Anna W. Schoettle, PhD			240 West Prospect Ft. Collins, CO 80526 Phone: (970) 498-1333 FAX: (970) 498-1212 aschoettle@fs.fed.us
	Research Plant Ecophysiologist
	Conduct research on the ecology and ecophysiology of high-elevation conifers, including bristlecone pine, limber pine, whitebark pine, and other conifers. Studies include species' regeneration and colonization dynamics, physiological stress tolerance, carbon allocation patterns, and genetic structure.

Educational Background

Ph.D., University of Wyoming, 1990, Botany (Ecophysiology)
M.S., Cornell University, 1982, Agronomy (Plant Physiology)
B.S., Cornell University, 1978, Biology

Professional Experience

Selected Recent Publications 

Updated October 2009
*    Denotes student or Post-Doc in my lab

Coop*, Massatti, Schoettle. In Press. Effects of elevation and landscape context on subalpine vegetation three decades after stand-replacing wildfires in the southern Rocky Mountains. Journal of Veg Sci. In press.

Schoettle, AW; Sniezko, RA; Burns, KS. 2009. Sustaining Pinus flexilis ecosystems of the Southern Rocky Mountains (USA) in the presence of Cronartium ribicola and Dendroctonus ponderosae in a changing climate. In: Breeding and Genetic Resources of Five-Needle Pines Conference, IUFRO Working Party 2.02.15, Yangyang, Republic of Korea, 2008 September 22–26. Ed. By Noshad, D.; Noh, E.; King, J.; Sniezko, R. Yangyang: Korea Forest Research Institute. In press.

Coop*, JC and AW Schoettle. 2009. Regeneration of Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata) and limber pine (Pinus flexilis) three decades after stand-replacing fires. Forest Ecology and Management 257:893-903

Brown, P. M.; Schoettle, A. W. 2008. Fire and stand history in two limber pine (Pinus flexilis) and Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata) stands in Colorado. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 17: 339-347.

Schoettle, A.W., Burns, K. S., Costello, S., Witcosky, J., Howell,B, Connor, J. 2008. A race against beetles: Conservation of limber pine. Nutcracker Notes 14:11-12.

Burns, Kelly S.; Schoettle, Anna W.; Jacobi, William R.; Mahalovich, Mary F. 2008. Options for the management of white pine blister rust in the Rocky Mountain Region. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-206. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 26 p.

Schoettle, AW and RA Sniezko. 2007. Preparing the landscape for invasion – Proactive intervention to mitigate impacts of a non-native pathogen. Journal of Forest Research 12:327-336.

Bonnet*, VH, AW Schoettle and WD Shepperd. 2005. Post-fire environmental conditions influence the spatial pattern of regeneration for Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws. Can. J. For. Res. 35:37-47. (Refereed)

Tomback, DF, AW Schoettle, K Chevalier and C Jones. 2005. Life on the edge for limber pine: seed dispersal within a peripheral population. Ecoscience 12 (4): 519-529.

Schoettle, AW. 2004. Ecological roles of five-needle pine in Colorado: Potential consequences of their loss. In: Sniezko, Richard; S Samman; S Schlarbaum; H Kriebel; Eds. Breeding and genetic resources of five-needle pines: growth adaptability and pest resistance. 2001 July 24-25; Medford, OR. IUFRO Working Party 2.02.15. Proceedings RMRS-P-32. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Pp. 124-135.

Schauer*, AJ, AW Schoettle and RL Boyce. 2001. Partial cambial mortality in high-elevation Pinus aristata (Pinaceae). American Journal of Botany 88:646-652.

Schoettle, AW and JF Negrón. 2001. First report of two cone and seed insects on Pinus flexilis. Western North American Naturalist 61:252-254.

Schoettle, AW and SG Rochelle. 2000. Morphological variation of Pinus flexilis (Pinaceae), a bird-dispersed pine, across a range of elevations. American Journal of Botany 87:1797-1806.

Moir, WH, SG Rochelle, and AW Schoettle. 2000. Microscale variation in tree establishment near upper treeline, Snow Range, Wyoming, USA. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research 31:379-388.

Schoettle, AW and WK Smith. 1999. Interrelationships among light, photosynthesis, and nitrogen in the crown of mature Pinus contorta Dougl. ssp. latifolia Engelm. Tree Physiology: 19:13-22.

Schoettle, AW. 1998. Can we protect high-elevation wilderness vegetation from air pollution impacts? Women in Natural Resources 19(3): 8-10

Barrick, KA and AW Schoettle. 1996. A comparison of the foliar nutrient status of elfinwood and symmetrically formed tall trees, Colorado Front Range, USA. Can. J. Bot. 74:1461-1475.

Nikolov, NT, WJ Massman, and AW Schoettle. 1995. Coupling biochemical and biophysical processes at the leaf level: an equilibrium photosynthesis model for leaves of C3 plants. Ecological Modelling 80:205-235.

Schoettle, AW and T Fahey. 1994. Foliage and fine root longevity in Pinus. Ecological Bulletins (Copenhagen) 43:136-153.

Schoettle, AW. 1994. Influence of tree size on shoot structure and physiology of Pinus contorta and Pinus aristata. Tree Physiology 14:1055-1068.

Smith, WK, AW Schoettle, & M Cui. 1991. Importance of the method of leaf area measurement to the interpretation of gas exchange of complex shoots. Tree Physiology 8:121 127.

Schoettle, AW and WK Smith. 1991. Interrelation between shoot characteristics and solar irradiance in the crown of Pinus contorta ssp. latifolia. Tree Physiology 9:245-254.

Schoettle, AW. 1990. The interaction between leaf longevity and shoot growth and foliar biomass per shoot in Pinus contorta at two elevations. Tree Physiology 7:209 214.

Reich, PB & AW Schoettle. 1988. Role of phosphorus and nitrogen in photosynthetic and whole plant carbon gain and nutrient use efficiency in Eastern White Pine. Oecologia 77:25 33.