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FOREST ECOLOGY

The Forest Ecology interest group covers a broad spectrum of topics in forest biology and environmental science, with basic and applied research in a diversity of fields including aquatic-terrestrial interactions, conservation biology (see also Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry interest group), ecological modeling, ecophysiology, ecosystem studies, entomology, fire ecology, forest community ecology, genetics, global climate change, landscape ecology, paleoecology, pathology, and soils and nutrient cycling.

An ecological restoration experiment in the Cedar River Municipal Watershed

Biodiversity and intensive even-aged forest management

Biological soil crusts in the subalpine and alpine zones of three National Parks

Characterization of biomass burning for the mega-city impacts on regional and global environment: Mexico City case study

Characterization of fuelbeds and fire potentials in forest landscapes

Climatic variability, ecosystem dynamic. and disturbances in mountain-protected areas

Collaborative research (SIMS): An integrated approach to understanding the role of climate-vegetation-fire interactions in boreal forest responses to climatic change

Columbia River Basin research, monitoring, and evaluation project

Coordination of protocol reviews for I&M long-term monitoring in the Pacific West Region (PWR)

Cumulative effects of fuel

Ecosystem services scorecard prototype and field trails project

Effect of prescribed burning on mortality and vigor of old-growth pine

Effect of salmon-derived nutrients on macroinvertebrate production and community composition in salmon spawning streams

Effectiveness monitoring of Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB) funded restoration projects

Effects of fuel reduction and forest restoration activities on forest understory composition and diversity

Engineering transgenic plants

Fire ecology of crop stands

Genetic engineering of plants to improve phytoremediation of chlorinated hydrocarbons

Headwater stream physical processes following timber harvest

Invasive plants in Pacific coast forestlands: Creation of a priority list and identification and management aids

Late-holocene disturbance regimes in forests of the Puget Sound basin: Is Douglas-fir dominance an artifact?

Long-term successional studies at the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest

Methods suitable for development of synthetic hydrographs for ungauged basins

Modeling distribution of high-priority exotic plant species

National Ecological Observatory (NEON): Development of NEON Coordinating Consortium (NCC) and project office

Natural stand development in western coniferous forests: structure and demography

Phytoremediation of organic pollutants using transgenic plants

Prioritizing and measuring effectiveness of fuel treatments in the Pacific Northwest using the Fuel Characteristic Classification System (FCCS)

Relationships between forest management, coarse woody debris, and soil processes

Riparian bibliography 2

River food web response to riparian zone management

Spatial analysis of squirrel distributions

Studies of forest understory dynamics at HJA-LTER

Studies on fire severity at forest landscapes and use of remote sensing in fire management

Surveys for native enemies of knotweed species in Washington State

Synthesis of PNW invasive plants issues

The ecological function of cryptobiotic crusts in alpine and subalpine plant communities of North Cascades and Mt. Rainier National Parks

Vegetation responses to variable-retention harvests: The DEMO study

Why burning brings beetles: Fire-bark beetle interactions

Wind River Canopy Crane