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1470

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Klaus J. Puettmann is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their primary research focus lies within the field of Environmental Science, with a significant contribution of 52 publications. They have conducted extensive work within several subfields, including Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Insect Science, Ecology, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of environmental and forestry-related themes. These include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Forest Management and Policy, Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies, Fire effects on ecosystems, Forest ecology and management, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, as well as Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Klaus J. Puettmann are:

  • Global patterns and climatic controls of forest structural complexity, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Producing wood at least cost to biodiversity: integrating Triad and sharing-sparing approaches to inform forest landscape management, 2021, Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • Long-term hydrological response to forest harvest during seasonal low flow: Potential implications for current forest practices, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Trade-offs between ecosystem services along gradients of tree species diversity and values, 2020, Ecosystem Services
  • Trait integration and functional differentiation among co-existing plant species, 2020, American Journal of Botany

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as the Journal of Forestry, Current Forestry Reports, Nature Communications, Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, and Trends in Plant Science. Their work often appears in journals closely related to forestry and environmental sciences.

Collaborative efforts feature prominently in their academic output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Anthony W. D'Amato
  • Christian Messier
  • Dominik Seidel
  • Daniel P. Soto
  • Jürgen Bauhus

Best Publications

  • A Critique of Silviculture: Managing for Complexity

    Klaus J Puettmann;K. David Coates;Christian Messier

  • Silviculture for old-growth attributes

    Jürgen Bauhus;Klaus Puettmann;Christian Messier

  • Silvicultural alternatives to conventional even-aged forest management - what limits global adoption?

    Klaus J Puettmann;Scott McG Wilson;Susan C Baker;Pablo J Donoso

  • Managing Forests as Complex Adaptive Systems : Building Resilience to the Challenge of Global Change

    K. Dave Coates;Christian C Messier;Klaus J Puettmann

  • Global patterns and climatic controls of forest structural complexity.

    Martin Ehbrecht;Dominik Seidel;Peter Annighöfer;Holger Kreft

  • The functional complex network approach to foster forest resilience to global changes

    Christian Messier;Christian Messier;Jürgen Bauhus;Frederik Doyon;Fanny Maure

  • Understory abundance, species diversity and functional attribute response to thinning in coniferous stands

    Adrian Ares;Andrew R. Neill;Klaus J. Puettmann

  • From management to stewardship: Viewing forests as complex adaptive systems in an uncertain world

    C. Messier;K.J. Puettmann;R.L. Chazdon;K.P. Andersson

  • Viewing forests through the lens of complex systems science

    Elise Filotas;Lael Parrott;Philip J. Burton;Robin L. Chazdon

  • Silvicultural Challenges and Options in the Context of Global Change: “Simple” Fixes and Opportunities for New Management Approaches

    Klaus J. Puettmann

  • Conifer Regeneration after Forest Fire in the Klamath-Siskiyous: How Much, How Soon?

    J.P.A. Shatford;D.E. Hibbs;K.J. Puettmann

  • Close-to-nature forest management in Europe: Does it support complexity and adaptability of forest ecosystems?

    Christian Messier;Klaus J. Puettmann;K. David Coates

  • Overstory Composition and Stand Structure Influence Herbaceous Plant Diversity in the Mixed Aspen Forest of Northern Minnesota

    Alaina L. Berger;Klaus J. Puettmann

  • Impacts of Skidding Traffic Intensity on Soil Disturbance, Soil Recovery, and Aspen Regeneration in North Central Minnesota

    Eric K. Zenner;Jeremiah T. Fauskee;Alaina L. Berger;Klaus J. Puettmann

  • Can Boreal and Temperate Forest Management be Adapted to the Uncertainties of 21st Century Climate Change

    Andrew Park;Klaus Puettmann;Edward Wilson;Christian Messier

  • Ground‐layer disturbance and initial conditions influence gap partitioning of understorey vegetation

    Robert T. Fahey;Klaus J. Puettmann

  • Density management and biodiversity in young Douglas-fir forests: Challenges of managing across scales

    Duncan S. Wilson;Klaus J. Puettmann

  • Field evaluation of soybean (Glycine max) genotypes for weed competitiveness.

    Alvin J. Bussan;Alvin J. Bussan;Orvin C. Burnside;James H. Orf;Eric A. Ristau

  • Shifting conceptions of complexity in forest management and silviculture

    Robert T. Fahey;Brandon C. Alveshere;Julia I. Burton;Anthony W. D'Amato

  • Producing wood at least cost to biodiversity: integrating Triad and sharing-sparing approaches to inform forest landscape management.

    Matthew G. Betts;Benjamin T. Phalan;Christopher Wolf;Susan C. Baker

  • A Critique of Silviculture

    Klaus J Puettmann;K David Coates;Christian Messier

  • Managing Forests as Complex Adaptive Systems

    Christian Messier;Klaus J Puettmann;K David Coates

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Messier
Christian Messier University of Quebec at Montreal
Deanna H. Olson
Deanna H. Olson US Forest Service
Peter B. Reich
Peter B. Reich University of Minnesota
Anthony W. D'Amato
Anthony W. D'Amato University of Vermont
Jürgen Bauhus
Jürgen Bauhus University of Freiburg
Dominik Seidel
Dominik Seidel University of Göttingen
Lee E. Frelich
Lee E. Frelich University of Minnesota
Christian Ammer
Christian Ammer University of Göttingen
Lael Parrott
Lael Parrott University of British Columbia
Matthew G. Betts
Matthew G. Betts Oregon State University

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