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Brian R. Sturtevant

Brian R. Sturtevant

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
36
Citations
4636
World Ranking
7170
National Ranking
2416

Overview

Brian R. Sturtevant is affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, contributing substantially to several subfields including global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, ecology, atmospheric science, and environmental engineering. This broad engagement reflects an interdisciplinary approach to understanding and managing forest and ecosystem dynamics.

The scientist's main research topics involve fire effects on ecosystems, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, forest management and policy, forest ecology and management, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, forest insect ecology and management, and rangeland and wildlife management. These areas indicate a comprehensive focus on forest ecosystems, their disturbances, and management strategies aimed at resilience and sustainability.

Recent published papers by Brian R. Sturtevant highlight thematic concerns in landscape-level disturbance and adaptive silviculture. These include:

  • Understanding and Modeling Forest Disturbance Interactions at the Landscape Level, 2021, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Climate adaptive silviculture strategies: How do they impact growth, yield, diversity and value in forested landscapes?, 2020, Forest Ecology and Management
  • The Vision of Managing for Pest-Resistant Landscapes: Realistic or Utopic?, 2021, Current Forestry Reports
  • Forest landscape structure influences the cyclic-eruptive spatial dynamics of forest tent caterpillar outbreaks, 2020, Ecosphere
  • Prescribed burn frequency, vegetation cover, and management legacies influence soil fertility: Implications for restoration of imperiled pine barrens habitat, 2020, Forest Ecology and Management

Frequent co-authors working with Brian R. Sturtevant include Eric J. Gustafson, Brian R. Miranda, Philip A. Townsend, Kathleen M. Quigley, and А. Shvidenko. Collaborative efforts with these researchers have enriched the scope of studies in forest ecology and management fields.

The scientist's work is often published in journals such as SSRN Electronic Journal, Forest Ecology and Management, Ecological Modelling, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, and Ecosphere. These venues represent relevant academic platforms for forestry and ecological research.

Best Publications

  • Design, development, and application of LANDIS-II, a spatial landscape simulation model with flexible temporal and spatial resolution

    Robert M. Scheller;James B. Domingo;Brian R. Sturtevant;Jeremy S. Williams

  • COARSE WOODY DEBRIS AS A FUNCTION OF AGE, STAND STRUCTURE, AND DISTURBANCE IN BOREAL NEWFOUNDLAND

    Brian R. Sturtevant;John A. Bissonette;James N. Long;Dave W. Roberts

  • Predicting global change effects on forest biomass and composition in south-central Siberia

    Eric J. Gustafson;Anatoly Z. Shvidenko;Brian R. Sturtevant;Robert M. Scheller

  • Estimation of forest structural parameters using 5 and 10 meter SPOT-5 satellite data

    Peter T. Wolter;Phillip A. Townsend;Brian R. Sturtevant

  • Modeling biological disturbances in LANDIS: a module description and demonstration using spruce budworm

    Brian R. Sturtevant;Eric J. Gustafson;Wei Li;Hong S. He

  • Simulating dynamic and mixed-severity fire regimes: A process-based fire extension for LANDIS-II

    Brian R. Sturtevant;Robert M. Scheller;Brian R. Miranda;Douglas Shinneman;Douglas Shinneman

  • Modeling forest mortality caused by drought stress: implications for climate change

    Eric J. Gustafson;Brian R. Sturtevant

  • Remote sensing of the distribution and abundance of host species for spruce budworm in Northern Minnesota and Ontario

    Peter T. Wolter;Philip A. Townsend;Brian R. Sturtevant;Clayton C. Kingdon

  • Toward more robust projections of forest landscape dynamics under novel environmental conditions: Embedding PnET within LANDIS-II

    Arjan de Bruijn;Arjan de Bruijn;Eric J. Gustafson;Brian R. Sturtevant;Jane R. Foster

  • Human and biophysical factors influencing modern fire disturbance in northern Wisconsin

    Brian R. Sturtevant;David T. Cleland

  • Temporal and spatial dynamics of boreal forest structure in western Newfoundland: silvicultural implications for marten habitat management

    Brian R. Sturtevant;John A. Bissonette;James N. Long

  • Influence of forest management alternatives and land type on susceptibility to fire in northern Wisconsin, USA

    Eric J. Gustafson;Patrick A. Zollner;Brian R. Sturtevant;Hong S. He

  • Spatial and temporal drivers of wildfire occurrence in the context of rural development in northern Wisconsin, USA

    Brian R. Miranda;Brian R. Sturtevant;Susan I. Stewart;Roger B. Hammer

  • A Toolkit Modeling Approach for Sustainable Forest Management Planning: Achieving Balance between Science and Local Needs

    Brian R. Sturtevant;Andrew Fall;Daniel D. Kneeshaw;Neal P. P. Simon

  • Studying Fire Mitigation Strategies in Multi-Ownership Landscapes : Balancing the Management of Fire-Dependent Ecosystems and Fire Risk

    Brian R. Sturtevant;Brian R. Miranda;Jian Yang;Hong S. He

  • Temporal and spatial dynamics of borealforest structure in western Newfoundland: silvicultural implications for marten habitat management

    B. R. Sturtevant;J. A. Bisonette;James N. Long

  • Spatial resilience of forested landscapes under climate change and management

    Melissa S. Lucash;Robert M. Scheller;Eric J. Gustafson;Brian R. Sturtevant

  • FOREST PRODUCTIVITY PREDICTS INVERTEBRATE BIOMASS AND OVENBIRD (SEIURUS AUROCAPILLUS) REPRODUCTION IN APPALACHIAN LANDSCAPES

    Steven W. Seagle;Brian R. Sturtevant

  • More than the sum of its parts: how disturbance interactions shape forest dynamics under climate change

    Melissa S. Lucash;Robert M. Scheller;Brian R. Sturtevant;Eric J. Gustafson

  • Human influence on the abundance and connectivity of high-risk fuels in mixed forests of northern Wisconsin, USA

    Brian R. Sturtevant;Patrick A. Zollner;Eric J. Gustafson;David T. Cleland

  • Do rising temperatures always increase forest productivity? Interacting effects of temperature, precipitation, cloudiness and soil texture on tree species growth and competition.

    Eric J. Gustafson;Brian R. Miranda;Arjan M.G. De Bruijn;Arjan M.G. De Bruijn;Brian R. Sturtevant

  • Insight, part of a Special Feature on Crossing Scales and Disciplines to Achieve Forest Sustainability A Toolkit Modeling Approach for Sustainable Forest Management Planning: Achieving Balance between Science and Local Needs

    Brian R. Sturtevant;Andrew Fall;Daniel D. Kneeshaw;Neal P. P. Simon

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric J. Gustafson
Eric J. Gustafson US Forest Service
Robert M. Scheller
Robert M. Scheller North Carolina State University
Daniel Kneeshaw
Daniel Kneeshaw University of Quebec at Montreal
Marie-Josée Fortin
Marie-Josée Fortin University of Toronto
Anatoly Shvidenko
Anatoly Shvidenko International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Philip A. Townsend
Philip A. Townsend University of Wisconsin–Madison
Hong S. He
Hong S. He University of Missouri
David J. Mladenoff
David J. Mladenoff University of Wisconsin–Madison
Christian Messier
Christian Messier University of Quebec at Montreal
Douglass F. Jacobs
Douglass F. Jacobs Purdue University West Lafayette

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