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College of Natural Resources

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact:

Dr Alistair Smith

alistair [at] uidaho.edu

 

Dr Leigh B. Lentile

Forest Ecologist
Department of Forestry and Geology
The University of the South, Sewanee, TN
 

E-mail: lblentil [at] sewanee.edu
Office: 213 Snowden
Phone: (931) 598-3219

 

Publications:

  1. Lentile LB, Smith AMS, Hudak AT, Morgan P, Bobbitt MJ. (2008) Remote sensing for prediction of 1-year post-fire ecosystem condition. International Journal of Wildland Fire in press

  2. Jain T, Gould W, Graham R, Pilliod D, Lentile L.B, Gonzalez G. (2008) Developing a soil burn severity classification for lowland dry and moist tropical forests. AMBIO in press

  3. Vierling, KT, Lentile LB. (2008) Indirect effects of fire severity on wildlife communities in ponderosa pine and aspen forests in the West: A review. Journal of Fire Ecology in press

  4. Arabas, KB, Black BA, Lentile LB, Speer J, Sparks J. (2007) Disturbance history of a mixed conifer stand in central Idaho. Tree-Ring Research in press

  5. Keyser TL, Lentile LB, Smith FW, Shepperd WD. (2008) Changes in forest structure after a large, mixed-severity wildfire in ponderosa pine forests of the Black Hills, South Dakota, USA. Forest Science 54(3): 328-338.

  6. Lentile LB, Morgan P, Hudak AT, Bobbitt MJ, Lewis SA, Smith AMS, Robichaud PR. (2007) Post-fire burn severity and vegetation response following eight large wildfires across the western US. Journal of Fire Ecology 3(1): 91-108.

  7. Lentile LB, Morgan P, Hardy C, Hudak AT, Means R, Ottmar R, Robichaud P, Sutherland E, Lewis SA (2007) The value of rapid response research to wildland fire management. Fire Management Today 67(1): 24-31(PDF)  

  8. Lentile LB, Morgan P, Hardy C, Hudak A, Means R, Ottmar R, Robichaud P, Sutherland E, Szymoniak J, Way F, Fites-Kaufman J, Lewis S, Mathews E, Shovic H, Ryan K (2007) Value and challenges of conducting rapid response research on wildland fires. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report. GTR 193. Fort Collins, CO, 16 p.

  9. Abella, SR, Covington, WW, Fulé P, Lentile LB, Meador AS, Morgan P. (2007) Past, present, and future old growth in frequent-fire conifer forests of the western United States. Ecology and Society, special issue.

  10. Hudak AT, Morgan P, Bobbitt MJ, Smith AMS, Lewis SA, Lentile LB, Robichaud PR, Clark JT, McKinley RA. (2007) The relationship of multispectral satellite imagery to immediate fire effects. Journal of Fire Ecology 3(1): 64-90.

  11. Hunter ME, Shepperd WD, Lentile LB, Lundquist JE, Andreu MG, Butler JL, Smith FW (2007). A comprehensive guide to fuels treatment practices for ponderosa pine in the Black Hills, Colorado Front Range, and Southwest. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-198. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, RMRS. 93 p.

  12. Lewis SA, Lentile LB, Hudak AT, Robichaud PR, Morgan P, Bobbitt MJ. (2007) Mapping post-wildfire ground cover after the 2003 Simi and Old wildfires in southern California. Journal of Fire Ecology 3(1): 109-128.

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  13. Smith, A.M.S., .Lentile, L.B., Hudak, A.T. and Morgan P., (2007) Evaluation of linear spectral unmixing and dNBR for predicting post-fire recovery in a North American ponderosa pine forest, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 22, 20, 5159-5166. (PDF preprint)

  14. Pocewicz A, Vierling L,A., Lentile LB, Smith R (2007) View angle effects on relationships among MISR vegetation indices, leaf area index, and burn severity in a ponderosa pine forest. Remote Sensing of Environment, 107, 1-2, 322-333. (PDF)

  15. Vierling K, Lentile LB, Nielsen-Pincus N. (2007) Cavity nesting birds in burned ponderosa pine forest. Journal of Wildlife Management

  16. Vierling K, Lentile LB (2006) Red-headed woodpecker habitat selection in burned ponderosa pine forest. The Condor 108: 957-962. (PDF)

  17. Lentile LB, Smith FW, Shepperd WD (2006) The Influence of Topography and Forest Structure on Patterns of Mixed-Severity Fire in the South Dakota Black Hills. International Journal of Wildland Fire 15(4): 557-566. (PDF)

  18. Keyser TL, Smith FW, Lentile LB, Shepperd WD (2006) Modeling postfire mortality of ponderosa pine following a mixed-severity wildfire in the Black Hills: the role of tree morphology and direct fire effects. Forest Science 52(5): 530-539. (PDF)

  19. Lentile LB, Holden ZA, Smith AMS, Falkowski MJ, Hudak AT, Morgan P, Gessler PE, Lewis SA, Benson NC (2006) Remote Sensing Techniques to Assess Active Fire and Post-fire Effects. International Journal of Wildland Fire 15(3): 319-345. Feature Paper, (PDF)

  20. Lentile LB, Smith FW, Shepperd WD (2005) Patch Structure, Fire-Scar Formation and Tree Regeneration in a Large Mixed-Severity Fire in the South Dakota Black Hills, USA. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 35(12): 2875-2885. (PDF)

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  21. Keyser TL, Lentile LB, Smith FW, Shepperd WD. Temporal changes in understory community structure and species composition following a mixed-severity wildfire in ponderosa pine forests of the Black Hills, South Dakota, USA. Canadian Journal of Forest Research in review.

Conference Proceedings

Lentile LB, Holden ZA, Smith AMS, Falkowski MJ, Hudak AT, Morgan P, Gessler PE and Benson NC (2006) Management Recommendations for the Mapping of Active Fire and Post-fire Effects. Proceedings of the Remote Sensing Applications Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 24-28, 2006 in press.

Lentile LB, Morgan P, Hudak AH, Robichaud P, Lewis SA (2007) Patterns of Burn Severity Following Eight Western Wildfires. Proceedings of the Association of Fire Ecology Conference, San Diego, CA, November 11-15, 2006.


Book Chapters and GTRs:

Hudak AT, Morgan P, Bobbitt M, Lentile LB (2005) Characterizing Clearcut Harvest and Severe Fire Disturbance Patches in a Forested Landscape: A Case Study from Cooney Ridge, Montana. In: ‘Forest Disturbance and Spatial Patterns, GIS and Remote Sensing Approaches’. (Eds. M Wulder, S Francis) Chapter 8. (Taylor and Francis - CRC Press: London).

Covington WW, Meador AS, Lentile LB, Abella S, Fulé P, Morgan P. Old Growth in Frequent Fire Forests in the West. Chapter 4: Past and Future Changes. Ecological Restoration Institute Publication, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ in prep.

Lentile LB, Morgan P, Hardy C, Hudak A, Means R, Ottmar R, Robichaud P, Sutherland E, Szymoniak J, Way F, Fites-Kaufman J, Lewis S, Mathews E, Shovic H, Ryan K (2007) Lessons Learned from Rapid Response Research. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report. RMRS-GTR-193. Fort Collins, CO (PDF).

Hunter ME, Shepperd WD, Butler J, Lundquist JE, Lentile LB, Andreu MG (2007) Development of Best Management Practices for Fuels Treatments in Ponderosa Pine Ecosystems in the Black Hills, SD and Southwestern United States. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report. GTR XX. Fort Collins, CO in prep.

 

Dissertations/Theses:

Lentile LB (2004) Causal factors and consequences of mixed-severity fire in Black Hills ponderosa pine forests. Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, Colorado State University.

Lentile LB (1999) Sahelian Agroforestry: The Gourou-Bassounga Natural Forest Management Project in Niger, West Africa. Unpublished M.S. Thesis, Colorado State University.

Technical Reports:

Final Evaluation of the Gorou-Bassounga Forest Management Project, Lutheran World Relief, Niamey, Niger. Cooperative Agreement OTR-0158-A-00-8158-00.

Lentile LB, Smith FW, and Shepperd WD (2000) Snag populations on the Black Hills National Forest, SD. Challenge cost share agreement CCS-110-20399.

Lentile LB, Smith FW, and Shepperd WD (2001) Monitoring Direct Fire Effects and Initial Recovery on the Jasper Fire, Black Hills National Forest, SD. Annual Report In Service Agreement 0203-01-007.

Lentile LB, Smith FW, and Shepperd WD (2002) Monitoring Soil and Vegetative Recovery on the Jasper Fire, Black Hills National Forest, SD. Annual Report In Service Agreement 0203-01-007

Lentile LB, Smith FW, and Shepperd WD (2003) Monitoring Soil and Vegetative Recovery on the Jasper Fire, Black Hills National Forest, SD. Annual Report In Service Agreement 0203-01-007.

Selected Abstracts (From 2005-6):

Smith AMS, Lentile LB, Holden ZA, Falkowski MJ, Hudak AT, Morgan P, Lewis SA, Gessler PE and Benson NC. (2006) Remote Sensing Techniques to Assess Active Fire and Post-fire Effects. New Remote Sensing Technologies for Resource Managers, April 24-28, 2006, 11th Biennial USDA Forest Service, Remote Sensing Applications Center, Salt Lake City, UT.

Jain TB, Pilliod D, Graham R, Evans J, Seavy N, Lentile LB, Alexander J (2006) Soil Burn Severity Within the Fire-Disturbance Continuum. Rocky Mountain Regional BAER Team Meeting, January 2006. Fort Collins, CO and Region 3, Southwestern Regional Meeting, Watershed and Soils Session, March 2006, Albuquerque, NM.

Vierling K, Lentile LB (2006) Red-headed woodpecker habitat selection in burned ponderosa pine forest. 2006 Joint Meeting of the Wildlife Society, Northwest Scientific Association, and Northwest Lichenologists. March 8, 2006. Boise, ID.

Lentile LB, Lewis S, Robichaud P, Morgan P, Hudak A, Smith F, and Shepperd W (2005) Fire Effects and Recovery Following Mixed Severity Fire in Ponderosa Pine Forests of the South Dakota Black Hills and Colorado Front Range. 2005 Association of American Geographers Meeting, Denver, CO.
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