Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

Mast CN, Steel ZL, & Francis EJ. “Large high-severity fires in the western US are driven by fuel continuity in dry forests and multi-year aridity in wet or cold forests.” Manuscript in preparation.

Swann DEB, Gray AN, Maxwell CJ, Lucash MS, Davidson KJ, Jiang Y, Mast CN, Fried JS, Kim JB, & DeLyser K. “Implications of model structure and configuration on simulated forest biomass and carbon dynamics in the Pacific Northwest, USA.” Manuscript in preparation.

Zwick AM, Woodward B, Touma D, Vorster T, Mast CN, Banerjee S, & Francis EF. “Wildfire in Fog-Influenced Ecosystems in the Western United States: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Model of Effects of Fog on Fire.” Manuscript in review.

Vallet L, Mast CN, Banerjee S, Zald H, Hurteau MD, Jones GM, & Francis EJ. “4D-FUELS: A LiDAR-to-satellite system for mapping and monitoring forest structure and fuels.” Manuscript in review.

Mast CN, Vallet L, Zald H, Hurteau MD, Jones GM, Woolsey GA, Tinkham WT, Hoffman CM, & Francis EJ. “Methods and implications of canopy base height characterization for modeling crown fire potential.” Fire Ecology (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-026-00567-4

Banerjee A, Mast CN, & Francis EJ. “Mapping Coastal Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) across their natural range: An-updateable and field-validated distribution map using Sentinel satellite data and cloud computing.” GI Science and Remote Sensing (2026). https://doi.org/10.1080/15481603.2026.2613558

Gustafson EJ, Lucash MS, Shvidenko AZ, Sturtevant BR, Schepaschenko D, Mast CN, & Williams NG. “Climate change threatens the sustainability of current timber harvesting practices across a latitudinal gradient in Siberia.” European Journal of Forest Research (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-025-01782-5

Mast CN, Williams NG, Betts MG, & Lucash MS. “Land sharing, land sparing, and Triad forestry: modeling forest composition, diversity, and carbon storage under climate change and natural disturbances.” Landscape Ecology (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-024-02041-5

Other Publications

Mast CN “Simulating Forest Dynamics, Disturbance, and Management in the Elliott State Research Forest, Oregon: A Comparative Study of Land Sharing, Land Sparing, and Triad Management.” MS Thesis. University of Oregon (2024). https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/bitstreams/3b7ffa0d-378e-41f6-b7e4-bd91e3449620/download

Lucash MS, Mast CN, Williams NG, Strimbu BM, & West T “Landscape level planning: a modeling approach.” In: Oregon State University College of Forestry (ed) Elliott state research forest management plan. (2023) Oregon State University, Corvallis, pp 99–119. https://www.forestry.oregonstate.edu/elliott-state-forest/forest-management-plan