Chris Toney

Treesearch Publications

• Sean A. Parks, Kira Hefty, Jaclyn Rushing, Sara A. Goeking, Diana F. Tomback, Sharon M. Hood, Chris Toney, Destin L. Harrell, James Lindstrom, Cameron E. Naficy, Michele R. Slaton, Benjamin S. Soderquist, E. J. Taylor. 2025. Whitebark pine in the United States projected to experience an 80% reduction in climatically suitable area by the mid-21st century
• Annabelle Moore, Inga La Puma, Greg Dillon, Tobin Smail, Karen G. Schleeweis, Chris Toney, Jim Menakis, Henry Bastian, Josh Picotte, Daryn Dockter, Brian Tolk. 2024. Twenty years of science and management with LANDFIRE
• Elizabeth Freeman, Jennifer Bakken, Gretchen Moisen, Chris Toney, Mark D. D. Nelson, P. L. Patterson. 2024. Poststratification for increasing precision in forest inventory and analysis estimates in the Rocky Mountain states
• Tracey Frescino, Gretchen Moisen, Paul L. Patterson, Chris Toney, Grayson W. White. 2023. FIESTA: A Forest Inventory Estimation and Analysis R Package
• Tracey Frescino, Kelly S. McConville, Grayson W. White, Chris Toney, Gretchen Moisen. 2022. Small Area Estimation for national applications: A database to dashboard strategy using FIESTA
• Andrew J. Hansen, Alyson East, Robert E. Keane, Matt Lavin, Kristin Legg, Zachary Holden, Chris Toney, Franklin Alongi. 2021. Is whitebark pine less sensitive to climate warming when climate tolerances of juveniles are considered?
• Tracey Frescino, Gretchen Moisen, Paul L. Patterson, Chris Toney, Elizabeth Freeman. 2020. Demonstrating a progressive FIA through FIESTA: A bridge between science and production
• Karen G. Schleeweis, Gretchen Moisen, Todd A. Schroeder, Chris Toney, Elizabeth Freeman, Samuel N. Goward, Chengquan Huang, Jennifer L. Dungan. 2020. US National Maps Attributing Forest Change: 1986-2010
• Andrew J. Shirk, Samuel A. Cushman, Kristen M. Waring, Christian A. Wehenkel, Alejandro Leal-Saenz, Chris Toney, Carlos A. Lopez-Sanchez. 2018. Southwestern white pine (Pinus strobiformis) species distribution models project a large range shift and contraction due to regional climatic changes
• Todd A. Schroeder, Karen G. Schleeweis, Gretchen Moisen, Chris Toney, Warren B. Cohen, Elizabeth Freeman, Zhiqiang Yang, Chengquan Huang. 2017. Testing a Landsat-based approach for mapping disturbance causality in U.S. forests
• Gretchen Moisen, Mary C. Meyer, Todd A. Schroeder, Xiyue Liao, Karen G. Schleeweis, Elizabeth Freeman, Chris Toney. 2016. Shape selection in Landsat time series: A tool for monitoring forest dynamics
• Rachel Riemann, Greg C. C. Liknes, Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne, Chris Toney, Tonya Lister. 2016. Comparative assessment of methods for estimating tree canopy cover across a rural-to-urban gradient in the mid-Atlantic region of the USA
• Karen G. Schleeweis, Gretchen Moisen, Todd A. Schroeder, Chris Toney, Elizabeth Freeman. 2015. On the road to national mapping and attribution of the processes underlying U.S
• Todd A. Schroeder, Gretchen Moisen, Karen G. Schleeweis, Chris Toney, Warren B. Cohen, Zhiqiang Yang, Elizabeth Freeman. 2015. Using an empirical and rule-based modeling approach to map cause of disturbance in U.S
• Robert E. Keane, Jason Herynk, Chris Toney, Shawn P. Urbanski, Duncan C. Lutes, Roger D. Ottmar. 2015. Assessing three fuel classification systems and their maps using Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) surface fuel measurements
• Brian G. Tavernia, Mark D. D. Nelson, Michael E. Goerndt, Brian F. Walters, Chris Toney. 2013. Changes in forest habitat classes under alternative climate and land-use change scenarios in the northeast and midwest, USA
• Robert E. Keane, Jason Herynk, Chris Toney, Shawn P. Urbanski, Duncan C. Lutes, Roger D. Ottmar. 2013. Evaluating the performance and mapping of three fuel classification systems using Forest Inventory and Analysis surface fuel measurements
• Christopher W. W. Woodall, Brian F. Walters, Sonja Oswalt, Grant M. Domke, Chris Toney, Andrew Gray. 2013. Biomass and carbon attributes of downed woody materials in forests of the United States
• Chris Toney, Birgit Peterson, Don G. Long, Russell A. Parsons, Greg M. Cohn. 2012. Development and applications of the LANDFIRE forest structure layers
• Mark D. D. Nelson, Brian G. Tavernia, Chris Toney, Brian F. Walters. 2012. Relating FIA data to habitat classifications via tree-based models of canopy cover
• Brian G. Tavernia, Mark D. D. Nelson, Brian F. Walters, Chris Toney. 2012. Projected trends in forest habitat classes under climate and land-use change scenarios
• Gretchen Moisen, Todd A. Schroeder, Karen G. Schleeweis, Chris Toney, Warren B. Cohen, Samuel N. Goward. 2012. Attributing causal agents to nationwide maps of forest disturbance
• Chris Toney, Greg C. C. Liknes, Andrew J. Lister, Dacia M. Meneguzzo. 2012. Assessing alternative measures of tree canopy cover: Photo-interpreted NAIP and ground-based estimates
• Kenneth L. Cole, Kirsten Ironside, Jon Eischeid, Gregg Garfin, Phillip B. Duffy, Chris Toney. 2011. Past and ongoing shifts in Joshua tree distribution support future modeled range contraction
• Ainong Li, Chengquan Huang, Guoqing Sun, Hua Shi, Chris Toney, Zhiliang Zhu, Matthew G. Rollins, Samuel N. Goward, Jeffrey G. Masek. 2011. Modeling the height of young forests regenerating from recent disturbances in Mississippi using Landsat and ICESat data
• Chris Toney, John D. Shaw, Mark D. D. Nelson. 2009. A stem-map model for predicting tree canopy cover of Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) plots
• Chris Toney, Matt C. Reeves. 2009. Equations to convert compacted crown ratio to uncompacted crown ratio for trees in the Interior West

Data and Tools

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  LANDFIRE & Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA): 15 Years of Growing Research and Partnerships

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