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Author Profiles
Kate Dwire
Research
Riparian Ecologist
Rocky Mountain Research Station
Forestry Sciences Laboratory
222 South 22nd Street
Laramie, Wyoming 82070
phone: 307-745-2017
FAX: 307-745-2397
kathleen.a.dwire@usda.gov
Education
- B.A. in Environmental Biology,
University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 1975
- M.S. in Plant Ecology
from the University of California, Davis, CA, 1983
- Ph.D. in
Fisheries from Oregon State University, Corvallis, 2001
Research Interests
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Distribution of riparian plant species and communities in
relation to hydrologic and geomorphic variables and
disturbance (natural and anthropogenic)
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Influence of prescribed and natural fire on riparian plant
species and communities
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Organic matter dynamics (surface and subsurface) in
stream-riparian ecosystems
Relevant Publications
Bixby, Rebecca J.; Cooper, Scott D.; Gresswell, Robert E.; Brown, Lee E.; Dahm, Clifford N.; Dwire, Kathleen A. 2015. Fire effects on aquatic ecosystems: An assessment of the current state of the science. Freshwater Science. 34(4): 1340-1350.
Dwire, Kathleen A.; Kauffman, J. Boone; Brookshire, E. N. Jack; Baham, John E. 2004. Plant biomass and species composition along an environmental gradient in montane riparian meadows. Oecologia. 139(2): 309-317.
Dwire, Kathleen A.; Kauffman, J. Boone; Baham, John E. 2006. Plant species distribution in relation to water-table depth and soil redox potential in montane riparian meadows. Wetlands. 26(1): 131-146
Dwire, K. A., J.B.
Kauffman, and J. Baham. 2000. Relations among redox potentials,
water levels, and riparian vegetation. pages 23-28. In Wigington,
Parker J. and Robert L. Beschta (Editors). Riparian Ecology and
Management in Multi-Land Use Watersheds. American Water
Resources Association, Middleburg, Virginia, TPS-00-2.
Dwire, K. A., B. A.
McIntosh, and J. B. Kauffman. 1999. Ecological influences of the
introduction of livestock on Pacific Northwest ecosystems. Pages
313- 335. In: Dale D. Goble and Paul W. Hirt (eds.). Northwest
Lands and Peoples: Readings in Environmental History, University
of Washington Press, Seattle, WA.
Magee, T.K., T. Ernst,
M.E. Kentula, and K.A. Dwire. 1999. Floristic comparison of
freshwater wetlands in an urbanizing environment. Wetlands
19(3): 517-534.
Relevant
Projects
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Effects of wildfire on stream sedimentation, riparian habitat,
and macroinvertebrate communities in streams of the Little
Granite Creek watershed, Wyoming
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Effects of wildfire on transport and storage of organic matter
in streams of the Little Granite Creek watershed, Wyoming
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Response of native and invasive exotic plants to fire, fire
recovery, and fuel reduction treatments in the interior
Pacific Northwest
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Post-fire recovery of riparian plant communities: shifts in
species composition and biomass production
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