The persistence and geographic expansion of dryland forests in the 21st century will be
influenced by how climate change supports the demographic processes associated with tree …

Contemporary wildfires in southwestern US ponderosa pine forests can leave
uncharacteristically large patches of tree mortality, raising concerns about the lack of seed …

The future of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum) forests in the southwestern
United States is uncertain because climate-change-induced stresses are expected to …

Trees in dry forests often regenerate in episodic pulses when wet periods coincide with
ample seed production. Factors leading to success or failure of regeneration pulses are …

In the past 150 years, southwestern ponderosa pine forests have become less resilient with
altered ecological traits, such as higher tree densities, greater crown fire hazard, and lower …

To improve the knowledge of ecosystem dynamics within frequent-fire forests and to develop
targets for forest restoration, we dendrochronologically reconstructed four 1-ha plots within …

The site index (SI) has been widely used in forest management and silviculture. It relies on
the assumption that the height of dominant trees in a stand is independent from the local …

Understanding the response of forests to climate change is important for predicting changes
in biodiversity and ecosystem services, including carbon storage. Seedlings represent a key …

The importance of tree seedlings in determining future stand composition and structure is
well-documented in forestry literature. When planned or unanticipated overstory removal …

My philosophy is that teaching is an interactve process of learning and importng knowledge
to develop future resource managers and not just the delivery of curriculum. My commitment …