Schedule

Reading List

READING LIST 2006

REFERENCE TEXT

Franklin, J. F. and C. T. Dyrness. 1987. Natural Vegetation of Oregon and Washington. Oregon State University Press.

OPTIONAL: Grossman, D. H., D. Faber-Langendoen, A. S. Weakley, M. Anderson, P. Bourgeron, R. Crawford, K. Goodin, S. Landaal, K. Metzler, K. Patterson, M. Pyne, M. Reid, and L. Sneddon. 1998. International classification of ecological communities: terrestrial vegetation of the United States. Volume I. The National Vegetation Classification System: development, status, and applications. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, Virginia, USA.

For students with no prior ecology courses:

Kimmins, J.P. 1997. Forest Ecology: A Foundation for Sustainable Management. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Barnes, B.V. et al. 1998. Forest Ecology. Fourth Edition. Wiley, New York, NY.

Waring, R.H. and Running, S.W. 1998. Forest Ecosystems: Analysis at Multiple Scales. Academic Press, San Diego, CA.

WEEKLY REFERENCE LIST

Until September, this list reflects the reading for 2005. An email will be sent before classes start confirming the reading list for 2006. Some changes may be made during the course.

Articles from ESA journals used by permission.

**Background reading

Week 1

**Franklin, J.F. and C.T. Dyrness. 1973. Forest zones of eastern Oregon and Washington. In: Natural Vegetation of Oregon and Washington. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, Oregon. pp. 160-208.

Sept 29: Hessburg, P. F., J. K. Agee, and J. F. Franklin. 2005. Dry forests and wildland fires of the inland Northwest USA: contrasting the landscape ecology of the pre-settlement and modern eras. Forest Ecology and Management 211:117-139.

Richy J. Harrod, Bradner H. McRae, William E. Hartl. 1999. Historical stand reconstruction in ponderosa pine forests to guide silvicultural prescriptions. Forest Ecology and Management 114, 433-446.

Running, S. W. 2006. Is global warming causing more, larger wildfires? Science 313:926-927.

Westerling, A. L., H. G. Hidalgo, D. R. Cayan, and T. W. Swetnam. 2006. Warming and earlier spring increase western U.S. forest wildfire activity. Science 313:940-943.

OPTIONAL (policy background): HR 1904, The Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003

Week 2

**Franklin, J.F. and C.T. Dyrness. 1973. Environmental setting. In: Natural Vegetation of Oregon and Washington. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, Oregon. pp. 1-43.

Oct 2: Waring, R.H. and J.F. Franklin. 1979. Evergreen coniferous forests of the Pacific Northwest. Science 204: 1380-1386. #

Oct 4: Lassoie, J.P., T.M. Hinckley, and C.G. Grier. 1985. Coniferous forests of the Pacific Northwest. In: B.F. Chabot, and H.A. Mooney (eds.) Physiological Ecology of North American Plant Communities pp. 127-161.#

Oct 6: McDowell, N., J.R. Brooks, S.A. Fitzgerald, & B.J. Bond, 2003. Carbon isotope discrimination and growth responses of old Pinus ponderosa trees to stand density reductions..#

INTERESTING, BUT NOT REQUIRED: Brooks J.R., F.C. Meinzer, R. Coulombe, & J. Gregg. 2002. Hydraulic redistribution of soil water during summer drought in two contrasting Pacific Northwest coniferous forests. Tree Physiology 22, 1107-1117.#

Week 3

**Franklin, J.F. and C.T. Dyrness. 1973. Forest zones of western Washington and northwestern Oregon. In: Natural Vegetation of Oregon and Washington. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, Oregon. pp. 44-109.

Oct 9: : Agee, J.K and J. Kertis. 1988. Forest types of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex. Canadian Journal of Botany 65: 1520-1530. #

Oct 11: Donald McKenzie, David W. Peterson, David L. Peterson, Peter E. Thornton. 2003. Climatic and biophysical controls on conifer species distributions in mountain forests of Washington State. USA. Journal of Biogeography, 30,1093-1108.

Oct 13: Peterson, D. W. and D. L. Peterson. 2001. Mountain hemlock growth responds to climatic variability at annual and decadal time scales. Ecology 82:3330-3345.

BACKGROUND: Shaw, D.C., J.F. Franklin, K. Bible, J. Klopatek, E. Freeman, S. Greene, G.G. Parks. 2004. Ecological Setting of the Wind River Old- growth Forest. Ecosystems. 7: 427-439.#

Munger, T. T. 1930. Ecological aspects of the transition from old forests to new. Science 72:327-332.

Week 4

Oct 16: Franklin JF, TA Spies, R VanPelt, AB Carey, DA Thornburgh, DR Berg, DB Lindenmayer, ME Harmon, WS Keeton, DC Shaw, K Bible, J Chen. 2002. Disturbances and structural development of natural forest ecosystems with silvicultural implications, using Douglas-fir forests as an example.#

Oct 18: Keeton, WS and JF Franklin. 2005. Do remnant old-growth trees accelerate rates of succession in mature Douglas-fir forests? Ecological Monographs 75: 103-118.

Oct 20: : Winter, L.E. et al. 2001. Canopy disturbances over the lifetime of an old-growth Douglas-fir stand in the Pacific Northwest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 32: 1057-1070.

Antos, J. A., H. J. Guest, and R. Parish. 2005. The tree seedling bank in an ancient montane forest: stress toleraters in a productive habitat. Journal of Ecology

Week 5

Oct 23: Shainsky, L.J. and S.R. Radosevich. 1992. Mechanisms of competition between Douglas-fir and red alder seedlings. Ecology 73: 30-45.

Baumeister and Calloway 2006 Ecology 1816-1830.

Oct 25: Lutz, J. A. and C. B. Halpern. 2006. Tree mortality during early forest development: a long-term study of rates, causes and consequences. Ecological Monographs 76:257-275.

Halpern, C. B. 1988. Early successional pathways and the resistance and resilience of forest communities. Ecology 69:1703-1715.

Oct 27: Fastie, C. L. 1995. Causes and ecosystem consequences of multiple pathways of primary succession at Glacier Bay, Alaska. Ecology 76:1899-1916.

Week 6

Oct 30: Van Pelt, R., T. C. O’Keefe, J. J. Latterell, and R. J. Naiman. 2006. Riparian forest stand development along the Queets River in Olympic National Park, Washington. Ecological Monographs 76:277-298.

Nov 1: Harcombe Wind and fire Forest Ecology and Management 2006

Nov 3: : Bonnet VH, AW Schoettle, WD Shepperd. 2005. Postfire environmental conditions influence the spatial pattern of regeneration for Pinus ponderosa. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 35:37-47. #

OPTIONAL: O’Conner J. E., M. A. Jones, and T. L. Haluska. 2003. Flood plain and channel dynamics of the Quinault and Queets Rivers, Washington, USA. Geomorphology 51:31-59.

Week 7

Nov 6: Weber, A, J Karst, B Gilbert, JP Kimmins. 2005. Thuja plicata exclusion in ectomycorrhiza-dominated forests: testing the role of inoculum potential of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Oecologica 143:148-156.

Nov 8: Hansen, E. M. and E. MN. Goheen. 2000. Phellinus weirii and other native root pathogens as determinants of forest structure and process in western North America. Annual Review of Phytopathology 38:515-539.

Holah, J. C., M. V. Wilson, and E. M. Hansen. 1997. Impacts of a native root-rotting pathogen on successional development of old-growth Douglas fir forests. Oecologia 111:429-433.

Nov 10: HOLIDAY

Week 8

Nov 13: Sprugel, D.G. 1991. Disturbance, equilibrium, and environmental variability: what is ‘natural’ vegetation in a changing environment? Biological Conservation 58: 1-18.

Nov 15: Agee, J.K. 2003. Historical range of variability in eastern Cascades forests, Washington, USA. Landscape Ecology. 18:735-740. #

Nov 17: Gara, R.I., W.R. Littke, J.K. Agee, D.R. Geiszler, J.D. Stuart, and C.H. Driver. 1985. Influence of fires, fungi, and mountain pine beetles on development of a lodgepole pine forest in south-central Oregon. In: D.M. Baumgartner (ed.) Lodgepole Pine: The Species and Its Management. Proceedings of a Symposium, Washington State University Cooperative Extension, Pullman, WA, pp. 155-162. #

Week 9

Nov 20: Heyerdahl, E.K., Brubaker, L.B., and Agee, J.K. 2001. Factors controlling spatial variation in historical fire regimes: a multiscale example from the Interior West, USA. Ecology 82:660-678.

Van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1994. Spatial patterns of lightning strikes and fires in Yosemite National Park. Proceedings of the 12th conference on fire and forest meteorology 12:223-231.

Nov 22: Miller, E.A. and C.B. Halpern. 1998. Effects of environment and grazing disturbance on tree establishment in meadow of the central Cascade Range, Oregon, USA. Journal of Vegetation Science 9:265-282.

BACKGROUND: Examining large scale ecological impacts

The Composite Burn Index: Field Measurements

The Normalized Burn Ratio (NBR and dNBR): Satellite Measurements

Nov 24: HOLIDAY

Week 10

Nov 27: Smith, D. W., R. O. Peterson, and D. B. Houston. 2003. Yellowstone after wolves. Bioscience 53:330-340.

Nov 29: Harcombe, P.A., S.E. Greene, M.G. Kramer, S.A. Acker, T.A., Spies, T. Valentine. 2004. The influence of fire and windthrow dynamics on a coastal spruce-hemlock forest in Oregon, SUA, based on aerial photographs spanning 40 years. Forest Ecology and Management 194, 71-82.#

Dec 1: Veblen TT, KS Hadley, EM Nel, T Kitzberger, M Reid, R Villalba, 1994. Disturbance regime and disturbance interactions in a Rocky Mountain subalpine forest. Journal of Ecology. 82, 125-135. #

Week 11

Dec 5: Brubaker, L.B. 1988. Vegetation history and anticipating future climate change. In: J.K. Agee and D.R. Johnson (eds.) Ecosystem Management for Parks and Wilderness, pp. 41-62. 51: 31-59. #

Dec 7: Hansen, A. J., R. P. Neilson, V. H. Dale, C. H. Flather, L. R. Iverson, D. J. Currie, S. Shafer, R. Cook, and P. J. Bartlein. 2001. Global change in forests: responses of species, communities, and biomes. Bioscience 51:765-779.

Brubaker, L. B., P. M. Anderson, M. E. Edwards, and A. V. Lozkin. 2005. Beringia as a glacial refrugium for boreal trees and shrubs: new perspectives from mapped pollen data. Journal of Biogeography 32:833-848.

Dec 10: none

July 6—13 , 2009

(subject to change)

Day 1: Meeks Table: Dry Forest Ecology

Leave Seattle early and travel over Chinook pass to the Naches River.

Visit the Meek’s Table Natural Research Natural Area.

Speaker: Matt Dalgreen. Forest Silviculturist, Wenatchee National Forest

Day 2: Tieton Watershed, Tapash Collaborative

Visit this cutting edge collaborative effort to manage across multiple ownerships and develop biomass production to facilitation restoration efforts.

Speakers: Betsy Bloomflied & Reese Lolley. The Nature Conservancy

District Ranger: Naches Ranger District

Day 3: Ellensburg area: WA State Department of Natural Resources Management

Travel to forests managed by the DNR near Ellensburg and discuss the challenges of managing for a mix of ecological and economic objectives. Visit an old growth larch stand.

Speakers: DNR Managers

Day 4-5: Wenatchee National Forest, Landscape to Stand Scale Dry Forest Restoration

Spend two days with Dr. Paul Hessburg and Forest Service managers who are developing a new restoration strategy for the Wenatchee National Forest. Visit the Fire and Fire Surrogates study site in Mission Creek.

Speakers: Paul Hessburg. Research Scientist, Pacific Northwest Research Station

Bill Gaines. Wildlife Biologist, Wenatchee National Forest

Richy Harrod. Fire Manager, Wenatchee National Forest

Becky Heath, Forest Supervisor, Wenatchee National Forest

Day 6: Methow Valley, Tripod Fire. Fire and Post Fire Management

Travel to the Methow Valley and visit the recent Tripod fire. Discuss research into the behavior and ecology of high severity fires and the controversy around salvage logging.

Speakers: Susan Prichard, Research Scientist, Pacific Northwest Research Station

Dave Wernzt. Science and Conservation Direction, Conservation NW

Day 7: Colville Confederated Tribes Reservation. Tribal Dry Forest Management

Spend the day learning about the unique perspectives and issues of forest ecology and management on the Colville reservation

Speakers: Colville tribal managers

Day 8: Hart’s Pass. Ecology and Disturbances of Subalpine forests

Finish the course at this spectacular spot on the eastern edge of the North Cascades. Look at the ecology and disturbance regimes of subalpine forests. Travel back to Seattle over the North Cascades Highway.