Publications
Journal Articles

[36] Davies, S. J., I. Abiem, K. Abu Salim, S. Aguilar, D. Allen, A. Alonso, K. Anderson-Teixeira, A. Andrade, G. Arellano, P. S. Ashton, P. J. Baker, M. E. Baker, J. L. Baltzer, Y. Basset, P. Bissiengou, S. Bohlman, N. A. Bourg, W. Y. Brockelman, S. Bunyavejchewin, D. F.R.P. Burslem, M. Cao, D. Cárdenas, L-W. Chang, C-H. Chang-Yang, K-J. Chao, W-C. Chao, H. Chapman, Y-Y. Chen, R. Chisholm, C. Chu, G. Chuyong, K. Clay, L. S. Comita, R. Condit, S. Cordell, H. S. Dattaraja, A. A. de Oliveira, J. den Ouden, M. Detto, C. Dick, X. Du, Á. Duque, S. Ediriweera, E. C. Ellis, N. L. Engone Obiang, S. Esufali, C. E.N. Ewango, E. S. Fernando, J. Filip, G. A. Fischer, R. Foster, T. Giambelluca, C. Giardina, G. S. Gilbert, E. Gonzalez-Akre, I.A.U.N. Gunatilleke, C.V.S. Gunatilleke, Z. Hao, B. C. H. Hau, F. He, H. Ni, R. W. Howe, S. P. Hubbell, A. Huth, F. Inman-Narahari, A. Itoh, D. Janík, P. A. Jansen, M. Jiang, D. J. Johnson, A. Jones, M. Kanzaki, D. Kenfack, S. Kiratiprayoon, K. Král, L. Krizel, S. Lao, A. J. Larson, Y. Li, X. Li, C. M. Litton, Y. Liu, S. Liu, S. Lum, M. Luskin, J. A. Lutz, H. T. Luu, K. Ma, J. R. Makana, Y. Malhi, A. Martin, C. McCarthy, S. M. McMahon, W. J. McShea, H. Memiaghe, X. Mi, D. Mitre, M. Mohamad, L. Monks, H. Muller-Landau, P. M. Musili, J. A. Myers, A. Nathalang, K. M. Ngo, N. Norden, V. Novotny, M. J. O’Brien, D. Orwig, R. Ostertag, K. Papathanassiou, G. G. Parker, R. Pérez, I. Perfecto, R. P. Phillips, N. Pongpattananurak, H. Pretzsch, H. Ren, G. Reynolds, L. J. Rodriguez, S. E. Russo, L. Sack, W. Sang, J. Shue, A. Singh, G-Z. M. Song, R. Sukumar, I-F. Sun, H. S. Suresh, N. G. Swenson, S. Tan, S. C. Thomas, D. Thomas, J. Thompson, B. Turner, A. Uowolo, M. Uriarte, R. Valencia, J. Vandermeer, A. Vicentini, M. Visser, T. Vrska, X. Wang, X. Wang, G. D. Weiblen, T. J.S. Whitfeld, A. Wolf, S. J. Wright, H. Xu, T. L. Yao, S. L. Yap, W. Ye, M. Yu, M. Zhang, D. Zhu, L. Zhu, J. K. Zimmerman, and D. Zuleta. 2021. ForestGEO: Understanding forest diversity and dynamics through a global observatory network. Biological Conservation 253: 108907. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108907

[35] Tamjidi, J., and J. A. Lutz 2020. The post-fire assembly process of tree species based on spatial analysis of a Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forest. Fire 3(4): 72. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire3040072

[34] Tamjidi, J., and J. A. Lutz. 2020. Soil enzyme activity and soil nutrients jointly influence post-fire habitat models in mixed-conifer forests of Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Fire 3: 54. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire3040054

[33] Furniss†, T. J., A. J. Larson, V. R. Kane, and J. A. Lutz. 2020. Wildfire and drought moderate the spatial elements of tree mortality. Ecosphere. 11(8): e03214. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3214

[32] Lutz, J. A, S. Struckman, T. J. Furniss†, C. A. Cansler, S. J. Germain†, L. L. Yocom, D. J. McAvoy, C. A. Kolden, A. M. S. Smith, M. E. Swanson, and A. J. Larson. 2020. Large-diameter trees dominate snag and surface biomass following reintroduced fire. Ecological Processes 9:41. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13717-020-00243-8

[31] Furniss†, T. J., V. R. Kane, A. J. Larson, and J. A. Lutz. 2020. Detecting actual tree mortality with satellite-derived spectral indices and estimating landscape-level uncertainty. Remote Sensing of Environment 237: 111497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2019.111497

[30] Levine, C. R., C. V. Cogbill, B. M. Collins, A. J. Larson, J. A. Lutz, M. P. North, C. M. Restaino, H. D. Safford, S. L. Stephens, and J. J. Battles. 2019. Estimating historical forest density from land-survey data: A response to Baker and Williams (2018). Ecological Applications 29(8): e01968. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.1968

[29] Stenzel†, J. E., K. J. Bartowitz, M. D. Hartman, J. A. Lutz, C. A. Kolden, A. M. S. Smith, M. E. Swanson, A. J. Larson, W. J. Parton, and T. W. Hudiburg. 2019. Fixing a snag in carbon emissions estimates from wildfires. Global Change Biology 25(11): 3985-3994. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14716

[28] Menge, D. N. L., R. A. Chisholm, S. J. Davies, K. Abu Salim, D. Allen, M. Alvarez, N. Bourg, W. Y. Brockelman, S. Bunyavejchewin, N. Butt, M. Cao, W. Chanthorn, W-C. Chao, K. Clay, R. Condit, S. Cordell, J. B. da Silva, H. S. Dattaraja, A. C. S. de Andrade, A. A. de Oliveira, J. den Ouden, M. Drescher, C. Fletcher, C. P. Giardina, C. V. S. Gunatilleke, I. A. U. N. Gunatilleke, B. C. H. Hau, F. He, R. Howe, C-F. Hsieh, S. P. Hubbell, F. M. Inman-Narahari, P. A. Jansen, D. J. Johnson, L. S. Kong, K. Král, C-C. Ku, J. Lai, A. J. Larson, X. Li, Y. Li, L. Lin, Y-C. Lin, S. Liu, S. K. Y. Lum, J. A. Lutz, K. Ma, Y. Malhi, S McMahon, W. McShea, X. Mi, M. Morecroft, J. A. Myers, A. Nathalang, V. Novotny, P. Ong, D. A. Orwig, R. Ostertag, G. Parker, R. P. Phillips, K. Abd. Rahman, L. Sack, W. Sang, G. Shen, A. Shringi, J. Shue, S-H. Su, R. Sukumar, I-F. Sun, H. S. Suresh, S. Tan, S. C. Thomas, P. S. Toko, R. Valencia, M. I. Vallejo, A. Vicentini, T. Vrška, B. Wang, X. Wang, G. D. Weiblen, A. Wolf, H. Xu, S. Yap, L. Zhu, T. Fung. 2019. Rarity of nitrogen-fixing trees in Asia suggests lower potential for carbon sequestration. Journal of Ecology 107(6): 2598-2610. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13199

[27] Cansler, C. A., M. E. Swanson, T. J. Furniss†, A. J. Larson, and J. A. Lutz. 2019. Fuel dynamics after reintroduced fire in an old-growth Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forest. Fire Ecology 15:16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-019-0035-y

[26] Ren, H., P. Keil, X. Mi, K. Ma, Z. Hao, W. Ye, L. Lin, R. Valencia, C. D. Fletcher, D. Thomas, R. W. Howe, J. A. Lutz, N. A. Bourg, I-F. Sun, L. Zhu, L-W. Chang, X. Wang, X. Du, D. Kenfack, G. B. Chuyong, and W. Jetz. In Press. Environment- and trait-mediated scaling of tree occupancy in forests worldwide. Global Ecology and Biogeography.

[24] Chu, C., J. A. Lutz, K. Král, T. Vrška, X. Yin, J. A. Myers, I. Abiem, A. Alonso, N. Bourg, D. F. R. P. Burslem, M. Cao, H. Chapman, R. Condit, S. Fang, G. Fischer, L. Gao, Z. Hao, B. C. H. Hau, Q. He, A. Hector, S. P. Hubbell, M. Jiang, G. Jin, D. Kenfack, J. Lai, B. Li, X. Li, Y. Li, J. Lian, L. Lin, Y. Liu, Y. Liu, Y. Luo, K. Ma, W. McShea, H. Memiaghe, X. Mi, M. Ni, M. J. O'Brien, A. A. de Oliveira, D. A. Orwig, G. Parker, X. Qiao, H. Ren, G. Reynolds, W. Sang, G. Shen, X. Sui, I-F. Sun, S. Tian, B. Wang, X-H. Wang, X. Wang, Y. Wang, G. D. Weiblen, S. Wen, N. Xi, W. Xiang, H. Xu, K. Xu, W. Ye, B. Zhang, J. Zhang, X. Zhang, Y. Zhang, K. Zhu, J. Zimmerman, D. Storch, J. L. Baltzer, K. J. Anderson-Teixeira, G. G. Mittelbach, F. He. In press. Direct and indirect effects of climate on richness drive the latitudinal diversity gradient in forest trees. Ecology Letters 22(2): 245-255. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele.13175

[23] Blomdahl, E. M., C. A. Kolden, A. J. H. Meddens, and J. A. Lutz. 2019. The importance of small fire refugia in the central Sierra Nevada, California, USA. Forest Ecology and Management 432: 1041-1052. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.10.038

[22] Furniss, T. J., A. J. Larson, V. R. Kane, and J. A. Lutz. 2019. Multi-scale assessment of post-fire tree mortality models. International Journal of Wildland Fire 28(1): 46-61. doi: https://doi.org/10.1071/WF18031

[21] LaManna, J. A., S. A. Mangan, A. Alonso, N. A. Bourg, W. Y. Brockelman, S. Bunyavejchewin, L. W. Chang, J. M. Chiang, G. B. Chuyong, K. Clay, R. Condit, S. Cordell, S. J. Davies, T. J. Furniss, C. P. Giardina, I. A. U. Nimal Gunatilleke, C. V. S. Gunatilleke, F. He, R. W. Howe, S. P. Hubbell, C. F. Hsieh, F. M. Inman-Narahari, D. Janík, D. J. Johnson, D. Kenfack, L. Korte, A. J. Larson, J. A. Lutz, S. M. McMahon, W. J. McShea, H. R. Memiaghe, A. Nathalang, V. Novotny, P. S. Ong, D. A. Orwig, R. Ostertag, G. G. Parker, R. P. Phillips, L. Sack, I. F. Sun, J. S. Tello, D. W. Thomas, B. L. Turner, D. M. Vela Díaz, T. Vrška, G. Weiblen, A. Wolf, S. Yap, and J. A. Myers. 2018b. Response to comment by Chisholm and Fung on "Plant diversity increases with the strength of negative density dependence at the global scale” Science 360: eaar5245. http://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6391/eaar5245

[20] LaManna, J. A., S. A. Mangan, A. Alonso, N. A. Bourg, W. Y. Brockelman, S. Bunyavejchewin, L. W. Chang, J. M. Chiang, G. B. Chuyong, K. Clay, R. Condit, S. Cordell, S. J. Davies, T. J. Furniss, C. P. Giardina, I. A. U. Nimal Gunatilleke, C. V. S. Gunatilleke, F. He, R. W. Howe, S. P. Hubbell, C. F. Hsieh, F. M. Inman-Narahari, D. Janík, D. J. Johnson, D. Kenfack, L. Korte, A. J. Larson, J. A. Lutz, S. M. McMahon, W. J. McShea, H. R. Memiaghe, A. Nathalang, V. Novotny, P. S. Ong, D. A. Orwig, R. Ostertag, G. G. Parker, R. P. Phillips, L. Sack, I. F. Sun, J. S. Tello, D. W. Thomas, B. L. Turner, D. M. Vela Díaz, T. Vrška, G. Weiblen, A. Wolf, S. Yap, and J. A. Myers. 2018a. Response to comment by Hülsmann and Hartigon on "Plant diversity increases with the strength of negative density dependence at the global scale” Science 360: eaar3824. http://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6391/eaar3824

[19] Lutz, J. A., T. J. Furniss, D. J. Johnson, S. J. Davies, D. Allen, A. Alonso, K. Anderson-Teixeira, A. Andrade, J. Baltzer, K. M. L. Becker, E. M. Blomdahl, N. A. Bourg, S. Bunyavejchewin, D. F. R. P. Burslem, C. A. Cansler, K. Cao, M. Cao, D. Cárdenas, L-W. Chang, K-J Chao, W-C. Chao, J-M. Chiang, C. Chu, G. B. Chuyong, K. Clay, R. Condit, S. Cordell, H. S. Dattaraja, A. Duque, D. Escobar, C. E. N. Ewango, G. A. Fisher, C. Fletcher, J. A. Fruend, C. Giardina, S. J. Germain, G. S. Gilbert, Z. Hao, T. Hart, B. C. H. Hau, F. He, A. Hector, R. W. Howe, C-F. Hsieh, Y-H. Hu, S. P. Hubbell, F. M. Inman-Narahari, A. Itoh, D. Janik, A. R. Kassim, D. Kenfack, L. Kortee, K. Král, A. J. Larson, Y-D. Li, Y. Lin, S. Liu, S. Lum, K. Ma, J-R. Makana, Y. Malhi, S. M. McMahon, W. J. McShea, H. R. Memiaghe, X. Mi, M. Morecroft, P. M. Musili, J. A. Myers, V. Novotny, A. de Oliveira, P. Ong, D. A. Orwig, R. Osterag, G. G. Parker, R. Patankar, R. P. Phillips, G. Reynolds, L. Sack, G-Z. M. Song, S-H. Su, R. Sukumar, I-F. Sun, H. S. Suresh, M. E. Swanson, S. Tan, D. W. Thomas, J. Thompson, M. Uriarte, R. Valencia, A. Vicentine, T. Vrška, X. Wang, G. D. Weiblen, A. Wolf, S-H. Wu, H. Xu, T. Yamakura, S. Yap, and J. K. Zimmerman. 2018. Global importance of large-diameter trees. Global Ecology and Biogeography 27(7): 849-864. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.12747

[18] Das, A. J., A. J. Larson, and J. A. Lutz. In press. Individual species-area relationships in a temperate coniferous forest. Journal of Vegetation Science 29(2): 317-324. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12611

[17] Lutz, J. A., A. J. Larson, and M. E. Swanson. 2018. Advancing fire science with large forest plots and a long-term multidisciplinary approach. Fire 1(1): 5. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fire1010005

[16] LaManna, J. A., S. A. Mangan, A. Alonso, N. A. Bourg, W. Y. Brockelman, S. Bunyavejchewin, L. W. Chang, J. M. Chiang, G. B. Chuyong, K. Clay, R. Condit, S. Cordell, S. J. Davies, T. J. Furniss, C. P. Giardina, I. A. U. Nimal Gunatilleke, C. V. S. Gunatilleke, F. He, R. W. Howe, S. P. Hubbell, C. F. Hsieh, F. M. Inman-Narahari, D. Janík, D. J. Johnson, D. Kenfack, L. Korte, A. J. Larson, J. A. Lutz, S. M. McMahon, W. J. McShea, H. R. Memiaghe, A. Nathalang, V. Novotny, P. S. Ong, D. A. Orwig, R. Ostertag, G. G. Parker, R. P. Phillips, L. Sack, I. F. Sun, J. S. Tello, D. W. Thomas, B. L. Turner, D. M. Vela Díaz, T. Vrška, G. Weiblen, A. Wolf, S. Yap, and J. A. Myers. 2017. Negative density dependence contributes to global patterns of plant biodiversity. Science 356: 1389-1392. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aam5678.pdf

[15] Levine, C. R., C. V. Cogbill, B. M. Collins, A. J. Larson, J. A. Lutz, M. P. North, C. M. Restaino, H. D. Safford, S. L. Stephens, and J. J. Battles. 2017. Evaluating a new method for reconstructing forest conditions from General Land Office survey records. Ecological Applications 27(5): 1498-1513. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eap.1543 .pdf

[14] Lutz, J. A., T. J. Furniss, S. J. Germain, K. M. L. Becker, E. M. Blomdahl, S. M. A. Jeronimo, C. A. Cansler, J. A. Freund, M. E. Swanson, and A. J. Larson. 2017. Shrub communities, spatial patterns, and shrub-mediated tree mortality following reintroduced fire in Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Fire Ecology 13(1): 104-126.doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4996/fireecology.1301104

[13] Larson, A. J., C. A. Cansler, S. G. Cowdery, S. Hiebert, T. J. Furniss, M. E. Swanson, and J. A. Lutz. 2016. Post-fire morel (Morchella) mushroom production, spatial structure, and harvest sustainability. Forest Ecology and Management 377: 16-25. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2016.06.038

[12] Lutz, J. A. 2015. The evolution of long-term data for forestry: large temperate research plots in an era of global change. Northwest Science 89(3): 255-269. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3955/046.089.0306

[11] Barth, M. A. F., A. J. Larson, and J. A. Lutz. 2015. Use of a forest reconstruction model to assess changes to Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forest during the fire suppression era. Forest Ecology and Management 354: 104-118. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2015.06.030

[10] Anderson-Teixeira, K. J., S. J. Davies, A. C. Bennett, E. B. Gonzalez-Akre, H. C. Muller-Landau, S. J. Wright, K. Abu Salim, J. L. Baltzer, Y. Bassett, N. A. Bourg, E. N. Broadbent, W. Y. Brockelman, S. Bunyavejchewin, D. F. R. P. Burslem, N. Butt, M. Cao, D. Cardenas, K. Clay, R. S. Condit, M. Detto, X. Du, A. Duque, D. L. Erikson, C. E.N. Ewango, C. D. Fletcher, G. S. Gilbert, N. Gunatilleke, S. Gunatilleke, Z. Hao, W. H. Hargrove, T. B. Hart, B. Hao, F. He, F. M. Hoffman, R. Howe, S. P. Hubbell, P. A. Jansen, M. Jiang, M. Kanzaki, D. Kenfack, M. F. Kinnaird, J. Kumar, A. J. Larson, Y. Li, X. Li, S. Liu, S. K.Y. Lum, J. A. Lutz, K. Ma, D. Maddalena, J. R. Makana, Y. Malhi, T. Marthews, S. McMahon, W. J. McShea, H. Memiaghe, X. Mi, T. Mizuno, J. A. Myers, V. Novotny, A. A. de Oliveira, D. Orwig, R. Ostertag, J. den Ouden, G. Parker, R. Phillips, A. Rahman, K. Sri-ngernyuang, R. Sukumar, I. F. Sun, W. Sungpalee, S. Tan, S. C. Thomas, D. Thomas, J. Thompson, B. L. Turner, M. Uríarte, R. Valencia, M. I. Vallejo, A. Vicentini, T. Vrška, X. Wang, G. Weiblen, A.Wolf, H. Xu, W. Xugao, S. Yap, and J. Zimmwerman. 2015. CTFS-ForestGEO: A worldwide network monitoring forests in an era of global change. Global Change Biology 21(2): 528-549. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12712

[09] Réjou-Méchain, M., H. C. Muller-Landau, M. Detto, S. C. Thomas, T. Le Toan, S. S. Saatchi, J. S. B. Silva, N. A. Bourg, S. Bunyavejchewin, N. Butt, W. Y. Brockelman, M. Cao, D. Cárdenas, J. M. Chiang, G. B. Chuyong, K. Clay, R. Condit, H. S. Dattaraja, S. J. Davies, A. Duque, S. Esufali, C. Ewango, S. Fernando, C. D. Fletcher, I. A. U. N. Gunatilleke, Z. Hao, K. E. Harms, T. B. Hart, B. Hérault, R. W. Howe, S. P. Hubbell, D. J. Johnson, D. Kenfack, A. J. Larson, L.Lin, Y. Lin, J. A. Lutz, J. R. Makana, Y. Malhi, T. R. Marthews, R. W. McEwan, S. M. McMahon, W. J. McShea, R. Muscarella, A. Nathalang, C. J. Nytch, A. A. Oliveira, R. P. Phillips, N. Pongpattananurak, R. Punchi-Manage, R. Salim, J. Schurman, R. Sukumar, N. S. bin Mohammed Noor, H. S. Suresh, U.Suwanvecho, D. W. Thomas, J. Thompson, M. Uríarte, R. Valencia, A. Vicentini, A. T. Wolf, S. Yap, Z. Yuan, C. E. Zartman, J. K. Zimmerman, and J. Chave. 2014. Local spatial structure of forest biomass and its consequences for remote sensing of carbon stocks. Biogeosciences 11: 6827-6840, doi: http://dx/doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-6827-2014

[08] Erickson, D. L., F. A. Jones, N. G. Swenson, N. Pei, N. A. Bourg, W. Chen, S. J. Davies, X-J. Ge, Z. Hao, C. L. Huang, R. W. Howe, C-L. Huang, A. J. Larson, S. K. Y. Lum, J. A. Lutz, K. Ma, M. Meegaskumbura, X. Mi, J. D. Parker, I. F. Sun, S. J. Wright, A. T. Wolf, W. Ye, D. Xing, J. K. Zimmerman, W. J. Kress. 2014. Comparative evolutionary diversity and phylogenetic structure across multiple forest dynamics plots: a mega-phylogeny approach. Frontiers in Genetics. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2014.00358

[07] Lutz, J. A., K. A. Schwindt, T. J. Furniss, J. A. Freund, M. E. Swanson, K. I. Hogan, G. E. Kenagy, and A. J. Larson. 2014. Community composition and allometry of Leucothoe davisiae, Cornus sericea, and Chrysolepis sempervirens. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 44(6): 677-683. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2013-0524

[06] Michel, L. A., D. J. Peppe, J. A. Lutz, S. G. Driese, H. M Dunsworth, W. E. H. Harcourt-Smith, W. H. Horner, T. Lehmann, S. Nightingale, and K. P. McNulty. 2014. Remnants of an ancient forest provide ecological context for Early Miocene fossil apes. Nature Communications 5: 3236.doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms4236

[05] Lutz, J. A, A. J. Larson, J. A. Freund, M. E. Swanson, K. J. Bible. 2013. The importance of large-diameter trees to forest structural heterogeneity. PLOS ONE 8(12): e82784. doi: http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0082784

[04] Chisholm, R. A., H. C. Muller-Landau, K. Abd. Rahman, D. P. Bebber, Y. Bin, S. A. Bohlman, N. A. Bourg, J. Brinks, N. Brokaw, S. Bunyavejchewin, N. Butt, H. Cao, M. Cao, D. Cárdenas, L. W. Chang, J. M. Chiang, G. Chuyong, R. Condit, H. S. Dattaraja, S. Davies, A. Duque, C. Fletcher, C. V. S. Gunatilleke, I. A. U. N. Gunatilleke, Z. Hao, R. D. Harrison, R. Howe, C. F. Hsieh, S. Hubbell, A. Itoh, D. Kenfack, S. Kiratiprayoon, A. J. Larson, J. Lian, D. Lin, H. Liu, J. A. Lutz, K. Ma, Y. Malhi, S. McMahon, W. McShea, M. Meegaskumbura, S. M. Razman, M. D. Morecroft, C. Nytch, A. Oliveira, G. R. Parker, S. Pulla, R. Punchi-Manage, H. Romero, W. Sang, J. Schurman, S. H. Su, R. Sukumar, I. F. Sun, H. S. Suresh, S. Tan, D. Thomas, S. Thomas, J. Thompson, R. Valencia, A. Vicentini, A. Wolf, S. Yap, W. Ye, Z. Yuan, J. Zimmerma. 2013. Scale-dependent relationships between species richness and ecosystem function in forests. Journal of Ecology 101: 1214-1224. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12132

[03] Raleigh, M. S., K. Rittger, C. E. Moore, B. Henn, J. A. Lutz, and J. D. Lundquist. 2013. Ground-based testing of MODIS fractional snow cover in subalpine meadows and forests of the Sierra Nevada. Remote Sensing of Environment 128: 44-57. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2012.09.016

[02] Gabrielson, A. T., A. J. Larson, J. A. Lutz, and J. J. Reardon. 2012. Biomass and burning characteristics of sugar pine cones. Fire Ecology 8(3): 58-70.

[01] Lutz, J. A., A. J. Larson, M. E. Swanson, and J. A. Freund. 2012. Ecological importance of large-diameter trees in a temperate mixed-conifer forest. PLoS ONE 7(5): e36131. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036131

Theses and Dissertation

Jeronimo, S. M. A. 2018. Restoring forest resilience in the Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer zone, with a focus on measuring spatial patterns of trees using airbourne lidar. Dissertation. University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, August, 2018.

Blomdahl, E. M. 2017. Interactions between fire severity and forest biota in the central Sierra Nevada: formation and impact of small-scale refugia and the effect of fire on forest structure predictive of fisher (Pekania pennanti) den habitat. Masters Thesis. Utah State University, Logan, Utah, December, 2017.

Barth, M. A. F. 2014. Use of a forest reconstruction model to assess changes to Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forest conditions during the fire suppression era. Masters Thesis. University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, May 2014. (.pdf)

Posters and Presentations

Lutz, J. A. Deadwood protocols and comparisons among temperate forests. Smithsonian ForestGEO Workshop, Novy Hrady, Czechia, July 31, 2018.

Jeronimo, S. M. A., T. J. Furniss, V. R. Kane, A. J. Larson, and J A. Lutz. New approaches to fire mortality modelling incorporating spatially explicit multi-scale structure. Fire Continuum Conference, Missoula, Montana. May 2018

Lutz, J. A. Why the world needs big trees. Science Unwrapped, Logan, October 6, 2017 Video

Becker, K. M. L. 2017. Low-severity fire impacts snag dynamics in an old-growth forest: Does tree neighborhood matter? Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America , Portland, Oregon.

Shoot, C., V. R. Kane, C. Babcock, S. M. A. Jeronimo, J. A. Lutz and L. M. Moskal. Airborne LiDAR-derived structure metrics can be used to predict understory presence. Ecological Society of America Annual meeting. Portland, Oregon. August 6-11, 2017.

Blomdahl, E. M. Spatial characteristics of small-scale fire refugia in Yosemite, CA. Department of Wildland Resources Symposium. Utah State University, Logan, Utah. April 14, 2017.

Furniss, T. J., and J. A. Lutz. Improving fire mortality models for Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forests. Utah State University Graduate Research Symposium. April 14, 2017.

Lutz, J. A. Fire, drought, and big trees. Yosemite Forum, Yosemite Valley, California, March 14, 2017.

Lutz, J. A. Forest structure at global scales. Smithsonian ForestGEO workshop. Jengfengling, Hainan, China. July 19, 2016.

Becker, K. M. L. Snag demography before and after fire in an old-growth forest Sierra Nevada, California . Intermountain Society of American Foresters Spring Meeting, Logan, Utah. February 22, 2016.

Blomdahl, E. M. Small-scale unburned patches in the Yosemite Forest Dynamics Plot. Intermountain Society of American Foresters Convention. Utah State University. Logan, Utah. February 22, 2016.

Lutz, J. A. Research in the Yosemite and Utah Forest Dynamics Plots. Smithsonian ForestGEO Workshop. March 10, 2015.

Lutz, J. A. Little things in big plots: Watching trees in Washington, California, and Utah. Utah State University College of Natural Resources seminar. February 4, 2015.

Lutz, J. A. Global diversity of large-diameter trees. Smithsonian ForestGEO workshop. August 1, 2014. Xishuangbanna, People’s Republic of China.

Lutz, J. A. The Yosemite Forest Dynamics Plot data sets and protocols. University of Idaho PHOENIX symposium. April 18, 2014. Moscow, Idaho.

Barth, M. A. F. Historical fire heterogeneity in a Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forest. Northwest Scientific Association 85th Annual Meeting. Missoula, Montana, March 26-29, 2014. (.pdf)

Barth, M. A. F. Incorporating uncertainty into forest reconstructions: implications for developing historical reference conditions. Society for Ecological Restoration Annual Meeting. Madison, Wisconsin, October 6-11, 2013. (.pdf)

Gabrielson, A. T., A. J. Larson, J. A. Lutz, and J. J. Reardon. 2012. Biomass and burning characteristics of Pinus lambertiana cones. Northwest Science 83rd Annual Meeting. Boise, Idaho. March 28, 2012. (.pdf)

Lutz, J. A., A. J. Larson, and M. E. Swanson. 2011. The Western Forest Initiative: the Yosemite and Wind River Forest Dynamics Plots. DISCCRS Symposium. Colorado Springs, Colorado. October 23, 2011. (.pdf)

Accessioned Data Sets

[04] Lutz, J. A., J. A. Freund, A. J. Larson, M. E. Swanson, T. J. Furniss†, K. M. L. Becker†, E. M. Blomdahl†, C. A. Cansler, S. J. Germain, and S. M. A. Jeronimo†. 2017. Data for allometric equations of Chrysolepis sempervirens, Cornus sericea, Corylus cornuta ssp. californica, and Leucothoe davisiae. Utah State University. http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/all_datasets/22/

[03] Lutz, J. A., T. J. Furniss†, S. J. Germain‡, K. M. L. Becker†, E. M. Blomdahl†, S. M. A. Jeronimo†, C. A. Cansler, J. A. Freund, M. E. Swanson, and A. J. Larson. 2017. Shrub consumption and immediate community change by reintroduced fire in Yosemite National Park, California, USA; Supplemental Information. Utah State University. http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/all_datasets/21/

[02] Stavros, E. N., Z. Tane, V. Kane, S. Veraverbeke, R. McGaughey, J. A. Lutz, C. Ramirez, and D. S. Schimel. 2015. Remote sensing data before and after California Rim and King forest fires, 2010-2015. ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1288

[01] Barth, M. A. F., A. J. Larson, and J. A. Lutz. 2014. Calocedrus decurrens (CADE) tree ring chronologies for Yosemite National Park. International Tree-Ring Data Bank, IGBP PAGES/World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, NOAA/NCDC Paleoclimatology Program, Boulder, Colorado, USA. CADE - ITRDB CA680.

Non-Refereed Publications
Knox J., and J. A. Lutz. 2010. Return to the Yosemite Forest Dynamics Plot. California Surveyor 163: 10-12. (.pdf)

Moore, R., and J. A. Lutz. 2009. Establishing the Yosemite Forest Dynamics Plot. California Surveyor 159: 14-17. (.pdf)

Background Information
United States Geological Survey. 2015. 1:24,000 topographic map of Ackerson Mountain, CA.

Greene, L. W. 1987. Historic Resource Study of Yosemie National Park. Volumes One, Two, and Three. US Department of the Interior, National Park Service, NPS D-206. Denver Service Center, Denver, Colorado.