Forest Science Briefs

  Year Authors Title Topics
Visual preview of the Forest Science Brief "Ancient Blue Spruce Hiding Among Engelmann Spruce" 2024          Lutz, J.A., Birch, J.D. Ancient blue spruce hiding among Engelmann spruce climate change, dendroclimatology, Engelmann spruce, Utah Forest Dynamics Plot
Visual preview of the Forest Science Brief "Pine Seedlings Regenerate Close to Large Deadwood and Mature Trees" 2024 Lutz, J.A., Birch, J.D. Pine seedlings regenerate close to large deadwood and mature trees Great Basin bristlecone pine, Limber pine, seedling recruitment, spatial statistics, Utah Forest Dynamics Plot
Visual preview of the Forest Science Brief "Growing Season Frost Defoliates Aspen and Reduced Growth" 2024 Lutz, J.A., Birch, J.D. Growing season frost defoliates aspen and reduces growth by 40% aspen, blue ring, climate, dendroecology, heterospecific competition, T.W. Daniel Experimental Forest, Utah Forest Dynamics Plot, white ring
Visual preview of the Forest Science Brief "Large Trees Promote Belowground Fungal Diversity" 2024 Lutz, J.A., Birch, J.D. Large trees promote belowground fungal diversity belowground ecology, ectomycorrhizal fungi, Pinus flexilis, Pinus longaeva, saprotrophic fungi, spatial dynamics, Smithsonian ForestGEO, Utah Forest Dynamics Plot
Visual preview of the Forest Science Brief "Fungi Benefit Limber Pine and Bristlecone Pine" 2024 Lutz, J.A., Birch, J.D. Fungi benefit Limber pine and Bristlecone pine dendroecology, ectomycorrhizal, Great Basin Bristlecone pine, Limber pine, plant-soil (belowground) interactions, Utah Forest Dynamics Plot 
Visual preview of the Forest Science Brief "High Deadwood Loadings Decades After Spruce Beetle Outbreak" 2024 Lutz, J.A., Birch, J.D. High deadwood loadings decades after spruce beetle outbreak Cedar Breaks National Monument, dendroctonus refipennis, Utah Forest Dynamics Plot, vertical fuel structure
Visual preview of the Forest Science Brief "High Overlap of Fungi Across the Range of Douglas-Fir" 2024 Lutz, J.A., Birch, J.D. High overlap of fungi across the range of Douglas-fir belowground dynamics, community assembly, ectomycorrhizal fungi, neutral theory, niche theory, old growth, plant-soil (belowground) interactions, Pseudotsuga menziesii
Visual preview of the Forest Science Brief "Medium-sized Fires Burn Less Severely than Large Fires" 2024 Lutz, J.A., Birch, J.D. Medium-sized fires burn less severely than large fires burn severity, dNBR, fire effects, fire size, spruce-fir, aspen, interior Douglas-fir, sagebrush steppe