Publications

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Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts

2026

[27] Furniss, T. J., P. F. Hessburg, N. A. Povak, R. B. Salter, S. J. Prichard, and D. J. Churchill. 2026. Woodland Decline Undermines Resilience in Fire-Adapted Landscapes. Global Change Biology 32(10):e71148. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.71148

2025

[26] Furniss, T. J., P. F. Hessburg, D. J. Churchill, M. S. Wigmosta, N. Povak, Z. Duan, and R. B. Salter. 2025. Wildfire and forest treatments mitigate–but cannot forestall–climate-driven changes in streamflow regimes in a western US mountain landscape. Environmental Research Letters 20 084039. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ade896; .pdf

[25] Povak, N. A., S. J. Prichard, P. F. Hessburg, V. Griffey, R. B. Salter, Furniss, T. J., G. Cova, R. W. Gray. 2025. Evidence for strong bottom-up controls on fire severity during extreme events. Fire Ecology, 21:27 https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-025-00368-1; .pdf

2024

[24] Furniss, T. J., N. Povak, P. F. Hessburg, R. B. Salter, and M. Wigmosta. 2024. Wildfire management decisions outweigh mechanical treatment as the keystone to forest landscape adaptation. Fire Ecology, 20:105 https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-024-00339-y; .pdf

2023

[23] Furniss, T. J., N. A. Povak, P. F. Hessburg, R. B. Salter, Z. Duan, and M. Wigmosta. 2023. Informing climate adaptation strategies using ecological simulation models and spatial decision support tools. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 6, p.1269081. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2023.1269081; .pdf

2022

[22] Furniss, T. J., P. F. Hessburg, N. Povak, R. B. Salter, and M. Wigmosta. 2022. Predicting future patterns, processes, and their interactions: Benchmark calibration and validation procedures for forest landscape models. Ecological Modelling 473:110099. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2022.110099; .pdf

[21] Povak, N., T. J. Furniss, P. F. Hessburg, R. B. Salter, M. Wigmosta, Z. Duan, M. LeFevre. 2022. Evaluating basin-scale forest adaptation scenarios: Wildfire, streamflow, biomass, and economic recovery synergies and trade-offs. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 5:805179. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2022.805179; .pdf

[20] Furniss, T. J., A. J. Das, P. J. van Mantgem, N. L. Stephenson, and J. A. Lutz. 2022. Crowding, climate, and the case for social distancing among trees. Ecological Applications 32(2):e2507. Cover issue! https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2507; .pdf

2021

[19] Lutz, J. A., S. Struckman, S. J. Germain, and T. J. Furniss. 2021. The importance of large-diameter trees to the creation of snag and deadwood biomass. Ecological Processes 10:28. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13717-021-00299-0

[18] Lutz, J. A., S. Struckman, T. J. Furniss, J. D. Birch, L. L. Yocom, and D. J. McAvoy. 2021. Large-diameter trees, snags, and deadwood in southern Utah, USA. Ecological Processes 10:9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13717-020-00275-0

2020

[17] Furniss, T. J., A. J. Larson, V. R. Kane, and J. A. Lutz. 2020. Wildfire and drought moderate the spatial elements of tree mortality. Ecosphere 11(8):e03214. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3214; .pdf

[16] Lutz, J. A., S. Struckman, T. J. Furniss, C. A. Cansler, S. J. Germain, L. L. Yocom, D. J. McAvoy, C. A. Kolden, A. M. S. Smith, M. E. Swanson, and A. J. Larson. 2020. Large-diameter trees dominate snag and surface biomass following reintroduced fire. Ecological Processes 9:41. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13717-020-00243-8; .pdf

[15] Furniss, T. J., V. R. Kane, A. J. Larson, and J. A. Lutz. 2020. Detecting tree mortality with Landsat-derived spectral indices: improving ecological accuracy by examining uncertainty. Remote Sensing of Environment 237:111497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2019.111497; .pdf

2019

[14] Cansler, C. A., M. E. Swanson, T. J. Furniss, A. J. Larson, and J. A. Lutz. 2019. Surface fuels before and after reintroduced fire in a Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forest. Fire Ecology 15:16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-019-0035-y

[13] Bishop, M., T. J. Furniss, K. E. Mock, and J. A. Lutz. 2019. Genetic and spatial structuring of Populus tremuloides in a mixed-species forest of southwest Utah, USA. Western North American Naturalist 79(1): 63-71. https://doi.org/10.3398/064.079.0107; .pdf

[12] Furniss, T. J., A. J. Larson, V. R. Kane, and J. A. Lutz. 2019. Multi-scale assessment of post-fire tree mortality models. International Journal of Wildland Fire 28(1) 46-61. https://doi.org/10.1071/WF18031; .pdf Editors' Choice Gold Open Access article and Cover Photo!

2018

[11] Lutz, J. A.*, T. J. Furniss* (co-lead), D. J. Johnson,S. J. Davies,D. Allen,A. Alonso, K.Anderson-Teixeira, A.Andrade, J. Baltzer,K. M. L. Becker, E. M. Blomdahl, N. A. Bourg, S. Bunyavejchewin, D. F. R. P. Burslem, C. A. Cansler, K. Cao, M. Cao,D. Cárdenas, L-W. Chang, K-J Chao,W-C.Chao,J-M.Chiang, C. Chu, G. B. Chuyong, K. Clay, R. Condit, S. Cordell, H.S.Dattaraja,A. Duque, D. Escobar, C. E. N. Ewango, G. A. Fisher,C. Fletcher,J. A. Fruend,C. Giardina, S. J. Germain, G. S.Gilbert, Z. Hao, T. Hart, B. C. H. Hau, F. He, A. Hector, R. W. Howe, C-F. Hsieh, Y-H. Hu, S. P. Hubbell,F. M.Inman-Narahari, A. Itoh, D.Janik, A. R. Kassim, D. Kenfack, L. Kortee, K. Král, A. J. Larson, Y-D. Li, Y. Lin, S. Liu, S. Lum, K. Ma, J-R. Makana,Y. Malhi, S. M. McMahon, W. J. McShea, H. R. Memiaghe, X. Mi, M. Morecroft, P. M. Musili, J. Myers, V. Novotny, A. de Oliveira, P. Ong, D. A. Orwig, R. Osterag, G. G. Parker, R. Patankar, R. P. Phillips, G. Reynolds, L. Sack, G-Z. M. Song, S-H. Su, R. Sukumar, I-F. Sun, H. S. Suresh, M.E. Swanson, S. Tan, D. Thomas, J. Thompson, M. Uriarte, R. Valencia, A. Vicentine, T. Vrška, X. Wang, G. Weiblen, A. Wolf, S-H. Wu, H. Xu, T. Yamakura, S. Yap, and J. Zimmerman. 2018. Global importance of large-diameter trees. Global Ecology and Biogeography 27:849-864. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.12747 .pdf Cover Photo!

[10] Adler, P. B., D. Smull, K. H. Beard, R. T. Choi, T. J. Furniss, A. Kulmatiski, J. M. Meinders, A. T Tredennick, and K. E. Veblen. 2018. Competition and coexistence in plant communities: intraspecific competition is stronger than interspecific competition. Ecology Letters 21:1319-1329. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele.13098

2017

[9] Furniss, T. J., A. J. Larson, and J. A. Lutz. 2017. Reconciling niches and neutrality in a subalpine temperate forest. Ecosphere 8(6):e01847. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1847 .pdf

[6] LaManna, J. A., S. A. Mangan, A. Alonso, N. A. Bourg, W. Y. Brockelman, S. Bunyavejchewin, L. W. Chang, J. M. Chiang, G. B. Chuyong, K. Clay, R. Condit, S. Cordell, S. J. Davies, T. J. Furniss, C. P. Giardina, I. A. U. Nimal Gunatilleke, C. V. S. Gunatilleke, F. He, R. W. Howe, S. P. Hubbell, C. F. Hsieh, F. M. Inman-Narahari, D. Janík, D. J. Johnson, D. Kenfack, L. Korte, A. J. Larson, J. A. Lutz, S. M. McMahon, W. J. McShea, H. R. Memiaghe, A. Nathalang, V. Novotny, P. S. Ong, D. A. Orwig, R. Ostertag, G. G. Parker, R. P. Phillips, L. Sack, I. F. Sun, J. S. Tello, D. W. Thomas, B. L. Turner, D. M. Vela Díaz, T. Vrška, G. Weiblen, A. Wolf, S. Yap, and J. A. Myers. 2017. Negative density dependence contributes to global patterns of plant biodiversity. Science 356: 1389-1392. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aam5678

[7] LaManna, J. A., S. A. Mangan, A. Alonso, N. A. Bourg, W. Y. Brockelman, S. Bunyavejchewin, L. W. Chang, J. M. Chiang, G. B. Chuyong, K. Clay, R. Condit, S. Cordell, S. J. Davies, T. J. Furniss, C. P. Giardina, I. A.U. Nimal Gunatilleke, C. V. S. Gunatilleke, F. He, R. W. Howe, S. P. Hubbell, C. F. Hsieh, F. M. Inman-Narahari, D. Janík, D. J. Johnson, D. Kenfack, L. Korte, A. J. Larson, J. A. Lutz, S. M. McMahon, W. J. McShea, H. R. Memiaghe, A. Nathalang, V. Novotny, P. S. Ong, D. A. Orwig, R. Ostertag, G. G. Parker, R. P. Phillips, L. Sack, I. F. Sun, J. S. Tello, D. W. Thomas, B. L. Turner, D. M. Vela Díaz, T. Vrška, G. Weiblen, A. Wolf, S. Yap, and J. A. Myers. 2018a. Response to comment by Hülsmann and Hartigon on "Plant diversity increases with the strength of negative density dependence at the global scale” Science 360: eaar3824. http://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6391/eaar3824

[8] LaManna, J. A., S. A. Mangan, A. Alonso, N. A. Bourg, W. Y. Brockelman, S. Bunyavejchewin, L. W. Chang, J. M. Chiang, G. B. Chuyong, K. Clay, R. Condit, S. Cordell, S. J. Davies, T. J. Furniss, C. P. Giardina, I. A.U. Nimal Gunatilleke, C. V. S. Gunatilleke, F. He, R. W. Howe, S. P. Hubbell, C. F. Hsieh, F. M. Inman-Narahari, D. Janík, D. J. Johnson, D. Kenfack, L. Korte, A. J. Larson, J. A. Lutz, S. M. McMahon, W. J. McShea, H. R. Memiaghe, A. Nathalang, V. Novotny, P. S. Ong, D. A. Orwig, R. Ostertag, G. G. Parker, R. P. Phillips, L. Sack, I. F. Sun, J. S. Tello, D. W. Thomas,B. L. Turner, D. M. Vela Díaz, T. Vrška, G. Weiblen, A. Wolf, S. Yap, and J. A. Myers. 2018b. Response to comment by Chisholm and Fung on "Plant diversity increases with the strength of negative density dependence at the global scale” Science360:eaar5245. http://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6391/eaar5245

[5] Lutz, J. A., T. J. Furniss, S. J. Germain, K. M. L. Becker, E. M. Blomdahl, S. M. A. Jeronimo, C. A. Cansler, J. A. Freund, M. E. Swanson, and A. J. Larson. 2017. Shrub communities, spatial patterns, and shrub-mediated tree mortality following reintroduced fire in Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Fire Ecology 13(1): 104-126. http://dx.doi.org/10.4996/fireecology.1301104 .pdf Cover Photo!

[4] Lutz, J. A., J. R. Matchett, L. W. Tarnay, D. F. Smith, K. M. L. Becker, T. J. Furniss, and M. L. Brooks. 2017. Fire and the distribution and uncertainty of carbon sequestered as aboveground tree biomass in Yosemite and Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks. Land 6(10): 1-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land6010010 .pdf Cover Photo!

2016

[3] Larson, A. J., C. A. Cansler, S. G. Cowdery, S. Hiebert, T. J. Furniss, M. E. Swanson, and J. A. Lutz. 2016. Post-fire morel (Morchella) mushroom production, spatial structure, and harvest sustainability. Forest Ecology and Management 377: 16-25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2016.06.038

2014

[2] Lutz, J. A., A. J. Larson, T. J. Furniss, J. A. Freund, M. E. Swanson, D. C. Donato, K. J. Bible, J. Chen, and J. F. Franklin. 2014. Spatially non-random tree mortality and ingrowth maintain equilibrium pattern in an old-growth Pseudotsuga-Tsuga forest. Ecology 95(8): 2047-2054. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/14-0157.1 .pdf

[1] Lutz, J. A., K. A. Schwindt, T. J. Furniss, J. A. Freund, M. E. Swanson, K. I. Hogan, G. E. Kenagy, and A. J. Larson. 2014. Community composition and allometry of Leucothoe davisiae, Cornus sericea, and Chrysolepis sempervirens. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 44(6): 677-683. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2013-0524

Other Publications

Outreach and Management Publications

Furniss, T. J., and J. A. Lutz. 2021. Interactive effects of drought, fire, and bark beetles on tree mortality in the Sierra Nevada, California. Final Report to the Joint Fire Science Program. www.firescience.gov/projects/19-1-01-10/project/19-1-01-10_final_report; .pdf

Kittle, C. M., T. J. Furniss, Lutz, J. A. 2020. Supporting resource management with permanent research plots: Lessons from the Rim Fire. Research summary for Yosemite National Park managers (deliverable for JFSP grant #16-1-04).

Lutz, J. A., A. J. Larson, K. M. L. Becker, T. J. Furniss, E. Blomdahl, S. J. Germain, and M. E. Swanson. 2016. Post Rim Fire assessment of fuel consumption and mortaity in the Yosemite Forest Dynamics Plot. Final Report to the National Park Service.

Thesis and Dissertation

Furniss, T. J. 2021. Big fires, big trees, and big plots: Enhancing our ecological understanding of fire with unprecedented field data. Dissertation. Utah State University, Quinney College of Natural Resources, Logan, UT, USA. 290 p.

Furniss, T. J. 2016. The Utah Forest Dynamics Plot: Long-Term Ecological Monitoring and Theoretical Ecology in a High-Elevation Subalpine Environment. Masters Thesis. Utah State University, Quinney College of Natural Resources, Logan, UT, USA. 92 p.

Accessioned Data Sets

Macriss, N., T. J. Furniss, S. M. A. Jeronimo, E. L. Crowley, O. W. Germain, S. J. Germain, V. R. Kane, A. J. Larson, and J. A. Lutz. 2019. Data for tree mortality calibration of satellite- and LiDAR-derived fire severity estimates. Utah State University. http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/all_datasets/63/

Cansler, C. A., M. E. Swanson, T. J. Furniss, A. J. Larson, and J. A. Lutz. 2018. Data for effects of reintroduced fire on surface fuels in a Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forest. Utah State University. http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/all_datasets/51/

Lutz, J. A., J. A. Freund, A. J. Larson, M. E. Swanson, T. J. Furniss, K. M. L. Becker, E. M. Blomdahl, C. A. Cansler, S. J. Germain, and S. M. A. Jeronimo. 2017. Data for allometric equations of Chrysolepis sempervirens, Cornus sericea, Corylus cornuta ssp. californica, and Leucothoe davisiae. Utah State University. http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/all_datasets/22/

Lutz, J. A., T. J. Furniss, S. J. Germain, K. M. L. Becker, E. M. Blomdahl, S. A. Jeronimo, C. A. Cansler, J. A. Freund, M. E. Swanson, and A. J. Larson. 2017. Shrub consumption and immediate community change by reintroduced fire in Yosemite National Park, California, USA; Supplemental Information. Utah State University. http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/all_datasets/21/

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