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Stephen R. Shifley
Title: Research Forester (Biometrics)
Unit: Sustainable Management of Central Hardwood Ecosystems and Landscapes
Previous Unit: Ecology & Management of Central Hardwood Ecosystems
Address: Northern Research Station
202 ABNR Bldg., University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211-7260
Phone: 573-875-5341; ex 232
E-mail: Contact Stephen R. Shifley
Education
- Purdue University, B.S. Forestry, 1976
- Purdue University, M.S. Forestry, 1978
- University of Minnesota, Ph.D. Forestry, 1990
Civic & Professional Affiliations
Society of American Foresters, Conservation Federation of Missouri, Missouri Society for Conservation Biology
Current Research
I am working with a team of scientists to forecast long-term, large-scale changes in Midwestern forest landscapes that result from natural disturbances and from alternative harvesting practices. I am using information on regional, national, and global patterns of wood consumption, forest growth, and timber harvest to identify issues related to sustainable forest management. I am working to understand factors associated with oak mortality and on methods to minimize its impact.
Why is This Important
Forecasting landscape change with simulation models is an essential quantitative tool for understanding the large-scale, long-term, cumulative effects of forest management. This knowledge is required for management of National Forests and equally crucial for understanding the combined effect of seemingly independent management decisions by thousands of private forestland owners on a single landscape. It is important to consider the effects of consumption of wood products on forest resources at home and abroad. In the U.S. we often transfer impacts of harvesting and consumption elsewhere and fail to consider the broader implications for forest sustainability.
Future Research
I will continue to work on issues related to forest sustainability and landscape-scale, cumulative impacts of forest management decisions. In the coming years I will place more emphasis on fire effects (wildfire and prescribed fire) and bio-energy production as it relates to theses issues.
Featured Publications
- Shifley, Stephen R. 2006. Sustainable forestry in the balance. Journal of Forestry 187-195
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Fan, Zhaofei; Kabrick, John M.; Jensen, Randy G. 2006. Oak mortality risk factors and mortality estimation. Forest Ecology and Management 229:16-26
Additional Online Publications
- Shifley, Stephen R. 2008. Fairly sustainable forestry: seven key concepts for defining local sustainability in a global ecosystem
- Fan, Zhaofei; Kabrick, John M.; Spetich, Martin A.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Jensen, Randy G. 2008. Oak mortality associated with crown dieback and oak borer attack in the Ozark Highlands
- Yang, Jian; He, Hong S.; Shifley, Stephen R. 2008. Spatial controls of occurrence and spread of wildfires in the Missouri Ozark Highlands
- Lootens, James R.; Larsen, David R.; Shifley, Stephen R. 2007. Height-Diameter Equations for 12 Upland Species in the Missouri Ozark Highlands
- 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
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Dijak, William D.; Larson, Michael A.; Millspaugh, Joshua J. 2006. Simulated effects of forest management alternatives on landscape structure and habitat suitability in the Midwestern United States
- Fan, Zhaofei; Shifley, Stephen R.; Spetich, Martin A.; Thompson III, Frank R.; Larsen, David R. 2005. Abundance and Size Distribution of Cavity Trees in Second-Growth and Old-Growth Central Hardwood Forests
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Sullivan, Neal H. 2004. Balancing growth, harvest, and consumption: a regional response to the national issue of forest sustainability
- Kabrick, John M.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Jensen, Randy G.; Fan, Zhaofei; Larsen, David R. 2004. Factors Associated with Oak Mortality in Missouri Ozark Forests
- Larson, Michael A.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Millspaugh, Joshua J.; Dijak, William D.; Shifley, Stephen R. 2004. Linking population viability, habitat suitability, and landscape simulation models for conservation planning
- 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
- Shifley, Stephen R. 2004. The black walnut resource in the United States
- Johnson, Paul S.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Rogers, Robert. 2003. A new book: the ecology and silviculture of oaks
- Roovers, Lynn M.; Shifley, Stephen R. 2003. Composition, Structure, and Tree Reproduction at White Pine Hollow, Iowa, USA: A Remnant Old-Growth Forest
- Fan, Zhaofei; Shifley, Stephen R.; Spetich, Martin A.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Larsen, David R. 2003. Distribution of cavity trees in midwesternold-growth and second-growth forests
- Sullivan, Neal H.; Shifley, Stephen R. 2003. The status of timber resources in the North Central United States
- Sullivan, Neal H.; Shifley, Stephen R. 2003. The status of timber resources in the North Central United States
- Shifley, S. R.; Kabrick, J. M. 2002. Proceedings of the Second Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project Symposium: Post-treatment Results of the Landscape Experiment
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Sullivan, Neal H. 2002. The Status of timber resources in the North Central United States.
- Kabrick, John M.; Jensen, Randy G.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Larsen, David R. 2002. Woody vegetation following even-aged, uneven-aged, and no-harvest treatments on the Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project Sites
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Sullivan, Neal. 2001. Balancing Growth, Harvest, and Consumption of Hardwood Resources in the North Central Region
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Sullivan, Neal. 2001. Growth, Producion, and Consumption of Forest Resources in the Upper Great Lakes Region of the United States
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Brookshire, Brian L. 2000. Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project: site history, soils, landforms, woody and herbaceous vegetation, down wood, and inventory methods for the landscape experiment.
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R.; Larsen , David R.; Dijak, William D. 2000. Model forest landscape change in the Missouri Ozarks under alternative management practices
- 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
- 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
- Larsen, David R.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Brookshire, Brian L.; Dey, Daniel C.; Kurzejeski, Eric W.; England, Kristine. 1997. 10 Guidelines for Ecosystem Researchers: Lessons from Missouri
- Spetich, Martin A.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Parker, George R.; Ponder, Felix, Jr. 1997. Ground cover in old-growth forests of the central hardwood region
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Larsen, David R.; Mladenoff, David J. 1997. Modeling forest landscape change in the Ozarks: guiding principles and preliminary implementation
- Brookshire, Brian L.; Shifley, Stephen R. 1997. Proceedings of the Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project Symposium: an experimental approach to landscape research; 1997 June 3-5; St. Louis, MO.
- Wang, Zhiming; Johnson, Paul S.; Garrett, H. E.; Shifley, Stephen R. 1997. Stability of diameter distributions in a managed uneven-aged oak forest in the Ozark Highlands
- Dey, Daniel C.; Ter-Mikaelian, Michael; Johnson, Paul S.; Shifley, Stephen R. 1996. Users guide to ACORn: a comprehensive Ozark regeneration simulator.
- Richards, R. Hoyt; Shifley, Stephen R.; Rebertus, Alan J.; Chaplin, Stephen J. 1995. Characteristics and dynamics of an upland Missouri old-growth forest
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Roovers, Lynn M.; Brookshire, Brian L. 1995. Structural and compositional differences between old-growth and mature second-growth forests in the Missouri Ozarks
- Ohmann, Lewis F.; Grigal, David F.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Berguson, William E. 1994. Vegetative characteristics of five forest types across a Lake States sulfate disposition gradient.
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Fischer, Burnell C. 1989. Estimating Growth and Yield of Mixed Stands
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Fischer, Burnell C. 1989. Estimating growth and yield of mixed stands
- Ek, Alan R.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Burk, Thomas E. 1988. Forest growth modeling and prediction (Volumes 1 & 2).
- Shifley, Stephen R. 1987. A generalized system of models forecasting Central States tree growth.
- Smith, W. Brad; Shifley, Stephen R. 1984. Diameter growth, survival, and volume estimates for trees in Indiana and Illinois.
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Smith, W. Brad. 1982. Diameter Growth, Survival, and Volume Estimates for Missouri Trees
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Moser, John W. Jr.; Brown, Kenneth M. 1982. Growth and yield model for the elm-ash-cottonwood type in Indiana.
- Shifley, Stephen R; Brown, Kenneth M. 1978. Elm-ash-cottonwood forest type bibliography.
Last Modified: 11/19/2008