Stephen R. Shifley
Emeritus Research Forester
Sustainable Management of Central Hardwood Ecosystems and Landscapes
202 Natural Resources Bldg., University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211-7260
United States
Columbia, MO 65211-7260
United States
Phone
573-875-5341 x232
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.
Research Interest
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.
Why This Research Is 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.
Education
- Purdue University, B.S., Forestry, 1976
- Purdue University, M.S., Forestry, 1978
- University of Minnesota, Ph.D., Forestry, 1990
Professional Organizations
- Society of American Foresters (SAF), Current
- Conservation Federation of Missouri, Current
- Society for Conservation Biology, Missouri, Current
Featured Publications
- Kabrick, John M.; Dey, Daniel C.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Villwock, Jason L.. 2011. Early survival and growth of planted shortleaf pine seedlings as a function of initial size and overstory stocking
- Zhaofei, Fan; Xiuli, Fan; Spetich, Martin A.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Moser, W. Keith; Jensen, Randy G.; Kabrick, John M.. 2011. Developing a stand hazard index for oak decline in upland Oak forests of the Ozark Highlands, Missouri
- Johnson, Paul S.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Rogers, Robert. 2011. <i>The Ecology and Silviculture of Oaks</i>, Second Edition: A new book
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Yang, Jian; He, Hong. 2009. Modeling fire and other disturbance processes using LANDIS
- Zhang, Yangjian; He, Hong S.; Dijak, William D.; Yang, Jian; Shifley, Stephen R.; Palik, Brian J.. 2009. Integration of satellite imagery and forest inventory in mapping dominant and associated species at a regional scale
Other Publications
- Vickers, Lance A.; McWilliams, William H.; Knapp, Benjamin O.; D'Amato, Anthony W.; Saunders, Michael R.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Kabrick, John M.; Dey, Daniel C.; Larsen, David R.; Westfall, James A.. 2019. Using a tree seedling mortality budget as an indicator of landscape-scale forest regeneration security
- Spetich, Marty; Fan, Zhaofei; He, Hong; Wang, Wen; Crosby, Michael; Shifley, Stephen R.. 2019. Oak Decline—What We Know Today and What To Do About It
- Bengston, David N.; Dockry, Michael J.; Shifley, Stephen R.. 2018. Anticipating cascading change in land use: Exploring the implications of a major trend in US northern forests
- Jin, Wenchi; He, Hong S.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Wang, Wen J.; Kabrick, John M.; Davidson, Brian K.. 2018. How can prescribed burning and harvesting restore shortleaf pine-oak woodland at the landscape scale in central United States? Modeling joint effects of harvest and fire regimes
- Thompson, Frank R.; Hanberry, Brice ; Shifley, Stephen R.; Davidson, Brian K.. 2018. Restoration of pine-oak woodlands in Missouri: Using science to inform land management debates and decisions
- Jin, Wenchi; He, Hong S.; Thompson, Frank R.; Wang, Wen J.; Fraser, Jacob S.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Hanberry, Brice B.; Dijak, William D.. 2017. Future forest aboveground carbon dynamics in the central United States: the importance of forest demographic processes
- Spetich, Martin A.; Fan, Zhaofei ; Sui, Zhen ; Crosby, Michael ; He, Hong S.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Leininger, Theodor D.; Moser, W. Keith.. 2017. Tree mortality estimates and species distribution probabilities in southeastern United States forests
- Shifley, Stephen R.; He, Hong S.; Lischke, Heike; Wang, Wen J.; Jin, Wenchi; Gustafson, Eric J.; Thompson, Jonathan R.; Thompson, Frank R.; Dijak, William D.; Yang, Jian. 2017. The past and future of modeling forest dynamics: from growth and yield curves to forest landscape models
- Spetich, Martin A.; Shifley, Stephen R.. 2017. Guidelines for sampling aboveground biomass and carbon in mature central hardwood forests
- Larsen, David R.; Kabrick, John M.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Jensen, Randy G.. 2017. Forest Dynamics at the Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project viewed through stocking diagrams
- Bengston, David N.; Dockry, Mike; Shifley, Stephen R.. 2017. Anticipating cascading change in forests: Seeking a deeper understanding of the future
- Kabrick, John M.; Dey, Daniel C.; Knapp, Benjamin O.; Larsen, David R.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Stelzer, Henry E., eds... 2017. Proceedings of the 20th Central Hardwood Forest Conference
- Song, Nianfu; Shifley, Stephen R.; Bowker, Michael; Emery, Marla R.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Skog, Kenneth E.. 2016. Maintenance and enhancement of long-term multiple socioeconomic benefits to meet the needs of societies
- Hanberry, Brice B.; He, Hong S.; Shifley, Stephen R.. 2016. Loss of aboveground forest biomass and landscape biomass variability in Missouri, US
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Moser, W. Keith. 2016. Appendices
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Moser, W. Keith. 2016. Glossary
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Moser, W. Keith; Wormstead, Sherri; Aguilar, Francisco X.. 2016. The outlook for northern forests
- Goerndt, Michael E.; Moser, W. Keith; Miles, Patrick D.; Wear, Dave; DeSantis, Ryan D.; Huggett, Robert J.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Skog, Kenneth E.. 2016. Projection methods
- Goerndt, Michael E.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Miles, Patrick D.; Wear, Dave; Aguilar, Francisco X.. 2016. Projections of forest contributions to global carbon cycles
- Moser, W. Keith; Miles, Patrick D.; Stephens, Aimee; Gormanson, Dale D.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Wear, Dave; Huggett, Robert J.; Li, Ruhong. 2016. Maintenance of productive capacity of forest ecosystems
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Moser, W. Keith; Wormstead, Sherri. 2016. Assessing and forecasting change in northern forests
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Moser, W. Keith. 2016. Front matter
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Moser, W. Keith. 2016. Future forests of the northern United States
- Spetich, Marty; Fan, Zhaofei; He, Hong S.; Wang, Wen J.; Crosby, Michael K.; Shifley, Stephen R.. 2016. Oak decline across the Ozark Highlands- from stand to landscape and regional scale processes
- Fan, Zhaofei; Yao, Qi; Dey, Daniel; Spetich, Martin; Ezell, Andrew; Shifley, Stephen; Kabrick, John; Jensen, Randy. 2015. Efficacy and associated factors of even- and uneven-aged management to promote oak regeneration in the Missouri Ozarks
- Lowney, Christy A.; Graham, Bradley D.; Spetich, Martin A.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Saunders, Michael R.; Jenkins, Michael A.. 2015. Two decades of compositional and structural change in deciduous old-growth forests of Indiana, USA
- Wang, Wen J.; He, Hong S.; Fraser, Jacob S.; Thompson, Frank R.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Spetich, Martin A.. 2014. LANDIS PRO: a landscape model that predicts forest composition and structure changes at regional scales
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Moser, W. Keith; Nowak, David J.; Miles, Patrick D.; Butler, Brett J.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; DeSantis, Ryan D.; Greenfield, Eric J.. 2014. Five anthropogenic factors that will radically alter forest conditions and management needs in the Northern United States
- Wang, Wen J.; He, Hong S.; Spetich, Martin A.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R.; Dijak, William D.; Wang, Qia. 2014. A framework for evaluating forest landscape model predictions using empirical data and knowledge
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Moser, W. Keith; Goerndt, Michael E.; Song, Nianfu; Nelson, Mark D.; Nowak, David J.; Miles, Patrick D.; Butler, Brett J.; DeSantis, Ryan D.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Tavernia, Brian G.. 2014. Futures project anticipates changes and challenges facing forests of the northern United States
- Wang, Wen J.; He, Hong S.; Spetich, Martin A.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson III, Frank R.; Larsen, David R.; Fraser, Jacob S.; Yang, Jian. 2013. A large-scale forest landscape model incorporating multi-scale processes and utilizing forest inventory data
- Fraser, Jacob S.; He, Hong S.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Wang, Wen J.; Thompson, Frank R., III.. 2013. Simulating stand-level harvest prescriptions across landscapes: LANDIS PRO harvest module design
- Kabrick, John M.; Dwyer, John P.; Shifley, Stephen R.; O'Neil, Brandon S.. 2013. Components and nutrient concentrations of small-diameter woody biomass for energy
- Wang, Wen J.; He, Hong S.; Spetich, Martin A.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R. III; Fraser, Jacob S.. 2013. Modeling the effects of harvest alternatives on mitigating oak decline in a Central Hardwood Forest landscape
- Shifley, Stephen. 2013. The Northern Forest Futures Project: examining past, present, and future trends affecting forests in and around the central hardwood forest region
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Song, Nianfu; Stewart, Susan I.; Nowak, David J.; Gormanson, Dale D.; Moser, W. Keith; Wormstead, Sherri; Greenfield, Eric J.. 2012. Summary and Synthesis
- Aguilar, Francisco X.; Goerndt, Michael E.; Song, Nianfu; Shifley, Stephen R.. 2012. Internal, external and location factors influencing cofiring of biomass with coal in the U.S. northern region
- Song, Nianfu; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Goerndt, Michael E.. 2012. Analysis of U.S. household wood energy consumption: 1967-2009
- Moser, W. Keith; Shifley, Stephen R.. 2012. The Northern Forest Futures Project: A forward look at forest conditions in the northern United States
- Fan, Zhaofei; Fan, Xiuli; Crosby, Michael K.; Moser, W. Keith; He, Hong; Spetich, Martin A.; Shifley, Stephen R.. 2012. Spatio-Temporal Trends of Oak Decline and Mortality under Periodic Regional Drought in the Ozark Highlands of Arkansas and Missouri
- Goerndt, Michael E.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Miles, Patrick; Shifley, Stephen; Song, Nianfu; Stelzer, Hank. 2012. Regional assessment of woody biomass physical availability as an energy feedstock for combined combustion in the US northern region
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Song, Nianfu; Stewart, Susan I.; Nowak, David J.; Gormanson, Dale D.; Moser, W. Keith; Wormstead, Sherri; Greenfield, Eric J.. 2012. Executive Summary: Forests of the Northern United States
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Song, Nianfu; Stewart, Susan I.; Nowak, David J.; Gormanson, Dale D.; Moser, W. Keith; Wormstead, Sherri; Greenfield, Eric J.. 2012. Characteristics of sustainable forest management
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Song, Nianfu; Stewart, Susan I.; Nowak, David J.; Gormanson, Dale D.; Moser, W. Keith; Wormstead, Sherri; Greenfield, Eric J.. 2012. Appendix
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Song, Nianfu; Stewart, Susan I.; Nowak, David J.; Gormanson, Dale D.; Moser, W. Keith; Wormstead, Sherri; Greenfield, Eric J.. 2012. Glossary
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Song, Nianfu; Stewart, Susan I.; Nowak, David J.; Gormanson, Dale D.; Moser, W. Keith; Wormstead, Sherri; Greenfield, Eric J.. 2012. Literature Cited
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Song, Nianfu; Stewart, Susan I.; Nowak, David J.; Gormanson, Dale D.; Moser, W. Keith; Wormstead, Sherri; Greenfield, Eric J.. 2012. Acknowledgments
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Song, Nianfu; Stewart, Susan I.; Nowak, David J.; Gormanson, Dale D.; Moser, W. Keith; Wormstead, Sherri; Greenfield, Eric J.. 2012. Criterion 7: Legal, institutional, and economic framework for forest conservation and sustainable management
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Song, Nianfu; Stewart, Susan I.; Nowak, David J.; Gormanson, Dale D.; Moser, W. Keith; Wormstead, Sherri; Greenfield, Eric J.. 2012. Criterion 8: Urban and community forests
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Song, Nianfu; Stewart, Susan I.; Nowak, David J.; Gormanson, Dale D.; Moser, W. Keith; Wormstead, Sherri; Greenfield, Eric J.. 2012. Criterion 6: Maintenance and enhancement of long-term multiple socioeconomic benefits to meet the needs of societies
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Song, Nianfu; Stewart, Susan I.; Nowak, David J.; Gormanson, Dale D.; Moser, W. Keith; Wormstead, Sherri; Greenfield, Eric J.. 2012. Criterion 5: Maintenance of forest contributions to global carbon cycles
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Song, Nianfu; Stewart, Susan I.; Nowak, David J.; Gormanson, Dale D.; Moser, W. Keith; Wormstead, Sherri; Greenfield, Eric J.. 2012. Criterion 4: Conservation and maintenance of soil and water resources
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Song, Nianfu; Stewart, Susan I.; Nowak, David J.; Gormanson, Dale D.; Moser, W. Keith; Wormstead, Sherri; Greenfield, Eric J.. 2012. Criterion 3: Maintenance of forest ecosystem health and vitality
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Song, Nianfu; Stewart, Susan I.; Nowak, David J.; Gormanson, Dale D.; Moser, W. Keith; Wormstead, Sherri; Greenfield, Eric J.. 2012. Criterion 2: Maintenance of productive capacity of forest ecosystems
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Song, Nianfu; Stewart, Susan I.; Nowak, David J.; Gormanson, Dale D.; Moser, W. Keith; Wormstead, Sherri; Greenfield, Eric J.. 2012. Criterion 1: Conservation of biological diversity
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Song, Nianfu; Stewart, Susan I.; Nowak, David J.; Gormanson, Dale D.; Moser, W. Keith; Wormstead, Sherri; Greenfield, Eric J.. 2012. Forest conditions and trends in the northern United States
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Song, Nianfu; Stewart, Susan I.; Nowak, David J.; Gormanson, Dale D.; Moser, W. Keith; Wormstead, Sherri; Greenfield, Eric J.. 2012. Strategies for sustainable forest management
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Song, Nianfu; Stewart, Susan I.; Nowak, David J.; Gormanson, Dale D.; Moser, W. Keith; Wormstead, Sherri; Greenfield, Eric J.. 2012. Framing the issues affecting northern forests
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Song, Nianfu; Stewart, Susan I.; Nowak, David J.; Gormanson, Dale D.; Moser, W. Keith; Wormstead, Sherri; Greenfield, Eric J.. 2012. Introduction
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Song, Nianfu; Stewart, Susan I.; Nowak, David J.; Gormanson, Dale D.; Moser, W. Keith; Wormstead, Sherri; Greenfield, Eric J.. 2012. Forests of the Northern United States
- Song, Nianfu; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Goerndt, Michael E.. 2012. Factors affecting wood energy consumption by U.S. households
- Shang, Zong Bo; He, Hong S.; Xi, Weimin; Shifley, Stephen R.; Palik, Brian J.. 2012. Integrating LANDIS model and a multi-criteria decision-making approach to evaluate cumulative effects of forest management in the Missouri Ozarks, USA
- Spetich, Martin A.; Fan, Zhaofei; Fan, Xiuli; He, Hong; Shifley, Stephen R.; Moser, W. Keith. 2011. Risk factors of oak decline and regional mortality patterns in the Ozark Highlands of Arkansas and Missouri
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R.. 2011. Chapter 6 Spatial and Temporal Patterns in the Amount of Young Forests and Implications for Biodiversity.
- He, Hong S.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R., III. 2011. Overview of contemporary issues of forest research and management in China
- He, Hong S.; Yang, Jian; Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R.. 2011. Challenges of forest landscape modeling - simulating large landscapes and validating results
- Yang, Jian; He, Hong S.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R.; Zhang, Yangjian. 2011. An innovative computer design for modeling forest landscape change in very large spatial extents with fine resolutions
- Aguilar, Francisco X.; Song, Nianfu; Shifley, Stephen. 2011. Review of consumption trends and public policies promoting woody biomass as an energy feedstock in the U.S.
- Zhang, Yangjian; He, Hong S.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Yang, Jian; Palik, Brian J.. 2011. Evaluating the effects of alternative forest management plans under various physiographic settings using historical records as a reference
- Rittenhouse, Chadwick D.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Dijak, William D.; Fan, Zhaofei; Thompson, Frank R., III; Millspaugh, Joshua J.; Perez, Judith A.; Sandeno, Cynthia M.. 2011. Chapter 13 Application of landscape and habitat suitability models to conservation: the Hoosier National Forest land-management plan
- Shifley, S. R.; Flather, C. H.; Smith, W. B.; Riitters, K. H.; Sieg, C. H.. 2010. Status and progress in large-scale assessment of biological diversity in the United States
- 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
- 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
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R., III.; Dijak, William D.; Fan, Zhaofei F.. 2008. Forecasting landscape-scale, cumulative effects of forest management on vegetation and wildlife habitat: a case study of issues, limitations, and opportunities
- Lootens, J.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
- Kabrick, John M. Fan, Zhaofei.; Shifley, Stephen R.. 2007. Red oak decline and mortality by ecological land type in the Missouri ozarks
- Shifley, Stephen R.. 2006. Sustainable forestry in the balance
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Fan, Zhaofei; Kabrick, John M.; Jensen, Randy G.. 2006. Oak mortality risk factors and mortality estimation
- 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
- Fan, Zhaofei; Shifley, Stephen R.; Spetich, Martin A.; Thompson, Frank R., III.; Larsen, David R.. 2005. Abundance and size distribution of cavity trees in second-growth and old-growth central hardwood 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
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Sullivan, Neal H.. 2004. Balancing growth, harvest, and consumption: a regional response to the national issue of forest sustainability
- Shifley, Stephen R.. 2004. The black walnut resource in the United States
- 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
- Kabrick, John M.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Jensen, Randy G.; Fan, Zhaofei; Larsen, David R.. 2004. Factors Associated with Oak Mortality in Missouri Ozark Forests
- Fan, Zhaofei; Shifley, Stephen R; Thompson, Frank R; Larsen, David R. 2004. Simulated cavity tree dynamics under alternative timber harvest regimes
- Kabrick, John M.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Jensen, Randy G.; Larsen, David R.; Grabner, Jennifer K.. 2004. Oak Forest Composition, Site Quality, and Dynamics in Relation to Site Factors in the Southeastern Missouri Ozarks
- Shifley, Stephen R.. 2004. Oak Growth and Response to Thinning
- Sullivan, Neal H.; Shifley, Stephen R.. 2003. The status of timber resources in the North Central United States
- Fan, Zhaofei; Shifley, Stephen R.; Spetich, Martin A.; Thompson, Frank R., III.; Larsen, David R.. 2003. Distribution of cavity trees in midwestern old-growth and second-growth forests
- 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
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Sullivan, Neal H.. 2002. The Status of timber resources in the North Central United States.
- Shifley, S.R.; Kabrick, J.M., eds.. 2002. Proceedings of the second Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project Symposium: Post-treatment results of the landscape experiment
- 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. Growth, Producion, and Consumption of Forest Resources in the Upper Great Lakes Region of the United States
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Sullivan, Neal. 2001. Balancing Growth, Harvest, and Consumption of Hardwood Resources in the North Central Region
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Brookshire, Brian L., eds.. 2000. Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project: site history, soils, landforms, woody and herbaceous vegetation, down wood, and inventory methods for the landscape experiment.
- 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, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R.; Larsen , David R.; Dijak, William D.. 2000. Model forest landscape change in the Missouri Ozarks under alternative management practices
- 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
- Spetich, Martin A.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Parker, George R.. 1999. Regional distribution and dynamics of coarse woody debris in Midwestern old-growth forests
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Brookshire, Brian L.; Larsen, David R.; Herbeck, Laura A.; Jensen, Randy G.. 1997. Snags and Down Wood on Upland Oak Sites in the Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project
- Kabrick, John M.; Larsen, David R.; Shifley, Stephen R.. 1997. Analysis of Pre-treatment Woody Vegetation and Environmental Data for the Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project
- 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
- Spetich, Martin A.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Parker, George R.; Ponder, Felix, Jr.. 1997. Ground cover in old-growth forests of the central hardwood region
- 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
- 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
- Brookshire, Brian L.; Shifley, Stephen R., eds.. 1997. Proceedings of the Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project Symposium: an experimental approach to landscape research
- 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.; Moser, John W. Jr.; Brown, Kenneth M.. 1982. Growth and yield model for the elm-ash-cottonwood type in Indiana.
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Smith, W. Brad. 1982. Diameter Growth, Survival, and Volume Estimates for Missouri Trees
- Shifley, Stephen R; Brown, Kenneth M.. 1978. Elm-ash-cottonwood forest type bibliography.
Research Highlights
Future Forests of the Northern United States
Year: 2016
The recent publication of Future Forests of the Northern United States and associated databases caps a 6-year effort to examine past trends, current conditions, and anticipated changes over the next 50 years for forests in the 20 northern states bounded by Maine, Maryland, Missouri, and Minnesota.
Second Edition Published of 'Oak Bible'---The Ecology and Silviculture of Oaks
Year: 2010
The second edition of The Ecology and Silviculture of Oaks was recently authored by retireed NRS scientist Paul Johnson (Columbia, MO) and NRS scientist Stephen Shifley), with their colleague Robert Rogers (University of Wisconsin--Stevens Point, Emeritus).
Report Details Trends and Current Conditions for Northern Forests
Year: 2012
Overarching issues include the interaction of forests and people, managing invasive species, sustaining biodiversity, and sustaining capacity for forest management
Big Changes Ahead Expected for Northern Forests
Year: 2014
Northern Forests, those in the 20 states bounded by Maine, Maryland, Missouri, and Minnesota, are in for some big changes in the next 50 years. Research under the Forest Service's Northern Forest Futures Project is identifying the drivers of forest change and projected patterns of change over the ne...
Forest Management Guidelines Help Improve and Sustain Missouri's Forest Resources
Year: 2014
Missouri landowners and resource managers need state-of-the-art, science-based knowledge of forest management planning, silviculture, and best management practices to guide their stewardship and use of Missouri's 15.5 million acres of forestland. Forests contribute significantly to the state econom...