Current Research

I am a Research Forester in the Rocky Mountain Research Station's Forests and Woodland Ecosystems Science Program located in Flagstaff, AZ. I plan and conduct research on long-term forest productivity and landscape processes in aspen, pinyon-juniper, ponderosa pine, and mixed conifer forests with an emphasis on knowledge of the adaptive capacity of these ecosystems to novel climatic and disturbance conditions. This work is disseminated through tailgate meetings, tours, workshops, informal presentations, editorial pieces, scientific meetings and proceedings, and refereed journals. I am also the Scientist in Charge (SIC) of the Fort Valley Experimental Forest. Besides my administrative role, I also have responsibilities for coordinating intra- and extramural research and resulting activities that are conducted on the Experimental Forest. Currently, I am investigating relationships between species and structural diversity vs. productivity, patterns of forest response to abiotic and biotic (including non-native invasive plants) disturbance cascades, and different metrics of long-term sustainability. I am working on landscape change resulting from afforestation of pastoral landscapes after de facto abandonment. I am also interested in managing for multiple benefits of agroforestry landscapes.

Research Interests

My work is centered on disturbance and ecosystem stability and how management actions can impact resilience and resistance at the stand, landscape, and regional level, particularly at the environmental extremes (flooding, drought, cold). As part of this theme, I am interested in issues related to climate impacts, forest health, and invasives, both native and nonnative. I am interested in examining the likelihood of biotic disturbances and the forest structures that result, along with devising strategies for avoidance or amelioration.

Why This Research is Important

Coming from a forest management background, I am interested in the connection between ecological processes and policy and management actions. Research in forest ecology often finds itself constrained to a particular scale: individual plant, landscape, biome or region. If the latest knowledge is to be properly transferred to on-the-ground actions, then one must translate said knowledge into a scale and format that is useful to managers. Whether using imagery from satellites, FIA data or stand exams, then end result must be an action (on non-action) on the ground that promotes the goals and objectives of the landowner. My intent is to document trends in landscape change and, in so doing, examine patterns of disturbance and sustainability across spatial scales, thus providing value to local foresters seeking explanations for observations of disturbance, health, growth, and structure on their properties.

Education

• Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Senior Executive Fellow Policy and Leadership 2016
• Yale University, D.F. (Doctor Of Forestry) Forest stand dynamics and ecophysiology 1994
• Duke University, M.F. (Master Of Forestry) Forest productivity 1986
• Duke University, M.B.A. Operations management 1982
• North Carolina State University, B.A. Business management 1980

Professional Experience

Professional Organizations

• International Society of Tropical Foresters, President (2019 - Current)
• International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), Deputy Coordinator (2019 - Current)
  Formerly WP 1.01.13 Long-term Research on Forest Ecosystem Management in Northeast Asia
• International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), Deputy Coordinator (2019 - Current)
• Society of American Foresters (SAF), Fellow, 2011 (1984 - Current)
• Forest Science, Editor-In-Chief (2011 - 2019)
• Journal of Forestry, Editor/Editor-In-Chief (2005 - 2012)

Awards & Recognition

Featured Publications & Products

• Pellegrini, Adam F. A.; Refsland, Tyler ; Averill, Colin ; Terrer, César ; Staver, A. Carla; Brockway, Dale G.; Caprio, Anthony ; Clatterbuck, Wayne ; Coetsee, Corli ; Haywood, James D.; Hobbie, Sarah E.; Hoffmann, William A.; Kush, John ; Lewis, Tom ; Moser, W. Keith; Overby, Steven T.; Patterson, William A.; Peay, Kabir G.; Reich, Peter B.; Ryan, Casey ; Sayer, Mary Anne S.; Scharenbroch, Bryant C.; Schoennagel, Tania ; Smith, Gabriel Reuben; Stephan, Kirsten ; Swanston, Chris ; Turner, Monica G.; Varner, J. Morgan; Jackson, Robert B. 2021. Decadal changes in fire frequencies shift tree communities and functional traits.
• Moser, W. Keith; Coble, Adam P.; Hallik, Lea ; Richardson, Andrew D.; Pisek, Jan ; Adamson, Kairi ; Graham, Russell T.; Moser, Cynthia F. 2020. Advances in understanding canopy development in forest trees Chapter 3.
• Steckel, Mathias ; Moser, W. Keith; del Río, Miren ; Pretzsch, Hans . 2020. Implications of reduced stand density on tree growth and drought susceptibility: A study of three species under varying climate.
• Moser, W. Keith. 2020. Understanding and managing the dry conifer forests of Northeastern California Chapter 2.1.
• Moser, W. Keith; Butler-Leopold, Patricia ; Hausman, Constance ; Iverson, Louise ; Ontl, Todd ; Brand, Leslie ; Matthews, Stephen ; Peters, Matthew ; Prasad, Anantha . 2020. The impact of climate change on forest systems in the northern United States: Projections and implications for forest management Chapter 8.
• Moser, W. Keith; Fan, Zhaofei; Hansen, Mark H.; Crosby, Michael K.; Fan, Shirley X. 2016. Invasibility of three major non-native invasive shrubs and associated factors in Upper Midwest U.S. forest lands.
• Moser, W. Keith; Barnard, Edward L.; Billings, Ronald F.; Crocker, Susan J.; Gray, Andrew N.; Ice, George G.; Kim, Mee-Sook; Reid, Richard; Rodman, Sue U.; McWilliams, William H. 2009. Impacts of nonnative invasive species on US forests and recommendations for policy and management.
• DeSantis, Ryan D.; Moser, W. Keith; Gormanson, Dale D.; Bartlett, Marshall G.; Vermunt, Bradley. 2013. Effects of climate on emerald ash borer mortality and the potential for ash survival in North America.
• Shifley, Stephen R.; Moser, W. Keith. 2016. Future forests of the northern United States.
• Vodde, Floor; Jogiste, Kalev; Engelhart, Jeroen; Frelich, Lee E.; Moser, W. Keith; Sims, Alan; Metslaid, Marek. 2015. Impact of wind-induced microsites and disturbance severity on tree regeneration patterns: Results from the first post-storm decade.

Publications

• Dumroese, R. K.; Moser, W. K. 2020. Northeastern California plateaus bioregion science synthesis.
• Kolb, Thomas E.; Flathers, Kelsey ; Bradford, John B.; Andrews, Caitlin ; Asherin, Lance A.; Moser, W. Keith. 2020. Stand density, drought and herbivory constrain ponderosa pine regeneration pulse.
• Vaughan, Damon ; Auty, David ; Kolb, Thomas E.; Meador, Andrew J. Sanchez; Mackes, Kurt H.; Dahlen, Joseph ; Moser, W. Keith. 2019. Climate has a larger effect than stand basal area on wood density in Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum in the southwestern USA.
• Fan, Ying ; Moser, W. Keith; Cheng, Yanxia . 2019. Growth and needle properties of young Pinus koraiensis Sieb. et Zucc. trees across an elevational gradient.
• Paluch, J. ; Bartkowicz, L. ; Moser, W. Keith. 2019. Interspecific effects between overstorey and regeneration in small scale mixtures of three late successional species in the Western Carpathians (southern Poland).
• Iniguez, Jose M.; Fowler, James F.; Moser, W. Keith; Sieg, Carolyn H.; Baggett, L. Scott; Shin, Patrick . 2019. Tree and opening spatial patterns vary by tree density in two old-growth remnant ponderosa pine forests in Northern Arizona, USA.
• Fan, Z. ; Moser, W. K.; Crosby, M. K.; Yu, W. ; Zhang, Y. ; Hansen, M. H.; Fan, S. X. 2018. County-scale mapping of the invasion stage and invasiveness of major nonnative invasive plants in the Upper Midwest forestlands, USA.
• Vacek, Stanislav ; Vacek, Zdenek ; Kalouskova, Ivana ; Cukor, Jan ; Bílek, Lukas ; Moser, W. Keith; Bulusek, Daniel ; Podrazsky, Vilem ; Rehacek, David . 2018. Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus L.) stands on former agricultural land in the Sudetes - evaluation of ecological value and production potential.
• Dosskey, Michael G.; Moser, W. Keith; Bentrup, Gary; Treiman, Thomas B. 2017. Appendix B: Risk-based framework for evaluating adaptation and mitigation strategies.
• Moser, W. Keith; Bentrup, Gary. 2017. Chapter 6: Agroforestry resources.
• Yu, Weiming ; Fan, Zhaofei ; Moser, W. Keith. 2017. Incorporating a local-statistics-based spatial weight matrix into a spatial regression model to predict the distribution of invasive Rosa multiflora in the Upper Midwest.
• 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.; Moser, W. Keith. 2016. Appendices.
• Shifley, Stephen R.; Moser, W. Keith; Wormstead, Sherri. 2016. Assessing and forecasting change in northern forests.
• Tavernia, Brian G.; Nelson, Mark D.; Riemann, Rachel; Dickinson, Brent; Moser, W. Keith; Wilson, Barry T. (Ty); Garner, James D. 2016. Conservation of biological diversity.
• Shifley, Stephen R.; Moser, W. Keith. 2016. Front matter.
• Shifley, Stephen R.; Moser, W. Keith. 2016. Glossary.
• Flathers, Kelsey N.; Kolb, Thomas E.; Bradford, John B.; Waring, Kristen M.; Moser, W. Keith. 2016. Long-term thinning alters ponderosa pine reproduction in northern Arizona.
• DeSantis, Ryan D.; Moser, W. Keith. 2016. Maintenance of forest ecosystem health and vitality.
• 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.
• 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.
• Shifley, Stephen R.; Moser, W. Keith; Wormstead, Sherri; Aguilar, Francisco X. 2016. The outlook for northern forests.
• Vacek, Zdenek ; Vacek, Stanislav ; Podrazsky, Vilem ; Bilek, Lukas ; Stefancik, Igor ; Moser, Waren Keith; Bulusek, Daniel ; Kral, Jan ; Remes, Jiri ; Kralicek, Ivo . 2015. Effect of tree layer and microsite on the variability of natural regeneration in autochthonous beech forests.
• Podrazsky, V.; Holubik, O.; Vopravil, J.; Khel, T.; Moser, W. K.; Prknova, H. 2015. Effects of afforestation on soil structure formation in two climatic regions of the Czech Republic.
• Vacek, Stanislav; Hunova, Iva; Vacek, Zdenek; Hejcmanova, Pavla; Podrazsky, Vilem; Kral, Jan; Putalova, Tereza; Moser, W. Keith. 2015. Effects of air pollution and climatic factors on Norway spruce forests in the Orlicke hory Mts. (Czech Republic), 1979-2014.
• Vacek, Stanislav; Vacek, Zdenek; Bulusek, Daniel; Putalova, Tereza; Sarginci, Murat; Schwarz, Otakar; Srutka, Petr; Podrazsky, Vilem; Moser, W. Keith. 2015. European Ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) dieback: Disintegrating forest in the mountain protected areas, Czech Republic.
• Jogiste, Kalev; Jonsson, Bengt Gunnar; Kuuluvainen, Timo; Gauthier, Sylvie; Moser, W. Keith. 2015. Forest landscape mosaics: Disturbance, restoration, and management at times of global change.
• Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Moser, W. Keith; Hansen, Mark H.; Gormanson, Dale D.; Hatfield, Mark A.; Sowers, Paul A.; Dockry, Michael J.; Emery, Marla R.; Woodall, Christopher W.; Walters, Brian F.; Domke, Grant M.; Gilbert, Jonathan; Wrobel, Alexandra. 2015. Forest resources within the Lake States ceded territories 1980 - 2013.
• Miles, Patrick D.; Huggett, Robert J., Jr..; Moser, W. Keith. 2015. Northern Forest Futures reporting tools and database guide.
• Moser, W. Keith; Hansen, Mark H.; Gormanson, Dale; Gilbert, Jonathan; Wrobel, Alexandra; Emery, Marla R.; Dockry, Michael J. 2015. Paper birch (Wiigwaas) of the Lake States, 1980-2010.
• 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.
• 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.
• Widmann, Richard H; Randall, Cotton K.; Butler, Brett J.; Domke, Grant M.; Griffith, Douglas M.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Moser, W. Keith; Morin, Randall S.; Nelson, Mark D.; Riemann, Rachel; Woodall, Christopher W. 2014. Ohio's Forests 2011.
• Emery, Marla R.; Wrobel, Alexandra; Hansen, Mark H.; Dockry, Michael; Moser, W. Keith; Stark, Kekek Jason; Gilbert, Jonathan H. 2014. Using traditional ecological knowledge as a basis for targeted forest inventory: paper birch (Betula papyrifera) in the US Great Lakes Region.
• Mondal, Pinki; Butler, Brett J.; Kittredge, David B.; Moser, Warren K. 2013. How are America's private forests changing An integrated assessment of forest management, housing pressure, and urban development in alternate emissions scenarios.
• Moser, W. Keith; Hansen, Mark H.; Atchison, Robert L.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Domke, Grant; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lister, Andrew; Miles, Patrick D.; Nelson, Mark D.; Piva, Ronald J.; Woodall, Christopher W. 2013. Kansas' Forests 2010.
• Moser, W.K.; Miles, P.D.; Atchison, R.A. 2013. Kansas' forest resources, 2012.
• Moser, W.K.; Hansen, M.H.; Pugh, S.A.; Treiman, T.B. 2013. Missouri's forest resources, 2012.
• DeSantis, Ryan D.; Moser, W. Keith; Huggett, Robert J.; Li, Ruhong; Wear, David N.; Miles, Patrick D. 2013. Modeling the effects of emerald ash borer on forest composition in the Midwest and Northeast United States.
• Haugen, David E.; Harsel, Robert; Bergdahl, Aaron; Claeys, Tom; Woodall, Christopher W.; Wilson, Barry T.; Crocker, Susan J.; Butler, Brett J.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Hatfield, Mark A.; Barnett, Charles H.; Domke, Grant; Kaisershot, Dan; Moser, W. Keith; Lister, Andrew J.; Gormanson, Dale D. 2013. North Dakota's Forests 2010.
• McCaskill, George L.; McWilliams, William H.; Alerich, Carol A.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Domke, Grant M.; Griffith, Doug; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lehman, Shawn; Lister, Tonya W.; Morin, Randall S.; Moser, W. Keith; Roth, Paul; Riemann, Rachel; Westfall, James A. 2013. Pennsylvania's Forests, 2009.
• Schulz, Beth; Moser, W. Keith; Olson, Cassandra; Johnson, Katherine. 2013. Regional distribution of introduced plant species in the forests of the Northeastern United States.
• Fan, Zhaofei; Moser, W. Keith; Hansen, Mark H.; Nelson, Mark D. 2013. Regional patterns of major nonnative invasive plants and associated factors in upper Midwest forests.
• Piva, Ronald J.; Walters, Brian F.; Haugan, Douglas D.; Josten, Gregory J.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Domke, Grant M.; Hatfield, Mark A.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lister, Andrew J.; Lister, Tonya W.; Moser, W. Keith; Nelson, Mark D.; Woodall, Christopher W. 2013. South Dakota's Forests 2010.
• 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. Appendix.
• Moser, W. Keith. 2012. Caring for young 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. 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. 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. 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 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 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 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 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 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.
• Lister, Tonya W.; Gladders, Glenn; Barnett, Charles J.; Brand, Gary J.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Domke, Grant M.; Griffith, Douglas M.; Hatfield, Mark A.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lister, Andrew J.; Morin, Randall S.; Moser, W. Keith; Nelson, Mark D.; Perry, Charles H.; Piva, Ronald J.; Riemann, Rachel; Woodall, Christopher W. 2012. Delaware's Forests 2008.
• Schulz, Bethany K.; Moser, W. Keith. 2012. Distribution and occupancy of introduced species: a baseline inventory from Phase 3 plots across the country.
• Desantis, Ryan D.; Moser, W. Keith; Hugett, Robert J. Jr.; Li, Ruhong; Wear, David N.; Miles, Patrick D. 2012. Emerald ash borer modeling methods for future forest projections.
• Yu, Weiming; Fan, Zhaofei; Moser, W. K.; Hansen, M. H.; Nelson, M. D. 2012. Estimation of invasive probability of multiflora rose in the upper Midwest.
• 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Introduction.
• McWilliams, William H.; Morin, Randall S.; Johnson, Katherine; Moser, W. Keith; Westfall, James A. 2012. Invasive plant monitoring for northern U.S. forests.
• Moser, W.K.; Haugen, D.E.; Atchison, R.A. 2012. Kansas' forest resources, 2011.
• 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.
• Pugh, Scott A.; Pedersen, Lawrence D.; Heym, Douglas C.; Piva, Ronald J.; Woodall, Christopher W.; Barnett, Charles J.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Moser, W. Keith. 2012. Michigan's Forests 2009.
• Moser, W.K.; Piva, R.J.; Treiman, T.B. 2012. Missouri's forest resources, 2011.
• Widmann, Richard H.; Crawford, Sloane; Barnett, Charles; Butler, Brett J.; Domke, Grant M.; Griffith, Douglas M.; Hatfield, Mark A.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lister, Tonya W.; Morin, Randall S.; Moser, W. Keith; Perry, Charles H.; Riemann, Rachel; Woodall, Christopher W. 2012. New York's Forests 2007.
• Oswalt, Christopher M.; Oswalt, Sonja N.; Moser, W. Keith. 2012. Potential impacts of year-round sampling on monitoring presence- absence of invasive flora in the southern 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.
• 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. Summary and Synthesis.
• Moser, W. Keith; Shifley, Stephen R. 2012. The Northern Forest Futures Project: A forward look at forest conditions in the northern United States.
• Metslaid, Marek ; Köster, Kajar ; Jõgiste, Kalev ; Randveer, Tiit ; Voolma, Kaljo ; Moser, W. Keith. 2012. The effect of bark stripping by moose on Scots pine height growth: An experimental treatment.
• Fan, Zhaofei; Moser, W. Keith; Crosby, Michael K.; Yu, Weiming. 2012. Using GIS to integrate FIA and remotely sensed data to estimate the invasibility of major forest types by non-native invasive plants in the Upper Midwest, USA.
• Widmann, Richard H.; Cook, Gregory W.; Barnett, Charles J.; Butler, Brett J.; Griffith, Douglas M.; Hatfield, Mark A.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Morin, Randall S.; Moser, W. Keith; Perry, Charles H.; Piva, Ronald J.; Riemann, Rachel; Woodall, Christopher W. 2012. West Virginia's Forests 2008.
• Fei, Songlin; Kong, Ningning; Steiner, Kim C.; Moser, W. Keith; Steiner, Eric B. 2011. Change in oak abundance in the eastern United States from 1980 to 2008.
• Butler, Brett J.; Kurtz, Cassandra; Martin, Christopher; Moser, W. Keith. 2011. Connecticut's forest resources, 2010.
• Nelson, Mark D.; Healey, Sean; Moser, W. Keith; Masek, J.G.; Cohen, Warren. 2011. Consistency of forest presence and biomass predictions modeled across overlapping spatial and temporal extents.
• 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.
• Nelson, Mark D.; Brewer, Matt; Woodall, Christopher W.; Perry, Charles H.; Domke, Grant M.; Piva, Ronald J.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Moser, W. Keith; Lister, Tonya W.; Butler, Brett J.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Miles, Patrick D.; Barnett, Charles J.; Gormanson, Dale. 2011. Iowa's Forests 2008.
• Moser, W.K.; Barnett, C.H.; Kurtz, C.M.; Atchison, R.A. 2011. Kansas' forest resources, 2010.
• Miles, Patrick D.; Moser, W. Keith; Barnett, Charles J. 2011. Kansas's forests, 2005: statistics, methods, and quality assurance.
• McCaskill, George L.; McWilliams, William H.; Barnett, Charles J.; Butler, Brett J.; Hatfield, Mark A.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Morin, Randall S.; Moser, W. Keith; Perry, Charles H.; Woodall, Christopher W. 2011. Maine's forests 2008.
• Lister, T.W.; Perdue, J.L; Barnett, C.J.; Butler, B.J.; Crocker, S.J.; Domke, G.M.; Griffith, D.; Hatfield, M.A.; Kurtz, C.M.; Lister, A.J.; Morin, R.S.; Moser, W.K.; Nelson, M.D.; Perry, C.H.; Piva, R.J.; Riemann, R.; Widmann, R.; Woodall, C.W. 2011. Maryland's Forests 2008.
• Butler, Brett J.; Hill, William N.; Kurtz, Cassandra; Moser, W. Keith. 2011. Massachusetts' forest resources, 2010.
• Hill, Andrew D.; Hansen, Mark H.; Moser, W. Keith; Brand, Gary; McRoberts, Ronald E. 2011. Missouri's forest 1999-2003, part B.
• Moser, W.K.; Barnett, C.H.; Hansen, M.H.; Kurtz, C.M.; Treiman, T.B. 2011. Missouri's forest resources, 2010.
• Raeker, Gus; Moser, W. Keith; Butler, Brett J.; Fleming, John; Gormanson, Dale D.; Hansen, Mark H.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Miles, Patrick D.; Morris, Mike; Treiman, Thomas B. 2011. Missouri's forests 2008.
• Morin, Randall S.; Barnett, Chuck J.; Brand, Gary J.; Butler, Brett J.; Domke, Grant M.; Francher, Susan; Hansen, Mark H.; Hatfield, Mark A.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Moser, W. Keith; Perry, Charles H.; Piva, Ron; Riemann, Rachel; Woodall, Chris W. 2011. New Hampshire's Forests 2007.
• Butler, Brett J.; Kurtz, Cassandra; Moser, W. Keith; Payton, Bruce. 2011. Rhode Island's forest resources, 2010.
• 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.
• Butler, Brett J.; Barnett, Charles J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Domke, Grant M.; Gormanson, Dale ; Hill, William N.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lister, Tonya; Martin, Christopher; Miles, Patrick D.; Morin, Randall; Moser, W. Keith; Nelson, Mark D.; O'Connell, Barbara; Payton, Bruce; Perry, Charles H.; Piva, Ronald J.; Riemann, Rachel; Woodall, Christopher W. 2011. The Forests of Southern New England, 2007: A report on the forest resources of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
• Morin, Randall S.; Barnett, Chuck J.; Brand, Gary J.; Butler, Brett J.; De Geus, Robert; Hansen, Mark H.; Hatfield, Mark A.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Moser, W. Keith; Perry, Charles H.; Piva, Ron; Riemann, Rachel; Widmann, Richard; Wilmot, Sandy; Woodall, Chris W. 2011. Vermont's Forests 2007.
• Moser, W.K.; Hansen, M.H.; Barnett, C.H.; Atchison, R.A. 2010. Kansas' forest resources, 2009.
• Moser, W.K.; Barnett, C.H.; Hansen, M.H.; Treiman, T.B. 2010. Missouri's forest resources, 2009.
• Moser, W. Keith; Bush, Renate; Shaw, John D.; Hansen, Mark H.; Nelson, Mark D. 2010. The role of strategic forest inventories in aiding land management decision-making: Examples from the U.S.
• Nelson, Mark; Healey, Sean; Moser, W. Keith; Hansen, Mark; Cohen, Warren; Hatfield, Mark; Thomas, Nancy; Masek, Jeff. 2009. Analyzing Landsat time-series data across adjacent path/rows and across multiple cycles of FIA: Lessons learned in southern Missouri.
• Nelson, Mark D.; Healey, Sean P.; Moser, W. Keith; Hansen, Mark H. 2009. Combining satellite imagery with forest inventory data to assess damage severity following a major blowdown event in northern Minnesota, USA.
• Moser, W. Keith; Leatherberry, Earl C.; Hansen, Mark H.; Butler, Brett J. 2009. Farmers' objectives toward their woodlands in the upper Midwest of the United States: implications for woodland volumes and diversity.
• Moser, W. Keith; Nelson, Mark D.; Hansen, Mark H. 2009. Inventory shows extent of non-native invasive plants in Minnesota forests.
• Moser, W.K.; Hansen, M.H.; Butler, B.J.; Atchison, R.L. 2009. Kansas' forest resources, 2008.
• Moser, W.K.; Hansen, M.H.; Butler, B.J.; Treiman, T.B. 2009. Missouri s forest resources, 2008.
• Widmann, Richard H.; Balser, Dan; Barnett, Charles; Butler, Brett J.; Griffith, Douglas M.; Lister, Tonya W.; Moser, W. Keith; Perry, Charles H.; Riemann, Rachel; Woodall, Christopher W. 2009. Ohio forests: 2006.
• Jogiste, Kalev; Kuuluvainen, Timo; Moser, W. Keith. 2009. Preface to spatial and temporal reflections of disturbances in boreal and temperate forests.
• Podrazsky, V. ; Remes, J. ; Hart, V. ; Moser, W. Keith. 2009. Production and humus form development in forest stands established on agricultural lands - Kostelec nad Cernymi lesy region.
• Moser, W. Keith; Hansen, Mark H.; Nelson, Mark D.; McWilliams, William H. 2009. Relationship of invasive groundcover plant presence to evidence of disturbance in the forests of the upper midwest of the United States. Chapter 3..
• Piva, Ronald J.; Moser, W. Keith; Haugan, Douglas D.; Josten, Gregory J.; Brand, Gary J.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Hansen, Mark H.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Perry, Charles H.; Woodall, Christopher W. 2009. South Dakota's forests 2005.
• Moser, W. Keith; Hansen, Mark. 2009. The relationship between diversity and productivity in selected forests of the Lake States Region (USA): relative impact of species versus structural diversity.
• Moser, W. Keith; Nelson, Mark D.; Hansen, Mark H.; Healey, Sean; Cohen, Warren. 2009. Trends in afforestation in southern Missouri.
• Schulz, Bethany; Oswalt, Sonja; Moser, W. Keith. 2009. Vegetation inventory data: How much is enough.
• Moser, W. Keith; Nelson, Mark D. 2009. Windstorm damage in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (Minnesota, USA): Evaluating landscape-level risk factors.
• Moser, W. Keith; Hansen, Mark H.; Atchison, Robert L.; Brand, Gary J.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Nelson, Mark D.; Perry, Charles H.; Reading, William H. IV; Wilson, Barry T.; Woodall, Christopher W. 2008. Kansas forests 2005.
• Moser, W.K.; Hansen, M.H.; Atchison, R.L. 2008. Kansas' Forest Resources, 2007.
• Moser, W.K.; Hansen, M.H.; Crocker, S.J.; Treiman, T.B. 2008. Missouri's Forest Resources, 2007.
• Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Haugen, David E.; Moser, W. Keith; Perry, Charles H.; Wilson, Barry T.; Woodall, Christopher W. 2008. Nebraska's forests, 2005.
• Moser, W. Keith; Hansen, Mark H.; Nelson, Mark D. 2008. The extent of selected non-native invasive plants on Missouri forestland.
• Moser, W. Keith; Bolliger, Janine; Bragg, Don C.; Hansen, Mark H.; Hatfield, Mark A.; Nigh, Timothy A.; Schulte, Lisa A. 2008. Tools for understanding landscapes: combining large-scale surveys to characterize change. Chapter 9..
• Schulz, Bethany; Oswalt, Sonja; Moser, W. Keith. 2008. Vegetation Inventory Data: How Much is Enough.
• Moser, W. Keith; Hansen, Mark H.; Nelson, Mark D.; Crocker, Susan J.; Perry, Charles H.; Schulz, Bethany; Woodall, Christopher W. 2007. After the blowdown: a resource assessment of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, 1999-2003.
• Nelson, Mark D.; Moser, W. Keith. 2007. Integrating remote sensing and forest inventory data for assessing forest blowdown in the boundary waters canoe area wilderness.
• Moser, W. Keith; Brand, Gary J.; Powers, Melissa. 2007. Kansas' forest resources, 2005.
• Moser, W.K.; Hansen, M.H.; Atchison, R.L. 2007. Kansas' forest resources, 2006.
• Moser, W. Keith; Hansen, Mark H.; Brand, Gary J.; Treiman, Thomas B. 2007. Missouri's forest resources, 2005.
• Moser, W.K.; Hansen, M.H.; Treiman, T.B. 2007. Missouri's forest resources, 2006.
• Moser, W. Keith; Hansen, Mark H.; Treiman, Thomas B.; Leatherberry, Earl C.; Jepsen, Ed; Olson, Cassandra L.; Perry, Charles H.; Piva, Ronald J.; Woodall, Christopher W.; Brand, Gary J. 2007. Missouri's forests 1999-2003 (Part A).
• Moser, W. Keith; Hansen, Mark; McWilliams, William H.; Sheffield, Raymond M. 2007. Shortleaf pine composition and structure in the United States.
• Crocker, Susan J.; Moser, W. Keith; Hansen, Mark H.; Nelson, Mark D. 2007. The spatial distribution of riparian ash: implications for the dispersal of the emerald ash borer.
• Moser, W. Keith; Hansen, Mark H.; Miles, Patrick; McRoberts, Ronald E. 2007. The virtual analyst program: automated data mining, error analysis, and reporting.
• Treiman, Thomas B.; Piva, Ron J.; Moser, W. Keith. 2007. Timber harvest levels and pressure on shortleaf pine in Missouri.
• Metslaid, Marek; Jogiste, Kalev; Nikinma, Eero; Moser, W. Keith; Porcar-Castell, Albert. 2007. Tree variables related to growth response and acclimation of advance regeneration of Norway spruce and other coniferous species after release.
• Moser, W. Keith; Hansen, Mark H.; Hatfield, Mark A.; Nigh, Timothy A. 2006. Evaluating sustainability: a method for assessing vegetation change in southern Missouri, U.S.A.: 1820-2003.
• Crocker, Susan J.; Moser, W. Keith; Brand, Gary J.; Flickinger, Aron. 2006. Iowa's forest resources in 2004.
• Leatherberry, Earl C.; Moser, W. Keith; Perry, Charles; Woodall, Christopher; Jespen, Edward; Pennington, Steve; Flickinger, Aron. 2006. Iowa's forests 1999-2003 (Part A).
• Moser, W. Keith; Hansen, Mark H.; Brand, Gary J.; Powers, Melissa. 2006. Kansas' forest resources in 2004.
• Moser, W. Keith; Hansen, Mark H.; Treiman, Thomas; Moltzan, Bruce; Lawrence, Robert ; Brand, Gary J. 2006. Missouri's forest resources in 2004.
• Meneguzzo, Dacia M; Moser, W. Keith;; Brand, Gary J.; Hansen, Mark H.; Lovett, William R. ; Lovett, William R. 2006. Nebraska's forest resources in 2004.
• Moser, W. Keith; Hansen, Mark; McWilliams, Will; Sheffield, Ray. 2006. Oak composition and structure in the eastern United States.
• Jogiste, Kalev; Moser, W. Keith; Mandre, Malle. 2005. Disturbance dynamics and ecosystem-based forest management.
• McRoberts, Ronald E.; Holden, Geoffrey R.; Nelson, Mark D.; Liknes, Greg C.; Moser, Warren K.; Lister, Andrew J.; King, Susan L.; LaPoint, Elizabeth B.; Coulston, John W.; Smith, W. Brad; Reams, Gregory A. 2005. Estimating and circumventing the effects of perturbing and swapping inventory plot locations.
• Moser, W. Keith; Leatherberry, Earl C.; Hansen, Mark H.; Butler, Brett. 2005. Farmers and woods: a look at woodlands and woodland-owner intentions in the heartland.
• Moser, W. Keith; Wade, Dale D. 2005. Fire exclusion as a disturbance in the temperate forests of the USA: examples from longleaf pine forests.
• Moser, W. Keith; Liknes, Greg; Hansen, Mark; Nimerfro, Kevin. 2005. Incorporation of Precipitation Data Into FIA Analyses: A Case Study of Factors Influencing Susceptibility to Oak Decline in Southern Missouri, U.S.A..
• Moser, W. Keith; Atchison, Robert L.; Brand, Gary J. 2005. Kansas' forest resources in 2003.
• Moser, W. Keith; Brand, Gary J.; Hansen, Mark H.; Lovett, William R. 2005. Nebraska's forest resources in 2003.
• Woodall, C.W.; Grambsch, P.L.; Thomas, W.; Moser, W.K. 2005. Survival analysis for a large scale forest health issue: Missouri oak decline.
• Gagnon, Jennifer L.; Jokela, Eric J.; Moser, W.K.; Huber, Dudley A. 2004. Characteristics of gaps and natural regeneration in mature longleaf pine flatwoods ecosystems.
• Moser, W. Keith; Brand, Gary J.; Marshall, Philip T.; Gallion, Joey. 2004. Indiana's forest resources in 2002..
• Moser, W. Keith; Atchison, Robert L.; Brand, Gary J. 2004. Kansas's forest resources in 2002.
• Moser, W. Keith; Brand, Gary J.; Treiman, Thomas; Moltzan, Bruce; Lawrence, Robert. 2004. Missouri's forest resources in 2002..
• Gagnon, J. L.; Jokela, E. J.; Moser, W. K.; Huber, D. A. 2003. Dynamics of artificial regeneration in gaps within a longleaf pine flatwoods ecosystem.
• Moser, W. Keith; Treiman, Thomas; Moltzan, Bruce; Lawrence, Robert; Brand, Gary J. 2003. Missouri's forest resources in 2001..

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