Search Results - "Sieg, C. H."

Evaluating Crown Fire Rate of Spread Predictions from Physics-Based Models by Hoffman, C. M., Canfield, J., Linn, R. R., Mell, W., Sieg, C. H., Pimont, F., Ziegler, J.

“…Modeling the behavior of crown fires is challenging due to the complex set of coupled processes that drive the characteristics of a spreading wildfire and the…”
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Effects of post-fire conditions on germination and seedling success of diffuse knapweed in northern Arizona by Wolfson, B.A.S., Kolb, T.E., Sieg, C.H., Clancy, K.M.

“…Introduction of exotic plant species is confounding treatments designed to reduce unnaturally high tree densities in ponderosa pine ( Pinus ponderosa P. & C…”
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Reply to Cruz and Alexander: Comments on “Evaluating Crown Fire Rate of Spread Predictions from Physics-Based Models” by Hoffman, C. M., Linn, R. R., Mell, W., Sieg, C. H., Canfield, J., Ziegler, J., Pimont, F.

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Above- and belowground responses to tree thinning depend on the treatment of tree debris by Owen, Suzanne M., Sieg, Carolyn Hull, Gehring, Catherine A., Bowker, Matthew A.

“…Mechanical mastication is increasingly prescribed for wildfire mitigation, yet little is known about the ecological impacts of this fuels treatment…”
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Spatial and temporal optimization in habitat placement for a threatened plant: the case of the western prairie fringed orchid by Hof, John, Hull Sieg, Carolyn, Bevers, Michael

“…This paper investigates an optimization approach to determining the placement and timing of habitat protection for the western prairie fringed orchid. This…”
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Influence of environmental factors and preliminary demographic analyses of a threatened orchid, Platanthera praeclara by Sieg, C.H. (U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Station, Rapid City.), King, R.M

“…In 1987, 160 individual Platanthera praeclara Sheviak and Bowles were permanently marked on 16 transects on the Sheyenne National Grassland, in southeastern…”
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Diets of Angora goats grazing leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula)-infested rangeland by Kirby, D.R. (North Dakota State University, Fargo.), Hanson, T.P, Sieg, C.H

“…Angora goats have been suggested as biological control agents for leafy spurge, especially in environmentally sensitive or limited access areas. Dietary…”
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Effects of fire severity and pre-fire stand treatment on plant community recovery after a large wildfire by Kuenzi, Amanda M., Fulé, Peter Z., Sieg, Carolyn Hull

“…The Rodeo–Chediski fire burned approximately 189,650 ha in east–central Arizona from June 18 to July 7, 2002, 113,700 ha of it on White Mountain Apache tribal…”
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The role of disturbance severity and canopy closure on standing crop of understory plant species in ponderosa pine stands in northern Arizona, USA by Sabo, Kyla E., Sieg, Carolyn Hull, Hart, Stephen C., Bailey, John Duff

“…Concerns about the long-term sustainability of overstocked dry conifer forests in western North America have provided impetus for treatments designed to…”
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Wildlife Response to Stand Structure of Deciduous Woodlands by Hodorff, Robert A., Sieg, Carolyn Hull, Linder, Raymond L.

“…Deciduous woodlands provide important habitat for wildlife but comprise <1% of the land area in the northern Great Plains. We sampled vegetation, birds, and…”
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Evaluating the role of cutting treatments, fire and soil seed banks in an experimental framework in ponderosa pine forests of the Black Hills, South Dakota by Wienk, Cody L., Sieg, Carolyn Hull, McPherson, Guy R.

“…Pinus ponderosa Laws. (ponderosa pine) forests have changed considerably during the past century, partly because recurrent fires have been absent for a century…”
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RECENT BIODIVERSITY PATTERNS IN THE GREAT PLAINS: IMPLICATIONS FOR RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT by Sieg, Carolyn Hull, Flather, Curtis H., McCanny, Stephen

“…Ecosystem, species and genetic dimensions of biodiversity have eroded since widespread settlement of the Great Plains. Conversion of native vegetation in the…”
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Historical variability in fire at the ponderosa pine--Northern Great Plains prairie ecotone, southeastern Black Hills, South Dakota by Brown, P.M, Sieg, C.H

“…Ecotones are boundaries between plant assemblages that can represent a physiological or competitive limit of species' local distributions, usually through one…”
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Quantifying suitable habitat of the threatened western prairie fringed orchid by Wolken, P. M., Sieg, C. H., Williams, S. E.

“…Land managers need accurate and quick techniques to identify suitable habitat of species of interest. For species protected by federal or state laws,…”
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Applicability of Montreal Process Criterion 1 - conservation of biological diversity - to rangeland sustainability by Flather, Curtis H., Sieg, Carolyn Hull

“…Nine indicators of biodiversity conservation have been defined by the nations participating in the Montreal Process for assessing sustainability of temperate…”
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Nest-Site Habitat Selected by Merlins in Southeastern Montana by Sieg, Carolyn Hull, Becker, Dale M.

“…Nest-site selection of Merlins (Falco columbarius) was studied for 3 years in southeastern Montana where Merlins utilized Black-billed Magpie (Pica pica) nests…”
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Quantifying Suitable Habitat of the Threatened Western Prairie Fringed Orchid by Paige M. Wolken, Sieg, Carolyn Hull, Williams, Stephen E.

“…Land managers need accurate and quick techniques to identify suitable habitat of species of interest. For species protected by federal or state laws,…”
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Impact of bentonite mining on selecting arthropods by Sieg, Carolyn Hull, Uresk, Daniel W., Hansen, Richard M.

“…Arthropods were sampled in pitfall traps for 2 yr on bentonite mine spoils and adjacent, unmined big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) grasslands in…”
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Plant-soil relationships on bentonite mine spoils and sagebrush-grassland in the northern high plains [Rangelands in southeastern Montana, Artemisia tridentata] by Sieg, Carolyn Hull, Uresk, Daniel W., Hansen, Richard M.

“…Plant canopy cover, standing crop, and soils were sampled on (1) old (unreclaimed), (2) reclaimed, (3) semireclaimed (newly mined) bentonite mine spoils and…”
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