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• Ontl, Todd A.; Swanston, Chris; Brandt, Leslie A.; Butler, Patricia R.; D'Amato, Anthony W.; Handler, Stephen D.; Janowiak, Maria K.; Shannon, P. Danielle. 2018. Adaptation pathways: ecoregion and land ownership influences on climate adaptation decision-making in forest management. Climatic Change
• Janowiak, M.; Connelly, W.J.; Dante-Wood, K.; Domke, G.M.; Giardina, C.; Kayler, Z.; Marcinkowski, K.; Ontl, T.; Rodriguez-Franco, C.; Swanston, C.; Woodall, C.W.; Buford, M. 2017. Considering Forest and Grassland Carbon in Land Management. General Technical Report, Washington Office

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• Janowiak, Maria ; Shannon, Danielle ; Schmitt, Kristen ; Baroli, Madeline ; Brandt, Leslie ; Handler, Stephen ; Butler-Leopold, Patricia ; Ontl, Todd ; Peterson, Courtney ; Rutledge, Annamarie ; Swanston, Chris. 2022. A Quick Guide to Adaptation Planning for Land Trusts. NRS-INF-40-22. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 14 p.
• Janowiak, Maria ; Shannon, Danielle ; Schmitt, Kristen ; Baroli, Madeline ; Brandt, Leslie ; Handler, Stephen ; Butler-Leopold, Patricia ; Ontl, Todd ; Peterson, Courtney ; Rutledge, Annamarie ; Swanston, Chris. 2022. A quick guide to adaptation planning for natural resources professionals. NRS-INF-41-22. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 14 p.
• Nave, Lucas E.; DeLyser, Kendall ; Domke, Grant M.; Holub, Scott M.; Janowiak, Maria K.; Kittler, Brian ; Ontl, Todd A.; Sprague, Eric ; Sucre, Eric B.; Walters, Brian F.; Swanston, Christopher W. 2022. Disturbance and management effects on forest soil organic carbon stocks in the Pacific Northwest. Ecological Applications
• Janowiak, Maria K.; Brandt, Leslie A.; Wolf, Kathleen L.; Brady, Mattison ; Darling, Lindsay ; Lewis, Abigail Derby; Fahey, Robert T.; Giesting, Kristen ; Hall, Eboni ; Henry, Molly ; Hughes, Maise ; Miesbauer, Jason W.; Marcinkowski, Kailey ; Ontl, Todd ; Rutledge, Annamarie ; Scott, Lydia ; Swanston, Christopher W. 2021. Climate adaptation actions for urban forests and human health. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-203. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station.
• Kaarakka, Lilli ; Cornett, Meredith ; Domke, Grant ; Ontl, Todd ; Dee, Laura E. 2021. Improved forest management as a natural climate solution: A review. Ecological Solutions and Evidence
• Marx, Laura ; Zimmerman, Chris ; Ontl, Todd ; Janowiak, Maria. 2021. Healthy Forests for our future: a management guide to increase carbon storage in Northeast forests. Arlington, VA: The Nature Conservancy; Madison, WI: Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science. 40 p.
• Schmitt, Kristen M.; Ontl, Todd A.; Handler, Stephen D.; Janowiak, Maria K.; Brandt, Leslie A.; Butler-Leopold, Patricia R.; Shannon, P. Danielle; Peterson, Courtney L.; Swanston, Christopher W. 2021. Beyond Planning Tools: Experiential Learning in Climate Adaptation Planning and Practices. Climate
• Moser, W. Keith; Butler-Leopold, Patricia ; Hausman, Constance ; Iverson, Louis; Ontl, Todd ; Brand, Leslie ; Matthews, Stephen ; Peters, Matthew ; Prasad, Anantha. 2020. The impact of climate change on forest systems in the northern United States: Projections and implications for forest management [Chapter 8]. In: Stanturf, John A., ed. Achieving sustainable management of boreal and temperate forests. Cambridge, UK: Burleigh and Dodds Science Publishing. p 239-290.
• Asbjornsen, Heidi ; Campbell, John L.; D'Amato, Anthony W.; Garnas, Jeff ; Gunn, John S.; Iverson, Louis R.; Ontl, Todd A.; Pederson, Neil ; Peters, Matthew P.; Shannon, P. Danielle. 2019. Managing Effects of Drought in the Midwest and Northeast United States. In: Vose, James M.; Peterson, David L.; Luce, Charles H.; Patel-Weynand, Toral, eds. Effects of drought on forests and rangelands in the United States: translating science into management responses. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-98. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Washington Office. 165-190. Chapter 8.
• Nave, Luke ; Marin-Spiotta, Erika ; Ontl, Todd ; Peters, Matt ; Swanston, Chris. 2019. Soil carbon management [Chapter 11]. In: Busse, Matt; Giardina, Christian P.; Morris, Dave M.; Page, Dumroese, Deborah S. Global change and forest soils: Cultivating stewardship of a finite natural resource. Developments in Soil Science, Vol. 36. Elsevier. p. 215-257.
• O'Toole, Daniel ; Brandt, Leslie A.; Janowiak, Maria K.; Schmitt, Kristen M.; Shannon, P. Danielle; Leopold, Patricia R.; Handler, Stephen D.; Ontl, Todd A.; Swanston, Christopher W. 2019. Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and Approaches for Outdoor Recreation. Sustainability
• Ontl, Todd ; Janowiak, Maria ; Swanston, Christopher ; Daley, Jad ; Handler, Stephen ; Cornett, Meredith ; Hagenbuch, Steve ; Handrick, Cathy ; Mccarthy, Liza ; Patch, Nancy. 2019. Forest Management for Carbon Sequestration and Climate Adaptation. Journal of Forestry
• Shannon, P. Danielle; Swanston, Christopher W.; Janowiak, Maria K.; Handler, Stephen D.; Schmitt, Kristen M.; Brandt, Leslie A.; Butler-Leopold, Patricia R.; Ontl, Todd. 2019. Adaptation strategies and approaches for forested watersheds. Climate Services
• Angel, J. ; Swanston, C. ; Boustead, B.M. ; Conlon, K.C. ; Hall, K.C. ; Jorns, J.L. ; Kunkel, K.E. ; Lemos, M.C. ; Lofgren, B. ; Ontl, T.A. ; Posey, J. ; Stone, K. ; Takle, G. ; Todey, D. 2018. Midwest. In: Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II Reidmiller, D.R.; Avery, C.W.; Easterling, D.R.; Kunkel, K.E.; Lewis, K.L.M.; Maycock, T.K.; Stewart, B.C. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, USA: 872-940.
• Iversen, Colleen M.; Childs, Joanne ; Norby, Richard J.; Ontl, Todd A.; Kolka, Randall K.; Brice, Deanne J.; McFarlane, Karis J.; Hanson, Paul J. 2018. Fine-root growth in a forested bog is seasonally dynamic, but shallowly distributed in nutrient-poor peat. Plant and Soil
• Swanston, Chris; Brandt, Leslie A.; Janowiak, Maria K.; Handler, Stephen D.; Butler-Leopold, Patricia; Iverson, Louis; Thompson, Frank R.; Ontl, Todd A.; Shannon, P. Danielle. 2018. Vulnerability of forests of the Midwest and Northeast United States to climate change. Climatic Change. 146(1-2): 103-116.

Other Publications

• Ontl TA, CA Cambardella, LA Schulte, RK Kolka. 2015. Factors influencing soil aggregation and particulate organic matter responses to bioenergy crops across a topographic gradient. Geoderma 255:1─11. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2015.04.016.

• Ontl TA, KS Hofmockel, CA Cambardella, LA Schulte, RK Kolka. 2013. Topographic and soil influences on root productivity of three bioenergy crops. New Phytologist 199:727─737. doi: 10.1111/nph.12302.

• Schulte LA, TA Ontl, GLD Larsen. 2013. Biofuels and Biodiversity, Wildlife Habitat Restoration, In: Levin, S.A. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, 2^nd edition, Volume 1, pp.540-551. Academic Press, Waltham, MA.

• Ontl TA, LA Schulte.  2012.  Soil carbon storage. Nature Education Knowledge 3(7):22.