Paul W. Cigan

University of Alberta — Canada

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

6h-index305citations15works0.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Forest Insect Ecology and Management(9), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies(7), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions(5), Fire effects on ecosystems(3), Forest Management and Policy(3)

Publications15 total

Change in soil fungal community structure driven by a decline in ectomycorrhizal fungi following a mountain pine beetle (<i>Dendroctonus ponderosae</i>) outbreak
New Phytologist·2016· 54 cited
Appendix F. Linear regression of relationship between hyphal length and lodgepole pine killed by mountain pine beetle.
Figshare·2016Open Access
Appendix E. Initial stand productivity of study sites.
Figshare·2016Open Access
Appendix C. A table presenting sporocarp species recovered in 2012 survey.
Figshare·2016Open Access
Appendix D. Species accumulation curves for sporocarp surveys.
Figshare·2016Open Access
Appendix A. Methods to quantify abundance of mycorrhizal hyphae.
Figshare·2016Open Access
Appendix B. Composition and abundance of secondary tree species.
Figshare·2016Open Access
Ectomycorrhizal fungi mediate indirect effects of a bark beetle outbreak on secondary chemistry and establishment of pine seedlings
New Phytologist·2015· 57 citedOpen Access
Rapid Increases in Forest Understory Diversity and Productivity following a Mountain Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) Outbreak in Pine Forests
PLoS ONE·2015· 57 citedOpen Access
Influence of bark beetle outbreaks on nutrient cycling in native pine stands in western Canada
Plant and Soil·2015· 45 cited
Mountain pine beetle outbreak and ectomycorrhizal feedback: the ecology of recovery in beetle killed forests
University of Alberta Library·2014Open Access
Simulated impacts of mountain pine beetle and wildfire disturbances on forest vegetation composition and carbon stocks in the Southern Rocky Mountains
Biogeosciences·2013· 21 citedOpen Access
Decline of ectomycorrhizal fungi following a mountain pine beetle epidemic
Ecology·2013· 70 cited
Simulated impacts of mountain pine beetle and wildfire disturbances on forest vegetation composition and carbon stocks in the Southern Rocky Mountains
2013· 1 citedOpen Access
Soil nutrition and phenols in mountain pine beetle-killed forests. Poster from 2013 MPB Forum
2013

Frequent Co-authors

Justine Karst(11), Gregory J. Pec(11), Nadir Erbilgin(11), James F. Cahill(11), Suzanne W. Simard(10), Janice E. K. Cooke(8), Roland Treu(7), Morgan Randall(7), Alexandra N. Sywenky(2), Megan Caldwell(2), Todd J. Hawbaker(2), J. S. Briggs(2), Susan Stitt(2), Ahmed Najar(1), D. Lee Taylor(1)