Vicki A. Saab, PhD
Former Employee
Research Wildlife Biologist
Treesearch Publications
- Ana Kuile, Kiona Ogle, Cheran Cavanaugh, Jonathan G. Dudley, Amy Markus, Vicki A. Saab, Marilyn Wright, Jamie S. Sanderlin. 2023. Forest management, forest vegetation, and climate influence nesting ecology of a focal bird species in the western USA
- Quresh S. Latif, Jonathan G. Dudley, Matt A. Dresser, Denise Pengeroth, Vicki A. Saab. 2023. Snag persistence rates and patterns following mountain pine beetle epidemic in the Elkhorn Mountains, Montana, USA
- Robert E. Keane, Barbara J. Bentz, Lisa M. Holsinger, Vicki A. Saab, Rachel A. Loehman. 2022. Modeled interactions of mountain pine beetle and wildland fire under future climate and management scenarios for three western US landscapes
- Vicki A. Saab, Jonathan G. Dudley, Quresh Latif. 2022. Birds & burns: Can prescribed fires limit wildfire severity while maintaining fire’s ecological importance to bird species?
- Vicki A. Saab, Quresh R. Latif, William M. Block, Jonathan G. Dudley. 2022. Short-term benefits of prescribed fire to bird communities of dry forests
- Quresh Latif, Vicki A. Saab, Jonathan G. Dudley. 2021. Prescribed fire limits wildfire severity without altering ecological importance for birds
- Sharon M. Hood, Brian J. Harvey, Paula J. Fornwalt, Cameron E. Naficy, Winslow D. Hansen, Kimberley T. Davis, Michael A. Battaglia, Camille S. Stevens-Rumann, Vicki A. Saab. 2021. Fire ecology of Rocky Mountain forests [Chapter 8]
- Cindy Goeddel, Vicki A. Saab, Jeffrey S. Marks. 2021. Lewis's Woodpeckers (Melanerpes lewis) provision their young with nestling passerines
- Kevin S. McKelvey, William M. Block, Terrie B. Jain, Charlie H. Luce, Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Bryce A. Richardson, Vicki A. Saab, Anna W. Schoettle, Carolyn H. Sieg, Daniel R. Williams. 2021. Adapting research, management, and governance to confront socioecological uncertainties in novel ecosystems
- Todd B. Cross, Quresh Latif, Jonathan G. Dudley, Vicki A. Saab. 2021. Lewis’s woodpecker nesting habitat suitability: Predictive models for application within burned forests
- Brent R. Campos, Quresh S. Latif, Ryan D. Burnett, Vicki A. Saab. 2020. Predictive habitat suitability models for nesting woodpeckers following wildfire in the Sierra Nevada and Southern Cascades of California
- Quresh Latif, Vicki A. Saab, Jonathan G. Dudley, Amy Markus, Kim Mellen-McLean. 2020. Development and evaluation of habitat suitability models for nesting white-headed woodpecker (Dryobates albolarvatus) in burned forest
- Quresh Latif, Vicki A. Saab, Jessica R. Haas, Jonathan G. Dudley. 2019. FIRE-BIRD: A GIS-based toolset for applying habitat suitability models to inform land management planning
- Brittany A. Mosher, Vicki A. Saab, Micheal D. Lerch, Martha Ellis, Jay J. Rotella. 2019. Forest birds exhibit variable changes in occurrence during a mountain pine beetle epidemic
- Andrea Watts, Vicki A. Saab, Steve Beverlin, Mark Webb. 2019. Of woodpeckers and harvests: Finding compatibility between habitat and salvage logging
- Vicki A. Saab, Quresh Latif, Matt A. Dresser, Jonathan G. Dudley. 2019. Woodpecker nest survival, density, and a pine beetle outbreak
- Jamie S. Sanderlin, William M. Block, Brenda E. Strohmeyer, Vicki A. Saab, Joseph L. Ganey. 2019. Precision gain versus effort with joint models using detection/non‐detection and banding data
- Julia J. Kelly, Quresh Latif, Vicki A. Saab, Thomas T. Veblen. 2018. Spruce beetle outbreaks guide American Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides dorsalis occupancy patterns in subalpine forests
- Quresh Latif, Martha Ellis, Vicki A. Saab, Kim Mellen-McLean. 2017. Simulations inform design of regional occupancy-based monitoring for a sparsely distributed, territorial species
- Quresh Latif, Vicki A. Saab, Jeff P. Hollenbeck, Jonathan G. Dudley. 2016. Transferability of habitat suitability models for nesting woodpeckers associated with wildfire
- Quresh Latif, Jamie S. Sanderlin, Vicki A. Saab, William M. Block, Jonathan G. Dudley. 2016. Avian relationships with wildfire at two dry forest locations with different historical fire regimes
- Richard L. Hutto, Robert E. Keane, Rosemary L. Sherriff, Christopher T. Rota, Lisa A. Eby, Vicki A. Saab. 2016. Toward a more ecologically informed view of severe forest fires
- Quresh Latif, Vicki A. Saab, Kim Mellen-Mclean, Jonathan G. Dudley. 2015. Evaluating habitat suitability models for nesting white-headed woodpeckers in unburned forest
- Beth Hahn, Vicki A. Saab, Barbara J. Bentz, Rachel A. Loehman, Robert E. Keane. 2014. Ecological consequences of the MPB epidemic for habitats and populations of wildlife [Chapter 5]
- Vicki A. Saab, Quresh Latif, Mary M. Rowland, Tracey N. Johnson, Anna D. Chalfoun, Steven W. Buskirk, Joslin E. Heyward, Matt A. Dresser. 2014. Ecological consequences of mountain pine beetle outbreaks for wildlife in western North American forests
- Quresh Latif, Vicki A. Saab, Jonathan G. Dudley, Jeff P. Hollenbeck. 2013. Ensemble modeling to predict habitat suitability for a large-scale disturbance specialist
- Jeff P. Hollenbeck, Lisa J. Bate, Vicki A. Saab, John F. Lehmkuhl. 2013. Snag distributions in relation to human access in ponderosa pine forests
- Bret W. Tobalske, Kerri T. Vierling, Vicki A. Saab. 2013. Lewis's Woodpecker: Melanerpes lewis
- Monica L. Bond, Rodney B. Siegel, Richard L. Hutto, Vicki A. Saab, Stephen A. Shunk. 2012. A new forest fire paradigm: The need for high-severity fires
- William M. Block, Vicki A. Saab, Leonard Ruggiero. 2012. Putting science into action on Forest Service Lands [Chapter 5]
- Erin Towler, Vicki A. Saab, Richard S. Sojda, Katherine Dickinson, Cindy L. Bruyere, Karen R. Newlon. 2012. A risk-based approach to evaluating wildlife demographics for management in a changing climate: A case study of the Lewis's Woodpecker
- Jonathan G. Dudley, Vicki A. Saab, Jeffrey P. Hollenbeck. 2012. Foraging-habitat selection of Black-backed Woodpeckers in forest burns of southwestern Idaho
- Jeff P. Hollenbeck, Vicki A. Saab, Richard W. Frenzel. 2011. Habitat suitability and nest survival of white-headed woodpeckers in unburned forests of Oregon
- Vicki A. Saab, Robin Russell, Jay Rotella, Jonathan G. Dudley. 2011. Modeling nest survival of cavity-nesting birds in relation to postfire salvage logging
- Karen R. Newlon, Vicki A. Saab. 2011. Nest-site selection and nest survival of Lewis's woodpecker in aspen riparian woodlands
- Jennifer Pierson, Fred W. Allendorf, Vicki A. Saab, Pierre Drapeau, Michael K. Schwartz. 2010. Do male and female black-backed woodpeckers respond differently to gaps in habitat?
- Catherine S. Wightman, Vicki A. Saab, Chris Forristal, Kim Mellen-Mclean, Amy Markus. 2010. White-headed woodpecker nesting ecology after wildfire
- Robin Russell, John F. Lehmkuhl, Stephen T. Buckland, Vicki A. Saab. 2010. Short-term responses of red squirrels to prescribed burning in the interior Pacific Northwest, USA
- Stephen T. Buckland, Robin Russell, Brett G. Dickson, Vicki A. Saab, Donal N. Gorman, William M. Block. 2009. Analysing designed experiments in distance sampling
- Robin Russell, Vicki A. Saab, Jay J. Rotella, Jonathan G. Dudley. 2009. Detection probabilities of woodpecker nests in mixed conifer forests in Oregon
- Robin Russell, J. Andrew Royle, Vicki A. Saab, John F. Lehmkuhl, William M. Block, John R. Sauer. 2009. Modeling the effects of environmental disturbance on wildlife communities: Avian responses to prescribed fire
- Vicki A. Saab, Robin Russell, Jonathan G. Dudley. 2009. Nest-site selection by cavity-nesting birds in relation to postfire salvage logging
- James F. Fowler, Carolyn H. Sieg, Brett G. Dickson, Vicki A. Saab. 2008. Exotic plant species diversity: Influence of roads and prescribed fire in Arizona ponderosa pine forests
- Richard L. Hutto, Courtney J. Conway, Vicki A. Saab, Jeffrey R. Walters. 2008. What constitutes a natural fire regime? Insight from the ecology and distribution of coniferous forest birds in North America
- Jonathan G. Dudley, Vicki A. Saab. 2007. Home range size of Black-backed Woodpeckers in burned forests of southwestern Idaho
- Vicki A. Saab, Robin Russell, Jonathan G. Dudley. 2007. Nest densities of cavity-nesting birds in relation to postfire salvage logging and time since wildfire
- Robin Russell, Vicki A. Saab, Jonathan G. Dudley. 2007. Habitat suitability models for cavity-nesting birds in a postfire landscape
- Robin Russell, Vicki A. Saab, Jonathan G. Dudley, Jay J. Rotella. 2006. Snag longevity in relation to wildfire and postfire salvage logging
- Joshua J. Tewksbury, Lindy Garner, Shannon H. Garner, John D. Lloyd, Vicki A. Saab, Thomas E. Martin. 2006. Tests of landscape influence: nest predation and brood parasitism in fragmented ecosystems
- Vicki A. Saab, Natasha B. Kotliar, William M. Block. 2005. Relationships of fire ecology and avian communities in North America
- Terrell D. Rich, Michael Wisdom, Vicki A. Saab. 2005. Conservation of priority birds in sagebrush ecosystems
- Vicki A. Saab, Hugh D. W. Powell, Natasha B. Kotliar, Karen R. Newlon. 2005. Variation in fire regimes of the Rocky Mountains: implications for avian communities and fire management
- Vicki A. Saab, Hugh D. W. Powell. 2005. Fire and avian ecology in North America: Process influencing pattern
- Stephen C. Abele, Vicki A. Saab, Edward O. Garton. 2004. Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis): A technical conservation assessment
- Vicki A. Saab, Jonathan G. Dudley, William L. Thompson. 2004. Factors influencing occupancy of nest cavities in recently burned forests
- Jonathan G. Dudley, Vicki A. Saab. 2003. A field protocol to monitor cavity-nesting birds
- Vicki A. Saab, Ree Brannon, Jonathan G. Dudley, Larry Donohoo, Dave Vanderzanden, Vicky Johnson, Henry Lachowski. 2002. Selection of fire-created snags at two spatial scales by cavity-nesting birds
- Vicki A. Saab, Kerri T. Vierling. 2001. Reproductive success of Lewis’s Woodpecker in burned pine and cottonwood riparian forests
- Nancy L. Shaw, Vicki A. Saab, S. B. Monsen, T. D. Rich. 1999. Bromus tectorum expansion and biodiversity loss on the Snake River Plain, southern Idaho, USA
- Vicki A. Saab, Terrell D. Rich. 1997. Large-scale conservation assessment for Neotropical migratory land birds in the interior Columbia River basin.
- Warren P. Clary, Nancy L. Shaw, Jonathan G. Dudley, Vicki A. Saab, John W. Kinney, Lynda C. Smithman. 1996. Response of a depleted sagebrush steppe riparian system to grazing control and woody plantings
- Carl E. Bock, Vicki A. Saab, Terrell D. Rich, David S. Dobkin. 1993. Effects of livestock grazing on neotropical migratory landbirds in western North America
Citations of Non-Forest Service Publications
- Johnson, V., D. Vanderzanden, H. Lachowski, V. A. Saab, L. Donohoo. 2000. Using landsat satellite imagery to evaluate fire‐created habitat for cavity‐nesting birds. USDA, Forest Service, Remote Sensing Tips RSAC‐12‐TIP1, Remote Sensing Applications Center, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Johnson, V., V. A. Saab, D. Vanderzanden, H. Lachowski, R. Brannon, and C. Crist. 2000. Using landsat satellite imagery to evaluate fire‐created habitat for cavity‐nesting birds. In: Remote Sensing and Geospatial Technologies for the New Millennium; Proceedings of the Eighth Forest Service Remote Sensing Applications Conference, 10‐14 April 2000, Albuquerque, New Mexico, editor Greer, J.D. American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.
- Dixon, R.D., and V. A. Saab. 2000. Black‐backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus). In: The Birds of North America. No. 509. (Poole, A. and Gill, F. eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington D.C.
- Saab, V.A., C.E. Bock, T.D. Rich, and D.S. Dobkin. 1995. Livestock grazing effects in western North America. In T.E. Martin and D.M. Finch [eds.], Ecology and management of Neotropical migratory birds: a synthesis and review of critical issues. Pages 311-353. Oxford University Press, New York.
- Saab, V. A. 1992. Small land birds breeding in cottonwood riparian forests of southeastern Idaho. The Northwest Environmental Journal 8: 226-228.
Data and Tools
- Oklahoma State University, B.S., Wildlife Ecology, 1977
- Montana State University, M.S., Fish and Wildlife Management, 1986
- University of Colorado, Ph.D., Environmental, Population and Organismal Biology, 1996
Last updated March 10, 2026