Daniel C. Dey
Title: Research Forester
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 225
E-mail: Contact Daniel C. Dey
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Education
- PhD Quantitative Silviculture University of Missouri 1991
- MSc Silviculture University of Missouri 1980
- BS Forest Management University of Missouri 1976
Civic & Professional Affiliations
Society of American Foresters
Current Research
My research focuses on evaluating silvicultural practices to manage forests that produce the wide array ofgoods and services that land owners and society desire. I specialize in solving forest regeneration issues inhardwood-dominated forests in both uplands and bottomlands. Much of my experience is in the naturalregeneration and development of hardwood-dominated forests and in the afforestation of bottomlandagricultural lands. I have done extensive work with collaborators on determining historic fire regimes inoak/pine-dominated ecosystems throughout the Midwest and Great Lakes Regions. I apply this knowledgeby developing methods of using prescribed fire to restore native forest communities, favor firedependentspecies, reduce fuels and fire risk, restore natural ecosystem processes, etc. I model forestresponses to specific silvicultural practices. I develop forest management guidelines for practitioners. I amworking with a collaborator on a study of the role and management of large wood in river systems. Fornow, this research is focusing on developing a long-term (i.e., 14,000-year) oak tree ring chronology fromancient wood buried in alluvial soils. We are using this tree-ring information to reconstruct climate andcorrelate tree growth with global climate metrics.
Why is This Important
Forest managers often want to regenerate mature forests, or to restore forests where they use to be. In either case, it is a very specific type of forest they are trying to manage for the future. They not only desire to shape the structure and composition of the forests, but also promote the production of a diversity of goods and services. And to do this with some degree of certainty, in an economical manner is not an easy task. My research addresses priority issues in forest regeneration in the northern region. I provide a better understanding of how forests respond to natural and human disturbances, and how management can be used to guide forest regeneration and succession. I evaluate innovative combinations of traditional silvicultural practices for managing forests. I produce models of forest regeneration, which are useful tools for forest managers. They allow evaluation of current forest conditions and prediction of future outcomes for specified types of management. My work in fire and vegetation history provides an ecological foundation for forest restoration work. Ultimately, this research is the basis for forest management guidelines and standards.
Future Research
I plan on continuing my work in forest regeneration and restoration in primarily oak/pine forests and inthe afforestation of bottomland forests. I am interested in wildlife and forest interactions during the regenerationprocess. I also am interested in developing regional regeneration models for the Central HardwoodRegion. I am initiating new research in the silviculture of pine/oak forests with emphasis on shortleaf pineregeneration and development in natural upland forests. I will continue with my work in the managementof riparian forests and interactions between terrestrial and aquatic systems. We seek funding and additionalcollaborators to advance our work in constructing the American long oak chronology-the 14,000-yeartree-ring record derived from buried ancient oak logs in alluvial soils, and to advance our climate modelsbased on the dendrochronological record.
Featured Publications
Additional
Online Publications
- Dey, Daniel C.; Spetich, Martin A.; Wiegel, Dale R.; Johnson, Paul S.; Graney, David L.; Kabrick, John M. 2009. A suggested approach for design of oak (Quercus L.) regeneration research considering regional differences
- Dey, Daniel C.; Van Sambeek, J.W.; Ponder, Felix, Jr.; Kabrick, John M. 2008. Afforesting oaks in bottomlands
- Steele, Kyle L.; Kabrick, John M.; Jensen, Randy G.; Wallendorf, Michael J.; Dey, Daniel C. 2008. Analysis of riparian afforestation methods in the Missouri Ozarks
- Dey, Daniel C.; Jacobs, Douglass; McNabb, Ken; Miller, Gary W.; Baldwin, V.; Foster, G. 2008. Artificial regeneration of major oak (Quercus) species in the eastern United States - a review of the literature
- Yaussy, Daniel A.; Nowacki, Gregory J.; Schuler, Thomas M.; Dey, Daniel C.; DeGayner, Eugene J. 2008. Developing a unified monitoring and reporting system: a key to successful restoration of mixed-oak forests throughout the central hardwood region
- Weigel, Dale R.; Dey, Daniel C.; Kabrick, John M. 2008. Evaluation of Root ForceTM container seedlings of four oak species for bottomland forest restoration in southern Indiana: 5-year results
- Jensen, Randy G.; Dey, Daniel C. 2008. Evaluation of oak stump sprouting in the Missouri Ozarks ten years after harvest
- Parker, William C.; Dey, Daniel C. 2008. Influence of overstory density on ecophysiology of red oak (Quercus rubra) and sugar maple (Acer saccharum) seedlings in central Ontario shelterwoods
- Spetich, Martin A.; Dey, Daniel C. 2008. Oak seedling outplanting performance
- Parker, William C.; Elliott, Ken A.; Dey, Daniel C.; Boysen, Eric. 2008. Restoring southern Ontario forests by managing succession in conifer plantations
- Dey, Daniel C.; Jensen, Randy G.; Wallendorf, Michael J. 2008. Single-tree harvesting reduces survival and growth of oak stump sprouts in the Missouri Ozark Highlands
- Dey, Daniel C.; Miller, Gary W.; Kabrick, John M. 2008. Sustaining northern red oak forests: managing oak from regeneration to canopy dominance in mature stands
- Lockhart, Brian Roy; Gardiner, Emile S.; Dey, Daniel C. 2008. Tenth workshop on seedling physiology and growth problems in oak plantings
- Kabrick, John M.; Dey, Daniel C.; Jensen, Randy G.; Wallendorf, Michael. 2008. The role of environmental factors in oak decline and mortality in the Ozark Highlands
- Guyette, Richard P.; Dey, Daniel C.; Stambaugh, Michael C. 2008. The temporal distribution and carbon storage of large oak wood in streams and floodplain deposits
- Kabrick, John M.; Zenner, Eric K.; Dey, Daniel C.; Gwaze, David; Jensen, Randy G. 2008. Using ecological land types to examine landscape-scale oak regeneration dynamics
- Blizzard, Elizabeth M.; Henken, Doyle; Kabrick, John M.; Dey, Daniel C.; Larsen, David R.; Gwaze, David. 2007. Shortleaf pine reproduction abundance and growth in pine-oak stands in the Missouri Ozarks
- Kabrick, John M.; Dey, Daniel C.; Gwaze, David. 2007. Shortleaf pine restoration and ecology in the Ozarks: proceedings of a symposium
- Blizzard, Elizabeth M.; Larsen, David R.; Dey, Daniel C.; Kabrick, John M.; Gwaze, David. 2007. The state of mixed shortleaf pine-upland oak management in Missouri
- Stambaugh, Michael C.; Guyette, Richard P.; Dey, Daniel C. 2007. What fire frequency is appropriate for shortleaf pine regeneration and survival?
- Guyette, Richard P.; Dey, Daniel C.; Stambaugh, Michael C.; Muzika, Rose-Marie. 2006. Fire scars reveal variability and dynamics of eastern fire regimes
- Crow, Thomas R.; Dey, Daniel C.; Riemenschneider, Don. 2006. Forest productivity: producing goods and services for people
- Bruhn, J. N.; Dey, D. C.; Kromroy, K. K.; Mihail, J. D.; Kabrick, J. M.; Wetteroff, J. J., Jr. 2005. Armillaria root disease affects oak coppice regeneration in upland Missouri Ozark forests
- Kabrick, John M.; Dey, Daniel C.; Van Sambeek, J. W.; Wallendorf, Michael; Gold, Michael A. 2005. Soil properties and growth of swamp white oak and pin oak on bedded soils in the lower Missouri River floodplain
- Dwyer, John P.; Dey, Daniel C.; Walter, William D.; Jensen, Randy G. 2004. Harvest impacts in uneven-aged and even-aged Missouri Ozark forests
- Dey, Daniel C.; Lovelace, Wayne; Kabrick, John M.; Gold, Michael A. 2004. Production and early field performance of RPM® seedlings in Missouri floodplains
- Dey, Daniel C.; Guyette, Richard; Stanbaugh, Michael. 2003. Ancient Wood Uncovered
- Shaw, Gordon W.; Dey, Daniel C.; Kabrick, John; Grabner, Jennifer; Muzika, Rose-Marie. 2003. Comparison of site preparation methods and stock types for artificial regeneration of oaks in bottomlands
- Grossman, Benjamin C.; Gold, Michael A.; Dey, Daniel C. 2003. Effect of acorn mass and size, and early shoot growth on one-year old container-grown RPM oak seedlings
- Dey, Dan; Kabrick, John; Gold, Michael. 2003. Establishing oaks in Big River floodplains
- Dey, Daniel C.; Crow, Thomas R.; Riemenschneider, Don E. 2003. Forest productivity: an integrated research and development program
- Grossman, B. C.; Gold, M. A.; Dey, Daniel C. 2003. Restoration of hard mast species for wildlife in Missouri using precocious flowering oak in the Missouri River floodplain, USA
- Spetich, Martin A.; Dey, Daniel C.; Johnson, Paul S.; Graney, David L. 2002. Competitive capacity of Quercus rubra L. planted in Arkansas' Boston Mountains
- Guyette, R. P.; Muzika, R. M.; Dey, D. C. 2002. Dynamics of an Anthropogenic Fire Regime
- Guyette, Richard P.; Muzika, R. M.; Dey, Daniel C. 2002. Dynamics of an anthropogenic fire regime
- Guyette, Richard P.; Dey, Daniel C.; Stambaugh, Michael C. 2002. Fire and human history of a barren-forest mosaic in Southern Indiana
- Guyette, Richard P.; Cole, William G.; Dey, Daniel C.; Muzkia, Rose-Marie. 2002. Perspectives on the age and distribution of large wood in riparian carbon pools
- Dey, Daniel C.; Jensen, Randy G. 2002. Stump sprouting potential of oaks in Missouri Ozark forests managed by even- and uneven-aged silviculture
- Parker, William C.; Elliott, Ken A.; Dey, Daniel C.; Boysen, Eric; Newmaster, Steven G. 2001. Managing succession in conifer plantations: converting young red pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.) plantations to native forest types by thinning and underplantiing
- Dey, Dan; Kabrick, John; Grabner, Jennifer; Gold, Mike. 2001. Restoring Oaks in the Missouri River Floodplain
- Kabrick, John; Dey, Daniel. 2001. Silvics of Missouri bottomland tree species
- Giblin, David; Dey, Daniel C; Burhans, Dick; Kabrick, John; Root, Brian; Grabner, Jennifer; Gold, Mike. 2001. The Corner
- Dey, Daniel C.; Guyette, Richard P. 2000. Anthropogenic fire history and red oak forests in south-central Ontario
- Brookshire, Brian L.; Dey, Daniel C. 2000. Establishment and Data Collection of Vegetation-related Studies on the Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project Study Sites
- Guyette, Richard P.; Dey, Daniel C. 2000. Humans, Topograpghy, and Wildland Fire: The Ingredients for Long-term Patterns in Ecosystems
- Guyette, Richard P.; Dey, Daniel C. 2000. Humans, topography, and wildland fire: The ingredients for long-term patterns in ecosystems
- Dey, Daniel C.; Guyette, Richard P. 2000. Sustaining Oak Ecosystems in the Central Hardwood Region: Lessons from the Past--Continuing the History of Disturbance
- Dey, Daniel C.; Burhans, Dirk; Kabrick, John; Root, Brain; Grabner, Jennifer; Gold, Mike. 2000. The Missouri River Floodplain: History of Oak Forest & Current Restoration Efforts
- Dey, Daniel C.; Johnson, Paul S.; Garrett, H.E. 1998. Improving Estimates of Acceptable Growiing Stock in Young Upland Oak Forests in the Missouri Ozarks
- 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
- Guyette, Richard P.; Dey, Daniel C. 1997. Fire and logging history at Huckleberry Hallow, Shannon County, Missouri
- Dey, Daniel C.; Parker, William C. 1997. Morphological indicators of stock quality and field performance of red oak (Quercus rubra L.) seedling underplanted in a central Ontario shelterwood
- Dey, Daniel C.; Parker, William C. 1997. Overstory density affects field performance of underplanted red oak (Quercus rubra L.) in Ontario
- Dey, Daniel C.; Guyette, Richard P. 1996. Early fire history near Papineau lake, Ontario
- Dey, Daniel C.; Guyette, Richard P. 1996. Early fire history near Seguin Falls, Ontario
- Dey, Daniel C.; Guyette, Richard P. 1996. Fire history near an historic travel corridor in Ontario
- Dey, Daniel C.; Johnson, Paul S.; Garrett, H.E. 1996. Modeling the regeneration of oak stands in the Missouri Ozark Highlands
- Dey, Daniel C.; parker, William C. 1996. Regeneration of red oak (Quercus rubra L.) using shelterwood systems: Ecophysiology, silviculture and management recommendations
- Dey, Daniel C.; Ter-Mikaelian, Michael; Johnson, Paul S.; Shifley, Stephen R. 1996. Users guide to ACORn: a comprehensive Ozark regeneration simulator.
- Bankowski, Jacek; Dey, Daniel C.; Boysen, Eric; Woods, Murray; Rice, Jim. 1996. Validation of NE-TWIGS for tolerant hardwood stands in Ontario
- Guyette, Richard P.; Dey, Daniel C. 1995. A dendrochronological fire history of Opeongo lookout in Algonquin Park, Ontario
- Guyette, Richard P.; Dey, Daniel C. 1995. A history of fire, disturbance, and growth in Red oak Stand in the Bancroft District, Ontario
- Guyette, Richard P.; Dey, Daniel C. 1995. A presettlement fire history in an oak-pine forest near Basin Lake, Algonquin Park, Ontario
- Dey, Daniel C. 1995. Acorn production in red oak
- Guyette, Richard P.; Dey, Daniel C. 1995. Age, size and regeneration of old growth white pine at Dividing Lake Nature Reserve, Algonquin Park, Ontario
- Guyette, Richard P.; Dey, Daniel C.; McDonell, Chris. 1995. Determinig fire history from old white pine stumps in an oak-pine forest
- Dey, Daniel C. 1995. Red Oak (Quercus rubra, L.) acron collection, nursery culture and direct seeding: A literature review
- Bankowski, Jacek; Dey, Daniel C.; Woods, Murray; Rice, Jim; Boysen, Eric; Batchelor, Brian; Miller, Roj. 1995. Validation of FIBER 3.0 for tolerant hardwood stands in Ontario
- Bankowski, Jacek; Dey, Daniel C.; Jim, Rice; Boysen, Eric; Miller, Roj. 1995. Validation of SILVAH for tolerant hardwoods in Ontario
- Dey, Daniel C. 1994. Careful logging, partial cutting and the protection of terrestrial and aquatic habitats
- Dwyer, John P.; Dey, Daniel C.; Kurtz, William B. 1993. Profitability of Precommericially Thinning Oak Stump Sprouts
- Dwyer, John P.; Dey, Daniel C.; Kurtz, William B. 1993. Profitability of precommercially thinning oak stump sprouts
- Dey, D.; Conway, M.R.; Garrett, H.E.; Hinckley, T.S.; Cox, G.S. 1987. Plant-water relationships and growth of black walnut in a walnut-forage multicropping regime
- Dey, Daniel C.; Conway, M. R.; Garrett, H. E.; Hinckley, T. S.; Cox, G. S. 1987. Plant-water relationships and growth of black walnut in a walnut-forage multicropping regime
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11/19/2008