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First Record of Serropalpus substriatus Haldeman, 1848 (Coleoptera: Melandryidae) on giant sequoia, Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) J. Buchholz (Cupressaceae): New larval host (with Kim S. Camilli, Joshua D. Soderlund, David Wood, and Jim Kral), The Pan-Pacific Entomologist (2012)
 

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Using FORSEE and Continuous Forest Inventory Information to Evaluate Implementation of Uneven-aged Management in Santa Cruz County Coast Redwood Forests (with Scott Sink, Dominic Ali, Steve Auten, Christopher Hipkin, and Reid Cody), Proceedings of the Coast Redwood Forests in a Changing California: A Symposium for Scientists and Managers: Santa Cruz, CA (2011)

Swanton Pacific Ranch in northern Santa Cruz County has been owned and managed by California...

 

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Identifying and Addressing Contemporary Issues in Central Coast Oak Woodlands (with Erin Rice, Royce Larsen, Bill Tietje, Ryan Cooper, and Ulric Lund), General Technicial Report PSW-GTR-217 (2008)

Recently, questions about the extent of thinning, the sustainability of forest management practices, and the...

 

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Perceptions of Agriculture and Natural Resource M.S. Graduates Regarding Program Quality and Learning Outcomes Attainment (with Mark D. Shelton, James J. Ahern, and April England), NACTA Journal (2006)

Master's degree recipients from the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES) at Cal...

 

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Structure and development of pitch canker infected Monterey pine stands at Ano Nuevo, California (with Sauli Valkonen), Forest Ecology and Management (2005)

The sustainability of indigenous Monterey pine (Pinus radiata D. Don)at Ano Nuevo stands in the...

 

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Fire Regimes and Resultant Forest Structure in Native Ano Nuevo Monterey Pine (Pinus radiata) Forest, California (with Scott L. Stephens and Domenico F. Caramagno), American Midland Naturalist (2004)

Native Monterey pine (Pinus radiata) forests occur in five populations on the west coast of...

 

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Advice for the Secretary of Agriculture about Management of the Giant Sequoia National Monument (with J. N. Clarke, D. M. Graber, K. M. Nissen, N. L. Stephenson, D. R. Tormey, and P. E. Waggoner), Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences (2003)

Landscapes held in public trust are difficult to manage; a living National Monument subject to...

 

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An Ecological Basis for Managing Giant Sequoia Ecosystems (with Robert R. Rogers), Environmental Management (2002)

A strategy for management of giant sequoia groves is formulated using a conceptual framework for...

 

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Valuation of Tree Aesthetics on Small Urban-Interface Properties (with Richard Thompson, Richard Hanna, and Jay Noel), Journal of Arboriculture (1999)

A model was developed to predict the value contribution of forest condition on small urban-wildland...

 

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Biological and Management Implications of Fire-Pathogen Interactions in the Giant Sequoia Ecosystem (with John R. Parmeter Jr., Fields W. Cobb Jr., Kevin L. Piper, Amy C. Workinger, and William J. Otrosina), Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference Proceedings: Tallahassee, FL (1998)

An overriding management goal for national parks is the maintenance or, where necessary, the restoration...

 

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Implementing Uneven-Aged Redwood Management at Cal Poly's School Forest, an Update (with Richard P. Thompson and Kevin L. Piper), Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences (1997)

California Polytechnic State University's School Ranch and Forest, called Swanton Pacific Ranch, is located just...

 

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Basidiomycete Fungi Reported on Living or Dead Giant Sequoia or Coast Redwood (with John R. Parmeter, Jr. and W. Wayne Wilcox), University of California, Berkeley Forestry and Forest Products (1984)
 

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Causes of Uprooting and Breakage of Specimen Giant Sequoia Trees (with W. Wayne Wilcox; John R. Parmeter, Jr.; and David L. Wood), Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California: Bulletin 1909 (1984)

A study of the causes of uprooting and stem failure in old-growth giant sequoia (Sequoia...

 

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Comparative Properties of Old- and Young-Growth Giant Sequoia of Potential Significance to Wood Utilization (with W. Wayne Wilcox), Division of Agricultural Sciences, University of California: Bulletin 1901 (1981)

A comparative study and a literature review were made on various wood properties (e.g. anatomical...

 

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Critical Evaluation of the Pulsed-Current Resistance Meter for Detection of Decay in Wood (with W. Wayne Wilcox), Forest Products Journal (1978)

An evaluation of a pulsed-current resistance meter ("Shigometer®", Model No. 7950) for facilitating detection of...

 

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Poria Incrassata in Giant Sequoia (with John R. Parmeter and W. Wayne Wilcox), Plant Disease Reporter (1977)
 

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Fomes Annosus in Giant Sequoia (with John R. Parmeter Jr. and F. W. Cobb Jr.), Plant Disease Reporter (1974)
 

Conference Proceedings

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Communicating the Role of Science in Managing Giant Sequoia Groves (with Robert R. Rogers and Mary C. Bethke), Proceedings for the National Silviculture Workshop (1997)

Management of giant sequoia groves has been and continues to be a hotly debated issue....

 

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Efficacy of Herbicide Application Methods Used to Control Tanoak (Lithocarpus densiflorus) in an Uneven-Aged Coast Redwood Management Context (with Brenda Smith, Eric K. Huff, and Scott T. Robinson), Proceedings of a Symposium on Oak Woodlands: Ecology, Management and Urban Interface Issues (1996)

Three methods of tanoak (Lithocarpus densiflorus [Hook. & Arn.] Rehd.) control involving the application of...

 

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Estimating Value Contribution of Tree and Stand Condition (with R. Joss Hanna, Richard P. Thompson, and Jay E. Noel), Oak Woodlands: Ecology, Management and Urban Interface Issues Symposium (1996)

Key issues in encouraging forest management at the interface level in the oak woodlands are...

 

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Giant Sequoia Insect, Disease, and Ecosystem Interactions, Proceedings for the Symposium on Giant Sequoias: Their Place in the Ecosystem and Society, Visalia, CA (1992)

Individual trees of giant sequoia (Sequoia gigantea [Lindl.] Decne.) have demonstrated a capacity to attain...

 

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Cost-Effective Wilderness Fire Management: A Case Study in Southern California (with Christian A. Childers), Proceedings for the Fire and Environment Symposium, Knoxville, TN (1990)

Federal wilderness fire management policies have been scrutinized since the catastrophic fires in the Greater...

 

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Cost-Effective Fire Management for Southern California's Chaparral Wilderness: An Analytical Procedure (with Chris A. Childers), Proceedings for the Symposium on Fire and Watershed Management, Sacramento, CA (1988)

Fire management has always meant fire suppression to the managers of the chaparral covered southern...

 

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Central California Oak Residue Utilization and Marketing: Better Hardwood Management from Improved Utilization (with Timothy G. O'Keefe), The Proceedings of the Symposium on Multiple Use Management of California's Hardwood Resources (1986)

Limited information and observations indicate that there are some significant amounts of hardwood residue resources...

 

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Wood of Giant Sequoia: Properties and Unique Characteristics, Proceedings of the Workshop on Management of Giant Sequoia (1985)

Wood properties of giant sequoia (Sequoia gigantea [Lindl.] Decne.) were compared with those for other...