Kerry L. Metlen

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Kerry L. Metlen is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kerry L. Metlen has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 11 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 10 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Kerry L. Metlen's work include Fire effects on ecosystems (15 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (10 papers) and Rangeland and Wildlife Management (10 papers). Kerry L. Metlen is often cited by papers focused on Fire effects on ecosystems (15 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (10 papers) and Rangeland and Wildlife Management (10 papers). Kerry L. Metlen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Czechia. Kerry L. Metlen's co-authors include Carl E. Fiedler, Ragan M. Callaway, Erik T. Aschehoug, Andrew Youngblood, Carl N. Skinner, Eric E. Knapp, Michael G. Harrington, Scott L. Stephens, Jason J. Moghaddas and C. B. Edminster and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Journal of Applied Ecology and Ecological Applications.

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Kerry L. Metlen

21 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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Tamm review: A meta-analysis of thinning, prescribed fire, and wildfire effects on subsequent wildfire severity in conifer dominated forests of the Western US

2024 61 citations Kimberley T. Davis, Joseph Fargione et al. Forest Ecology and Management profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Changing climate may drive large shifts in vegetation zones of Oregon, USA 2025 ·Frontiers in Forests and Global Change ·(unknown), Solomon Z. Dobrowski, Sean A. Parks, Kimberley T. Davis, Kerry L. Metlen, Ryan D. Haugo, (unknown), (unknown), Kerry B. Kemp, (unknown), (unknown), Sean M.A. Jeronimo, (unknown), (unknown)	0
2	Tamm review: A meta-analysis of thinning, prescribed fire, and wildfire effects on subsequent wildfire severity in conifer dominated forests of the Western US breakdown → 2024 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·Kimberley T. Davis, (unknown), Joseph Fargione, Ryan D. Haugo, Kerry L. Metlen, Marcos D. Robles, Travis Woolley	61
3	Identifying opportunity hot spots for reducing the risk of wildfire-caused carbon loss in western US conifer forests 2023 ·Environmental Research Letters ·(unknown), Lisa A. McCauley, Kerry L. Metlen, Travis Woolley, Kimberley T. Davis, Marcos D. Robles, Ryan D. Haugo, Karin L. Riley, Philip E. Higuera, Joseph Fargione, Robert N. Addington, (unknown), (unknown), Michael J. Case, Teresa B. Chapman, Edward B. Smith, Randy Swaty, (unknown)	6
4	Integrating forest restoration, adaptation, and proactive fire management: Rogue River Basin case study 2021 ·Canadian Journal of Forest Research ·Kerry L. Metlen, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Matthew P. Thompson, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Joe H. Scott, (unknown)	11
5	The missing fire: quantifying human exclusion of wildfire in Pacific Northwest forests, USA 2019 ·Ecosphere ·Ryan D. Haugo, Bryce Kellogg, C. Alina Cansler, Crystal A. Kolden, Kerry B. Kemp, James Robertson, Kerry L. Metlen, Nicole M. Vaillant, Christina Restaino	75
6	Regional and local controls on historical fire regimes of dry forests and woodlands in the Rogue River Basin, Oregon, USA 2018 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·Kerry L. Metlen, Carl N. Skinner, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	28
7	Developing and Implementing Climate Change Adaptation Options in Forest Ecosystems: A Case Study in Southwestern Oregon, USA 2016 ·Forests ·Jessica E. Halofsky, David W. Peterson, Kerry L. Metlen, Mark H. Myer, V. Alaric Sample	13
8	Native North American pine attenuates the competitive effects of a European invader on native grasses 2014 ·Biological Invasions ·Kerry L. Metlen, Ragan M. Callaway	13
9	Competitive outcomes between two exotic invaders are modified by direct and indirect effects of a native conifer 2012 ·Oikos ·Kerry L. Metlen, Erik T. Aschehoug, Ragan M. Callaway	35
10	Fungal endophytes directly increase the competitive effects of an invasive forb 2011 ·Ecology ·Erik T. Aschehoug, Kerry L. Metlen, Ragan M. Callaway, George Newcombe	83
11	Restoration Treatment Effects on Stand Structure, Tree Growth, and Fire Hazard in a Ponderosa Pine/Douglas-Fir Forest in Montana 2010 ·Forest Science ·Carl E. Fiedler, Kerry L. Metlen, Erich K. Dodson	33
12	Using patchy plant invasions to understand how diffuse interactions modify facilitation and competition 2010 ·The Mathematics Enthusiast ·Kerry L. Metlen	7
13	Fire treatment effects on vegetation structure, fuels, and potential fire severity in western U.S. forests 2009 ·Ecological Applications ·Scott L. Stephens, Jason J. Moghaddas, C. B. Edminster, Carl E. Fiedler, Sally M. Haase, Michael G. Harrington, Jon E. Keeley, Eric E. Knapp, James D. McIver, Kerry L. Metlen, Carl N. Skinner, Andrew Youngblood	339
14	Plant behavioural ecology: dynamic plasticity in secondary metabolites 2008 ·Plant Cell & Environment ·Kerry L. Metlen, Erik T. Aschehoug, Ragan M. Callaway	144
15	Common and Uncommon Understory Species Differentially Respond to Restoration Treatments in Ponderosa Pine/Douglas‐Fir Forests, Montana 2007 ·Restoration Ecology ·Erich K. Dodson, Kerry L. Metlen, Carl E. Fiedler	20
16	Nitrogen Spatial Heterogeneity Influences Diversity Following Restoration In A Ponderosa Pine Forest, Montana 2006 ·Ecological Applications ·Michael J. Gundale, Kerry L. Metlen, Carl E. Fiedler, Thomas H. DeLuca	55
17	Changes in stand structure and composition after restoration treatments in low elevation dry forests of northeastern Oregon 2006 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·Andrew Youngblood, Kerry L. Metlen, (unknown)	51
18	Restoration treatment effects on the understory of ponderosa pine/Douglas-fir forests in western Montana, USA 2005 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·Kerry L. Metlen, Carl E. Fiedler	116
19	Understory response to fuel reduction treatments in the blue mountains of northeastern Oregon 2004 ·Northwest Science ·Kerry L. Metlen, Carl E. Fiedler, Andrew Youngblood	39
20	Undergrowth vegetation response to fuel reduction treatments in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon 2002 ·The Mathematics Enthusiast ·Kerry L. Metlen	1

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