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Albuquerque Forestry Sciences Laboratory

Albuquerque Forestry Sciences Laboratory 333 Broadway SE. Suite 115
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  • Southwestern grasslands and riparian ecosystems
  • Restoration and sustainability of the Middle Rio Grande Basin ecosystem
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Finch Ford Magana McSweeney Pendleton,B Pendleton,R Raish

 

Bagne, Karen


Bagne, K. 2006. Effects of prescribed burning in the spring on avian communities. University of California, Riverside, CA. available

Bagne, K., Purcell, K.L., Rotenberry, J. 2008. Prescribed fire, snag population dynamics, and avian nest site selection. Forest Ecology and Management 255 (2008) 99-105. http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/29488

 

Finch, Deborah


Finch, D. M. 1984. Parental expenditure of time and energy in the Abert's Towhee (Pipilo aberti). Auk    101:473-486. PDF

Finch, D. M. 1989. Habitat use and habitat overlap of riparian birds in three elevational zones. Ecology 70:866-880. JSTOR

Finch, D.M. 1990. Effects of predation and competitor interference on nesting success of House Wrens and Tree Swallows. Condor 92:674-687. PDF

Finch, D. M. 1991. Positive associations among riparian bird species correspond to elevational changes in plant communities. Canadian Journal of Zoology 69:951-963. PDF

Finch, D.M. 1991. Population ecology, habitat requirements, and conservation of neotropical migratory birds. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. General Technical Report 205. 26pp. request a copy

Finch, D. M. 1992. Threatened, endangered, and vulnerable species of terrestrial vertebrates of the Rocky Mountain Region. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. General Technical Report RM-215. 38pp. request a copy

Finch, D.M. and L.F. Ruggiero. 1993. Wildlife habitats and biological diversity in the Rocky Mountains and Northern Great Plains. Natural Areas Journal 12:191-203. link to journal

Finch, Deborah M. and P. Stangel, editors. 1993. Status and Management of Neotropical Migratory Birds. Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Fort Collins, CO. General Technical Report GTR-RM-229 http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/22803

Martin, T. and D. Finch, eds. 1995. Ecology and Management of Neotropical Migratory Birds. A synthesis and review of critical issues. Oxford University Press, NY. 489 pp. available from Oxford University Press

Shaw, D.W. and D.M. Finch, eds. 1996. Desired future conditions for Southwestern riparian ecosystems: Bringing Interests and Concerns Together. Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Fort Collins, CO. General Technical Report RM-272. 359 pp. http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/25260

Block, W.M. and D.M. Finch, eds. 1997. Songbird ecology in southwestern ponderosa pine forests. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-GTR-292. 152 pp. (Blind Review by TWS, AOU, COS). http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/20752

Finch, D., et al. 1997. Effects and Interactions of fire, logging, and grazing. RM-GTR-292. PDF

Yong, W. and D.M. Finch. 1997. Migration of the willow flycatcher along the middle Rio Grande. Wilson Bulletin 109:253-268. PDF

Garcia, S., D.M. Finch, and G. Chavez Leon. 1998. Patterns of forest use and endemism in resident bird communities of north-central Michoacan, Mexico. Forest Ecology and Management 110:151-171. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0378-1127(98)00287-4

Kelly, J. F and D.M. Finch. 1998. Tracking migrant songbirds with stable isotopes.Trends in Ecology and Evolution 13: 48-49 PDF

Yong, W., D.M. Finch, F.R. Moore, and J.F. Kelly. 1998. Stopover ecology and habitat use of migratory Wilson's Warblers. Auk 115:829-842. PDF

Finch, D.M., J.C. Whitney, J.F. Kelly, and S.R. Loftin, eds. 1999. Rio Grande Ecosystems: Linking Land, Water, and People. Rocky Mountain Research Station, Proceedings RMRS-P-7. 245 pp. request a copy

Finch, D.M., and S. H. Stoleson. 2000. Status, Ecology, and Conservation of the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher. USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, General Technical Report GTR-60. PDF

Finch, D.M., and W. Yong. 2000. Landbird migration in riparian habitats of the Middle Rio Grande: A case study. Studies in Avian Biology 20:88-98. PDF

Kelly, J.F., V. Atudorei, Z.D. Sharp, and D.M. Finch. 2002. Insights into Wilson's Warbler migration from analyses of hydrogen stable-istope ratios. Oecologia (2002) 130:216�221.PDF

Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Recovery Team. 2002. Final Recovery Plan of the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus). Region 2, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Albuquerque, NM. PDF

Stoleson, S.; Finch, D. 2003. Microhabitat use by breeding southwestern willow flycatcher on the Gila River, New Mexico. Stud. Avian Biol. 26:91-95.

Skagen, S., Kelly, J., Van Riper, C., Hutto, R., Finch, D. & others. 2005. Geography of Spring Landbird Migration Through Riparian Habitats in Southwestern North America. Condor 107:212-227.PDF

Finch, D., ed. 2005-6. Assessment of grassland ecosystem conditions in the American Southwest. RMRS-GTR-135. V.1, 2. US Forest Service, RMRS, Ogden, UT. Volume 1 Volume 2

Finch, D. M.; Galloway, J.; Hawksworth, D.. 2006. Monitoring Bird Populations in Relation to Fuel Loads and Fuel Treatments in Riparian Woodlands with Tamarisk and Russian Olive Understories. In: Monitoring Science and Technology Symposium Proceedings RMRS-P-42CD. Fort Collins, CO: USDA, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 113-120. PDF

Smith, M., J. Kelly, D. Finch. 2006. Cicada emergence in southwestern riparian forest: Influences of wildfire and vegetation composition. Ecol. Appl. 16: 1608-1618. PDF

Smith, D. Max; Kelly, Jeffrey F.; Finch, Deborah M. 2006. Influences of disturbance and vegetation on abundance of native and exotic detritivores in a southwestern riparian forest. Environmental Entomology. 35(6): 1525-1531. PDF

Brodhead, Katherine M.; Stoleson, Scott H.; Finch, Deborah M. 2007. Southwestern willow flycatchers (Empidonax traillii extimus) in a grazed landscape: factors influencing brood parasitism. The Auk. 124(4): 1213-1228. PDF

Smith, D. M., J. F. Kelly, and D.M. Finch. 2007. Avian nest box selection and nest success in burned and unburned southwestern riparian forests. J. Wildl. Mgmt. 71: 411-421. PDF

Bateman, Heather L.; Chung-MacCoubrey, Alice; Finch, Deborah M.; Snell, Howard L.; Hawksworth, David L. 2008. Impacts of non-native plant removal on vertebrates along the Middle Rio Grande (New Mexico). Ecological Restoration. 26(3): 193-195. PDF

Finch, Deborah M. 2008. Rocky Mountain Riparian Digest. Fort Collins, CO: USDA Rocky Mountain Research Station. 24 p. PDF

Finch, D.M. 2008. Pentimento: Fuels Reduction and Restoration in the Bosque of the Middle Rio Grande. Fire Science Brief Issue 7:1-6. Joint Fire Science Program. http://www.firescience.gov. PDF

Finch, Deborah M.; Dold, Catherine, eds. 2008. Middle Rio Grande Basin Research Report 2008. Albuquerque, NM: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Middle Rio Grande Ecosystem Management Research Unit. 20 p. PDF

 

Ford, Paulette L.


Ford, P. L. 1999. Response of buffalograss (Buchloe dactyloides) and blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) to fire. Great Plains Research 9:261-276.

Ford, P. L. 2001. Biodiversity and fire in shortgrass steppe. Pp. 884-5 In: Grassland Ecosystems, An Outlook into the 21st Century. Proceedings XIX International Grassland Congress. Sao Paolo, Brazil, February 21-28, 2001.

Ford, P. L. 2001. Scale, ecosystem resilience, and fire in shortgrass steppe. Pp 447-456. In: Ecosystems and Sustainable Development III. C.A. Brebbia, Y. Villacampa, and J-L Uso (eds.). Series: Advances in Ecological Sciences, Vol 10. WITPress Southampton, Boston. 824 pp.

Ford, P. L. 2002. Small-mammal community response to fire in shortgrass steppe of the southern Great Plains. Pages 155-157 in Field, R., R. J. Warren, H. Okarma, and P. R. Sievert, editors. 2001. Wildlife, land, and people: priorities for the 21st century. Proceedings of the Second International Wildlife Management Congress. The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

Ford, P. L. 2002. Grasslands and savannas. 20 Pp In: Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems. UNESCO, http://www.eolss.net/. Encyclopedia Chapter.

Ford, Paulette L. 2003. Steppe plant response to seasonal fire Proceedings of the VIIth International Rangelands Congress, 26th July - 1st August 2003, Durban, South Africa. p. 1125-1131. http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/9296

Ford, P. L., R. A. Fagerlund, D. W. Duszynski, and P. J. Polechla. 2004. Fleas and lice of mammals in New Mexico. RMRS-GTR-123. Fort Collins, CO. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 57 pp. http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/6319

Ford, P. L., D. U. Potter, R. Pendleton, B. Pendleton, W. A. Robbie, and G. J. Gottfried. 2004. Chapter 3: Southwestern Grassland Ecology. Pp. 18-48. In: An Assessment of Grassland Ecosystem Conditions in the Southwest. USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-135. http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/7397

Ford, P.L.; White, C.S. 2005. Fire and nutrient cycling in shortgrass steppe of the southern Great Plains, USA In: O'Mara, F.P.; Wilkins, R.J.; 't Mannetje, L.; Lovett, D.K.; Rogers, P.A.M.; Boland, T.M., editors. XX International Grassland Congress: Offered Papers, XX International Grassland Congress, June 26 - July 1, 2005, Dublin, Ireland. p. 744. http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/21495

Ford, P. L. and G. V. Johnson. 2006. Effects of dormant- vs growing season fire in shortgrass steppe: biological soil crust and perennial grass responses. Journal of Arid Environments 6:1-14. http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/24972

Ford, P. L. and N. J. Scott, Jr. 2006. Community level analysis of opportunistically-breeding anurans in western Mexico. Herpetological Natural History 9(2):177-182. http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/22221

Ford, Paulette L. 2007. Shared community patterns following experimental fire in a semiarid grassland In: Proceedings of the 4th International Wildland Fire Conference; May 13-17 2007; Seville, Spain. http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/27706

Northcott, Jason; Andersen, Mark C.; Roemer, Gary W.; Fredrickson, Ed L.; DeMers, Michael; Truett, Joe; Ford, Paulette L. 2008. Spatial analysis of effects of mowing and burning on colony expansion in reintroduced black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) Restoration Ecology. 16(3): 495-502. http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/29162

Facka, A. N., P. L. Ford and G. W. Roemer. 2008. A novel approach for assessing density and range-wide abundance of prairie dogs. Journal of Mammalogy 89(2):356-364. http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/29862

Clifford, Michael J.; Rocca, Monique E.; Delph, Robert; Ford, Paulette L.; Cobb, Neil S. 2008. Drought induced tree mortality and ensuing bark beetle outbreaks in southwestern pinyon-juniper woodlands In: Gottfried, Gerald J.; Shaw, John D.; Ford, Paulette L., compilers. 2008. Ecology, management, and restoration of pi�on-juniper and ponderosa pine ecosystems: combined proceedings of the 2005 St. George, Utah and 2006 Albuquerque, New Mexico workshops. Proceedings RMRS-P-51. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 39-51. http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/31240

Gottfried, Gerald J.; Shaw, John D.; Ford, Paulette L., compilers 2008. Ecology, management, and restoration of pi�on-juniper and ponderosa pine ecosystems: combined proceedings of the 2005 St. George, Utah and 2006 Albuquerque, New Mexico workshops Proceedings RMRS-P-51. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 218 p. http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/31158

 

Magana, Hugo A.


Magaña, H.A., Contreras, C., and Villareal, T.A. 2003. A historic assessment of Karenia brevis in the Western Gulf of Mexico. Harmful Algae, 2:163-171. PDF

Magaña, H.A., and Villareal, T.A. 2006. The effects of environmental factors on the growth rate of Karenia brevis (Davis) G. Hansen and Moestrup. Harmful Algae, 5:192-198. PDF

Villareal, T.A. and Magaña, H.A. 2001. A red tide monitoring program for Texas coastal waters. Final Report Texas Parks and Wildlife pp. 77. PDF

 

McSweeney, Alice M.


McSweeney AM. 1995. Views on Land and Nature: Conversations with Northern New Mexico Ranchers. Ms.thesis on file. Las Cruces, NM: New Mexico State University.

Eastman C, Raish C, McSweeney AM. 2000. Small livestock operations in northern New Mexico. In: Jemison R, Raish C, eds. Livestock Management in the American Southwest: Ecology, Society, and Economics. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier Science, p 523-554. available for purchase

Raish C, McSweeney AM. 2001. Livestock ranching and traditional culture in northern New Mexico. Natural Resources Journal 41(3): 713-730. link to journal

Raish C, McSweeney AM. 2003. Economic, social, and cultural aspects of livestock ranching on the Española and Canjilon Ranger Districts of the Santa Fe and Carson National Forests: a pilot study. General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-113. Fort Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 89 pp. http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/5574

Raish C, McSweeney AM, Baldwin AR. 2003. Small-scale ranching and traditional economic practices in northern New Mexico. In: Allsopp N, Palmer AR, Milton SJ, Kirkman KP, Kerley GIH., Hurt CR, and Brown CJ, eds. Proceedings of the VIIth International Rangeland Congress, Rangelands in the New Millennium, 26 July-1 August 2003, Durban, South Africa. p.1689-1690. CD-ROM.

McSweeney AM, Raish C. 2004. Traditional use practices and environmental conservation in southwestern national forests, USA. In: Camarda I, Manfredo MJ, Mulas F, and Teel TL, eds. Global Challenges of Parks and Protected Area Management, Proceedings of the 9th ISSRM, 10-13 October 2002, La Maddalena, Sardinia, Italy. Sassari, Sardinia, Italy: Carlo Delfino editore, p. 385-392. request a copy

McSweeney AM., Raish C. 2005. High elevation grasslands as a crucial resource to ranchers of northern New Mexico. In: Proceedings of the XX International Grassland Congress, 26 June - 1 July 2005, Dublin, Ireland. The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers, p. 855. available for purchase

 

Pendleton, Burton K.


Pendleton, R. L., B. K. Pendleton, K. R. Wetherill and T. Griswold. 2008. Reproductive biology of Larrea tridentata: a preliminary comparison between core shrubland and isolated grassland plants at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. In: Kitchen, S. L., R. L. Pendleton, T. A. Monaco, and J. Vernon, comps. Shrublands under fire: disturbance and recovery in a changing world; 2006 June 6-8; Cedar City, UT. Proceedings RMRS-P-52. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. PDF

Pendleton, R. L., B. K. Pendleton, S. D. Warren, J. R. Johansen, and L. L. St. Clair. 2007. Shrub establishment in the presence of cheatgrass: the effect of soil microorganisms. In: Sosebee, R., D. Wester, C. Britton, S. Kitchen, and E. D. McArthur, comps. Shrubland Dynamics: Fire & Water, 2004 August 10-12; Lubbock, TX. Proceedings RMRS-P-47. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Pp. 136-141. PDF

Pendleton, R. L., and B. K. Pendleton. 2007. Germination, seedling survival, flowering phenology, and seed production of heterocarpic Cryptantha crassisepala from central New Mexico, USA. In: Turner, S., D. Merritt, S. Clarke, L. Commander, and K. Dixon (eds.), Seed Ecology II, Proceedings of the 2nd International Society for Seed Science. Perth, Australia: Kings Park and Botanic Garden. Supplement.

White, C. S., R. L. Pendleton and B. K. Pendleton. 2006. Response of 2 semiarid grasslands to the second fire application. Rangeland Ecology and Management 59: 98-106. PDF

Meyer, S. E., and B. K. Pendleton. 2005. Factors affecting seed germination and seedling establishment of a long-lived desert shrub (Coleogyne ramosissima: Rosaceae). Plant Ecology 178: 171-187. PDF

Pendleton, R. L., B. K. Pendleton, and C. S. White. 2005. Long-term (9 yr) response of two semiarid grasslands to prescribed fire in the southwestern U.S. In: O'Mara, F. P.; Wilkins, R.J.; 't Mannetje, L; Lovett, D.K.; Rogers, P.A.M.; Boland, T.M.; XX International Grassland Congress: Offered papers. Wageningen, The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. Page 364. available for purchase

Pendleton, B. K., and S. E. Meyer. 2004. Habitat-correlated variation in blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima: Rosaceae) seed germination response. Journal of Arid Environments 59: 229-243. PDF

 

Pendleton, Rosemary L.


Pendleton, R. L., S. G. Kitchen, E. D. McArthur, and J. Mudge. 2008. The 'Appar' flax release: origin, distinguishing characteristics and use; and a native alternative. Native Plants Journal 9:18-24. http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/30681

Pendleton, R. L., S. G. Kitchen, J. Mudge, and E. D. McArthur. 2008. Origin of the flax cultivar 'Appar' and its position within the Linum perenne L. Complex. International Journal of Plant Sciences 169:445-453. http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/29476

Pendleton, R. L., B. K. Pendleton, S. D. Warren, J. R. Johansen, and L. L. St. Clair. 2007. Shrub establishment in the presence of cheatgrass: the effect of soil microorganisms. In: Sosebee, R., D. Wester, C. Britton, S. Kitchen, and E. D. McArthur, comps. Shrubland Dynamics: Fire & Water, 2004 August 10-12; Lubbock, TX. Proceedings RMRS-P-47. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Pp. 136-141. PDF

Pendleton, R. L., and B. K. Pendleton. 2007. Germination, seedling survival, flowering phenology, and seed production of heterocarpic Cryptantha crassisepala from central New Mexico, USA. In: Turner, S., D. Merritt, S. Clarke, L. Commander, and K. Dixon (eds.), Seed Ecology II, Proceedings of the 2nd International Society for Seed Science. Perth, Australia: Kings Park and Botanic Garden. Supplement.

Pendleton, R. L. 2007. Geographic patterns of flower and seed heteromorphism in Cryptantha species of the western United States. In: Turner, S., D. Merritt, S. Clarke, L. Commander, and K. Dixon (eds.), Seed Ecology II, Proceedings of the 2nd International Society for Seed Science. Perth, Australia: Kings Park and Botanic Garden. Page 71.

White, C. S., R. L. Pendleton and B. K. Pendleton. 2006. Response of 2 semiarid grasslands to the second fire application. Rangeland Ecology and Management 59: 98-106. PDF

Pendleton, R. L., B. K. Pendleton, K. R. Wetherill and T. Griswold. 2008. Reproductive biology of Larrea tridentata: a preliminary comparison between core shrubland and isolated grassland plants at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. In: Kitchen, S. L., R. L. Pendleton, T. A. Monaco, and J. Vernon, comps. Shrublands under fire: disturbance and recovery in a changing world; 2006 June 6-8; Cedar City, UT. Proceedings RMRS-P-52. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. PDF

Pendleton, R. L., B. K. Pendleton, and C. S. White. 2005. Long-term (9 yr) response of two semiarid grasslands to prescribed fire in the southwestern U.S. In: O'Mara, F. P.; Wilkins, R.J.; 't Mannetje, L; Lovett, D.K.; Rogers, P.A.M.; Boland, T.M.; XX International Grassland Congress: Offered papers. Wageningen, The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. Page 364. available for purchase

 

Raish, Carol B.


Raish C. 1996. Historic land use and grazing patterns in northern New Mexico. In: Shaw DW, Finch DM, organizers. General Technical Report RM-272. Desired Future Conditions for Southwestern Riparian Ecosystems: Bringing Interests and Concerns Together. Fort Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, p 189-197. PDF

Raish C. 1999. Española/Canjilon pilot study: economic, social, and cultural aspects of public land grazing on the Santa Fe and Carson National Forests. In: Finch DM, Whitney JC, Kelly JF, Loftin SR, eds. Proceedings RMRS-P-7. Rio Grande Ecosystems: Linking Land, Water, and People. Toward a Sustainable Future for the Middle Rio Grande Basin. Fort Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, p 35-38. order a copy

Jemison R, Raish C, (eds.). 2000. Livestock Management in the American Southwest: Ecology, Society, and Economics. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier Science. available for purchase

Eastman C, Raish C, McSweeney AM. 2000. Small livestock operations in northern New Mexico. In: Jemison R, Raish C, eds. Livestock Management in the American Southwest: Ecology, Society, and Economics. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier Science, p 523-554. available for purchase

Raish C. 2000. Environmentalism, the Forest Service, and the Hispano communities of northern New Mexico. Society and Natural Resources 13(5): 489-508. PDF

Raish C. 2000. Lessons for restoration in traditions of stewardship: sustainable land management in northern New Mexico. In: Gobster PH, Hull RB, eds. Restoring Nature: Perspectives from the Social Sciences and Humanities. Washington D.C. and Covelo, CA: Island Press, p 281-297. available for purchase

Raish C, McSweeney AM. 2001. Livestock ranching and traditional culture in northern New Mexico. Natural Resources Journal 41(3): 713-730. link to journal

Raish C, McSweeney AM. 2003. Economic, social, and cultural aspects of livestock ranching on the Española and Canjilon Ranger Districts of the Santa Fe and Carson National Forests: a pilot study. General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-113. Fort Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 89 pp. http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/5574

Raish C, McSweeney AM, Baldwin AR. 2003. Small-scale ranching and traditional economic practices in northern New Mexico. In: Allsopp N, Palmer AR, Milton SJ, Kirkman KP, Kerley GIH., Hurt CR, and Brown CJ, eds. Proceedings of the VIIth International Rangeland Congress, Rangelands in the New Millennium, 26 July-1 August 2003, Durban, South Africa. p.1689-1690. CD-ROM.

Raish C. 2004. Historic and contemporary land use in Southwestern grassland ecosystems. In: Finch, DM, ed. General Technical Report RMRS-135, vol. 1. Assessment of grassland ecosystem conditions in the Southwestern United States. Fort Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, p. 86-119. http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/7399

McSweeney AM, Raish C. 2004. Traditional use practices and environmental conservation in southwestern national forests, USA. In: Camarda I, Manfredo MJ, Mulas F, and Teel TL, eds. Global Challenges of Parks and Protected Area Management, Proceedings of the 9th ISSRM, 10-13 October 2002, La Maddalena, Sardinia, Italy. Sassari, Sardinia, Italy: Carlo Delfino editore, p. 385-392. request a copy

McSweeney AM., Raish C. 2005. High elevation grasslands as a crucial resource to ranchers of northern New Mexico. In: Proceedings of the XX International Grassland Congress, 26 June - 1 July 2005, Dublin, Ireland. The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers, p. 855. available for purchase

Raish, C, González-Cabán A, Condie CJ. 2005. The importance of traditional fire use and management practices for contemporary land managers in the American Southwest. Environmental Hazards 6:115-122. http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/23871

Raish, C. 2007. Review of: Campbell, Claire Elizabeth,. Shaped by the West Wind: Nature and History in Georgian Bay. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2004. 265p. $85.00 (cloth), $29.95 (paper) ISBN: 0-7748-1098-X (cloth), 0-7748-1099-8 (paper). available for purchase

Raish, C., González-Cabán A, Martin W, Martin IM, Bender H. 2007. Cultural variation in public perceptions concerning fire use and management. In: Daniel T, Carroll M, Moseley C, Raish C, eds. People, Fire, and Forests. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University Press. available for purchase

Martin IM, Bender H, Raish C. 2007. What motivates homeowners to protect themselves from wildfire risks in the WUI? In: Martin WE, Raish C, Kent B, eds. Wildfire Risk: Human Perceptions and Management Implications. Washington, DC: RFF Press. available for purchase

Martin IM, Bender H, Raish C. 2007. What motivates individuals to protect themselves from risks: the case of wildland fires. Risk Analysis 27 (4): 887-900. available for purchase

 

 

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