College of Forestry

Landscape Fire and Conservation Science Research Group

June 2025: Graham Frank's work on early seral forest biodiversity now published! Birds, bees, beetles, and plant communities in post-fire and post-harvest stands

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Graham Frank's PhD research on early seral forest biodiversity published in Ecological Applications and Journal of Forestry! 

Graham's research quantifies differences in birds, bees, beetles, legacies, and plant communities among post-fire, post-harvest, and post-salvage stands across a chronosequence from 1-20 years of early seral forest succession. Amazing work Graham.

First two publications are out. Beetles, plants, and synthesis coming soon.

Frank et al. (2025) Distinct bird assemblages emerge after fire versus forest harvest but converge with early seral forest development. Ecological Applications 35: https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.70032

Frank et al (2025) Comparison of early seral forest bee communities following clearcutting or wildfire depends on stand age and nesting guild. Journal of Forestry https://doi.org/10.1007/s44392-025-00016-1

Congratulations Graham!

Data records and voucher specimens for bees and beetles available at OSAC:

Frank, G. S., Best, L. R., Rivers, J. W., Betts, M. G., Verschuyl, J., Kroll, A. J., Swanson, M. E., & Krawchuk, M. A. (2024). Occurrence records and taxonomic voucher specimens for study of wild bee communities in early seral forests generated by wildfire, post-fire salvage logging, and intensive forest management in southwest Oregon. Catalog: Oregon State Arthropod Collection, 8(1), 9–14. https://doi.org/10.5399/osu/cat_osac.8.1.6082

Frank, G. S., LaBonte, J. R., Rivers, J. W., Betts, M. G., Verschuyl, J., Kroll, A. J., Swanson, M. E., & Krawchuk, M. A. (2025). Occurrence records, morphological data, and taxonomic voucher specimens for study of caraboid beetle (Coleoptera: Caraboidea) communities in early seral forests regenerating after wildfire, post-fire salvage logging, or commercial clearcuts in southwest Oregon. Catalog: Oregon State Arthropod Collection, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.5399/osu/cat_osac.9.1.6109