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84
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239

Overview

Thomas A. Spies is affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States. Their research spans Environmental Science and Arts and Humanities, with a focus on several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Literature and Literary Theory, as well as Visual Arts and Performing Arts.

Their main topics of research include:

  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Narrative Theory and Analysis
  • Comics and Graphic Narratives
  • Identity, Memory, and Therapy
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Thomas A. Spies has published across several venues, most notably:

  • Game studies
  • Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • Scientific Reports
  • Baltic screen media review./Baltic screen media review
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Thomas A. Spies include:

  • Holger Pötzsch
  • Şeyda Kurt
  • Jessica E. Halofsky
  • Meg A. Krawchuk
  • Paul F. Hessburg

Their recent papers reflect a breadth of interdisciplinary topics:

  • "Climate and wildfire adaptation of inland Northwest US forests," 2021, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • "Effects of ownership patterns on cross-boundary wildfires," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • ""Making Sense in a Senseless World": Disco Elysium's Absurd Hero," 2021, Baltic screen media review./Baltic screen media review
  • "Inhalt," 2022, Game studies
  • "Inhalt," 2024, Game studies

In terms of book publications, Thomas A. Spies has contributed to works published by Transcript Verlag and Game studies. One notable title is Trauma im Computerspiel released in 2022, which received citations in academic contexts.

Best Publications

  • Disturbances and structural development of natural forest ecosystems with silvicultural implications, using Douglas-fir forests as an example

    Jerry F Franklin;Thomas A Spies;Robert Van Pelt;Andrew B Carey

  • Cell stress-regulated human major histocompatibility complex class I gene expressed in gastrointestinal epithelium.

    Veronika Groh;Seiamak Bahram;Stefan Bauer;Andrew Herman

  • Light regimes beneath closed canopies and tree-fall gaps in temperate and tropical forests

    Charles D. Canham;Julie S. Denslow;William J. Platt;James R. Runkle

  • Lidar Remote Sensing of the Canopy Structure and Biophysical Properties of Douglas-Fir Western Hemlock Forests

    M.A. Lefsky;W.B. Cohen;S.A. Acker;G.G. Parker

  • Growing‐Season Microclimatic Gradients from Clearcut Edges into Old‐Growth Douglas‐Fir Forests

    Jiquan Chen;Jerry F. Franklin;Thomas A. Spies

  • A second lineage of mammalian major histocompatibility complex class I genes

    Seiamak Bahram;Maureen Bresnahan;Daniel E. Geraghty;Thomas Spies

  • CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY IN MANAGED FORESTS : LESSONS FROM NATURAL FORESTS

    A. J. Hansen;T. A. Spies;F. J. Swanson;J. L. Ohmann

  • Coarse Woody Debris in Douglas-Fir Forests of Western Oregon and Washington

    Thomas A. Spies;Jerry F. Franklin;Ted B. Thomas

  • Plant Species Diversity in Natural and Managed Forests of the Pacific Northwest

    Charles B. Halpern;Thomas A. Spies

  • Vegetation Responses to Edge Environments in Old-Growth Douglas-Fir Forests.

    Jiquan Chen;Jerry F. Franklin;Thomas A. Spies

  • Contrasting microclimates among clearcut, edge, and interior of old-growth Douglas-fir forest

    Jiquan Chen;Jerry F. Franklin;Thomas A. Spies

  • Estimating structural attributes of Douglas-fir/western hemlock forest stands from Landsat and SPOT imagery

    Warren B. Cohen;Thomas A. Spies

  • Searching for resilience: addressing the impacts of changing disturbance regimes on forest ecosystem services.

    Rupert Seidl;Thomas A. Spies;David L. Peterson;Scott L. Stephens

  • Estimating the age and structure of forests in a multi-ownership landscape of western Oregon, U.S.A.

    W. B. Cohen;T. A. Spies;M. Fiorella

  • Microclimatic and soil moisture responses to gap formation in coastal Douglas-fir forests

    Andrew N Gray;Thomas A Spies;Mark J Easter

  • Semivariograms of digital imagery for analysis of conifer canopy structure.

    Warren B. Cohen;Thomas A. Spies

  • Genes for the tumor necrosis factors alpha and beta are linked to the human major histocompatibility complex.

    Thomas Spies;Cynthia C. Morton;Sergei A. Nedospasov;Walter Fiers

  • Dynamics and Pattern of a Managed Coniferous Forest Landscape in Oregon

    Thomas A. Spies;William J. Ripple;G. A. Bradshaw

  • MICROSITE CONTROLS ON TREE SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT IN CONIFER FOREST CANOPY GAPS

    Andrew N. Gray;Thomas A. Spies

  • Gap size, within-gap position and canopy structure effects on conifer seedling establishment.

    Andrew N. Gray;Thomas A. Spies

Frequent Co-Authors

Warren B. Cohen
Warren B. Cohen Oregon State University
Jerry F. Franklin
Jerry F. Franklin University of Washington
Michael C. Wimberly
Michael C. Wimberly University of Oklahoma
Paul F. Hessburg
Paul F. Hessburg United States Department of Agriculture
Andrew N. Gray
Andrew N. Gray US Forest Service
Rupert Seidl
Rupert Seidl Technical University of Munich
Gordon H. Reeves
Gordon H. Reeves US Forest Service
Mark E. Harmon
Mark E. Harmon Oregon State University
Frederick J. Swanson
Frederick J. Swanson US Forest Service
Alan A. Ager
Alan A. Ager US Forest Service

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