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Forest Biometrics and Geomatics
Following is a selection of published journal papers and theses, within the Forest Biometrics and
Geomatics Area of Concentration, which have been published by graduate students and FERM faculty in
recent years. These have been selected to show both the breadth of the area of concentration and some
specific examples of projects undertaken. More information can be obtained by going to the web-pages of
individual faculty members (shown in bold).
Journal Papers
Haxton, Z., H. Temesgen, and Marquardt. (in press) Evaluation of n-tree distance sampling for
inventory of headwater riparian forests of western Oregon. Western Journal of Applied
Forestry.
Wing, M.G. and D. Godwin. In press. SWAMP GIS: A spatial decision support system for
predicting and treating stormwater runoff. Journal of Spatial Hydrology.
Akay, A.E., M.G. Wing, and J. Sessions. In press. Estimating structural properties of riparian
forests with airborne LiDAR data. International Journal of Remote Sensing.
Edson, C. and M.G. Wing. In press. Tree location measurement accuracy with a mapping-grade
GPS receiver under forest canopy. Forest Science.
Simwanda, M., M.G. Wing, and J. Sessions. In press. Evaluating Global Positioning System
accuracy for forest biomass transportation tracking within varying forest canopy. Western
Journal of Applied Forestry.
Wing, M.G. In press. Measurement differences resulting from analyzing natural resource spatial
databases referenced to multiple map coordinate systems. Mathematical and Computational
Forestry & Natural Resource Sciences.
Wing, M.G, and J. Frank. In press. An examination of five identical mapping-grade GPS receivers
in two forest settings. Western Journal of Applied Forestry.
Akay, A.E., M.G. Wing, F. Sivrikaya, and D. Sakar. In press. A GIS-based decision support
system to determine the shortest and safest route to forest fires: A case study in the
Mediterranean region of Turkey. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.
Zhao, J., D.A. Maguire, D.B. Mainwaring, and A. Kanaskie. 2012. Climatic influences on needle
cohort survival mediated by Swiss needle cast in coastal Douglas-fir. Trees
doi:10.1007/s00468-012-0711-x
Marquardt, T., H. Temesgen, B.N.I. Eskelson, and P. Anderson. 2012. Evaluation of sampling
methods to quantify abundance of hardwoods and snags within conifer dominated riparian
zones. Annals of Forest Science.
Groom, J.D., Hann, D.W., and Temesgen, H. 2012. Evaluation of mixed-effects models for
predicting Douglas-fir mortality. Forest Ecology and Management. 276: 139-145.
Hilker, T. Coops N.C, Culvenor D.S., Newnham G., Jupp D.L.B., Siggins, A., Bater, C.W. 2012
Merging multiple terrestrial LiDAR data for vegetation analysis: Extracting terrain
information. Remote Sensing Letters, 3:3 239-247
Hilker, T., Coops, N.C., Gaulton, R., Wulder, M.A., Cranston, J., Stenhouse, G. 2012. Bi-weekly
disturbance capture and attribution: A case study in western Alberta. Journal of Applied
Remote Sensing, 5 053568-1- 053568-11

Maguire, D.A., D.B. Mainwaring, and A. Kanaskie. 2011. Ten-year growth and mortality in young
Douglas-fir stands experiencing a range in Swiss needle cast severity. Canadian Journal of
Forest Research 41:2064-2076.
Temesgen, H., V.J. Monleon, A. R. Weiskittel, and D.S. Wilson. 2011. Sampling strategies for
efficient estimation of tree foliage biomass. Forest Science. 57: 153-163.
Andersen, H. E., J. Strunk, and H. Temesgen. 2011. Using multi-level remote sensing and
ground data to estimate forest biomass resources in remote regions: a case study in boreal
forests of interior Alaska. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. 37: 596-611.
Eskelson, B.N.I., L. Madison, J. Hagar, and H. Temesgen. 2011. Estimating riparian understory
vegetation cover with beta regression and copula models. Forest Science. 57: 212-221.
Goerndt, M. E., V. J. Monleon, and H. Temesgen. 2011. A comparison of small-area estimation
techniques to estimate selected stand attributes using LiDAR-derived auxiliary variables.
Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 41: 1189-1201.
Eskelson, B.N.I., P. D. Anderson, J. Hagar, and H. Temesgen. 2011. Geostatistical approaches
and optimization of sample patterns for microclimate variables in riparian buffers of
headwater streams Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 41: 974-985.
Hilker, T., Coops, N.C., Hall, F.G., Nichol, C.J, Lyapustin, A., Black, T.A., Wulder, M.A., Leuning,
R., Barr, A., Hollinger, D.Y., Munger, J. W., Tucker, C. J. 2011. Inferring terrestrial
photosynthetic light use efficiency of temperate ecosystems from space. Journal of
Geophysical Research. Vol. 116, G03014. 11p.
Hilker, T., Coops, N.C., Newnham, G., v. Leeuwen, M., Wulder, M.A., Stewart, J., Culvenor, D.S.
2011. Comparison of terrestrial and airborne LiDAR in describing stand structure of a
thinned lodgepole pine forest Journal of Forestry, 110, 97-104
Hilker, T., Lepine, L., Coops, N.C., Jassal, R.S., Black, T.A., Wulder, M.A., Ollinger, S.O., Tsui,
O., Day, M. 2011. Assessing the impact of N-fertilization on biochemical composition and
biomass of a Douglas-fir canopy – a remote sensing approach. Agricultural and Forest
Meteorology, 153, 124-133
Weiskittel, A..R., D.A. Maguire, R.A. Monserud, and G.P. Johnson. 2010. A hybrid model for
intensively managed Douglas-fir plantations in the Pacific Northwest, USA. European
Journal of Forest Research 129:325-338.
Hilker, T., Gitelson, A., Coops, N.C., Hall, F.G., Black, T.A. 2010. Tracking plant physiological
properties from multi-angular tower-based remote sensing. Oecologia 165: 865-876 DOI
10.1007/s00442-010-1901-0
Hilker, T., Hall, F.G., Coops, N.C., Lyapustin, A., Wang, Y., Grant, N, Nesic, Z., Black, Wulder,
M.A., T.A., Kljun, N., Chasmer, L., Hopkinson, C. 2010. Remote sensing of photosynthetic
light use efficiency across two forested biomes: Spatial scaling. Remote Sensing of
Environment, 114, 2863–2874
Hilker, T., Nesic, Z., Coops, N.C., & Lessard, D. 2010. A new automated multi-angular
radiometer instrument for tower based observations of canopy reflectance (AMSPEC II).
Instrumentation Science and Technology, 38, 319-340
Hilker, T., v. Leeuwen, M., Coops, N.C., Wulder, M.A., Newnham G., Jupp D.L.B., Culvenor D.S
2010. Comparing canopy metrics derived from terrestrial and airborne laser scanning in a
Douglas-fir dominated forest stand Trees-Structure and Function, DOI 10.1007/s00468-010-
0452-7
Maguire, D.A., D.B. Mainwaring, R. Rose, S.M. Garber, and E.J. Dinger. 2009. Response of
coastal Douglas-fir and competing vegetation to repeated and delayed weed control

treatments during early plantation development. Canadian Journal of Forest Research
39:1208-1219.
Keyes, C.R., D.A. Maguire, and J.C. Tappeiner. 2009. Recruitment of ponderosa pine seedlings
in the Cascade Range. Forest Ecology & Management 257:495-501.
Wilson, D.S. and D.A. Maguire. 2009. Environmental basis of soil-site relationships in
ponderosa pine. Ecological Monographs 79:595-617.
Hilker, T., Coops, N.C., Coggins, S.B., Wulder, M.A., Brown, M., Black, T.A., Nesic, Z., &
Lessard, D. 2009. Detection of foliage conditions and disturbance from multi-angular high
spectral resolution remote sensing. Remote Sensing of Environment, 113, 421-434
Hilker, T., Lyapustin, A., Hall, F.G., Wang, Y., Coops, N.C., Drolet, G., & Black, T.A. 2009. An
assessment of photosynthetic light use efficiency from space: Modeling the atmospheric and
directional impacts on PRI reflectance. Remote Sensing of Environment, 113, 2463-2475
Theses
Strunk, Jacob. 2012. Estimation and Modeling of Selected Forest Metrics with Lidar and Landsat.
PhD. Oregon State University.
Craven, Michael B. 2011. Assessment of Airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) for use
in common forest engineering geomatic applications. MS. Oregon State University.
Edson, Curtis B. 2011. Light detection and ranging (LiDAR): what we can and cannot see in the
forest for the trees. PhD. Oregon State University.
Goerndt, Michael. 2010. Comparison and analysis of small area estimation methods for improving
estimates of selected forest attributes. PhD. Oregon State University.
Haxton, Zane. 2010. An examination of several methods of quantifying forest structure in
headwater riparian forests of western Oregon. MS. Oregon State University.
Marquardt, Theresa. 2010. Accuracy and suitability of several stand sampling methods in riparian
zones. MS. Oregon State University.
Lam, Tzeng Yih. 2010. Exploration of statistical methods for synthesizing the effects of variableretention
harvesting on multiple taxa. PhD. Oregon State University.
Kiser, James D. 2009. The effects of mechanical damage on residual coastal Douglas-fir
(Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirbel] Franco) following commercial thinning. PhD. Oregon State
University.
Eskelson, Bianca. 2008. Examination of imputation methods to estimate status and change of
forest attributes from paneled inventory data. PhD. Oregon State University.
Drake, Timothy. 2008. Empirical modeling of windthrow occurrence in streamside buffer strips.
MS. Oregon State University.
Younger, Nicole. 2007. Taper, crown, and volume responses of a coastal Douglas-fir stand to
sulfur treatments for Swiss needle cast.
Weiskittel, Aaron R. 2003. Alterations in Douglas-fir crown structure, morphology, and dynamics
imposed by the Swiss needle cast disease in the Oregon Coast Range. MS. Oregon State
University.