Research Interests & Activities:
Quantitative silviculture/biometrics. Active areas of research include (1) mechanisms of nitrogen fertilization response; (2) Development of an ORGANON module for growth impact of Swiss needle cast in western Oregon; (3) growth of young stands under various vegetation management regimes; (4) stand volume error propagation; and (5) Branch mortality and crown recession modeling in the northern Rocky Mountains.
Current Position:
Ph.D. Candidate and Forest Analyst, Roseburg Resources Co.
Publications:
Bluhm, A.A., Garber, S.M., and Hibbs, D.E. 2007. Taper equation and volume
tables for plantation-grown red alder. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep.
PNW-GTR-735. 74 p.
Garber, S.M. and Maguire, D.A. 2003. Modeling stem taper of three central
Oregon species using nonlinear mixed effects models and autoregressive
error structures. For. Ecol. Manage. 179: 507-522.
Garber, S.M. and Maguire, D.A. 2004. Stand productivity and development
in two mixed-species spacing trials in the central Oregon Cascades. For.
Sci. 50(1): 92-105.
Garber, S.M. and Maguire, D.A. 2005. The response of vertical foliage
distribution to spacing and species composition in mixed conifer stands
in central Oregon. For. Ecol. Mange. 211: 341-355.
Garber, S.M. and Maguire, D.A. 2005. Trends in maximum branch diameter
in two mixed-species spacing trials in the central Oregon Cascades. Can.
J. For. Res. 35: 295-307.
Garber, S.M., Brown, J.P., Wilson, D.S., Maguire, D.A., and Heath, L.S.
2005. Snag longevity under alternative silvicultural regimes in mixed
species forests of central Maine. Can. J. For. Res. 35: 787-796.
Garber, S.M., Monserud, R.A., and Maguire, D.A. Crown recession patterns
in three conifer species of the Northern Rocky Mountains. For. Sci. In
press.
Hibbs, D.E., Bluhm, A.R., and Garber, S.M. 2007. Stem taper and volume
of managed red alder. West. J. Appl. For. 22: 61-66.
Maguire, C.C., Maguire, D.A., Manning, T., Garber, S.M., and Ritchie,
M.W. 2008. Response of small mammals to alternative stand structures in
the mixed- conifer forest of northeastern California. Can. J. For. Res.
38: 943-955.
Weiskittel, A.R., Garber, S.M., Johnson, G.P., Maguire, D.A., and Monserud,
R.A. 2007. Annualized diameter and height growth equations for Pacific
Northwest plantation-grown Douglas-fir, western hemlock, and red alder.
For. Ecol. Manage. 250: 266-278.
Weiskittel, A.R., Maguire, D.A., Garber, S.M., and Kanaskie, A. 2006.
Influence of Swiss needle cast on foliage age class structure and vertical
foliage distribution in Douglas-fir plantations of north coastal Oregon.
Can. J. For. Res. 36: 1497-1508.
Younger, N.L., Temesgen, H., Garber, S.M. 2008. Taper and volume responses
of Douglas-fir to sulfur treatments for control of Swiss needle cast in
the Coast Range of Oregon. West. J. Appl. For. 23(3): 142-148.
Presentation Materials:
Vegetation Cover Response in the Critical Period Threshold Study.
December 13-14, 2007, 2007 Annual Meeting of the Vegetation
Management Research Cooperative, Oregon State University, Corvallis,
OR.
A Predictive Model of Nitrogen Fertilizer Response in Douglas-fir in
Western Oregon and Washington.
December 11, 2007, CIPS Steering Committee Meeting, Gifford
Pinchot National Forest Headquarters, Vancouver, WA.
Swiss Needle Cast ORGANON Module Update.
November 27, 2007, 2007 Annual Meeting of the Swiss Needle Cast
Cooperative, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.
Crown Recession Patterns in Three Conifer Species of the Northern Rocky
Mountains.
August 7, 2007, IUFRO Conference. Forest Growth and Timber Quality:
Crown Models and Simulations Methods for Sustainable Forest Management,
Portland, OR.
Personal Interests:
Running, Hiking, Biking, Camping, Swimming, Traveling, Foreign Languages,
outdoors activities
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