Sylvia Mori

Treesearch Publications

• Brice A. McPherson, David L. Wood, Greg Biging, Maggi Kelly, Sylvia Mori. 2020. Status of the Phytophthora ramorum epidemic across forests of the East Bay Regional Park District, San Francisco Bay Area, California
• Nadir Erbilgin, Jack D. Stein, Robert E. Acciavatti, Nancy E. Gillette, Sylvia Mori, Kristi Bischel, Jonathan A. Cale, Carline R. Carvalho, David L. Wood. 2017. A blend of ethanol and (−)-α-pinene were highly attractive to native siricid woodwasps (Siricidae, Siricinae) infesting conifers of the Sierra Nevada and the Allegheny Mountains
• Brice A. McPherson, Sylvia Mori, Anna O. Conrad, Stephen Opiyo, Pierluigi Bonello, David L. Wood. 2015. Biomarkers identify coast live oaks that are resistant to the invasive pathogen Phytophthora ramorum
• Gregory M. Filip, Joshua Bronson, Kristen L. Chadwick, Jeremy B. Filip, Susan J. Frankel, Donald J. Goheen, Ellen M. Goheen, Sylvia Mori, Angel L. Saavedra. 2015. Precommercial thinning in mixed-species conifer plantations affected by armillaria and heterobasidion root diseases in West-Central Oregon and Washington: 30-year results
• Steve Tjosvold, David Chambers, Sylvia Mori. 2013. Effect of environmental conditions and lesion age on sporulation of Phytophthora ramorum on California bay laurel, rhododendron, and camellia
• A. Conrad, B. Mcpherson, D. Wood, S. Opiyo, Sylvia Mori, P. Bonello. 2013. Metabolite profiling to predict resistance to Phytophthora ramorum in natural populations of coast live oak
• B.A. McPherson, D.L. Wood, Sylvia Mori, A. Conrad, P. Bonello. 2013. Phytophthora ramorum in coast live oak: search for resistance and mechanisms.
• H. K. Mehl, Sylvia Mori, Susan J. Frankel, D. M. Rizzo. 2013. Mortality and growth of dwarf mistletoe-infected red and white fir and the efficacy of thinning for reducing associated losses
• Christopher J. Fettig, Roger E. Burnside, Chistopher J. Hayes, James J. Kruse, Nicholas Lisuzzo, Stephen Mckelvey, Sylvia Mori, Stephen K. Nickel, Mark E. Schultz. 2013. Factors influencing northern spruce engraver colonization of white spruce slash in interior Alaska
• E.G. Burbano, M.G. Wright, Nancy E. Gillette, Sylvia Mori, N. Dudley, N. Jones, M. Kaufmann. 2012. Efficacy of traps, lures, and repellents for Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and other ambrosia beetles on Coffea arabica plantations and Acacia koa nurseries in Hawaii
• Sylvia Mori, Richard A. Sniezko, Angelia Kegley, Jim Hamlin. 2012. Using survival analysis for assessing resistance to Phytophthora lateralis in Port-Orford-Cedar families
• B.A. McPherson, David L. Wood, Sylvia Mori, Pierluigi Bonello. 2012. Coast live oak resistance to Phytophthora ramorum
• Nancy E. Gillette, Constance J. Mehmel, Sylvia Mori, Jeffrey N. Webster, David L. Wood, Nadir Erbilgin, Donald R. Owen. 2012. The push–pull tactic for mitigation of mountain pine beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) damage in lodgepole and whitebark pines
• Nancy E. Gillette, Matt Hansen, Constance J. Mehmel, Sylvia Mori, Jeffrey N. Webster, Nadir Erbilgin, David L. Wood. 2012. Area-wide application of verbenone-releasing flakes reduces mortality of whitebark pine Pinus albicaulis caused by the mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae
• Christopher J. Fettig, Christopher J. Hayes, Karen J. Jones, Stephen R. McKelvey, Sylvia Mori, Sheri L. Smith. 2012. Thinning Jeffrey pine stands to reduce susceptibility to bark beetle infestations in California, U.S.A.
• Fabian C.C. Uzoh, Sylvia Mori. 2012. Applying survival analysis to managed even-aged stands of ponderosa pine for assessment of tree mortality in the western United States
• Christopher J. Fettig, C.J. Hayes, S.R. McKelvey, Sylvia Mori. 2011. Laboratory assays of select candidate insecticides for control of Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins Pesticide Management Science 67: 548−555
• J.M. Hull, A.M. Fish, John J. Keane, Sylvia Mori, B.J Sacks, A.C. Hull. 2010. Estimation of Species Identification Error: Implications for Raptor Migration Counts and Trend Estimation
• Brice A. McPherson, David L. Wood, Maggi Kelly, Sylvia Mori, Pavel Svihra, Andrew J. Storer, Richard B. Standiford. 2010. Impacts of Phytophthora ramorum on oaks and tanoaks in Marin County, California forests since 2000
• Brice A. McPherson, Sylvia Mori, David L. Wood, Maggi Kelly, Andrew J. Storer, Pavel Svihra, Richard B. Standiford. 2010. Responses of oaks and tanoaks to the sudden oak death pathogen after 8 y of monitoring in two coastal California forests
• Min Lu, Michael J. Wingfield, Nancy E. Gillette, Sylvia Mori, Jian-Hua Sun. 2010. Complex interactions among host pines and fungi vectored by an invasive bark beetle
• Kathryn L. Purcell, Amie K. Mazzoni, Sylvia Mori, Brian B. Boroski. 2009. Resting structures and resting habitat of fishers in the southern Sierra Nevada, California
• S.A. Tjosvold, D.L. Chambers, E.J. Fichtner, S.T. Koike, Sylvia Mori. 2009. Disease risk of potting media infested with Phytophthora ramorum under nursery conditions
• Nancy E. Gillette, C. J. Mehmel, J. N. Webster, Sylvia Mori, N. Erbilgin, D. L. Wood, J. D. Stein. 2009. Aerially applied methylcyclohexenone-releasing flakes protect Psuedotsuga menziesii stands from attack by Dendroctonus pseudotsugae
• Nancy E. Gillette, N. Erbilgin, J. N. Webster, L. Pederson, Sylvia Mori, J. D. Stein, D. R. Owen, K. M. Bischel, D. L. Wood. 2009. Aerially applied verbenone-releasing flakes protect Pinus contorta stands from attack by Dendroctonus ponderosae in California and Idaho
• Nadir Erbilgin, Nancy E. Gillette, Donald R. Owen, Sylvia Mori, Andrew S. Nelson, Fabian C.C. Uzoh, David L. Wood. 2008. Acetophenone superior to verbenone for reducing attraction of western pine beetle Dendroctonus brevicomis to its aggregation pheromone
• Michael A. Camann, Nancy E. Gillette, Karen L. Lamoncha, Sylvia Mori. 2008. Response of forest soil Acari to prescribed fire following stand structure manipulation in the southern Cascade Range.Can
• Nancy E. Gillette, Richard S. Vetter, Sylvia Mori, Carline Rudolph, Dessa R. Welty. 2008. Response of ground-dwelling spider assemblages to prescribed fire following stand structure manipulation in the southern Cascade Range
• Brice McPherson, David L. Wood, Sylvia Mori, Pavel Svihra, Richard B. Standiford, N. Maggi Kelly. 2008. Consequences of Phytophthora ramorum infection in coast live oaks
• S.A. Tjosvold, D.L. Chambers, S.T. Koike, Sylvia Mori. 2008. Disease on nursery stock as affected by environmental factors and seasonal inoculum levels of Phytophthora ramorum in stream water used for irrigation
• N. Erbilgin, Sylvia Mori, J.H. Sun, J.D. Stein, D.R. Owen, L.D. Merrill, R. Campos Bolande;os, K.F. Raffa, T. Mendez Montiel, D.L. Wood, Nancy E. Gillette. 2007. Response to host volatiles by native and introduced populations of Dendroctonus valens (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) in North America and China. Journal of Chemical Ecology 33: 131-146.
• N. Erbilgin, Nancy E. Gillette, Sylvia Mori, J.D Stein, D.R. Owen, D.L. Wood. 2007. Acetophenone as an anti-attractant for the western pine beetle, Dendroctonus brevicomis LeConte (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)
• Nancy E. Gillette, John D. Stein, Donald R. Owen, Jeffrey N. Webster, Sylvia Mori. 2006. Pheromone-based disruption of Eucosma sonomana and Rhyacionia zozana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) using aerially applied microencapsulated pheromone
• Nancy E. Gillette, John D. Stein, Donald R. Owen, Jeffrey N. Webster, Gary Fiddler, Sylvia Mori, David L. Wood. 2006. Verbenone-releasing flakes protect individual Pinus contorta trees from attack by Dendroctonus ponderosae and Dendroctonus valens (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae)
• Brice A. McPherson, Sylvia Mori, David L. Wood, Andrew J. Storer, Pavel Svihra, N. Maggi Kelly, Richard B. Standiford. 2006. Sudden oak death disease progression in oaks and tanoaks
• Kathryn L. Purcell, Sylvia Mori, Mary K. Chase. 2005. Design considerations for examining trends in avian abundance using point counts: examples from oak woodlands
• Patricia N. Manley, Bill Zielinski, Matthew D. Schlesinger, Sylvia Mori. 2004. Evaluation of a multiple-species approach to monitoring species at the ecoregional scale
• Kathryn L. Purcell, Jared Verner, Sylvia Mori. 2002. Factors affecting the abundance and distribution of European starlings at the San Joaquin Experimental Range
• Paula Peper, E. Gregory McPherson, Sylvia Mori. 2001. Predictive equations for dimensions and leaf area of coastal Southern California street trees
• Paula Peper, E. Gregory McPherson, Sylvia Mori. 2001. Equations for predicting diameter, height, crown width, and leaf area of San Joaquin Valley street trees
• Jack Lewis, Sylvia Mori, Elizabeth Keppeler, Robert Ziemer. 2001. Impacts of logging on storm peak flows, flow volumes and suspended sediment loads in Caspar Creek, California
• Gary Fiddler, Philip M. McDonald, Sylvia Mori. 2000. Mechanical and chemical release treatments applied to a 16-year-old pine plantation
• Nancy G. Rappaport, John D. Stein, Adolfo Arturo del Rio Mora, Gary DeBarr, Peter de Groot, Sylvia Mori. 2000. Responses of Conophthorus spp. (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) to behavioral chemicals in field trials: a transcontinental perspective
• Raymond D. Ratliff, Sylvia Mori. 1993. Squared Euclidean distance: a statistical test to evaluate plant community change
• Nancy Rappaport, Alain Roques, Sylvia Mori. 1993. Estimating effect of Megastigmus spermotrophus (Hymenoptera: Torymidae) on Douglas-fir seed production: the new paradigm

• University of California, M.A., Statistics, 1978
• Universidad Tecnica del Estado, M.A., Mathematics, 1972
• Universidad de Chile, B.A., Mathematics, 1970