Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences Department faculty research focuses on ethical and data-driven sustainable management, protection, and restoration of land resources related to soil, water, forests, range, wildlife, and related environmental values.
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Submissions from 2000
Modeling Conifer Tree Crown Radius and Estimating Canopy Cover, Samantha J. Gill, Gregory S. Biging, and Edward C. Murphy
Using a Mensuration Approach with FIA Vegetation Plot Data to Assess the Accuracy of Tree Size and Crown Closure Classes in a Vegetation Map of Northeastern California, Samantha J. Gill, Jeff Milliken, Debby Beardsley, and Ralph Warbington
Submissions from 1999
Effects of Above-Ground Biomass Allocation on Soil Nitrogen Demand and Below-Ground Productivity: The Influence of Stand Density, Christopher Dicus and Thomas J. Dean
A Calibration Procedure Using Topmodel to Determine Suitability for Evaluating Potential Climate Change Effects on Water Yield, Brian Dietterick, James A. Lynch, and Edward S. Corbett
Liming of Vineyard Soils, Thomas J. Rice
Valuation of Tree Aesthetics on Small Urban-Interface Properties, Richard Thompson, Richard Hanna, Jay Noel, and Douglas D. Piirto
Submissions from 1998
Stand Density Effects on Biomass Allocation Patterns and Subsequent Soil Nitrogen Demand, Christopher Dicus and Thomas J. Dean
Restoration of Mixed Conifer Communities Using Prescribed Fire in Bryce Canyon National Park, Michael J. Jenkins, Christopher Dicus, and Joel E. Godfrey
Postfire Succession and Disturbance Interactions on an Intermountain Subalpine Spruce-fir Forest, Michael J. Jenkins, Christopher Dicus, and Elizabeth G. Hebertson
Biological and Management Implications of Fire-Pathogen Interactions in the Giant Sequoia Ecosystem, Douglas D. Piirto, John R. Parmeter Jr., Fields W. Cobb Jr., Kevin L. Piper, Amy C. Workinger, and William J. Otrosina
Submissions from 1997
Silica-Cemented Terrace Edges, Central California Coast, Lynn E. Moody and R. C. Graham
Communicating the Role of Science in Managing Giant Sequoia Groves, Douglas D. Piirto, Robert R. Rogers, and Mary C. Bethke
Implementing Uneven-Aged Redwood Management at Cal Poly's School Forest, an Update, Douglas D. Piirto, Richard P. Thompson, and Kevin L. Piper
Submissions from 1996
Estimating Value Contribution of Tree and Stand Condition, R. Joss Hanna, Richard P. Thompson, Douglas D. Piirto, and Jay E. Noel
Efficacy of Herbicide Application Methods Used to Control Tanoak (Lithocarpus densiflorus) in an Uneven-Aged Coast Redwood Management Context, Douglas D. Piirto, Brenda Smith, Eric K. Huff, and Scott T. Robinson
Submissions from 1995
Geomorphic and pedogenic evolution in coastal sediments, central California, Lynn E. Moody and R. C. Graham
Submissions from 1994
Pedogenic Processes in Thick Sand Deposits on a Marine Terrace, Central California, Lynn E. Moody and R. C. Graham
Clean Lakes Assistance Program for Lake Nacimiento, Thomas J. Rice, David H. Chipping, Norman L. Eatough, Royden Nakamura, and Daniel Bigley
Project Spotlight: Morro Bay Watershed 319 National Monitoring Program Project. National Water Quality Evaluation Project Notes., Karen Worcester, Thomas J. Rice, and Jo Beth Mullens
Submissions from 1992
Giant Sequoia Insect, Disease, and Ecosystem Interactions, Douglas D. Piirto
Submissions from 1990
Cost-Effective Wilderness Fire Management: A Case Study in Southern California, Christian A. Childers and Douglas D. Piirto
Changes to Simulated Fire Behaviour and Societal Benefits after Two Levels of Thinning in a Mixed-conifer Wildland-urban Interface Community, Christopher Dicus
Submissions from 1988
Cost-Effective Fire Management for Southern California's Chaparral Wilderness: An Analytical Procedure, Chris A. Childers and Douglas D. Piirto
Submissions from 1986
Central California Oak Residue Utilization and Marketing: Better Hardwood Management from Improved Utilization, Timothy G. O'Keefe and Douglas D. Piirto
Submissions from 1985
Wood of Giant Sequoia: Properties and Unique Characteristics, Douglas D. Piirto