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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND CONFERENCE ON KLAMATH-SISKIYOU ECOLOGY Cave Junction, Oregon May 29-31, 2003 Klamath-Siskiyou Kalmiopsis Ecoregon Siskiyou Mountains Marble Mountains Trinity Alps California and Oregon Yolla Bollies 0 10 20 40 Miles Editors: Kristi L. Mergenthaler, Jack E. Williams, and Erik S. Jules THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT CONFERENCE CO-SPONSORS: AuCoin Institute at Southern Oregon University Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center Native Plant Society of Oregon Oregon Caves National Monument Siskiyou Field Institute The Siskiyou Project World Wildlife Fund MAJOR FUNDING BY: AuCoin Institute at Southern Oregon University The Mountaineers Foundation Native Plant Society of Oregon (State & Siskiyou Chapters) The Nature Conservancy Siskiyou Regional Education Project ADDITIONAL COPIES AVAILABLE FROM: Siskiyou Field Institute 9335 Takilma Road Cave Junction, Oregon 97523 Cost: $8.00 (includes postage) SISKIYOU FIELD INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND CONFERENCE ON KLAMATH-SISKIYOU ECOLOGY Cave Junction, Oregon May 29-31, 2003 Editors: Kristi L. Mergenthaler, Jack E. Williams, and Erik S. Jules Siskiyou Field Institute, Cave Junction, Oregon 2004 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Peer reviews are an integral component of the scientific process. We would like to thank the following individuals who graciously donated their time and expertise in reviewing the papers presented here: Geoff Babb Dr. Michael Parker Frank Betlejewski Daniel Sarr Shannon Clery Dr. John Sawyer Dr. Dominick DellaSala Nathaniel Seavy Dr. Jim Duncan Cecile Shohet Dr. Donald J. Goheen Dr. George Shook Ellen Goheen Dr. Darlene Southworth Dr. Stewart Janes Dr. Karen Stone Dr. Thomas Jimerson Molly Sullivan Dr. Erik Jules Robert Sweeney Dr. Matthew Kauffman Dr. Pepper Trail Kristi Mergenthaler Lee Webb Barbara Mumblo Dr. Charles Welden Dr. Michael Murray Dr. Jack Williams Joel Pagel Anonymous Reviewers We would like to express our appreciation for use of map and illustrations from the following artists: Bob Cremins (numerous line drawings) David Hicks (Great Blue Heron) Jamie O’Donnell (cover map) We would like to acknowledge the final design and layout by: Susan DeRosia Printed and sponsored in part by: Home Run Graphics, LLC Portland, OR 97206 (503) 504-2273 Email [email protected] PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND CONFERENCE ON KLAMATH-SISKIYOU ECOLOGY ii TABLE OF CONTENTS EDITORS’INTRODUCTION Kristi L. Mergenthaler, Jack E. Williams, and Erik S. Jules 1 PLENARY TALK State of the Klamath Knot: how far have we come and where are we going? Dominick A. DellaSala 2 FULL ARTICLES PHYTOPHTHORA DISEASE ECOLOGY Phytophthora in the world’s forests Everett Hansen 10 Assessing the landscape spread of the fatal Port Orford cedar root rot Erik S. Jules, Matthew J. Kauffman, Allyson L. Carroll, and William D. Ritts 13 Exotic pathogens, resistant seed and restoration of forest tree species in western North America Richard A. Sniezko, Diana F. Tomback, Regina M. Rochefort, Ellen Goheen, Rich Hunt, Jerry S. Beatty, Michael Murray, and Frank Betlejewski 21 Genetic resistance in Port-Orford-cedar to the non-native root rot pathogen Phytophthora lateralis: a tool to aid in restoration in infested riparian areas Richard Sniezko, Leslie Elliott, Everett Hansen, and Don Goheen 27 WILDLIFE ECOLOGY Using a wide-scale landbird monitoring network to determine landbird distribution and productivity in the Klamath-Siskiyou Region John D. Alexander, C. John Ralph, Kimberly Hollinger and Bill Hogoboom 33 Understanding effects of fire suppression, fuels treatment, and wildfire on bird communities in the Klamath-Siskiyou Ecoregion John D. Alexander, C. John Ralph, Bill Hogoboom, Nathaniel E. Seavy, and Stewart Janes 42 Population trends among landbirds of the Klamath-Siskiyou Ecoregion: an analysis of Breeding Bird Survey data Pepper W. Trail 47 Conservation status of American martens and fishers in the Klamath-Siskiyou Bioregion Keith M. Slauson and William J. Zielinski 60 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND CONFERENCE ON KLAMATH-SISKIYOU ECOLOGY iii DISTURBANCE AND CHANGE Fire and vegetation dynamics in the western Klamath Mountains Dennis C. Odion, Evan J. Frost, Dominick A. DellaSala, James R. Strittholt, Hong Jiang, and Max A. Moritz 71 Losing ground: wilderness meadows and tree invasion over a 55-year period in California’s Klamath Range Michael P. Murray 81 Vascular plant species of Baby Foot Lake Botanical Area before the Biscuit Fre, with comments on post-fire flora Linda Vorobik 86 VEGETATION ECOLOGY The Oregon Flora Project Linda K. Hardison and Scott Sundburg 98 Analysis of Pacific yew habitat in northwest California Thomas M. Jimerson and Stanley Scher 105 Woody plant distributions in western Oregon riparian forests: insights for restoration and management Daniel A. Sarr and David E. Hibbs 119 Conifers of the Klamath Mountains John O. Sawyer 128 Biodiversity below ground: mycorrhizal fungi and Oregon white oaks (Quercus garryana) Lori Valentine, Carolyn Petersen, Heather Tugaw, Aaron Hart, Mariah Moser, Jonathan Frank, Harold Berninghausen, and DarleneSouthworth 135 CULTURAL ECOLOGY Restoring indigenous history and culture to the Klamath-Siskiyou Ecoregion: conservation, restoration, and wood fiber production in the forest matrix Dennis Martinez 140 ABSTRACTS Breeding system and seed production of an endangered plant, Fritillaria getneri, in southern Oregon Kelly Amsbury and Bob Meinke 148 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND CONFERENCE ON KLAMATH-SISKIYOU ECOLOGY iv Effects of fire on rare plants and vegetation in serpentine savanna and fen communities in southern Oregon Darren Borgias, Nathan Rudd and Len Eisenberg 149 Postglacial vegetation and fire history near Bolan Lake in the northern Siskiyou Mountains of Oregon Christy Briles and Cathy Whitlock 150 The return of the wolf to the Klamath-Siskiyou Region: implications for ecosystem conservation Carlos Carroll 150 The impacts of the Quartz Gulch Fire on fish and aquatic amphibian population dynamics in Glade Creek,Oregon Jake Chambers 151 Potential pollinators and insect visitors to threatened and endangered Fritillaria getneri (Liliaceae) and closely related species Fritillaria affinis and Fritillaria recurva Kathleen Donham and Carol Ferguson 151 A rare orchid, Cypripedum fasciculatum (Orchidaceae), breaks the rules for pollination Carol Ferguson and Kathleen Donham 152 Turnover, rate of species accumulation, and persistence of species rich assemblages of butterflies in the Marble Mountain Wilderness, Siskiyou County, California Robert F. Fernau 152 Distribution and environmental/ habitat relations of five endemic plants associated with serpentine fens Evan Frost 153 Phytophthora ramorum: the cause of Sudden Oak Death Ellen Goheen 153 Fish and the Biscuit Fire Tom Halferty 154 Broad-leaved noxious weed abundance and distribution across the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Southern Oregon Paul Hosten 154 Native American management and prescribed burning of riparian zones Frank K. Lake 155 Forgotten birds of the riparian system: monitoring stream-associated birds as a metric for watershed quality Sherri L. Miller and C. John Ralph 155 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND CONFERENCE ON KLAMATH-SISKIYOU ECOLOGY v Pacific lamprey redd densities in the Illinois River of southwestern Oregon Richard K. Nawa and Greg Bennet 156 An ecological study of Preston Peak’s flora: establishing baseline data for climate change research on subalpine vegetation Jamie O’Donnell 156 Analysis of environmental factors limiting Pacific yew occurrence and regeneration in southwestern Oregon Stanley Scher 157 Impacts of the Quartz Gulch Fire on stream channel characteristics within Glade Creek Ted Sedell 157 Matrix habitat effects on the health of patchy plant populations: serpentine plants in changing landscape Priya Shahani 158 Atlas of rare plant species on Lake Peak, Oregon: baseline data for global climate change monitoring Lori Sims 158 The Biscuit Fire: vegetation changes and post-fire rehabilitation Cecile Shohet and Wayne Rolle 159 Uncertain harvest: patterns of acorn production in interior southwest Oregon and far-northern California Donn L. Todt and Nan Hannon 159 Overview of the history of public lands and the Siskiyou National Forest: the early years and the Oregon Land Fraud Greg Walter 159 Basin-scale restoration planning and monitoring in southwest Oregon Debra Whitall 160 Guiding principles of ecologically-sound natural resource management in fire-adapted ecosystems of the West: developing scientific consensus Cindy Deacon Williams, Jerry F. Franklin, Jack E. Williams, and Dominick A. DellaSala 160 Potential impact of the Sudden Oak Death pathogen (Phytophthora ramorum) on the Siskiyou flora James W. “Djibo” Zanzot and Jennifer L. Parke 161 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND CONFERENCE ON KLAMATH-SISKIYOU ECOLOGY vi INTRODUCTION Introduction to the Second Conference on Klamath-Siskiyou Ecology any of us are somehow drawn to the diversity, beauty can be powerful forces that allow us to forge common bonds with and wild nature of this portion of northwest California those who we otherwise might feel estranged or separate from. MMand southern Oregon we call the Klamath-Siskiyou We all feel the urge to belong to something larger and more Region. This is a region of great geological and topographical permanent than ourselves. All of us need time to reflect about diversity, including the nexus of the Sierra Nevada, Cascade and such matters, and to find our place in these lands and waters Coast Ranges as well as smaller but nonetheless spectacular around us. Siskiyou,