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Disturbance legacies increase the resilience of forest ecosystem structure, composition, and functioning by Seidl, Rupert, Rammer, Werner, Spies, Thomas A

“…Disturbances are key drivers of forest ecosystem dynamics, and forests are well adapted to their natural disturbance regimes. However, as a result of climate…”
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Contemporary patterns of fire extent and severity in forests of the Pacific Northwest, USA (1985–2010) by Reilly, Matthew J., Dunn, Christopher J., Meigs, Garrett W., Spies, Thomas A., Kennedy, Robert E., Bailey, John D., Briggs, Kevin

“…Fire is an important disturbance in many forest landscapes, but there is heightened concern regarding recent wildfire activity in western North America…”
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Fire-mediated pathways of stand development in Douglas-fir/western hemlock forests of the Pacific Northwest, USA by Tepley, Alan J., Swanson, Frederick J., Spies, Thomas A.

“…Forests dominated by Douglas-fir and western hemlock in the Pacific Northwest of the United States have strongly influenced concepts and policy concerning…”
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Reburn severity in managed and unmanaged vegetation in a large wildfire by Thompson, Jonathan R, Spies, Thomas A, Ganio, Lisa M

“…Debate over the influence of postwildfire management on future fire severity is occurring in the absence of empirical studies. We used satellite data,…”
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Examining fire-prone forest landscapes as coupled human and natural systems by Spies, Thomas A., White, Eric M., Kline, Jeffrey D., Fischer, A. Paige, Ager, Alan, Bailey, John, Bolte, John, Koch, Jennifer, Platt, Emily, Olsen, Christine S., Jacobs, Derric, Shindler, Bruce, Steen-Adams, Michelle M., Hammer, Roger

“…Fire-prone landscapes are not well studied as coupled human and natural systems (CHANS) and present many challenges for understanding and promoting adaptive…”
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Adaptation in fire-prone landscapes: interactions of policies, management, wildfire, and social networks in Oregon, USA by Spies, Thomas A., Scheller, Robert M., Bolte, John P.

“…This editorial introduces the special feature on the social-ecological system of a fire-prone forest landscape in Oregon, USA. Research into social-ecological…”
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Using an agent-based model to examine forest management outcomes in a fire-prone landscape in Oregon, USA by Spies, Thomas A., White, Eric, Ager, Alan, Kline, Jeffrey D., Bolte, John P., Platt, Emily K., Olsen, Keith A., Pabst, Robert J., Barros, Ana M.G., Bailey, John D., Charnley, Susan, Morzillo, Anita T., Koch, Jennifer, Steen-Adams, Michelle M., Singleton, Peter H., Sulzman, James, Schwartz, Cynthia, Csuti, Blair

“…Fire-prone landscapes present many challenges for both managers and policy makers in developing adaptive behaviors and institutions. We used a coupled human…”
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Canopy gaps affect long-term patterns of tree growth and mortality in mature and old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest by Gray, Andrew N., Spies, Thomas A., Pabst, Robert J.

“…► Tree mortality did not increase next to gaps or vary by gap size. ► Tree growth in mature stands indicated response to increased soil moisture. ► Tree growth…”
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Effects of ownership patterns on cross-boundary wildfires by Barros, Ana M. G., Day, Michelle A., Spies, Thomas A., Ager, Alan A.

“…Understanding ownership effects on large wildfires is a precursor to the development of risk governance strategies that better protect people and property and…”
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Diversity in forest management to reduce wildfire losses: implications for resilience by Charnley, Susan, Spies, Thomas A., Barros, Ana M. G., White, Eric M., Olsen, Keith A.

“…This study investigates how federal, state, and private corporate forest owners in a fire-prone landscape of southcentral Oregon manage their forests to reduce…”
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Evaluating carbon storage, timber harvest, and habitat possibilities for a Western Cascades (USA) forest landscape by Kline, Jeffrey D., Harmon, Mark E., Spies, Thomas A., Morzillo, Anita T., Pabst, Robert J., McComb, Brenda C., Schnekenburger, Frank, Olsen, Keith A., Csuti, Blair, Vogeler, Jody C.

“…Forest policymakers and managers have long sought ways to evaluate the capability of forest landscapes to jointly produce timber, habitat, and other ecosystem…”
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Integrating social science into empirical models of coupled human and natural systems by Kline, Jeffrey D., White, Eric M., Fischer, A Paige, Steen-Adams, Michelle M., Charnley, Susan, Olsen, Christine S., Spies, Thomas A., Bailey, John D.

“…Coupled human and natural systems (CHANS) research highlights reciprocal interactions (or feedbacks) between biophysical and socioeconomic variables to explain…”
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A cross-continental comparison of plant and beetle responses to retention of forest patches during timber harvest by Baker, Susan C., Halpern, Charles B., Wardlaw, Timothy J., Kern, Christel, Edgar, Graham J., Thomson, Russell J., Bigley, Richard E., Franklin, Jerry F., Gandhi, Kamal J. K., Gustafsson, Lena, Johnson, Samuel, Palik, Brian J., Spies, Thomas A., Steel, E. Ashley, Weslien, Jan, Strengbom, Joachim

“…Timber harvest can adversely affect forest biota. Recent research and application suggest that retention of mature forest elements (retention forestry),…”
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Conserving Old-Growth Forest Diversity in Disturbance-Prone Landscapes by SPIES, THOMAS A., HEMSTROM, MILES A., YOUNGBLOOD, ANDREW, HUMMEL, SUSAN

“…A decade after its creation, the Northwest Forest Plan is contributing to the conservation of old- growth forests on federal land. However, the success and…”
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of simulated wildfire, forest management, and forest succession in central Oregon, USA by Barros, Ana M. G., Ager, Alan A., Day, Michelle A., Preisler, Haiganoush K., Spies, Thomas A., White, Eric, Pabst, Robert J., Olsen, Keith A., Platt, Emily, Bailey, John D., Bolte, John P.

“…We use the simulation model Envision to analyze long-term wildfire dynamics and the effects of different fuel management scenarios in central Oregon, USA. We…”
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Effects of accelerated wildfire on future fire regimes and implications for the United States federal fire policy by Ager, Alan A., Barros, Ana M. G., Preisler, Haiganoush K., Day, Michelle A., Spies, Thomas A., Bailey, John D., Bolte, John P.

“…Wildland fire suppression practices in the western United States are being widely scrutinized by policymakers and scientists as costs escalate and large fires…”
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Scenario Studies as a Synthetic and Integrative Research Activity for Long-Term Ecological Research by Thompson, Jonathan R, Wiek, Arnim, Swanson, Frederick J, Carpenter, Stephen R, Fresco, Nancy, Hollingsworth, Teresa, Spies, Thomas A, Foster, David R

“…Scenario studies have emerged as a powerful approach for synthesizing diverse forms of research and for articulating and evaluating alternative socioecological…”
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Integrating Ecological and Social Knowledge: Learning from CHANS Research by Shindler, Bruce, Spies, Thomas A., Bolte, John P., Kline, Jeffrey D.

“…Scientists are increasingly called upon to integrate across ecological and social disciplines to tackle complex coupled human and natural system (CHANS)…”
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Science and Society: The Role of Long-Term Studies in Environmental Stewardship by Driscoll, Charles T, Lambert, Kathleen F, Stuart Chapin, F, Nowak, David J, Spies, Thomas A, Swanson, Frederick J, Kittredge, David B, Hart, Clarisse M

“…Long-term research should play a crucial role in addressing grand challenges in environmental stewardship. We examine the efforts of five Long Term Ecological…”
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Searching for resilience: addressing the impacts of changing disturbance regimes on forest ecosystem services by Seidl, Rupert, Spies, Thomas A, Peterson, David L, Stephens, Scott L, Hicke, Jeffrey A, Angeler, David

“…The provisioning of ecosystem services to society is increasingly under pressure from global change. Changing disturbance regimes are of particular concern in…”
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