Ecologist
sarah.j.flanary@usda.gov
(406) 829-6922
Sarah Flanary
Research Topics
- Whitebark pine ecosystems
- Wildland fuel science
- Fire behavior and fuel modeling
Personal Summary
Sarah is an Ecologist with the Fire, Fuels and Smoke research program. Much of her research efforts have focused on the 5-needle pine species whitebark pine and its growth response to silvicultural treatments as well as more localized biotic impacts. Her current work supports 3D physics-based fire and fuel modeling projects.
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Selected Publications & Products
Flanary, Sarah J., and Robert E. Keane. "Whitebark pine encroachment into lower-elevation sagebrush grasslands in southwest Montana, USA." Fire Ecology 15.1 (2019): 1-11. Treesearch: https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-019-0057-5
Flanary, Sarah J., and Robert E. Keane. "Ponderosa pine mortality in the Bob Marshall Wilderness after successive fires over 14 years." Research Note. RMRS-RN-85. Fort Collins, CO: US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 13 p. 85 (2020). Treesearch: https://doi.org/10.2737/RMRS-RN-85
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