Matt D. Busse, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Jianwei Zhang, Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Martin F. Jurgensen, Matt D. Busse, Kim G. Mattson. 2023. Coarse woody debris and carbon stocks in pine forests after 50 years of recovery from harvesting in northeastern California
• Jianwei Zhang, Matt D. Busse, Silong Wang, Dave Young, Kim Mattson. 2022. Wildfire loss of forest soil C and N: Do pre-fire treatments make a difference?
• Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Martin F. Jurgensen, Chris A. Miller, Matt D. Busse, Michael P. Curran, Thomas A. Terry, Joanne M. Tirocke, James G. Archuleta, Michael Murray. 2021. Decomposition of wood stakes in the Pacific Northwest after soil compaction and organic matter removal
• Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Matt D. Busse, Brian J. J. Palik, Jason James, Jianwei Zhang, Bob Eaton, Robert A. Slesak, Joanne M. Tirocke, Hoyoung Kwon. 2021. Effects of forest harvesting and biomass removal on soil carbon and nitrogen: Two complementary meta-analyses
• Matt D. Busse, Jianwei Zhang, Gary Fiddler, Dave Young. 2021. Compaction and organic matter retention in mixed-conifer forests of California: 20-year effects on soil physical and chemical health
• Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Matt D. Busse, Martin F. Jurgensen, Eric J. Jokela. 2021. Sustaining forest soil quality and productivity [Chapter 3]
• Stephanie A. Yarwood, Elizabeth M. Bach, Matt D. Busse, Jane E. Smith, Mac A. Callaham, Chih-Han Chang, Taniya Roy Chowdhury, Steve D. Warren. 2020. Forest and rangeland soil biodiversity [Chapter 5]
• Matt D. Busse, Ross A. Gerrard. 2020. Thinning and burning effects on long-term litter accumulation and function in young ponderosa pine forests
• Jianwei Zhang, Matt D. Busse, Gary Fiddler, Ed Fredrickson. 2020. Thirteen-year growth response of ponderosa pine plantations to dominant shrubs (Arctostaphylos and Ceanothus)
• Matt D. Busse, Christian P. Giardina, Dave M. Morris, Deborah S. Page-Dumroese. 2019. Introduction
• Dave M. Morris, Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Christian P. Giardina, Matt D. Busse. 2019. On the horizon
• A. C. Risch, R. Ochoa-Hueso, W. H. van der Putten, J. K. Bump, Matt D. Busse, B. Frey, D. J. Gwiazdowicz, Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, M. L. Vandegehuchte, S. Zimmermann, M. Schutz. 2018. Size-dependent loss of aboveground animals differentially affects grassland ecosystem coupling and functions
• Roland C Wilhelm, Erick Cardenas, Kendra R Maas, Hilary Leung, Larisa McNeil, Shannon Berch, William Chapman, Graeme Hope, J M Kranabetter, Stephane Dubé, Matt D. Busse, Robert Fleming, Paul Hazlett, Kara L Webster, David Morris, D Andrew Scott, William W Mohn. 2017. Biogeography and organic matter removal shape long-term effects of timber harvesting on forest soil microbial communities
• Jianwei Zhang, Matt D. Busse, David H. Young, Gary Fiddler, Joseph W. Sherlock, Jeff D. TenPas. 2017. Aboveground biomass responses to organic matter removal, soil compaction, and competing vegetation control on 20-year mixed conifer plantations in California
• Gary Fiddler, Carol J. Shestak, Matt D. Busse. 2017. Conifer root proliferation after 20 years of soil compaction
• Matt D. Busse, James G. Archuleta, Darren McAvoy, Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Eric Roussel. 2017. Methods to reduce forest residue volume after timber harvesting and produce black carbon
• Anita C. Risch, Martin Schutz, Martijn L. Vandegehuchte, Wim H. van der Putten, Henk Duyts, Ursina Raschein, Dariusz J. Gwiazdowicz, Matt D. Busse, Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Stephan Zimmerman. 2015. Aboveground vertebrate and invertebrate herbivore impacts on net N mineralization in subalpine grasslands
• Ken Hubbert, Matt D. Busse, Steven T. Overby, Carol J. Shestak, Ross A. Gerrard. 2015. Pile burning effects on soil water repellency, infiltration, and downslope water chemistry in the Lake Tahoe Basin, USA
• Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Matt D. Busse, Steven T. Overby, Brian D. Gardner, Joanne M. Tirocke. 2015. Impacts of forest harvest on active carbon and microbial properties of a volcanic ash cap soil in northern Idaho
• Melanie Hodel, Martin Schütz, Martijn L. Vandegehuchte, Beat Frey, Matthias Albrecht, Matt D. Busse, Anita C. Risch. 2014. Does the aboveground herbivore assemblage influence soil bacterial community composition and richness in subalpine grasslands?
• Matt D. Busse, Ken R. Hubbert, Emily E. Y. Moghaddas. 2014. Fuel reduction practices and their effects on soil quality
• Alan G. Haynes, Martin Schutz, Nina Buchmann, Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Matt D. Busse, Anita C. Risch. 2014. Linkages between grazing history and herbivore exclusion on decomposition rates in mineral soils of subalpine grasslands
• Anita C. Risch, Alan G. Haynes, Matt D. Busse, Flurin Filli, Martin Schütz. 2013. The response of soil CO₂ fluxes to progressively excluding vertebrate and invertebrate herbivores depends on ecosystem type
• Matt D. Busse, Carol J. Shestak, Ken R. Hubbert. 2013. Soil heating during burning of forest slash piles and wood piles
• Robert F. Powers, Matt D. Busse, Karis J. McFarlane, Jianwei Zhang, David H. Young. 2012. Long-term effects of silviculture on soil carbon storage: does vegetation control make a difference?
• Felix Ponder Jr., Robert L. Fleming, Shannon Berch, Matt D. Busse, John D. Elioff, Paul W. Hazlett, Richard D. Kabzems, J. Marty Kranabetter, David M. Morris, Deborah Page-Dumroese, Brian J. J. Palik, Robert F. Powers, Felipe Sanchez, Andy Scott, Richard H. Stagg, Douglas M. Stone, David H. Young, Jianwei Zhang, Kim Ludovici, Daniel W. McKenney, Debbie S Mossa, Paul T. Sanborn, Richard A. Voldseth. 2012. Effects of organic matter removal, soil compaction and vegetation control on 10th year biomass and foliar nutrition: LTSP continent-wide comparisons
• Sven Wirthner, Martin Schutz, Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Matt D. Busse, James W. Kirchner, Anita C. Risch. 2012. Do changes in soil properties after rooting by wild boars (Sus scrofa) affect understory vegetation in Swiss hardwood forests?
• Eric E. Knapp, J. Morgan Varner, Matt D. Busse, Carl N. Skinner, Carol J. Shestak. 2011. Behaviour and effects of prescribed fire in masticated fuelbeds
• Matt D. Busse. 2010. Site quality changes in response to slash retention and prescribed fire in thinned ponderosa pine forests
• Anita Risch, Sven Wirthner, Matt D. Busse, Deborah S. Page-Dumroese. 2010. Grubbing by wild boars (Sus scrufa L.) and its impact on hardwood forest soil carbon dioxide emissions in Switzerland
• Matt D. Busse, Carol J. Shestak, Ken Hubbert, Eric E. Knapp. 2010. Soil physical properties regulate lethal heating during burning of woody residues
• Matt D. Busse, P.H. Cochran, William E. Hopkins, William H. Johnson, Gregg M. Riegel, Gary Fiddler, Alice Ratcliff, Carol J. Shestak. 2009. Developing resilient ponderosa pine forests with mechanical thinning and prescribed fire in central Oregon's pumice region
• Matt D. Busse, Gregg M. Riegel. 2009. Response of antelope bitterbrush to repeated prescribed burning in Central Oregon ponderosa pine forests
• Matt D. Busse, Felipe Sanchez, Alice Ratcliff, John Butnor, Emily Carter, Robert F. Powers. 2009. Soil carbon sequestration and changes in fungal and bacterial biomass following incorporation of forest residues
• Lawrence A. Rabin, William W. Oliver, Robert F. Powers, Martin Ritchie, Matt D. Busse, Eric E. Knapp. 2009. Historical growth plots in the Pacific Southwest
• Matt D. Busse, Martin F. Jurgensen, Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Robert F. Powers. 2007. Contribution of actinorhizal shrubs to site fertility in a northern California mixed pine forest
• Alice Ratcliff, Matt D. Busse, Carol J. Shestak. 2006. Changes in microbial community structure following herbicide (glyphosate) additions to forest soils
• William W. Oliver, Matt D. Busse, Jianwei Zhang. 2006. Growth and development of ponderosa pine on sites of contrasting productivities: relative importance of stand density and shrub competition effects
• Matt D. Busse, Samual E. Beattie, Robert F. Powers, Felipe Sanchez, Allan E. Tiarks. 2006. Microbial community responses in forest mineral soil to compaction, organic matter removal, and vegetation control
• Matt D. Busse, Samual E. Beattie, Robert F. Powers, Filpe G. Sanchez, Allan E. Tiarks. 2006. Microbial community responses in forest mineral soil to compaction, organic matter removal, and vegetation control
• Matt D. Busse, Ken R. Hubbert, Gary Fiddler, Carol J. Shestak, Robert F. Powers. 2005. Lethal soil temperatures during burning of masticated forest residues
• Matt D. Busse, Gregg M. Riegel. 2005. Managing ponderosa pine forests in central Oregon: who will speak for the soil?
• Matt D. Busse, Gary O. p Fiddler, Alice Ratcliff. 2004. Ectomycorrhizal formation in herbicide-treated soils of differing clay and organic matter content
• Matt D. Busse, Alice Ratcliff, Carol J. Stestak, Robert F. Powers. 2001. Glyphosate toxicity and the effects of long-term vegetation control on soil microbial communities
• Matt D. Busse, P. H. Cochran, J. W. Barrett. 1996. Changes in ponderosa pine site productivity following removal of understory vegetation
• Kevin S. McKelvey, Matt D. Busse. 1996. Twentieth-century fire patterns on forest service lands

• Project
  

  Variable Density Thinning Study

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/psw/projects/variable-density
  Station

  Pacific Southwest Research Station
• Experimental Forest or Range
  

  Onion Creek Experimental Forest

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/psw/forestsandranges/locations/onioncreek
  Station

  Pacific Southwest Research Station
• Project
  

  High soil temperature data archive

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/projects/high-soil-temperature-data-archive
  Station

  Rocky Mountain Research Station

Other Publications

• Report
  

  Lethal soil heating during burning of masticated fuels: effects of soil moisture and texture

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/psw/understory/lethal-soil-heating-during-burning-masticated-fuels-effects-soil-moisture-and
• Report
  

  Behavior and short-term effects of fire in masticated fuel beds

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/psw/understory/behavior-and-short-term-effects-fire-masticated-fuel-beds

• Oregon State University, Ph.D., Soil Microbiology, 1989
• University of Nebraska, M.S., Soil Microbiology, 1984
• Calfornia Polytechnic State University, B.S., Soil Science, 1981