PUBLICATIONS
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PAPERS:
EDITED VOLUME
BOOK CHAPTERS
EDITED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
PEER-REFEREED AGENCY PUBLICATIONS, SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS CONTRIBUTIONS, AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS
- Schoettle, A. W., K. S. Burns, S. T. McKinney, J. Krakowski, K. M. Waring, D.F. Tomback, and M. Davenport. 2022. Integrating forest health condition and species adaptive capacities to infer and affect future trajectories of the high elevation five-needle pines, Forest Ecology and Management, in review.
- Tomback, D.F., E. Sprague. 2022. The National Whitebark Pine Restoration Plan: restoration model for the high elevation five-needle white pines. Forest Ecology and Management, in press.
- Tomback, D. F., R. E. Keane, A. W. Schoettle, R. A. Sniezko, M. B. Jenkins, C. R. Nelson, A. D. Bower, C. R. DeMastus, E. Guiberson, J. Krakowski, M. P. Murray, E. R. Pansing, and J. Shamhart. 2022. Tamm Review: Current and recommended management practices for the restoration of whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis Engelm.), an imperiled high-elevation western North American forest tree. Forest Ecology and Management, in press.
- Gill, N. S., M. G. Turner, C. D. Brown, S. I. Glassman, S. L. Haire, W. D. Hansen, E. R. Pansing, S. B. St. Clair, and D. F. Tomback. 2022. More fire, fewer forest legacies, and the rising influence of propagule dispersal limitation. BioScience, https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article- abstract/doi/10.1093/biosci/biab139/6512408
- Keane, R. E., A. W.Schoettle, and D. F. Tomback. 2021. Effective actions for managing resilient high elevation five-needle white pine forests in western North America at multiple scales under changing climates. Forest Ecology and Management 505, 119939. Published online 12/21 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119939
- Wheeler, B. E., A. J. Andrade, E. R. Pansing, and D. F. Tomback. 2021. Conifer canopy cover hinders digital estimation of understory plant cover in post-fire subalpine forests. Applied Vegetation Science. Post‐fire conifer regeneration hinders digital estimation of understory plant cover in subalpine forest vegetation - Wheeler - - Applied Vegetation Science - Wiley Online Library
- Andrade, A. J., D. F. Tomback, T. R. Seastedt, and S. Mellmann-Brown. 2021. Soil moisture regime and canopy closure structure subalpine understory development during the first three decades following fire. Forest Ecology and Management https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118783
- Pansing, E. R., D. F. Tomback, and M. B. Wunder. 2020. Novel fire regimes increase extirpation risk in an upper subalpine conifer species of management concern. Ecosphere 11(8): e03220 https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.3220 .
- Sindewald, L. A., D. F. Tomback, and E. R. Neumeyer. 2020. Community structure and functional role of limber pine (Pinus flexilis) in treeline communities in Rocky Mountain National Park. Forests 11(8): https://doi.org/10.3390/f11080838
- Williams, T. J., D. F. Tomback, N. Grevstad, and K. Broms. 2020. Temporal and energetic drivers of seed resource use by Clark’s nutcracker, keystone seed disperser of coniferous forests. Ecosphere 11(3): e03085. 10.1002/ecs2.3085 https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.3085
- Degrassi, A. L., S. Brantley, C. R. Levine, J. Mohan, S. Record, and D. F. Tomback, A. M. Ellison. 2019. Loss of foundation species revisited: conceptual framework with lessons learned from eastern hemlock and whitebark pine. Ecosphere 10(11):e02917. 10.1002/ecs2.2917 www.esajournals.org
- Pansing, E. R., and D. F. Tomback. 2019. Survival of whitebark pine seedlings grown from direct seeding: implications for regeneration and restoration under climate change. Forests, 10, 677; doi: 10.3390/f10080677
- Lea, M. V., J. Syring, T. Jennings, R. Cronn, L. P. Bruederle, J. Ramp Neale, and D. F. Tomback. 2018. Development of nuclear micro-satellite loci for Pinus albicaulis Engelm. (Pinaceae), a conifer of conservation concern. PLOS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205423
- Wagner, A. C., D. F. Tomback, L. M. Resler, and E. R. Pansing. 2018. Whitebark pine prevalence and ecological function in treeline communities of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, U.S.A.: Potential disruption by white pine blister rust. Forests 9: 635; doi: 10.3390/f9100635
- Pansing, E. R., D. F. Tomback, M. B. Wunder, J. P. French, and A. C. Wagner. 2017. Microsite and elevation zone effects on seed pilferage, germination, and seedling survival on early whitebark pine recruitment. Ecology and Evolution. Doi: 10.1002/ece3.3421
- McLane, A. J., C. Semeniuk, G. J. McDermid, D. F. Tomback, T. Lorenz, and D. Marceau. 2017. Energetic behavioral-strategy prioritization of Clark’s nutcrackers in whitebark pine communities: An agent-based modeling approach. Ecological Modelling 354:123-139. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304380017300741
- Carver, A. R., J. D. Ross, D. J. Augustine, S. K. Skagen, A. M. Dwyer, D. F. Tomback, and M. B. Wunder. 2017. Weather radar data correlate to hail-induced mortality in grassland birds. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation Doi: 10.1002/rse2.41.
- Malanson, G. P., L. M. Resler, and D. F. Tomback. 2017. Ecotone response to environmental variability depends on stress gradient interactions. Climate Change Responses Doi: 10.1186/S40665-017-0029-4
- Keane, R. E., L. M. Holsinger, M. R. Mahalovich, and D. F. Tomback. 2016. Evaluation of future success of whitebark pine ecosystem restoration under climate change using simulation modelling. Restoration Ecology. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/rec.12419/suppinfo
- Tomback, D. F., S. C. Blakeslee, A. C. Wagner, M. B. Wunder, L. M. Resler, J. C. Pyatt, and S. Diaz. 2016. Whitebark pine facilitation at treeline: potential interactions for disruption by an invasive pathogen. Ecology and Evolution http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.2198/full.
- Pyatt, J. C., D. F. Tomback, S. C. Blakeslee, M. B. Wunder, L. M. Resler, L. A. Boggs, and H. Bevency. 2016. The importance of conifers for facilitation at treeline: Comparing biophysical characteristics of leeward microsites in whitebark pine communities Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 48(2) 427-444. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.165/AAAR 0015-055. Online appendices DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.165/AAAR 0015-055a.
- Tomback, D. F., L. M. Resler, R. E. Keane, E. R. Pansing, A. J. Andrade, and A. C. Wagner. 2016. Community structure, biodiversity, and ecosystem services in treeline whitebark pine communities: potential impacts from a non-native pathogen. Forests 7, 21: doi:10.3390/f7010021
- Leirfallom, S. B., R. E. Keane, D. F. Tomback, and S. Dubrowski. 2015. The effects of seed source health on whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) regeneration density after wildfire. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 45:1597-1606. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfr- 2015-0043.
- Smith-McKenna, E. K., G. P. Malanson, L. M. Resler, L. W. Carstensen, S. P. Prisley, and D. F. Tomback. 2014. Cascading effects of feedbacks, disease, and climate change on alpine treeline dynamics. Environmental Modelling and Software 62:85-96.
- Card, D. C., D. R. Schield, J. Reyes-Velasco, M. K. Fujita, A. L. Andrew, S. J. Oyler- McCance, J. A. Fike, D. F. Tomback, R. P. Ruggiero, T. A. Castoe. 2014. Two low coverage bird genomes and a comparison of reference-guided versus de novo genome assemblies. PloS one 9(9) e106649. Doi: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0106649.
- Resler, L. M., Y. Shao, D. F. Tomback, and G. P. Malanson. 2014. Predicting functional role and occurrence of whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) at alpine treeline: Model accuracy and variable importance. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 104 (4): 703-722. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00045608.2014.910072.
- Tomback, D. F., K. G. Chipman, L. M. Resler, E. K. Smith-McKenna, and C. M. Smith. 2014. Relative abundance and functional role of whitebark pine at treeline in the northern Rocky Mountains. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 46(2):407-418. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1657/1938-4246-46.2.407.
- Smith-McKenna, E. K., L. M. Resler, D. F. Tomback, H. Zhang, and G. P. Malanson. 2013. Topographic influences on the distribution of white pine blister rust in Pinus albicaulis treeline communities. Écoscience 20(3):215-229.
- Barker, F. K., S. Oyler-McCance, and D. F. Tomback. 2013. Blood from a turnip: tissue origin of low-coverage shotgun sequencing libraries affects recovery of mitogenome sequences. Mitochondrial DNA. DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2013.840588
- Oyler-McCance, S. A., J. A. Fike, T. A. Castoe, D. F. Tomback, M. B. Wunder, and T. D. Schaming. 2012. Development and characterization of thirteen microsatellite loci in Clark’s nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana). Conservation Genetics Resources doi 10.1007/s 12686-012-9789-
- Barringer, L., D. F. Tomback, M. B. Wunder, and S. T. McKinney. 2012. Whitebark pine stand condition, tree abundance, and cone production as predictors of visitation by Clark’s Nutcracker. PloS one 7(5): e37663. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037663
- Castoe, T.A., A. W. Poole, A. P. de Koning, K. L. Jones, D. F. Tomback, S. J. Oyler- McCance, E. N. Smith, and D. D. Pollock. 2012. Rapid microsatellite identification from Illumina paired-end genomic sequencing in two birds and a snake. PLoS one 7(2): e30953. doi: 10.137/journal .pone.003095
- Wenny, D. G., T. L. DeVault, M. D. Johnson, D. Kelly, Ç. Şekercioğlu, D. F. Tomback, and C. J. Whelan. 2011. On the need to quantify ecosystem services provided by birds. Perspectives in Ornithology. The Auk 128:1-14.
- Murray, M. P., and D. F. Tomback. 2010. Clark’s Nutcrackers harvest sugar pine seeds from cones. Western North American Naturalist 70 (3):413-414.
- Tomback, D. F., and P. Achuff. 2010. Blister rust and western forest biodiversity: Ecology, values, and outlook for white pines. Invited contribution for special issue. Forest Pathology 40:186-225.
- McKinney, S. T., C. E. Fiedler, and D. F. Tomback. 2009. Invasive pathogen threatens bird-pine mutualism: implications for sustaining a high-elevation ecosystem. Ecological Applications 19:597-607.
- Tillman-Sutela, E., A. Kauppi, K. Karppinen, and D. F Tomback. 2008. Variant maturity in 2 seed structures of Pinus albicaulis (Engelm.) and Pinus sibirica (Du Tour): key to an unusual soil seed bank? Trees 22:225-236 (published online in 2007)
- Resler, L. M., and D. F. Tomback. 2008. Blister rust prevalence in krummholz whitebark pine: Implications for treeline dynamics. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 40: 161- 170.
- Malanson, G. P., D.R. Butler, D. B. Fagre, S. J. Walsh, D. F. Tomback, L. D. Daniels, L. . Resler, W. K. Smith, D. J. Weiss, D. L. Peterson, A. G. Bunn, C. A. Hiemstra, D. Liptzin, P. S. Bourgeron, Z. Shen, and C. Millar. 2007. Alpine treeline in western North America: linking organism-to-landscape dynamics. Invited contribution for special issue on alpine treeline. Physical Geography 28: 378-396
- Tomback, D. F., and L. M. Resler. 2007. Invasive pathogens at treeline: consequences for treeline dynamics. Invited contribution for special section on alpine treeline. Physical Geography 28 (5):397-418.
- McKinney, S. T., and D. F. Tomback. 2007. The influence of white pine blister rust on seed dispersal in whitebark pine. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 37:1044-1057.
- Tomback, D. F., A. S. Schoettle, K. E. Chevalier, and C. A. Jones. 2005. Life on the edge for limber pine: seed dispersal within a peripheral population. Écoscience 12:519-529.
- Samano, S., and D. F. Tomback. 2003. Cone opening phenology, seed dispersal, and seed predation in southwestern white pine (Pinus strobiformis) in southern Colorado. Écoscience 10:319-326.
- Tomback, D.F., A.J. Anderies, K.S. Carsey, M.L. Powell, and S. Mellman-Brown. 2001. Delayed seed germination in whitebark pine and regeneration patterns following the Yellowstone fires. Ecology 82:2587-2600.
- Feldman, R., D.F. Tomback, and J. Koehler. 1999. Cost of mutualism: competition, tree morphology, and pollen cone production in limber pine clusters. Ecology 80:324-329.
- Johnson, S.A., L.P. Bruederle, and D.F. Tomback. 1998. A mating system conundrum: hybridization in Apocynum (Apocynaceae). American Journal of Botany 85:1316-1323.
- Bruederle, L.P., D.F. Tomback, K.K. Kelly, and R.C. Hardwick. 1998. Population genetic structure in a bird-dispersed pine, Pinus albicaulis Engelm. (Pinaceae). Canadian Journal of Botany 76: 83-90.
- Tomback, D.F. 1998. Clark’s Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana). In The Birds of North America, No. 331, A. Poole and F. Gill (eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and The American Ornithologists’ Union, Washington, DC, 24 pp.
- Torick, L.L., D.F. Tomback, and R. Espinoza. 1996. Occurrence of multi-genet tree clusters in "wind-dispersed" pines. American Midland Naturalist 136:262-266.
- Fleck, D.C. and D.F. Tomback. 1996. Tannin and protein in the diet of a food-hoarding granivore, the Western Scrub Jay. Condor 98:474-482.
- Tomback, D.F. 1995. Possible breeding record for Clark's Nutcracker in northwestern Nebraska in 1987. The Nebraska Bird Review 63:114-115.
- Tomback, D.F., J.K. Clary, J. Koehler, R.J. Hoff, and S.F. Arno. 1995. The effects of blister rust on post-fire regeneration of whitebark pine: the Sundance Burn of northern Idaho. Conservation Biology 9:654-664.
- Carsey, K.S., and D.F. Tomback. 1994. Growth form distribution and genetic relationships in tree clusters of Pinus flexilis, a bird-dispersed pine. Oecologia 98:402- 411.
- Tomback, D.F., F.-K. Holtmeier, H. Mattes, K.S. Carsey, and M.L. Powell. 1993. Tree clusters and growth from distribution in Pinus cembra, a bird-dispersed pine. Arctic and Alpine Research 25:374-381.
- Tomback, D.F., S.K. Sund, and L.A. Hoffmann. 1993. Post-fire regeneration of Pinus albicaulis: height-age relationships, age structure, and microsite characteristics. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 23:113-119.
- Tomback, D.F., and Y.B. Linhart. 1990. The evolution of bird-dispersed pines. Evolutionary Ecology 4:185-219.
- Keane, R.E., S.F. Arno , J.K. Brown, and D.F. Tomback. 1990. Modelling stand dynamics in whitebark pine forests. Ecological Modelling 51:73-95.
- Tomback, D.F., M.A. Wachtel, J.W. Driscoll, and M. Bekoff. 1989. Measuring dominance and constructing hierarchies: an example using mule deer. Ethology 82:275-286.
- Thompson, D.B., D.F. Tomback, M.A. Cunningham, and M.C. Baker. 1987. Seed selection by Dark-eyed Juncos (Junco hyemalis) - Optimal foraging with nutrient constraints. Oecologia 74:106-111.
- Bunch, K.G. and D.F. Tomback. 1986. Bolus recovery by gray jays: an experimental analysis. Animal Behaviour 34:754-762.
- Tomback, D.F. 1986. Post-fire regeneration of krummholz whitebark pine: a consequence of nutcracker seed caching. Madroño 33:100-110.
- Tomback, D.F. 1986. Observations on the behavior and ecology of the Mariana Crow. Condor 88:398-401.
- Linhart, Y.B. and D.F. Tomback. 1985. Seed dispersal by Clark's nutcrackers causes multi-trunk growth form in pines. Oecologia 67:107-110.
- Baker, M.C., D.F. Tomback, D.B. Thompson, and M.A. Cunningham. 1985. Reply to Hafner and Petersen. Evolution 39:1177-1179.
- Burnell, K.L. and D.F. Tomback. 1985. Steller's Jays steal Gray Jay caches: field and laboratory observations. Auk 102:417-419.
- Tomback, D.F. and M.C. Baker. 1984. Assortative mating by female White-crowned sparrows at song dialect boundaries. Animal Behaviour 32:465-469.
- Baker, M.C., D.F. Tomback, D.B. Thompson, T.C. Theimer, and D.C. Bradley. 1984. Behavioral consequences of song learning: discrimination of song types by male White- crowned sparrows. Learning and Motivation 15:428-440.
- Baker, M.C., A.E.M. Baker, M.A. Cunningham, D.B. Thompson, and D.F. Tomback. 1984. Reply to "Allozymes and song dialects: a reassessment". Evolution 38:449-451
- Tomback, D.F., D.B. Thompson, and M.C. Baker. 1983. Dialect discrimination in White- crowned sparrows: reactions to near and distant dialects. Auk 100:452-460.
- Bunch, K.G., G.S. Sullivan, and D.F. Tomback. 1983. Seed manipulation by Clark's Nutcracker. Condor 85:372-373.
- Tomback, D.F. 1982. Dispersal of whitebark pine seeds by Clark's Nutcracker: a mutualism hypothesis. Journal of Animal Ecology 51:451-467.
- Tomback, D.F. and B.B. DeWolfe. 1982. Foraging behavior of a cross-billed nutcracker. Western Birds 12:137-138.
- Tomback, D.F. and J.R. Murphy. 1981. Food deprivation and temperature regulation in nestling Ferruginous Hawks. Wilson Bulletin 93:92-97.
- Tomback, D.F. 1981. Notes on cones and vertebrate-mediated seed dispersal of Pinus albicaulis (Pinaceae). Madroño 28:91-94.
- Collins, C.T., D.F. Tomback, and G.E. Woolfenden. 1980. Additional host records for the Bronzed Cowbird in Texas. Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society 13:40-51.
- Tomback, D.F. and K.A. Kramer. 1980. Limber pine seed harvest by Clark's Nutcracker: timing and foraging behavior. Condor 82:467-468.
- Tomback, D.F. 1980. How nutcrackers find their food stores. Condor 82:10-19.
- Tomback, D.F. 1978. Pre-roosting flight of the Clark's Nutcracker. Auk 95:554-562.
- Tomback, D.F. 1978. Foraging strategies of Clark's Nutcracker. Living Bird 16:123-161.
- Tomback, D.F. 1976. A late nesting attempt by Clark's Nutcracker. Wilson Bulletin 88:499-500.
- Tomback, D.F. 1975. An emetic technique to investigate food preferences. Auk 92:581- 58
EDITED VOLUME
- Tomback, D. F., R. E. Keane, and R. A. Sniezko, editors. 2021-2022. Ecology and Restoration of High-elevation Five-needle White Pines. Special issue for Forest Ecology and Management, Elsevier, Netherlands.
- Tomback, D. F., editor. 2019. Biodiversity and Conservation in Forests. With Preface written by D. F Tomback (Book reprint of special issue published by Forests). MDPI, Basel, Switzerland
- Tomback, D.F., editor. 2019. Biodiversity and Conservation in Forests. With Preface written by D. F Tomback (Book reprint of special issue published by Forests). MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
- Tomback, D.F., S. F. Arno, and R. E. Keane, editors. 2001. Whitebark Pine Communities: Ecology and Restoration. Island Press, Washington, D.C. (also see chapters by Tomback below)
BOOK CHAPTERS
- Tomback, D. F. T. H. McLaren, W. Wehtje, L.E. Walker, and D.W. Smith. 2023. Clark’s Nutcrackers of Yellowstone National Park: conserving an iconic mutualism. D. W. Smith, L. E. Walker, K. Duffy (eds.) Yellowstone Birds, Princeton University Press, in press.
- Whelan, C. J., D. F. Tomback, D. Kelly, and M. D. Johnson. 2016. Trophic interaction networks and ecosystem services. Chapter 3, Pages 49-72 in Why Do Birds Matter? Birds’ Ecological Functions and Ecosystem Services. Cagan H. Sekercioglu, Daniel G. Wenny, Christopher J. Whelan (eds.). University of Chicago Press.
- Tomback, D. F. 2016.Seed dispersal by corvids: birds that build forests. Chapter 7, Pages 197-234 in: Why Do Birds Matter? Birds’ Ecological Functions and Ecosystem Services. C.H. Sekercioglu, D. G. Wenny, C. J. Whelan (eds.). University of Chicago Press.
- McKinney, S. T., and D. F. Tomback. 2011. Altered community dynamics in Rocky Mountain whitebark pine forests and the potential for accelerating declines. Pages 45-78 in: Mountain Ecosystems: Dynamics, Management and Conservation. K.E. Richards (ed.) Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, N.Y.
- Tomback, D. F. 2005. The impact of seed dispersal by Clark’s nutcracker on whitebark pine: multi-scale perspective on a high mountain mutualism. Pages 181-201 in: Mountain Ecosystems: Studies in Treeline Ecology. G. Broll and B. Keplin (eds.), Springer.
- Tomback, D. F., and K. C. Kendall. 2002. Rocky road in the Rockies: challenges to biodiversity. Pages 153-180 in: Rocky Mountain Futures: an Ecological Perspective, J.S. Baron (ed). Island Press, Washington, D. C. Preface by Paul Ehrlich.
- Tomback, D. F., S. F. Arno, and R. E. Keane. 2001. The compelling case for management intervention, chapt. 1. Pages 3-25 in: Whitebark Pine Communities: Ecology and Restoration, D. F. Tomback, S. F. Arno, and R. E. Keane (eds.). Island Press, Washington, D. C.
- Tomback, D. F. 2001. Clark’s nutcracker: agent of regeneration, chapt.5. Pages 89-104 in: Whitebark Pine Communities: Ecology and Restoration, D.F. Tomback, S.F. Arno, and R.E. Keane (eds.). Island Press, Washington, D. C.
- McCaughey, W.W., and D.F. Tomback. 2001. The natural regeneration process, chapt. 6. Pages 105-120 in: Whitebark Pine Communities: Ecology and Restoration, D. F. Tomback, S. F. Arno, and R. E. Keane (eds.). Island Press, Washington, D.C.
- Tomback, D. F., and K. C. Kendall. 2001. Biodiversity losses: the downward spiral, chapt. 12. Pages 243-262 in: Whitebark Pine Communities: Ecology and Restoration, D.F. Tomback, S.F. Arno, and R.E. Keane (eds.). Island Press, Washington, D.C.
- Arno, S. F., D. F. Tomback, and R. E. Keane. 2001. Whitebark pine restoration: a model for wildland communities, chapt. 20. Pages 416-419 in: Whitebark Pine Communities: Ecology and Restoration, D. F. Tomback, S. F. Arno, and R. E. Keane (eds.). Island Press, Washington, D.C.
- 2000 Tomback, D.F. 2000. Amphibians, chapt. 8, pp. 265- 272. In: Sierra East, G. Smith (ed.). University of California Press, Berkeley.
- Tomback, D. F. 2000. Reptiles, chapt. 9, pp. 273-289. In: Sierra East, G. Smith (ed.). University of California Press, Berkeley.
- Tomback, D. F. 2000.Birds, chapt. 10, pp. 290-389. In: Sierra East, G. Smith (ed.). University of California Press, Berkeley.
- Tomback, D. F. Mammals, chapt. 11, pp. 390-449. In: Sierra East, G. Smith (ed.). University of California Press, Berkeley.
- Balda, R. P., K. G. Bunch, A. C. Kamil, D. F. Sherry, and D. F. Tomback. 1987. Spatial memory and cache recovery, pp. 645-666. In: Foraging Behavior, A.C. Kamil, J.R. Krebs, and R. Pulliam (eds.). Plenum Publishing Co.
- Tomback, D. F. 1983. Nutcrackers and pines: coevolution or coadaptation? pp. 179-223. In: Coevolution, M.J. Nitecki (ed.), University of Chicago Press. Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Spring Systematics Symposium, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois. (NSF supported)
EDITED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
- 2011 Keane, R. E., D. F. Tomback, M. P. Murray, C. M. Smith, eds. Proceedings: “High-Five” symposium: the future of high-elevation five-needle white pines in western North America. Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation. June 28-30, 2010, University of Montana, Missoula, MT. Proceedings RMRS-P-63: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Ft. Collins, CO. Pp. 376
PEER-REFEREED AGENCY PUBLICATIONS, SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS CONTRIBUTIONS, AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS
- Tomback, D. F., E. Sprague, and D. Gwaze. 2020. The National Whitebark Pine Restoration Plan: a multi-agency collaborative effort to rescus a high elevation keystone and foundation species. Invited contribution. Pp. 63-67. In: Reynolds, G.J., N.P. Wilhelmi, and P. Palacios, compilers. Proceedings of the 66th Western International Forest Disease Work Conference. June 3-7, 2019, Estes Park, CO.
- Tomback, D., and A. Wagner. 2019. The importance of whitebark pine in Greater Yellowstone treeline communities and potential impacts of white pine blister rust. Invited contribution. Mountain Views 13(2): 8-16. Publication of CIRMOUNT (Consortium for Integrated Climate Research in Western Mountains, U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station). https://www.fs.fed.us/psw/cirmount/publications/pdf/Mtn_Views_dec_19.pdf
- Tomback, D. F., and R.A. Sniezko. 2017. Western five-needle white pine gaps/priority needs. Informational Brief prepared for US Forest Service, Forest Health Protection Special Technology Development Program (STDP). Contracted by US Forest Service Western Wildlands Environmental Threat Assessment Center (WWETAC). (long form 9 pp, brief 5 pp.) (peer reviewed within USFS)
- Keane, R. E., L. Holsinger, M. F. Mahalovich, and D. F. Tomback. 2017. Restoring whitebark pine in the face of climate change. General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-361. Fort Collins, CO: USDA, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO. 133 Pp.
- Keane, R E., D. F. Tomback, C. A. Aubry, A. D. Bower, E. M. Campbell, C. L. Cripps, M. B. Jenkins, M. F. Mahalovich, M. Manning, S. T. McKinney, M. P. Murray, D. L. Perkins, D. P. Reinhart, C. Ryan, A. W. Schoettle, C. M. Smith. 2012. A range-wide restoration strategy for whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis). Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-279. Fort Collins, CO: USDA, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 108 p.
- Tomback, D. F., P. Achuff, A. W. Schoettle, J. W. Schwandt, and R. J. Mastrogiuseppe. 2011. The magnificent high-elevation five-needle white pines: Ecological roles and future outlook. Plenary presentation. Pp. 2 to 28. In: Keane, R. E., D. F. Tomback, M .P. Murray, C. M. Smith, eds. Proceedings: “High-Five” symposium: the future of high-elevation five-needle white pines in western North America. Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation. June 28-30, 2010, University of Montana, Missoula, MT. Proceedings RMRS-P-63: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Ft. Collins, CO.
- Tomback, D. F. 2007. Whitebark pine: Ecological importance and future outlook, pp. 6-19 In: Goheen, and R. A. Sniezko, tech. cords. Proceedings—Whitebark Pine: A Pacific Coast Perspective. Aug. 27-31, 2006, Ashland, OR. R6-NR-FHP-2007-01. Portland, OR: Pacific Northwest Region, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/nr/fid/wbpine/proc.shtml
- Schwandt, J.W., D.F. Tomback, R.E. Keane, W.W. McCaughey, and S. J. Holly. 2007. First year results of a whitebark pine seed planting trial near Baker City, OR, pp. 132-138. In: Goheen, and R. A. Sniezko, tech. cords. Proceedings—Whitebark Pine: A Pacific Coast Perspective. Aug. 27-31, 2006, Ashland, OR. R6-NR-FHP-2007-01. Portland, OR: Pacific Northwest Region, Forest Service, U.S.Department of Agriculture. http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/nr/fid/wbpine/proc.shtml
- Frakes, B., D. F. Tomback, and D. Pillmore. 2006.Tracking the white pine blister rust epidemic in our national parks. Pages 82-83. Natural Resource Year in Review—2005: A portrait of the year in natural resource stewardship and science in the National Park System. National Resource Program Center, Office of Education and Outreach, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C.
- Tomback, D.F., R.E. Keane, W.W. McCaughey, and C. Smith. 2005. Methods for surveying and monitoring whitebark pine for blister rust damage and infection. Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation, www.whitebarkfound.org . (peer reviewed)
- Sniezko, R. A., D. F. Tomback, R. M. Rochefort, E. Goheen, R. Hunt, J. S. Beatty, M. Murray, and F. Betlejewski. 2004. Exotic pathogens, resistant seed and restoration of forest tree species in western North America. Pp. 21-26. In: Proceedings of the Second Conference on Klamath-Siskiyou Ecology. K. L. Mergenthaler, J.E. Williams, and E. S. Jules (eds.). Conference held May 29-31, 2003, Siskiyou Field Institute, Cave Junction, Oregon.
- Tomback, D. F. 2003. Rapid decline of whitebark pine communities: ecological implications. Compilation of Science Highlights from: Ecological and Earth Sciences in Mountain Areas. Proceedings of a symposium held in Banff, Sept. 6 to 10, 2002. (In recognition of 2002, U.N. Year of the Mountain.) L. Taylor, K. Martin, D. Hik, and A. Ryall (eds.). The Banff Centre for Mountain Culture, Banff, Alberta, Canada. http://www.forestry.ubc.ca/alpine/highlights/index.htm
- Tomback, D. F. 1994. Effects of seed dispersal by Clark's Nutcracker on early post-fire regeneration of whitebark pine, pp. 193-198. In: Workshop on Subalpine Stone Pines and Their Environment: the Status of our Knowledge, W. C. Schmidt and F.-K. Holtmeier (eds.). USDA Forest Service Intermountain Research Station, General Technical Report INT-309, Ogden, Utah.
- Tomback, D. F. and W. S. F. Schuster. 1994. Genetic population structure and growth form distribution in bird-dispersed pines, pp. 43-50. In: Workshop on Subalpine Stone Pines and Their Environment: the Status of our Knowledge, W.C. Schmidt and F.-K. Holtmeier (eds.). USDA Forest Service Intermountain Research Station, General Technical Report INT-309, Ogden, Utah.
- Tomback, D. F. 1994.Ecological relationship between Clark's Nutcracker and four wingless-seed Strobus pines of Western North America, pp. 221-224. In: Workshop on Subalpine Stone Pines and Their Environment: the Status of our Knowledge, W.C. Schmidt and F.-K. Holtmeier (eds.). USDA Forest Service Intermountain Research Station, General Technical Report INT-309, Ogden, Utah.
- Keane, R. E., S. F. Arno, J. K. Brown, and D. F. Tomback. 1990. Simulating disturbances and conifer succession in whitebark pine forests, pp. 274-288. In: Symposium on whitebark pine ecosystems: ecology and management of a high mountain resource, W.C. Schmidt (compiler). USDA Forest Service Intermountain Research Station, General Technical Report INT-270, Ogden, Utah.
- Tomback, D. F., L. A. Hoffmann, and S. K. Sund. 1990. Coevolution of whitebark pine and nutcrackers: implications for forest regeneration, pp. 118-129. In: Symposium on whitebark pine ecosystems: ecology and management of a high mountain resource, W.C. Schmidt (compiler). USDA Forest Service Intermountain Research Station, General Technical Report INT-270, Ogden, Utah.
- Tomback, D. F. 1989. The broken circle: fire, birds and whitebark pine, pp. 14-17. In: Wilderness and Wildfire, T. Walsh (ed.). Wilderness Institute, School of Forestry, Montana Forestry and Range Experiment Station, University of Montana, Misc. Pub. No. 50, Missoula, Montana.
- Tomback, D. F. 1988. Nutcracker-pine mutualisms: multi-trunk trees and seed size, pp. 518- 527. In: Acta XIX Congressus Internationalis Ornithologici, H. Ouellet (ed.), Ottawa, Quebec, Canada.
- Tomback, D.F. and C.L. Taylor. 1987. Tourist impact on Clark's Nutcracker foraging activities in Rocky Mountain National Park, pp. 158-172. In: Symposium proceedings: Wildlife Management and Habitats, F. Singer (ed.). George Wright Society, National Park Service, Washington, D.C.
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