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Stephen R. Shifley is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with an emphasis on forest ecology and management as well as related subfields and topics.

Their notable research areas include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Insect Science

The main topics covered in their work are:

  • Forest ecology and management
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Spatial and Panel Data Analysis
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Fire effects on ecosystems

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Stephen R. Shifley are:

  • Expansion of US wood pellet industry points to positive trends but the need for continued monitoring, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Characteristics of Dry-Mesic Old-Growth Oak Forests in the Eastern United States, 2022, Earth

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Stephen R. Shifley include:

  • Francisco X. Aguilar
  • Ashkan Mirzaee
  • Ronald G. McGarvey
  • Dallas Burtraw
  • Martín A. Spetich

Publication venues where Stephen R. Shifley's research has appeared include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Earth

Best Publications

  • The Ecology and Silviculture of Oaks

    Paul S. Johnson;Stephen R. Shifley;Robert Rogers

  • Spatial simulation of forest succession and timber harvesting using LANDIS.

    Eric J. Gustafson;Stephen R. Shifley;David J. Mladenoff;Kevin K. Nimerfro

  • Growth and yield.

    P. S. Johnson;S. R. Shifley;R. Rogers

  • Spatial patterns of modern period human-caused fire occurrence in the Missouri Ozark Highlands

    Jian Yang;Hong S. Healy;Stephen R. Shifley;Eric J. Gustafson

  • Linking population viability, habitat suitability, and landscape simulation models for conservation planning

    Michael A. Larson;Frank R. Thompson;Joshua J. Millspaugh;William D. Dijak

  • Regional distribution and dynamics of coarse woody debris in Midwestern old-growth forests

    Martin A. Spetich;Stephen R. Shifley;George R. Parker

  • The past and future of modeling forest dynamics: from growth and yield curves to forest landscape models

    Stephen R. Shifley;Hong S. He;Heike Lischke;Wen J. Wang

  • Distribution of cavity trees in midwestern old-growth and second-growth forests

    Zhaofei Fan;Stephen R. Shifley;Martin A. Spetich;Frank R. Thompson

  • Simulated effects of forest management alternatives on landscape structure and habitat suitability in the Midwestern United States

    Stephen R. Shifley;Frank R. Thompson;William D. Dijak;Michael A. Larson

  • ICE STORM DAMAGE TO AN OLD-GROWTH OAK-HICKORY FOREST IN MISSOURI

    Alan J. Rebertus;Stephen R. Shifley;R. Hoyt Richards;Lynn M. Roovers

  • Simulating forest fuel and fire risk dynamics across landscapes—LANDIS fuel module design

    Hong S. He;Bo Z. Shang;Thomas R. Crow;Eric J. Gustafson

  • Modeling forest landscape change in the Missouri Ozarks under alternative management practices

    Stephen R Shifley;Frank R Thompson;David R Larsen;William D Dijak

  • Oak mortality risk factors and mortality estimation

    Stephen R. Shifley;Zhaofei Fan;John M. Kabrick;Randy G. Jensen

  • Oak mortality associated with crown dieback and oak borer attack in the Ozark Highlands

    Zhaofei Fan;John M. Kabrick;Martin A. Spetich;Stephen R. Shifley

  • Spatial controls of occurrence and spread of wildfires in the Missouri Ozark Highlands.

    Jian Yang;Hong S. He;Stephen R. Shifley

  • Fuel load reductions and fire risk in central hardwood forests of the united states: a spatial simulation study

    Bo Z. Shang;Hong S. He;Thomas R. Crow;Stephen R. Shifley

  • Proceedings of the second Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project Symposium: Post-treatment results of the landscape experiment

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  • Five anthropogenic factors that will radically alter forest conditions and management needs in the Northern United States

    Stephen R. Shifley;W. Keith Moser;David J. Nowak;Patrick D. Miles

  • Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project: site history, soils, landforms, woody and herbaceous vegetation, down wood, and inventory methods for the landscape experiment.

    Stephen R. Shifley;Brian L. Brookshire

  • LANDIS PRO: a landscape model that predicts forest composition and structure changes at regional scales

    Wen J. Wang;Hong S. He;Jacob S. Fraser;Frank R. Thompson

  • Forest growth modelling and prediction

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  • Classification and regression tree based survival analysis in oak-dominated forests of Missouri's Ozark highlands

    Zhaofei Fan;John M Kabrick;Stephen R Shifley

Frequent Co-Authors

Hong S. He
Hong S. He University of Missouri
Frank R. Thompson
Frank R. Thompson US Forest Service
Daniel C. Dey
Daniel C. Dey US Forest Service
Susan I. Stewart
Susan I. Stewart University of Wisconsin–Madison
David J. Nowak
David J. Nowak US Forest Service
Brian J. Palik
Brian J. Palik US Forest Service
Eric J. Gustafson
Eric J. Gustafson US Forest Service
Yangjian Zhang
Yangjian Zhang Hebei University
Joshua J. Millspaugh
Joshua J. Millspaugh University of Montana
Anthony W. D'Amato
Anthony W. D'Amato University of Vermont

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