Session: Forest And Rangeland Management (2017 ESA Annual Meeting (August 6 -- 11))

8:00 AM

COS 86-1

Forest stand variables affecting break and uproot of trees after the occurrence of wind and snow damage
Olalla Díaz-Yáñez, University of Eastern Finland; Blas Mola-Yudego, University of Eastern Finland, Norwegian Institute of Bioenergy Research; José Ramón González-Olabarria, Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CTFC-CEMFOR); Timo Pukkala, University of Eastern Finland

8:20 AM

COS 86-2

Wind speed affects measurements of vertical growth of mature Picea glauca and confounds seasonal correlations with radial growth
Andrei Lapenas, State University of New York at Albany; George R. Robinson, State University of New York at Albany; Clare Gaffey, State University of New York at Albany

8:40 AM

COS 86-3

The boreal bird community response to understory protection harvesting in Alberta, Canada
Connor J Charchuk, University of Alberta; Erin M. Bayne, University of Alberta

9:00 AM

COS 86-4

Developing and testing a conceptual framework for socio-ecological dryland afforestation
Orna Reisman-Berman, Ben-Gurion University, The Open University of Israel

9:20 AM

COS 86-5

Climatic and topographic conditions associated with dense, high basal area habitat in Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forests
Malcolm North, USDA Forest Service; Jens T. Stevens, University of California; Brandon Collins, UC Berkeley; Solomon Dobrowski, University of Montana; Scott Stephens, University of California, Berkeley

9:40 AM

COS 86-

Break

9:50 AM

COS 86-6

Evaluating microbial endophytes as an amendment for improving reforestation success
Matthew Aghai, University of Washington; Zareen Khan, University of Washington; Sharon Doty, University of Washington; Gregory J. Ettl, University of Washington

10:10 AM Cancelled

COS 86-7

Conservation of sacred groves of the Western Ghats: Contrast in perception among rural and urban neighborhood communities (widthdrawn)
U. Prashanth Ballulaya, Central University of Kerala; K Manoj, Central University of Kerala; T.P. Rajesh, Central University of Kerala; Margaret D. Lowman, California Academy of Sciences; Palatty Allesh Sinu, Central University of Kerala

10:30 AM

COS 86-8

Contemporary and historic fire regimes: The Pacific Northwest forests and fire severity project
Ryan D. Haugo, The Nature Conservancy; Bryce Kellogg, The Nature Conservancy; C. Alina Cansler, USDA Forest Service; Kerry B. Kemp, The Nature Conservancy; Jamie Robertson, The Nature Conservancy; Kerry L. Metlen, The Nature Conservancy in Oregon; Nicole Vaillant, USFS; Christina Restaino, UC Davis; Crystal Kolden, University of Idaho

10:50 AM

COS 86-9

Female age and forest composition influence fisher (Pekania pennanti) reproductive success
Sean M. Matthews, Oregon State University; David S. Green, Oregon State University; J. Mark Higley, Hoopa Valley Tribe; Rebecca E. Green, University of California Davis; Kerry M. Rennie, Yurok Tribe; Caylen Cummins, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Fellow

11:10 AM

COS 86-10

A meta-analysis of historical tree patterns in frequent fire forests of interior Oregon and Washington
Derek Churchill, University of Washington; Andrew J. Larson, University of Montana; Sean M.A. Jeronimo, University of Washington; Miles E. LeFevre, University of Washington; Van R. Kane, University of Washington; Gunnar C. Carnwath, USDA Forest Service

COS 86 - Forest And Rangeland Management