Peer-Reviewed U.S. Government Publications

8. Abella, S.R., C.W. Denton, D.G. Brewer, W.A. Robbie, R.W. Steinke, and W.W. Covington. 2011. Using a terrestrial ecosystem survey to estimate the historical density of ponderosa pine trees. Research Note RMRS-RN-45. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO. 9 pp. PDF

7. Abella, S.R. 2009. Tree canopy types constrain plant distributions in ponderosa pine-Gambel oak forests, northern Arizona. Research Note RMRS-RN-39. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO. 7 pp. PDF

6. Abella, S.R. 2008. Managing Gambel oak in southwestern ponderosa pine forests: the status of our knowledge. General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-218. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO. 27 pp. PDF

5. Abella, S.R. 2008. Gambel oak growth forms: management opportunities for increasing ecosystem diversity. Research Note RMRS-RN-37. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO. 6 pp. PDF

4. Abella, S.R., and P.Z. Fulé. 2008. Changes in Gambel oak densities in southwestern ponderosa pine forests since Euro-American settlement. Research Note RMRS-RN-36. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO. 6 pp. PDF

3. Abella, S.R., and J.D. Springer. 2008. Estimating soil seed bank characteristics in ponderosa pine forests using vegetation and forest-floor data. Research Note RMRS-RN-35. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO. 7 pp. PDF

2. Abella, S.R. 2008. Plant recruitment in a northern Arizona ponderosa pine forest: testing seed- and leaf litter-limitation hypotheses. Pp. 119-127 in Olberding, S.D., and M.M. Moore (tech. coords.). Fort Valley Experimental Forest - a century of research 1908-2008. Proceedings RMRS-P-53CD. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO. 402 pp. PDF

1. Abella, S.R., and P.Z. Fulé. 2008. Fire effects on Gambel oak in southwestern ponderosa pine-oak forests. Research Note RMRS-RN-34. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO. 6 pp. PDF

Book Chapters/Parts of Larger Works

7. Abella, S.R. Restoration of desert ecosystems. Nature Knowledge (upcoming).

 

6. Abella, S.R. Great Basin montane forests. Biomes and ecosystems (upcoming).

 

5. Abella, S.R., and E.C. Engel. Riparian vegetation. Lake Mead science synthesis. USGS Circular. (upcoming).

 

4. Engel, E.C., and S.R. Abella. Littoral vegetation. Lake Mead science synthesis. USGS Circular. (upcoming).

 

3. Springer, J.D., S.R. Abella, and T.R. DeKoker. 2011. A survey of monitoring and management activities for conserving rare plants in national parks and protected areas, Arizona and Nevada, USA. Pp. 307-317 in Daniels, J.A. (ed.). Advances in environmental research, volume 8. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, NY. PDF

2. Abella, S.R. 2010. Exotic species. Pp. 1048-1050 in Warf, B. (ed.). Encyclopedia of geography, volume 2. SAGE Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA. PDF

1. Abella, S.R., and A.C. Newton. 2009. A systematic review of species performance and treatment effectiveness for revegetation in the Mojave Desert, USA. Pp. 45-74 in Fernandez-Bernal, A., and M.A. De La Rosa (eds). Arid environments and wind erosion. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, NY. 394 pp. PDF

Journal Articles

50.  Abella, S.R., D.J. Craig, S.D. Smith, and A.C. Newton. 2012. Identifying native vegetation for reducing exotic species during the restoration of desert ecosystems. Restoration Ecology (in press).  PDF 

 

49. Abella, S.R., J.C. Hurja, D.J. Merkler, C.W. Denton, and D.G. Brewer. 2011. Overstory-understory relationships along forest type and environmental gradients in the Spring Mountains of southern Nevada, USA. Folia Geobotanica (in press). PDF

48.  Abella, S.R., T.M. Embrey, S.M. Schmid, and K.A. Prengaman. 2012. Biophysical correlates with the distribution of the invasive annual red brome (Bromus rubens) on a Mojave Desert landscape. Invasive Plant Science and Management 5:47-56.  PDF

 

47. Abella, S.R., E.C. Engel, J.D. Springer, and W.W. Covington. 2012. Relationships of exotic plant communities with native vegetation, environmental factors, disturbance, and landscape ecosystems of Pinus ponderosa forests, USA. Forest Ecology and Management 271:65-74.  PDF

 

46. Suazo, A.A., J.E. Spencer, E.C. Engel, and S.R. Abella. 2012. Responses of native and non-native Mojave Desert winter annuals to soil disturbance and water additions. Biological Invasions 14:215-227.  PDF 

45. Abella, S.R., K.A. Prengaman, T.M. Embrey, S.M. Schmid, A.C. Newton, and D.J. Merkler. 2012. A hierarchical analysis of vegetation on a Mojave Desert landscape, USA. Journal of Arid Environments 78:135-143.  PDF

44. Abella, S.R. 2011. How well do U.S. Forest Service terrestrial ecosystem surveys correspond with measured vegetation properties? Silva Fennica 45:611-632.  PDF

43. Engel, E.C., and S.R. Abella. 2011. Vegetation recovery in a desert landscape after wildfires: influences of community type, time since fire and contingency effects. Journal of Applied Ecology 48:1401-1410. PDF

42. Abella, S.R., A.C. Lee, and A.A. Suazo. 2011. Effects of burial depth and substrate on the emergence of Bromus rubens and Brassica tournefortii. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 110:17-24. PDF

41. Abella, S.R., D.J. Craig, L.P. Chiquoine, K.A. Prengaman, S.M. Schmid, and T.M. Embrey. 2011. Relationships of native desert plants with red brome (Bromus rubens): toward identifying invasion-reducing species. Invasive Plant Science and Management 4:115-124. PDF

40. Abella, S.R. 2010. Thinning pine plantations to reestablish Oak Openings species in northwestern Ohio. Environmental Management 46:391-403. PDF

39. Abella, S.R. 2010. Disturbance and plant succession in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of the American Southwest. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 7:1248-1284. PDF

38. Craig, D.J., J.E. Craig, S.R. Abella, and C.H. Vanier. 2010. Factors affecting exotic annual plant cover and richness along roadsides in the eastern Mojave Desert, USA. Journal of Arid Environments 74:702-707. PDF

37. Abella, S.R., E.C. Engel, C.L. Lund, and J.E. Spencer. 2009. Early post-fire plant establishment on a Mojave Desert burn. Madroño 56:137-148. PDF

36. Abella, S.R., and C.W. Denton. 2009. Spatial variation in reference conditions: historical tree density and pattern on a Pinus ponderosa landscape. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 39:2391-2403. PDF

35. Abella, S.R., and J.D. Springer. 2009. Planting trials in northern Arizona ponderosa pine forests. Ecological Restoration 27:290-299. PDF

34. Abella, S.R. 2009. Smoke-cued emergence in plant species of ponderosa pine forests: contrasting greenhouse and field results. Fire Ecology 5:22-37. PDF

33. Abella, S.R. 2009. Post-fire plant recovery in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of western North America. Journal of Arid Environments 73:699-707. PDF

32. Abella, S.R., J.L. Gunn, M.L. Daniels, J.D. Springer, and S.E. Nyoka. 2009. Using a diverse seed mix to establish native plants on a Sonoran Desert burn. Native Plants Journal 10:21-31. PDF

31. Abella, S.R., J.E. Spencer, J. Hoines, and C. Nazarchyk. 2009. Assessing an exotic plant surveying program in the Mojave Desert, Clark County, Nevada, USA. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 151:221-230. PDF

30. Abella, S.R. 2008. A unique old-growth ponderosa pine forest in northern Arizona. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 40:1-11. PDF

29. Craig, J.E., and S.R. Abella. 2008. Vegetation of grassy remnants in the Las Vegas Valley, southern Nevada. Desert Plants 24:16-23. PDF

28. Abella, S.R. 2008. A systematic review of wild burro grazing effects on Mojave Desert vegetation, USA. Environmental Management 41:809-819. PDF

27. Abella, S.R., and J.D. Springer. 2008. Canopy-tree influences along a soil parent material gradient in Pinus ponderosa-Quercus gambelii forests, northern Arizona. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 135:26-36. PDF

26. Abella, S.R., A.C. Newton, and D.N. Bangle. 2007. Plant succession in the eastern Mojave Desert: an example from Lake Mead National Recreation Area, southern Nevada. Crossosoma 33:45-55. PDF

25. Abella, S.R., W.W. Covington, P.Z. Fulé, L.B. Lentile, A.J. Sánchez Meador, and P. Morgan. 2007. Past, present, and future old growth in frequent-fire conifer forests of the western United States. Ecology and Society 12:16. [online] URL: http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol12/iss2/art16/. 16 pp. PDF

24. Abella, S.R., J.D. Springer, and W.W. Covington. 2007. Seed banks of an Arizona Pinus ponderosa landscape: responses to environmental gradients and fire cues. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 37:552-567. PDF

23. Laughlin, D.C., and S.R. Abella. 2007. Abiotic and biotic factors explain independent gradients of plant community composition in ponderosa pine forests. Ecological Modelling 205:231-240. PDF

22. Abella, S.R., and W.W. Covington. 2007. Forest-floor treatments in Arizona ponderosa pine restoration ecosystems: no short-term effects on plant communities. Western North American Naturalist 67:120-132. PDF

21. Abella, S.R., and B.W. Zimmer. 2007. Estimating organic carbon from loss-on-ignition in northern Arizona forest soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal 71:545-550. PDF

20. MacDonald, N.W., B.T. Scull, and S.R. Abella. 2007. Mid-spring burning reduces spotted knapweed and increases native grasses during a Michigan experimental grassland establishment. Restoration Ecology 15:118-128. PDF

19. Laughlin, D.C., S.R. Abella, W.W. Covington, and J.B. Grace. 2007. Species richness and soil properties in Pinus ponderosa forests: a structural equation modeling analysis. Journal of Vegetation Science 18:231-242. PDF

18. Abella, S.R., J.F. Jaeger, and T.A. Schetter. 2007. Public land acquisition and ecological restoration: an example from northwest Ohio's Oak Openings region. Natural Areas Journal 27:92-97. PDF

17. Abella, S.R., P.Z. Fulé, and W.W. Covington. 2006. Diameter caps for thinning southwestern ponderosa pine forests: viewpoints, effects, and tradeoffs. Journal of Forestry 104:407-414. PDF

16. Abella, S.R., and W.W. Covington. 2006. Forest ecosystems of an Arizona Pinus ponderosa landscape: multifactor classification and implications for ecological restoration. Journal of Biogeography 33:1368-1383. PDF

15. Abella, S.R., and W.W. Covington. 2006. Vegetation-environment relationships and ecological species groups of an Arizona Pinus ponderosa landscape. Plant Ecology 185:255-268. PDF

14. Abella, S.R. 2006. Effects of smoke and fire-related cues on Penstemon barbatus seeds. American Midland Naturalist 155:404-410. PDF 

13. Abella, S.R., J.F. Jaeger, and L.G. Brewer. 2004. Fifteen years of plant community dynamics during a northwest Ohio oak savanna restoration. Michigan Botanist 43:117-127.  PDF 

 

12. Abella, S.R., and V.B. Shelburne. 2004. Ecological species groups of South Carolina’s Jocassee Gorges, southern Appalachian Mountains. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 131:220-231. PDF 

11. Abella, S.R., L.R. Gering, and V.B. Shelburne. 2004. Slope correction of plot dimensions for vegetation sampling in mountainous terrain. Natural Areas Journal 24:348-350. PDF 

10. Abella, S.R., and W.W. Covington. 2004. Monitoring an Arizona ponderosa pine restoration: sampling efficiency and multivariate analysis of understory vegetation. Restoration Ecology 12:359-367.  PDF 

9. Abella, S.R., and J.F. Jaeger. 2004. Ecology of eastern prickly pear cactus (Opuntia humifusa) in Oak Openings Preserve, northwestern Ohio. Michigan Botanist 43:1-11. PDF  

8. Abella, S.R. 2004. Tree thinning and prescribed burning effects on ground flora in Arizona ponderosa pine forests: a review. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 36:68-76. PDF  

7. Abella, S.R. 2003. Quantifying ecosystem geomorphology of the southern Appalachian Mountains. Physical Geography 24:488-501. PDF

6. Abella, S.R., V.B. Shelburne, and N.W. MacDonald. 2003. Multifactor classification of forest landscape ecosystems of Jocassee Gorges, southern Appalachian Mountains, South Carolina. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 33:1933-1946. PDF  

5. Abella, S.R., and V.B. Shelburne. 2003. Eastern white pine establishment in the oak landscape of the Ellicott Rock Wilderness, southern Appalachian Mountains. Castanea 68:201-210. PDF  

4. Abella, S.R., and N.W. MacDonald. 2002. Spatial and temporal patterns of eastern white pine regeneration in a northwestern Ohio oak stand. Michigan Botanist 41:115-123. PDF  

3. Abella, S.R., J.F. Jaeger, D.H. Gehring, R.G. Jacksy, K.S. Menard, and K.A. High. 2001. Restoring historic plant communities in the Oak Openings region of northwest Ohio. Ecological Restoration 19:155-160. PDF

2. Abella, S.R. 2001. Effectiveness of different management strategies for controlling spotted knapweed in remnant and restored prairies. Ecological Restoration 19:117-118. PDF            

1. Abella, S.R., and N.W. MacDonald. 2000. Intense burns may reduce spotted knapweed germination. Ecological Restoration 18:203-205.  PDF

Outreach/Popular Publications

33. Abella, S. 2011. Lake Mead’s applied science program. Mojave Applied Ecology Notes 4(4):1-3.

 

32. Abella, S. 2011. Benefits of publications available to resource managers and stakeholders. Mojave Applied Ecology Notes 4(3):9-10.

 

31. Engel, E.C., and S.R. Abella. 2011. Vegetation recovery in a desert landscape after wildfires: influences of community type, time since fire and contingency effects: article available online – early view in the Journal of Applied Ecology. Mojave Applied Ecology Notes 4(3):1, 3.

 

30. Abella, S., C. Denton, D. Brewer, W. Robbie, R. Steinke, and W.W. Covington. 2011. Using a terrestrial ecosystem survey to estimate the historically density of ponderosa pine trees. Mojave Applied Ecology Notes 4(2):3-4.

29. Abella, S. 2011. Article in press on overstory-understory changes in the Spring Mountains of southern Nevada. Mojave Applied Ecology Notes 4(2):1, 9-12.

28. Abella, S. 2011. Red brome distribution in the eastern Mojave Desert. Mojave Applied Ecology Notes 4(1):3-4.

27. Abella, S. 2010. Native species interactions with red brome: suggestions for burn-area revegetation. Mojave Applied Ecology Notes 3(4):1.

26. Engel, C., and S. Abella. 2010. Trying to beat the brome: understanding establishment thresholds and choosing competitive native species at Parashant National Monument. Mojave Applied Ecology Notes 3(4):3,7.

25. Abella, S. 2010. Undergraduate and graduate programs in environmental science at UNLV. Mojave Applied Ecology Notes 3(4):4.

24. Abella, S. 2010. Renewable energy projects in southwestern deserts – update on our involvement. Mojave Applied Ecology Notes 3(2):5-7.

23. Engel, E.C., and S.R. Abella. 2010. Evaluating efficacy of restoration techniques, Keys View Road reconstruction, Joshua Tree National Park, California, U.S.A. Mojave Applied Ecology Notes 3(2):3-4.

22. Abella, S. 2010. Survey of resource managers completed on monitoring and management actions for rare plants in Arizona and Nevada. Mojave Applied Ecology Notes 3(2):1-2.

21. Abella, S.R., C.W. Denton, D.G. Brewer, W.A. Robbie, R.W. Steinke, and W.W. Covington. 2010. Using a terrestrial ecosystem survey to estimate the historical density of ponderosa pine trees in northern Arizona. Fact sheet, Ecological Restoration Institute, Flagstaff, AZ. 4 pp.

20. Abella, S. 2009. Progress in strategic research areas. Mojave Applied Ecology Notes 2(4):1-2.

19. Abella, S., and C. Engel. 2009. Heat and smoke effects on red brome soil seed banks. Mojave Applied Ecology Notes 2(3):3,5.

18. Abella, S. 2009. Synthesis completed of post-fire recovery of native perennials in the Mojave, Sonoran Deserts. Mojave Applied Ecology Notes 2(2):5.

17. Springer, J., and S. Abella. 2009. Using a diverse seed mix to establish native plants on a Sonoran Desert burn. The Plant Press 33(1):16-17. Arizona Native Plant Society, Tucson, AZ. http://aznps.com/documents/plantpress09ifinalweb-1.pdf

16. Abella, S. 2009. ENV 492 undergraduate research symposium. Mojave Applied Ecology Notes 2(1):2.

15. Abella, S. 2008. Fire history and forest structural change in the Spring Mountains. Mojave Applied Ecology Notes 1(4):2.

14. Craig, J., and S. Abella. 2008. Opportunities for new collaborative projects. Mojave Applied Ecology Notes 1(4):1.

13. Abella, S. 2008. New book chapter reviewing Mojave Desert revegetation practices is forthcoming. Mojave Applied Ecology Notes 1(3):4.

12. Abella, S. 2008. We're moving into UNLV's new Science and Engineering Building. Mojave Applied Ecology Notes 1(2):2.  

11. Engel, C., and S. Abella. 2008. Plant community response to fire: a chronosequence study. Mojave Applied Ecology Notes 1(1):3.

10. Abella, S.R. 2007. Propagation protocol for vegetative production of container Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray plants (1 gallon container). In: Native Plant Network. URL: http://www.nativeplantnetwork.org. University of Idaho, College of Natural Resources, Forest Research Nursery, Moscow, ID.

9. Abella, S. 2005. Smoke-cued germination of forest understory species. Restoration News, Fall 2005. 3 pp. Newsletter of the Ecological Restoration Institute, Flagstaff, AZ.  PDF 

8. Abella, S. 2004. Researching soil and vegetation gradients in northern Arizona ponderosa pine forests. Restoration News, Winter 2004. 2 pp. Newsletter of the Ecological Restoration Institute, Flagstaff, AZ.  PDF 

7. Abella, S. 2003. Ecosystem modeling in Jocassee Gorges will help with future management. Jocassee Journal 4(1):7. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Columbia, SC.  PDF

6. Abella, S.R., and V.B. Shelburne. 2002. Jocassee Gorges ecosystem classification project continues. Jocassee Journal 3(2):1. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Columbia, SC.  PDF

5. Abella, S. 2000. Jocassee ecosystem diversity to be researched. Jocassee Journal 1(2):7. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Columbia, SC.  PDF

4. Abella, S. 2000. Nature's datebook: seasonal highlights to search for in your metroparks. Green Scene Quarterly Newsletter Summer 2000:13. Metroparks of the Toledo Area, Toledo, OH.  PDF

3. Abella, S. 2000. Harroun Park: hidden gem of Sylvania. Sylvania Herald 90(27):1. 5 July. Herald Newspapers, Sylvania, OH.  PDF

2. Abella, S. 2000. Residents landscape with native plants. Sylvania Herald 90(12):3. 22 March. Herald Newspapers, Sylvania, OH.  PDF

1. Abella, S. 2000. Metroparks restore habitat with controlled fire. Sylvania Herald 90(9):2. 1 March. Herald Newspapers, Sylvania, OH.  PDF