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Lorenz T., Aubry C., and Shoal R. 2008. A Review of the Literature on Seed Fate in Whitebark Pine and the Life History Traits of Clark's Nutcracker and Pine Squirrels A review of the literature on seed fate in whitebark pine and the life history traits of Clark's nutcracker and pine squirrels. .

Sniezko R.A., Hansen E., and Hamlin J.E. 2003. Variation in Phytophthora lateralis resistance among 29 seedling families of Chamaecyparis lawsoniana. In 2^nd International IUFRO Working Party 7.02.09 Meeting, Albany, W. Australia 30th Sept. - 5th Oct. 2001. Edited by McComb J.A., Hardy G.E., and Tommerup I.C. Murdoch University Print, Murdoch, WA, Australia. pp. 202–207.
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Sniezko R.A., and Hansen E. 2003. Breeding Port-Orford-cedar for resistance to Phytophthora lateralis: current status & considerations for developing durable resistance. In 2^nd International IUFRO Working Party 7.02.09 Meeting, Albany, W. Australia 30th Sept. - 5th Oct. 2001. Edited by McComb J.A., Hardy G.E., and Tommerup I.C. Murdoch University Print, Murdoch, WA, Australia. pp. 197–201.
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Zobel D., Kitzmiller J., Sniezko R.A., and Riley L. 2002. Range-wide genetic variation in Port-Orford-cedar (Cupressaceae, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana): II. Timing of height growth. Journal of Sustainable Forestry. 14 (4): 33–49.
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Kitzmiller J., and Sniezko R.A. 2000. Range-wide genetic variation in Port-Orford-cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana [A. Murr.] Parl.): I. Early height growth at coastal and inland nurseries. Journal of Sustainable Forestry. 10 (1/2): 57–67.
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McDonald G.I., Hansen E., Osterhaus C.A., and Samman S. 1984. Initial characterization of a new strain of Cronartium ribicola from the Cascade Mountains of Oregon. Plant Disease. 68 (9): 800–804.
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Dodd R., Frankel S., Grunwald N., Hansen E., Hayden K., Kubisiak T., and Sniezko R.A. 2007. Utilizing genetic information to address Phytophthera ramorum/Sudden Oak Death.
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Elliott L. 2006. Availability of Resistant Port-Orford-Cedar Seed.
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Oh E., Hansen E., and Sniezko R.A. 2006. Port-Orford-cedar resistant to Phytophthora lateralis. Forest Pathology. 36 (6): 385–394.
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Schoettle A.W., and Sniezko R.A. 2007. Proactive intervention to sustain high elevation pine ecosystems threatened by white pine blister rust.12:327-336.. Journal of Forest Research.
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Sniezko R.A. 2006. Resistance breeding against nonnative pathogens in forest trees — current successes in North America. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology. 28: S270–S279.
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Fernando D.D., Long S., and Sniezko R.A. 2005. Sexual reproduction and crossing barriers in white pines: the case between Pinus lambertiana (sugar pine) and P. monticola (western white pine). Tree Genetics & Genomes. 1 (4): 143–150.
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Harrington C.A. 2005. Return of the king: western white pine. Northwest Woodlands. 21 (2): 14-15.
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Bishaw B., DeBell D.S., and Harrington C.A. 2003. Patterns of survival, damage, and growth for western white pine in a 16-year-old spacing trial in western Washington. Western Journal of Applied Forestry. 18 (1): 35–43.
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Elliott L. 2005. Port-Orford-cedar resistance breeding program: annual update.
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Elliott L. 2004. Port-Orford-cedar resistance testing and breeding program: annual update.
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Elliott L. 2003. Port-Orford-cedar resistance testing and breeding program: annual update.
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Elliott L. 2002. Port-Orford-cedar resistance testing and breeding: an update from the Dorena Tree Improvement Center.
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Elliott L. 2001. Port-Orford-cedar resistance testing and breeding: an update from the Dorena Tree Improvement Center.
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Zobel D., Riley L., Kitzmiller J., and Sniezko R.A. 2001. Variation in water relations characteristics of terminal shoots of Port-Orford-cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) seedlings. Tree Physiology. 21 (11): 743–749.
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Sniezko R.A., and Hansen E. 2002. Breeding for resistance to Phytophthora lateralis in Port-Orford-cedar: Current status (2001) and considerations for deveolping durable rsistance. In Proceedings of the Forty-Ninth Annual Western International Forest Disease Work Conference. 2001 10 September-14 September. Carmel, CA. Edited by Marshall K. p. 95.
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Bower A., Casavan K., Frank C., Hansen E., Goheen D.G., Marshall K., Sniezko R.A., and Sutton W. 2000. Screening Port-Orford-cedar for resistance to Phytophthora lateralis: results from 7000+ trees using a branch lesion test. In Proceedings of the First International Meeting on Phytophthoras in Forest and Wildland Ecosystems (IUFRO Working Party 7.02.09). 30 August-3 September, 1999, Grants Pass, OR. Edited by Hansen E., and Sutton W. Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. pp. 99–100.
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Elliott L., and Sniezko R.A. 2000. Cone and seed production in a Port-Orford-cedar containerized orchard. In Proceedings of the First International Meeting on Phytophthoras in Forest and Wildland Ecosystems (IUFRO Working Party 7.02.09). 30 August-3 September, 1999, Grants Pass, OR. Edited by Hansen E., and Sutton W. Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. pp. 105–106.
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Goheen D.G., Angwin P., Sniezko R.A., and Marshall K. 2000. Port-Orford-cedar root disease in southwestern Oregon and northwestern California. In Proceedings of the First International Meeting on Phytophthoras in Forest and Wildland Ecosystems (IUFRO Working Party 7.02.09). 30 August-3 September, 1999, Grants Pass, OR. Edited by Hansen E., and Sutton W. Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. pp. 107–111.
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Sniezko R.A., and Hansen E. 2000. Screening and breeding program for genetic resistance to Phytophthora lateralis in Port-Orford-cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana): early results. In Proceedings of the First International Meeting on Phytophthoras in Forest and Wildland Ecosystems (IUFRO Working Party 7.02.09). 30 August-3 September, 1999, Grants Pass, OR. Edited by Hansen E., and Sutton W. Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. pp. 91–94.
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Sniezko R.A., Hansen E., Bower A., Goheen D.G., Marshall K., Casavan K., and Sutton W. 2000. Genetic resistance of Port-Orford-cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) to Phytophthora lateralis: results from early field trials. In Proceedings of the First International Meeting on Phytophthoras in Forest and Wildland Ecosystems (IUFRO Working Party 7.02.09). 30 August-3 September, 1999, Grants Pass, OR. Edited by Hansen E., and Sutton W. Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. pp. 138–140.
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Sniezko R.A., Tomback D.F., Rochefort R.M., Goheen E.M., Hunt R., Beatty J., Murray M., and Betlejewski F. 2004. Exotic pathogens, resistant seed and restoration of forest tree species in western North America. In Proceedings of the Second Conference on Klamath-Siskiyou Ecology. pp. 21–26.
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Sniezko R.A., Hansen E., Elliott L., and Goheen D.G. 2004. Genetic resistance in Port-Orford-cedar to the non-native root rot pathogen Phytophthora Lateralis: a tool to aid in restoration in infested riprarian areas. In Proceedings of the Second Conference on Klamath-Siskiyou Ecology. pp. 27–32.
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Sniezko R.A. 1999. Blister rust resistance for Oregon & Washington (USDA Forest Service). The Genetic Forest. No. 6: 4, 7.
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Kegley A., Kearns H.S., and Jacobi W.R. 2004. Assessing rust resistance in limber pine seedlings: a test under way. Nutcracker Notes. Issue 7: 10.
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Riley L., Coumas M., Danielson J., and Sniezko R.A. 2003. Germinating whitebark pine at Dorena nursery. Nutcracker Notes. Issue 5: 5, 8.
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Sniezko R.A. 2004. Genetic resistance in Port-Orford-cedar to the non-native root rot pathogen Phytophthora lateralis—2003 Update. In Proceedings of the 51st Western International Forest Disease Work Conference. 2003 August 18-22. Grants Pass, OR. Edited by Geils B.W. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Flagstaff, AZ. pp. 127–131.
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Sniezko R.A. 2003. Some considerations for using major gene resistance to Cronartium ribicola in Pinus monticola in Oregon and Washington. In Proceedings of the 50th Western International Forest Disease Work Conference. 2002 October 7-11. Powell River, BC, Canada. Edited by Stone J., and Maffei H. pp. 54–55.
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McDonald G.I., Zambino P., and Sniezko R.A. 2004. Breeding rust-resistant five-needle pines in the western United States: lessons from the past and a look to the future. In Breeding and genetic resources of five-needle pines: growth, adaptability, and pest resistance; 2001 July 23-27; Medford, OR, USA. Edited by Sniezko R.A., Samman S., Schlarbaum S.E., and Kriebel H.B. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO. pp. 28–50.
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Bower A., and Sniezko R.A. 2004. Eight-year growth and survival of a western white pine evaluation plantation in the southwestern Oregon Cascades. In Breeding and genetic resources of five-needle pines: growth, adaptability, and pest resistance; 2001 July 23-27; Medford, OR, USA. Edited by Sniezko R.A., Samman S., Schlarbaum S.E., and Kriebel H.B. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO. pp. 154–162.
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Sniezko R.A., Bower A., and Kegley A. 2004. Variation in Cronartium ribicola field resistance among Pinus monticola and 12 P. lambertiana families: early results from Happy Camp. In Breeding and genetic resources of five-needle pines: growth, adaptability, and pest resistance; 2001 July 23-27; Medford, OR, USA. Edited by Sniezko R.A., Samman S., Schlarbaum S.E., and Kriebel H.B. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO. pp. 203–208.
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Kegley A., and Sniezko R.A. 2004. Variation in blister rust resistance among 226 Pinus monticola and 217 P. lambertiana seedling families in the Pacific Northwest. In Breeding and genetic resources of five-needle pines: growth, adaptability, and pest resistance; 2001 July 23-27; Medford, OR, USA. Edited by Sniezko R.A., Samman S., Schlarbaum S.E., and Kriebel H.B. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO. pp. 209–226.
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Sniezko R.A., Kinloch B.B., Jr., Bower A., Danchok B., Linn J., and Kegley A. 2004. Field resistance to Cronartium ribicola in full-sib families of Pinus monticola in Oregon. In Breeding and genetic resources of five-needle pines: growth, adaptability, and pest resistance; 2001 July 23-27; Medford, OR, USA. Edited by Sniezko R.A., Samman S., Schlarbaum S.E., and Kriebel H.B. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO. pp. 243–249.
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Kinloch B.B., Jr., Sniezko R.A., and Dupper G.E. 2004. Virulence gene distribution and dynamics of the white pine blister rust pathogen in western North America. Phytopathology. 94 (7): 751–758.
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Kinloch B.B., Jr., Sniezko R.A., and Dupper G.E. 2003. Origin and distribution of Cr2, a gene for resistance to white pine blister rust in natural populations of western white pine. Phytopathology. 93 (6): 691–694.
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Kegley A., Sniezko R.A., Danchok B., Danielson J., and Long S. 2004. Influence of inoculum source and density on white pine blister rust infection of whitebark pine: early results. In Proceedings of the 51st Western International Forest Disease Work Conference. 2003 August 18-22. Grants Pass, OR. Edited by Geils B.W. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Flagstaff, AZ. pp. 73–78.
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Sniezko R.A., and Kegley A. 2003. Blister rust resistance of five-needle pines in Oregon and Washington. In Proceedings of the Second IUFRO Rusts of Forest Trees Working Party Conference, 19 - 23 Aug., 2002, Yangling, China. Forest Research. 16 (Suppl.): 1–228. p. 101-112.
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Sniezko R.A., and Kegley A. 2003. Blister rust resistance experiences in Oregon and Washington: evolving perspectives. In Proceedings of the 50th Western International Forest Disease Work Conference. 2002 October 7-11. Powell River, BC, Canada. Edited by Stone J., and Maffei H. pp. 111–117.
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Sniezko R.A., Bower A., and Danielson J. 2000. A comparison of early field results of white pine blister rust resistance of sugar pine and western white pine. HortTechnology. 10 (3): 519–522.
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Kinloch B.B., Jr., Sniezko R.A., Barnes G.D., and Greathouse T. 1999. A major gene for resistance to white pine blister rust in western white pine from the Western Cascade Range. Phytopathology. 89 (10): 861–867.
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Sniezko R.A. 1996. Developing resistance to white pine blister rust in sugar pine in Oregon. In Proceedings of a Symposium presented by the California Sugar Pine Management Committee: Sugar pine: status, values and roles in ecosystems. Edited by Kinloch B.B., Jr., Marosy M., and Huddleston M.E. University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Davis, CA. pp. 171–178.
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Sniezko R.A., Linn J., Beatty J., and Martinson S. 1994. Results of a whitebark pine informational survey from the National Forests of the Pacific Northwest Region. Nutcracker Notes. 4: 3–5.
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Hoff R.J. 1992. How to recognize blister rust Infection on whitebark pine. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station, Ogden, UT. 8 p.
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