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Overview

Douglas A. Maguire is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a specialized concentration in forest ecology and management.

The main fields of study covered in Maguire's work include:

  • Environmental Science

Within this broader field, Maguire has contributed to several subfields, including:

  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Insect Science

The scientist's research topics actively address aspects of forest environments and plant biology. Key topics include:

  • Forest ecology and management
  • Tree Root and Stability Studies
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Seedling growth and survival studies

Douglas A. Maguire's recent papers demonstrate involvement with studies on Douglas-fir trees, stand development, soil water content, and productivity variations across geographic ranges. Selected publications are:

  • Estimation of yield gains at rotation-age from genetic tree improvement in coast Douglas-fir, 2020, Forest Ecology and Management
  • Development of a tailored combination of machine learning approaches to model volumetric soil water content within a mesic forest in the Pacific Northwest, 2020, Journal of Hydrology
  • Drivers of productivity differences between Douglas-fir planted within its native range in Oregon and on exotic sites in New Zealand, 2021, Forest Ecology and Management
  • Effects of initial spacing and species mix on stand developmental patterns in two field trials in central Oregon, 2021, Forest Ecology and Management
  • Response of Douglas-fir stem profile to operational nitrogen fertilization in western Oregon, 2021, Forest Ecology and Management

Their publications appear frequently in several scientific venues, with the highest number of papers published in:

  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Forests
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Plant-Environment Interactions

Douglas A. Maguire has collaborated with a range of co-authors throughout their career. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Gabriel F. Tucker
  • Frederico Tupinambá-Simões
  • Jacob D. Putney
  • Sukhyun Joo
  • K. J. S. Jayawickrama

Best Publications

  • Modeling stem taper of three central Oregon species using nonlinear mixed effects models and autoregressive error structures

    Sean M. Garber;Douglas A. Maguire

  • BAAD: a Biomass And Allometry Database for woody plants

    Daniel S. Falster;Remko A. Duursma;Masae I. Ishihara;Diego R. Barneche

  • Herb Cover Effects on Tree Seedling Patterns in a Mature Hemlock-Hardwood Forest

    Douglas A. Maguire;Richard T. T. Forman

  • Modeling the spatial structure of topical forests

    João L.F. Batista;Douglas A. Maguire

  • Natural sway frequencies and damping ratios of trees: concepts, review and synthesis of previous studies

    John R. Moore;Douglas A. Maguire

  • INITIAL RESPONSES OF FOREST UNDERSTORIES TO VARYING LEVELS AND PATTERNS OF GREEN-TREE RETENTION

    Charles B. Halpern;Donald McKenzie;Shelley A. Evans;Douglas A. Maguire

  • Predicting the Effects of Silvicultural Regime on Branch Size and Crown Wood Core in Douglas-Fir

    Douglas A. Maguire;John A. Kershaw;David W. Hann

  • Patterns in vertical distribution of foliage in young coastal Douglas-fir

    Douglas A. Maguire;William S. Bennett

  • Coupled Nitrogen and Calcium Cycles in Forests of the Oregon Coast Range

    Steven S. Perakis;Douglas A. Maguire;Thomas D. Bullen;Kermit Cromack

  • Models for describing basal diameter and vertical distribution of primary branches in young Douglas-fir

    D.A. Maguire;M. Moeur;W.S. Bennett

  • Growth of young Douglas-fir plantations across a gradient in Swiss needle cast severity.

    Douglas A. Maguire;Alan Kanaskie;William Voelker;Randy Johnson

  • Crown structure and growth efficiency of red spruce in uneven-aged, mixed-species stands in Maine

    Douglas A. Maguire;John C. Brissette;Lianhong Gu

  • Snag longevity under alternative silvicultural regimes in mixed-species forests of central Maine

    Sean M. GarberS.M. Garber;John P. BrownJ.P. Brown;Duncan S. WilsonD.S. Wilson;Douglas A. MaguireD.A. Maguire

  • Stand productivity and development in two mixed-species spacing trials in the Central Oregon cascades.

    S. M. Garber;D. A. Maguire

  • Longevity and duration of radial growth in Douglas-fir branches

    John A. Kershaw;Douglas A. Maguire;David W. Hann

  • Response of branch growth and mortality to silvicultural treatments in coastal Douglas-fir plantations: implications for predicting tree growth.

    Aaron R. Weiskittel;Douglas A. Maguire;Robert A. Monserud

  • Crown structure in western hemlock, Douglas-fir, and grand fir in western Washington: trends in branch-level mass and leaf area

    John A. Kershaw;Douglas A. Maguire

  • Annualized diameter and height growth equations for Pacific Northwest plantation-grown Douglas-fir, western hemlock, and red alder.

    Aaron R. Weiskittel;Sean M. Garber;Gregory P. Johnson;Douglas A. Maguire

  • Modeling crown structural responses to competing vegetation control, thinning, fertilization, and Swiss needle cast in coastal Douglas-fir of the Pacific Northwest, USA.

    Aaron R. Weiskittel;Douglas A. Maguire;Robert A. Monserud

  • Branch mortality and potential litterfall from Douglas-fir trees in stands of varying density

    Douglas A. Maguire

  • Predicting branch diameters on second-growth Douglas-fir from tree-level descriptors

    Douglas A. Maguire;Stuart R. Johnston;James M. Cahill

  • Research Strategies for Increasing Productivity of Intensively Managed Forest Plantations

    Eric D. Vance;Douglas A. Maguire;Ronald S. Jr. Zalesny

Frequent Co-Authors

Aaron R. Weiskittel
Aaron R. Weiskittel University of Maine
Robert A. Monserud
Robert A. Monserud US Forest Service
Felipe Bravo
Felipe Bravo University of Valladolid
Charles B. Halpern
Charles B. Halpern University of Washington
Deborah S. Page-Dumroese
Deborah S. Page-Dumroese United States Department of Agriculture
Steven S. Perakis
Steven S. Perakis United States Geological Survey
Kevin L. O'Hara
Kevin L. O'Hara University of California, Berkeley
Richard H. Waring
Richard H. Waring Oregon State University
Frederick C. Meinzer
Frederick C. Meinzer Oregon State University
Anthony P. O'Grady
Anthony P. O'Grady Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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