Molly Hunter

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Scholarly Contributions

Chapters

• Hunter, M., Martinson, E., & Omi, P. (2008). Fuel management activities and nonnative invasive plants. In Wildland fire in ecosystems - fire and nonnative invasive plants. doi:10.2737/RMRS-GTR-42-V6

Journals/Publications

• Hunter, M., & Robles, M. (2020). Tamm Review: The effects of prescribed fire on wildfire regimes and impacts: A framework for comparison. Forest Ecology and Management.
• Hunter, M., Colavito, M., & Wright, V. (2020). The use of science in wildland fire management: A review of barriers and facilitators. Current Forestry Reports.
• Hunter, M. (2016). Outcomes of fire research: is science used?. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE, 25(5), 495-504.
• Kent, L., Shive, K. L., Strom, B. A., Sieg, C. H., Hunter, M. E., Stevens-Rumann, C. S., & Fule, P. Z. (2015). Interactions of fuel treatments, wildfire severity, and carbon dynamics in dry conifer forests. FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 349, 66-72.
• Hunter, M., Iniguez, J., & Farris, C. (2014). Historical and current fire management practices in two wilderness areas in the southwest United States: The Saguaro Wilderness Area and the Gila-Aldo Leopold Wilderness Complex. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-325. doi:https://doi.org/10.2737/RMRS-GTR-325
• Hunter, M., Shive, K., Fule, P., Sieg, C., & Strom, B. (2014). Managing burned landscapes: evaluating future management strategies for resilient forests under a warming climate. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 23, 915-928. doi:10.1071/WF13184
• Stevens-Rumann, C. S., Sieg, C. H., & Hunter, M. E. (2012). Ten years after wildfires: How does varying tree mortality impact fire hazard and forest resiliency?. FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 267, 199-208.
• Hunter, M. E., Iniguez, J. M., & Lentile, L. B. (2011). SHORT- AND LONG-TERM EFFECTS ON FUELS, FOREST STRUCTURE, AND WILDFIRE POTENTIAL FROM PRESCRIBED FIRE AND RESOURCE BENEFIT FIRE IN SOUTHWESTERN FORESTS, USA. FIRE ECOLOGY, 7(3), 108-121.
• Peppin, D. L., Fule, P. Z., Sieg, C. H., Beyers, J. L., Hunter, M. E., & Robichaud, P. R. (2011). Recent trends in post-wildfire seeding in western US forests: costs and seed mixes. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE, 20(5), 702-708.
• Peppin, D., Fule, P. Z., Sieg, C. H., Beyers, J. L., & Hunter, M. E. (2010). Post-wildfire seeding in forests of the western United States: An evidence-based review. FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 260(5), 573-586.
• Hunter, M., Sieg, C., Fule, P., Allen, C., Brooks, M., & Balice, R. (2009). Fire in the Southwest: Integrating fire into management of changing ecosystems. Fire Ecology, 5, 1-2. doi:10.4996/fireecology.0501001
• Hunter, M. (2008). Fire in California's Ecosystem - Edited by Neil G. Sugihara. Restoration Ecology, 16, 191-192. doi:10.1111/j.1526-100X.2008.00363.x
• Freeman, J. P., Stohlgren, T. J., Hunter, M. E., Omi, P. N., Martinson, E. J., Chong, G. W., & Browns, C. S. (2007). Rapid assessment of postfire plant invasions in coniferous forests of the western united states. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 17(6), 1656-1665.
• Hunter, M. (2007). Wildland fire use in southwestern forests: An underutilized management option?. NATURAL RESOURCES JOURNAL, 47(2), 257-266.
• Hunter, M., Shepperd, W., Lentile, L., Butler, J., Lundquist, J., Andreu, M., & Smith, F. (2007). A comprehensive guide to fuels treatment practices in ponderosa pine ecosystems in the Black Hills, the Colorado Front Range, and the Southwest. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-198. doi:10.2737/RMRS-GTR-198
• Hunter, M. E., & Omi, P. N. (2006). Response of native and exotic grasses to increased soil nitrogen and recovery in a postfire environment. RESTORATION ECOLOGY, 14(4), 587-594.
• Hunter, M. E., & Omi, P. N. (2006). Seed supply of native and cultivated grasses in pine forests of the southwestern United States and the potential for vegetation recovery following wildfire. PLANT ECOLOGY, 183(1), 1-8.
• Hunter, M. E., Omi, P. N., Martinson, E. J., & Chong, G. W. (2006). Establishment of non-native plant species after wildfires: effects of fuel treatments, abiotic and biotic factors, and post-fire grass seeding treatments. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE, 15(2), 271-281.
• Hunter, M., Omi, P., Martinson, E., & Chong, G. (2006). Effects of fuel treatments, post-fire rehabilitation treatments, and wildfire on establishment of exotic plants in ponderosa pine forests in the southern Rocky Mountains. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 15, 271-281. doi:10.1071/WF05074
• Hunter, M., & Menges, E. (2002). Allelopathic effects of Ceratiola ericoides (Empetraceae) on seven rosemary scrub species. American Journal of Botany, 89, 1113-1118. doi:10.3732/ajb.89.7.1113

Presentations

• Hunter, M. (2021, April). Recent findings from JFSP funded studies. Joint Fire Science Program Governing Board Meeting. Virtual: Joint Fire Science Program.
• Hunter, M., & Robles, M. (2021, January). The effects of prescribed fire on wildfire regimes and impacts: A framework for analysis. Southwest Fire Science Consortium webinar series. Webinar: Southwest Fire Science Consortium.
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  https://www.swfireconsortium.org/2021/01/12/the-effects-of-prescribed-fire-on-wildfire-regimes-and-impacts/
• Hunter, M. (2020, Spring). Findings from JFSP funded research. Joint Fire Science Program Governing Board. Webinar: Joint Fire Science Program.
• Hunter, M. (2019, Fall). Recent findings from JFSP funded studies. Joint Fire Science Program Governing Board Meeting. Salt Lake City, UT: Joint Fire Science Program.
• Hunter, M. (2019, Spring). Recent findings from JFSP funded studies. Joint Fire Science Program Governing Board Meeting. Boise, ID: Joint Fire Science Program.
• Hunter, M. (2018, Fall). Recent findings from JFSP funded studies. Joint Fire Science Program Governing Board Meeting. Boise, ID: Joint Fire Science Program.
• Hunter, M. (2018, Summer). Recent findings from JFSP funded studies. Joint Fire Science Program Governing Board Meeting. Boise, ID: Joint Fire Science Program.
• Hunter, M. (2017, Fall). Science needs in wildland fire. U.S. Phenology Network. Tucson, AZ: U.S. Phenology Networkd.
• Hunter, M. (2017, Spring). Briefing on JFSP Research Needs Database. JFSP Fire Science Exchange Network Annual Meeting. Webinar: Joint Fire Science Program.
• Hunter, M. (2017, Summer). Briefing on Research Needs Database. Joint Fire Science Program Governing Board Meeting. Kalispel, MT: Joint Fire Science Program.
• Hunter, M. (2018, Summer). Recent science findings. Joint Fire Science Program Governing Board Meeting. Boise, ID: Joint Fire Science Program.
• Hunter, M. (2016, Fall). Integrating art and fire science. School of Geography and Development Seminar. Tucson, AZ: School of Geography and Development.
• Hunter, M. (2016, Fall). Outcomes of fire research: Do managers use science?. Southwest Fire Science Consortium webniar series. Webinar: Southwest Fire Science Consortium.
• Hunter, M. (2016, Spring). The JFSP Fuel Treatment Science Plan. JFSP Fire Science Exchange Network Annual Meeting. Fayetteville, AK: Joint Fire Science Program.
• Hunter, M. (2016, Spring). The JFSP Research Needs Database. JFSP Fire Science Exchange Network Annual Meeting. Fayetteville, AK: Joint Fire Science Program.
• Hunter, M. (2016, Winter). Recent findings from JFSP funded studies. Joint Fire Science Program Governing Board Meeting. Webinar: Joint Fire Science Program.
• Hunter, M. (2015, Fall). Outcomes of fire research: Do managers use science. Association for Fire Ecology. San Antonio, TX: Association for Fire Ecology.
• Hunter, M. (2015, Fall). Outcomes of fire research: Do managers use science. SNRE seminar. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, School of Natural Resources and the Environment.
• Hunter, M. (2015, Fall). Recent findings from JFSP funded studies. Joint Fire Science Program Governing Board Meeting. Madison, WI: Joint Fire Science Program.
• Hunter, M. (2015, Spring). Recent findings from JFSP funded studies. Joint Fire Science Program Governing Board Meeting. Washington, DC: Joint Fire Science Program.
• Hunter, M. (2015, Summer). Recent findings from JFSP funded studies. Joint Fire Science Program Governing Board Meeting. Kalispel, MT: Joint Fire Science Program.
• Hunter, M. (2015, Summer). Recent findings from JFSP funded studies. Joint Fire Science Program Governing Board Meeting. Webinar: Joint Fire Science Program.
• Hunter, M. (2014, Fall). Recent findings from JFSP funded studies. Joint Fire Science Program Governing Board Meeting. Santa Fe, NM: Joint Fire Science Program.
• Hunter, M. (2014, Spring). Recent findings from JFSP funded studies. Joint Fire Science Program Governing Board Meeting. Kansas City, MO: Joint Fire Science Program.
• Hunter, M. (2014, Summer). Recent findings from JFSP funded studies. Joint Fire Science Program Governing Board Meeting. Boise, ID: Joint Fire Science Program.
• Hunter, M., Iniguez, J., & Farris, C. (2014, Fall). Fire management practices in the Gila National Forest and Saguaro National Park. Southwest Fire Science Consortium Webinar Serties. Webinar: Southwest Fire Science Consortium.
• Hunter, M., Iniguez, J., Farris, C., & Margolis, E. (2014, Fall). The history and effects of restoring fire in two southwest wilderness areas. National Wilderness Confernce. Albuquerque, NM.
• Hunter, M., Shive, K., Fule, P., Strom, B., & Sieg, C. (2014, Spring). Managing burned landscapes: Evaluating future management strategies on the Rodeo-Chediski Fire under a warming climate. Large Fire Conference. Missoula, MT: Association for Fire Ecology.
• Hunter, M. (2013, Fall). Keeping fire out of the desert: Buffelgrass control efforts in southern Arizona. School of Forestry Seminar Series. Flagstaff, AZ: Northern Arizona University.
• Hunter, M. (2013, Spring). Recent findings from JFSP funded studies. Joint Fire Science Program Governing Board Meeting. Boise, ID: Joint Fire Science Program.
• Hunter, M. (2013, Summer). Recent findings from JFSP funded studies. Joint Fire Science Program Governing Board Meeting. Boise, ID: Joint Fire Science Program.
• Hunter, M. (2012, Fall). Recent findings from JFSP funded studies. Joint Fire Science Program Governing Board Meeting. Webinar: Joint Fire Science Program.
• Hunter, M. (2012, Fall). Recent findings from JFSP studies. Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center Webinar Series. Webinar: Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center.
• Hunter, M. (2012, Spring). Effectiveness and longevity of buffegrass treatments in Saguaro National Park. Saguaro National Park brown bag series. Tucson, AZ: Saguaro National Park.
• Hunter, M. (2012, Spring). Effectiveness of buffelgrass control treatments in Saguaro National Park. Southern Arizona Buffegrass Coordination Center Land Managers Workshop. Tucson, AZ: Southern Arizona Buffelgrass Coordination Center.
• Hunter, M. (2012, Spring). Effectiveness of buffelgrass control treatments in southern Arizona. Southwest Fire Ecology Conference. Santa Fe, NM: Association for Fire Ecology.
• Hunter, M. (2012, Spring). Recent findings from JFSP funded studies. Joint Fire Science Program Governing Board Meeting. Boise, ID: Joint Fire Science Program.
• Hunter, M. (2012, Spring). Recent findings from JFSP funded studies. Joint Fire Science Program Governing Board Meeting. Webinar: Joint Fire Science Program.
• Hunter, M., & Iniguez, J. (2012, Fall). Prescribed fire and wildfire effects in the Gila National Forest. The Gila Natural History Symposium. Silver City, NM.
• Hunter, M., Fule, P., Peppin, D., & Hull Sieg, C. (2012, Spring). Post-wildfire seeding in forests on federal in the western U.S.: An evidence-based review. Southwest Fire Ecology Conference. Santa Fe, NM: Association for Fire Ecology.
• Hunter, M., Iniguez, J., & Ferris, C. (2012, Winter). Historical and current fire management practices in two southwestern wilderness areas: Saguaro National Park and the Gila National Forest. International Fire Ecology and Management Congress. Portland, OR: Association for Fire Ecology.
• Hunter, M., Iniguez, J., & Margolis, E. (2012, Fall). The Gila as a natural landscape for ponderosa pine forests. The Gila Natural History Symposium. Silver City, NM.
• Hunter, M., Stevens Rumann, C., & Hull Sieg, C. (2012, Spring). Ten years after wildfire: How does varying tree mortality impact fire hazard and forest sustainabiltiy. Southwest Fire Ecology Confrence. Santa Fe, NM: Association for Fire Ecology.
• Hunter, M., Stevens-Rumann, C., Sieg, C., & Morgan, P. (2012, Winter). Challenges to understanding salvage logging: A case study from Arizona. International Fire Ecology and Management Congress. Portland, OR: Association for Fire Ecology.
• Hunter, M. (2011, Fall). Recent findings from JFSP funded studies. Joint Fire Science Program Governing Board Meeting. Webinar: Joint Fire Science Program.
• Hunter, M. (2011, Spring). Fuels management in Arizona chaparral. Southwest Interagency Fuels Workshop. Flagstaff, AZ: Southwest Fire Science Consortium.
• Hunter, M. (2011, Spring). Recent findings from JFSP funded studies. Joint Fire Science Program Governing Board Meeting. Reno, NV: Joint Fire Science Program.
• Hunter, M., Iniguez, J., & Lentile, L. (2011, Fall). Using fire as a restoration tool: A case study in the Gila National Forest. Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center Webinar Series. Webinar: Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center.
• Hunter, M., Thode, A., & Palmer, K. (2011, Fall). Modeling long-term changes to stand structure, fuels, and potential fire behavior in Grand Canyon National Park using the Forest Vegetation Simulator. Biennial Conference on the Colorado Plateau. Flagstaff, AZ.
• Hunter, M., Thode, A., Brisbin, H., Garmoe, M., Weber, K., Haubensak, K., Brook, M., Decker, C., Johnson, K., & Legg, K. (2011, Fall). Effects of post-fire restoration work in Zion National Park: What did we learn when battling cheatgrass with large-scale application of herbicide. George Wright Society ConferenceGeorge Wright Society.
• Hunter, M., Omi, P., Martinson, E., & Chong, G. (2007, Fall). Nonnative plant establishment after wildfires. Society of American Foresters meeting. Flagstaff, AZ: Society of American Foresters Northern Arizona Chapter.

Poster Presentations

• Hunter, M., Thode, A., Fule, P., Evans, A., Iniguez, J., & Wolfson, B. (2010, Fall). The Southwest Fire Science Consortium: A new opportunity in fire science and management. Society of American Foresters Conference. Albuquerque, NM: Society of American Foresters.
• Hunter, M., Stevens Rumann, C., & Hull Sieg, C. (2011, Fall). Ten years after wildfire: Forest fuel complexes depend on mortality. Exploring the mega-fire reality: A forest ecology and management conferenceInternational Association of Wildland Fire.
• Hunter, M., Stevens Rumann, C., Hull Sieg, C., McMillin, M., & Allen, K. (2010, Fall). Fire behavior implications of varying levels of tree mortality 10 years post-wildfire. Fire behavior and fuels confernece. Spokane, WA: International Association of Wildland Fire.
• Hunter, M., Thode, A., Fule, P., Evans, A., Iniguez, J., & Falk, D. (2010, Fall). The Southwest Fire Science Consortium: A new opportunity in fire science and management. Society of American Foresters Conference. Albuquerque, NM: Society of American Foresters.
• Hunter, M., Hull Sieg, C., & Stevens Rumann, C. (2009, Fall). Postfire fuel loading on two 2000 wildfires. Biennial Conference on the Colorado Plateau. Flagstaff, AZ: USGS.
• Hunter, M., Peppin, D., Fule, P., Hull Sieg, C., Beyers, J., Wirth, T., & Pyke, D. (2009, Winter). Systematic review of post-wildfire grass seeding effectiveness. International Fire Ecology and Management Congress. San Diego, CA: Association for Fire Ecology.
• Hunter, M., Stevens Rumann, C., Hull Sieg, C., McMillin, J., & Allen, K. (2009, Winter). The relationship between tree mortality and fuel loads on two 2000 wildfires. International Fire Ecology and Management Congress. San Diego, CA: Association for Fire Ecology.
• Hunter, M., Fule, P., Peppin, D., & Hull Sieg, C. (2008, Winter). Post-wildfire seeding in forests on federal lands: trends, costs, effectiveness, and use of native seed. Wildfire and invasive plans in American deserts. Reno, NV: USDA ARS.
• Hunter, M., Thode, A., Garmoe, M., Brooks, M., Decker, C., & Fuhrmann, K. (2008, Winter). Effectiveness of Imazapic herbicide in reducing post-fire cheatgrass in Zion National Park. Wildfire and invasive plans in American deserts. Reno, NV: USDA ARS.