Douglas J Shinneman
I am a Supervisory Research Fire Ecologist at the Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center in Boise, Idaho
My research interests include fire ecology, landscape ecology, restoration ecology, plant ecology and landscape modeling.
Professional Experience
2009-present: Supervisory Research Fire Ecologist, USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Boise, ID
2009: Post Doctoral Position, The Nature Conservatory/U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station, Madison, WI
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (2006)
M.A., University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (1996)
B.S., Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (1989)
Science and Products
Fire Ecology in Dynamic Ecosystems Team (FRESC)
If you are unable to access or download a product, email fresc_outreach@usgs.gov a request, including the full citation, or call (541) 750-1030.
If you are unable to access or download a product, email fresc_outreach@usgs.gov a request, including the full citation, or call (541) 750-1030.
Estimating vegetation biomass and cover across large plots in shrub and grass dominated drylands using terrestrial lidar and machine learning
Potential influence of wildfire in modulating climate-induced forest redistribution in a central Rocky Mountain landscape
Identifying key climate and environmental factors affecting rates of post-fire big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) recovery in the northern Columbia Basin, USA
Landsat 8 and ICESat-2: Performance and potential synergies for quantifying dryland ecosystem vegetation cover and biomass
Exploring climate niches of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex Lawson) haplotypes in the western United States: Implications for evolutionary history and conservation
Fire patterns in the range of the greater sage-grouse, 1984-2013 - Implications for conservation and management
Challenges of establishing big sgebrush (Artemisia tridentata) in rangeland restoration: effects of herbicide, mowing, whole-community seeding, and sagebrush seed sources
Approaches to modeling landscape-scale drought-induced forest mortality
Fire modulates climate change response of simulated aspen distribution across topoclimatic gradients in a semi-arid montane landscape
Quantifying and predicting fuels and the effects of reduction treatments along successional and invasion gradients in sagebrush habitats
Management of aspen in a changing environment
Fire regimes of quaking aspen in the Mountain West
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
To request an interview, contact fresc_outreach@usgs.gov or call (541) 750-1030.
Science and Products
Fire Ecology in Dynamic Ecosystems Team (FRESC)
If you are unable to access or download a product, email fresc_outreach@usgs.gov a request, including the full citation, or call (541) 750-1030.
If you are unable to access or download a product, email fresc_outreach@usgs.gov a request, including the full citation, or call (541) 750-1030.
Estimating vegetation biomass and cover across large plots in shrub and grass dominated drylands using terrestrial lidar and machine learning
Potential influence of wildfire in modulating climate-induced forest redistribution in a central Rocky Mountain landscape
Identifying key climate and environmental factors affecting rates of post-fire big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) recovery in the northern Columbia Basin, USA
Landsat 8 and ICESat-2: Performance and potential synergies for quantifying dryland ecosystem vegetation cover and biomass
Exploring climate niches of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex Lawson) haplotypes in the western United States: Implications for evolutionary history and conservation
Fire patterns in the range of the greater sage-grouse, 1984-2013 - Implications for conservation and management
Challenges of establishing big sgebrush (Artemisia tridentata) in rangeland restoration: effects of herbicide, mowing, whole-community seeding, and sagebrush seed sources
Approaches to modeling landscape-scale drought-induced forest mortality
Fire modulates climate change response of simulated aspen distribution across topoclimatic gradients in a semi-arid montane landscape
Quantifying and predicting fuels and the effects of reduction treatments along successional and invasion gradients in sagebrush habitats
Management of aspen in a changing environment
Fire regimes of quaking aspen in the Mountain West
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
To request an interview, contact fresc_outreach@usgs.gov or call (541) 750-1030.