Leaders in Conservation

The Washington Program science staff have great depth with respect to ecology and conservation planning and we are building on this expertise as new research and conservation challenges emerge, allowing us to retain our position as recognized leaders in conservation.

Washington Science Publications

The Washington Program science staff have great depth with respect to ecology and conservation planning and we are building on this expertise as new research and conservation challenges emerge, allowing us to retain our position as recognized leaders in conservation.

Climate Change

• Dunwiddie, P.D., Hall, S.A., Ingraham, M.W., Bakker, J.D., Nelson, K.S., Fuller, R. and E. Gray. 2009. Rethinking conservation practice in light of climate change. Ecological Restoration 27:320-329.
• Goldman, R.L., Hobson, J., Hoekstra, J.M., Nelson, K.S., Poiani, K.A. 2010. Redesigning Biodiversity Conservation Projects for Climate Change: Examples from the Field. Biodiversity Conservation 10:185-201.

Forest Ecology

• Adair, E.C., Parton, W.J., Del Grosso, S.J., Silver, W.L., Harmon, M.E., Hall, S.A., Burke, I.C., Hart, S.C. 2008. Simple three-pool model accurately describes patterns of long-term litter decomposition in diverse climates. Global Change Biology 14 (11): 2636-2660.
• Beggs, L. R. 2005. Vegetation response following thinning in young Douglas-fir forests of western Oregon: Can thinning accelerate development of late-successional structure and composition? M.S. Thesis. Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.
• Davis, L. and K.J. Puettmann. 2009. Initial response of understory vegetation to three alternative thinning treatments. Journal of Sustainable Forestry. 28: 904 – 934.
• Davis, L. R., K. J. Puettmann, and G. F. Tucker. 2007. Overstory response to alternative thinning treatments in young Douglas-fir forests of western Oregon. Northwest Science. 81(1):1-14.
• Hall, S.A., Burke, I.C. 2006. Considerations for characterizing fuels as inputs for fire behavior models. Forest Ecology and Management. 227:102-114.
• Hall, S.A., Burke, I.C., Box, D.O., Kaufmann, M.R., Stoker, J.M. 2005. Estimating stand structure using discrete return lidar: an example from low density, fire prone ponderosa pine forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 208: 189-209.
• Hall, S.A., Burke, I.C., Hobbs, N.T. 2006. Litter and dead wood dynamics in ponderosa pine forests along a 160-year chronosequence. Ecological Applications 16: 2344-2355.

Landscape Connectivity

• Epperson B. K., B. McRae, K. Scribner, S. Cushman, M.S. Rosenberg, M-J Forti6, P.M.A. James, M. Murphy, S. Manel, P. Legendre, and M.R.T. Dale. 2010. Utility of computer simulations in landscape genetics. Molecular Ecology, in press.
• Lee-Yaw J.A., A. Davidson, B.H. McRae, and D.M Green. 2009. Do landscape processes predict phylogeographic patterns in the wood frog? Molecular Ecology 18(9):1863-1874
• McRae, B.H., B.G. Dickson, T.H. Keitt, and V.B. Shah. 2008. Using circuit theory to model connectivity in ecology and conservation. Ecology 10: 2712-2724.
• McRae, B.H., N.H. Schumaker, R.B. McKane, R.T.Busing, A.M. Solomon, and C.A. Burdick. 2008. A multi-model framework for simulating wildlife population response to land-use and climate change. Ecological Modelling 19:77-91.
• McRae, B.H., and V.B. Shah. 2009. Circuitscape user’s guide. ONLINE, circuitscape.org. The University of California, Santa Barbara.
• Shah,V.B. and B.H. McRae. 2008. Circuitscape: a tool for landscape ecology. In: G. Varoquaux, T. Vaught, J. Millman (Eds.). Proceedings of the 7th Python in Science Conference (SciPy 2008), pp. 62-66.
• Spear, S. Balkenhol N., Fortin M.-J., McRae B.H., and Scribner K. 2010. Use of resistance surfaces for landscape genetic studies: Considerations for parameterization and analysis. Molecular Ecology, in press.

Landscape Restoration and Management

• Hall, S.A., Paruelo, J.M. 2006. Environmental controls on lambing rate in Patagonia (Argentina): A regional approach. Journal of Arid Environments. 64:713-735.
• Haugo, R.D. and Halpern, C.B. 2010. Tree age and tree species shape positive and negative interactions in a montane meadow. Botany 88:488-499.
• Halpern, C.B., Antos, J.A., Rice, J., Haugo, R.D., and Lang, N.L. 2010. Tree invasion of a montane meadow complex: temporal trends, spatial patterns, and biotic interactions. Journal of Vegetation Science 21:717-732.
• Haugo, R.D. and Halpern, C.B. 2007. Vegetation responses to conifer encroachment in a western Cascade meadow: A chronosequence approach. Canadian Journal of Botany 85:285-298.
• Nelson, K.S., Gray, E.M. and J.R. Evans. In press. Finding solutions for bird restoration and livestock management: Comparing grazing exclusion levels. Ecological Applications.

Landscape Ecology

• Adler, P.B., Hall, S.A. 2005. Spatiotemporal patterns in forage production and utilization along distance from water gradients. Landscape Ecology. 20:319-333.
• Fuller, R.N. and del Moral, R. 2003. The role of refugia and dispersal in primary succession on Mount St. Helens, Washington. Journal of Vegetation Science 14: 637-644.
• Haugo, R.D., Hall, S.A., Gray, E.M., Gonzalez, P., and Bakker, J.D. 2010. Influences of climate, fire, grazing and logging on woody species composition along an elevation gradient in the eastern Cascades, Washington. Forest Ecology and Management 260:2204-2213.

Marine Ecology

• Nelson, K., Gray, E. and H. Tallis. 2007. Logging and marine coastal systems. 2007 Yearbook of Science and Technology: 135-137.
• Yang, Z., K.L. Sobocinski, D. Heatwole, T. Khangaonkar, R. Thom, R. Fuller. 2010. Hydrodynamic and ecological assessment of nearshore restoration: A modeling study. Ecological Modeling. 221:1043-1053.

Policy

• Mehlman, D., Morse, J.A.,, Morse, K. 2011. Farming for Wildlife: Using the Farm Bill to Create Wetland Habitat on Working Farms. National Wetlands Newsletter 33 (1): 20-22.

Wildlife Science

• Flint, P.L., J.B. Grand, T.F. Fondell, and J. A. Morse. 2006. Population dynamics of Greater Scaup breeding on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. Wildlife Monographs 162:1-22.
• Flint, P.L., J.A. Morse, J.B. Grand, and C.L. Moran. 2006. Correlated growth and survival of juvenile Spectacled Eiders: evidence of habitat limitation. The Condor 108:901-911.
• Flint, P.L., J.B. Grand, J.A. Morse, and T.F. Fondell. 2000. Late summer survival of adult female and juvenile Spectacled Eiders on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. Waterbirds 23(2):292-297.
• Liebezeit, J.R., P.A. Smith, R.B. Lanctot, H. Schekkerman, I. Tulp, S.J. Kendall, D. Tracy, R.J. Rodrigues, H. Meltofte, J.A.R. Robinson, C. Gratto-Trevor, B.J.McCaffery, J.A. Morse, and S.W. Zack. 2007. Assessing the development of shorebird eggs using the floatation method: species-specific and generalized regression models. The Condor. 109(1):32-47.
• Morse, J.A., A.N. Powell, and M.D. Tetreau. 2006. Productivity of Black Oystercatchers: effects of recreational disturbance in a national park. The Condor 108:623-833.
• Morse, J.A. 2005. Polygyny in American Black Oystercatchers: the better option or the only option? Wader Study Group Bulletin 106: 63-64.
• Schamber, J.L., P.L. Flint, J.B. Grand, H M. Wilson, and J.A. Morse. 2009. Population Dynamics of Long-tailed Ducks breeding on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. Arctic 62: 190-200.
• Schmutz J.A., Hobson K.A. & Morse J.A. 2006. An isotopic assessment of protein from diet and endogenous stores: effects on egg production and incubation behaviour of geese. Ardea 94: 385–397.
• Schmutz, J.A. and J.A. Morse. 1999. Effects of neck collars and radio transmitters on survival and reproduction of Emperor Geese. Journal of Wildlife Management 64:231-237.



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