Alternatively, the major publications are noted below, after "books", by subject area
Books
Grebner, D.L., P. Bettinger, J.P. Siry, and K. Boston. 2022. Introduction to Forestry and Natural Resources, second edition. Academic Press, London. 494 p. ISBN-13: 978-0128190029
Bettinger, P., K. Merry, and K. Boston. 2020. Mapping Human and Natural Systems. Academic Press, London. ACCOMPANYING BOOK WEBSITE ISBN-13: 978-0128192290
Bettinger, P., K. Boston, J.P. Siry, and D.L. Grebner. 2017. Forest Management and Planning, second edition. Academic Press, New York. 349 p. ISBN-13: 978-0128094761
Siry, J.P., P. Bettinger, K. Merry, D.L. Grebner, K. Boston, and C. Cieszewski (eds.). 2015. Forest Plans of North America. Academic Press, New York. 458 p. ISBN-13: 978-0127999364
Grebner, D.L., P. Bettinger, and J.P. Siry. 2013. Introduction to Forestry and Natural Resources. Academic Press, New York. 496 p. ISBN-13: 978-0123869012
Bettinger, P., K. Boston, J.P. Siry, and D.L. Grebner. 2012. Forest Management and Planning (Chinese translation). Ke'Ai Communications, Beijing, China. 394 p.
Bettinger, P. 2011. Forest planning desk reference: Terminology and examples. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrücken, Germany. 102 p. ISBN-13: 978-3-8454-0998-6
Bettinger, P., and K.L. Merry. 2011. Global navigation satellite system research in forest management. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrücken, Germany. 64 p. ISBN-13: 978-3-8443-2908-7
Bettinger, P., K. Boston, J.P. Siry, and D.L. Grebner. 2009. Forest Management and Planning, first edition. Academic Press, London. 331 p. ISBN-13: 978-0123743046
Wing, M.G., and P. Bettinger. 2008. Geographic Information Systems: Applications in Natural Resource Management. Oxford University Press, Canada. Don Mills, ON. 268 p. ISBN-13: 978-0195426106
Davis, L.S., K.N. Johnson, P. Bettinger, and T.E. Howard. 2005. Forest Management. Fourth edition. Waveland Press, Inc., Long Grove, IL. 804 p. ISBN 13: 978-1-57766-436-9
Bettinger, P., and M.G. Wing. 2004. Geographic Information Systems: Applications in Forestry and Natural Resources Management. McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York. 230 p. ISBN-13: 978-0072562422
Davis, L.S., K.N. Johnson, P.S. Bettinger, and T.E. Howard. 2001. Forest Management. Fourth edition. McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York. 804 p.
ISBN-13: 978-0070326941
ISBN-13: 978-0070326941
Harvest Scheduling and Landscape Planning
Restrepo, H.I., P. Bettinger, and B.P. Bullock. 2022. A theoretical minimum solution for heuristics: The case of the spatial timber harvest problem. Computers & Operations Research. 143: Article 105792. DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2022.105792
Kayhomayoon, Z., S.G. Milan, N.A. Azar, P. Bettinger, F. Babaian, and A. Jaafari. 2022. A simulation-optimization modeling approach for conjunctive water use management in a semi-arid region of Iran. Sustainability. 14(5): Article 2691. DOI: 10.3390/su14052691
Dong, L., P. Bettinger, H. Qin, and Z. Liu. 2022. Optimizing rotation lengths for maximizing carbon balance of larch plantations in northeast China. Journal of Cleaner Production. 343: Article 131025. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131025
Demirci, M., A. Yeşil, and P. Bettinger. 2022. Introducing a new approach in stand tending planning and thinning block designation by using mixed integer goal programming. Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering. 43(1): 137-154. DOI: 10.5552/crojfe.2022.1093
Dong, L., P. Bettinger, and Z. Liu. 2022. Optimizing neighborhood-based stand spatial structure: Four cases of boreal forests. Forest Ecology and Management. 506: Article 119965. DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119965
Ezzati, S., C.D. Palma, P. Bettinger, L.O. Eriksson, and A. Awasthi. 2021. An integrated multi-criteria decision analysis and optimization modeling approach to spatially operational road repair decisions. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 51(3): 465-483. DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2020-0016
Caglayan, İ., A. Yeşil, Ö. Kabak, and P. Bettinger. 2021. A decision making approach for assignment of ecosystem services to forest management units: A case study in northwest Turkey. Ecological Indicators. 121: Article 107056. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107056
Demirci, M., A. Yeşil, and P. Bettinger. 2020. Using mixed integer goal programming in final yield harvest planning: A case study from the Mediterranean region of Turkey. Forests. 11(7): Article 744. DOI: 10.3390/f11070744
Dong, L., P. Bettinger, H. Qin, and Z. Liu. 2018. Reflections on the number of independent solutions for forest spatial harvest scheduling problems: A case of simulated annealing. Silva Fennica. 52(1): article id 7803. 20 p. DOI: 10.14214/sf.7803
Bettinger, P., and K. Boston. 2017. Forest planning heuristics - Current recommendations and research opportunities for s-metaheuristics. Forests. 8(12): Article 476. DOI: 10.3390/f8120476
Akbulut, R., P. Bettinger, Z. Ucar, S. Obata, K. Boston, and J. Siry. 2017. Spatial forest plan development using heuristic processes seeded with a relaxed linear programming solution. Forest Science. 63(5): 518-528. DOI: 10.5849/FS-2017-040
Ezzati, S., A. Najafi, and P. Bettinger. 2016. Finding feasible harvest zones in mountainous areas using integrated, spatial multi-criteria decision analysis. Land Use Policy. 59: 479-491. DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.09.020
Dong, L., P. Bettinger, Z. Liu, H. Qin, and Y. Zhao. 2016. Evaluating the neighborhood, hybrid and reversion search techniques of simulated annealing algorithm in solving forest spatial harvest scheduling problems. Silva Fennica. 50(4): Article ID 1622. 20 p. DOI: 10.14214/sf.1622
Kašpar, J., R. Marušák, and P. Bettinger. 2016. Time efficiency of selected types of adjacency constraints in solving unit restriction models. Forests. 7(5): Article ID 102. 14 p. DOI: 10.3390/f7050102
Kaya, A., P. Bettinger, K. Boston, R. Akbulut, Z. Ucar, J. Siry, K. Merry, and C. Cieszewski. 2016. Optimisation in forest management. Current Forestry Reports. 2(1): 1-17. DOI: 10.1007/s40725-016-0027-y
Ezzati, S., A. Najafi, M. Yaghini, A.A. Hashemi, and P. Bettinger. 2015. An optimization model to solve skidding problem steep slope terrain. Journal of Forest Economics. 21(4): 250-268. DOI: 10.1016/j.jfe.2015.10.001
Dong, L., P. Bettinger, Z. Liu, and H. Qin. 2015. A comparison of a neighborhood search technique for forest spatial harvest scheduling problems: A case study of the simulated annealing algorithm. Forest Ecology and Management. 356: 124-135. DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2015.07.026
Walliser, M.A., W.D. Potter, and P. Bettinger. 2015. Response and recovery after severe wind storms using hierarchical open vehicle routing. International Journal of Emergency Management. 11(1): 20-45. DOI: 10.1504/IJEM.2015.069515
Dong, L., P. Bettinger, Z. Liu, and H. Qin. 2015. Spatial forest harvest scheduling for areas involving carbon and timber management goals. Forests. 6: 1362-1379. DOI: 10.3390/f6041362
Demirci, M., and P. Bettinger. 2015. Using mixed integer multi-objective goal programming for stand tending block designation: A case study from Turkey. Forest Policy and Economics. 55: 28-36. DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2015.03.007
Bettinger, P., and M. Tang. 2015. Tree-level harvest optimization for structure-based forest management based on the species mingling index. Forests. 6(4): 1121-1144. DOI: 10.3390/f6041121
Bettinger, P., M. Demirci, and K. Boston. 2015. Search reversion within s-metaheuristics: Impacts illustrated with a forest planning problem. Silva Fennica. 49(2): article id 1232. 20 p. DOI: 10.14214/sf.1232
Zengin, H., Ü. Asan, S. Destan, M.E. Ünal, A. Yeşil, P. Bettinger, and A.S. Değermenci. 2015. Modeling harvest scheduling in multifunctional planning of forests for longterm water yield optimization. Natural Resource Modeling. 28(1): 59-85. DOI: 10.1111/nrm.12057
Akay, A.E., K. Aruga, P. Bettinger, and J. Sessions. 2013. Using optimization techniques in designing forest roads and road networks. Journal of the Bartin Faculty of Forestry. 15(1-2): 49-62. Get it here
Bettinger, P., J. Siry, and K. Merry. 2013. Forest management planning technology issues posed by climate change. Forest Science and Technology. 9(1): 9-19. DOI: 10.1080/21580103.2013.773659
Zengin, H., A. Yeşil, Ü. Asan, P. Bettinger, C. Cieszewski, and J.P. Siry. 2013. Evolution of modern forest management planning in the Republic of Turkey. Journal of Forestry. 111(4): 239-248. DOI: 10.5849/jof.11-103
Shan, Y., P. Bettinger, C. Cieszewski, and W. Wang. 2012. Pitfalls and potential of particle swarm optimization for contemporary spatial forest planning. Forest Systems. 21(3): 468-480. DOI: 10.5424/fs/2012213-03692
Bettinger, P. 2011. Forest management in a climate change era: Options for planning. Journal of Forest Planning. 16: 57-66. DOI: 10.20659/jfp.16.Special_Issue_57
Bettinger, P., J. Siry, C. Cieszewski, K.L. Merry, H. Zengin, and A. Yeşil. 2013. Forest management issues of the southern United States and comparisons with Turkey. Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry. 37(1): 83-96. DOI: 10.3906/tar-1202-23
Li, R., and P. Bettinger. 2010. Assessing forest fragmentation in southern U.S. industrial forest plans that accommodate different clearcut size restrictions. Journal of Forest Planning. 15(2): 81-98. DOI: 10.20659/jfp.15.2_81
Li, R., P. Bettinger, and K. Boston. 2010. Informed development of meta heuristics for spatial forest planning problems. The Open Operational Research Journal. 4: 1-11. DOI: 10.2174/1874243201004010001
Li, R., P. Bettinger, and A. Weiskittel. 2010. Comparisons of three different methods used to generate forest landscapes for spatial harvest scheduling problems with adjacency restrictions. Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences. 2(1): 53-60. Get it here
Bettinger, P. 2010. An overview of methods for incorporating wildfires into forest planning models. Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences. 2(1): 43-52. Get it here
Bettinger, P. 2009. A prototype method for integrating spatially-referenced wildfires into a tactical forest planning model. Research Journal of Forestry. 3(1): 8-22. DOI: 10.3923/rjf.2009.8.22
Bettinger, P., J. Sessions, and K. Boston. 2009. A review of the status and use of validation procedures for heuristics used in forest planning. Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences. 1(1): 26-37. Get it here
Bettinger, P., M. Clutter, J. Siry, M. Kane, and J. Pait. 2009. Broad implications of southern United States pine clonal forestry on planning and management of forests. The International Forestry Review. 11(3): 331-345. DOI: 10.1505/ifor.11.3.331
Kim, Y.-H., P. Bettinger, and M. Finney. 2009. Spatial optimization of the pattern of fuel management activities and subsequent effects on simulated wildfires. European Journal of Operational Research. 197(1): 253-265. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2008.05.025
Shan, Y., P. Bettinger, C.J. Cieszewski, and R.T. Li. 2009. Trends in spatial forest planning. Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences. 1(2): 86-112. Get it here
Kim, Y.-H., and P. Bettinger. 2008. Effects of arranging forest fuel reduction treatments in spatial patterns on hypothetical, simulated, human-caused wildfires. Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 1(4): 187-200. DOI: 10.3923/jest.2008.187.200
Zhu, J., and P. Bettinger. 2008. Assessment of three heuristics for developing large-scale spatial forest harvest scheduling plans. Journal of Applied Sciences. 8: 4113-4120. DOI: 10.3923/jas.2008.4113.4120
Zhu, J., and P. Bettinger. 2008. Estimating the effects of adjacency and green-up constraints on landowners of different sizes and spatial arrangements located in the southeastern U.S. Forest Policy and Economics. 10(5): 295-302. DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2007.11.006
Bettinger, P., and K. Boston. 2008. Habitat and commodity production trade-offs in Coastal Oregon. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences. 42(2): 112-128. DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2006.11.001
Bettinger, P., K. Boston, Y.-H. Kim, and J. Zhu. 2007. Landscape-level optimization using tabu search and stand density-related forest management prescriptions. European Journal of Operational Research. 176: 1265-1282. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2005.09.025
Bettinger, P., C.P. Holliday, M.S. Threadgill, and C.A. Hyldahl. 2007. On integrating water yield models with forest planning efforts. Water Policy. 9: 631-643. DOI: 10.2166/wp.2007.030
Johnson, K.N., P. Bettinger, J.D. Kline, T.A. Spies, M. Lennette, G. Lettman, B. Garber-Yonts, and T. Larsen. 2007. Simulating forest structure, timber production, and socioeconomic effects in a multi-owner province. Ecological Applications. 17: 34-47. DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2007)017[0034:SFSTPA]2.0.CO;2
Zhu, J., P. Bettinger, and R. Li. 2007. Additional insight into the performance of a new heuristic for solving spatially constrained forest planning problems. Silva Fennica. 41: 687-698. DOI: 10.14214/sf.276
Bettinger, P., and J. Zhu. 2006. A new heuristic for solving spatially constrained forest planning problems based on mitigation of infeasibilities radiating outward from a forced choice. Silva Fennica. 40: 315-333. DOI: 10.14214/sf.477
Boston, K. and P. Bettinger. 2006. An economic and landscape evaluation of the green-up rules for California, Oregon, and Washington (USA). Forest Policy and Economics. 8: 251-266. DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2004.06.006
Batten, W.H., Jr., P. Bettinger, and J. Zhu. 2005. The effects of spatial harvest scheduling constraints on the value of a medium-sized forest holding in the southeastern United States. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry. 29: 185-193. DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/29.4.185
Bettinger, P., D. Graetz, and J. Sessions. 2005. A density-dependent stand-level optimization approach for deriving management prescriptions for interior northwest (USA) landscapes. Forest Ecology and Management. 217: 171-186. DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.05.060
Bettinger, P., M. Lennette, K.N. Johnson, and T.A. Spies. 2005. A hierarchical spatial framework for forest landscape planning. Ecological Modelling. 182: 25-48. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2004.07.009
Bettinger, P., and W. Chung. 2004. The key literature of, and trends in, forest-level management planning in North America, 1950-2001. The International Forestry Review. 6: 40-50. DOI: 10.1505/ifor.6.1.40.32061
Bettinger, P., D.L. Johnson, and K.N. Johnson. 2003. Spatial forest plan development with ecological and economic goals. Ecological Modelling. 169: 215-236. DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(03)00271-0
Bettinger, P., and K.N. Johnson. 2003. Spatial scheduling of forest management activities using a dynamic deterministic harvest block aggregation process. Journal of Forest Planning. 9: 25-34. DOI: 10.20659/jfp.9.1_25
Bettinger, P., and J. Sessions. 2003. Spatial forest planning: to adopt, or not to adopt? Journal of Forestry. 101(2): 24-29. DOI: 10.1093/jof/101.2.24
Bettinger, P., D. Graetz, K. Boston, J. Sessions, and W. Chung. 2002. Eight heuristic planning techniques applied to three increasingly difficult wildlife planning problems. Silva Fennica. 36:561-584. DOI: 10.14214/sf.545
Boston, K. and P. Bettinger. 2002. Combining tabu search and genetic algorithm heuristic techniques to solve spatial harvest scheduling problems. Forest Science. 48: 35-46. DOI: 10.1093/forestscience/48.1.35
Boston, K. and P. Bettinger. 2001. Development of spatially feasible forest plans: A comparison of two modeling approaches. Silva Fennica. 35: 425-435. DOI: 10.14214/sf.578
Boston, K. and P. Bettinger. 2001. The economic impact of green-up constraints in the southeastern United States. Forest Ecology and Management. 145: 191-202. DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(00)00417-5
Bettinger, P., K. Boston, and J. Sessions. 1999. Intensifying a heuristic forest harvest scheduling search procedure with 2-opt decision choices. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 29: 1784-1792. DOI: 10.1139/x99-160
Bettinger, P., K. Boston, and J. Sessions. 1999. Combinatorial optimization of elk habitat effectiveness and timber harvest volume. Environmental Modeling and Assessment. 4: 143-153. DOI: 10.1023/A:1019051931272
Boston, K. and P. Bettinger. 1999. An analysis of Monte Carlo integer programming, simulated annealing, and tabu search heuristics for solving spatial harvest scheduling problems. Forest Science. 45(2): 292-301. DOI: 10.1093/forestscience/45.2.292
Bettinger, P., K.N. Johnson, and J. Sessions. 1998. Evaluating the association among alternative measures of cumulative watershed effects on a forested watershed in eastern Oregon. Western Journal of Applied Forestry. 13(1): 15-22. DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/13.1.15
Bettinger, P., J. Sessions, and K.N. Johnson. 1998. Ensuring the compatibility of aquatic habitat and commodity production goals in eastern Oregon with a Tabu search procedure. Forest Science. 44(1): 96-112. DOI: 10.1093/forestscience/44.1.96
Bettinger, P., K.N. Johnson, and J. Sessions. 1998. Improving aquatic habitat conditions over time while producing wood products: an examination of options. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 34(4): 891-907. DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1998.tb01524.x
Bettinger, P., J. Sessions, and K. Boston. 1997. Using Tabu search to schedule timber harvests subject to spatial wildlife goals for big game. Ecological Modelling. 94: 111-123. DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(96)00007-5
Bettinger, P., K.N. Johnson, and J. Sessions. 1996. Forest planning in an Oregon case study: defining the problem and attempting to meet goals with a spatial-analysis technique. Environmental Management. 20(4): 565-577. DOI: 10.1007/BF01474656
Resource Assessments
Bettinger, P., K. Merry, and J. Stober. 2022. A hierarchical binary process model to assess deviation from desired ecological condition across a broad forested landscape in Alabama. Land. 11(6): Article 775. DOI: 10.3390/land11060775
Bektas, V, P. Bettinger, N. Nibbelink, J. Siry, K. Merry, K.A. Henn, and J. Stober. 2022. Habitat suitability modelling of rare turkeybeard (Xerophyllum Asphodeloides) species in the Talladega National Forest, Alabama, USA. Forests. 13(4): Article 490. DOI: 10.3390/f13040490
Gutierrez Garzon, A.R., T. Lee, K. Merry, V. Bektas, J. Cruise-Palmer, and P. Bettinger. 2022. Urban land use cover changes in three developed cities of the United States: San Diego, Denver, and Buffalo. Heliyon. 8(3): Article e09093. DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09093
Obata, S., C.J. Cieszewski, R.C. Lowe III, and P. Bettinger. 2021. Random forest regression model for estimation of the growing stock volumes in Georgia, USA, using dense Landsat time series and FIA dataset. Remote Sensing. 13(2): Article 218. DOI: 10.3390/rs13020218
Stober, J., K. Merry, and P. Bettinger. 2020. Analysis of fire frequency on the Talladega National Forest, USA, 1998-2018. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 29(10): 919-925. DOI: 10.1071/WF20022
Obata, S., P. Bettinger, C.J. Cieszewski, R.C. Lowe III. 2020. Mapping forest disturbances between 1987–2016 using all available time series Landsat TM/ETM+ imagery: Developing a reliable methodology for Georgia, United States. Forests. 11(3): Article 335. DOI: 10.3390/f11030335
Bettinger, P., and K. Merry. 2019. Land cover transitions in the United States South: 2007-2013. Applied Geography. 105: 102-110. DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2019.03.002
Zhang, S., P. Bettinger, C. Cieszewski, S. Merkle, K. Merry, S. Obata, X. He, and H. Zheng. 2019. Evaluation of sites for reestablishment of the American chestnut (Castanea dentata) in northeast Georgia, USA. Landscape Ecology. 34(4): 943-960. DOI: 10.1007/s10980-019-00818-7
Obata, S., C.J. Cieszewski, P. Bettinger, R.C. Lowe III, and S. Bernardes. 2019. Preliminary analysis of forest stand disturbances in coastal Georgia (USA) using Landsat time series stacked imagery. FORMATH. 18: 1-11. DOI: 10.15684/formath.001
Merry, K., P. Bettinger, J. Siry, J.M. Bowker, S. Weaver, and Z. Ucar. 2018. Mapping potential motorized sightseeing recreation supply across broad privately-owned landscapes of the southern United States. Landscape Research. 43(5): 721-734. DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2017.1378629
Sahoo, K., S. Mani, L. Das, and P. Bettinger. 2018. GIS-based sustainable assessment of crop residues for optimal siting of biogas plants. Biomass and Bioenergy. 110: 63-74. DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2018.01.006
Ucar, Z., K. Merry, P. Bettinger, R. Akbulut, and J. Siry. 2018. Estimation of urban vegetation cover using multispectral imagery and LiDAR. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 29: 248-260. DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2017.12.001
Zengin, H., A.S. Değermenci, and P. Bettinger. 2018. Analysis of temporal changes in land cover and landscape metrics of a managed forest in the west Black Sea region of northern Turkey: 1970 to 2010. Journal of Forestry Research. 29(1): 139-150. DOI: 10.1007/s11676-017-0423-6
Kalbi, S., A. Fallah, S. Shatee, R. Yousefpour, and P. Bettinger. 2017. Mapping the spatial distribution of forest growth characteristics using different geostatistical methods (Case Study: District 3 Sangdeh-Sari). Iranian Journal of Forest and Poplar Research. 25(2): 196-208. DOI: 10.22092/ijfpr.2017.111755
Merry, K., P. Bettinger, D. Grebner, J. Siry, C. Cieszewski, S. Weaver, and Z. Ucar. 2017. Assessment of potential agricultural and short-rotation forest bioenergy crop establishment sites in Jackson County, Florida, USA. Biomass and Bioenergy. 105: 453-463. DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.08.004
Przeździecki, K., J. Zawadski, C. Cieszewski, and P. Bettinger. 2017. Estimation of soil moisture across broad landscapes of Georgia and South Carolina using the triangle method applied to MODIS satellite imagery. Silva Fennica. 51(4): article id 1683. 19 p. DOI: 10.14214/sf.1683
Ucar, Z., P. Bettinger, K. Merry, J. Siry, J.M. Bowker, and R. Akbulut. 2016. A comparison of two sampling approaches for assessing the urban forest canopy cover from aerial photography. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 16: 221-230. DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2016.03.001
Merry, K., P. Bettinger, J. Siry, and J.M. Bowker. 2015. Estimating urban forest carbon sequestration potential in the southern United States using current remote sensing imagery sources. Geographia Technica. 10(2): 78-89. Get it here
Merry, K., J. Siry, P. Bettinger, and J.M. Bowker. 2014. Urban tree cover change in Detroit and Atlanta, USA, 1951-2010. Cities. 41: 123-131. DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2014.06.012
Bettinger, P., K. Merry, and Z. Ucar. 2014. Assessment of a global land cover classification allocated across the landscape of Georgia (USA). Journal of Scientific Research and Reports. 3(3): 457-478. DOI: 10.9734/JSRR/2014/7167
Merry, K., J. Siry, P. Bettinger, and J.M. Bowker. 2013. Efficient assessments of urban tree planting potential within or near the southern Piedmont region of United States. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems. 39: 39-47. DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2013.01.005
Merry, K., J. Siry, P. Bettinger, and J.M. Bowker. 2013. Assessing potential urban tree planting sites in the Piedmont of the United States: A comparison of methods. Southeastern Geographer. 53(1): 79-101. Get it here
Bettinger, P., and K.L. Merry. 2012. Relative vulnerability of the forests along southeastern African coasts to cyclones. Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography. 33(3): 320-334. DOI: 10.1111/sjtg.12000
Kim, H., P. Bettinger, and C. Cieszewski. 2012. Reflections on the estimation of stand-level forest characteristics using Landsat satellite imagery. Applied Remote Sensing Journal. 2(2): 45-56.
Bettinger, P. 2011. Cypress dome characteristics within one county of the southern United States: A case study of changes. Regional Environmental Change. 11(3): 569-578. DOI: 10.1007/s10113-010-0181-x
Roberts, S.B., J.D. Jordan, P. Bettinger, and R.J. Warren. 2010. Using bobcat habitat suitability to prioritize preservation on a suburbanizing barrier island. Journal of Wildlife Management. 74(3): 386-394. DOI: 10.2193/2008-431
Clutter, M.L., J.P. Siry, and P. Bettinger. 2009. Urbanization and forest fragmentation in Georgia (USA): Challenges to sound forest management. Journal of Forest Planning. 14(1): 1-6. DOI: 10.20659/jfp.14.1_1
Spies, T.A., K.N. Johnson, K.M. Burnett, J.L. Ohmann, B.C. McComb, G.H. Reeves, P. Bettinger, J.D. Kline, and B. Garber-Yonts. 2007. Cumulative ecological and socioeconomic effects of forest policies in coastal Oregon. Ecological Applications. 17: 5-17. DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2007)017[0005:CEASEO]2.0.CO;2
Sessions, J., P. Bettinger, R. Buckman, M. Newton, and J. Hamann. 2004. Hastening the return of complex forests following fire: The consequences of delay. Journal of Forestry. 102(3): 38-45. DOI: 10.1093/jof/102.3.38
Bettinger, P. and R.J. Alig. 1996. Timber availability on non-federal land in western Washington: implications based on physical characteristics of the timberland base. Forest Products Journal. 46(9): 30-38.
Bettinger, P., J. Sessions, and L.D. Kellogg. 1993. Potential timber availability for mechanized harvesting in Oregon. Western Journal of Applied Forestry. 8(1): 11-15. DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/8.1.11
Global Positioning Systems Lee, T., P. Bettinger, K. Merry, V. Bektaş, and C.J. Cieszewski. 2022. Mission Impossible: Positions determined by basic mapping-grade and recreation-grade GNSS receivers cannot emulate the actual spatial pattern of trees. Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences. 14(1): 15-31. http://mcfns.net/index.php/Journal/article/view/14.2
Lee, T., P. Bettinger, C.J. Cieszewski, and A.R. Gutierrez Garzon. 2020. The applicability of recreation-grade GNSS receiver (GPS watch, Suunto Ambit Peak 3) in a forested and an open area compared to a mapping-grade receiver (Trimble Juno T41). PLoS ONE. 15(4): 0231532. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231532
Merry, K., and P. Bettinger. 2019. Smartphone GPS accuracy study in an urban environment. PLoS ONE. 14(7): e0219890. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219890
Bettinger, P., K. Merry, M. Bayat, and J. Tomaštík. 2019. GNSS use in forestry – A multi-national survey from Iran, Slovakia and southern USA. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 158: 369-383. DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2019.02.015
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Akbulut, R., Z. Ucar, P. Bettinger, K. Merry, and S. Obata. 2017. Effects of forest thinning on static horizontal positions collected with a mapping-grade GNSS receiver. Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences. 9(1): 14-21. Get it here
Weaver, S.A., Z. Ucar, P. Bettinger, and K. Merry. 2015. How a GNSS receiver is held may affect static horizontal position accuracy. PLoS ONE. 10(4): e0124696. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124696
Ucar, Z., P. Bettinger, S. Weaver, K.L. Merry, and K. Faw. 2014. Dynamic accuracy of recreation-grade GPS receivers in oak-hickory forests. Forestry. 87: 504-511. DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpu019
Bettinger, P., and K.L. Merry. 2012. Influence of the juxtaposition of trees on consumer-grade GPS position quality. Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences. 4(2): 81-91. Get it here
Bettinger, P., and K. Merry. 2012. Static horizontal positions determined with a consumer-grade GNSS receiver: One assessment of the number of fixes necessary. Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering. 33(1): 149-157. Get it here
Bettinger, P., and S. Fei. 2010. One year's experience with a recreation-grade GPS receiver. Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences. 2(2): 153-160. Get it here
Ransom, M.D., J. Rhynold, and P. Bettinger. 2010. Performance of mapping-grade GPS receivers in southeastern forest conditions. RURALS: Review of Undergraduate Research in Agricultural and Life Sciences. 5(1): Article 2. Get it here
Danskin, S., P. Bettinger, and T. Jordan. 2009. Multipath mitigation under forest canopies: A choke ring antenna solution. Forest Science. 55(2): 109-116. DOI: 10.1093/forestscience/55.2.109
Danskin, S.D., P. Bettinger, T.R. Jordan, and C. Cieszewski. 2009. A comparison of GPS performance in a southern hardwood forest: Exploring low-cost solutions for forestry applications. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry. 33(1): 9-16. DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/33.1.9
Hurricanes
Merry, K.L., P. Bettinger, and J. Hepinstall-Cymerman. 2011. A prototype model for estimating the location of forest damage from tropical cyclones. Geographia Technica. 6(2): 65-80. Get it here
Bettinger, P., K.L. Merry, and D.L. Grebner. 2010. Two views of the impact of strong wind events on forests of the southern United States. Southeastern Geographer. 50(3): 291-304. DOI: 10.1353/sgo.2010.0004
Merry, K.L., P. Bettinger, D.L. Grebner, and J. Hepinstall-Cymerman. 2010. Perceptions of foresters of wind damage in Mississippi forests. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry. 34(3): 124-130. DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/34.3.124
Bettinger, P., K.L. Merry, and J. Hepinstall. 2009. Post-hurricane forest management responses in the southern United States. Journal of Emergency Management. 7(6): 35-50. Abstract is here
Bettinger, P., K.L. Merry, and J. Hepinstall. 2009. Average tropical cyclone intensity along the Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and north Florida coasts. Southeastern Geographer. 49(1): 49-66. Get it here
Merry, K., P. Bettinger, and J. Hepinstall. 2009. Physical and biological responses of forests to tropical cyclones affecting the United States Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico coasts. American Journal of Environmental Sciences. 5(1): 16-32. DOI: 10.3844/ajessp.2009.16.32
Education
Bettinger, P., and K. Merry. 2018. Follow-up study of the importance of mapping technology knowledge and skills for entry-level forestry job postings, as deduced from recent job advertisements. Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences. 10(1): 15-23. Get it here
Merry, K., P. Bettinger, D.L. Grebner, K. Boston, and J. Siry. 2016. Assessment of geographic information system (GIS) skills employed by graduates from three forestry programs in the United States. Forests. 7(12): Article ID 304. 12 p. DOI: 10.3390/f7120304
Bettinger, P., K. Merry, and C. Cieszewski. 2016. The importance of mapping technology knowledge and skills for students seeking entry-level forestry positions: Evidence from job advertisements. Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences. 8(1): 14-24. Get it here
Bettinger, P. 2009. Effectiveness of repeated basic navigational training sessions designed for novice natural resource managers. Research Journal of Forestry. 3(3): 94-100. DOI: 10.3923/rjf.2009.94.100
Merry, K.L., P. Bettinger, and W.G. Hubbard. 2008. Back to the future part 2: Surveying geospatial technology needs of Georgia agriculture and natural resources Extension professionals. Journal of Extension. 46(4): 4RIB1. Get it here
Merry, K.L., P. Bettinger, and W.G. Hubbard. 2008. Back to the future part 1: Surveying geospatial technology needs of Georgia land use planners. Journal of Extension. 46(3): 3RIB6. Get it here
Merry, K.L., P. Bettinger, M. Clutter, J. Hepinstall, and N.P. Nibbelink. 2007. An assessment of Geographic Information System skills employed by field-level natural resource managers. Journal of Forestry. 105(7): 364-370. DOI: 10.1093/jof/105.7.364
Wing, M.G., and P. Bettinger. 2003. GIS: An updated primer on a powerful management tool. Journal of Forestry. 101(4): 4-8. DOI: 10.1093/jof/101.4.4
Forestry in General, Forest Engineering,
GIS, Taxes, and Other Interesting Things
Uzu, J., P. Bettinger, J. Siry, and B. Mei. 2022. Timber business in West Africa: A review and outlook. International Forestry Review. 24(2): 240-256. DOI: 10.1505/146554822835629578
Gutierrez Garzon, A.R., P. Bettinger, J. Abrams, J.P. Siry, and B. Mei. 2022. Forest sustainability in state forest management plans: A content analysis. Journal of Sustainable Forestry. 41(1): 92-113. DOI: 10.1080/10549811.2021.1884575
Merry, K., P. Bettinger, J. Siry, S. McNulty, and M. Gavazzi. 2022. Forester preferences on revising Silvics of North America: A survey of registered foresters in four states. Journal of Forestry. 120(1): 1-9. DOI: 10.1093/jofore/fvab042
Ucar, Z., A.S. Değermenci, H. Zengin, and P. Bettinger. 2022. Evaluating the accuracy of remote dendrometers in tree diameter measurements at breast height. Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering. 43(1): 185-197. DOI: 10.5552/crojfe.2022.1016
Bayat, M., P. Bettinger, S. Heidari, S.K. Hamidi, and A. Jaafari. 2021. A combination of biotic and abiotic factors and diversity determine productivity in natural deciduous forests. Forests. 12(11): Article 1450. DOI: 10.3390/f12111450
Bettinger, P., K. Merry, A.R. Gutierrez Garzon, T. Lee, J. Siry, S. McNulty, and M. Gavazzi. 2021. Stakeholder perceptions on the need for updated tree species distributions maps. Forests. 12(10: Article 1367. DOI: 10.3390/f12101367
Jaafari, A., I. Pazhouhan, and P. Bettinger. 2021. Machine learning modeling of forest road construction costs. Forests. 12(9): Article 1169. DOI: 10.3390/f12091169
Bayat, M., P. Bettinger, M. Hassani, and S. Heidari. 2021. Ten-year estimation of Oriental beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) volume increment in natural forests: a comparison of an artificial neural networks model, multiple linear regression and actual increment. Forestry. 94(4): 598-609. DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpab001
Fazeli-Varzaneh, M., P. Bettinger, E. Ghaderi-Azad, M. Kozak, D. Mafi-Gholami, and A. Jaafari. 2021. Forestry research in the Middle East: A bibliometric analysis. Sustainability. 13(15): Article 8261. DOI: 10.3390/su13158261
Bettinger, P., K. Merry, S. McNulty, J. Siry, and M. Gavazzi. 2021. Variation in results of three biology-focused search engines: A case study using North American tree species. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. 102(1): Article e01808. DOI: 10.1002/bes2.1808
Shabani, S., A. Jaafari, and P. Bettinger. 2021. Spatial modeling of forest stand susceptibility to logging operations. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 89: Article 106601. DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2021.106601
Dong, L., P. Bettinger, and Z. Liu. 2021. Estimating the optimal internal carbon prices for balancing forest wood production and carbon sequestration: The case of northeast China. Journal of Cleaner Production. 281: Article 125342. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125342
Gutierrez Garzon, A.R., P. Bettinger, J. Siry, J. Abrams, C. Cieszewski, K. Boston, B. Mei, H. Zengin, and A. Yeşil. 2020. A comparative analysis of five forest certification programs. Forests. 11(8): Article 863. DOI: 10.3390/f11080863
Reeves, T., B. Mei, J. Siry, P. Bettinger, and S. Ferreira. 2020. Effect of working forest conservation easements on surrounding property values. Forest Policy and Economics. 118: Article 102241. DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2020.102241
Reeves, T., B. Mei, J. Siry, P. Bettinger, and S. Ferreira. 2020. Establishing a typology of working forest conservation easements in Georgia. Forests. 11(6): Article 635. DOI: 10.3390/f11060635
Hiegel, A., J. Siry, P. Bettinger, and B. Mei. 2020. Timberland transaction costs and due diligence: a literature review and assessment of research needs. International Forestry Review. 22(2): 199-210. DOI: Not yet available
Bayat, M., P. Bettinger, S. Heidari, A.H. Khalyani, M. Jourgholami, and S.K. Hamidi. 2020. Estimation of tree heights in an uneven-aged, mixed forest in northern Iran using artificial intelligence and empirical models. Forests. 11(3): Article 324. DOI: 10.3390/f11030324
Gutierrez Garzon, A.R., P. Bettinger, J. Siry, B. Mei, and J. Abrams. 2020. The terms foresters and planners in the United States use to infer sustainability in forest management plans: A survey analysis. Sustainability. 12(1): Article 17. DOI: 10.3390/su12010017
Merry, K., P. Bettinger, J. Siry, and J.M. Bowker. 2020. Preferences of motorcyclists to views of managed, rural southern United States landscapes. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. 29: Article 100259. DOI: 10.1016/j.jort.2019.100259
Kalbi, S., A. Fallah, S. Shataee, P. Bettinger, and R. Yousefpour. 2019. Growth and yield models for uneven-aged forest stands managed under a selection system in northern Iran. Eurasian Journal of Forest Science. 7(3): 321-333. DOI: 10.31195/ejejfs.569197
Reeves, T., B. Mei, P. Bettinger and J. Siry. 2018. Review of the effects of conservation easements on surrounding property values. Journal of Forestry. 116(6): 555-562. DOI: 10.1093/jofore/fvy046
Kalbi, S., A. Fallah, P. Bettinger, S. Shataee, R. Yousefpour. 2018. Mixed-effects modeling for tree height prediction models of Oriental beech in the Hyrcanian forests. Journal of Forestry Research. 29(5): 1195-1204. DOI: 10.1007/s11676-017-0551-z
Klepacka, A.M., J.S. Siry, and P. Bettinger. 2017. Stumpage prices: A review of influential factors. International Forestry Review. 19(2): 158-169. DOI: 10.1505/146554817821255114
Dong, L., Z. Liu, and P. Bettinger. 2016. Nonlinear mixed-effects branch diameter and length models for natural Dahurian larch (Larix gmelini) forest in northeast China. Trees. 30(4): 1191-1206. DOI: 10.1007/s00468-016-1356-y
Siry, J., K. McGinley, F.W. Cubbage, and P. Bettinger. 2015. Forest tenure and sustainable forest management. Open Journal of Forestry. 5(5): 526-545. DOI: 10.4236/ojf.2015.55046
Weaver, S.A., Z. Ucar, P. Bettinger, K. Merry, K. Faw, and C.J. Cieszewski. 2015. Assessing the accuracy of tree diameter measurements collected at a distance. Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering. 36(1): 73-83. Get it here
Cieszewski, C.J., M. Strub, F. Antony, P. Bettinger, J. Dahlen, and R.C. Lowe. 2013. Wood quality assessment of tree trunk from the tree branch sample and auxiliary data based on NIR spectroscopy and SilviScan. Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences. 5(1): 86-111. Get it here
Cieszewski, C.J., R.C. Lowe, P. Bettinger, and A. Kumar. 2013. Micro-detail comparative forest site analysis using high-resolution satellite imagery. Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences. 5(1): 16-37. Get it here
Bettinger, P., T. Lowe, J. Siry, K. Merry, and N. Nibbelink. 2010. Analytical decisionmaking considerations for upgrading or changing geographic information system software. Journal of Forestry. 108(5): 238-244. DOI: 10.1093/jof/108.5.238
Li, R., P. Bettinger, S. Danskin, and R. Hayashi. 2007. A historical perspective on the use of GIS and remote sensing in natural resource management, as viewed through papers published in North American forestry journals from 1976 to 2005. Cartographica. 42: 165-178. DOI: 10.3138/carto.42.2.165
Bettinger, P. 2006. Measures of change in projected landscape conditions. Journal of Forest Planning. 12: 39-47. DOI: 10.20659/jfp.12.2_39
Akay, A.E., J. Sessions, P. Bettinger, R. Toupin, and A. Eklund. 2006. Evaluating the salvage value of fire-killed timber by helicopter - effects of yarding distance and time since fire. Western Journal of Applied Forestry. 21: 102-107. DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/21.2.102
Thompson, J.R., K.N. Johnson, M. Lennette, T. Spies, and P. Bettinger. 2006. Historical disturbance regimes as a reference for forest policy in a multiowner province: a simulation experiment. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 36: 401-417. DOI: 10.1139/x05-247
Bettinger, P. 2003. A vegetation similarity index driven by distance-dependent spatial information. Journal of Forest Planning. 9: 73-83. DOI: 10.20659/jfp.9.2_73
Bettinger, P. 2001. Challenges and opportunities for linking the modeling of forest vegetation dynamics with landscape planning models. Landscape and Urban Planning. 56: 107-124. DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2046(01)00178-5
Bettinger, P. and K. Boston. 2001. A conceptual model for describing decision-making situations in integrated natural resource planning and modeling projects. Environmental Management. 28: 1-7. DOI: 10.1007/s002670010201
Bocco, G., F. Rosete, P. Bettinger, and A. Velázquez. 2001. Developing a GIS program in rural Mexico. Journal of Forestry. 99(6): 14-19. DOI: 10.1093/jof/99.6.14
Alig, R.J., D.A. Adams, J.T. Chmelik, and P. Bettinger. 1999. Private forest investment and long-run sustainable timber harvest volumes. New Forests. 17: 307-327. DOI: 10.1023/A:1006559320038
Bettinger, P. 1999. Distributing geographic information systems capabilities to field offices: Benefits and challenges. Journal of Forestry. 97(6): 22-26. DOI: 10.1093/jof/97.6.22
Bettinger, P., K.A. Bettinger, and K. Boston. 1998. Correlation among spatial and non-spatial variables describing a cut-to-length thinning site in the Pacific Northwest, USA. Forest Ecology and Management. 104: 139-149. DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00250-8
Kellogg, L.D., P. Bettinger, and R.M. Edwards. 1996. A comparison of logging planning, felling, and skyline yarding costs between clearcutting and five group-selection harvesting methods. Western Journal of Applied Forestry. 11(3): 90-96. DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/11.3.90
Bettinger, P., G.A. Bradshaw, and G.W. Weaver. 1996. Effects of geographic information system vector-raster-vector data conversion on landscape indices. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 26: 1416-1425. DOI: 10.1139/x26-158
Siegel, W.C., H.L. Haney, Jr., D.M. Peters, P. Bettinger, and D.S. Callihan. 1996. The impact of federal and state income taxes on timber income in the Northeast and Midwest following the 1986 Tax Reform Act. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 13(1): 8-15. DOI: 10.1093/njaf/13.1.8
Kellogg, L.D. and P. Bettinger. 1994. Thinning productivity and cost for a mechanized cut-to-length system in the Northwest Pacific Coast region of the USA. Journal of Forest Engineering. 5(2): 43-54. DOI: 10.1080/08435243.1994.10702659
Bettinger, P., D. Armlovich, and L.D. Kellogg. 1994. Evaluating area in logging trails with a geographic information system. Transactions of the ASAE. 37(4): 1327-1330. DOI: 10.13031/2013.28214
Bettinger, P. 1993. Incorporating state income taxes in soil expectation values - impacts and pitfalls. Forest Products Journal. 43(5): 61-67.
Bettinger, P. and L.D. Kellogg. 1993. Residual stand damage from cut-to-length thinning of second-growth timber in the Cascade Range of western Oregon. Forest Products Journal. 43(11/12): 59-64.
Bettinger, P., H.L. Haney, Jr., and W.C. Siegel. 1991. The impact of federal and state income taxes on timber income in the West following the 1986 Tax Reform Act. Western Journal of Applied Forestry. 6(1): 15-20. DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/6.1.15
Bettinger, P., H.L. Haney, Jr., and W.C. Siegel. 1989. The impact of federal and state income taxes on timber income in the South following the 1986 Tax Reform Act. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry. 13(4): 196-202. DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/13.4.196
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