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Last published 2026
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William T. Flatley

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Associate Professor

Also affiliated: Northern Arizona University (2015–2019); Mitchell Institute (2010); Rocky Mountain Research Station (2019); Conway School of Landscape Design (2018–2024); Rocky Mountain Research (United States) (2019); Roger Williams University (2015); Virginia Tech (2006); Texas A&M University (2010–2013); Colorado State University (2022)

Faculty Researcher

9 h-index 23 pubs 535 cited

  • Climate
  • Fires
  • Ecosystem
  • Wildfires
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Water Cycle
  • Forests
  • North Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Arizona
  • Forestry
  • Geologic Sediments
  • Environmental Restoration and Remediation

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

William T. Flatley studies fire regimes and their ecological impacts, with a particular focus on forest dynamics and adaptation strategies in changing climates. His research has examined historical fire patterns in various forest types, including pine-oak stands in the Southern Appalachian Mountains and shortleaf pine-oak forests in the Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas. Flatley has also investigated tree-ring fire-scar networks across North America and explored the response of aspen to warming climates in the Rocky Mountains. His work includes a literature review on fire-climate interactions in the Southwest and an analysis of the effects of agricultural aid on forests in Sub-Saharan Africa using remotely sensed data. Flatley is an Associate Professor at the University of Central Arkansas, with a scholarly record including 23 publications and an h-index of 9.

Metrics

  • h-index: 9
  • Publications: 23
  • Citations: 535

Selected Publications

  • Fire history and tree invasion in an Ozark glade, barrens, and woodland complex (2026)
    Fire Ecology DOI OpenAlex
  • Response of aspen to a warming climate along a latitudinal gradient in the Rocky Mountains, USA (2024)
    Canadian Journal of Forest Research 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Dynamic Fire Regimes and Forest Conditions Across Three Centuries in a Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest in the Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas, USA (2023)
    Annals of the American Association of Geographers 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The North American tree‐ring fire‐scar network (2022)
    Ecosphere 71 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Examining the Effects of Agricultural Aid on Forests in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Causal Analysis Based on Remotely Sensed Data of Sierra Leone (2022)
    Land 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Adaptation Strategies and Approaches for Managing Fire in a Changing Climate (2022)
    Climate 62 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Historical Fire Regimes and Stand Dynamics of Xerophytic Pine–Oak Stands in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, Virginia, USA (2021)
    Annals of the American Association of Geographers 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Forest restoration as a strategy to mitigate climate impacts on wildfire, vegetation, and water in semiarid forests (2018)
    Ecological Applications 57 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Advancing Dendrochronological Studies of Fire in the United States (2018)
    Fire 31 citations DOI OpenAlex

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