Integrating forest health conditions and species adaptive capacities to infer future trajectories of the high elevation five-needle white pines

AW Schoettle, KS Burns, ST McKinney… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tree mortality rates have been increasing globally with mountainous regions experiencing
higher temperatures and impacts from the expansion and intensification of pests and …

Regeneration for resilience framework to support regeneration decisions for species with populations at risk of extirpation by white pine blister rust

AW Schoettle, WR Jacobi, KM Waring, KS Burns - New Forests, 2019 - Springer
Natural forests are increasingly invaded by nonnative pests and pathogens that threaten
host species with population extirpation and cascading ecological impacts. The …

Limber pine in the central and southern Rocky Mountains: stand conditions and interactions with blister rust, mistletoe, and bark beetles

CM Cleaver, WR Jacobi, KS Burns… - Forest Ecology and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Combined effects of the recent mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) outbreak
and white pine blister rust (caused by Cronartium ribicola)(WPBR) are causing extensive …

Changes in white pine blister rust infection and mortality in limber pine over time

CM Smith, DW Langor, C Myrholm… - Canadian Journal of …, 2013 - cdnsciencepub.com
Limber pine (Pinus flexilis E. James) is under threat from white pine blister rust (WPBR),
mountain pine beetle, drought, and fire suppression across its range in western North …

Demographic projection of high‐elevation white pines infected with white pine blister rust: a nonlinear disease model

SG Field, AW Schoettle, JG Klutsch… - Ecological …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Matrix population models have long been used to examine and predict the fate of threatened
populations. However, the majority of these efforts concentrate on long‐term equilibrium …

Risk of white pine blister rust to limber pine in C olorado and W yoming, USA

HSJ Kearns, WR Jacobi, RM Reich, RL Flynn… - Forest …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Cronartium ribicola, the introduced pathogen that causes white pine blister rust (WPBR),
continues to spread to additional limber pine populations in the S outhern R ocky M ountains …

Range-wide conservation of Pinus aristata: a genetic collection with ecological context for proactive management today and resources for tomorrow

AW Schoettle, JD Coop - New forests, 2017 - Springer
Tree species are highly vulnerable to anthropogenic environmental change, and are
increasingly being challenged by non-native pests and climate change. Rocky Mountain …

Limber pine regeneration and white pine blister rust in the central and southern Rocky Mountains

CM Cleaver, WR Jacobi, KS Burns, RE Means - Forest Science, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Mountain pine beetle (MPB) and white pine blister rust (WPBR) cause mortality in limber
pine and limber pine seedlings in Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana, USA. Seedlings can …

Interactions between white pine blister rust, bark beetles, and climate over time indicate vulnerabilities to limber pine health

KS Burns, WT Tinkham, KA Leddy… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Limber pine is a keystone species in the Rocky Mountains that grows on harsh,
high elevation sites where few other tree species can. Recent studies suggest the species is …

Time Series Analysis of Limber Pine (Pinus flexilis) Health in the US Rocky Mountains in Response to White Pine Blister Rust (Cronartium ribicola) and Bark Beetles

KA Leddy - 2018 - search.proquest.com
Abstract From 2004-2007, 106 permanent limber pine monitoring plots were established
and measured throughout the US Rocky Mountains (MT, WY, CO) to characterize health …