Samuel Walker Flake

Works (13)

Updated: April 1st, 2025 10:33

2025 journal article

Impacts of climate-driven insect population change on sawtimber provisioning, carbon sequestration, and water retention: a case study of bark beetle outbreaks in the USA

FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE, 7.

By: H. Chen *, M. Sloggy *, S. Flake n , S. Evans* & C. Maxwell*

author keywords: biodiversity; climate impact; cost-benefit analysisecosystem service value; ecosystem service valuation; environmental change; environmental impact assessment
topics (OpenAlex): Forest Insect Ecology and Management; Forest Management and Policy; Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 10, 2025

2025 journal article

Linking leaf traits and litter flammability using a novel framework, tested with Brazilian Cerrado trees

Flake, S. W., Elliott, P. J., Durigan, G., Rossatto, D. R., & Hoffmann, W. A. (2025, March 23). FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY.

By: S. Flake , P. Elliott, G. Durigan, D. Rossatto & W. Hoffmann 

topics (OpenAlex):
Source: ORCID
Added: March 24, 2025

2024 journal article

Ecological and climatic transferability of airborne lidar-driven aboveground biomass models in Piñon-Juniper woodlands

GISCIENCE & REMOTE SENSING, 61(1).

By: J. Eastburn *, M. Campbell *, P. Dennison *, W. Anderegg *, K. Barrett *, P. Fekety*, S. Flake n , D. Huffman * ...

Contributors: J. Eastburn *, M. Campbell *, P. Dennison *, W. Anderegg *, K. Barrett *, P. Fekety*, S. Flake n , D. Huffman * ...

author keywords: Pi & ntilde;on-juniper; dryland ecosystem; aboveground biomass; airborne lidar; random forests
topics (OpenAlex): Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications; Forest ecology and management; Fire effects on ecosystems
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 24, 2024

2024 article

Stem wound healing is dependent upon bark and trunk growth rates in Brazilian savanna

Hoffmann, W. A., Flake, S. W., Rossatto, D. R., De Antonio, A. C., Durigan, G., & Abreu, R. C. R. (2024, January 8). TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION, Vol. 1.

By: W. Hoffmann n , S. Flake n , D. Rossatto *, A. De Antonio *, G. Durigan & R. Abreu *

Contributors: W. Hoffmann n , S. Flake n , D. Rossatto *, A. De Antonio *, G. Durigan & R. Abreu *

author keywords: Fire; Savanna; Forest; Wounding; Bark
topics (OpenAlex): Forest Insect Ecology and Management; Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies; Fire effects on ecosystems
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 16, 2024

2023 article

Managing for biodiversity: The effects of climate, management and natural disturbance on wildlife species richness

Zeller, K. A., Povak, N. A., Manley, P., Flake, S. W., & Hefty, K. L. (2023, October 11). DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS, Vol. 29.

By: K. Zeller *, N. Povak *, P. Manley *, S. Flake n  & K. Hefty *

Contributors: K. Zeller *, N. Povak *, P. Manley *, S. Flake n  & K. Hefty *

author keywords: biodiversity; climate change; Forest management; spatially explicit landscape disturbance succession model; species richness; wildlife habitat
topics (OpenAlex): Species Distribution and Climate Change; Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies; Fire effects on ecosystems
TL;DR: The interacting effects of climate, natural disturbance, and management actions complicate future projections, and there is a need for approaches that integrate these factors—especially for predicting future vegetation and species richness. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 30, 2023

2022 article

Not all trees can make a forest: Tree species composition and competition control forest encroachment in a tropical savanna

Flake, S. W., Honda, E. A., Pilon, N. A. L., Hoffmann, W. A., & Durigan, G. (2022, January 20). JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY, Vol. 1.

By: S. Flake n , E. Honda, N. Pilon *, W. Hoffmann n  & G. Durigan *

Contributors: S. Flake n , E. Honda, N. Pilon *, W. Hoffmann n  & G. Durigan *

author keywords: Cerrado; competition; forest encroachment; stand development; tree growth; tree mortality; woody encroachment
topics (OpenAlex): Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies; Forest ecology and management
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the presence of generalist trees accelerates the rates of basal area accumulation due to their greater growth rates and tolerance of shading, which will allow them to overtop and outcompete savanna specialists, causing rapid species turnover. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 7, 2022

2021 journal article

Drought Alters The Understory of Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands Indirectly through Tree Dieback

RANGELAND ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT, 76(1), 118–128.

By: S. Flake*  & P. Weisberg *

Contributors: S. Flake*  & P. Weisberg *

author keywords: Bromus tectorum, climatic water deficit, resilience, semiarid woodland; singleleaf pinyon pine; soil available water capacity; tree die-off
topics (OpenAlex): Rangeland and Wildlife Management; Fire effects on ecosystems; Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: May 24, 2021

2021 article

Savannas are not old fields: Functional trajectories of forest expansion in a fire-suppressed Brazilian savanna are driven by habitat generalists

Flake, S. W., Abreu, R. C. R., Durigan, G., & Hoffmann, W. A. (2021, May 17). FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY, Vol. 5.

By: S. Flake n , R. Abreu n, G. Durigan * & W. Hoffmann n 

Contributors: S. Flake n , R. Abreu  n, G. Durigan * & W. Hoffmann n 

author keywords: cerrado; community-weighted mean; competition; environmental filtering; fire suppression; functional traits; savanna-forest transition; succession
topics (OpenAlex): Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies; Plant and animal studies
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 10, 2021

2020 journal article

Upper and lower treeline biogeographic patterns in semi-arid pinyon-juniper woodlands

Journal of Biogeography, 47(12), 2634–2644.

By: M. Garbarino *, F. Malandra *, T. Dilts *, S. Flake* , L. Montalto *, S. Spinsante *, P. Weisberg *

Contributors: M. Garbarino *, F. Malandra *, T. Dilts *, S. Flake* , L. Montalto *, S. Spinsante *, P. Weisberg *

topics (OpenAlex): Tree-ring climate responses; Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics; Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Source: ORCID
Added: March 3, 2025

2019 journal article

Fine-scale stand structure mediates drought-induced tree mortality in pinyon-juniper woodlands

ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 29(2).

By: S. Flake*  & P. Weisberg *

Contributors: S. Flake*  & P. Weisberg *

author keywords: bark beetle; competition; die-off; forest dieback; Great Basin; pinon; semiarid; stand dynamics
MeSH headings : Droughts; Forests; Juniperus; Nevada; Trees; Utah
topics (OpenAlex): Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics; Tree-ring climate responses; Fire effects on ecosystems
TL;DR: Canopy dieback prior to the drought was strongly associated with tree mortality during the drought, implying that current widespread defoliation caused by these agents may foreshadow future elevated woodland decline. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 18, 2019

2019 journal article

Rare frost events reinforce tropical savanna-forest boundaries

JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY, 107(1), 468–477.

By: W. Hoffmann n , S. Flake n , R. Abreu n, N. Pilon *, D. Rossatto * & G. Durigan *

Contributors: W. Hoffmann n , S. Flake n , R. Abreu  n, N. Pilon *, D. Rossatto * & G. Durigan *

Ed(s): P. Bellingham

author keywords: Cerrado; cold tolerance; feedback; frost trap; phylogeny; savanna; tree; tropical forest
topics (OpenAlex): Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies; Fire effects on ecosystems; Plant and animal studies
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 11, 2019

2019 journal article

Seeding native species increases resistance to annual grass invasion following prescribed burning of semiarid woodlands

BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS, 21(6), 1993–2007.

By: A. Urza *, P. Weisberg *, J. Chambers *, D. Board * & S. Flake n 

Contributors: A. Urza *, P. Weisberg *, J. Chambers *, D. Board * & S. Flake n 

author keywords: Biological invasions; Great Basin; Prescribed fire; Resistance to invasion; Restoration; Semiarid woodlands
topics (OpenAlex): Rangeland and Wildlife Management; Fire effects on ecosystems; Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 28, 2019

2019 journal article

Widespread mortality and defoliation of pinyon pine in central Nevada mountains

The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 100(2), e01507.

By: S. Flake*  & P. Weisberg

topics (OpenAlex): Rangeland and Wildlife Management; Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics; Fire effects on ecosystems
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: March 3, 2025

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