Sharon M. Hood is a forester for the Missoula Fire Sciences Lab. She received a B.S. in Forestry from Mississippi State University and a M.S. in Forestry from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Sharon’s research includes studies on delayed tree mortality after fire, post-fire tree mortality and bark beetle interactions, and the effects of raking before fire in old-growth stands to reduce mortality from smoldering duff.

Research:

Delayed Tree Mortality
Douglas-fir Beetle Mortality
Duff Mounds
Synthesis of Old Growth Prescribed Burning

Publications

Belote, R. T.; Jones, R. H.; Hood, S. M.; Wender, B. W. 2008. Diversity-invasibility across an experimental disturbance gradient in Appalachian forests. Ecology. 89: 183-192.

Hood, S. M.; McHugh, C.; Ryan, K. C.; Reinhardt, E.; Smith, S. L. 2007. Evaluation of a post-fire tree mortality model for western US conifers. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 16: 679-689.

Hood, S. M.; Bentz, B. 2007. Predicting post-fire Douglas-fir beetle attacks and tree mortality in the Northern Rocky Mountains. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 37: 1058-1069.

Hood, S. M.; Bentz, B.; Gibson, K.; Ryan, K. C.; DeNitto, G. 2007. Assessing post-fire Douglas-fir mortality and Douglas-fir beetle attacks in the northern Rocky Mountains. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-199, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO. 31 p. Includes supplement.

Hood, S. M.; Miller, M. 2007. Fire ecology and management of the major ecosystems of southern Utah. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-202, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO. 110 p.

Hood, S. M.; Smith, S. L.; Cluck, D. 2007. Delayed Tree Mortality Following Fire in Northern California. In: R. F. Powers, ed. Restoring fire-adapted ecosystems: Proceedings of the 2005 National Silviculture Workshop; 6-10 June 2005; Tahoe City, CA. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-203. Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Albany, CA: 261-283.

Hood, S. M. 2007. Bark char. In: FireWords: Fire Science Glossary [electronic]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/fmi

Hood, S. M. 2007. Bark thickness. In: FireWords: Fire Science Glossary [electronic]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/fmi

Hood, S. M. 2007. Char. In: FireWords: Fire Science Glossary [electronic]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/fmi

Hood, S. M. 2007. Char height. In: FireWords: Fire Science Glossary [electronic]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/fmi

Hood, S. M. 2007. Crown kill. In: FireWords: Fire Science Glossary [electronic]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/fmi

Hood, S. M. 2007. Crown kill height. In: FireWords: Fire Science Glossary [electronic]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/fmi

Hood, S. M. 2007. Crown scorch. In: FireWords: Fire Science Glossary [electronic]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/fmi

Hood, S. M. 2007. Ground char. In: FireWords: Fire Science Glossary [electronic]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/fmi

Hood, S. M. 2007. Prescription. In: FireWords: Fire Science Glossary [electronic]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/fmi

Hood, S. M. 2007. Scorch height. In: FireWords: Fire Science Glossary [electronic]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/fmi

Hood, S. M.; Wu, R. 2006. Estimating fuel bed loadings in masticated areas. In: P. L. Andrews; B. Butler, eds. Fuels Management-How to measure success: Conference Proceedings. 28-30 March 2006. Portland, OR. Proceedings RMRS-P-41. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO: 333-340.

Smith, Helen Y.; Hood, Sharon; Brooks, Matt; Matchett, JR; Deuser, Curt. 2006. Response of Fuelbed Characteristics to Restoration Treatments in Pinyon-Juniper-Encroached Shrublands on the Shivwits Plateau, Arizona. In: Andrews, Patricia L.; Butler, Bret W., comps. 2006. Fuels Management-How to Measure Success: Conference Proceedings. 28-30 March 2006; Portland, OR. Proceedings RMRS-P-41. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 513-521.

Hood, S. M., Bentz, B. and Ryan, K. C. 2003. Douglas-fir beetle attack and tree mortality following wildfire. In: Second international wildland fire ecology and fire management congress, 16-20 November 2003, Orlando, FL. American Meteorological Society, The Conference Exchange (CD format): 6.3.

Hood, S. M., S. M. Zedaker, W. M. Aust, D. W. Smith. 2002. Universal soil loss equation (USLE) - predicted soil loss for harvesting regimes in Appalachian hardwoods. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 19(2): 53-58.

Wender, B. W., S. M. Hood, D. W. Smith, S. M. Zedaker, and D. L. Loftis. 1999. Response of vascular plant communities to harvest in Southern Appalachian mixed-oak forests: two year results. In: Proceedings of the Tenth Biennial Southern Silvicultural Conference; 1999 February 16-18; Shreveport, LA. GTR-SRS-30. US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service: 34-38.