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Phillip van Mantgem

   Research Ecologist

Phillip van Mantgem
Redwood Field Station
1655 Heindon Road
Arcata, CA 95521
Phone: (707) 825-5189
Fax: (707) 822-8411
Email: pvanmantgem@usgs.gov 		Phil measuring tree perimeter.
Bio
 
RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • Conservation biology
  • Fire ecology
  • Forest ecology
  • Global change biology

EDUCATION
  • Ph.D., Ecology, University of California, Davis, CA 2001
  • M.S., Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, CA 1996
  • B.S., Botany, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 1991

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • Research Ecologist, USGS, Redwood Field Station, Arcata, CA, 2008 - Present
  • Ecologist, USGS, Sequoia and Kings Canyon Field Station, Three Rivers, CA, 2000 - 2008
All Products
Journal_Article
2013 van Mantgem, PJ, JCB Nesmith, M Keifer, M Brooks. 2012. Tree mortality patterns following prescribed fire for Pinus and Abies across the southwestern United States. Forest Ecology and Management 289: 463-469. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.09.029 [Journal_Article]
2012 Madej, MA, J Seney, P van Mantgem. 2012. Effects of road decommissioning on carbon stocks, losses, and emissions in north coastal California. Restoration Ecology. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2012.00911.x [Journal_Article]
2011 Stephenson, N. L., P. J. van Mantgem, A. G. Bunn, H. Bruner, M. E. Harmon, K. B. O’Connell, D. L. Urban, and J. F. Franklin.  2011.  Causes and implications of the correlation between forest productivity and tree mortality rates.  Ecological Monographs 81(4):527-555. [Journal_Article]
2011 Das, A, J Battles, NL Stephenson, PJ van Mantgem. 2011. The contribution of competition to tree mortality in old-growth coniferous forests. Forest Ecology and Management 261:1203-1213. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2010.12.035 [Journal_Article]
2011 van Mantgem, PJ, NL Stephenson, JJ Battles, EK Knapp, JE Keeley.  2011. Long-term effects of prescribed fire on mixed conifer forest structure in the Sierra Nevada, California.  Forest Ecology and Management 261: 989–994. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2010.12.013 [Journal_Article]
2010 Nesmith, Jonathan C. B., Kevin L. O’Hara, Phillip J. van Mantgem, and Perry de Valpine. 2010. The effects of raking on Sugar Pine mortality following prescribed fire in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California, USA. Fire Ecology 6(3): 97-116. doi: 10.4996/fireecology.0603097 [Journal_Article]
2009 van Mantgem, P. J., N. L. Stephenson, J. C. Byrne, L. D. Daniels, J. F. Franklin, P. Z. Fulé, M. E. Harmon, A. J. Larson, J. M. Smith, A. H. Taylor, and T. T. Veblen. 2009. Widespread increase of tree mortality rates in the western United States. Science. Vol. 323. no. 5913, pp: 521-524. doi: 10.1126/science.1165000. [Journal_Article]
2009 van Mantgem, P.J. and D.W. Schwilk. 2009. Negligible influence of spatial autocorrelation in the assessment of fire effects in a mixed conifer forest. Fire Ecology 5: 116-125. [Journal_Article]
2008 Das, A., J. Battles, P. J. van Mantgem, and N. L. Stephenson. 2008. Spatial elements of mortality risk in old-growth forests. Ecology 89:1744-1756 [Journal_Article]
2007 Das, A., J. Battles, N. L. Stephenson, and P. J. van Mantgem. 2007. The relationship between tree growth patterns and likelihood of mortality: a study of two tree species in the Sierra Nevada. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 37:580-597 [Journal_Article]
2007 van Mantgem, P. J., and N. L. Stephenson. 2007. Apparent climatically-induced increase of tree mortality rates in a temperate forest. Ecology Letters 10:909-916. [Journal_Article]
2006 van Mantgem, P. J., N.L. Stephenson, and J.E. Keeley. 2006. Forest reproduction along a climatic gradient in the Sierra Nevada, California. Forest Ecology and Management 225:391-399. [Journal_Article]
2006 van Mantgem, P.J., N.L. Stephenson, and J.E. Keeley. 2006. Variability of forest reproduction across elevation in the Sierra Nevada. Forest Ecology and Management 225:391-399. [Journal_Article]
2005 Stephenson, N. L., and P. J. van Mantgem. 2005. Forest turnover rates follow global and regional patterns of productivity. Ecology Letters 8: 524-531. [Journal_Article]
2005 van Mantgem, P. J., and N.L. Stephenson. 2005. The accuracy of matrix population model projections for coniferous trees in the Sierra Nevada. Journal of Ecology 93: 737-747. [Journal_Article]
2004 van Mantgem, P. J., N.L. Stephenson, M.B. Keifer, and J.E. Keeley. 2004. Effects of an introduced pathogen and fire exclusion on the demography of sugar pine. Ecological Applications 14: 1590-1602. [Journal_Article]
2004 van Mantgem, P. J., and M.W. Schwartz. 2004. An experimental demonstration of stem damage as a predictor of fire-caused mortality for ponderosa pine. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 34: 1343-1347. [Journal_Article]
2004 van Mantgem, P. J., and N.L. Stephenson. 2004. Does coring contribute to tree mortality? Canadian Journal of Forest Research 34: 2394-2398. [Journal_Article]
2003 van Mantgem, P. and M. Schwartz. 2003. Bark heat resistance of small trees in Californian mixed conifer forests: testing some model assumptions. Forest Ecology and Management 178: 341-352. [Journal_Article]
2003 van Mantgem, P., N. L. Stephenson, L. S. Mutch, V. G. Johnson, A. M. Esperanza, and D. J. Parsons. 2003. Growth rate predicts mortality of Abies concolor in both burned and unburned stands. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 33:1029-1038. [Journal_Article]
2001 van Mantgem, P., M.W. Schwartz, and M.B. Keifer. 2001. Monitoring wildfire effects: Coming to terms with pseudoreplication. Natural Areas Journal 21: 266-273. [Journal_Article]
2001 Schwartz, M.W., S.M. Hermann and P. van Mantgem. 2000. Population persistence in Florida torreya: Comparing modeled projections of a declining coniferous tree. Conservation Biology, 14: 1023-1033. [Journal_Article]
2000 Schwartz, M.W., S.M. Hermann and P. van Mantgem. 2000. Estimating the magnitude of decline of the Florida torreya (Torreya taxifolia Arn.). Biological Conservation, 95: 77-84. [Journal_Article]
2000 Schwartz, M.W., C.A. Brigham, J.D. Hoeksema, K.G. Lyons, M.H. Mills and P. van Mantgem. 2000. Linking biodiversity to ecosystem function: Implications for conservation ecology. Oecologia, 122: 297-305. [Journal_Article]
Technical_ReportThesis_or_DissertationPublication_Brief
2012 WERC Publication Brief: Tree mortality patterns following prescribed fire for pines and firs across southwestern U.S. Updated December 2012. [Publication_Brief]
2011 WERC Publication Brief: Fires Can Have Long-Term Effects on Sierra Nevada Forest Structure. Updated March 2011. [Publication_Brief]
2011 WERC Publication Brief: Raking May Help Reduce Sugar Pine Mortality Following Prescribed Fires. Updated March 2011. [Publication_Brief]
2009 USGS Publication Brief: Increasing Tree Mortality Across the Western United States. Updated January 2009. [Publication_Brief]
2007 (van Mantgem, P.J.) Tree Deaths in California’s Sierra Nevada Increase as Temperatures Rise (August 2007) [Publication_Brief]
2006 van Mantgem, P. J., Forest Seedlings and Climate (April 2006) [Publication_Brief]
2005 van Mantgem, P. J., Tree Populations, Present and Future (August 2005) [Publication_Brief]
2005 van Mantgem, P. J., Does Coring Contribute to Tree Mortality? (March 2005) [Publication_Brief]
2004 van Mantgem, P. J. 2004. Does coring contribute to tree mortality? Publication Brief for Resource Managers. USGS, Western Ecological Research Center. [Publication_Brief]
2004 van Mantgem, P. J. 2004. Fungi, fire, and the fate of sugar pine in the Sierra Nevada. Publication Brief for Resource Managers. USGS, Western Ecological Research Center. [Publication_Brief]
2004 van Mantgem, P. J., Fungi, Fire Exclusion, and the Fate of Sugar Pine in the Sierra Nevada (December 2004) [Publication_Brief]
2004 van Mantgem, P. J., How Are Trees Killed by Fire? (July 2004) [Publication_Brief]
2003 van Mantgem, P. J. 2003. Resistance of small trees to fire-caused stem damage. Publication Brief for Resource Managers. USGS, Western Ecological Research Center. [Publication_Brief]
2003 van Mantgem, P. J. 2003. Which trees will be killed by fire? Pre-fire growth rate is a factor. Publication Brief for Resource Managers. USGS, Western Ecological Research Center. [Publication_Brief]
2003 van Mantgem, P. J. 2003. Resistance of small trees to fire-caused stem damage. Publication Brief for Resource Managers. USGS, Western Ecological Research Center. [Publication_Brief]
2003 van Mantgem, P. J. 2003. Which trees will be killed by fire? Pre-fire growth rate is a factor. Publication Brief for Resource Managers. USGS, Western Ecological Research Center. [Publication_Brief]
Presentation
2005 van Mantgem, P. J. 2005. Fungi, fire and the fate of sugar pine in the southern Sierra Nevada. California Pest Council Annual Meeting, Woodland, CA. [Presentation]
2003 2003 van Mantgem, P. J., N.L. Stephenson, M.B. Keifer, and J.E. Keeley. The effects of white pine blister rust and fire exclusion on long-term demographic trends of sugar pine in the Sierra Nevada. Ecological Society of America annual meeting, Savannah, GA. [Presentation]
2003 2003 van Mantgem, P. J., N.L. Stephenson, M.B. Keifer, and J.E. Keeley. The effects of white pine blister rust and fire exclusion on long-term demographic trends of sugar pine in the Sierra Nevada. Fourth North American Forest Ecology Workshop, Corvallis, OR. [Presentation]
2002 2002 van Mantgem. P. J., M.B. Keifer, and N.L. Stephenson. The sugar pine dilemma: prescription burning, naturalness and the management of a declining tree species. California Association of Fire Ecologists annual meeting, San Diego, CA. [Presentation]
2002 2002 van Mantgem, P. J., and N.L. Stephenson. Searching for a general model of tree mortality in burned and unburned stands. Ecological Society of America annual meeting, Tucson, AZ. [Presentation]
2000 van Mantgem, P., and M.W. Schwartz. 2000. Bark heat resistance in juvenile trees of Californian mixed conifer forests. Ecological Society of America annual meeting, Snowbird, UT. [Presentation]
Presentation_with_AbstractAbstract
2004 Stephenson, N. L., P. J. van Mantgem, J. E. Keeley, R. S. Anderson, L. J. Graumlich, M. K. Hughes, D. J. Parsons, T. W. Swetnam, D. L. Urban, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 2004. Climatic change research in the Sierra Nevada: building the Western Mountain Initiative. Abstracts, Mountain Climate Sciences Symposium, Kings Beach, California. [Abstract]
2004 Stephenson, N. L., and P. J. van Mantgem. 2004. Dissecting the inverse relationship between tree growth rate and probability of death. Abstracts, annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Portland, Oregon. pp. 486-487. [Abstract]
2003 van Mantgem, P. J., N. L. Stephenson, M. Keifer, and J. E. Keeley. 2003. White pine blister rust, fire and long-term demographic trends of sugar pine in the Sierra Nevada: a sticky mess? Abstracts, Fourth North American Forest Ecology Workshop, Corvallis, Oregon. p. 135. [Abstract]
2002 van Mantgem, P. J., and N. L. Stephenson. 2002. Searching for a general model of tree death in burned and unburned stands. Abstracts, Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, p. 288. [Abstract]
NewsletterProceedingsPoster
2005 van Mantgem, P.J. and N.L. Stephenson. December 7, 2005. Forest changes following first and second entry burns: Twenty-one years of monitoring at Tharps Creek, Sequoia National Park, California. USGS Wildland Fire Science Workshop. Tucson, AZ. [Poster]
2005 van Mantgem, P.J., and N.L. Stephenson. 2005. Forest changes following first and second entry burns: Twenty-one years of monitoring at Tharps Creek, Sequoia National Park, California. USGS Wildland Fire Science Workshop. Tucson, AZ. [Poster]
2002 Stephenson, N. L., P. J. van Mantgem, and P. E. Moore. 2002. Tree growth and death in the Sierra Nevada. Sierra Nevada Science Symposium, Kings Beach, California, Oct. 8-10, 2002. [Poster]
2002 van Mantgem, P. J., and N. L. Stephenson. 2002. When life ain't so sweet: the decline of sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana Dougl.) in the Sierra Nevada. Sierra Nevada Science Symposium, Kings Beach, California, Oct. 8-10, 2002. [Poster]
Book_Chapter
2011 Peterson, DL, CD Allen, JS Baron, DB Fagre, D McKenzie, NL Stephenson, AG Fountain, JA Hicke, GP Malanson, DS Ojima, CL Tague, PJ van Mantgem. 2012. Response of Western mountain ecosystems to climatic variability and change: a collaborative research approach. Chapter 8 (pages 163-190) in Beever, EA, JL Belant (eds.). Ecological Consequences of Climate Change: Mechanisms, Conservation, and Management. Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL. [Book_Chapter]
2008 Keeley, J.E. and P.J. van Mantgem. 2008. Community ecology of seedlings, pp. 253- 270. In M.A. Leak, V.T. Parker, and R.L. Simpson, editors. Seedling ecology and evolution. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K. [Book_Chapter]
1997 Schwartz, M.W. and P. van Mantgem. 1997. The value of small preserves. In: Conservation in Highly Fragmented Landscapes, M.W. Schwartz ed. Chapman and Hall, New York. [Book_Chapter]


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