The following documents, links to documents housed on external sites, and presentations concern the analyses, results, conclusions, and suggested management actions produced over the course of this project. This page will be continually updated as additional material becomes available. The following materials have been published or publicly presented:
Publications:
• Paudel, A., Merriam, K., Coppoletta, M., and Markwith, S. H. In Review. Persistent composition legacy and rapid structural change following successive fires in Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forests. Forest
Ecology and Management.
• Markwith, S. H. and Paudel, A. In Press. Beyond pre-Columbian fire: the impact of firewood collection on forest fuel loads. Canadian Journal of Forest Reseearch,
https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2021-0207.
• Steel, Z. L., Foster, D., Coppoletta, M., Lyderson, J. M., Stephens, S. L., Paudel, A., Markwith, S. H., and Collins, B. M. 2021. Ecological resilience and vegetation transition in the face of multiple large wildfires. Journal of Ecology vol. 109, p. 3340-3355, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13764.
Conference Presentations:
• Paudel, A. and Markwith, S. H. Vegetation heterogeneity due to multiple wildfires in northern Sierra Nevada forests. To be presented at the 2022 American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting.
• Markwith, S. H. and Paudel, A. Native American fuelwood collection in the Sierra Nevada, a model for modern fuels management. To be presented at the 2022 American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting.
• Paudel, A. Coppoletta, M., Merriam, K., and Markwith, S. H. Persistent composition legacy and rapid structural change following successive fires in Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forests. To be presented at the 2021 Association for Fire Ecology 9th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress.
• Paudel, A. and Markwith, S. H. Landscape heterogeneity due to multiple mixed-severity fires following prolonged fire suppression in northern Sierra Nevada conifer forests. Presented at the 2021 Association of Pacific Coast Geographers Annual Meeting.
• Markwith, S. H. and Paudel, A. Beyond pre-Columbian burning: the impact of firewood collection on forest fuel loads. Presented at the 2021 Association of Pacific Coast Geographers Annual Meeting.
• Paudel, A. and Markwith, S. H. Shifting pattern of landscape heterogeneity due to mixed-severity fire after prolonged fire suppression. Presented at the 2021 Florida Society of Geographers Annual Meeting.
• Paudel, A. Coppoletta, M., Merriam, K., and Markwith, S. H. Structural change in vegetation following fire in Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forests. Presented at the 2021 Florida Women in Mathematics Day.
• Paudel, A. and Markwith, S. H. Role of mixed-severity fire in the shifting pattern of landscape heterogeneity after prolonged fire suppression. Presented at the 2021 American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting.
• Markwith, S. H. The case of the missing fuels or beyond pre-European fire: complex cultural impacts on forest fuel loads. Presented at the 2020 Florida Society of Geographers Annual Meeting in Gainesville, FL.
• Paudel, A. and Markwith, S. H. Mixed conifer density and regeneration variation in a mixed-severity fire landscape of the northern Sierra Nevada Range, California. Presented at the 2020 Florida Society of Geographers Annual Meeting in Gainesville, FL.
• Markwith, S. H., Paudel, A., Coppoletta, M., Merriam, K., and Collins, B. Successive large mixed-severity wildfires and vegetation and fuel dynamics in the Sierra Nevada, CA. Presented in the Fire-Driven Vegetation Change session at the 2019 American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
• Markwith, S. H., Paudel, A., Coppoletta, M., Merriam, K., and Collins, B. Analysis of vegetation change due to repeated large mixed-severity wildfires in the Sierra Nevada, CA. Presented at the 2019 Florida Society of Geographers Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL.
• Paudel, A., Markwith, S. H., Coppoletta, M., Merriam, K., and Collins, B. Fuel and vegetation response to frequent fire at different spatio-temporal scales in the dry conifer forests, northern Sierra Nevada range, CA. Presented at the 2019 Florida Society of Geographers Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL.
• Paudel, A. and Markwith, S. H. Mixed conifer density and regeneration variation in a mixed-severity fire landscape of the northern Sierra Nevada Range, California. Presented at the 2020 Florida Society of Geographers Annual Meeting in Gainesville, FL.
• Markwith, S. H., Paudel, A., Coppoletta, M., Merriam, K., and Collins, B. Successive large mixed-severity wildfires and vegetation and fuel dynamics in the Sierra Nevada, CA. Presented in the Fire-Driven Vegetation Change session at the 2019 American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
• Markwith, S. H., Paudel, A., Coppoletta, M., Merriam, K., and Collins, B. Analysis of vegetation change due to repeated large mixed-severity wildfires in the Sierra Nevada, CA. Presented at the 2019 Florida Society of Geographers Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL.
• Paudel, A., Markwith, S. H., Coppoletta, M., Merriam, K., and Collins, B. Fuel and vegetation response to frequent fire at different spatio-temporal scales in the dry conifer forests, northern Sierra Nevada range, CA. Presented at the 2019 Florida Society of Geographers Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL.
Conference Posters:
• Paudel, A., and Markwith, S. H. Landscape heterogeneity due to mixed-severity fire after prolonged fire suppression in a Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forest. Presented at the 2021 Ecological Society of America Conference, August 2-6, 2021.
• Paudel, A., Coppoletta, M., Merriam, K, and Markwith, S. H. Vegetation dynamics in frequently burned mixed conifer forests, northern Sierra Nevada Range, CA. Presented at the 2020 Ecological Society of America Conference, August 3-6, 2020.
• Markwith, S. H., Paudel, A., Coppoletta, M., and Merriam, K. Mixed conifer regeneration after successive large mixed-severity wildfires in the Sierra Nevada, CA. Presented at the 2019 Association for Fire Ecology 8th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress, November 18-22, 2019, Tucson, Arizona.
• de Souza, J. C. and Markwith, S. H. “The importance of vultures in the elimination and location of carcasses in the field.” Presented at the Wildlife Research and Conservation Conference 2019 in Berlin, Germany.
• Paudel, A., Markwith, S. H., Coppoletta, M., Merriam, K., and Collins, B. Vegetation and fuel dynamics at different spatio-temporal scales in frequently burned mixed conifer forests, northern Sierra Nevada Range, California. Presented at the 2019 American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
• Markwith, S. H., Paudel, A., Coppoletta, M., and Merriam, K. Mixed conifer regeneration after successive large mixed-severity wildfires in the Sierra Nevada, CA. Presented at the 2019 Association for Fire Ecology 8th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress, November 18-22, 2019, Tucson, Arizona.
• de Souza, J. C. and Markwith, S. H. “The importance of vultures in the elimination and location of carcasses in the field.” Presented at the Wildlife Research and Conservation Conference 2019 in Berlin, Germany.
• Paudel, A., Markwith, S. H., Coppoletta, M., Merriam, K., and Collins, B. Vegetation and fuel dynamics at different spatio-temporal scales in frequently burned mixed conifer forests, northern Sierra Nevada Range, California. Presented at the 2019 American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.