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		<title> How to train your giant sequoia</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[Article reviewed: Density effects on giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) growth through 22 years: Implications for restoration and plantation management
By R. York, K O&amp;rsquo;Hara, and J. Battles, published in Western Journal of Applied Forestry, vol 28: 30-36
The plot line: This study controlled the number of giant sequoia seedlings in a given area and measured the effect of the different densities on growth through 22 years. The researchers found that giant sequoia can grow very......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-12613373-1&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=161230462&utmhn=ucanr.edu&utmdt=How%20to%20train%20your%20giant%20sequoia&utmp=%2Fblogs%2FForestStewardBlog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:19:40 PST</pubDate>
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		<title> The beautiful fall colors of the conifer forest: small orange flames and big yellow machines</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[Article reviewed: Fuel treatment longevity in a Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forest
By S. Stephens, B. Collins, and G. Roller. Published in the journal Forest Ecology and Management, 285: 204-212
The plot line: This study looks at how long fire hazard reduction treatments last. The researchers conducted 4 different approaches to reducing fire hazard: doing nothing, prescribed burning, mechanical thinning, and doing both a mechanical thin and a burn. They found that, while the mechanical......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-12613373-1&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=937511738&utmhn=ucanr.edu&utmdt=The%20beautiful%20fall%20colors%20of%20the%20conifer%20forest%3A%20small%20orange%20flames%20and%20big%20yellow%20machines&utmp=%2Fblogs%2FForestStewardBlog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:03:35 PST</pubDate>
		<link>http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=9093&amp;utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed</link>
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		<title> Giants round third base with a little help from their fungus friends</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[Article reviewed: Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization of giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) in response to restoration practices
By C. Fahey, R.A. York, and T.E. Pawlowska. 2012. Published in the journal Mycologia, 104: 988-007. DOI: 10.3852/11-289
The plot line: This study looked at the way that roots of giant sequoia seedlings interact with a fungus (together forming what is known as mycorrhizae). They found that when they planted giant sequoia seedlings, beneficial fungi would attach......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-12613373-1&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=510896336&utmhn=ucanr.edu&utmdt=Giants%20round%20third%20base%20with%20a%20little%20help%20from%20their%20fungus%20friends&utmp=%2Fblogs%2FForestStewardBlog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 07:31:45 PST</pubDate>
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		<author> ryork@berkeley.edu(Rob  York)</author>
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		<title> Forest scientsist bid on the trifecta SWEEP in the Sierra Nevada</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[September 21, 2012
Forest scientists bet on the trifecta SWEEP in the Sierra Nevada 
Article reviewed: Forests and water in the Sierra Nevada: Sierra Nevada Watershed Ecosystem Enhancement Project (SWEEP)
 
By R.C. Bales, J.J. Battles, Y. Chen, M.H. Conklin, E. Holst, K.L. O&amp;rsquo;Hara, P. Saksa, and W. Stewart
 
The plot line: [Note that this is a &amp;ldquo;white paper&amp;rdquo; (self-published), so I am straying from my typical format of reviewing only peer reviewed articles. Given the......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-12613373-1&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=95211722&utmhn=ucanr.edu&utmdt=Forest%20scientsist%20bid%20on%20the%20trifecta%20SWEEP%20in%20the%20Sierra%20Nevada&utmp=%2Fblogs%2FForestStewardBlog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:38:20 PST</pubDate>
		<link>http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=8371&amp;utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed</link>
		<author> ryork@berkeley.edu(Rob  York)</author>
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		<title> Adapting to climate change: Forests will try, but they can&#8217;t do it on their own</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[Adapting to climate change: Forests will try, but they can&#8217;t do it on their own 
Article reviewed:&#xa0;Forest responses to climate change in the northwestern United States: Ecophysiological foundations for adaptive management
By D.J. Chmura, P.D. Anderson, G.T. Howe, C.A. Harrington, J.E. Halofsky, D.L. Peterson, D.C. Shaw, and J.B. St. Clair Published in the journal, Forest Ecology and Management (Vol. 261: 1121-1142).
The plot line: This is a review of the likely and potential effects that......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-12613373-1&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=971228520&utmhn=ucanr.edu&utmdt=Adapting%20to%20climate%20change%3A%20Forests%20will%20try%2C%20but%20they%20can%E2%80%99t%20do%20it%20on%20their%20own&utmp=%2Fblogs%2FForestStewardBlog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:56:55 PST</pubDate>
		<link>http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7049&amp;utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed</link>
		<author> ryork@berkeley.edu(Rob  York)</author>
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		<title> Big holes, Janet Jackson, and fire severity</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[Article reviewed:&#xa0;Stand-replacing patches within a &#8216;mixed severity&#8217; fire regime: quantitative characterization using recent fires in a long-established natural fire area
By B.M. Collins and S.L. Stephens. Published in the journal Landscape Ecology and available for download. &#xa0;
The plot line: This study used an area within Yosemite National Park where wildfires had been allowed to burn over the past ~30 years. They looked for patterns in how often fires created large gaps (holes in the canopy)......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-12613373-1&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=865773154&utmhn=ucanr.edu&utmdt=Big%20holes%2C%20Janet%20Jackson%2C%20and%20fire%20severity&utmp=%2Fblogs%2FForestStewardBlog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:08:15 PST</pubDate>
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		<title> Mind the gap: growing pine species in selectively harvested mixed conifer forests</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[Article reviewed: A gap-based approach for regenerating pine species and reducing surface fuels in multi-aged mixed conifer stands in the Sierra Nevada, California
By R. York, J. Battles, R. Wenk, and D. Saah, published in the journal, Forestry. Available for free download and attached below.
The plot line: Selectively harvesting trees from forests is one of the techniques that can be used to manage forests for objectives such as wildlife habitat, species composition, and timber revenue.......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-12613373-1&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=841268420&utmhn=ucanr.edu&utmdt=Mind%20the%20gap%3A%20growing%20pine%20species%20in%20selectively%20harvested%20mixed%20conifer%20forests&utmp=%2Fblogs%2FForestStewardBlog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:57:21 PST</pubDate>
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		<author> ryork@berkeley.edu(Rob  York)</author>
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		<title> White fir v. ponderosa pine: The saga continues</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[Article reviewed: Using light to predict fuels-reduction and group selection effects on succession in Sierran mixed-conifer forests
By S. Bigelow, M. North, and C. Salk. Published in Canadian Journal of Forest Research, vol. 41 pp 2051-2063
The plot line: The authors in this study looked at areas in the northern Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forest that had been thinned lightly (only small trees harvested), thinned moderately (small and some medium sized trees harvested), and thinned heavily......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-12613373-1&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=699525042&utmhn=ucanr.edu&utmdt=White%20fir%20v%2E%20ponderosa%20pine%3A%20The%20saga%20continues&utmp=%2Fblogs%2FForestStewardBlog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:59:35 PST</pubDate>
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		<title> 1Pg&#8230; Forests, you sank my carbon!</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[Article reviewed: A Large and Persistent Carbon Sink in the World&#8217;s Forests
By Y. Pan and many others. 2011. Published in Science. Vol. 333 pp. 988-983.
The plot line: This team of scientists gathered all of the data they could find from across the world to quantitatively describe the roll that forests have had in influencing the global carbon balance over the past two decades. They distinguished between temperate, tropical, and boreal forests in terms of which forests were sinks versus......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-12613373-1&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=146968008&utmhn=ucanr.edu&utmdt=1Pg%E2%80%A6%20Forests%2C%20you%20sank%20my%20carbon%21&utmp=%2Fblogs%2FForestStewardBlog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:57:33 PST</pubDate>
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		<title> A Nitrogen fixation: N critical loads for California</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[Article Reviewed: Nitrogen critical loads and management alternatives for N-impacted ecosystems in California 
M.E. Fenn , E.B. Allen, S.B. Weiss , S. Jovan, L.H. Geiser , G.S. Tonnesen, R.F. Johnson, L.E. Rao, B.S. Gimeno, F. Yuan, T. Meixner, and A. Bytnerowicz
Journal of Environmental Management 91 (2010) 2404-2423 doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.07.034
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In this paper, Fenn and collaborators review the nitrogen input &#8220;critical loads&#8221; for a broad selection of California&#8217;s......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-12613373-1&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=619327137&utmhn=ucanr.edu&utmdt=A%20Nitrogen%20fixation%3A%20N%20critical%20loads%20for%20California&utmp=%2Fblogs%2FForestStewardBlog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:56:52 PST</pubDate>
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		<title> Drop tree density like it&apos;s hot</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[Article reviewed: Impacts of fire exclusion and recent managed fire on forest structure in old growth Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forests
By B.M. Collins, R.G. Everett, and S.L. Stephens. 2011. Published in Ecosphere, Volume 2(4):art51. doi:10.1890/ES11-00026.1
The plot line: These researchers found some rare vintage 1911 data that was collected in what is now Yosemite National Park. With what they think is reasonable confidence, they were able to relocate the 1911 areas and do a century-long......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-12613373-1&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=8717111&utmhn=ucanr.edu&utmdt=Drop%20tree%20density%20like%20it%27s%20hot&utmp=%2Fblogs%2FForestStewardBlog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 12:22:49 PST</pubDate>
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		<author> ryork@berkeley.edu(Rob  York)</author>
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		<title> White fir defeats aspen again: Winners and losers in long-term forest dynamics</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[Article reviewed: Post-1935 changes in forest vegetation of Grand canyon National Park, Arizona, USA: Part 1 &#8211; ponderosa pine forest
By Vankat, J.L. 2011. Post-1935 changes in forest vegetation of Grand canyon National Prak, Arizona, USA: Part 1 &#8211; ponderosa pine forest. Published in Forest Ecology and Management, Vol 262 pp 309-235.
The plot line: In 1935 the National Park Service sampled hundreds of vegetation plots in Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP). In 2004, the author of this paper......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-12613373-1&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=280412742&utmhn=ucanr.edu&utmdt=White%20fir%20defeats%20aspen%20again%3A%20Winners%20and%20losers%20in%20long%2Dterm%20forest%20dynamics&utmp=%2Fblogs%2FForestStewardBlog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:23:53 PST</pubDate>
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		<title> Dear Sudden Oak Death: What have you done for me lately?</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[Article reviewed: Interacting disturbances: wildfire severity affected by stage of forest disease invasion
By M.R. Metz, K.M. Frangioso, R.K. Meentemeyer, and D.M. Rizzo, published in the journal Ecological Applications, vol. 21: 313-320
The plot line: These researchers evaluated the influence of Sudden Oak Death (SOD) on wildfire severity. They were able to do so because they had measured forests that were infected to various degrees (ranging from no infection to very advanced infection) by......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-12613373-1&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=81518346&utmhn=ucanr.edu&utmdt=Dear%20Sudden%20Oak%20Death%3A%20What%20have%20you%20done%20for%20me%20lately%3F&utmp=%2Fblogs%2FForestStewardBlog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 10:58:41 PST</pubDate>
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		<title> To find buried treasures of carbon in forest soils, dig deep or use math</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[Article reviewed: Subsurface carbon contents: Some case studies in forest soils
By D.W. Johnson, J.D. Murphy, B.M. Rau, and W.W. Miller, published in the journal  Forest Science, Vol 57, 3-10
The plot line: This is an article that was part of a special issue of Forest Science that was born from a conference on the importance of carbon in deep forest soils (it is not surprising that, yes, soil scientists think it is important!). This article emphasizes the need for understanding the pattern of......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-12613373-1&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=729799395&utmhn=ucanr.edu&utmdt=To%20find%20buried%20treasures%20of%20carbon%20in%20forest%20soils%2C%20dig%20deep%20or%20use%20math&utmp=%2Fblogs%2FForestStewardBlog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:34:38 PST</pubDate>
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		<title> Hawks v. humans: Making anxious circles in the sky</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[Article reviewed: Restoring forest raptors: Influence on human disturbance and forest condition on Northern Goshawks
By M. Morrison, R. Young, J. Romsos, and R. Golightly. Published in Restoration Ecology, Vol. 19 No. 2 pp. 273-279, accessible here.
The plot line: Suspecting that human interactions with goshawks are causing their decline (like has been observed in Europe), the researchers measured human activity (hiking) and development (roads and houses) differences between areas that are......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-12613373-1&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=187442460&utmhn=ucanr.edu&utmdt=Hawks%20v%2E%20humans%3A%20Making%20anxious%20circles%20in%20the%20sky&utmp=%2Fblogs%2FForestStewardBlog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:22:57 PST</pubDate>
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		<title> From Vermont to &apos;Brunmont&apos; in 40 years?</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[[This post graciously provided by the Battles lab at UC Berkeley, and originally posted at www.foreststeward.com on Feb. 25, 2011]
Article reviewed: A rapid upward shift of a forest ecotone during 40 years of warming in the Green Mountains of Vermont.
By B. Beckage, B. Osborne, D.G. Gavin, C. Pucko, T. Siccama, and T. Perkins. Published in PNAS, Vol. 105, No. 11, pp. 4197-4202
The plot line: The goal of this study was to determine whether the location of the northern hardwood-boreal ecotone......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-12613373-1&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=187104431&utmhn=ucanr.edu&utmdt=From%20Vermont%20to%20%27Brunmont%27%20in%2040%20years%3F&utmp=%2Fblogs%2FForestStewardBlog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:18:23 PST</pubDate>
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		<title> Do Bark Beetles Beckon Big Burns?</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[Article Reviewed: Do mountain pine beetle outbreaks change the probability of active crown fire in lodgepole pine forests?
This review provided by the Battles lab of UC Berkeley  
By M. Simard, W.H. Romme, J.M. Griffin, and M.G. Turner. Online preprint. Ecological Monographs.&#xa0; Availability: http://esa.org/papers/
Plot line: Bark beetle outbreaks have caused extensive mortality of pine forests across western North America. In the aftermath, these forests with many dead and dying pines are......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-12613373-1&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=335196437&utmhn=ucanr.edu&utmdt=Do%20Bark%20Beetles%20Beckon%20Big%20Burns%3F&utmp=%2Fblogs%2FForestStewardBlog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 10:26:37 PST</pubDate>
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		<author> ryork@berkeley.edu(Rob  York)</author>
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		<title> Tree shift rolls downhill</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[[Originally posted on www.foreststeward.com on Jan 28, 2011]
Article Reviewed: Changes in Climatic Water Balance Drive Downhill Shifts in Plant Species&#8217; Optimum Elevations
By S.W. Crimmins, S.Z. Dobrowski, J.A. Greenberg, J.T. Abatzoglou, and A.R. Mynsberge, published in the journal, Science, Vol. 331, pp. 324-327
Plot line: The authors gathered data collected from the early 1930&#8217;s from surveys that measured the elevation where species occurred throughout the forested regions of California......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-12613373-1&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=574275588&utmhn=ucanr.edu&utmdt=Tree%20shift%20rolls%20downhill&utmp=%2Fblogs%2FForestStewardBlog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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		<author> ryork@berkeley.edu(Rob  York)</author>
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		<title> Seeds beget giants</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[[Originally posted on www.foreststeward.com on Jan 15, 2011] 
Article Reviewed: Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) Regeneration in Experimental Canopy Gaps
By R.A. York, J.J. Battles, A.K. Eschtruth, and F.G. Schurr. Published in Restoration Ecology Vol. 19, 1 (2011) pp. 14-23. Available for open-access.
Plot line: These researchers created canopy gaps within a giant sequoia forest and then planted seedlings of giant sequoia within the gaps. They wanted to see how giant sequoia......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-12613373-1&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=442794922&utmhn=ucanr.edu&utmdt=Seeds%20beget%20giants&utmp=%2Fblogs%2FForestStewardBlog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 12:11:44 PST</pubDate>
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		<title> Death comes for the drought-stressed forest</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[[originally posted at www.foreststeward.com on Jan 7, 2011]
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Article Reviewed: Tree mortality in drought-stressed mixed-conifer and ponderosa pine forests, Arizona, USA
By J.L. Ganey and S.C. Vojta. Published in Forest Ecology and Management 261 (2011) 162&#8211;168
Plot line: This short paper documents tree death in northern Arizona between 1997 and 2007, a period of record drought in the southwest. The focus is on......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-12613373-1&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=409416510&utmhn=ucanr.edu&utmdt=Death%20comes%20for%20the%20drought%2Dstressed%20forest&utmp=%2Fblogs%2FForestStewardBlog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:28:23 PST</pubDate>
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