User profiles for Francis F Kilkenny

Francis Kilkenny

Research 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. …

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 …

Priority actions to improve provenance decision-making

…, EK Gonzales, K Havens, M Karmann, FF Kilkenny… - …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
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 …

Strong patterns of intraspecific variation and local adaptation in Great Basin plants revealed through a review of 75 years of experiments

…, AC Agneray, ML Forister, FF Kilkenny… - Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Variation in natural selection across heterogeneous landscapes often produces (a) among‐population
differences in phenotypic traits, (b) trait‐by‐environment associations, and (c) …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of climate change on invasive species

…, JB Runyon, CJ Fettig, FF Kilkenny… - Invasive species in …, 2021 - library.oapen.org
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 …

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 …

[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 …

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. […

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 …

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 …