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  1. Brooks, M.L. and R.C. Klinger. In press. Practical considerations for detecting and monitoring plant invasions. In: Inderjit (ed.) Management of Non-native Invasive Plant Species. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany. [Book Chapter]

  2. Brooks, M.L. and R.C. Klinger. In press. Practical considerations for detecting and monitoring plant invasions. In: Inderjit (ed.) Management of Non-native Invasive Plant Species. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany. [Book Chapter]

  3. Klinger, R. M. Brooks, R. Wills. In press. Southwest coastal bioregion. In: J. Smith, K. Zouhar, M. Brooks, and S. Sutherland. Effects of Fire on Nonnative Invasive Plants. 6th volume in the General Technical Report series “Wildland Fire in Ecosystems” (“Rainbow” series). US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. [Technical Report]

  4. Klinger, R. M. Brooks, R. Wills. In press. Southwest coastal bioregion. In: J. Smith, K. Zouhar, M. Brooks, and S. Sutherland. Effects of Fire on Nonnative Invasive Plants. 6th volume in the General Technical Report series “Wildland Fire in Ecosystems” (“Rainbow” series). US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. [Technical Report]

  5. Smith, J.K., K. Zouhar, S. Sutherland, and M.L. Brooks. In press. Summary and Conclusions. In: J. Smith, K. Zouhar, M. Brooks, and S. Sutherland. Effects of Fire on Nonnative Invasive Plants. 6th volume in the General Technical Report series “Wildland Fire in Ecosystems” (“Rainbow” series). US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. [Book Chapter]

  6. Lutz, J.A., J.W. van Wagtendonkb, J.F. Franklin. 2009. Twentieth-century decline of large-diameter trees in Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Forest Ecology and Management 257: 2296–2307. [Journal Article]

  7. Matchett, J.R., O’Neill, A., Brooks, M., Decker, C., Vollmer, J., and Deuser, C., 2009, Reducing fine fuel loads, controlling invasive annual grasses, and manipulating vegetation composition in Zion Canyon, Utah. Final Report for Joint Fire Science Project 05-2-1-18, El Portal, California, 26 p. [Technical Report]

  8. Matchett, J.R., O’Neill, A., Brooks, M., Decker, C., Vollmer, J., and Deuser, C., 2009, Reducing fine fuel loads, controlling invasive annual grasses, and manipulating vegetation composition in Zion Canyon, Utah. Final Report for Joint Fire Science Project 05-2-1-18, El Portal, California, 26 p. [Technical Report]

  9. Brooks, M. L. and M. Lusk. 2008. Fire Management and Invasive Plants: a Handbook. United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Arlington Virginia, 27pp. [Journal Article]

  10. Brooks, M., Dudley, T., Drus, G., and Matchett, J., 2008, Reducing wildlfire risk by integration of prescribed burning and biocontrol of Invasive Tamarisk (Tamarix spp.): El Portal, California, Administrative Report, 40 p. [Other]

  11. Brooks, M.L. 2008. Chapter 14: Effects of fire suppression and postfire management activites on plant invasions. Pages 269-279 in Zouhar, K., J.K. Smith, S. Sutherland, and M.L. Brooks (eds.), Wildland Fire in Ecosystems: Fire and Nonnative Invasive Plants, USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-42-vol. 6. [Book Chapter]

  12. Brooks, M.L. 2008. Chapter 3: Plant invasions and fire regimes. Pages 33-45 in Zouhar, K., J.K. Smith, S. Sutherland, and M.L. Brooks (eds.), Wildland Fire in Ecosystems: Fire and Nonnative Invasive Plants, USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-42-vol. 6. [Book Chapter]

  13. Collins, B.M., J.D. Miller, A.E. Thode, M. Kelly, J.W. van Wagtendonk, S.L. Stephens. 2008. Interactions Among Wildland Fires in a Long-Established Sierra Nevada Natural Fire Area. Ecosystems 12:114-128. [Journal Article]

  14. Klinger, R., R. Wills, and M.L. Brooks. 2008. Chapter 9: Fire and non-native invasive plants in the southwest coastal bioregion. Pages 175-195 in Zouhar, K., J.K. Smith, S. Sutherland, and M.L. Brooks (eds.), Wildland Fire in Ecosystems: Fire and Nonnative Invasive Plants, USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-42-vol. 6. [Book Chapter]

  15. Klinger, R.C. and M.L. Brooks. 2008. Prioritization Of Non-Native Plants In The National Park Service Klamath Network Using Weighted Criteria And Measures Of Uncertainty. A report prepared for the National Park Service, Klamath Network. 34 pages plus appendices. [Technical Report]

  16. Klinger, R.C. and M.L. Brooks. 2008. Prioritization Of Non-Native Plants In The National Park Service Klamath Network Using Weighted Criteria And Measures Of Uncertainty. A report prepared for the National Park Service, Klamath Network. 34 pages plus appendices. [Technical Report]

  17. Klinger. R. 2008. Book Review: Coates, P. 2007. American Perceptions of Immigrant and Invasive Species: Strangers on the Land. MADRONO, Vol. 54, No. 4, pp. 365–366 [Book Review]

  18. Launchbaugh, Karen and others, 2008, Interactions among livestock grazing, vegetation type, and fire behavior in the Murphy Wildland Fire Complex in Idaho and Nevada, July 2007: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1214, 42 p. [Other]

  19. Roberts, Susan L., Jan W. van Wagtendonk, A. Keith Miles, Douglas A. Kelt, and James A. Lutz, 2008, Modeling the Effects of Fire Severity and Spatial Complexity on Small Mammals in Yosemite National Park, California, Fire Ecology Special Issue Vol. 4, No. 2, p 83-104. [Journal Article]

  20. Smith, J.K., K. Zouhar, S. Sutherland, and M.L. Brooks (eds.). 2008. Wildland Fire in Ecosystems: Fire and Nonnative Invasive Plants, USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-42-vol. 6. [Book]

  21. Smith, J.K., K. Zouhar, S. Sutherland, and M.L. Brooks. 2008. Chapter 1: Fire and non-native invasive plants - introduction. Pages 1-6 in Zouhar, K., J.K. Smith, S. Sutherland, and M.L. Brooks (eds.), Wildland Fire in Ecosystems: Fire and Nonnative Invasive Plants, USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-42-vol. 6. [Book Chapter]

  22. Smith, J.K., K. Zouhar, S. Sutherland, and M.L. Brooks. 2008. Chapter 16: Fire and non-native plants - summary and conclusions. Pages 293-296 in Zouhar, K., J.K. Smith, S. Sutherland, and M.L. Brooks (eds.), Wildland Fire in Ecosystems: Fire and Nonnative Invasive Plants, USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-42-vol. 6. [Book Chapter]

  23. van Wagtendonk, J. W., and D. R. Cayan. 2008. Temporal and spatial distribution of lightning strikes in California in relation to large-scale weather patterns. Fire Ecology 4(1): 34-57. [Journal Article]

  24. Wildland Fire in Ecosystems: Fire and Nonnative Invasive Plants (August 2008), Matt Brooks [Publication Brief]

  25. Bell, C.E., J.M. DiTomaso, and M.L. Brooks. 2007. Invasive Plants and Wildfires in Southern California. University of California Cooperative Extension Fact Sheet. 4pp. [Popular Publication]

  26. Brooks, M. L., Dominance and Environmental Correlates of Alien Annual Plants in the Mojave Desert (January 2007) [Publication Brief]

  27. Brooks, M. L., Effects of Livestock Watering Sites on Alien and Native Plants in the Mojave Desert (January 2007) [Publication Brief]

  28. Brooks, M. L., Seed Production by the Non-Native Sahara Mustard (February 2007) [Publication Brief]

  29. Brooks, M. L., Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Wildfires in the Mojave Desert (January 2007) [Publication Brief]

  30. Brooks, M.L. 2007. Effects of land management practices on plant invasions in wildland areas. Pages 147-162 in: W. Nentwig (ed.) Biological Invasions. Ecological Studies, Vol. 193, Springer, Heidelberg, Germany. [Book Chapter]

  31. Brooks, M.L., T.C. Esque, and T. Duck. 2007. Fuels and fire regimes in creosotebush, blackbrush, and interior chaparral shrublands. P.p. 97-110 In S. Hood and M. Miller (eds.) Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-202. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. [Technical Report]

  32. Collins, B. M., N. M. Kelly, J. W. van Wagtendonk, and S. L. Stephens. 2007. Spatial patterns of large natural fires in Sierra Nevada wilderness areas. Landscape Ecology 22: 545-557. [Journal Article]

  33. Colwell, A.E.L., C.J. Sheviak, and P.E. Moore. 2007. A new Platanthera (Orchidaceae) species from Yosemite National Park, California. Madroño 54(1): 86-93. [Journal Article]

  34. Jan van Wagtendonk, Spatial Patterns of Large Natural Fires in Sierra Nevada Wilderness Areas (April 2007) [Publication Brief]

  35. Moore, P.E., A.E.L. Colwell, and D. Grossenbacher. 2007. Rare plant surveys in unusual habitats of Yosemite National Park, California. Unpublished report to the National Park Service and The Yosemite Fund. 65 p. [Technical Report]

  36. van Wagtendonk, J. L., and J. A. Lutz. 2007. Fire regime attributes of wildland fires in Yosemite National Park. Fire Ecology 3(2): 34-52. [Journal Article]

  37. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 2007. The history and evolution of wildland fire use. Fire Ecology 3(2): 3-17. [Journal Article]

  38. van Wagtendonk, J. W.; Keeley, J. E.; Brooks, M. L.; Klinger, R. C., Fire in California’s Ecosystems (February 2007) [Publication Brief]

  39. Brooks, M. L., Using Fire for Invasive Plant Control in Wildlands (August 2006) [Publication Brief]

  40. Brooks, M.L. 2006. Effects of fire on plant communities. P.p. 29-32 In: J.M. DiTomaso and D.W. Johnson (eds.). The Use of Fire as a Tool for Controlling Invasive Plants. California Invasive Plant Council, Cal-IPC Publication 2006-01. Berkeley, CA. 56 pp. [Popular Publication]

  41. Brooks, M.L. 2006. Introduction. P.p. 1 In: J.M. DiTomaso and D.W. Johnson (eds.). The Use of Fire as a Tool for Controlling Invasive Plants. California Invasive Plant Council, Cal-IPC Publication 2006-01. Berkeley, CA. [Popular Publication]

  42. Brooks, M.L., and K.H. Berry. 2006. Dominance and environmental correlates of alien annual plants in the Mojave Desert, USA. Journal of Arid Environments 67:100-124 (Special Supplement). [Journal Article]

  43. Brooks, M.L., J.R. Matchett, and K.H. Berry. 2006. Effects of livestock watering sites on alien and native plants in the Mojave Desert, USA. Journal of Arid Environments 67:125-147. (Special Supplement) [Journal Article]

  44. Brooks, M.L., JR. Matchett, and C. Deuser. 2006. Technical support for Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge BAER activities on the Longstreet Fire of 2004. Technical report prepared for the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, 10 pp. [Technical Report]

  45. DiTomaso, J.M., ML Brooks, EB Allen, R Minnich, PM Rice, and GB. Kyser. 2006. Control of invasive weeds with prescribed burning. Weed Technology 20:535-548. [Journal Article]

  46. Keifer, M. B., J. W. van Wagtendonk, and M. Buhler. 2006. Long-term surface fuel accumulation in burned and unburned mixed-conifer forests of the central and southern Sierra Nevada, CA (USA). Fire Ecology 2: 53-72. [Journal Article]

  47. R. Klinger, E. C. Underwood, and P. E. Moore. 2006. The role of environmental gradients in non-native plant invasion into burnt areas of Yosemite National Park, California. Diversity and Distributions 12: 139–156. [Journal Article]

  48. Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, and J. Fites-Kaufman. 2006. Fire as an ecological process. Pages 58-74 in: Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, J. Fites-Kaufman, K. E. Shaffer, and A. E. Thode (eds.). Fire in California’s ecosystems. University of California Press, Berkeley. 578 p. [Book Chapter]

  49. Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, J. Fites-Kaufman, K. E. Shaffer, and A. E. Thode (eds.). 2006. Fire in California’s ecosystems. University of California Press, Berkeley. 576 p. [Book]

  50. Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, J. Fites-Kaufman, K. E. Shaffer, and A. E. Thode. 2006. The future of fire in California ecosystems. Pages 538-543 in: Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, J. Fites-Kaufman, K. E. Shaffer, and A. E. Thode (eds.). Fire in California’s ecosystems. University of California Press, Berkeley. 578 p [Book Chapter]

  51. van Riper, C., and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 2006. Home range characteristics of great gray owls in Yosemite National Park. Journal of Raptor Research 40 (2): 130-141. [Journal Article]

  52. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 2006. Fire ecology of the Sierra Nevada: forests born to burn. Pages 63-67 in: Wuerthner, G. (ed.). Wildfire: a century of failed forest policy. Foundation for Deep Ecology, San Francisco, CA, USA. 322 p [Book Chapter]

  53. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 2006. Fire ecology of the Sierra Nevada: forests born to burn. Pages 63-67 in: Wuerthner, G. (ed.). Wildfire: a century of failed forest policy. Foundation for Deep Ecology, San Francisco, CA, USA. 322 p. [Book Chapter]

  54. van Wagtendonk, J. W. Fire as a physical process. 2006. Pages 38-57 in: Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, J. Fites-Kaufman, K. E. Shaffer, and A. E. Thode (eds.). Fire in California’s ecosystems. University of California Press, Berkeley. 578 p. [Book Chapter]

  55. van Wagtendonk, J. W., J. Fites-Kaufman. 2006. Sierra Nevada bioregion. Pages 264-294 in: Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, J. Fites-Kaufman, K. E. Shaffer, and A. E. Thode (eds.). Fire in California’s ecosystems. University of California Press, Berkeley. 578 p. [Book Chapter]

  56. Moore, P. E., Predicting Patterns of Non-native Plant Invasions (February 2005) [Publication Brief]

  57. Moore, P.E., A.E.L. Colwell, C.L. Coulter. 2005. Special Status Vascular Plant Surveys and Habitat Modeling in Yosemite National Park. Unpublished report submitted to the National Park Service under Intra-agency Agreement F8800-02-0011/0001. 54 p. [Technical Report]

  58. Rechel, J. L., S. H. Peterson, D. A. Roberts, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 2005. Predicting seasonal fuel moisture in the western United States using endmember fractions at multiple spatial and spectral resolutions. Pages 245-248 in: De la Riva, J., Pérez-Cabello, F., and Chuvieco, E. (eds) Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Remote Sensing and GIS Applications to Forest Fire Management: Fire Effects Assessment. Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain. 290 p. [Proceedings]

  59. Roberts, D. A., S. Peterson, P.E. Dennison, J. Rechel, and J.W. van Wagtendonk. 2005. Fine spatial, spectral and temporal characterization of wildfire fuels through the integrated analysis of imaging spectrometry and coarser resolution broad band data Pages 85-90 in: De la Riva, J., Pérez-Cabello, F., and Chuvieco, E. (eds) Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Remote Sensing and GIS Applications to Forest Fire Management: Fire Effects Assessment. Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain. 290 p. [Proceedings]

  60. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 2005. Fire ecology of the Sierra Nevada. In: Wuerthner, G. (ed.). Fire - Restoring Fire to the Land - Fire Ecology and Forest Health. Foundation for Deep Ecology. (in press) [Book Chapter]

  61. van Wagtendonk, J. W., and D. N. Cole. 2005. Historical development of simulation models of recreation use. Pages 3-9 in: Cole, D. N. (ed.). Computer simulation modeling of recreation use: current status, case studies, and future directions. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report RMS-GTR-143. 75 p. [Technical Report]

  62. Bedford, D., J. Belnap, M.L. Brooks, L.A. DeFalco, T.C. Esque, L. Gass, M.F. Gishey, A. Mathie, D.M. Miller, E. Pfeifer, K.A. Thomas, K.M, Schmidt, J.M. Vogel, C.S. Wallace, and R.H. Webb. 2004. A summary of the USGS recoverability and vulnerability of desert ecosystems program. Presented at the Mojave Desert Science Symposium. 16-18 November. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]

  63. Brooks, M. L.; Keeley, J. E., Effects of Invasive Alien Plants on Fire Regimes (July 2004) [Publication Brief]

  64. Brooks, M.L. 2004. Research and application highlight: Effectiveness of postfire seeding to reduce cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) growth and reproduction in recently burned sagebrush steppe. Pg. 21 In Joint Fire Science Program, 2003 Business Summary. [Technical Report]

  65. Brooks, M.L. C.M. D’Antonio, D.M. Richardson, J. Grace, J. J. Keeley, DiTomaso, R. Hobbs, M. Pellant, and D. Pyke 2004. Fire regimes and potential for ecosystem recovery after plant invasions. Proceedings of the California Exotic Pest Plant Council Symposium. 7:21. [Proceedings]

  66. Brooks, M.L., C.M. D’Antonio, D.M. Richardson, J.M. DiTomaso, J.B. Grace, R.J. Hobbs, J.E. Keeley, M. Pellant, D. Pyke. 2004. Effects of invasive alien plants on fire regimes. Bioscience 54:677-688. [Journal Article]

  67. Brooks, M.L., J.B. Grace. J.E. Keeley, D.A. Pyke. 2004. Effects of invasive alien plants on fire regimes. USGS Publication Brief. [Publication Brief]

  68. Brooks, M.L., J.R. Matchett, C. Wallace, and T. Esque. 2004. Fuels and fire hazard assessment in a desert ecosystem. Arid Lands Newsletter, Vol. 55. [Newsletter]

  69. Cole, D. N., J. W. van Wagtendonk, M. P. McClaran, P. E. Moore, and N. K. McDougald. 2004. Response of mountain meadows to grazing by horses and mules: Yosemite National Park, California. Journal of Range Management 57(2): 153-170. [Journal Article]

  70. D. Weise, Greg Jones, J. Chew, M. Arbaugh, J. van Wagtendonk, M Wiitala, M. Schaaf, and J. Merzenich. 2004. Testing 3 fuel treatment simulation systems in 2 California Mediterranean landscapes. 11th Austalasian Fire Authority Conference. October 2004. [Poster with Abstract]

  71. Matchett, J.R., L. Gass, M.L. Brooks, A.M. Mathie, R.D. Vitales, M.W. Campagna, D.M. Miller, and Weigand, J.F. 2004. Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Off-highway Vehicle Use at the Dove Springs OHV Open Area, California. Report prepared for the Bureau of Land Management, California State Office, Sacramento, California. 17pp. [Technical Report]

  72. Proctor, J.V., T.C. Esque, S.J. Scoles, J.A. Young, and M.L. Brooks. 2004. Seed bank assays: A method for determining annual plant diversity and community structure independent of climate. 16-18 November. Mojave Desert Science Symposium. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]

  73. 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]

  74. Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, and J. Fites-Kaufman, K. E. Shaffer, and A. E. Thode. 2004. The future of fire in California ecosystems. Chapter 24 in: Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, J. Fites-Kaufman, K. E. Shaffer, and A. E. Thode (eds.). Fire in California ecosystems. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. (in press). [Book Chapter]

  75. Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, and J. Fites-Kaufman. 2004. Fire as an ecological process. Chapter 4 in: Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, J. Fites-Kaufman, K. E. Shaffer, and A. E. Thode (eds.). Fire in California ecosystems. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. (in press). [Book Chapter]

  76. Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, J. Fites-Kaufman, K. E. Shaffer, and A. E. Thode (eds.). 2004. Fire in California ecosystems. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. (in press). [Book]

  77. Underwood, E.C., R. Klinger, and P.E. Moore. 2004. Predicting patterns of non-native plant invasions in Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Diversity and Distributions 10:447-459. [Journal Article]

  78. van Riper, C., and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 2004. Home range characteristics of great gray owls in Yosemite National Park. J. Raptor Res. (in press) [Journal Article]

  79. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 2004. Fire and landscapes: patterns and processes. Pages 69-78 in: Murphy, D. D., and P. A. Stine (eds). 2004. Proceedings for the Sierra Nevada Science Symposium. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PSW-GTR-193. 278 pages. [Proceedings]

  80. van Wagtendonk, J. W. Fire as a physical process. 2004. Chapter 3 in: Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, J. Fites-Kaufman, K. E. Shaffer, and A. E. Thode (eds.). Fire in California ecosystems. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. (in press). [Book Chapter]

  81. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 2004. Simulation modeling of visitor flows: where have we have been and where can we go? Pages 129-136 in: Sievänen, T., J. Erkkonen, J. Jokimäki, J. Saarinen, S. Tuulentie, and E. Virtanen (eds.). Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Monitoring and Management of Visitor Flows in Recreational and Protected Areas. Finnish Forest Research Institute Working Papers. Rovaniemi, Finland. 428 p [Proceedings]

  82. van Wagtendonk, J. W., J. Fites-Kaufman. 2004. Fire in the Sierra Nevada bioregion. Chapter 12 in: Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, J. Fites-Kaufman, K. E. Shaffer, and A. E. Thode (eds.). Fire in California ecosystems. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. (in press). [Book Chapter]

  83. van Wagtendonk, J. W., R. R. Root, and C. H. Key. 2004. Comparison of AVIRIS and Landsat ETM+ detection capabilities for burn severity. Remote Sensing of Environment. 92(3):397-408 [Journal Article]

  84. van Wagtendonk, J. W., Z. Zhu, and E. L. Lile. 2004. Prefire risk assessment and fuels mapping. P. 49-52 in Livingston, R. K., (ed.). Third U. S. Geological Survey Wildland Fire-Science Workshop. USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5005. 67p. [Technical Report]

  85. Allgöwer, B., J. D. Carlson, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 2003. Fire danger rating and remote sensing- Will remote sensing enhance wildland fire danger prediction? Introduction in: Chuvieco, E. (ed.). Wildland fire danger estimation and mapping: the role of remote sensing data. World Scientific, London. 300 p. [Book Chapter]

  86. Brooks, M., K. Berry, J. Proctor, and L. Shapiro. 2003. Effects of fenced habitat protection on annual and perennial plants in the Western Mojave Desert. Poster at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada. [Abstract]

  87. Brooks, M., T.C. Esque, J.R. Matchett. 2003. Current status and management of alien plants and fire in desert tortoise habitat. Presented at the 28th Annual Symposium of the Desert Tortoise Council. Las Vegas, Nevada. [Presentation]

  88. Brooks, M., T.C. Esque, J.R. Matchett. 2003. Current status and management of alien plants and fire in desert tortoise habitat. Presented at the 28th Annual Symposium of the Desert Tortoise Council. Las Vegas, Nevada. [Presentation]

  89. Brooks, M.L. 2003. Effects of increased soil nitrogen on the dominance of alien annual plants in the Mojave Desert. Journal of Applied Ecology 40:344-353. [Journal Article]

  90. Brooks, M.L. 2003. Introduction and overview of invasive species in the southwest. In M. Kelly (ed.). Proceedings of the California Exotic Pest Plant Council Symposium. Vol. 6:49. [Proceedings]

  91. Brooks, M.L. 2003. Multidisciplinary research needs for invasive plants in southwestern North America. In M. Kelly (ed.). Proceedings of the California Exotic Pest Plant Council Symposium. Vol. 6:52. [Proceedings]

  92. Brooks, M.L. 2003. Research highlight: fire and invasive annual grasses in western ecosystems. Pg. 14 In the Joint Fire Science Program, 2002 Business Summary. [Technical Report]

  93. Brooks, M.L. and C.M. D’Antonio. 2003. The role of fire in promoting plant invasions. In M. Kelly (ed.). Proceedings of the California Exotic Pest Plant Council Symposium. Vol. 6: 29-30. [Proceedings]

  94. Brooks, M.L. and J.R. Matchett. 2003. Evaluation of Mojave ground squirrel trapping data. USGS Publication Brief. [Publication Brief]

  95. Brooks, M.L. and J.R. Matchett. 2003. Plant community patterns in unburned and burned blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) shrublands in the Mojave Desert. Western North American Naturalist 63:283-298. [Journal Article]

  96. Brooks, M.L. and J.R. Matchett. 2003. Plant diversity and fire effects in blackbrush shrublands. USGS Publication Brief. [Publication Brief]

  97. Brooks, M.L. and T.C. Esque. 2003. Alien plants and fire in desert tortoise habitat. USGS Publication Brief. [Publication Brief]

  98. Brooks, M.L., J.R. Matchett, T.C. Esque, and C. Wallace. 2003. Fire hazard mapping at the Mojave National Preserve. Presented at the Aridlands Restoration Workshop. 3 March 2003. Palm Springs, California. [Poster]

  99. Brooks, M.L., J.R. Matchett, T.C. Esque, and C. Wallace. 2003. Fire hazard mapping at the Mojave National Preserve. Presented at the Aridlands Restoration Workshop. 3 March 2003. Palm Springs, California. [Poster]

  100. Brooks, M.L., S.H. Cannon, and N.B. Kotliar. 2003. White paper on post-fire effects, including physical and biological. Pp. 53-56 in R.K. Livingston (ed.). Third U.S. Geological Survey Wildland Fire-Science Workshop, Denver, Colorado, November 12-15, 2002. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5005, 67pp. [Technical Report]

  101. Brooks, M.L., T. Esque, M. Pellant, and M. Whalen. 2003. Effectiveness of post-fire seedings to reduce cheatgrass - Study plan report. Technical Report Prepared for the Coordinated Intermountain Restoration Project Meeting Boise, Idaho, 31 March, 2003. 7pp.2003 Intermountain Restoration Coordination Meeting, 31 March to 1 April, Boise, Idaho. [Technical Report]

  102. Brooks, M.L., T.C. Esque, and J.R. Matchett. 2003. Fire behavior, effects, and management in unburned and previously burned blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) shrublands in the Mojave Desert. P. 17 in R.K. Livingston (ed.). Third U.S. Geological Survey Wildland Fire-Science Workshop, Denver, Colorado, November 12-15, 2002. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5005, 67pp. [Proceedings]

  103. Brooks, M.L., T.C. Esque, and T. Duck. 2003. Fuels and fire regimes in creosostebush, blackbrush, and interior chaparral shrublands. Technical Report for the Southern Utah Demonstration Fuels Project, USDA, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Science Lab, Missoula, Montana. 17pp. [Technical Report]

  104. Brooks, M.L., T.C. Esque, J.R. Matchett, and J. D’Elia. 2003. Recent fire history in the Mojave Desert, 1980-2001. Presented at the Aridlands Restoration Workshop. 3 March 2003. Palm Springs, California. [Poster]

  105. Brooks, M.L., T.C. Esque, J.R. Matchett, and J. D’Elia. 2003. Recent fire history in the Mojave Desert, 1980-2001. Presented at the Aridlands Restoration Workshop. 3 March 2003. Palm Springs, California. [Poster]

  106. Brooks, M.L., T.C. Esque, J.R. Matchett. 2003. Management of alien plants and fire in the Mojave and Colorado deserts. Presented at the Aridlands Restoration Conference. 4 March 2003. Palm Springs, CA. [Presentation]

  107. Brooks, M.L., T.C. Esque, J.R. Matchett. 2003. Management of alien plants and fire in the Mojave and Colorado deserts. Presented at the Aridlands Restoration Conference. 4 March 2003. Palm Springs, CA. [Presentation]

  108. Chuvieco, E., D. Riaño, B. Allgöwer, E. Meier, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 2003. Fuel loads and fuel types. Chapter 5 in: Chuvieco, E. (ed.). Wildland fire danger estimation and mapping: the role of remote sensing data. World Scientific, London. 300 p. [Book Chapter]

  109. D.F. Haines*, T.C. Esque, M.L. Brooks, and R.H. Webb. 2003. Fire and exotics in the Mojave Desert: An irreversible change? Presented at the Aridlands Restoration Conference. 3 March 2003. Palm Springs, CA. [Presentation]

  110. Fain, M.M*, T.C. Esque, and M.L. Brooks. 2003. When seeds play hide and seek: A method for determining plant community structure independent of climate. Presented at the Aridlands Restoration Workshop. 3 March. Palm Springs, California. [Poster]

  111. Haines, D. F., T. C. Esque, L. A. DeFalco, S. J. Scoles, M. L. Brooks and R. H. Webb. 2003. Blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) habitat, fire and exotics in the Mojave Desert. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]

  112. Haines, D.F., T.C. Esque, S.J. Scoles, M. L. Brooks, R.H. Webb. 2003. Do fire and exotics in the Mojave Desert: cause irreversible change? A state-transition model for blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) habitat. Presented at the Aridlands Restoration Workshop. 3 March 2003. Palm Springs, California. [Poster]

  113. Haines, DF., T.C. Esque, L.A. DeFalco, S.J. Scoles, M.L. Brooks, and R.H. Webb. 2003. Fire and exotics in the Mojave Desert: An irreversible change? A state-transition model for blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) habitat. P. 31 in R.K. Livingston (ed.). Third U.S. Geological Survey Wildland Fire-Science Workshop, Denver, Colorado, November 12-15, 2002. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5005, 67pp [Proceedings]

  114. Matchett, J. R., M. L. Brooks, and K. H. Berry. 2003. Plant community structure associated with livestock watering sites in the Central Mojave Desert. Presentation at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada. [Presentation with Abstract]

  115. Matchett, J. R., M. L. Brooks, and K. H. Berry. 2003. Plant community structure associated with livestock watering sites in the Central Mojave Desert. Presentation at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada. [Presentation with Abstract]

  116. McGinnis, T.W., J.E. Keeley, M. Brooks, R. Sanford and J. Belnap. 2003. Above and Below Ground Fire-related Temperatures in a Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) Infested Sierra Nevada Yellow Pine Forest: Effects on Cheatgrass Seeds and Native Plants. North American Forest Ecology Workshop, Corvallis, Oregon, June 16-20, 2003. [Poster]

  117. McGinnis, T.W., J.E. Keeley, M. Brooks, R. Sanford and J. Belnap. 2003. Fire-related Temperatures in a Cheatgrass Infested Sierra Nevada Yellow Pine Forest: Effects on Cheatgrass Seeds and Native Plants. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. Aug. 3-8, 2003. [Presentation]

  118. R. R. Root, J. W. van Wagtendonk, and C. H. Key, 2003. Burn severity detection enhancement using AVIRIS hyperspectral data. 4th International Workshop on Remote Sensing, GIS, and Fire Management; Ghent, Belgium, June 5-7, 2003. [Poster]

  119. Thomas W McGinnis, Jon E Keeley, Matthew L Brooks, Robert L Sanford Jr.and Jayne Belnap. Effects of fire temperatures on cheatgrass in a Sierra Nevada yellow pine forest. Invasive Plants in Natural and Managed Systems: Linking Science and Management, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, November 3-7, 2003. [Presentation]

  120. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 2003. The wilderness use simulation model: an historical perspective. International Journal of Wilderness. 9(2): 9-13. [Journal Article]

  121. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 2003. The role of science in the sustainable management of the Yosemite Wilderness. P. 225-230 in: Watson, A. and J. Sproull (comps.). Seventh World Wilderness Congress symposium: science and stewardship to protect and sustain wilderness values. USDA For. Serv. Proc. RMRS-P-27. 272 p. [Proceedings]

  122. van Wagtendonk, J. W., and R. R. Root. 2003. The use of multi-temporal Landsat Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data for mapping fuels in Yosemite National Park, USA. Int. J. Rem. Sense. 24(8):1639-1651. [Journal Article]

  123. Warner, Peter J., Carla C. Bossard, Matthew L. Brooks, Joseph M. DiTomaso, John A. Hall, Ann Howald, Douglas W. Johnson, John M. Randall, Cynthia L. Roye, Maria M. Ryan, and Alison E. Stanton. 2003. Criteria for Categorizing Invasive Non-Native Plants that Threaten Wildlands. California Exotic Pest Plant Council and Southwest Vegetation Management Association. 24 pp. [Technical Report]

  124. Weise, D. R., R. Kimberlin, M. Arbaugh, J. Chew, G. Jones, J. Merzenich, M. Witala, R. Keane, M. Schaff, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 2003. Comparing potential fuel treatment trade-off models. P. 15-26 in: Arthaud, G. J., and T. M. Barrett (eds.). Systems Analysis in Forest Resources. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 340 p. [Book Chapter]

  125. Brooks, M.L. 2002. Fire temperature patterns and effects on annual plants in the Mojave Desert. U.S. Geological Survey, Publication Brief for Resource Managers. [Publication Brief]

  126. Brooks, M.L. 2002. Peak fire temperatures and effects on annual plants in the Mojave Desert. Ecological Applications 12:1088-1102. [Journal Article]

  127. Brooks, M.L. and D. Pyke. 2002. Invasive plants and fire in the deserts of North America. U.S. Geological Survey, Publication Brief for Resource Managers. [Publication Brief]

  128. Brooks, M.L. and J.R. Matchett. 2002. Sampling methods and trapping success trends for the Mohave ground squirrel (Spermophilus mohavensis). California Fish and Game 88(4):165-177. [Journal Article]

  129. Brooks, M.L., and T.C. Esque. 2002. Alien annual plants and wildfire in desert tortoise habitat: status, ecological effects, and management. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 4:330-340. [Journal Article]

  130. Brooks, M.L., and T.C. Esque. 2002. Alien plants and fire in desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) habitat of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts. Chelonian Conservation Biology 4: 330-340. [Journal Article]

  131. Brooks, M.L.. 2002. Potential effects of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on annual plants in the Mojave Desert. USGS Publication Brief. [Publication Brief]

  132. Haines, D. F., T. C. Esque, M. L. Brooks, C. R. Schwalbe and R. H. Webb. 2002. Fire and exotics in the Mojave Desert: an irreversible change? Paper presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Tucson, Arizona. [Abstract]

  133. M.L. Brooks*, T.C. Esque, and J. D'Elia. 2002. Fire Behavior in the Mojave Desert: Potential Effects of the El Niño/La Niña Cycle. Presented at the joint symposium of the Association of Fire Ecologists and The Wildlife Society -- Western Section. 5 December 2002. San Diego, California. [Presentation]

  134. Matchett, J.R. and M.L. Brooks. 2002. Plant community structure associated with livestock watering sites in the central Mojave Desert. Presented at the Ecological Society of American Annual Meeting (Aug. 2002, Tucson, AZ) [Presentation]

  135. Matchett, J.R. and M.L. Brooks. 2002. Plant community structure associated with livestock watering sites in the central Mojave Desert. Presented at the Ecological Society of American Annual Meeting (Aug. 2002, Tucson, AZ) [Presentation]

  136. Matchett, J.R., and M.L. Brooks. Dec. 2002. Postfire successional patterns of blackbrush in the Mojave Desert. Association for Fire Ecology Meeting. San Diego, CA. [Abstract]

  137. Matchett, J.R., and M.L. Brooks. Dec. 2002. Postfire successional patterns of blackbrush in the Mojave Desert. Association for Fire Ecology Meeting. San Diego, CA. [Abstract]

  138. McGinnis, T.W., J.E. Keeley, M. Brooks, R. Sanford and J. Belnap. 2002. The Response of Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) and Native Flora to Ecological Manipulations in the Yellow Pine-Mixed Conifer Forest. Sierra Nevada Science Symposium, Kings Beach, California, Oct. 8-10, 2002. [Poster]

  139. Stephenson, N. L., J. E. Keeley, J. W. van Wagtendonk, D. L. Urban, T. W. Swetnam, and L. J. Graumlich. 2002. The Sierra Nevada Global Change Research Program. Sierra Nevada Science Symposium, Kings Beach, California, Oct. 8-10, 2002. [Poster]

  140. 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]

  141. van Wagtendonk, J. W., K. A. van Wagtendonk, J. B. Meyer, and K. J. Paintner. 2002. The use of geographic information for fire management planning in Yosemite National Park. The George Wright Forum. 19(1): 19-39. [Journal Article]

  142. Weise, D. R., J. van Wagtendonk, M. Arbaugh, J. Chew, G. J. Jones, M. Witala, J. Merzenich, M. Schaaf, S. Schilling, and R. Kimberlin. 2002. Simulation of historical fires and their impact on fuels in Yosemite National Park. Conference of Fire, Fuel Treatments and Ecological Restoration: Proper Place, Appropriate Time. April 16-18, Fort Collins, CO. [Poster]

  143. Weise, D. R., M. Arbaugh, J. Chew, G. J. Jones, M. Witala, J. Merzenich, J. van Wagtendonk, M. Schaaf, S. Schilling, J. Sullivan, and R. Kimberlin. 2002. Importance of fire occurrence in simulation of fuel landscapes on the Angeles National Forest. Conference of Fire, Fuel Treatments and Ecological Restoration: Proper Place, Appropriate Time. April 16-18, Fort Collins, CO. [Poster]

  144. Brooks, M. 2001. Fire and Invasive Plants in the Wildlands of California. Noxious Times: a quarterly publication of the California Interagency Noxious Weed Coordinating Committee 3(4):4-5. [Newsletter]

  145. Brooks, M.L. 2001 The burning desert. Western Ecological Research Center, Annual Meeting. [Abstract]

  146. Brooks, M.L. 2001. Introduction and overview of invasive species in the southwest. California Exotic Pest Plant Council Symposium. San Diego, CA. [Abstract]

  147. Brooks, M.L. 2001. Multidisciplinary invasive plant research and management in southwestern North America. Summary report on the Joint Workshop of the United States Geological Survey and the California Exotic Pest Plant Council, 5 October 2001, San Diego CA. Delivered to the Joint Fire Sciences Program, 15 October, 2000. [Technical Report]

  148. Brooks, M.L. 2001. Multidisciplinary research needs for invasive plants in southwestern North America. California Exotic Pest Plant Council Symposium. San Diego, CA. [Abstract]

  149. Brooks, M.L. 2001. Native and non-native invasive plants of the North American deserts. 6th Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau. Flagstaff, AZ. [Abstract]

  150. Brooks, M.L. 2001. Peak fire temperatures and short-term ecological effects in the Mojave Desert. Symposium of the Ecological Society of America. [Abstract]

  151. Brooks, M.L. and D.A. Pyke. 2001. Invasive plants and fire in the deserts of North America. Pages 1-14 in K.E.M. Galley and T.P Wilson (eds.). Proceedings of the Invasive Species Workshop: The Role of Fire in the Control and Spread of Invasive Species. Fire Conference 2000: the First National Congress on Fire Ecology, Prevention, and Management. Miscellaneous Publication No. 11, Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, FL. [Proceedings]

  152. Brooks, M.L. and J.R. Matchett. 2001. Fire promotes exotic annual vegetation and reduces plant species richness in Mojave Desert blackbrush communities. 6th Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau. Flagstaff, AZ. [Abstract]

  153. Brooks, M.L. and J.R. Matchett. 2001. Plant community patterns in unburned and burned blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) shrublands in the Mojave Desert. Technical Report prepared for the National Park Service, Pacific West Region, Fire Management, 1111 Jackson St. Suite 700, Oakland, CA 94607. [Technical Report]

  154. Brooks, M.L. and T.C. Esque. 2001. Non-native grass invasions and fire in the Mojave Desert. USGS Fact Sheet. [Fact Sheet]

  155. Cole, David N., Mitchel P. McClaran, Jan van Wagtendonk, Peggy E. Moore, and Neil McDougald. 2001. Effects of grazing by horses and mules on subalpine meadows, Yosemite Wilderness, California. Annual Meeting, American Society for Range Management; Kona, Hawaii, February 20-22, 2001. [Poster]

  156. Cole, David N., Mitchel P. McClaran, Jan van Wagtendonk, Peggy E. Moore, and Neil McDougald. 2001. Effects of grazing by horses and mules on subalpine meadows, Yosemite Wilderness, California. Annual Meeting, American Society for Range Management; Kona, Hawaii, February 20-22, 2001. [Poster]

  157. Douglas, J., T. J. Mills, D. Artly, D. Ashe, A. Bartuska, R. L. Black, S. Coloff, J. Cruz, M. Edrington, J. Edwardson, R. T. Gale, S. W. Goodman, L. Hamilton, R. Landis, B. Powell, S. Robinson, R. J. Schuster, P. K. Stahlschmidt, J. Stires, and J. van Wagtendonk. 2001. Review and update of the 1995 Federal wildland fire management policy. U. S. Dep’t. of the Interior and U. S. Dep’t. of Agriculture. 78 p. [Technical Report]

  158. Galley K.E.M. and T.P Wilson (eds.). 2001. Proceedings of the Invasive Species Workshop: The Role of Fire in the Control and Spread of Invasive Species. M.L. Brooks and S.G. Coloff (technical coordinators). Fire Conference 2000: the First National Congress on Fire Ecology, Prevention, and Management. Miscellaneous Publication No. 11, Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, FL. [Proceedings]

  159. Johnson L.C., and J.R. Matchett. 2001. Fire and grazing regulate belowground processes in tallgrass prairie. Ecology 82:3377-3389. [Journal Article]

  160. Keane, R. E., R. E. Burgan, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 2001. Mapping wildland fuels for fire management across multiple scales: integrating remote sensing, GIS, and biophysical modeling. International Journal of Wildland Fire 10(3&4): 301-319. [Journal Article]

  161. Matchett, J.R., and M.L. Brooks. Nov. 2001. Fire promotes exotic annual vegetation and reduces plant species richness in Mojave Desert blackbrush communities. 6th Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau. Flagstaff, AZ. [Abstract]

  162. Matchett, J.R., and M.L. Brooks. Nov. 2001. Fire promotes exotic annual vegetation and reduces plant species richness in Mojave Desert blackbrush communities. 6th Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau. Flagstaff, AZ. [Abstract]

  163. Moore, P. E. and J. D. Gerlach, Jr. 2001. Exotic Species Threat Assessment in Sequoia, Kings Canyon and Yosemite National Parks. Crossing Boundaries in Park Management: Proceedings of the 11th Conference on Research and Resource Management in Parks and on Public Land. Pp. 96-103 in D. Harmon, ed. George Wright Society Biennial Conference, April 16-20, 2001, Denver, Colorado. The George Wright Society, Hancock, Michigan. [Proceedings]

  164. van Wagtendonk, J. W., and R. R. Root. 2001. The use of multi-temporal Landsat Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data for mapping fuels in Yosemite National Park, USA. 3rd Int. Workshop on Remote Sensing, GIS, and Fire Management; Paris, France, May 17-18, 2001. [Poster]

  165. van Wagtendonk, K. A., J. W. van Wagtendonk, and J. B. Meyer. 2001. The use of geographic information for fire management planning in Yosemite National Park. 2001 Spatial Odyssey: a Servicewide Conference on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Related Technologies, National Park Service; Primm, NV, December 3-7, 2001. [Poster]

  166. Agee, J. K., B. Bahro, M. A. Finney, P. N. Omi, D. B. Sapsis, C. N. Skinner, J. W. van Wagtendonk, and C. P. Weatherspoon. 2000. The use of fuel breaks in landscape fire management. Forest Ecology and Manage. 127(1-3):55-66. [Journal Article]

  167. Arbaugh, M. J., S. Schilling, J. Merzenich, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 2000. A test of the strategic fuels management model VDDT using historical data from Yosemite National Park. P. 85-89 in: Neuenschwander, L. F., and K. C. Ryan (Tech. Eds.). Proc. Joint Fire Sci. Conf. and Workshop, Vol. II. Univ. Idaho and Int. Assoc. Wildland Fire. 312 p. [Proceedings]

  168. Beauchamp, P. E., V. Dev, E. Munevar-Mendoza and P. E. Moore. 2000. Composition of Pteryxia terebinthina var. californica (Coult. and Rose) Mathias essential oils. J. Essential Oil Research 12: 372-376. [Journal Article]

  169. Boyers, Laurel, Mark Fincher, and Jan van Wagtendonk. 2000. Twenty-eight years of wilderness campsite monitoring at Yosemite National Park. Pages 106-109 in Cole, D. N., S. F. McCool, W. T. Borrie, and J. O'Loughlin, compilers. Wilderness science in a time of change conference -- Volume 5: Wilderness ecosystems, threats, and management; 1999 May 23-27; Missoula, MT. Proceedings RMRS-P-15-VOL-5. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. [Proceedings]

  170. Brooks, M. L. 2000. A natural history of the Sonoran Desert. Edited by S.J. Phillips and P.W. Comus. Book review. Madroño 4:68. [Journal Article]

  171. Brooks, M. L. and T. C. Esque. 2000. Annual grass invasions and fire in the Mojave and Sonoran deserts. U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, National Program Review of the Invasive Species Program, Annapolis, MD. [Abstract]

  172. Brooks, M. L., and T. C. Esque. 2000. Fire and exotic grasses changing Mojave's face. People, Land & Water (July/August): p. 25. U.S. Department of the Interior. [Popular Publication]

  173. Brooks, M.L. 2000. An interagency approach to fire research in the Mojave Desert. West by Northwest 2000: A National Park Service, Pacific West Region, Resource Management and Interpretation Workshop. San Diego, CA. [Abstract]

  174. Brooks, M.L. 2000. Bromus madritensis subsp. rubens (L.) Husnot. Pp. 72-76. In C. Bossard, M. Hoshovsky, and J. Randall (eds.). Invasive Plants of California's Wildlands. University of California Press. Berkeley, CA. [Book Chapter]

  175. Brooks, M.L. 2000. Competition between alien annual grasses and native annual plants in the Mojave Desert. American Midland Naturalist 144:92-108. [Journal Article]

  176. Brooks, M.L. 2000. Does Protection of Desert Tortoise Habitat Generate Other Ecological Benefits in the Mojave Desert? Pages 68-73 in McCool, S. F., D. N. Cole, W. T. Borrie, and J. O'Loughlin (eds), Wilderness Science: In a Time of Change Conference, Volume 3: Wilderness as a place for scientific inquiry,Missoula, MT, May 23-27 1999. RMRS-P-15_VOL-3. [Proceedings]

  177. Brooks, M.L. 2000. Ecological effects and control of invasive annual plants in the Mojave Desert. Society for Ecological Restoration, California, Annual Symposium, Santa Barbara, CA. [Abstract]

  178. Brooks, M.L. 2000. Effects of a changing fire regime in the Mojave Desert. California Association of Fire Ecology Symposium, San Diego, CA. [Abstract]

  179. Brooks, M.L. 2000. Management of alien annual plants and fire in the Mojave and Colorado deserts. Western Ecological Research Center, Center Review presentation. [Abstract]

  180. Brooks, M.L. 2000. Management of alien annual plants and fire in the Mojave and Colorado deserts. Western Section of the Wildlife Society, Riverside, CA. [Abstract]

  181. Brooks, M.L. 2000. Schismus arabicus Nees, Schismus barbatus (L.) Thell. Pp. 287-291. In C. Bossard, M. Hoshovsky, and J. Randall (eds.), Invasive Plants of California's Wildlands. University of California Press. Berkeley, CA. [Book Chapter]

  182. Brooks, M.L. and C. D’Antonio. 2000. The role of fire in promoting plant invasions. California Exotic Pest Plant Council Symposium. Concord, CA. [Abstract]

  183. Brooks, M.L. and D. Pyke. 2000. Invasive plants and fire in the deserts of North America. Invasive Species Workshop: The Role of Fire in the Control and Spread of Invasive Species. Special Session of the Fire Conference 2000: The First National Congress on Fire, Ecology, Prevention and Management. San Diego, CA. [Abstract]

  184. Brooks, M.L. and T. Esque. 2000. Alien grasses in the Mojave and Sonoran deserts. Proceedings of the 1999 California Exotic Pest Plant Council Symposium 6:39-44. [Proceedings]

  185. Esque, T.C., L. A. DeFalco, P. A. Medica, M. L. Brooks and R. H. Webb. 2000. Predicted changes in Mojave fire frequency related to invasive annual grasses. Effects of a Hotter and Drier Climate, a USGS Workshop. Tuscon, AZ. [Abstract]

  186. Moore, P.E., D.N. Cole, J.W. van Wagtendonk, M.P. McClaran, and N. McDougald. 2000. Meadow response to pack stock grazing in the Yosemite Wilderness: integrating research and management. Pp. 160-164 in Cole, D.N., S.F. McCool, W.T. Borrie, and J. O'Loughlin, compilers. Wilderness science in a time of change conference -- Volume 5: Wilderness ecosystems, threats, and management; 1999 May 23-27; Missoula, MT. Proc. RMRS-P-15-VOL-5. Ogden, UT: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. [Proceedings]

  187. van Wagtendonk, J. W., and R. R. Root. 2000. Hyperspectral analysis of multi-temporal Landsat TM data for mapping fuels in Yosemite National Park. P. 224-228 in: Neuenschwander, L. F., and K. C. Ryan (Tech. Eds.). Proc. Joint Fire Sci. Conf. and Workshop, Vol. I. Univ. Idaho and Int. Assoc. Wildland Fire. 298 p. [Proceedings]

  188. van Wagtendonk, J.W. and P. E. Moore. 2000. Subalpine conifer fuel dynamics. Litter and woody fuel accumulation rates over 4 years for 4 subalpine Sierra Nevada conifer species, including western white pine, lodgepole pine, whitebark pine and mountain hemlock. Data are for four size classes per species. Nonspatial, georeferenced. [Database Nonspatial]

  189. van Wagtendonk, J.W. and P. E. Moore. 2000. Subalpine conifer fuel dynamics. Litter and woody fuel accumulation rates over 4 years for 4 subalpine Sierra Nevada conifer species, including western white pine, lodgepole pine, whitebark pine and mountain hemlock. Data are for four size classes per species. Nonspatial, georeferenced. [Database Nonspatial]

  190. Weise, D. R., R. Kimberlin, M. Arbaugh, J. Chew, G. Jones, J. Merzenich, J. W. van Wagtendonk and M. Wiitala. 2000. A risk-based comparison of potential fuel treatment trade-off models. P. 96-102 in: Neuenschwander, L. F., and K. C. Ryan (Tech. Eds.). Proc. Joint Fire Sci. Conf. and Workshop, Vol. II. Univ. Idaho and Int. Assoc. Wildland Fire. 312 p. [Proceedings]

  191. Brooks, M. L., T. C. Esque, and C. R. Schwalbe. 1999. Effects of exotic grasses via wildfire on desert tortoises and their habitat. Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. St. George, Utah. [Abstract]

  192. Brooks, M., T. Esque, S. Benjamin, and D. DelSordo. 1999. Digital database of fire perimeters in the Mojave Desert. United States Department of the Interior. [Database Spatial]

  193. Brooks, M.L. 1999. Alien annual grasses and fire in the Mojave Desert. Madroño 46(1):13-19 [Journal Article]

  194. Brooks, M.L. 1999. Does protection of desert tortoise habitat generate other ecological benefits in the Mojave Desert? Wilderness Science: In a Time of Change conference. Missoula, MT. [Abstract]

  195. Brooks, M.L. 1999. Effects of Protective Fencing on Birds, Lizards, and Black-Tailed Hares in the Western Mojave Desert. Environmental Management 23:387-400. [Journal Article]

  196. Brooks, M.L. 1999. Factors affecting alien annual plant abundance at a site in the western Mojave Desert: effects of human disturbance, microhabitat, topography, and rainfall. Mojave Desert Science Symposium. Las Vegas, NV [Abstract]

  197. Brooks, M.L. 1999. Habitat invasibility and dominance by alien annual plants in the western Mojave Desert. Biological Invasions 1:325-337. [Journal Article]

  198. Brooks, M.L. and K.H. Berry. 1999. Ecology and Management of Alien Annual Plants in the California Deserts. CalEPPC News (California Exotic Pest Plant Council Newsletter). 7(3/4):4-6. [Newsletter]

  199. Brooks, M.L. and L. DeFalco. 1999. Exotic Plant Species in Desert Tortoise Habitat. Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. St. George, UT. [Abstract]

  200. Brooks, M.L. and T. Esque. 1999. Non-native grass invasions and fire in the Mojave Desert. USGS Fact Sheet, last updated 8 September, 2001. Available online at http://www.werc.usgs.gov/invasivespecies/mojavegrassfire.html [Fact Sheet]

  201. DeFalco, L. and M.L. Brooks. 1999. Ecology and Management of Alien Plants. Mojave Desert Science Symposium. Las Vegas, NV [Abstract]

  202. J. W. van Wagtendonk, and P. E. Moore. 1999. Plant community analysis and mapping for Yosemite National Park. USGS Status and Trends Review. May 18-20, 1999, Tucson, AZ. [Poster]

  203. J. W. van Wagtendonk, and P. E. Moore. 1999. Plant community analysis and mapping for Yosemite National Park. USGS Status and Trends Review. May 18-20, 1999, Tucson, AZ. [Poster]

  204. Moore, P.E. 1999. A vegetation inventory, classification and map for Yosemite National Park. Poster presented at Status and Trends Program Review. May 18-20, 1999, Tucson, AZ. [Poster]

  205. Moore, P.E. and D.G. Roy. 1999. Exotic plant inventory, Yosemite National Park. Nonspatial data from 109 sites of anthropogenic disturbance in Yosemite National Park, including roads, trails, campgrounds, corrals and developments, collected in 1998 and 1999. Georeferenced. [Database Nonspatial]

  206. Root, R. R., and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1999. Hyperspectral analysis of multi-temporal Landsat TM data for mapping fuels in Yosemite National Park. Annual Conf. Amer. Soc. Photog. and Remote Sensing. Portland, OR. [Poster]

  207. Bedrossian, A, P. E. Beauchamp, V. Dev, S. Kwan, E. Munevar-Mendoza, E. K. Okoreeh and P. E. Moore. 1998. Composition of the essential oil of Lomatium torreyi. J. Essential Oil Research 10: 473-477. [Journal Article]

  208. Brooks M.L. 1998 Status of Alien Annual Plants and their Environmental Correlates in Desert Tortoise Habitat. Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. Las Vegas, NV. [Abstract]

  209. Brooks, M.L. 1998. Ecology of a biological invasion: alien annual plants in the Mojave Desert. PhD Dissertation, University of California, Riverside. 186 pp. (Berry, K. H., Committee Member). [Thesis/Dissertation]

  210. Brooks, M.L. 1998. Effects of fire on the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). Proceedings of the International Conference on Turtles and Tortoises. Dominguez Hills, CA [Abstract]

  211. Brooks, M.L. 1998. Factors affecting alien annual plant abundance at a site in the western Mojave Desert: effects of human disturbance, microhabitat, topography, and rainfall. California Exotic Pest Plant Council Meeting. Ontario, CA. [Abstract]

  212. Fritzke, S. and P. E. Moore. 1998. Exotic plant management in National Parks of California. Fremontia 26(4): 49-53. [Popular Publication]

  213. Kemp, P. and M.L. Brooks. 1998. Exotic Species of California Deserts. Fremontia 26:30-34. [Journal Article]

  214. Stephenson, N. L., L. S. Mutch, A. J. Das, V. G. Pile, C. I. DicKard, and P. E. Moore. 1998. Why do tree death rates decrease with elevation in the Sierra Nevada? Abstracts, Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, p. 219. [Abstract]

  215. van Wagtendonk, J. 1998. Fire and fuels in a Sierra Nevada ecosystem. P. 609 in, M.J. Mac, P.A. Opler, C.E. Puckett Haecker, and P.D. Doran (eds.), Status and Trends of the Nation’s Biological Resources 2 vols. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA. [Journal Article]

  216. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1998. Use of thematic mapper imagery to map fuel models. Proceedings 13th Conf. on Fire and Forest Meteorology. International Assoc. Wildland Fire. 13:215-224. [Proceedings]

  217. van Wagtendonk, J. W., W. M. Sydoriak, and J. M. Benedict. 1998. Heat content variation of Sierra Nevada conifers. International Journal of Wildland Fire 8(3):147-158. [Journal Article]

  218. van Wagtendonk, J. W., J. M. Benedict, and W. M. Sydoriak. 1998. Fuel bed characteristics of Sierra Nevada conifers. Western Journal of Applied Forestry 13(3): 73-84. [Journal Article]

  219. Brooks, M.L. 1997. Effects of Fenced Protection from Human Disturbance on Plant and Animal Communities at a Site in the Western Mojave Desert. Society for Conservation Biology meeting, Victoria, British Columbia. [Abstract]

  220. Brooks, M.L. 1997. Factors affecting alien annual plant abundance at a site in the western Mojave Desert: effects of human disturbance, microhabitat, topography, and rainfall. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 78: 227. [Proceedings]

  221. Cole, D. N., P. E. Moore, M. P. McClaran and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1997. Developing a scientific basis for managing packstock grazing in Yosemite National Park. Poster presented at Making Protection Work: proceedings of the Ninth Conference on Research and Resource Management in Parks and on Public Lands; Sponsored by The George Wright Society; March 17-21, 1997; Albuquerque, New Mexico. [Poster]

  222. Cole, D. N., P. E. Moore, M. P. McClaran and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1997. Developing a scientific basis for managing packstock grazing in Yosemite National Park. Poster presented at Making Protection Work: proceedings of the Ninth Conference on Research and Resource Management in Parks and on Public Lands; Sponsored by The George Wright Society; March 17-21, 1997; Albuquerque, New Mexico. [Poster]

  223. Philpot C. W., N. L. Christensen, N. L Colegrove, L. N. Decker, T. P. Duane, J. F. Franklin, R. Graham, R. J. Gutierrez, N. H. Pilsbury, A. R. Stage, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1997. Final report of the California spotted owl Federal Advisory Committee. USDA, Washington, DC. [Technical Report]

  224. van Wagtendonk, J.W. and P. E. Moore. 1997. Montane conifer fuel dynamics, Yosemite National Park. Litter and woody fuel accumulation rates over 7 years for 7 montane Sierra Nevada conifer species, including giant sequoia, ponderosa pine, sugar pine, Jeffrey pine, incense-cedar and white fir. Data are from four sites per size class per species with four size classes each. Nonspatial, georeferenced. [Database Nonspatial]

  225. van Wagtendonk, J.W. and P. E. Moore. 1997. Montane conifer fuel dynamics, Yosemite National Park. Litter and woody fuel accumulation rates over 7 years for 7 montane Sierra Nevada conifer species, including giant sequoia, ponderosa pine, sugar pine, Jeffrey pine, incense-cedar and white fir. Data are from four sites per size class per species with four size classes each. Nonspatial, georeferenced. [Database Nonspatial]

  226. Brooks, M.L. 1996. Testing hypotheses about wildland fires in the western Mojave Desert: results of experimental burns in August 1995. Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Las Vegas, NV. [Abstract]

  227. McKelvey, K. S., C. N. Skinner, C. Chang, D. C. Erman, S. J. Husari, D. J. Parsons, J. W. van Wagtendonk, and C. P. Weatherspoon. 1996. Fire in the Sierra Nevada, an overview. In: Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project: Final report to Congress, Volume II, Chapter 37. Univ. Calif., Davis, Wildland Resources Center Rep. 37. 1528 p. [Book Chapter]

  228. Parsons, D. J., and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1996. Fire research and management in the Sierra Nevada national parks. P. 25-48 In Halvorson, W. , and G. E. Davis (Eds.) Science and ecosystem management in the national parks. Univ. Arizona Press, Tucson. 364 p. [Book Chapter]

  229. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1996. National Park Service: sugar pine management. P. 212-213 in: Kinloch, B. B., M. Marosy, and M. E. Huddleston (Eds.). Sugar Pine: status, values, and roles in ecosystems. Univ. Calif. Div. Agric. and Nat. Res. Pub. 3362. 225 p. [Proceedings]

  230. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1996. Use of a deterministic fire growth model to test fuel treatments. In: Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project: Final report to Congress, Volume II, Chapter 43. Univ. Calif., Davis, Wildland Resources Center Rep. 37. 1528 p. [Book Chapter]

  231. van Wagtendonk, J. W., and D. J. Parsons. 1996. Wilderness in the Sierra Nevada national parks. P. 281-294 In Halvorson, W. , and G. E. Davis (Eds.) Science and ecosystem management in the national parks. Univ. Arizona Press, Tucson. 364 p. [Book Chapter]

  232. van Wagtendonk, J. W., J. M. Benedict, and W. M. Sydoriak. 1996. Physical properties of woody fuel particles of Sierra Nevada conifers. International Journal of Wildland Fire 6(3):117-123. [Journal Article]

  233. Brooks, M.L and K.H. Berry. 1995. Alien annual grasses and fire in the western Mojave Desert: a plan to evaluate their effects on desert plant communities. Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Las Vegas, NV. [Abstract]

  234. Brooks, M.L. 1995. Alien annual grass taxa. Desert Lands Restoration Workshop, Barstow, CA. [Abstract]

  235. Brooks, M.L. 1995. Benefits of protective fencing to plant and rodent communities of the western Mojave Desert, California. Environmental Management 19:65-74. [Journal Article]

  236. Philpot, C., C. Schechter, A. Bartuska, K. Beartusk, D. Bosworth, S. Coloff, J. Douglas, M. Edrington, R. Gale, M. J. Lavin, L. K. Rosenkrance, R. Streeter, and J. van Wagtendonk. 1995. Federal wildland fire management policy & program review. U. S. Dep’t. of the Interior and U. S. Dep’t. of Agriculture. 78 p. [Technical Report]

  237. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1995. Large fires in wilderness areas. P. 113-116 in Proc. Symp. on Fire in Wilderness and Park Management. USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR 320. 283 p. [Proceedings]

  238. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1995. Dr. Biswell's influence on the development of prescribed burning in California. P. 11-15 in: Weise, D. R. and R. E. Martin (Tech. Coords.). The Biswell Symposium: Fire Issues and Solutions in Urban and Wildland Ecosystems. USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR 158. 199 p. [Proceedings]

  239. Chow, L. S., J. W. van Wagtendonk, S. Thompson, and K. McCurdy. 1994. Using wildlife habitat models for land use planning for Yosemite Valley. Trans. West Sec. Wildl. Soc. 30:49-55. [Proceedings]

  240. Chow, L. S., J. W. van Wagtendonk, S. Thompson, and K. McCurdy. 1994. Using wildlife habitat models for land use planning for Yosemite Valley. Trans. West Sec. Wildl. Soc. 30:49-55. [Proceedings]

  241. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1994. Spatial patterns of lightning strikes and fires in Yosemite National Park. Proc. 12th Conf. Fire and Forest Meteorology. 12:223-231. [Proceedings]

  242. Brooks, M.L. 1993. A comparison of the plant and rodent communities inside to those outside the Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area, Kern County, California. Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Palm Springs, CA. [Abstract]

  243. Brooks, M.L. 1993. Ecological impact of human disturbance at the Desert Tortoise Natural Area, Kern County, California. Proceedings of the Mojave Desert Quaternary Studies Desert Research Symposium. [Proceedings]

  244. Chow, L. S., P. E. Moore, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1993. Ecology of mountain sheep reintroduced in the Sierra Nevada of California. P. 132-156 in S. D. Veirs, Jr., T. J. Stohlgren and C. Schonewald-Cox, eds. Proceedings of the Fourth Conference on Research in California’s National Parks, September 10-12, 1991, University of California, Davis. U.S. Dep. Interior, National Park Service Transactions and Proceedings Series No. 9. [Proceedings]

  245. Chow, L. S., P. E. Moore, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1993. Ecology of mountain sheep reintroduced in the Sierra Nevada of California. P. 132-156 in S. D. Veirs, Jr., T. J. Stohlgren and C. Schonewald-Cox, eds. Proceedings of the Fourth Conference on Research in California’s National Parks, September 10-12, 1991, University of California, Davis. U.S. Dep. Interior, National Park Service Transactions and Proceedings Series No. 9. [Proceedings]

  246. Chow, L. S., P. E. Moore, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1993. Ecology of mountain sheep reintroduced in the Sierra Nevada of California. P. 132-156 in S. D. Veirs, Jr., T. J. Stohlgren and C. Schonewald-Cox, eds. Proceedings of the Fourth Conference on Research in California’s National Parks, September 10-12, 1991, University of California, Davis. U.S. Dep. Interior, National Park Service Transactions and Proceedings Series No. 9. [Proceedings]

  247. Moore, P. E. 1993. Forage site characteristics of reintroduced mountain sheep in the Sierra Nevada, California. U.S. Dep. Interior, National Park Service, Western Region, Cooperative National Park Studies Unit Technical Report NPS/WRUC/NRTR-93/07. University of California, Davis. 92 p. [Technical Report]

  248. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1993. Maps, data, and GRASS in Yosemite National Park. P. 1-6 in: Waggoner, G. S., ed. Geographic information systems: proc. 7th Annual GRASS Users Conf. USDI, National Park Service Tech. Rep. NPS/NRGISD/NRTR-93/13. 288 p. [Proceedings]

  249. van Wagtendonk, J.W. 1993. Park goals and current fire policy. Renewable Resources Journal 11(1):19. [Journal Article]

  250. van Wagtendonk, J.W. and P. E. Moore. 1993. Vascular plant inventory, Yosemite National Park. Plant and fuel inventory data from 362 sites across elevational and latitudinal gradients of Yosemite National Park. Data collected between 1989 and 1993 includes species composition and abundance data for tree, shrub and herbaceous vegetation layers and fuel information. Nonspatial, georeferenced. [Database Nonspatial]

  251. van Wagtendonk, J.W. and P. E. Moore. 1993. Vascular plant inventory, Yosemite National Park. Plant and fuel inventory data from 362 sites across elevational and latitudinal gradients of Yosemite National Park. Data collected between 1989 and 1993 includes species composition and abundance data for tree, shrub and herbaceous vegetation layers and fuel information. Nonspatial, georeferenced. [Database Nonspatial]

  252. Walker, R. E., D. M. Stoms, F. W. Davis, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1993. Modeling potential natural vegetation from a topographic gradient in the southern Sierra Nevada, California. P. 794-803 in: Proc. GIS/LIS Annual Conf. [Proceedings]

  253. Brooks, M.L. 1992. Ecological impact of human disturbance on the Desert Tortoise Natural Area, Kern County, California, 1987-1992. M.A. Thesis. California State University, Fresno. 51 pp. [Thesis/Dissertation]

  254. van Wagtendonk, J. W., D. J. Parsons, and E. P. DeGraff. 1992. Wilderness management in the Sierra Nevada, California: 23 years of interagency cooperation. In: Krumpe, E. E., and P. D. Weingart, eds. Designation and management of park and wilderness reserves. Proc. of a symposium at the 4th World Wilderness Congress. Wilderness Center, Univ. Idaho, Moscow. Unnumbered. [Proceedings]

  255. Weatherspoon, C. P., S. J. Husari, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1992. Fire and fuels management in relation to owl habitat in forests in the Sierra Nevada and southern California. P. 247-260 in: Verner, J., K. S. McKelvey, B. R. Noon, R. J. Gutierrez, G. I. Gould, and T. W. Beck (tech. coords.). The California spotted owl: a technical assessment of its current status. USDA, Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-133. 285 p. [Technical Report]

  256. Chow, L. S. 1991. Population dynamics and movement patterns of bighorn sheep reintroduced in the Sierra Nevada, California. USDI National Park Service Tech. Rep. NPS/WRCC/NRTR-92/48. 158 p. (van Wagtendonk) [Technical Report]

  257. Heyne, T., B. Tribbey, M.L. Brooks, and J. Smith. 1991. First record of Mozambique tilapia in the San Joaquin Valley, California. California Fish and Game 77:53-54. [Journal Article]

  258. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1991. GIS applications in fire management and research. P. 212-214 in: Nodvin, S. C., and T. W. Waldrop (eds.). Proc. Symp. on Fire and the Environment. USDA, Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. SE-69. 429 p. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1991. [Proceedings]

  259. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1991. Spatial analysis of lightning strikes in Yosemite National Park. Proc. 11th Conf. Fire and Forest Meteorology. 11:605-611. [Proceedings]

  260. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1991. The evolution of National Park Service fire policy. P. 328-332 in: Nodvin, S. C., and T. W. Waldrop (eds.). Proc. Symp. on Fire and the Environment. USDA, Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. SE-69. 429 p. [Proceedings]

  261. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1991. The evolution of National Park Service fire policy. Fire Manage. Notes. 52(4):10-15. [Journal Article]

  262. Chow, L.S., J.A. Keay and P.E. Moore. 1990. Monitoring the population dynamics of a reintroduced mountain sheep herd in the Sierra Nevada, California. p.103-109 in C. van Riper III, T.J. Stohlgren, S.D. Veirs, Jr., and S.C. Hillyer, eds. Examples of Resource Inventory and Monitoring in National Parks of California: proceedings of the Third Biennial Conference on Research in California’s National Parks, September 13-15, 1988. Univ. of Calif., Davis. USDI, NPS Trans. and Proc. Series No. 8. [Proceedings]

  263. Chow, L.S., J.A. Keay and P.E. Moore. 1990. Monitoring the population dynamics of a reintroduced mountain sheep herd in the Sierra Nevada, California. p.103-109 in C. van Riper III, T.J. Stohlgren, S.D. Veirs, Jr., and S.C. Hillyer, eds. Examples of Resource Inventory and Monitoring in National Parks of California: proceedings of the Third Biennial Conference on Research in California’s National Parks, September 13-15, 1988. Univ. of Calif., Davis. USDI, NPS Trans. and Proc. Series No. 8. [Proceedings]

  264. van Wagtendonk, J. W., and D. M. Graber. 1990. Developing a geographic information system for the Sierra Nevada national parks. Proc. Conf. Sci. in the Nat'l. Parks. 8:19-29. [Proceedings]

  265. van Wagtendonk, J. W., E. P. DeGraff, J. M. Benedict, and N. Hunze. 1990. Interagency wilderness management: examples from California and Minnesota. P. 270-273 in: Proc. Conf. Manage. Amer. Wilderness. 706 p. [Proceedings]

  266. Chow, L. S., P. E. Moore, D. M. Graber, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1988. Seasonal movements and distribution patterns of a reintroduced bighorn sheep herd following transplant in the Sierra Nevada, California. Bienn. Symp. North. Amer. Wild Sheep and Goat Counc. 6:210-218. [Proceedings]

  267. Chow, L. S., P. E. Moore, D. M. Graber, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1988. Seasonal movements and distribution patterns of a reintroduced bighorn sheep herd following transplant in the Sierra Nevada, California. Bienn. Symp. North. Amer. Wild Sheep and Goat Counc. 6:210-218. [Proceedings]

  268. Chow, L. S., P. E. Moore, D. M. Graber, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1988. Seasonal movements and distribution patterns of a reintroduced bighorn sheep herd following transplant in the Sierra Nevada, California. Bienn. Symp. North. Amer. Wild Sheep and Goat Counc. 6:210-218. [Proceedings]

  269. van Wagtendonk, J. W., and C. A. Sydoriak. 1987. Fuel accumulation rates after prescribed fires in Yosemite National Park. Proc. 9th Conf. Fire and Forest Meteorology. 9:101-105. [Proceedings]

  270. Parsons, D. J., D. M. Graber, J. K. Agee, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1986. Natural fire management in national parks. Environ. Manage. 10(1):21-24. [Journal Article]

  271. Ryan, H., F. Albeita, L. Bancroft, W. L. McCleese, H. N. Miller, R. Mutch, H. Poitevint, P. Range, M. J. Rogers, J. W. van Wagtendonk, and R. Wilson. 1986. Prescribed fire plan guide. Nat'l. Wildfire Coord. Group. 96 p. [Technical Report]

  272. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1986. The determination of carrying capacities for the Yosemite Wilderness. P. 456-461 in: Proc. Nat'l. Wilderness Conf.: Current Res. USDA, For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-212. 553 p. [Proceedings]

  273. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1986. The role of fire in the Yosemite Wilderness. P. 2-9 in: Proc. Nat'l Wilderness Res. Conf.: Current Res. USDA, For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-212. 553 p. [Proceedings]

  274. van Wagtendonk, J. W., and P. R. Coho. 1986. Trailhead quotas: rationing use to keep wilderness wild. J. Forestry 84(11):22-24. [Journal Article]

  275. Ferry, G., F. Albeita, L. Bancroft, W. L. McCleese, H. N. Miller, R. Mutch, H. Ryan, J. W. van Wagtendonk, R. Wilson, and F. Zontek. 1985. Prescribed fire smoke management guide. Nat'l. Wildfire Coord. Group. 24 p. [Technical Report]

  276. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1985. Prescribed fire ignition with fusee dropper. P. 121-127 in: Mutch, R. W., (tech. ed.). Prescribed Fire by Aerial Ignition, Proceedings of a Workshop. Intermountain Fire Council, Missoula, MT. 217 p. [Proceedings]

  277. van Wagtendonk, J. W., and W. M. Sydoriak. 1985. Correlation of woody and duff moisture contents. Proc. 8th Conf. Fire and Forest Meteorology. 8:186-191. [Proceedings]

  278. Bancroft, L., T. Nichols, D. Parsons, D. Graber, B. Evison, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1984. Evolution of the natural fire management program at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. P. 174-180 in: Proc. Symp. and Workshop on Wilderness Fire. USDA, For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-182. 424 p. [Proceedings]

  279. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1984. Fire suppression effects on fuels and succession in short fire interval wilderness ecosystems. P. 119-126 in: Proc. Symp. and Workshop on Wilderness Fire. USDA, For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-182. 424 p. [Proceedings]

  280. van Wagtendonk, J. W., and S. J. Botti. 1984. Modeling behavior of prescribed fires in Yosemite National Park. J. Forestry 82(8):479-484. [Journal Article]

  281. Keay, J. A., and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1983. Effect of Yosemite backcountry use levels on incidents with black bears. Int. Conf. Bear Res. and Manage. 5:307-311. [Proceedings]

  282. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1983. Prescribed fire effects on forest understory mortality. Proc. 7th Conf. Fire and Forest Meteorology. 7:136-138. [Proceedings]

  283. van Wagtendonk, J. W., L. Bancroft, G. Ferry, R. French, J.T. Hance, J. Hickman, W. L. McCleese, R. Mutch, F. Zontek, and D. Butts. 1982. Prescribed fire monitoring and evaluation guide. Nat'l. Wildfire Coord. Group. 16 p. [Technical Report]

  284. Lotan, J. E., M. E. Alexander, S. F. Arno, R. E. French, O.G. Langdon, R. M. Loomis, R. E. Norum, R. C. Rothermel, W. C. Schmidt, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1981. Effects of fire on flora: a state of knowledge review. USDA, For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-16. 71 p. [Technical Report]

  285. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1981. The effect of use limits on backcountry visitation trends in Yosemite National Park. Leisure Sci. 4(3):311-323. [Journal Article]

  286. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1980. Visitation trends in the Yosemite backcountry. Proc. 2nd. Conf Sci. Res. in the Nat'l. Parks. USDI, Nat'l. Park Serv. Trans. and Proc. Series 6:62-76. [Proceedings]

  287. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1980. Visitor use patterns in Yosemite National Park. Journal of Travel Research 19(2):12-17. [Journal Article]

  288. van Wagtendonk, J. W., and J. M. Benedict. 1980. Travel time variation on backcountry trails. Journal of Leisure Research 12(2):99-106. [Journal Article]

  289. van Wagtendonk, J. W., and J. M. Benedict. 1980. Wilderness permit compliance and validity. J. Forestry 78(1):399-401. [Journal Article]

  290. McCleese, W. L., L. Bancroft, G. Ferry, R. French, J.T. Hance, J. Hickman, R. Mutch, J. W. van Wagtendonk, and F. Zontek. 1979. Prescribed fire job qualification guide. Nat'l. Wildfire Coord. Group. 8 p. [Technical Report]

  291. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1979. A conceptual backcountry carrying capacity model. Proc. 1st. Conf. Sci. Res. in the Nat'l. Parks. USDI, Nat'l. Park Serv. Trans. and Proc. Series 5:1033-1038. [Proceedings]

  292. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1979. Use of a wilderness simulator for management decisions. Proc. 1st. Conf. Sci. Res. in the Nat'l. Parks. Trans. and Proc. Series 5:1039-1040. [Proceedings]

  293. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1978. Using wilderness permits to obtain route information. P. 197-203 in: Shechter, M., and R. C. Lucas. Simulation of Recreational Use for Park and Wilderness Management. Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, MD. 220 p. [Book Chapter]

  294. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1978. Wilderness fire management in Yosemite National Park. P. 324-335 in: Schofield, E. A. (ed.). EARTHCARE: Global Protection of Natural Areas. Westview Press, Boulder, CO. 838 p. [Book Chapter]

  295. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1977. Fire management in the Yosemite mixed conifer ecosystem. P. 459-463 in: Proc. Symp. Environ. Consequences of Fire and Fuel Manage. in Mediterranean Ecosystems. USDA, For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-3. 498 p. [Proceedings]

  296. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1974. Refined burning prescriptions for Yosemite National Park. USDI, Nat'l. Park Serv. Occ. Pap. 2. 21 p. [Technical Report]

  297. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1972. Fire and fuel relationships in mixed conifer ecosystems of Yosemite National Park. Unpub. Ph.D. dissertation, Univ. Calif., Berkeley. 163 p. [Thesis/Dissertation]

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