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Marty Spetich, PhD

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Marty Spetich, PhD

Research Forest Ecologist

Southern Research Station

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José Miguel Febles Díaz, Emma Schopen, Zhaofei Fan, Favour Onyido, Marty Spetich, Haomin Huang. 2025. Exploring the influence of natural physical variables on wood specific gravity in oak across a broad geographic range
Sunil Nepal, Marty Spetich, Zhaofei Fan. 2024. Determining spatial units for modeling regional nonnative invasive plant species spread in the southern US forestlands: Using the state of Alabama as an example
Jacob S. Fraser, Lauren S. Pile, Brad Graham, Michael A. Jenkins, John M. Kabrick, Michael Saunders, Marty Spetich, Stephen R. R. Shifley. 2023. Carbon dynamics in old-growth forests of the Central Hardwoods Region, USA
Marty Spetich, Michael A. Jenkins, Stephen R. R. Shifley, Robert F. Wittwer, David L. Graney. 2022. Characteristics of dry-mesic old-growth oak forests in the Eastern United States
Shengwu Duan, Hong He, Marty Spetich, Wen Wang, Jacob S. Fraser, Wenru Xu. 2021. Long-term effects of succession, climate change and insect disturbance on oak-pine forest composition in the U.S. Central Hardwood Region
Shaoyang Yang, Marty Spetich, Zhaofei Fan. 2021. Spatiotemporal dynamics and risk factors of oak decline and Mortality in the Missouri Ozarks of the United States based on repeatedly measured FIA data
Shengwu Duan, Hong S. He, Marty Spetich, Wen J. Wang, Jacob S. Fraser, Frank R. Thompson. 2021. Indirect effects mediate direct effects of climate warming on insect disturbance regimes of temperate broadleaf forests in the central U.S.
Marty Spetich. 2020. Survival of Quercus alba (White Oak) advance reproduction in small group and single tree openings.
Wen Wang, Shuang Ma, Hong He, Zhihua Liu, Frank Thompson, Wenchi Jin, Zheng Fang Wu, Marty Spetich, Lei Wang, Song Xue, Wenguang Zhang, Xianwei Wang. 2019. Effects of rising atmospheric CO ₂ , climate change, and nitrogen deposition on aboveground net primary production in a temperate forest
Marty Spetich, Zhaofei Fan, Hong He, Wen Wang, Michael Crosby, Stephen R. R. Shifley. 2019. Oak Decline—What We Know Today and What To Do About It
Shaoyang Yang, Zhaofei Fan, Xia Liu, Andrew Ezell, Marty Spetich, Scott Saucier, Sami Gray, Scott Hereford. 2019. Effects of prescribed fire, site factors, and seed sources on the spread of invasive Triadica sebifera in a fire-managed coastal landscape in southeastern Mississippi, USA
Wen J. Wang, Frank R. Thompson, Hong S. He, Jacob S. Fraser, William D. Dijak, Marty Spetich. 2018. Population dynamics has greater effects than climate change on tree species distribution in a temperate forest region
Stephanie H. Laseter, James Vose, Jim M. Guldin, Don C. Bragg, Marty Spetich, Tara L. Keyser, Katherine Elliott, Mary Anne Sword Sayer, Shi-Jean Susana Sung. 2018. Experimental forests of the Southern Research Station: highlights of foundational silviculture studies
Shengwu Duan, Hong He, Marty Spetich. 2018. Effects of growing-season drought on phenology and productivity in the west region of Central Hardwood Forests, USA
Wen J. Wang, Hong S. He, Frank R. Thompson, Marty Spetich, Jacob S. Fraser. 2018. Effects of species biological traits and environmental heterogeneity on simulated tree species distribution shifts under climate change
Marty Spetich, Stephen R. R. Shifley. 2017. Guidelines for sampling aboveground biomass and carbon in mature central hardwood forests
Stacy Byrd, Scott E. Schlarbaum, Tara L. Keyser, Callie Schweitzer, Marty Spetich, Dean Simon, Gordon S. Warburton. 2016. Response of planted northern red oak seedlings to regeneration harvesting, Midstory removal, and prescribed burning
Marty Spetich, Zhaofei Fan, Hong S. He, Wen J. Wang, Michael K. Crosby, Stephen R. R. Shifley. 2016. Oak decline across the Ozark Highlands- from stand to landscape and regional scale processes
Steven W Oak, Marty Spetich, Randall Morin. 2015. Oak decline in central hardwood forests: frequency, spatial extent, and scale
Zhaofei Fan, Qi Yao, Daniel C. C. Dey, Marty Spetich, Andrew Ezell, Stephen R. R. Shifley, John M. Kabrick, Randy Jensen. 2015. Efficacy and associated factors of even- and uneven-aged management to promote oak regeneration in the Missouri Ozarks
Marty Spetich. 2014. Regeneration dynamics during oak decline in Arkansas
Wen J. Wang, Hong S. He, Marty Spetich, Stephen R. R. Shifley, Frank R. Thompson, William D. Dijak, Qia Wang. 2014. A framework for evaluating forest landscape model predictions using empirical data and knowledge
Michael K. Crosby, Zhaofei Fan, Ted Leininger, Marty Spetich, A Brady Self. 2014. Spatial trends and factors associated with hardwood mortality in the southeastern United States
Henry McNab, Marty Spetich, Roger W. Perry, Dave Haywood, Shelby Gull Laird, Stacy Byrd, Justin L. Hart, Scott J. Torreano, Megan L. Buchanan. 2014. Climate-induced migration of native tree populations and consequences for forest composition
Wen J. Wang, Hong S. He, Jacob S. Fraser, Frank R. Thompson, Stephen R. R. Shifley, Marty Spetich. 2014. LANDIS PRO: a landscape model that predicts forest composition and structure changes at regional scales
Wen J. Wang, Hong S. He, Marty Spetich, Stephen R. R. Shifley, Frank R. Thompson, David R. Larsen, Jacob S. Fraser, Jian Yang. 2013. A large-scale forest landscape model incorporating multi-scale processes and utilizing forest inventory data
Wen J. Wang, Hong S. He, Marty Spetich, Stephen R. R. Shifley, Frank R. Thompson, Jacob S. Fraser. 2013. Modeling the effects of harvest alternatives on mitigating oak decline in a Central Hardwood Forest landscape
Marty Spetich. 2013. Regeneration dynamics during oak decline with prescribed fire in the Boston Mountains of Arkansas
Michael K. Crosby, Zhaofei Fan, Marty Spetich, Ted Leininger, Xingang Fan. 2012. Relationship between crown dieback and drought in the southeastern United States
Michael K. Crosby, Zhaofei Fan, Xingang Fan, Ted Leininger, Marty Spetich. 2012. Assessing forest mortality patterns using climate and FIA data at multiple scales
Stacy Byrd, Kathleen Franzreb, Katie H. Greenberg, Tara L. Keyser, Susan Loeb, David Loftis, Henry McNab, Joy M. O'Keefe, Callie Schweitzer, Marty Spetich. 2012. Researching effects of prescribed fire in hardwood forests
Zhaofei Fan, Xiuli Fan, Michael K. Crosby, W. Keith Moser, Hong He, Marty Spetich, Stephen R. R. Shifley. 2012. Spatio-Temporal Trends of Oak Decline and Mortality under Periodic Regional Drought in the Ozark Highlands of Arkansas and Missouri
Michael K. Crosby, Zhaofei Fan, Marty Spetich, Ted Leininger. 2012. Remote Sensing of Forest Health Indicators for Assessing Change in Forest Health
Curtis J. Lilly, Rodney E. Will, Charles G. Tauer, Jim M. Guldin, Marty Spetich. 2012. Factors affecting the sprouting of shortleaf pine rootstock following prescribed fire
Zhaofei Fan, Xiuli Fan, Hong He, Stephen R. R. Shifley, W. Keith Moser, Marty Spetich. 2011. Risk factors of oak decline and regional mortality patterns in the Ozark Highlands of Arkansas and Missouri
Marty Spetich, Roger W. Perry, Craig A. Harper, Stacy Byrd. 2011. Fire in Eastern Hardwood Forests through 14,000 Years
Fan Zhaofei, Fan Xiuli, Marty Spetich, Stephen R. R. Shifley, W. Keith Moser, Randy G. Jensen, John M. Kabrick. 2011. Developing a stand hazard index for oak decline in upland Oak forests of the Ozark Highlands, Missouri
Daniel C. C. Dey, Alejandro A. Royo, Patrick Brose, Todd Hutchinson, Marty Spetich, Scott H. Stoleson. 2010. An ecologically based approach to oak silviculture: a synthesis of 50 years of oak ecosystem research in North America
Marty Spetich, Daniel C. C. Dey, Paul Johnson. 2009. Shelterwood-planted northern red oaks: integrated costs and options
Marty Spetich, Daniel C. C. Dey, Jim Lootens-White. 2009. Getting science out -- a boston mountains forest underplanting tool online
Marty Spetich, Anna E. Kvashnina, Y.D. Nukhimovskya, Olin E. Jr. Rhodes. 2009. History, administration, goals, values, and long-term data of Russia's strictly protected scientific nature reserves
Daniel C. C. Dey, Marty Spetich, Dale R. Wiegel, David L. Graney, John M. Kabrick. 2009. A suggested approach for design of oak (Quercus L.) regeneration research considering regional differences
Zhaofei Fan, John M. Kabrick, Marty Spetich, Stephen R. R. Shifley, Randy G. Jensen. 2008. Oak mortality associated with crown dieback and oak borer attack in the Ozark Highlands
Marty Spetich, Daniel C. C. Dey. 2008. Oak seedling outplanting performance
Stacy Byrd, Marty Spetich, Zander Evans. 2008. Drought in the southeast
Marty Spetich, Hong S. He. 2008. Oak decline in the Boston Mountains, Arkansas, USA: Spatial and temporal patterns under two fire regimes
Zhaofei Fan, John M. Kabrick, Marty Spetich, Stephen R. R. Shifley, Randy G. Jensen. 2008. Oak mortality associated with crown dieback and oak borer attack in the Ozark Highlands
Bear L. Engbring, Eric Heitzman, Marty Spetich. 2008. Ridgetop fire history of an oak-pine forest in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas
Marty Spetich. 2007. Down deadwood dynamics on a severely impacted oak decline site
Eric Heitzman, Adrian Grell, Marty Spetich, Dale Starkey. 2007. Changes in forest structure associated with oak decline in severely impacted areas of northern Arkansas
Richard P. Guyette, Marty Spetich, Michael C. Stambaugh. 2006. Historic fire regime dynamics and forcing factors in the Boston Mountains, Arkansas, USA
Marty Spetich. 2006. Early changes in physical tree characteristics during an oak decline event in the Ozark highlands
Marty Spetich. 2006. Integrated upland hardwood research in Arkansas' Boston Mountains
Marty Spetich. 2005. Upland hardwood research in Arkansas Boston Mountains - an integrated approach
Marty Spetich. 2005. Effects of periodic fire on composition and long-term dynamics of Arkansas upland hardwood forests
Zhaofei Fan, Stephen R. R. Shifley, Marty Spetich, Frank R. Thompson, David R. Larsen. 2005. Abundance and size distribution of cavity trees in second-growth and old-growth central hardwood forests
Rick D. Soucy, Eric Heitzman, Marty Spetich. 2005. The establishment and development of oak forests in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas
Zhaofei Fan, Stephen R. R. Shifley, Marty Spetich, Frank R. Thompson, David R. Larsen. 2005. Abundance and Size Distribution of Cavity Trees in Second-Growth and Old-Growth Central Hardwood Forests
Rick Soucy, Eric Heitzman, Marty Spetich. 2004. Age Distribution of Oak Forests in North-Central Arkansas
Michael A. Jenkins, Christopher R. Webster, George R. Parker, Marty Spetich. 2004. Coarse woody debris in managed central hardwood forests of Indiana, USA
Marty Spetich, David L. Graney. 2004. Modeling 9-Year Survival Of Oak Advance Regeneration Under Shelterwood Overstories
Jessica C. Seifert, Hal O. Liechty, Marty Spetich, Daniel A. Marion. 2004. Volume, Mass, And Nutrients Of Down Woody Debris Following Initial Shortleaf Pine-Bluestem Grass Restoration Activities In The Ouachita Mountains Of Arkansas
Marty Spetich, Daniel C. C. Dey, Paul S. Johnson, David L. Graney. 2004. Success of Underplanting Northern Red Oaks
Hal O. Liechty, Kenneth R. Luckow, Jessica Seifert Daniel, Daniel A. Marion, Marty Spetich, Jim M. Guldin. 2004. Shortleaf Pine ecosystem restoration: impacts on soils and woody debris in the Ouachita mountains of the southern United States
Marty Spetich. 2004. Upland oak ecology symposium: history, current conditions, and sustainability
Marty Spetich. 2004. Upland Oak Ecology Symposium: A Synthesis
Eric Heitzman, Marty Spetich, Dale A. Starkey. 2004. Impacts of oak decline on species composition and stand structure in Northern Arkansas: four case studies
Ruth Ann Chapman, Eric Heitzman, Marty Spetich. 2004. Long-term Changes in Species Composition and Forest Structure in an Arkansas Oak Forest
Marty Spetich. 2004. Forest Dynamics at the Epicenter of an Oak Decline Event in the Boston Mountains, Arkansas ? Year One
Zhaofei Fan, Stephen R. R. Shifley, Marty Spetich, Frank R. Thompson, David R. Larsen. 2003. Distribution of cavity trees in midwestern old-growth and second-growth forests
R.P. Guyette, Marty Spetich. 2003. Fire history of oakpine forests in the Lower Boston Mountains, Arkansas, USA
Marty Spetich, David L. Graney. 2003. Effect of preharvest understory treatment and group opening size on four-year survival of advance reproduction in the Boston Mountains of Arkansas
Zhaofei Fan, Stephen R. R. Shifley, Marty Spetich, Frank R. Thompson, David R. Larsen. 2003. Distribution of cavity trees in midwesternold-growth and second-growth forests
Marty Spetich, David L. Graney. 2003. Effect of preharvest understory treatment and group opening size on four-year survival of advance reproduction in the Boston Mountains of Arkansas
Marty Spetich, Daniel C. C. Dey, Paul S. Johnson, David L. Graney. 2002. Competitive capacity of Quercus rubra L. planted in Arkansas' Boston Mountains
John A. Stanturf, Daniel A. Marion, Marty Spetich, Kenneth Luckow, Jim M. Guldin, Hal O. Liechty, Calvin E. Meier. 2000. Soil quality and productivity responses to watershed restoration in the Ouachita mountains of Arkansas, USA
Marty Spetich, Jim M. Guldin. 1999. The Spatial Distribution of Dead Trees across Arkansas Timberlands
Marty Spetich, David L. Graney, Paul A. Murphy. 1999. Residual Stand Quality Following Implementation of Uneven-Aged Silviculture in Even-Aged Oak-Hickory Forests in the Boston Mountains of Arkansas
Marty Spetich, Stephen R. R. Shifley, George R. Parker. 1999. Regional distribution and dynamics of coarse woody debris in Midwestern old-growth forests
Marty Spetich, George R. Parker. 1998. Distribution of biomass in an Indiana old-growth forest from 1926 to 1992
Marty Spetich, George R Parker. 1998. Plot size recommendations for biomass estimation in a midwestern old-growth forest
Marty Spetich, George R. Parker, Eric J. Gustafson. 1997. Spatial and Temporal Relationships of Old-Growth and Secondary Forests in Indiana, USA
Marty Spetich, Stephen R. R. Shifley, George R. Parker, Felix Ponder, Jr. 1997. Ground cover in old-growth forests of the central hardwood region

Purdue University, Ph.D., Forest Ecology & Silviculture, 1995
The Ohio State University, M.S., Silviculture, 1985
The Ohio State University, B.S., Natural Resources (Forest Biology), 1983

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