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Eric J. Gustafson
Title: Project Leader / Research Landscape Ecologist
Unit: Institute for Applied Ecosystem Studies: Theory and Application of Scaling Science in Forestry
Previous Unit: Principles of Landscape Ecology for Managing Temporate Ecosystems
Address: Northern Research Station
5985 Highway K
Rhinelander, WI 54501-9128
Phone: 715-362-1152
E-mail: Contact Eric J. Gustafson
Education
- Ph.D. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources. 1992. Landscape Ecology.
- M.S. SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY, Department of Environmental and Forest Biology. 1983. Wildlife Ecology.
- B.S. Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL, Biology Department. 1978. Biology.
Civic & Professional Affiliations
Ecological Society of America, 1983 - present
International Association for Landscape Ecology, 1990 - present
US Chapter, International Association for Landscape Ecology, 1990 - present
International Union of Forest Research Organizations, Landscape Ecology Working Party, 1996 - present
Current Research
- I developed a timber harvest simulation (HARVEST), which allows scientists to simulate timber management strategies in a spatially explicit manner through time. I am using HARVEST to study the cumulative effects of the various objectives of multiple landowners across an entire landscape.
- I helped develop the LANDIS forest succession and disturbance model. I am working with other scientists to study the interactions among human and natural disturbances to determine the risk of wildfire within large landscapes
Why is This Important
This is important to help managers account for complex spatial and ecological interactions as they plan management strategies for large landscapes. These decision-support models allow managers to predict how proposed management options are likely to play out over large areas and long time periods.
Future Research
Use LANDIS to compare the effects of climate change on disturbance regimes, forest composition, and spatial pattern in North American and Siberian boreal and sub-boreal forests.
Featured Publications
- Yang, Jian; He, Hong S.; Sturtevant, Brian R.; Miranda, Brian R.; Gustafson, Eric J. 2008. Comparing effects of fire modeling methods on simulated fire patterns and succession: a case study in the Missouri Ozarks
- Zollner, Patrick A.; Roberts, L. Jay; Gustafson, Eric J.; He, Hong S.; Radeloff, Volker. 2008. Influence of forest planning alternatives on landscape pattern and ecosystem processes in northern Wisconsin, USA
- Scheller, Robert M.; Domingo, James B.; Sturtevant, Brian R.; Williams, Jeremy S.; Rudy, Arnold; Gustafson, Eric J.; Mladenoff, David J. 2007. Design, development, and application of LANDIS-II, a spatial landscape simulation model with flexible temporal and spatial resolution
- Gustafson, Eric J. 2007. Relative influence of the components of timber harvest strategies on landscape pattern
- Gustafson, Eric J.; Lytle, David E.; Swaty, Randy; Loehle, Craig. 2007. Simulating the cumulative effects of multiple forest management strategies on landscape measures of forest sustainability
Additional Online Publications
- Yang, Jian; Healy, Hong S.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Gustafson, Eric J. 2007. Spatial patterns of modern period human-caused fire occurrence in the Missouri Ozark Highlands
- Kramer, Daniel Boyd; Polasky, Stephen; Starfield, Anthony; Palik, Brian; Westphal, Lynn; Snyder, Stephanie; Jakes, Pamela; Hudson, Rachel; Gustafson, Eric. 2006. A Comparison of Alternative Strategies for Cost-Effective Water Quality Management in Lakes
- Gustafson, Eric J.; Loehle, Craig. 2006. Effects of parcelization and land divestiture on forest sustainability in simulated forest landscapes
- Gustafson, Eric J.; Roberts, L. Jay; Leefers, Larry A. 2006. Linking linear programming and spatial simulation models to predict landscape effects of forest management alternatives
- Radeloff, Volker C.; Mladenoff, David J.; Gustafson, Eric J.; Scheller, Robert M.; Zollner, Patrick A.; Heilman, Hong S.; Akcakaya, H. Resit. 2006. Modeling forest harvesting effects on landscape pattern in the Northwest Wisconsin Pine Barrens
- Bergen, Kathleen M.; Brown, Daniel G.; Rutherford, James F.; Gustafson, Eric J. 2005. Change detection with heterogeneous data using ecoregional stratification, statistical summaries and a land allocation algorithm
- He, Hong S.; Li, Wei; Sturtevant, Brian R.; Yang, Jian; Shang, Bo Z.; Gustafson, Eric J.; Mladenoff, David J. 2005. LANDIS 4.0 users guide. LANDIS: a spatially explicit model of forest landscape disturbance, management, and succession
- Zollner, Patrick A.; Gustafson, Eric J.; He, Hong S.; Radeloff, Volker C.; Mladenoff, David J. 2005. Modeling the Influence of Dynamic Zoning of Forest Harvesting on Ecological Succession in a Northern Hardwoods Landscape
- Gustafson, Eric J.; Radeloff, Volker C.; Potts, Robert. 2005. The relationship between environmental amenities and changing human settlement patterns between 1980 and 2000 in the Midwestern USA
- Yang, Jian; He, Hong S.; Gustafson, Eric J. 2004. A hierarchical fire frequency model to simulate temporal patterns of fire regimes in LANDIS
- Sturtevant, Brian R.; Zollner, Patrick A.; Gustafson, Eric J.; Cleland, David T. 2004. Human influence on the abundance and connectivity of high-risk fuels in mixed forests of northern Wisconsin, USA
- Gustafson, Eric J.; Zollner, Patrick A.; Sturtevant, Brian R.; Hong, S. He; Mladenoff, David J. 2004. Influence of forest management alternatives and land type on susceptibility to fire in northern Wisconsin, USA
- Sturtevant, Brian R.; Gustafson, Eric J.; Li, Wei; He, Hong S. 2004. Modeling biological disturbances in LANDIS: a module description and demonstration using spruce budworm
- Sturtevant, Brian R.; Gustafson, Eric J.; He, Hong S. 2004. Modeling disturbance and succession in forest landscapes using LANDIS: introduction
- Gardner, Robert H.; Gustafson, Eric J. 2004. Simulating dispersal of reintroduced species within heterogeneous landscapes
- He, Hong S.; Shang, Bo Z.; Crow, Thomas R.; Gustafson, Eric J.; Shifley, Stephen R. 2004. Simulating forest fuel and fire risk dynamics across landscapes--LANDIS fuel module design
- Potts, Robert; Gustafson, Eric; Stewart, Susan I.; Thompson, Frank R.; Bergen, Kathleen; Brown, Daniel G.; Hammer, Roger; Radeloff, Volker; Bengston, David; Sauer, John; Sturtevant, Brian. 2004. The Changing Midwest Assessment: land cover, natural resources, and people
- Leefers, Larry A.; Gustafson, Eric J.; Freeman, Phillip. 2003. Linking Temporal-Optimization and Spatial-Simulation Models for Forest Planning
- Gustafson, Eric J.; Lietz, Sue M.; Wright, John L. 2003. Predicting the Spatial Distribution of Aspen Growth Potential in the Upper Great Lakes Region
- Euskirchen, Eugénie; Chen, Jiquan; Gustafson, Eric J.; Ma, Siyan. 2003. Soil Respiration at Dominant Patch Types within a Managed Northern Wisconsin Landscape
- Euskirchen, Eugenie S.; Chen, Jiquan; Gustafson, Eric J.; Ma, Siyan. 2003. Soil respiration at dominant patch types within a managed northern Wisconsin landscape
- Gustafson, Eric J.; Rasmussen, Luke V.; Leefers, Larry A. 2003. Spec2Harv: Converting Spectrum output to HARVEST input
- Gustafson, Eric J.; Rasmussen, Luke V. 2002. Assessing the spatial implications of interactions among strategic forest management options using a Windows-based harvest simulator.
- Gustafson, Eric; Nestler, John; Gross, Louis; Reynolds, Keith M.; Yaussy, Daniel; Maxwell, Thomas P.; Dale, Virginia H. 2002. Evolving Approaches and Technologies to Enhance the Role of Ecological Modeling in Decision Making
- Euskirchen, Eugenie S.; Chen, Jiquan; Li, Harbin; Gustafson, Eric J.; Crow, Thomas R. 2002. Modeling landscape net ecosystem productivity (LandNEP) under alternative management regimes
- Hong, S. He; Mladenoff, David J.; Gustafson, Eric J. 2002. Study of landscape change under forest harvesting and climate warming-induced fire disturbance
- Gustafson, Eric J.; Murphy, Nathan L.; Crow, Thomas R. 2001. Using a GIS model to assess terrestrial salamander response to alternative forest management plans
- Twery, Mark J. ; Rauscher, H. Michael; Bennett, Deborah J.; Thomasma, Scott A.; Stout, Susan L.; Palmer, James F.; Hoffman, Robin E.; DeCalesta, David S.; Gustafson, Eric; Cleveland, Helene; Grove, J. Morgan; Nute, Donald; Kim, Geneho; Kollasch, R. Peter. 2000. NED-1: integrated analyses for forest stewardship decisions
- Gustafson, Eric J.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Mladenoff, David J.; Nimerfro, Kevin K.; He, Hong S. 2000. Spatial simulation of forest succession and timber harvesting using LANDIS
- Fauth, Peter T.; Gustafson, Eric J.; Rabenold, Kerry N. 2000. Using landscape metrics to model source habitat for Neotropical migrants in the midwestern U.S.
- Shifley, Steven R.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Larsen, David R.; Mladenoff, David J.; Gustafson, Eric J. 2000. Utilizing inventory information to calibrate a landscape simulation model
- Gustafson, Eric J.; Crow, Thomas R. 1999. HARVEST: linking timber harvesting strategies to landscape patterns
- Gustafson, Eric J. 1998. Clustering Timber Harvests and the Effects of Dynamic Forest Management Policy on Forest Fragmentation
- Gustafson, Eric J. 1998. Quantifying Landscape Spatial Pattern: What Is the State of the Art?
- Gustafson, Eric J.; Crow, Thomas R. 1998. Simulating spatial and temporal context of forest management using hypothetical landscapes
- Tang, Swee May; Gustafson, Eric J. 1997. Perception of scale in forest management planning: Challenges and implications
- Gustafson, Eric J. 1996. Expanding the scale of forest management: allocating timber harvests in time and space
- Gustafson, Eric J.; Crow, Thomas. 1996. Simulating the Effects of Alternative Forest Management Strategies on Landscape Structure
- Gustafson, Eric J.; Crow, Thomas R. 1994. Modeling the effects of forest harvesting on landscape structure and the spatial distribution of cowbird brood parasitism
- Gustafson, Eric J.; Parker, George R. 1994. Using an index of habitat patch proximity for landscape design
Last Modified: 11/19/2008