Robert L. Beschta

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Robert L. Beschta's Degrees

PhD Ecology University of California, Berkeley
Masters Environmental Science University of California, Berkeley
Bachelors Biology University of California, Berkeley

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Status and Ecological Effects of the World’s Largest Carnivores (2014) (2383)
The forgotten stage of forest succession: early-successional ecosystems on forest sites (2011) (783)
Wolves and the Ecology of Fear: Can Predation Risk Structure Ecosystems? (2004) (652)
Trophic cascades in Yellowstone: The first 15 years after wolf reintroduction (2012) (593)
An Ecological Perspective of Riparian and Stream Restoration in the Western United States (1997) (435)
Large predators and trophic cascades in terrestrial ecosystems of the western United States (2009) (383)
Long-Term Patterns of Sediment Production Following Road Construction and Logging in the Oregon Coast Range (1978) (366)
Wolf reintroduction, predation risk, and cottonwood recovery in Yellowstone National Park (2003) (329)
The Intrusion of Fine Sediments into a Stable Gravel Bed (1979) (295)
Restoring Yellowstone’s aspen with wolves (2007) (269)
A model of two-phase bedload transport in an oregon coast range stream (1982) (264)
MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF SMALL STREAMS: SIGNIFICANCE AND FUNCTION (1986) (255)
Postfire Management on Forested Public Lands of the Western United States (2004) (242)
Peakflow responses to forest practices in the western cascades of Oregon, USA (2000) (217)
Linking a cougar decline, trophic cascade, and catastrophic regime shift in Zion National Park (2006) (208)
Fine sediment and salmonid production: a paradox (1987) (207)
Research in Thermal Biology: Burning Questions for Coldwater Stream Fishes (2009) (204)
LONG‐TERM CHANGES IN STREAMFLOW FOLLOWING LOGGING IN WESTERN OREGON AND ASSOCIATED FISHERIES IMPLICATIONS (1991) (179)
Saving the World's Terrestrial Megafauna (2016) (169)
Characteristics of Coarse Woody Debris for Several Coastal Streams of Southeast Alaska, USA (1990) (167)
Coarse woody debris and channel morphology interactions for undisturbed streams in southeast Alaska, U.S.A. (1990) (159)
Linking wolves to willows via risk-sensitive foraging by ungulates in the northern Yellowstone ecosystem (2006) (154)
Hunting for fear: innovating management of human–wildlife conflicts (2013) (154)
Wolves, elk, willows, and trophic cascades in the upper Gallatin Range of Southwestern Montana, USA (2004) (145)
Riparian areas: perceptions in management. (1987) (140)
Stream temperature increases and land use in a forested Oregon watershed (1988) (140)
Riparian shade and stream temperature; an alternative perspective. (1997) (139)
Adapting to Climate Change on Western Public Lands: Addressing the Ecological Effects of Domestic, Wild, and Feral Ungulates (2013) (133)
Sustaining the people’s lands:recommendations for stewardship of the national forests and grasslands into the next century (1999) (132)
Supply‐based models of suspended sediment transport in streams (1983) (127)
Large predators limit herbivore densities in northern forest ecosystems (2012) (125)
Restoration and management of riparian ecosystems: a catchment perspective (1998) (125)
Debris Removal and Its Effects on Sedimentation in an Oregon Coast Range Stream (1979) (120)
COTTONWOODS, ELK, AND WOLVES IN THE LAMAR VALLEY OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (2003) (109)
Abiotic aspects of channels and floodplains in riparian ecology (1998) (109)
REDUCED COTTONWOOD RECRUITMENT FOLLOWING EXTIRPATION OF WOLVES IN YELLOWSTONE'S NORTHERN RANGE (2005) (100)
Gravel Bed Composition in Oregon Coastal Streams1 (1980) (99)
The Effects of Postfire Salvage Logging on Aquatic Ecosystems in the American West (2004) (98)
Riparian vegetation recovery in Yellowstone: The first two decades after wolf reintroduction (2016) (97)
Trophic cascades from wolves to grizzly bears in Yellowstone. (2014) (96)
Land use, floods, and channel changes: Upper Middle Fork Willamette River, Oregon (1936–1980) (1983) (95)
Trophic cascades involving cougar, mule deer, and black oaks in Yosemite National Park (2008) (91)
The role of large predators in maintaining riparian plant communities and river morphology (2012) (90)
COARSE WOODY DEBRIS AND CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY: A FLUME STUDY1 (1989) (82)
Identifying trees in riparian areas that can provide coarse woody debris to streams. (1990) (81)
Storm runoff simulation using an antecedent precipitation index (API) model (1989) (80)
Post-Fire Logging Debate Ignores Many Issues (2006) (79)
Influences of Increased Sand Delivery on the Morphology of Sand and Gravel Channels (1984) (78)
River channel dynamics following extirpation of wolves in northwestern Yellowstone National Park, USA (2006) (76)
Linking Wolves and Plants: Aldo Leopold on Trophic Cascades (2005) (72)
Recovering aspen follow changing elk dynamics in Yellowstone: evidence of a trophic cascade? (2015) (65)
Snowpack albedo and snow density (1979) (64)
The Suspended Sediment Regime of AN Oregon Coast Range Stream (1979) (63)
Recovering Riparian Plant Communities with Wolves in Northern Yellowstone, U.S.A. (2008) (62)
Logging, infiltration capacity, and surface erodibility in Western Oregon. (1980) (60)
Are wolves saving Yellowstone's aspen? A landscape-level test of a behaviorally mediated trophic cascade: comment. (2013) (59)
Wolves, elk, and aspen in the winter range of Jasper National Park, Canada (2007) (59)
Large Predators, Deer, and Trophic Cascades in Boreal and Temperate Ecosystems (2010) (54)
Hardwood tree decline following large carnivore loss on the Great Plains, USA (2007) (54)
Wolves, trophic cascades, and rivers in the Olympic National Park, USA (2008) (53)
Bringing Back the 'Bio' in Bioengineering (1991) (50)
Recent History (1988–2004) of Beaver Dams along Bridge Creek in Central Oregon (2008) (46)
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FLOOD FREQUENCIES AND RIPARIAN PLANT COMMUNITIES IN THE UPPER KLAMATH BASIN, OREGON 1 (2002) (43)
Conserving the World's Megafauna and Biodiversity: The Fierce Urgency of Now (2017) (43)
Bedload transport in an Oregon Coast Range stream (1981) (37)
Wolves, Elk, Bison, and Secondary Trophic Cascades in Yellowstone National Park (2010) (31)
Mexican wolves, elk, and aspen in Arizona: Is there a trophic cascade? (2010) (30)
SEDIMENT TRANSPORT DURING A CONTROLLED RESERVOIR RELEASE1 (1981) (29)
INCREASED WILLOW HEIGHTS ALONG NORTHERN YELLOWSTONE's BLACKTAIL DEER CREEK FOLLOWING WOLF REINTRODUCTION (2007) (29)
Recoupling fire and aspen recruitment after wolf reintroduction in Yellowstone National Park, USA (2008) (29)
Trophic cascades from wolves to alders in Yellowstone (2015) (28)
Sediment and organic matter transport in Oregon Coast range streams (1981) (28)
Field Review of Fish Habitat Improvement Projects in the Grande Ronde and John Day River Basins of Eastern Oregon. (1991) (28)
Divergent patterns of riparian cottonwood recovery after the return of wolves in Yellowstone, USA (2015) (27)
Can restoring wolves aid in lynx recovery (2011) (26)
Channel changes following storm-induced hillslope erosion in the upper Kowai basin, Torlesse range, New Zealand (1983) (25)
After long-term decline, are aspen recovering in northern Yellowstone? (2014) (25)
Turbidity and Suspended Sediment Relationships (1980) (23)
Trophic cascades at multiple spatial scales shape recovery of young aspen in Yellowstone (2018) (23)
Long-term changes in channel widths of the Kowai river, Torlesse range, New Zealand (1983) (23)
Stream Habitat Management for Fish in the Northwestern United States: The Role of Riparian Vegetation (1991) (22)
FOREST HYDROLOGY IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: ADDITIONAL RESEARCH NEEDS 1 (1998) (20)
Berry-producing shrub characteristics following wolf reintroduction in Yellowstone National Park (2012) (20)
Ditch-relief Culverts and Low-volume Forest Roads in the Oregon Coast Range (1988) (20)
Willow thickets protect young aspen from elk browsing after wolf reintroduction (2005) (19)
Can large carnivores change streams via a trophic cascade? (2018) (19)
Aspen recruitment in the Yellowstone region linked to reduced herbivory after large carnivore restoration (2018) (18)
Cumulative effects of forestry practices: An example framework for evaluation from Oregon, U.S.A. (1997) (18)
Dynamic Hydrologic Simulation of the Bear Brook Watershed in Maine (BBWM) (1999) (18)
Restoration of Riparian and Aquatic Systems for Improved Aquatic Habitats in the Upper Columbia River Basin (1997) (18)
Bison limit ecosystem recovery in northern Yellowstone (2020) (17)
Climatology of the Ponderosa Pine Type in Central Arizona (1976) (17)
Comment on ‘Stream system evaluation with emphasis on spawning habitat for salmonids’ by Mostafa A. Shirazi and Wayne K. Seim (1982) (16)
Long-term aspen dynamics, trophic cascades, and climate in northern Yellowstone National Park (2016) (15)
ESTIMATING STREAM CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA FROM WETTED WIDTH AND THALWEG DEPTH (1989) (14)
Rapid Assessment of Riparian Cottonwood Recruitment: Middle Fork John Day River, Northeastern Oregon (2005) (13)
The Fallacy of Structures and the Fortitude of Vegetation (1989) (12)
Long-term livestock grazing alters aspen age structure in the northwestern Great Basin (2014) (12)
Instream flows for recreation: a handbook on concepts and research methods. (1993) (12)
FLOW CAPACITY OF CULVERTS ON OREGON COAST RANGE FOREST ROADS (1988) (11)
Seasonal variation of infiltration capacities of soils in western Oregon. (1981) (10)
Forest Practices and Sediment Production in the Alsea Watershed Study (2008) (10)
Transport of bedload sediment and channel morphology of a southeast Alaska stream. (1985) (10)
Predation risk, elk, and aspen: comment (2014) (10)
MODIFYING AUTOMATED PUMPING SAMPLERS FOR USE IN SMALL MOUNTAIN STREAMS (1980) (10)
Watershed management in the Pacific Northwest: The historical legacy (2000) (10)
A Mechanism of Pool Formation and Maintenance in Forest Streams (1994) (9)
Refugia from browsing as reference sites for restoration planning (2005) (8)
Comment on ``Wave Propagation in Snow'' (1974) (8)
SUSTAINING THE PEOPLE'S LANDS (1999) (8)
Riparian Protection Rules for Oregon Forests (1989) (7)
Peakflow estimation using an antecedent precipitation index (API) model in tropical environments. (1990) (6)
Comment: "Perspectives on water flow and the interpretations of FLIR images" J.Range Manage. 55: 106-111 2002 (2003) (6)
Trophic cascades in Yellowstone: the first fifteen years after wolf reintroduction (supplementary data) (2011) (6)
Wolves trigger a trophic cascade to berries as alternative food for grizzly bears. (2015) (6)
Sedimentation Studies Following the Alsea Watershed Study (2008) (5)
The art of managing water (1985) (4)
Forest management to meet water quality and fisheries objectives: Watershed studies and assessment tools in the Pacific Northwest (2001) (4)
Wolves and lynx: Plausible ideas make for testable hypotheses (2012) (4)
Large carnivore extirpation linked to loss of overstory aspen in Yellowstone (2020) (3)
Streamflow estimates in culverts (1981) (3)
Yellowstone’s Prehistoric Bison: A Comment on Keigley (2019) (2019) (3)
Livestock Use on Public Lands in the Western USA Exacerbates Climate Change: Implications for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (2022) (3)
Gravel disturbance impacts on salmon habitat and stream health : volume 1 : summary report (1995) (2)
Rewilding the American West (2022) (2)
Reducing Livestock Effects on Public Lands in the Western United States as the Climate Changes: A Reply to Svejcar et al (2014) (2)
A reply to King et al. (2011) (1)
Field Review of Fish Habitat Improvement Projects in Central Idaho. (1993) (1)
Riparian vegetation composition and diversity shows resilience following cessation of livestock grazing in northeastern Oregon, USA (2022) (1)
Wolf‐triggered trophic cascades and stream channel dynamics in Olympic National Park: a comment on East et al. (2017) (2018) (1)
Streamflow hydrology and simulation of the Salt River Basin in central Arizona. (1974) (1)
RippleWilliam.Forestry.TrophicCascadesYellowstone.pdf (2017) (0)
Resilience of riparian vegetation composition and diversity following cessation of livestock grazing in northeastern Oregon (2021) (0)
Title: Sedimentation of Beaver Ponds in an (1994) (0)
Revisiting trophic cascades and aspen recovery in northern Yellowstone (2023) (0)
Aspen, Elk and Wolves in Yellowstone: Are Aspen Recovering Since the Return of Wolves (2012) (0)
143 A SPEN , ELK AND WOLVES IN Y ELLOWSTONE : A RE ASPEN RECOVERING SINCE THE RETURN OF WOLVES ? (2015) (0)
Short communication Restoring Yellowstone ’ s aspen with wolves (2007) (0)
143 A SPEN , ELK AND WOLVES IN Y ELLOWSTONE : A RE ASPEN RECOVERING SINCE THE RETURN OF WOLVES ? (2015) (0)
The History of Cougars in Yellowstone National Park (2022) (0)
Bison influences on composition and diversity of riparian plant communities in Yellowstone National Park (2023) (0)
Dynamic modelling of suspended sediment transport in streams as a function of sediment supply (1983) (0)
Forest amelioration: Forest amelioration. O. Riedl and D. Zachar. Developments in Agricultural and Managed-Forest Ecology 14. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1984. 624 pp., Dfl. 295.00, ISBN 0-444-99613-3 (1986) (0)
Restoring Riparian Ecosystems with Large Predators: the Yellowstone Experience (2014) (0)
Probability Distributions of Snow Course Data for Central Arizona (1973) (0)
of the contiguous United States. Yellowstone National Park was not immune to wolf persecution (2010) (0)
Gravel disturbance impacts on salmon habitat and stream health : volume II : technical background report (1995) (0)
Grazing limits benefited Bridge Creek (2018) (0)
Large predators limit herbivore densities in northern forest ecosystems (2012) (0)
In My Opinion Can Restoring Wolves Aid in Lynx Recovery ? (2011) (0)
Trophic cascades and Yellowstone’s aspen: A reply to Fleming (2019) (2019) (0)
IL-WATERSHED RESTORATION An Ecological Perspective of Riparian and Stream Restoration in the Western united States (2000) (0)
Predicting Spring Streamflow in Central Arizona (1975) (0)
Author ' s personal copy Recoupling fire and aspen recruitment after wolf reintroduction in Yellowstone National Park , USA (2008) (0)
Linking Woives and Piants : Aido Leopold on Tropiiic Cascades (2005) (0)

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