User profiles for Francis F Kilkenny
Francis KilkennyResearch Biologist, US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Verified email at usda.gov Cited by 980 |
Genetic variation in adaptive traits and seed transfer zones for Pseudoroegneria spicata (bluebunch wheatgrass) in the northwestern United States
J Bradley St. Clair, FF Kilkenny… - Evolutionary …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A genecological approach was used to explore genetic variation in adaptive traits in P
seudoroegneria spicata, a key restoration grass, in the intermountain western United States. …
seudoroegneria spicata, a key restoration grass, in the intermountain western United States. …
Reproductive success in varying light environments: direct and indirect effects of light on plants and pollinators
FF Kilkenny, LF Galloway - Oecologia, 2008 - Springer
Plant populations often exist in spatially heterogeneous environments. Light level can directly
affect plant reproductive success through resource availability or by altering pollinator …
affect plant reproductive success through resource availability or by altering pollinator …
Priority actions to improve provenance decision-making
Selecting the geographic origin—the provenance—of seed is a key decision in restoration.
The last decade has seen a vigorous debate on whether to use local or nonlocal seed. The …
The last decade has seen a vigorous debate on whether to use local or nonlocal seed. The …
Strong patterns of intraspecific variation and local adaptation in Great Basin plants revealed through a review of 75 years of experiments
Variation in natural selection across heterogeneous landscapes often produces (a) among‐population
differences in phenotypic traits, (b) trait‐by‐environment associations, and (c) …
differences in phenotypic traits, (b) trait‐by‐environment associations, and (c) …
[PDF][PDF] Effects of climate change on invasive species
Mean surface temperatures have increased globally by~ 0.7 C per century since 1900 and
0.16 C per decade since 1970 (Levinson and Fettig 2014). Most of this warming is believed to …
0.16 C per decade since 1970 (Levinson and Fettig 2014). Most of this warming is believed to …
Science framework for conservation and restoration of the sagebrush biome: linking the Department of the Interior's integrated rangeland fire management strategy to …
…, KF Henke, JD Hennig, LA Joyce, FF Kilkenny… - 2017 - pubs.usgs.gov
The Science Framework is intended to link the Department of the Interior’s Integrated
Rangeland Fire Management Strategy with long-term strategic conservation actions in the …
Rangeland Fire Management Strategy with long-term strategic conservation actions in the …
[HTML][HTML] Fuel treatment effectiveness at the landscape scale: a systematic review of simulation studies comparing treatment scenarios in North America
JE Ott, FF Kilkenny, TB Jain - Fire Ecology, 2023 - Springer
Background The risk of destructive wildfire on fire-prone landscapes with excessive fuel
buildup has prompted the use of fuel reduction treatments to protect valued resources from …
buildup has prompted the use of fuel reduction treatments to protect valued resources from …
Conserving and restoring habitat for Greater Sage-Grouse and other sagebrush-obligate wildlife: the crucial link of forbs and sagebrush diversity
…, T Luna, BA Richardson, FF Kilkenny… - Native Plants …, 2015 - npj.uwpress.org
In the western US, Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus Bonaparte [Phasianidae])
have become an indicator species of the overall health of the sagebrush (Artemisia L. […
have become an indicator species of the overall health of the sagebrush (Artemisia L. […
Climate suitability and human influences combined explain the range expansion of an invasive horticultural plant
CM Beans, FF Kilkenny, LF Galloway - Biological Invasions, 2012 - Springer
Ecological niche models are commonly used to identify regions at risk of species invasions.
Relying on climate alone may limit a model’s success when additional variables contribute …
Relying on climate alone may limit a model’s success when additional variables contribute …
Long-term vegetation recovery and invasive annual suppression in native and introduced postfire seeding treatments
JE Ott, FF Kilkenny, DD Summers… - Rangeland ecology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Seed mixes used for postfire seeding in the Great Basin are often selected on the basis of
short-term rehabilitation objectives, such as ability to rapidly establish and suppress invasive …
short-term rehabilitation objectives, such as ability to rapidly establish and suppress invasive …