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Bartels, M. R. 2000. Conservation of Sidalcea nelsoniana through habitat management: effects of burning, mowing, and altered flooding regime on a rare Willamette Valley perennial. M.S. Thesis, Oregon State University.
Bartels, M. R., and M. V. Wilson. 2001. Fire and mowing as management tools for conserving a threatened perennial and its habitat in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Proceedings of the 17th North American Prairie Conference. Seeds for the Future; Roots of the Past. Neil P. Bernstein and Laura J. Ostrander (eds.). North Iowa Area Community College, Mason City, Iowa.
Bartels, M. R., and M. V. Wilson. 2003. Flood tolerance of the threatened plant Sidalcea nelsoniana (Malvaceae): Ecological and management implications. Madrono 50:265-270.
Clark, D. L. 1996. Post-dispersal seed fates in a Western Oregon native prairie. Ph.D. Dissertation, Oregon State University.
Clark, D. L. 2000. Demographic analysis of Erigeron decumbens var. decumbens, an endangered plant species of the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Report to the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Clark, D. L., M. Blakeley-Smith, P. Hammond, D. Johnson, T. Kaye, B. Kelpsas, F. Pfund, M. Vomocil, and M. Wilson. 2004. Control of Brachypodium sylvaticum and restoration of rare native upland prairie habitat at Butterfly Meadows, Benton County. Final report to the Oregon Department of Agriculture. 44 pages.
Clark, D. L., K. K. Finley, and C. A. Ingersoll. 1993. Status report for Erigeron decumbens var. decumbens. Report to the Conservation Biology Program, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Salem, Oregon.
Clark, D. L., K. K. Finley, C. A. Ingersoll. 1995. Regeneration biology of Erigeron decumbens var. decumbens, an endangered plant of the Willamette Valley. Report to the Oregon Department of Agriculture.
Clark, D.L., C. A. Ingersoll, C.A., and K. K. Finley. 1997. Regeneration of Erigeron decumbens var. decumbens (Asteraceae), the Willamette daisy. Pages 41-47 in T. N. Kaye et al. (eds.), Conservation and Management of Native Plants and Fungi. Native Plant Society of Oregon.
Clark, D. L., and M. V. Wilson. 1998. Fire effects on wetland prairie species. Report to US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Clark, D.L. and M. V. Wilson. 2000. Controlling woody vegetation in wetland prairies (1994-1999). Report submitted to the Coast Range Resource Area, Bureau of Land Management, Eugene, Oregon.
Clark, D. L., and M. V. Wilson. 2000. Promoting regeneration of native species in Willamette Valley upland prairies. Report to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Oregon Natural Heritage Program.
Clark, D. L., and M. V. Wilson. 2001. Fire, mowing, and removal of woody species in restoring a native prairie in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Wetlands 21:135-144.
Clark, D. L., and M. V. Wilson. 2003. Post-dispersal seed fates of four prairie species. American Journal of Botany 90:730-735.
Clark, D. L., and M. V. Wilson. 2005. Restoration of native upland prairies: Habitat for Fender’s Blue Butterfly (Icaricia icarioides fenderi). Report to US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Clark, D. L., M. V. Wilson, and J. Goodridge. 2001. Increasing the abundance of rare native wetland prairie species. Report to the US Bureau of Land Management.
Crone, E. E. and C. B. Schultz. 2003. Minimum patch size for population persistence in an endangered Oregon butterfly. Pages 561-576 in C. Boggs, W. Watt, and P. Ehrlich (eds.) Ecology and Evolution Taking Flight: Butterflies as Model Study Systems. University of Chicago Press.
Davis, K. J. 2000. The effects of nitrogen manipulations and hydrology on the establishment and competitive abilities of wetland prairie plant species (western Oregon). Ph.D Dissertation, Oregon State University.
Davis, K. J., and M. V. Wilson. 1997. Sugar, carbon treatment kills plants in soil impoverishment experiment. Restoration and Management Notes 15:80-81.
Erhart, T. 2000. Population dynamics and conservation biology of Lupinus sulphureus ssp. kincaidii (Fabaceae). Senior Thesis, Oregon State University.
Goodridge, J. 2001. The effects of native plants on non-native plant abundance in a restoration setting: differences among native species and the predictive ability of species traits. M.S. Thesis, Oregon State University.
Goodridge, J. and D. L. Clark. 2001. Prairie vegetation establishment monitoring report, Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge. Report to the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Hammond, P. C., and M. V. Wilson. 1992. Biodiversity and the conservation of endangered species. Northwest Environmental Journal 8:174-176.
Hammond, P. C., and M. V. Wilson. 1993. Status of the Fender’s blue butterfly. Report to the Oregon Natural Heritage Program and US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Hibbs, D.E., M.V. Wilson and A.L. Bower. 2002. Ponderosa pine of the Willamette Valley, western Oregon. Northwest Science 76:80-84.
Holt, E. A., and P. M. Severns. 2005. The effects of prescribed burning on wet prairie lichen communities. Natural Areas Journal 25:130-136.
Ingersoll, C. A., K. K. Finley, and D. L. Clark. 1993. A monitoring program for Erigeron decumbens var. decumbens, a Willamette Valley Endemic. Report to the Conservation Biology Program, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Salem, Oregon.
Ingersoll, C. A., M. V. Wilson, and E. R. Alverson. 1991. Restoration of a western Oregon remnant prairie. Restoration and Management Notes 9:110-111.
Ingham, E. R., and M. V. Wilson. 1995. Characterization of mycorrhizae. Pges 38-46 in: M. M. Davis (ed.), Studies of plant establishment limitations in wetlands of the Willamette Valley, Oregon. US Army Corps of Engineers.
Ingham, E. R., and M. V. Wilson. 1999. The mycorrhizal colonization of six wetland plant species at sites differing in land use history. Mycorrhiza 9:233-235.
Lantz, L. E. 1997. Population characteristics of exotic plants in a Willamette Valley native prairie. M.S. Thesis, Oregon State University.
Leininger, S. 2001. Promoting and restoring Kincaid’s lupine (Lupinus sulphureus ssp. kincaidii) and Willamette daisy (Erigeron decumbens var. decumbens) at Baskett Slough NWR. Senior honors Thesis, Oregon State University.
Liston, A., K. St. Hilaire, and M. V. Wilson. 1995. Genetic diversity in populations of Kincaid’s lupine, host plant of Fender’s blue butterfly. Madrono 42:309-322.
Maret, M. P. 1996. Effects of fire on seedling establishment in upland prairies in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. M.S. Thesis, Oregon State University.
Maret, M. P., and M. V. Wilson. 2000. Fire and seedling population dynamics in western Oregon prairies. Journal of Vegetation Science 11:307-314.
Maret, M. P., and M. V. Wilson. 2005. Fire and litter effects on seedling establishment in western Oregon upland prairies. Restoration Ecology 13:562-568.
Schultz, C. B. 1997. Planting butterfly seeds: an experiment in restoring habitat for the Fender’s blue butterfly. Pages 88-98 in T. N. Kaye, A. Liston, R. M. Love, D. L. Luoma, R. J. Meinke and M. V. Wilson, editors. Conservation and management of native plants and fungi. Native Plant Society of Oregon, Corvallis, Oregon.
Schultz, C. B. 1998. Dispersal behavior and its implications for reserve design for a rare Oregon butterfly. Conservation Biology 12: 284-292.
Schultz, C. B. 2001. Restoring resources for an endangered butterfly. Journal of Applied Ecology 38: 1007-1019.
Schultz, C. B. and G. C. Chang. 1998. Challenges in insect conservation: Managing fluctuating populations in disturbed environments. in P. Fiedler and P. Kareiva (eds.) Conservation Biology for the Coming Decade. Chapman Hall. New York. 228-254.
Schultz, C. B., and E. E. Crone. 1998. Burning prairie to restore butterfly habitat: a modeling approach to management tradeoffs for the Fender’s blue. Restoration Ecology 6:244-252.
Schultz, C. B. and E. E. Crone. 2001. Edge-mediated dispersal behavior in a prairie butterfly. Ecology 82: 1879-1892.
Schultz, C. B. and K. Dlugosch. 1999. Effects of declining food resources on populations of the Fender’s blue butterfly (Icaricia icarioides fenderi). Oecologia.119: 231-238.
Schultz, C. B. and P.C. Hammond. 2003. Using population viability analysis to develop recovery criteria for endangered insects: Case study of the Fender’s blue butterfly. Conservation Biology. 17:1372-1385.
Schultz, C. B., P. C. Hammond, and M. V. Wilson. 2003. The biology of Fender’s blue butterfly (Icaricia icarioides fenderi) an endangered species of western Oregon native prairies. Natural Areas Journal 23:61-71.
Severns, P.M. 2002. Evidence for the negative effects of Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki) on a non-target butterfly community in Western Oregon, USA. Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society. 56(3): 166-170.
Severns, P.M. 2003. The effects of a fall prescribed burn on Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval (Saturniidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society. 57(2): 137-143.
Severns, P.M. 2003. Propagation of a long-lived and threatened prairie plant, Lupinus sulphureus ssp. kincaidii. Restoration Ecology. 11(3): 334-342.
Severns, P.M. 2003. Inbreeding and small population size reduce seed set in a threatened and fragmented plant species, Lupinus sulphureus ssp. kincaidii (Fabaceae). Biological Conservation. 110(2): 221-229.
Severns, P. M. 2005. Response of a terrestrial mollusc community to an autumn prescribed burn in a rare wetland prairie of western Oregon, USA. Journal of Molluscan Studies 71:181-187.
Severns, P. M. 2006. Seasonality, habitat preference and life history of some Willamette Valley wet prairie terrestrial molluscs in western Oregon, USA. The Veliger 48:220-227.
Severns, P. M. 2008. Exotic grass invasion impacts fitness of an endangered prairie butterfly, Icaricia icarioides fenderi. Journal of Insect Conservation In press.
Severns, P. M. 2008. Road crossing behavior of an endangered grassland butterfly, Icaricia icarioides fenderi Macy (Lycaenidae), between a subdivided population. Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society 62:53-56.
Severns, P. M, L. Boldt, and S. Villegas. 2006. Conserving a wetland butterfly: quantifying early lifestage survival through seasonal flooding, adult nectar, and habitat preference. Journal of Insect Conservation 10:361-370.
Severns, P. M. and B. Lewis. 2007. Is it appropriate to rely on seed set to assess candidate plant populations for genetic rescue? A case study with a threatened species. Natural Areas Journal 27:313-319.
Severns, P. M. and S. Villegas. 2005. Butterflies hanging on to existence in the Willamette Valley: a relict population of the great copper (Lycaena xanthoides Boisduval). Northwest Science 79:77-80.
Wilson, M. G., and M. V. Wilson. 1995. Field performance of planted nursery stock and stem cuttings of selected woody species. Pages 47-57 in: M. M. Davis (ed.), Studies of plant establishment limitations in wetlands of the Willamette Valley, Oregon. US Army Corps of Engineers.
Wilson, M. V. 1996. A survey of native upland prairies of the Willamette Valley. Report to the US Bureau of Land Management.
Wilson, M. V. 1996. An ecological assessment of Dorena Prairie. Report to the US Bureau of Land Management.
Wilson, M. V. 1997. Effects of fire fighting foam on the survival, size, and reproduction of Kincaid’s lupine and spur lupine, Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge. Report to US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Wilson, M. V. 1998. Upland prairie. Chapter contributed to the Willamette Valley Basin Recovery Plan, US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Wilson, M. V. 1998. Wetland prairie. Chapter contributed to the Willamette Valley Basin Recovery Plan, US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Wilson, M. V. 1999. Evaluating prescribed burning to improve prairie quality in the Willamette Floodplain Research Natural Area, W. L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon. Report to US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Wilson, M. V. 2002. Long-term responses of wetland prairie in the William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge to three burning regimes. Report to US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Wilson, M. V. 2002. Value and limits of understanding early human cultural impacts on the Willamette Valley landscape. Invited presentation in the seminar “Can human cultural activities be included in reference ecosystems?” Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America (Supplement).
Wilson, M. V. 2004. Patterns of establishment success in West Eugene Wetlands Program restoration sites. Report to the Bureau of Land Management. 42 pages.
Wilson, M. V. 2004. The analysis of management strategies to restore and enhance Nelson’s checker-mallow (Sidalcea nelsoniana) habitat at William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge: Response to two years of restoration techniques in an existing Sidalcea nelsoniana habitat. Report to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. 30 pages.
Wilson, M. V. 2004. An ecological re-assessment of Dorena Prairie after seven years of management: Conditions in 2003 and changes since 1996. Report to Bureau of Land Management, Eugene District. 26 pages.
Wilson, M. V., E. R. Alverson, D. L. Clark, R. H. Hayes, C. A. Ingersoll, and M. B. Naughton. 1995. The Willamette Valley Natural Areas Network: Promoting restoration through science and stewardship. Restoration and Management Notes 13:26-28. (Invited paper)
Wilson, M. V., and D. L. Clark. 1997. Effects of fire, mowing, and mowing with herbicide on native prairie of Baskett Butte, Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge. Report to US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Wilson, M. V., and D. L. Clark. 1998. Controlling tall oatgrass in Fender’s blue butterfly habitats. Report to Oregon Natural Heritage Program and US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Wilson, M. V., and D. L. Clark. 1998. Recommendations for control of tall oatgrass, poison oak, and rose in Willamette Valley upland prairies. Report to Oregon Natural Heritage Program and US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Wilson, M. V., and D. L. Clark. 2000. Restoration of Fender’s blue butterfly and its prairie ecosystem: Management applications of fire to Baskett Slough NWR. Report to US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Oregon Natural Heritage Program.
Wilson, M. V., and D. L. Clark. 2001. Controlling invasive Arrhenatherum elatius and promoting native prairie grasses through mowing. Applied Vegetation Science 4:129-138.
Note correction to last paragraph: “…we recommend late spring mowing without removal of cut material for restoring degraded, Arrhenatherum elatius-dominated prairies.”
Wilson, M. V., K. P. Connelly, and L. E. Lantz. 1993. Plant species, habitat, and site information for Fern Ridge Reservoir. Report to the Waterways Experiment Station, US Army Corps of Engineers.
Wilson, M. V., T. Erhart, P. C. Hammond, T. N. Kaye, K. Kuykendall, A. Liston, A. F. Robinson, Jr., C. B. Schultz, and P. M. Severns. 2003. The biology of Kincaid’s lupine (Lupinus sulphureus ssp. kincaidii), a threatened species of western Oregon native prairies. Natural Areas Journal 23:72-83.
Wilson, M. V., P. C. Hammond, and J. B. Kauffman. 1992. The value of restoration and management in protecting biodiversity. Northwest Environmental Journal 8:201-202.
Wilson, M. V., P. C. Hammond, and C. B. Schultz. 1997. The interdependence of native plants and Fender’s blue butterfly. Pages 83-87 in T. N. Kaye et al. (eds.), Conservation and Management of Native Plants and Fungi. Native Plant Society of Oregon.
Wilson, M. V., D. E. Hibbs, and E. R. Alverson. 1991. Native plants, native ecosystems, and native landscapes: An ecological definition of “native” will promote effective conservation and restoration. Kalmiopsis 1:13-17. Reprinted in Wild Earth, Summer 1992.
Wilson, M. V., and C. A. Ingersoll. 1993. Management guidelines and recommendations for Fern Ridge Reservoir. Report to the Waterways Experiment Station, US Army Corps of Engineers.
Wilson, M. V., C. A. Ingersoll, and D. L. Clark. 1995. Seed dormancy, germination, and establishment. Pages 25-37 in: M. M. Davis (ed.), Studies of plant establishment limitations in wetlands of the Willamette Valley, Oregon. US Army Corps of Engineers.
Wilson, M. V., C. A. Ingersoll, and T. N. Kaye. 1991. Rare Kincaid’s lupine, Fender’s blue butterfly focus of prairie restoration. Restoration and Management Notes 9:109-110.
Wilson, M. V., C. A. Ingersoll, and M. G. Wilson. 1995. Pest plant and seed bank reduction. Pages 9-24 in: M. M. Davis (ed.), Studies of plant establishment limitations in wetlands of the Willamette Valley, Oregon. US Army Corps of Engineers.
Wilson, M. V., C. A. Ingersoll, M. G. Wilson, and D. L. Clark. 2004. Why pest plant control and native plant establishment failed: a restoration autopsy. Natural Areas Journal 24:23-31.
Wilson, M. V. and K. Kuykendall. 1999. Threatened and endangered plants: Incorporation of sensitive species into the database and predictive model of New Strategies for Prairie Conservation, Restoration, and Management. Report to the Bureau of Land Management.
Wilson, M. V., and L. Lantz. 1992. Management guideline methodology: Integrating scientific information into the management process. Report to the Waterways Experiment Station, US Army Corps of Engineers.
Wilson, M. V., and L. E. Lantz. 2000. Issues and framework for building successful science-management teams for natural areas management. Natural Areas Journal 20:381-385.
Windham, G., J. Wagner, A. Ruzicka, D. Clark, M. Wilson, and N. Lederman. 1996. Danebo wetland prairie project environmental education curriculum. Report to Bureau of Land Management.