Diana Tomback

Diana Tomback
Professor
Department of Integrative Biology
University of Colorado Denver
Science
1150 12th Street, Ste. 4105
Denver, CO 80204
United States of America

Mailing Address:
Department of Integrative Biology
University of Colorado Denver
Science
P.O. Box 173364
-80217-3364 Denver, CO



Phone: +1 (303) 315-7642
E-mail: diana.tomback(at)ucdenver.edu


Key Publications of Diana Tomback (up to ten) :
Wagner, A. C., D. F. Tomback, L. M. Resler, and E. R. Pansing. 2018. Whitebark pine prevalence and ecological function in the treeline communities of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, U.S.A.: Potential disruption by white pine blister rust. Forests 9: 635; doi: 10.3390/f9100635

Tomback, D. F., S. C. Blakeslee, A. C. Wagner, M. B. Wunder, L. M. Resler, J. C. Pyatt, S. Diaz. 2016. Whitebark pine facilitation at treeline: Potential interactions for disruption by an invasive pathogen. Ecology and Evolution http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.2198/full.

Pyatt, J. C., D. F. Tomback, S. C. Blakeslee, M. B. Wunder, L. M. Resler, L. A. Boggs, and H. Bevency. 2016. The importance of conifers for facilitation at treeline: Comparing biophysical characteristics of leeward microsites in whitebark pine communities. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 48(2) 427-444. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.165/AAAR 0015-055. Online appendices DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.165/AAAR 0015-055a.

Tomback, D. F., L. M. Resler, R. E. Keane, E. R. Pansing, A. J. Andrade, and A. C. Wagner. 2016. Community structure, biodiversity, and ecosystem services in treeline whitebark pine communities: potential impacts from a non-native pathogen. Forests 7, 21: doi:10.3390/f7010021

Leirfallom, S. B., R. E. Keane, D. F. Tomback, and S. Dubrowski. 2015. The effects of seed source health on whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) regeneration density after wildfire. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 45:1597-1606. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2015-0043.

Barringer, L., D. F. Tomback, M. B. Wunder, and S. T. McKinney. 2012. Whitebark pine stand condition, tree abundance, and cone production as predictors of visitation by Clark’s Nutcracker. PloS one 7(5): e37663. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037663

Tomback, D. F., and P. Achuff. 2010. Blister rust and western forest biodiversity: Ecology, values, and outlook for white pines. Invited contribution for special issue. Forest Pathology 40:186-225.

McKinney, S. T., C. E. Fiedler, and D. F. Tomback. 2009. Invasive pathogen threatens bird-pine mutualism: implications for sustaining a high-elevation ecosystem. Ecological Applications 19:597-607.

Tomback, D.F., and Y.B. Linhart. 1990. The evolution of bird-dispersed pines. Evolutionary Ecology 4:185-219.

Tomback, D. F., S. F. Arno, and R. E. Keane, editors. 2001. Whitebark Pine Communities: Ecology and Restoration. Island Press, Washington, D.C.





Expertise of Diana Tomback:

Expertise Category	Specific Expertise
Expert Type	Scientific / Fundamental Research
	Research Interface / Management
Topic Biosphere	Biodiversity
Topic Ecosystems	Terrestrial Ecosystems
Topic Sustainability	Ecological Sustainability
Time Frame	Recent / Today
	Future
Methods	Data Collection - Measurement
Mountain Research Initiative	North America

Specialties of Diana Tomback:
High elevation and treeline ecosystems; bird-dispersed pines; ecosystem disruption by white pine blister rust.

Last update: 1/7/19
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
Update the personal data for Diana Tomback

Go Back