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Members of the NC State Forest Health Monitoring research team have authored more than 75 peer-reviewed journal articles, edited 22 annual USDA Forest Service forest health monitoring reports, and produced dozens of government report chapters, conference proceedings and other publications.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

2023

Potter, K.M., C.P. Giardina, F. Hughes, O. Kuegler, S. Cordell, A. Koch, E. Yuen. 2023. How invaded are Hawaiian forests? Non-native understory tree dominance signals potential canopy replacement. Landscape Ecology. 38:3903-3923.

Asaro, C., F.H. Koch, and K.M. Potter. 2023. Denser forests across the USA experience more damage from insects and pathogens. Scientific Reports.13(3666).

LaRue, E.A., J. Knott, G. Domke, H.Y.H. Chen, Q. Guo, M. Hisano, C. Oswalt, S. Oswalt, N. Kong, K.M. Potter, and S. Fei. 2023. Structural diversity as a reliable and novel predictor for ecosystem productivity. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 21(1):33-39.

Crockett, E.T.H., J.W. Atkins, Q. Guo, G. Sun, K.M. Potter, S. Ollinger, C.A. Silva, H. Tang, C.W. Woodall, J. Holgerson, and J. Xiao. 2023. Structural and species diversity explain aboveground carbon storage in forests across the United States: Evidence from GEDI and forest inventory data. Remote Sensing of Environment. 295(113703).

2022

Potter, K.M., K.H. Riitters, and Q. Guo. 2022. Non-native tree regeneration indicates regional and national risks from current invasions. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 5: 966407.

Potter, K.M., R.M. Jetton, W.A. Whittier, B.S. Crane, V.D. Hipkins, C. Echt, and G.R. Hodge. 2022. Table Mountain pine (Pinus pungens): Genetic diversity and conservation of an imperiled conifer. Forest Science. 69(1): 58-72.

Hoban, S., F.I. Archer, L. Bertola, J. Bragg, M. Breed, M.W. Bruford, M. Coleman, R. Ekblom, W.C. Funk, C. Grueber, B.K. Hand, R. Jaffé, E. Jensen, J.S. Johnson, F. Kershaw, L. Liggins, A.J. MacDonald, J. Mergeay, J. Miller, F. Muller-Karger, D. O’Brien, I. Paz-Vinas, K.M. Potter, O. Razgou, C. Vernesi, and M.E. Hunter. 2022. Global genetic diversity status and trends: Towards a suite of Essential Biodiversity Values (EBVs) for genetic composition. Biological Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12852.

2021

Anderson, S.M., L.S. Heath, M.R. Emery, J.A. Hicke, J. Littell, A. Lucier, J.G. Masek, D.L. Peterson, R. Pouyat, K.M. Potter, G. Robertson, and J. Sperry. 2021. Developing a set of indicators to identify, monitor, and track impacts and change in the forests of the United States. Climatic Change.165:13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-021-02993-6.

Hoban, S., C.D. Campbell, J. da Silva, R. Ekblom, W.C. Funk, B. Garner, J.A. Godoy, F. Kershaw, A.J. MacDonald , J. Mergeay, M. Minter, D. O’Brien, I. Paz-Vinas, S.K. Pearson, S. Perez-Espona, K.M. Potter, I.M. Russo, G. Segelbacher, C. Vernesi, and M.E. Hunter. 2021. Genetic diversity is considered important but interpreted narrowly in country reports to the Convention on Biological Diversity: Current actions and indicators are insufficient. Biological Conservation. 261(2021):109233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109233.

Potter, K.M., and K.H. Riitters. 2021. A national multi-scale assessment of regeneration deficit as an indicator of potential forest genetic variation loss. Forests. 13(1):19. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13010019.

Willyard, A., D. Gernandt, A. Lopez Reyes, and K.M. Potter. 2021. Mitochondrial phylogeography of the ponderosa pines: Widespread gene capture, interspecific sharing, and two unique lineages. Tree Genetics & Genomes. 17:47. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-021-01529-4.

2020

Pike, C., K.M. Potter, P. Berrang, B.S. Crane, J. Baggs, L. Leites, and T. Luther. 2020. New seed collection zones for the eastern United States: The Eastern Seed Zone Forum. Journal of Forestry. https://doi.org/10.1093/jofore/fvaa013.

2019

Guo, Q., S. Fei, K.M. Potter, A.M. Liebhold, and J. Wen. 2019. Tree diversity regulates forest pest invasion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(15):7382-7386. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1821039116.

Guo, Q., K.M. Potter, F.H. Koch, and K.H. Riitters. 2019. Impacts of nonnative species on the health of natural and planted forests. Forests. 10 (5):366-369. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10050366.

McGinley, K.A., R.W. Guldin, and F.W. Cubbage.  2019.  Forest sector research and development capacityJournal of Forestry. 117(5):443-461. https://doi.org/10.1093/jofor/fv030.

Potter, K.M., M.E. Escanferla, R.M. Jetton, G. Man, and B.S. Crane. 2019. Prioritizing the conservation needs of United States tree species: Evaluating vulnerability to forest insect and disease threats. Global Ecology and Conservation. 18(2019):e00622. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00622.

Potter, K.M., M.E. Escanferla, R.M. Jetton, and G. Man. 2019. Insect and disease threats to United States tree species and geographic patterns of their potential impacts. Forests. 10(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/f10040304.

2018

Koch, F.H.; Ambrose, M.J.; Yemshanov, D.; Wiseman, P. E.; Cowett, F.D. 2018. Modeling urban distributions of host trees for invasive forest insects in the eastern and central USA: A three-step approach using field inventory data. Forest Ecology and Management. 417: 222-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.03.004.

Guo, Q., K.H. Riitters, and K.M. Potter. 2018. A subcontinental analysis of forest fragmentation and pest invasion. Forests. 9(12):744. https://doi.org/10.3390/f9120744.

Iannone, B.V., K.M. Potter, Q. Guo, I. Jo, C.M. Oswalt, and S. Fei. 2018. Environmental harshness drives spatial heterogeneity in biotic resistance. NeoBiota. 40:87-105. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.40.28558.

Jo, I., K.M. Potter, G. Domke, and S. Fei. 2018. Dominant forest tree mycorrhizal type mediates understory plant invasions. Ecology Letters. 21:217-224. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12884.

Koch, F.H., M.J. Ambrose, D. Yemshanov, P.E. Wiseman, and F.D. Cowett. 2018. Modeling urban distributions of host trees for invasive forest insects in the eastern and central USA: A three-step approach using field inventory data. Forest Ecology and Management. 417: 222-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.03.004.

Maguire, K.C., D.J. Shinneman, K.M. Potter, and V.D. Hipkins. 2018. Intraspecific niche models for ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) suggest potential variability in population-level response to climate shifts. Systematic Biology. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syy017.

Potter, K.M. Do United States protected areas effectively conserve forest tree rarity and evolutionary distinctiveness? Biological Conservation. 224:34-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.05.007.

Riitters, K.H., K.M. Potter, B.V. Iannone, C.M. Oswalt, Q. Guo, and S. Fei. 2018. Exposure of protected forest to plant invasions in the eastern United States. Forests. 9(11):723. https://doi.org/10.3390/f9110723.

Riitters, K., K.M. Potter, B.V. Iannone, C.M. Oswalt, S. Fei, and Q. Guo. 2018. Landscape correlates of forest plant invasions: A high-resolution analysis across the eastern United States. Diversity and Distributions. 24:274-284. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12680.

Siry, J., F.W. Cubbage, K.M. Potter, and K.A. McGinley. 2018. Current perspectives on sustainable forest management: North America. Current Forestry Reports. 4(3):138-149. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40725-018-0079-2.

2017

Fei, S., J.M. Desprez, K.M. Potter, I. Jo, J.A. Knott, and C.M. Oswalt. 2017. Divergence of species responses to climate change. Science Advances. 3(5):e1603055. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1603055.

Guo, G., B.V. Iannone, G.C. Nunez-Mir, K.M. Potter, C.M. Oswalt, and S. Fei. 2017. Species pool, human population, and global vs. regional invasion patterns. Landscape Ecology. 32(2):229-238. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-016-0475-6.

Hastings, J.M., K.M. Potter, F.H. Koch, M. Megalos, and R.M. Jetton. 2017. Prioritizing conservation seed banking locations for imperiled hemlock species using multi-attribute frontier mapping. New Forests. 48(2):301-316. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-017-9575-7.

Potter, K.M., A.R. Campbell, S.A. Josserand, C.D. Nelson, and R.M. Jetton. 2017. Population isolation results in unexpectedly high differentiation in Carolina hemlock (Tsuga caroliniana), an imperiled Southern Appalachian endemic conifer. Tree Genetics & Genomes. 13(105). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-017-1189-x.

Potter, K.M., R.M. Jetton, A. Bower, D.F. Jacobs, G. Man, V.D. Hipkins, and M. Westwood. 2017. Banking on the future: Progress, challenges and opportunities for the genetic conservation of forest trees. New Forests. 48(2):153-180. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-017-9582-8.

Potter, K.M., B.S. Crane, and W.W. Hargrove. 2017. A United States national prioritization framework for tree species vulnerability to climate change. New Forests. 48(2):275-300. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-017-9569-5.

Prasad, A.M. and K.M. Potter. 2017. Macro-scale assessment of demographic and environmental variation within genetically derived evolutionary lineages of eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), an imperiled conifer of the eastern United States. Biodiversity and Conservation. 26(9):2223-2249. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-017-1354-4.

Russell, M.B., C.W. Woodall, K.M. Potter, B.F. Walters, G.M. Domke, and C.M. Oswalt. 2017. Interactions between white-tailed deer density and the composition of forest understories in the northern United States. Forest Ecology and Management. 384:26-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2016.10.038.

Willyard, A., D. Gernandt, K.M. Potter, V.D. Hipkins, P. Marquart, M.F. Maholovich, S.K. Langer, F. Telewski, B. Cooper, C. Douglas, K. Finch, H. Karemera, J. Lefler, P. Lea, and A. Wofford. 2017. Pinus ponderosa: A checkered past obscured four species. American Journal of Botany. 104(1):161-181. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.1600336.

2016

Fei, S., Q. Guo, and K.M. Potter. 2016. Macrosystems ecology: Novel methods and new understanding of multi-scale patterns and processes. Landscape Ecology. 31:1-6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-015-0315-0.

Iannone, B.V., K.M. Potter, K-A. Dixon Hamil, W. Huang, H. Zhang, Q. Guo, C.M. Oswalt, C.W. Woodall, and S. Fei. 2016. Evidence of biotic resistance to invasions in forests of the Eastern USA. Landscape Ecology. 31:85-99. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-015-0280-7.

Iannone, B.V., K.M. Potter, Q. Guo, A.M. Liebhold, B.C. Pijanowski, C.M. Oswalt, and S. Fei. 2016. Biological invasion hotspots: A trait-based perspective reveals new sub-continental patterns. Ecography. 39:961-969. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.01973.

Potter, K.M., F.H. Koch, C.M. Oswalt, and B.V. Iannone. 2016. Data, data everywhere: Detecting spatial patterns in fine-scale ecological information collected across a continent. Landscape Ecology.31:67-84. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-015-0295-0.

Shinneman, Douglas J., E. Means, K.M. Potter, and V.D. Hipkins. 2016. Exploring climate niches of ponderosa pine haplotypes in the western United States: Insight into evolutionary history and implications for future conservation. PLOS One. 11(3):e0151811. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151811.

2015

Guo, Q., S. Fei, J.S. Dukes, C.M. Oswalt, B.V. Iannone, and K.M. Potter. 2015. A unified approach to quantify invisibility and degree of invasion. Ecology. 95(10):2613-2621. https://doi.org/10.1890/14-2172.1.sm.

Iannone, B.V., C.M. Oswalt, A.M. Liebhold, Q. Guo, K.M. Potter, G.C. Nunez-Mir, S.N. Oswalt, B.C. Pijanowski, and S. Fei. 2015. Region-specific patterns and drivers of macroscale forest plant invasions. Diversity and Distributions.21:1181-1192. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12354.

Oswalt, C.M., S. Fei, G. Guo, B.V. Iannone, S. Oswalt, B.C. Pijanowski, and K.M. Potter. 2015. A subcontinental view of forest plant invasions using national inventory data. NeoBiota.24:49-54. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.24.8378.

Potter, K.M., V.D. Hipkins, M.F. Mahalovich, and R.E. Means. 2015. Nuclear genetic variation across the range of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa): Phylogeographic, taxonomic, and conservation implications. Tree Genetics & Genomes.11:3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-015-0865-y.

2014

Bigsby, K.M.; M.J. Ambrose, P.C. Tobin, and E.O. Sills. 2014. The cost of gypsy moth sex in the city. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 13(3):459-468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2014.05.003.

Potter, K.M., and F.H. Koch. 2014. Phylogenetic community structure of forests across the conterminous United States: Regional ecological patterns and forest health implications. Forest Science. 60(5):851-861. https://doi.org/10.5849/forsci.13-115.

Potter, K.M., and C.W. Woodall. 2014. Does biodiversity make a difference? Relationships between species richness, evolutionary diversity, and aboveground live tree biomass across U.S. forests. Forest Ecology and Management. 321:117-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2013.06.026.

2013

Potter, K.M., and W.W. Hargrove. 2013. Quantitative metrics for assessing predicted climate change pressure on North American tree species. Mathematical and Computational Forestry and Natural Resources Sciences. 5(2):151-169.

Potter, K.M., V.D. Hipkins, M.F. Mahalovich, and R.E. Means. 2013. Mitochondrial DNA haplotype distribution patterns in Pinus ponderosa (Pinaceae): Range-wide evolutionary history and implications for conservation. American Journal of Botany. 100(8):1-18. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.1300039.

Prestemon, J. P., K.L. Abt, K.M. Potter, and F.H. Koch. 2013. A West-wide financial assessment of timber salvage opportunities in response to the mountain pine beetle epidemic. Western Journal of Applied Forestry. 28(4):143-153. https://doi.org/10.5849/wjaf.12-032.

2012

Potter, K.M., and W.W. Hargrove. 2012. Determining suitable locations for seed transfer under climate change: A global quantitative method. New Forests. 43(5-6):581-599. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-012-9322-z.

Potter, K.M., and C.W. Woodall. 2012. Trends in tree evolutionary diversity across life stages indicate change in regional forest biodiversity. Ecological Applications. 22(2):517-531. https://doi.org/10.1890/10-2137.1.

Potter, K.M., R.M. Jetton, W.S. Dvorak, V.D. Hipkins, W.A. Whittier, and J. Rhea. 2012. Widespread inbreeding and unexpected geographic patterns of genetic variation in eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), an imperiled North American conifer. Conservation Genetics. 13(2):475-498. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-011-0301-2.

2011

Duehl, A.J., F.H. Koch, and F.P. Hain. 2011. Southern pine beetle regional outbreaks modeled on landscape, climate, and infestation history. Forest Ecology and Management. 261: 473-479. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2010.10.032.

Koch, F.H., D. Yemshanov, M. Colunga-Garcia, R.D. Magarey, and W.D. Smith. 2011. Potential establishment of alien-invasive forest insect species in the United States: Where and how many? Biological Invasions. 13: 969-985. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-010-9883-8.

Magarey, R.D., D.M. Borchert, J.S. Engle, M. Colunga-Garcia, F.H. Koch, and D. Yemshanov. 2011. Risk maps for targeting exotic plant pest detection programs in the United States. Bulletin OEPP / EPPO Bulletin. 41: 46-56.

2010

Potter, K.M., J. Frampton, S.A. Josserand, and C.D. Nelson. 2010. Evolutionary history of two endemic Appalachian conifers revealed using microsatellite markers. Conservation Genetics. 11(4):1499-1513. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-009-9980-3.

Venette, R.C., D.J. Kriticos, R. Magarey, F.H. Koch, R.H.A. Baker, S. Worner, N.N. Gómez, D. McKenney, E.J. Dobesberger, D. Yemshanov, P. De Barro, W.D. Hutchison, G. Fowler, T. Kalaris, and J. Pedlar. 2010. Pest risk maps for invasive alien species: a roadmap for improvement. BioScience. 60(5): 349-362. https://doi.org/10.1525/bio.2010.60.5.5.

Yemshanov, D., F.H. Koch, Y. Ben-Haim, and W.D. Smith. 2010. Detection capacity, information gaps and the design of surveillance programs for invasive forest pests. Journal of Environmental Management. 91: 2535-2546. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.07.009.

Yemshanov, D., F.H. Koch, Y. Ben-Haim, and W.D. Smith. 2010. Robustness of risk maps and survey networks to knowledge gaps about a new invasive pest. Risk Analysis. 30(2): 261-276. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1539-6924.2009.01284.x.

2009

Dvorak, W.S., K.M. Potter, V.D. Hipkins, and G.R. Hodge. 2009. Genetic diversity and gene exchange in Pinus oocarpa, a Mesoamerican pine with resistance to the pitch canker fungus (Fusarium circinatum). International Journal of Plant Sciences. 170(5):609-626. https://doi.org/10.1086/597780.

Koch, F.H., D. Yemshanov, D.W. McKenney, and W.D. Smith. 2009. Evaluating critical uncertainty thresholds in a spatial model of forest pest invasion risk. Risk Analysis. 29(9): 1227-1241. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1539-6924.2009.01251.x.

Yemshanov, D., F.H. Koch, D.W. McKenney, M.C. Downing, and F.J. Sapio. 2009. Mapping invasive species risks with stochastic models: a cross-border US-Canada application for Sirex noctilio Fabricius. Risk Analysis. 29(6): 868-884. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1539-6924.2009.01203.x.

Yemshanov, D., D.W. McKenney, J.H. Pedlar, F.H. Koch, and D. Cook. 2009. Towards an integrated approach to modelling the risks and impacts of invasive forest species. Environmental Reviews. 17: 163-178. https://doi.org/10.1139/A09-007.

2008

Coulston, J.W., F.H. Koch, W.D. Smith, and F.J. Sapio. 2008. Invasive forest pest surveillance: survey development and reliability. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 38: 2422-2433. https://doi.org/10.1139/X08-076.

Koch, F.H., and W.D. Smith. 2008. Spatio-temporal analysis of Xyleborus glabratus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) invasion in eastern U.S. forests. Environmental Entomology. 37(2): 442-452. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/37.2.442.

Potter, K.M., J. Frampton, S.A. Josserand, and C.D. Nelson. 2008. Genetic variation and population structure in Fraser fir (Abies fraseri): A microsatellite assessment of young trees. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 38:2128-2137. https://doi.org/10.1139/X08-064.

2007

McShea, W.J., W.M. Healy, P. Devers, T. Fearer, F.H. Koch, D. Stauffer, J. Waldon. 2007. Forestry matters: the current decline of oaks will impact wildlife in hardwood forests. Journal of Wildlife Management. 71(5): 1717-1728.

2006

Coulston, J.W., K.H. Riitters, R.E. McRoberts, G.A. Reams, and W.D. Smith. 2006. True versus perturbed forest inventory plot locations for modeling: a simulation study. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 36(3): 801-807. https://doi.org/10.1139/X05-265.

Favreau, J.M., C.A. Drew, G.R. Hess, K.A. Eschelbach, F.H. Koch, and M.J. Rubino. 2006. Recommendations for assessing the effectiveness of surrogate species approaches. Biodiversity and Conservation. 15: 3949-3969.

Hess, G.R., F.H. Koch, M.J. Rubino, K.A. Eschelbach, C.A. Drew, and J.M. Favreau. 2006. Comparing potential effectiveness of conservation planning approaches in central North Carolina, USA. Biological Conservation. 128(3): 358-368.

Koch, F.H., H.M. Cheshire, and H.A. Devine. 2006. Landscape-scale prediction of hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae (Homoptera: Adelgidae), infestation in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Environmental Entomology. 35(5): 1313-1323.

2005

Coulston, J.W., and K.H. Riitters. 2005. Preserving biodiversity under current and future climates: a case study. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 14:31-­38.

McRoberts, R.E., G.R. Holden, M.D. Nelson, G.C. Liknes, W.K. Moser, A.J. Lister, S.L. King, E.B. LaPoint, J.W. Coulston, W.B. Smith, and G.A. Reams. 2005. Estimating and circumventing the effects of perturbing and swapping inventory plot locations. Journal of Forestry. 3(6): 275-279.

Riitters, K.H., and J.W. Coulston. 2005. Environmental assessment hot spots of perforated forest in the eastern United States. Environmental Management. 35(4):483–492. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-003-0220-1.

2004

Riitters, K.H., J.D. Wickham, and J.W. Coulston. 2004. Use of road maps in national assessments of forest fragmentation in the United States. Ecology and Society. 9(2): 13.

Riitters, K.H., J.D. Wickham, and J.W. Coulston. 2004. A preliminary assessment of Montreal process indicators of forest fragmentation for the United States. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 91: 257–276.

2003

Coulston, J.W., and K.H. Riitters. 2003. Geographic analysis of forest health indicators using spatial scan statistics. Environmental Management. 31(6): 764-773. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-002-0023-9.

Coulston, J.W., G.C. Smith, and W.D. Smith. 2003. Regional assessment of ozone sensitive tree species using bioindicator plants. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 83:113-127.

Riitters, K.H., J.W. Coulston, and J.D. Wickham. 2003. Localizing national fragmentation statistics with forest type maps. Journal of Forestry. 101(4):18-22.

2002

Riitters, K.H., J.D. Wickham, R.V. O’Neill, K.B. Jones, E.R. Smith, J.W. Coulston, T.G. Wade, J.H. Smith. 2002. Fragmentation of continental United States forests. Ecosystems. (2002) 5: 815-822.

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Peer-Reviewed Government Publications

Potter, K.M., and B.L. Conkling, editors. 2023. Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2022. General Technical Report SRS-273. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 180 p.

Potter, K.M., and B.L. Conkling, editors. 2022. Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2021. General Technical Report SRS-266. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 193 p.

Lugo, A.E., J.E. Smith, K.M. Potter, H. Marcano Vega, and C.M. Kurtz. 2022. The contribution of non-native tree species to the structure and composition of forests in the conterminous United States in comparison with tropical islands in the Pacific and Caribbean. General Technical Report IITF-54. Río Piedras, Puerto Rico: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry. 81 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/IITF-GTR-54.

Potter, K.M., and B.L. Conkling, editors. 2021. Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2020. General Technical Report SRS-261. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 211 p.

Potter, K.M., and B.L. Conkling, editors. 2020. Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2019. General Technical Report SRS-250. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 189 p.

McGinley, K.A. and F.W. Cubbage. 2020. Legal, Institutional, and Economic Indicators of Forest Conservation and Sustainable Management in the United States: Analyzing Criterion 7 of the Montréal Process Criteria and Indicators Framework. General Technical Report IITF-GTR-52. Rio Piedras, PR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry. 174 p.

Potter, K.M., and B.L. Conkling, editors. 2019. Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2018. General Technical Report SRS-239. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 168 p.

Potter, K.M., and B.L. Conkling, editors. 2018. Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2017. General Technical Report SRS-233. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 190 p.

Potter, K.M., and B.L. Conkling, editors. 2017. Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2016. General Technical Report SRS-222. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 195 p.

Potter, K.M., and B.L. Conkling, editors. 2016. Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2015. General Technical Report SRS-213. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 199 p.

Potter, K.M., and B.L. Conkling, editors. 2015. Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2014. General Technical Report SRS-209. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 190 p.

Potter, K.M., and B.L. Conkling, editors. 2015. Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2013. General Technical Report SRS-207. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 199 p.

Potter, K.M., and B.L. Conkling, editors. 2014. Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2012. General Technical Report SRS-198. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 192 p.

Potter, K.M., and B.L. Conkling, editors. 2013. Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2011. General Technical Report SRS-185. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 149 p.

Potter, K.M., and B.L. Conkling, editors. 2013. Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2010. General Technical Report SRS-176. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 162 p.

Bechtold, W.A., M.J. Bohne, B.L. Conkling, and D.L. Friedman, editors. 2012. A synthesis of evaluation monitoring projects by the forest health monitoring program (1998-2007). General Technical Report SRS-159. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 140 p.

Potter, K.M., and B.L. Conkling, editors. 2012. Forest Health Monitoring 2009 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-167. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 252 p.

Potter, K.M., and B.L. Conkling, editors. 2012. Forest Health Monitoring 2008 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-158. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 179 p.

Stolte K.W., B.L. Conkling, S. Fulton, and M.P. Bradley, eds. State of Mid-Atlantic Region Forests in 2000. 2012. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-162. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 203 p.  https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/41539.

Conkling, B.L., editor. 2011. Forest Health Monitoring 2007 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-147. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 159 p.

Woodall, C.W., B.L. Conkling, M.C. Amacher, J.W. Coulston, S. Jovan, C.H. Perry, B. Schulz, G.C. Smith, and S. Will Wolf. 2010. The Forest Inventory and Analysis Database Version 4.0: Database Description and Users Manual for Phase 3. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-61. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 180 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/NRS-GTR-61.

Woudenberg, S.W., B.L. Conkling, B.M. O’Connell, E.B. LaPoint, J.A. Turner, and K.L. Waddell. 2010. The Forest Inventory and Analysis database: database description and users manual version 4.0 for Phase 2. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-245. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 336 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/RMRS-GTR-245.

Ambrose, M.J., and B.L. Conkling, editors. 2009. Forest Health Monitoring 2006 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-117. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 118 p.

Ambrose, M.J., and B.L. Conkling, editors. 2007. Forest Health Monitoring 2005 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-104. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 76 p.

Coulston, J.W., M.J. Ambrose, K.H. Riitters, and B.L. Conkling, editors. 2005. Forest Health Monitoring 2004 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-90. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 81 p.

Coulston, J.W., M.J. Ambrose, K.H. Riitters, B.L. Conkling, and W.D. Smith. editors. 2005. Forest Health Monitoring 2003 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-85. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 97 p.

Coulston, J.W., M.J. Ambrose, K.H. Riitters, and B.L. Conkling, editors. 2005. Forest Health Monitoring 2002 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-84. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 97 p.

Conkling, B.L., J.W. Coulston, and M.J. Ambrose, editors. 2005. Forest Health Monitoring 2001 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-81. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 204 p.

Smith, W.D., and B.L. Conkling. 2004. Analyzing forest health data. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-77. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 33 p.

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Peer-Reviewed Government Report Chapters

2023

Potter, K.M. 2023. Introduction. Chapter 1 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2022. General Technical Report SRS-273. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 5-22.

Potter, K.M., and J.L. Paschke. 2023. Broad-scale patterns of insect and disease activity across the 50 United States from the national insect and disease survey, 2021. Chapter 2 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2022. General Technical Report SRS-273. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 25-53.

Potter, K.M. 2023. Broad-scale patterns of forest fire occurrence across the 50 United States and the Caribbean territories, 2021. Chapter 3 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2022. General Technical Report SRS-273. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 55-81.

Ambrose, M.J. 2023. Tree mortality. Chapter 5 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2022. General Technical Report SRS-273. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 91-101.

Costanza, J.K., F.H. Koch, M. Reeves, K.M. Potter, K. Schleeweis, K.H. Riitters, S.M. Anderson, E.B. Brooks, J.W. Coulston, L.A. Joyce, P. Nepal, B. Poulter, J.P. Prestemon, J.M. Varner, D.M. Walker. 2023. Disturbances to forests and rangelands. Chapter 5 in Future of America’s Forests and Rangelands: Forest Service 2020 Resources Planning Act Assessment. General Technical Report WO-102. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Research and Development. p. 5-1 – 5-55.

2022

Potter, K.M. 2022. Introduction. Chapter 1 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2021. General Technical Report SRS-266. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 5-21.

Potter, K.M., and J.L. Paschke. 2022. Broad-scale patterns of insect and disease activity across the 50 United States from the national insect and disease survey, 2020. Chapter 2 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2021. General Technical Report SRS-266. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 25-49.

Potter, K.M. 2022. Broad-scale patterns of forest fire occurrence across the 50 United States and the Caribbean territories, 2020. Chapter 3 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2021. General Technical Report SRS-266. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 51-78.

Ambrose, M.J. 2022. Tree mortality. Chapter 5 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2021. General Technical Report SRS-266. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 101-115.

2021

Potter, K.M. 2021. Introduction. Chapter 1 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2020. General Technical Report SRS-261. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 7-24.

Potter, K.M., J.L. Paschke, F.H. Koch, and E.M. Berryman. 2021. Broad-scale patterns of insect and disease activity across the 50 United States from the national insect and disease survey, 2019. Chapter 2 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2020. General Technical Report SRS-261. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 27-57.

Potter, K.M. 2021. Broad-scale patterns of forest fire occurrence across the 50 United States and the Caribbean territories, 2019. Chapter 3 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2020. General Technical Report SRS-261. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 59-84.

Ambrose, M.J. 2021. Tree mortality. Chapter 5 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2020. General Technical Report SRS-261. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 105-123.

2020

Potter, K.M. 2020. Introduction. Chapter 1 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2019. General Technical Report SRS-250. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 5-24.

Potter, K.M., J.L. Paschke, F.H. Koch, and E.M. Berryman. 2020. Broad-scale patterns of insect and disease activity in the conterminous United States, Alaska and Hawaii from the national insect and disease survey, 2018. Chapter 2 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2019. General Technical Report SRS-250. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 27-55.

Potter, K.M. 2020. Broad-scale patterns of forest fire occurrence across the 50 United States and the Caribbean territories, 2018. Chapter 3 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2019. General Technical Report SRS-250. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 57-82.

Ambrose, M.J. 2020. Tree mortality. Chapter 5 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2019. General Technical Report SRS-250. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 103-121.

Potter, K.M., J.C. Canavin, and F.H. Koch. 2020. A forest health retrospective: National and regional results from 20 years of insect and disease survey data. Chapter 6 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2019. General Technical Report SRS-250. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 125-149.

2019

Potter, K.M. 2019. Introduction. Chapter 1 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2018. General Technical Report SRS-239. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 5-18.

Potter, K.M., J.L. Paschke, F.H. Koch, and M. Zweifler. 2019. Large-scale patterns of insect and disease activity in the conterminous United States, Alaska and Hawaii from the national insect and disease survey, 2017. Chapter 2 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2018. General Technical Report SRS-239. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 21-49.

Potter, K.M. 2019. Large-scale patterns of forest fire occurrence across the 50 United States and the Caribbean territories, 2017. Chapter 3 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2018. General Technical Report SRS-239. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 51-76.

Ambrose, M.J. 2019. Tree mortality. Chapter 5 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2018. General Technical Report SRS-239. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 97-112.

Riitters, K.H., and K.M. Potter. 2019. The invasiveness and invasibility of Eastern U.S. forest types. Chapter 6 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2018. General Technical Report SRS-239. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 115-124.

2018

Potter, K.M. 2018. Introduction. Chapter 1 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2017. General Technical Report SRS-233. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 7-20.

Potter, K.M., J.L. Paschke, and M. Zweifler. 2018. Large-scale patterns of insect and disease activity in the conterminous United States, Alaska and Hawaii from the national insect and disease survey, 2016. Chapter 2 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2017. General Technical Report SRS-233. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 23-44.

Potter, K.M. 2018. Large-scale patterns of forest fire occurrence in the conterminous United States, Alaska, and Hawaii, 2016. Chapter 3 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2017. General Technical Report SRS-233. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 45-64.

Ambrose, M.J. 2018. Tree mortality. Chapter 5 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2017. General Technical Report SRS-233. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 85-98.

2017

Potter, K.M. 2017. Introduction. Chapter 1 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2016. General Technical Report SRS-222. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 5-18.

Potter, K.M., and J.L. Paschke. 2017. Large-scale patterns of insect and disease activity in the conterminous United States, Alaska and Hawaii from the national insect and disease survey, 2015. Chapter 2 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2016. General Technical Report SRS-222. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 21-42.

Potter, K.M. Large-scale patterns of forest fire occurrence in the conterminous United States, Alaska, and Hawaii, 2015. Chapter 3 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2016. General Technical Report SRS-222. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 43-62.

Ambrose, M.J. 2017. Tree mortality. Chapter 5 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2016. General Technical Report SRS-222. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 81-90.

Crane, B.S. and K.M. Potter. 2017. USDA Forest Service Southern Region: It’s all about GRITS. Gene Conservation of Tree Species—Banking on the Future. Proceedings of a Workshop. R.A. Sniezko, G. Man, V. Hipkins, K. Woeste, D. Gwaze, J.T. Kliejunas, and B.A. McTeague, tech. coords. Chicago, Illinois, May 16-19, 2016. General Technical Report PNW-GTR-963. Portland, Oregon: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. pp. 111-112.

Westwood, M., A. Frances, G. Man, D. Pivorunas, and K.M. Potter. 2017. Coordinating the IUCN Red List of North American tree species: A special session at the USFS gene conservation of tree species workshop. Gene Conservation of Tree Species—Banking on the Future. Proceedings of a Workshop. R.A. Sniezko, G. Man, V. Hipkins, K. Woeste, D. Gwaze, J.T. Kliejunas, and B.A. McTeague, tech. coords. Chicago, Illinois, May 16-19, 2016. General Technical Report PNW-GTR-963. Portland, Oregon: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. pp. 12-23.

2016

Potter, K.M. 2016. Introduction. Chapter 1 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2015. General Technical Report SRS-213. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 5-17.

Potter, K.M., and J.L. Paschke. 2016. Large-scale patterns of insect and disease activity in the conterminous United States and Alaska from the national insect and disease survey, 2014. Chapter 2 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2015. General Technical Report SRS-213. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 21-40.

Potter, K.M. 2016. Large-scale patterns of forest fire occurrence in the conterminous United States, Alaska, and Hawaii, 2014. Chapter 3 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2015. General Technical Report SRS-213. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 41-60.

Ambrose, M.J. 2016. Tree mortality. Chapter 5 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2015. General Technical Report SRS-213. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 79-90.

2015

Potter, K.M. 2015. Introduction. Chapter 1 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2014. General Technical Report SRS-209. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 5-16.

Potter, K.M., and J.L. Paschke. 2015. Large-scale patterns of insect and disease activity in the conterminous United States, Alaska and Hawaii from the national insect and disease survey, 2013. Chapter 2 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2014. General Technical Report SRS-209. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 19-38.

Potter, K.M. 2015. Large-scale patterns of forest fire occurrence in the conterminous United States and Alaska, 2013. Chapter 3 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2014. General Technical Report SRS-209. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 39-55.

Ambrose, M.J. 2015. Tree mortality. Chapter 5 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2014. General Technical Report SRS-209. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 73-84.

Potter, K.M., W.W. Hargrove, and F.H. Koch. 2015. Assessing forest tree risk of extinction and genetic degradation from climate change (SO-EM-09-01). Chapter 17 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2014. General Technical Report SRS-209. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 177-184.

Potter, K.M. 2015. Introduction. Chapter 1 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2013. General Technical Report SRS-207. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 5-15.

Potter, K.M., and J.L. Paschke. 2015. Large-scale patterns of insect and disease activity in the conterminous United States and Alaska from the national insect and disease survey, 2012. Chapter 2 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2013. General Technical Report SRS-207. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 19-36.

Potter, K.M. 2015. Large-scale patterns of forest fire occurrence in the conterminous United States and Alaska, 2012. Chapter 3 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2013. General Technical Report SRS-207. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 37-53.

Ambrose, M.J. 2015. Tree mortality. Chapter 5 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2013. General Technical Report SRS-207. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 71-81.

Heath, L.S., S. Anderson, M.R. Emery, J.A. Hicke, J. Littell, A. Lucier, J. Masek, D. Peterson, R. Pouyat, K.M. Potter, G. Robertson, J. Sperry, K. Cordell, M. Mockrin, S. Stewart, A. Bytnerowicz, L. Geiser, S. Jovan, R. Musselman, and B. Schulz. 2015. Indicators for Climate Change Impacts for Forests: National Climate Assessment Indicators. General Technical Report NRS-155. Newtown Square, Pennsylvania: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 143 p.

2014

Potter, K.M. 2014. Introduction. Chapter 1 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2012. General Technical Report SRS-198. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 5-15.

Potter, K.M., and J.L. Paschke. 2014. Large-scale patterns of insect and disease activity in the conterminous United States and Alaska from the national insect and disease survey, 2011. Chapter 2 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2012. General Technical Report SRS-198. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 19-34.

Potter, K.M. 2014. Large-scale patterns of forest fire occurrence in the conterminous United States and Alaska, 2011. Chapter 3 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2012. General Technical Report SRS-198. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 35-48.

Ambrose, M.J. 2014. Tree mortality. Chapter 5 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2012. General Technical Report SRS-198. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 73-83.

Will-Wolf, S., R.S. Morin, M.J. Ambrose, K. Riitters, and S. Jovan. 2014. Links between land cover and lichen species richness at large scales in forested ecosystems across the United States. Chapter 6 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2012. General Technical Report SRS-198. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 87-104.

2013

Potter, K.M. 2013. Introduction. Chapter 1 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2011. General Technical Report SRS-185. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 5-12.

Potter, K.M., and J.L. Paschke. 2013. Large-scale patterns of insect and disease activity in the conterminous United States and Alaska from the national insect and disease detection survey database, 2010. Chapter 2 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2011. General Technical Report SRS-185. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 15-28.

Potter, K.M. 2013. Large-scale patterns of forest fire occurrence in the conterminous United States and Alaska, 2010. Chapter 3 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2011. General Technical Report SRS-185. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 29-40.

Ambrose, M.J. 2013. Tree mortality. Chapter 5 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2011. General Technical Report SRS-185. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 59-68.

Potter, K.M. 2013. Introduction. Chapter 1 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2010. General Technical Report SRS-176. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 5-12.

Potter, K.M. 2013. Large-scale patterns of insect and disease activity in the conterminous United States and Alaska from the national insect and disease detection survey, 2009. Chapter 2 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2010. General Technical Report SRS-176. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 15-29.

Potter, K.M. 2013. Large-scale patterns of forest fire occurrence in the conterminous United States and Alaska, 2009. Chapter 3 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2010. General Technical Report SRS-176. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 31-39.

Ambrose, M.J. 2013. Tree mortality. Chapter 5 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2010. General Technical Report SRS-176. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 41-50.

2012

Potter, K.M. 2012. Introduction. Chapter 1 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring 2009 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-167. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 9-18.

Potter, K.M. 2012. Large-scale patterns of insect and disease activity in the conterminous United States and Alaska from the national insect and disease detection survey database, 2007 and 2008. Chapter 4 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring 2009 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-167. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 63-78.

Potter, K.M., and W.D. Smith. 2012. Large-scale assessment of invasiveness and potential for ecological impact by non-native tree species. Chapter 5 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring 2009 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-167. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 79-94.

Ambrose, M.J. 2012. Tree mortality. Chapter 6 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring 2009 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-167. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 95-107.

Koch, F.H., and W.D. Smith 2012. A revised sudden oak death risk map to facilitate national surveys. Chapter 7 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring 2009 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-167. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 109-136.

Potter, K.M. 2012. Large-scale patterns of forest fire occurrence in the conterminous United States and Alaska, 2001-08. Chapter 9 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring 2009 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-167. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 151-162.

Koch, F.H., J.W. Coulston, and W.D. Smith 2012. Mapping drought conditions using multi-year windows. Chapter 10 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring 2009 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-167. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 163-179.

Potter, K.M. 2012. Introduction. Chapter 1 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring 2008 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-158. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 9-19.

Potter, K.M. 2012. Evolutionary diversity and phylogenic community structure of forest trees across the conterminous United States. Chapter 2 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring 2008 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-158. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 21-38.

Koch, F.H., J.W. Coulston, and W.D. Smith. 2012. High-resolution mapping of drought conditions. Chapter 4 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring 2008 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-158. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 45-62.

Potter, K.M., and F.H. Koch. 2012. Large-scale patterns of insect and disease activity in the conterminous United States and Alaska, 2006. Chapter 5 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring 2008 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-158. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 63-72.

Potter, K.M. 2012. Large-scale patterns of forest fire occurrence in the conterminous United States and Alaska, 2005-07. Chapter 6 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring 2008 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-158. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 73-83.

Ambrose, M.J. 2012. Tree mortality. Chapter 7 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring 2008 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-158. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 85-95.

Koch, F.H., R.D. Magarey, G.A. Fowler, and W.D. Smith. 2012. National-scale risk-mapping for Phytophthora kernoviae, a potential new forest health threat. Chapter 8 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring 2008 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-158. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 97-118.

Ambrose, M.J. 2012. Tree species “declines” that may be associated with large-scale mortality. Chapter 14 in W.A. Bechtold, M.J. Bohne, B.L. Conkling [and others], eds. A synthesis of evaluation monitoring projects by the forest health monitoring program (1998–2007). General Technical Report SRS-159. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 87–93.

Potter, K.M., and B.S. Crane. 2012. “Silviculture and the Assessment of Climate Change Genetic Risk for Southern Appalachian Forest Tree Species.” Proceedings of the 16th Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference (BSSRC). J.R. Butnor, ed. Charleston, South Carolina, February 15, 2011. General Technical Report SRS-156. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 257-258.

2011

Conkling, B.L. 2011. Introduction. Chapter 1 in B.L. Conkling, ed., Forest Health Monitoring 2007 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-147. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 1-7.

Will-Wolf, S., Ambrose, M.J., and R.S. Morin. 2011. Relationship of a lichen species diversity indicator to environmental factors across the coterminous United States. Chapter 3 in B.L. Conkling, ed., Forest Health Monitoring 2007 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-147. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 25-63.

Ambrose, M.J. 2011. Tree mortality. Chapter 5 in B.L. Conkling, ed., Forest Health Monitoring 2007 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-147. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 97-105.

Koch, F.H., and W.D. Smith. 2011. Emerging forest pest threat: Redbay ambrosia beetle and laurel wilt. Chapter 7 in B.L. Conkling, ed., Forest Health Monitoring 2007 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-147. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 117-142.

Potter, K.M. 2011. Summary. Chapter 9 in B.L. Conkling, ed., Forest Health Monitoring 2007 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-147. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 155-157.

2010

Koch, F.H., and J.W. Coulston. 2010. Modeling current climate conditions for forest pest risk assessment. pp. 609-620 in Pye, J.M.; Rauscher, H.M.; Sands, Y.; Lee, D.C.; Beatty, J.S. (eds.) Advances in Threat Assessment and their Application to Forest and Rangeland Management. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-802. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest & Southern Research Stations. Also in the Encyclopedia of Forest Threats: http://www.forestencyclopedia.net/p/p3402.

Koch, F.H., and W.D. Smith. 2010. Representing human-mediated pathways in forest pest risk mapping. pp. 421-443 in Pye, J.M.; Rauscher, H.M.; Sands, Y.; Lee, D.C.; Beatty, J.S. (eds.) Advances in Threat Assessment and their Application to Forest and Rangeland Management. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-802. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest & Southern Research Stations. Also in the Encyclopedia of Forest Threats: http://www.forestencyclopedia.net/p/p3021.

Potter, K.M., W.W. Hargrove, and F.H. Koch. 2010. Predicting climate change extirpation risk for central and southern Appalachian forest tree species. Proceedings from the Conference on Ecology and Management of High-Elevation Forests of the Central and Southern Appalachian Mountains. J.S. Rentch and T.M. Schuler, eds. Snowshoe, West Virginia, May 14-15, 2009. General Technical Report NRS-P-64. Newtown Square, Pennsylvania: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. pp. 179-189.

2009

Ambrose, M.A. 2009. Introduction. Chapter 1 in M.J. Ambrose and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring 2006 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-117. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 1-8.

Koch, F.H. 2009. Relating lightning data to fire occurrence data. Chapter 3 in M.J. Ambrose and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring 2006 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-117. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 15-25.

Koch, F.H. 2009. Marine cargo imports and forest pest introductions. Chapter 7 in M.J. Ambrose and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring 2006 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-117. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 53-64.

Ambrose, M.A. 2009. Summary. Chapter 9 in M.J. Ambrose and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring 2006 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-117. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 111-113.

Jetton, R.M., W.S. Dvorak, W.A. Whittier, K.M. Potter, and R. Rhea. 2009. Genetics and conservation of hemlock species threatened by the hemlock woolly adelgid. Proceedings of the 20th U.S. Department of Agriculture Interagency Research Forum on Invasive Species, 2009, Katherine McManus and Kurt Gottschalk, eds. Annapolis, Maryland, Jan. 13-16, 2009. General Technical Report NRS-P-51. Newtown Station, Pennsylvania: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. pp. 39-40.

2008

Koch, F.H., and W.D. Smith. 2008. Mapping sudden oak death risk nationally using host, climate, and pathways data. pp. 279-287 in Frankel, S.J.; Kliejunas, J.T.; Palmieri, K.M. (tech. coords.) Proceedings of the Sudden Oak Death Third Science Symposium, March 5-9, 2007, Santa Rosa, CA. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-214.

McKelvey, S., F.H. Koch, and W.D. Smith. 2008. Predicting movement of nursery hosts using a linear network model. pp. 249-256 in Frankel, S.J.; Kliejunas, J.T.; Palmieri, K.M. (tech. coords.) Frankel, S.J.; Kliejunas, J.T.; Palmieri, K.M. (tech. coords.) Proceedings of the Sudden Oak Death Third Science Symposium, March 5-9, 2007, Santa Rosa, CA. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-214.

2007

Ambrose, M.A. 2007. Introduction. Chapter 1 in M.J. Ambrose and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring 2005 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-104. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 1-7.

Coulston, J.W. 2007. Drought occurrence. Chapter 3 in M.J. Ambrose and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring 2005 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-104. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 17-21.

Coulston, J.W. 2007. Fire occurrence (2004). Chapter 4 in M.J. Ambrose and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring 2005 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-104. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 23-26.

Coulston, J.W., and M.A. Ambrose. 2007. Ozone bioindicator. Chapter 5 in M.J. Ambrose and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring 2005 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-104. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 27-32.

Coulston, J.W. 2007. Insect and disease activity (2003). Chapter 6 in M.J. Ambrose and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring 2005 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-104. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 33-40.

Ambrose, M.A. 2007. Summary. Chapter 11 in M.J. Ambrose and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring 2005 National Technical Report. General Technical Report SRS-104. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 1-7.

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Books

Khorram, S., F.H. Koch, C.F. van der Wiele, and S.A.C. Nelson. 2012. Remote Sensing. Pelton, J.N. (Series Ed.) Springer Briefs in Space Development. Boston, MA: Springer.

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Book Chapters

Campbell, S., B.L. Conkling, B., J.W. Coulston, P. Neitlich, I. Ragenovich, and W. Smith. 2002. Forest Health Monitoring in the U.S.: A West Coast perspective. Chapter 94 in: Rapport, D.J.; Lasley, B.L.; Rolston, D.E. [and others] eds. 2002. Managing for Healthy Ecosystems. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. Pp 963-975. ISBN 13-978-1-4200-3213-0

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Professional Publications and Conference Proceedings

Burrill, E.A.; A.M. Wilson, J.A. Turner, S.A. Pugh, J. Menlove, G. Christensen, B.L. Conkling, and W. David. January, 2018. The Forest Inventory and Analysis database: Database description and user guide version 7.0.1 for Phase 2 . U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 942 p. https://www.fia.fs.usda.gov/library/database-documentation/index.php.

Burrill, E.A., A.M. Wilson, J.A. Turner, S.A. Pugh, J. Menlove, G. Christensen, B.L. Conkling, and W. David. April, 2018. The Forest Inventory and Analysis Database: database description and user guide version 7.2 for phase 2. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 946 p. https://www.fia.fs.usda.gov/library/database-documentation/.

Burrill, E.A., A.M. Wilson, J.A. Turner, S.A. Pugh, J. Menlove, G. Christensen, B.L. Conkling, and W. David. October, 2018. The Forest Inventory and Analysis Database: database description and user guide version 8.0 for phase 2. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 1004 p.  https://www.fia.fs.usda.gov/library/database-documentation/.

O’Connell, B.M, B.L. Conkling, A.M. Wilson, E.A. Burrill, J.A. Turner, S.A. Pugh, G. Christensen, T. Ridley, and J. Menlove. March, 2017. The Forest Inventory and Analysis database: Database description and user guide for phase 2 (version 7.0). U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis Program. 830 p. https://www.fia.fs.usda.gov/library/database-documentation/index.php.

O’Connell, B.M, B.L. Conkling, A.M. Wilson, E.A. Burrill, J.A. Turner, S.A. Pugh, G. Christensen, T. Ridley, and J. Menlove. October, 2016. The Forest Inventory and Analysis database: Database description and user guide for phase 2 (version 6.1.1)  U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis Program. https://www.fia.fs.usda.gov/library/database-documentation/index.php.

O’Connell, B.M, B.L. Conkling, A.M. Wilson, E.A. Burrill, J.A. Turner, S.A. Pugh, G. Christensen, T. Ridley, and J. Menlove. June, 2016. The Forest Inventory and Analysis database: Database description and user guide for phase 2 (version 6.1). U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis Program.  866 p.  https://www.fia.fs.usda.gov/library/database-documentation/index.php.

O’Connell, B.M, B.L. Conkling, A.M. Wilson, E.A. Burrill, J.A. Turner, S.A. Pugh, G. Christensen, T. Ridley, and J. Menlove. March, 2016. The Forest Inventory and Analysis database: population estimation user guide (Edition: March, 2017). U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis Program.136 p. https://www.fia.fs.usda.gov/library/database-documentation/index.php.

Ambrose, M.J., F.H. Koch, D. Yemshanov, and P.E. Wiseman. 2015. Modeling urban host tree distributions for invasive forest insects using a two-step approach. In: Stanton, Sharon M.; Christensen, Glenn A., comps. 2015. Pushing boundaries: new directions in inventory techniques and applications: Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) symposium 2015.  December 8–10 2015. Portland, Oregon. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-931. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station: 87-91. 5 p.

O’Connell, B.M., E.B. LaPoint, J.A. Turner, T. Ridley, S.A. Pugh, A.M. Wilson, K.L. Waddell, and B.L. Conkling. May, 2015. The Forest Inventory and Analysis database: database description and user guide version 6.0.2 for phase 2. U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis Program. 758 p.  http://www.fia.fs.usda.gov/library/database-documentation/.

Potter, K.M.,V.D. Hipkins, and R. Means. 2015. Genetic Assessment of Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) at Regnier Ponderosa-Pinyon Pine Natural Area, Oklahoma. Placerville, California: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forest Genetics Laboratory (NFGEL). 10 p.

O’Connell, B.M., E.B. LaPoint, J.A. Turner, T. Ridley, S.A. Pugh, A.M. Wilson, K.L. Waddell, and B.L. Conkling. 2014. The Forest Inventory and Analysis database: database description and user guide version 6.0 for phase 2. U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis Program. 632 p.     https://www.fia.fs.usda.gov/library/database-documentation/index.php.

O’Connell, B.M., E.B. LaPoint, J.A. Turner, T. Ridley, S.A. Pugh, A.M. Wilson, K.L. Waddell, and B.L. Conkling. October, 2014. The Forest Inventory and Analysis database: database description and user guide version 6.0.1 for phase 2. U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis Program. 748 p.  http://www.fia.fs.usda.gov/library/database-documentation/.

Potter, K.M.,V.D. Hipkins, and R. Means. 2014. Genetic Assessment of Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) at Glacier National Park, Montana. Placerville, California: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forest Genetics Laboratory (NFGEL). 8 p.

Potter, K.M.,V.D. Hipkins, and R. Means. 2014. Genetic Assessment of Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) at Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Placerville, California: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forest Genetics Laboratory (NFGEL). 8 p.

Potter, K.M.,V.D. Hipkins, and R. Means. 2014. Genetic Assessment of Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) at Yosemite National Park, California. Placerville, California: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forest Genetics Laboratory (NFGEL). 7 p.

Potter, K.M.,V.D. Hipkins, and R. Means. 2014. Genetic Assessment of Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) at Lassen Volcanic National Park, California. Placerville, California: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forest Genetics Laboratory (NFGEL). 7 p.

Potter, K.M.,V.D. Hipkins, and R. Means. 2014. Genetic Assessment of Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) at Lava Beds National Monument, California. Placerville, California: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forest Genetics Laboratory (NFGEL). 7 p.

Potter, K.M.,V.D. Hipkins, and R. Means. 2014. Genetic Assessment of Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) within the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, California. Placerville, California: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forest Genetics Laboratory (NFGEL). 7 p.

Potter, K.M.,V.D. Hipkins, and R. Means. 2014. Genetic Assessment of Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) at Saguaro National Park, Arizona. Placerville, California: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forest Genetics Laboratory (NFGEL). 7 p.

Potter, K.M.,V.D. Hipkins, and R. Means. 2014. Genetic Assessment of Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) at Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona. Placerville, California: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forest Genetics Laboratory (NFGEL). 7 p.

Potter, K.M.,V.D. Hipkins, and R. Means. 2014. Genetic Assessment of Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) Sites within the Proposed Wah Wah Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC), Millard County and Iron County, Utah. Placerville, California: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forest Genetics Laboratory (NFGEL). 9 p.

Potter, K.M.,V.D. Hipkins, and R. Means. 2014. Genetic Assessment of Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) at the Square S Gulch Site, Rio Blanco County, and Douglas Mountain Site, Moffat County, Colorado. Placerville, California: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forest Genetics Laboratory (NFGEL). 8 p.

Potter, K.M.,V.D. Hipkins, and R. Means. 2014. Genetic Assessment of Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) Sites in the Big Hole River Region, Beaverhead County, Montana. Placerville, California: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forest Genetics Laboratory (NFGEL). 9 p.

O’Connell, B.M., E.B. LaPoint, J.A. Turner, T. Ridley, D. Boyer, A.M. Wilson, K.L. Waddell, and B.L. Conkling. February, 2013. The Forest Inventory and Analysis database: database description and users guide version 5.1.6 for phase 2.  U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis Program. 556 p.   https://www.fia.fs.usda.gov/library/database-documentation/index.php.

Riitters, K., K.M. Potter, and B. Tkacz. 2013. Forest Health Monitoring in the United States: Focus on National Reports. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Forest Health. Seoul, South Korea, September 25, 2013. pp. 12-27.

Devine, W., C. Aubry, J. Miller, K.M. Potter, and A. Bower. 2012. Climate change and forest trees in the Pacific Northwest: guide to vulnerability assessment methodology. Olympia, Washington: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region. 49 p. http://ecoshare.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CCFT_Methodology.pdf.

O’Connell, B.M., E.B. LaPoint, J.A. Turner, T. Ridley, D. Boyer, A.M. Wilson, K.L. Waddell, and B.L. Conkling. November, 2012. The forest inventory and analysis database: database description and users manual version 5.1.4 for phase 2. U.S. Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis. 531 p.    https://www.fia.fs.usda.gov/library/database-documentation/index.php.

O’Connell, B.M., E.B. LaPoint, J.A. Turner, T. Ridley, D. Boyer, A.M. Wilson, K.L. Waddell, G. Christensen, and B.L. Conkling. July, 2012. The forest inventory and analysis database: database description and users manual version 5.1.2 for phase 2. U.S. Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis. https://www.fia.fs.usda.gov/library/database-documentation/index.php.

Woudenberg, S.W., B.L. Conkling, B.M. O’Connell, E.B. LaPoint, J.A. Turner, K.L. Waddell, D. Boyer,  G. Christensen, T. Ridley. February, 2012. The forest inventory and analysis database: database description and users manual version 5.1.1 for phase 2. U.S. Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis.

Jetton, R.M., W.S. Dvorak, K.M. Potter, W.A. Whittier, and J. Rhea. 2011. Genetics and conservation of hemlock species threatened by the hemlock woolly adelgid. Proceedings of the 30th Southern Tree Improvement Conference, Amy Brunner, ed. Blacksburg, Virginia, May 31-June 3, 2009. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, pp. 81-87.

Hipkins, V.D., K.M. Potter, and R. Means. 2011. Genetic Assessment of Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) Sites within the Proposed Wah Wah Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC), Millard County and Iron County, Utah. Placerville, California: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forest Genetics Laboratory (NFGEL). 6 p.

Hipkins, V.D., K.M. Potter, and R. Means. 2011. Genetic Assessment of Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) at the Square S Gulch Site, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Placerville, California: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forest Genetics Laboratory (NFGEL). 4 p.

Hipkins, V.D., K.M. Potter, and R. Means. 2011. Genetic Assessment of Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) at the Big Hole Site, Beaverhead County, Montana. Placerville, California: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forest Genetics Laboratory (NFGEL). 6 p.

Potter, K.M., R.M. Jetton, W.S. Dvorak, J. Frampton, and J. Rhea. 2010. Ex situ seed collection represents genetic variation present in natural stands of Carolina hemlock. pp. 181-190 in B. Onken and R. Reardon, compilers, Proceedings of the Fifth Symposium on Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in the Eastern United States, Asheville, North Carolina, August 17-19, 2010. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team, FHTET-2010-07, Morgantown, West Virginia, pp. 181-190.

Ambrose, M.J.; S. Bauch, K. Bigsby, T. Wu, P. Tobin, and E. Sills. 2009. Gypsy moth sex in the city: estimating costs and losses. In: McManus, Katherine A; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. Proceedings. 19th U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2008; 2008 January 8-11; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-36. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 4.

Coulston, J.W., F.H. Koch, W.D. Smith, and F.J Sapio. 2009. Developing survey grids to substantiate freedom from exotic pests. pp. 91-97 in McRoberts, R.E.; Reams, G.A.; Van Deusen, P.C.; McWilliams, W.H. (eds.) Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Forest Inventory and Analysis Symposium, October 16-19, 2006, Monterey, CA. Gen. Tech. Report WO-79. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.

Koch, F.H., J.W. Coulston, W.D. Smith, and F.J. Sapio. 2009. Developing surveys with known reliability for recently discovered forest pests. pp. 158-159 in Richardson, M.; Hodgson, C.; Forbes, A. (Comp.) IUFRO International Forest Biosecurity Conference, 16-20 March 2009, Rotorua, New Zealand: Popular Summaries. Rotorua, New Zealand: New Zealand Forest Research Institute.

Koch, F.H., D. Yemshanov, D.W. McKenney, and W.D. Smith. 2009. Evaluating critical uncertainty thresholds in a spatial model of forest pest invasion risk. pp. 75-76 in Richardson, M.; Hodgson, C.; Forbes, A. (Comp.) IUFRO International Forest Biosecurity Conference, 16-20 March 2009, Rotorua, New Zealand: Popular Summaries. Rotorua, New Zealand: New Zealand Forest Research Institute.

Potter, K.M. 2009. From genes to ecosystems: Measuring evolutionary diversity and community structure with Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) data. Proceedings of the 2008 Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Symposium, Will McWilliams, Gretchen Moisen, and Ray Czaplewski, comps. Park City, Utah, Oct. 21-23, 2008. RMRS-P-56CD. Fort Collins, Colorado: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 1 CD.

Yemshanov, D., F.H. Koch, Y. Ben-Haim, and W.D. Smith. 2009. Robustness of risk maps and survey networks to the knowledge gaps about a new invasive pest. pp. 77-78 in Richardson, M.; Hodgson, C.; Forbes, A. (Comp.) IUFRO International Forest Biosecurity Conference, 16-20 March 2009, Rotorua, New Zealand: Popular Summaries. Rotorua, New Zealand: New Zealand Forest Research Institute.

Yemshanov, D., F.H. Koch, D.W. McKenney, M.C. Downing, and F.J. Sapio. 2009. Yemshanov, D.; Koch, F.H.; McKenney, D.W.; Downing, M.C.; Sapio, F.J. 2009. Mapping risks of invasive species with stochastic models: a cross-border US-Canada application for Sirex noctilio pp. 73-74 in Richardson, M.; Hodgson, C.; Forbes, A. (Comp.) IUFRO International Forest Biosecurity Conference, 16-20 March 2009, Rotorua, New Zealand: Popular Summaries. Rotorua, New Zealand: New Zealand Forest Research Institute.

Ambrose, M.J., B.L. Conkling, K.H. Riitters, and J.W. Coulston. 2008. The forest health monitoring national technical reports: examples of analyses and results from 2001-2004. Science Update SRS-018. United States Department of Agriculture, Southern Research Station.

Coulston, J.W., G.A. Reams, R.E. McRoberts, and W.D. Smith. 2006. Practical Considerations When Using Perturbed Forest Inventory Plot Locations To Develop Spatial Models: A Case Study. In: Proceedings of the sixth annual forest inventory and analysis symposium; 2004 September 21-24; Denver, CO. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-70. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. 126p.

Bechtold, W.A., and J.W. Coulston. 2005. Detection Monitoring of Crown Condition in South Carolina: A Case Study. In: Proceedings of the fifth annual forest inventory and analysis symposium; 2003 November 18-20; New Orleans, LA. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-69. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. 222p.

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