate and disturbance influence self-sustaining stand dynamics of aspen (Populus tremuloides) near its range margin by Shinneman, Douglas J., McIlroy, Susan K.

“…Species that are primarily seral may form stable (self-sustaining) communities under certain disturbance regimes or environmental conditions, yet such…”
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Fire frequency impacts soil properties and processes in sagebrush steppe ecosystems of the Columbia Basin by Nichols, Leslie, Shinneman, Douglas J., McIlroy, Susan K., de Graaff, Marie-Anne

“…Increased fire frequency in semi-arid ecosystems can alter biochemical soil properties and soil processes that underpin ecosystem structure and functioning,…”
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Intraspecific Niche Models for Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) Suggest Potential Variability in Population-Level Response to Climate Change by Maguire, Kaitlin C., Shinneman, Douglas J., Potter, Kevin M., Hipkins, Valerie D.

“…Unique responses to climate change can occur across intraspecific levels, resulting in individualistic adaptation or movement patterns among populations within…”
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The ecological uncertainty of wildfire fuel breaks: examples from the sagebrush steppe by Shinneman, Douglas J, Germino, Matthew J, Pilliod, David S, Aldridge, Cameron L, Vaillant, Nicole M, Coates, Peter S

“…Fuel breaks are increasingly being implemented at broad scales (100s to 10,000s of square kilometers) in fire-prone landscapes globally, yet there is little…”
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Integrating anthropogenic factors into regional‐scale species distribution models—A novel application in the imperiled sagebrush biome by Requena‐Mullor, Juan M., Maguire, Kaitlin C., Shinneman, Douglas J., Caughlin, Timothy Trevor

“…Species distribution models (SDMs) that rely on regional‐scale environmental variables will play a key role in forecasting species occurrence in the face of…”
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Estimating vegetation biomass and cover across large plots in shrub and grass dominated drylands using terrestrial lidar and machine learning by Anderson, Kyle E., Glenn, Nancy F., Spaete, Lucas P., Shinneman, Douglas J., Pilliod, David S., Arkle, Robert S., McIlroy, Susan K., Derryberry, DeWayne R.

“…•Estimated canopy cover and biomass of vegetation across 1-ha plots.•Decision tree models with Random Forests of height statistical descriptors.•Models used…”
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Fire regimes of quaking aspen in the Mountain West by Shinneman, Douglas J., Baker, William L., Rogers, Paul C., Kulakowski, Dominik

“…► We reviewed science literature relevant to aspen fire regimes in the Western US. ► Many ecoregions are poorly studied; little research quantifies aspen fire…”
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Landsat 8 and ICESat-2: Performance and potential synergies for quantifying dryland ecosystem vegetation cover and biomass by Glenn, Nancy F., Neuenschwander, Amy, Vierling, Lee A., Spaete, Lucas, Li, Aihua, Shinneman, Douglas J., Pilliod, David S., Arkle, Robert S., McIlroy, Susan K.

“…The Landsat 8 mission provides new opportunities for quantifying the distribution of above-ground carbon at moderate spatial resolution across the globe, and…”
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A retrospective assessment of fuel break effectiveness for containing rangeland wildfires in the sagebrush biome by Weise, Cali L., Brussee, Brianne E., Coates, Peter S., Shinneman, Douglas J., Crist, Michele R., Aldridge, Cameron L., Heinrichs, Julie A., Ricca, Mark A.

“…Escalated wildfire activity within the western U.S. has widespread societal impacts and long-term consequences for the imperiled sagebrush (Artemisia spp.)…”
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Disentangling the effects of multiple fires on spatially interspersed sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) communities by Shinneman, Douglas J., McIlroy, Susan K., de Graaff, Marie‐Anne, Fidelis, Alessandra

“…Questions Relative to a landscape with a mosaic of two sagebrush community types and increasing fire frequency, we asked: (a) do vegetation characteristics…”
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Fire modulates climate change response of simulated aspen distribution across topoclimatic gradients in a semi-arid montane landscape by Yang, Jian, Weisberg, Peter J., Shinneman, Douglas J., Dilts, Thomas E., Earnst, Susan L., Scheller, Robert M.

“…Content Changing aspen distribution in response to climate change and fire is a major focus of biodiversity conservation, yet little is known about the…”
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Challenges of Establishing Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) in Rangeland Restoration: Effects of Herbicide, Mowing, Whole-Community Seeding, and Sagebrush Seed Sources by Brabec, Martha M., Germino, Matthew J., Shinneman, Douglas J., Pilliod, David S., McIlroy, Susan K., Arkle, Robert S.

“…The loss of big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) on sites disturbed by fire has motivated restoration seeding and planting efforts. However, the…”
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Understanding the effect of fire on vegetation composition and gross primary production in a semi-arid shrubland ecosystem using the Ecosystem Demography (EDv2.2) model by Pandit, Karun, Dashti, Hamid, Hudak, Andrew T, Glenn, Nancy F, Flores, Alejandro N, Shinneman, Douglas J

“…Wildfires in sagebrush (Artemisia spp.)-dominated semi-arid ecosystems in the western United States have increased dramatically in frequency and severity in…”
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Historical Fire and Multidecadal Drought as Context for Piñon—Juniper Woodland Restoration in Western Colorado by Shinneman, Douglas J., Baker, William L.

“…Fire is known to structure tree populations, but the role of broad-scale climate variability is less clear. For example, the influence of climatic…”
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Potential influence of wildfire in modulating climate-induced forest redistribution in a central Rocky Mountain landscape by Campbell, John L., Shinneman, Douglas J.

“…Introduction Climate change is expected to impose significant tension on the geographic distribution of tree species. Yet, tree species range shifts may be…”
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