Suzanne M. Owen, PhD

Natural Resources Specialist

Pacific Northwest Research Station

suzanne.m.owen@usda.gov

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Treesearch Publications

Melissa A. Pastore, Ashley Lang, John D. Shaw, Sean MP. Cahoon, Hayley Peter-Contesse, Suzanne M. Owen, Randall Morin, Jonathan Knott, Grant M. Domke, Belinda Esham, Erin Berryman. 2025. Beneath the surface: A 25-year review of soil monitoring in the U.S
Suzanne M. Owen, Kathryn C. Baer, Nikhilesh Desai, Robert Hoehn, Christina Herrick, Katie Jennings, Alexander R. Young, Sjana Schanning. 2025. Portland, Oregon's urban forest, 2018
Kathryn C. Baer, David J. Nowak, Thomas Brandeis, Kerry Dooley, Kurt Hellman, Jason Henning, Christina Herrick, Robert Hoehn, Katie Jennings, Lucie Lepine, Tonya Lister, Mark Majewsky, Suzanne M. Owen, Nancy Falxa Sonti, Sjana Schanning, Rebekah J. Zehnder. 2024. San Diego’s urban forest, 2017
Olaf Kuegler, Ashley Lehman, Flint F. Hughes, Jane Terzibashian, Irene Sprecher, Thomas Thompson, Seth Ayotte, Mikhail Yatskov, Michelle Silva, Suzanne M. Owen. 2022. Hawai‘i’s forest resources: Forest Inventory and Analysis, 2010–2015
Suzanne M. Owen, Carolyn H. Sieg, Peter Z. Fule, Catherine A. Gehring, L. Baggett, Jose Iniguez, Paula J. Fornwalt, Michael A. Battaglia. 2020. Persistent effects of fire severity on ponderosa pine regeneration niches and seedling growth
Suzanne M. Owen. 2019. Tree regeneration following large wildfires in southwestern ponderosa pine forests
Suzanne M. Owen, Adair M. Patterson, Catherine A. Gehring, Carolyn H. Sieg, Scott Baggett, Peter Z. Fule. 2019. Large, high-severity burn patches limit fungal recovery 13 years after wildfire in a ponderosa pine forest
Suzanne M. Owen, Carolyn H. Sieg, Andrew J. Sanchez Meador, Peter Z. Fule, Jose Iniguez, Scott Baggett, Paula J. Fornwalt, Michael A. Battaglia. 2017. Spatial patterns of ponderosa pine regeneration in high-severity burn patches
Steven T. Overby, Suzanne M. Owen, Stephen C. Hart, Dan G. Neary, Nancy C. Johnson. 2015. Soil microbial community resilience with tree thinning in a 40-year-old experimental ponderosa pine forest
Suzanne M. Owen, Carolyn H. Sieg, Nancy Collins Johnson, Catherine A. Gehring. 2013. Exotic cheatgrass and loss of soil biota decrease the performance of a native grass
Suzanne M. Owen, Carolyn H. Sieg. 2011. Treating downy brome with herbicide and seeding with native shrubs
Carolyn H. Sieg, Suzanne M. Owen, Curtis H. Flather. 2011. Indicator 1.08. Population levels of selected representative forest-associated species to describe genetic diversity
Suzanne M. Owen, Carolyn H. Sieg, Catherine A. Gehring. 2011. Rehabilitating downy brome (Bromus tectorum)-invaded scrublands using imazapic and seeding with native shrubs
Javier Alvarez-Sanchez, Nancy C. Johnson, Anita Antoninka, V. Bala Chaudhary, Matthew K. Lau, Suzanne M. Owen, Patricia Gauadarrama, Silvia Castillo. 2010. Large-scale diversity patterns in spore communities of Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi [Chapter 2]
Suzanne M. Owen. 2010. Fuel treatments alter native plant composition and increase non-native plant cover
Suzanne M. Owen, Carolyn H. Sieg, Catherine A. Gehring, Matthew A. Bowker. 2009. Above- and belowground responses to tree thinning depend on the treatment of tree debris

Citations of Non-Forest Service Publications

Owen, S.M. 2017. Spatial patterns of ponderosa pine regeneration in high-severity burn patches. ERI/US Forest Service - Fact Sheet https://cdm17192.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p17192coll1/id/898/rec/1
Owen, S.M. 2017. Spatial patterns of ponderosa pine regeneration in high-severity burn patches. USDA FS Research Highlight https://www.fs.fed.us/research/highlights/highlights_display.php?in_high_id=1354
Owen, S.M. 2019. Soil fungi recover slowly following high-severity wildfires. USDA FS Science Spotlight https://www.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/science-spotlights/soil-fungi-recover-slowly-following-high-severity-wildfiresSieg, C. H.; Owen, S. M.; Flather, C. H. 2011. Indicator 1.08. Population levels of selected representative forest-associated species to describe genetic diversity.Owen, Suzanne. 2010. Fuel treatments alter native plant composition and increase non-native plant cover.
Formerly Suzanne NealNeal, S.M. (2007) Tree thinning treatments alter soil properties, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and plant communities. M.S. Thesis, Northern Arizona University.Christie, Kyle; Currie, Michael; Davis, Laura Smith; Hill, Mar-Elise; Neal, Suzanne; Ayers, Tina. 2006. Vascular Plants of Arizona: Rhamnaceae. CANOTIA. 2(1): 23-46.