Leif A. Mortenson

705 total citations
23 papers, 496 citations indexed

About

Leif A. Mortenson is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Leif A. Mortenson has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 496 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Ecology, 15 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 13 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Leif A. Mortenson's work include Forest Insect Ecology and Management (18 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (13 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (7 papers). Leif A. Mortenson is often cited by papers focused on Forest Insect Ecology and Management (18 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (13 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (7 papers). Leif A. Mortenson collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Leif A. Mortenson's co-authors include Christopher J. Fettig, Beverly M. Bulaon, Malcolm P. North, Michael J. Koontz, Andrew M. Latimer, A. Steven Munson, Zhanfeng Liu, James B. Friday, Joel D. McMillin and Lisa M. Keith and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Global Change Biology and Forest Ecology and Management.

In The Last Decade

Leif A. Mortenson

21 papers receiving 487 citations

Peers

Leif A. Mortenson
Audrey Barker Plotkin United States
Adriana Arango‐Velez United States
Colin Edwards United Kingdom
Suzanne B. Marchetti United States
Elizabeth G. Hebertson United States
Pavel Mezei Slovakia
Andrea D. Kupferschmid Switzerland
Daniel R. Cluck United States
Jacob M. Griffin United States
Beverly M. Bulaon United States
Audrey Barker Plotkin United States
Leif A. Mortenson
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Fettig, Christopher J., et al.. (2025). Semiochemical interruption of Dendroctonus rufipennis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Alaska and Colorado, U.S.. Journal of Economic Entomology. 118(6). 2983–2994. 1 indexed citations
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Fettig, Christopher J., et al.. (2024). Developing semiochemical repellents for protecting Picea from Dendroctonus rufipennis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Alaska and Utah, USA. Journal of Economic Entomology. 117(3). 1022–1031. 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Chonggang, Alexandra Jonko, Rutuja Chitra‐Tarak, et al.. (2023). Carbon stored in live ponderosa pines in the Sierra Nevada will not return to pre-drought (2012) levels during the 21st century due to bark beetle outbreaks. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 11. 3 indexed citations
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Vilanova, Emilio, Leif A. Mortenson, Beverly M. Bulaon, et al.. (2023). Characterizing ground and surface fuels across Sierra Nevada forests shortly after the 2012–2016 drought. Forest Ecology and Management. 537. 120945–120945. 9 indexed citations
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Fettig, Christopher J., et al.. (2021). MCH-Based Semiochemical Repellents for Protecting Engelmann Spruce Trees From Dendroctonus rufipennis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 115(1). 187–192. 7 indexed citations
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Koontz, Michael J., Andrew M. Latimer, Leif A. Mortenson, Christopher J. Fettig, & Malcolm P. North. (2021). Cross-scale interaction of host tree size and climatic water deficit governs bark beetle-induced tree mortality. Nature Communications. 12(1). 129–129. 70 indexed citations
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Xu, Chonggang, Brian H. Aukema, Polly C. Buotte, et al.. (2021). Warming increased bark beetle‐induced tree mortality by 30% during an extreme drought in California. Global Change Biology. 28(2). 509–523. 56 indexed citations
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Fettig, Christopher J., et al.. (2021). Tree Mortality following Thinning and Prescribed Burning in Central Oregon, U.S.. Forests. 12(12). 1677–1677.
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Runyon, Justin B., Christopher J. Fettig, A. Steven Munson, et al.. (2020). Changes in understory vegetation including invasive weeds following mountain pine beetle outbreaks. Trees Forests and People. 2. 100038–100038. 8 indexed citations
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Mortenson, Leif A., Christopher J. Fettig, Michael J. Koontz, Andrew M. Latimer, & Malcolm P. North. (2020). Drone-derived data supporting "Cross-scale interaction of host tree size and climatic water deficit governs bark beetle-induced tree mortality". OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints). 1 indexed citations
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Fettig, Christopher J., A. Steven Munson, Justin B. Runyon, et al.. (2020). Impacts of mountain pine beetle outbreaks on lodgepole pine forests in the Intermountain West, U.S., 2004–2019. Forest Ecology and Management. 475. 118403–118403. 20 indexed citations
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Fettig, Christopher J., Darrell W. Ross, Justin B. Runyon, et al.. (2020). A Biodegradable Formulation of MCH (3-Methylcyclohex-2-en-1-one) for Protecting Pseudotsuga menziesii from Dendroctonus pseudotsugae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Colonization. Journal of Economic Entomology. 113(4). 1858–1863. 11 indexed citations
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Latimer, Andrew M., Leif A. Mortenson, Malcolm P. North, Michael J. Koontz, & Christopher J. Fettig. (2019). local-structure-wpb-severity. OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints). 1 indexed citations
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Fettig, Christopher J., et al.. (2018). Tree mortality following drought in the central and southern Sierra Nevada, California, U.S.. Forest Ecology and Management. 432. 164–178. 222 indexed citations
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Fettig, Christopher J., et al.. (2018). Efficacy of Spring and Fall Treatments of Carbaryl for Protecting Ponderosa Pine From Mortality Attributed to Mountain Pine Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 111(6). 2979–2982. 4 indexed citations
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Fettig, Christopher J., Brytten E. Steed, Leif A. Mortenson, et al.. (2017). Efficacy of SPLAT® Verb for Protecting Individual Pinus contorta, Pinus ponderosa, and Pinus lambertiana from Mortality Attributed to Dendroctonus ponderosae. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 113. 11–20. 6 indexed citations
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Mortenson, Leif A., R. Flint Hughes, James B. Friday, et al.. (2016). Assessing spatial distribution, stand impacts and rate of Ceratocystis fimbriata induced ‘ōhi‘a (Metrosideros polymorpha) mortality in a tropical wet forest, Hawai‘i Island, USA. Forest Ecology and Management. 377. 83–92. 43 indexed citations
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Manley, Patricia N., et al.. (2013). Options for monitoring forest degradation in Northern Viet Nam: An assessment in systems design and capacity building needs in Con Cuong District, Nghe An Province. 2 indexed citations
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Manley, Patricia N., et al.. (2013). Forest degradation sub-national assessments: Monitoring options for Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Vietnam. 246. 39. 1 indexed citations

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