William T. Flatley
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Associate Professor
Also affiliated: US Forest Service (2019); Northern Arizona University (2015–2019); Rocky Mountain Research Station (2019); Virginia Tech (2006); Texas A&M University (2010–2013); Colorado State University (2022)
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William T. Flatley investigates fire history, climate, and land use in forest ecosystems. His research focuses on understanding how past climatic and topographic factors have influenced fire patterns, particularly in the Appalachian Mountains. Flatley has examined the compatibility of historical fire regimes with future climate scenarios and explored forest restoration as a strategy to mitigate climate change impacts on wildfire, vegetation, and water resources in semiarid forests. His work also involves advancing dendrochronological studies of fire, utilizing tree-ring data to reconstruct fire histories. Flatley’s publications include studies on fire history related to climate and land use in southern Appalachian landscapes, the North American tree-ring fire-scar network, and climatic and topographic controls on fire patterns. He has published 24 papers with 546 citations and an h-index of 9. Flatley collaborates with researchers, including Yaqian He from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
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- h-index: 10
- Publications: 25
- Citations: 591
Positions
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Associate Professor publications 2018–2026University of Central Arkansas Department of Geography ORCID
Selected Publications
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Fire history and tree invasion in an Ozark glade, barrens, and woodland complex (2026)
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Response of aspen to a warming climate along a latitudinal gradient in the Rocky Mountains, USA (2024)
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Dynamic Fire Regimes and Forest Conditions Across Three Centuries in a Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest in the Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas, USA (2023)
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The North American tree‐ring fire‐scar network (2022)
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Examining the Effects of Agricultural Aid on Forests in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Causal Analysis Based on Remotely Sensed Data of Sierra Leone (2022)
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Adaptation Strategies and Approaches for Managing Fire in a Changing Climate (2022)
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Historical Fire Regimes and Stand Dynamics of Xerophytic Pine–Oak Stands in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, Virginia, USA (2021)
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Forest restoration as a strategy to mitigate climate impacts on wildfire, vegetation, and water in semiarid forests (2018)
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Advancing Dendrochronological Studies of Fire in the United States (2018)
Collaboration Network
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- The North American tree‐ring fire‐scar network
- Advancing Dendrochronological Studies of Fire in the United States
- Historical Fire Regimes and Stand Dynamics of Xerophytic Pine–Oak Stands in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, Virginia, USA
- The North American tree‐ring fire‐scar network
- Advancing Dendrochronological Studies of Fire in the United States
- Advancing Dendrochronological Studies of Fire in the United States
- Historical Fire Regimes and Stand Dynamics of Xerophytic Pine–Oak Stands in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, Virginia, USA
- The North American tree‐ring fire‐scar network
- Advancing Dendrochronological Studies of Fire in the United States
- The North American tree‐ring fire‐scar network
- Advancing Dendrochronological Studies of Fire in the United States
- Forest restoration as a strategy to mitigate climate impacts on wildfire, vegetation, and water in semiarid forests
- Response of aspen to a warming climate along a latitudinal gradient in the Rocky Mountains, USA
- Dynamic Fire Regimes and Forest Conditions Across Three Centuries in a Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest in the Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas, USA
- Fire history and tree invasion in an Ozark glade, barrens, and woodland complex
- Advancing Dendrochronological Studies of Fire in the United States
- Advancing Dendrochronological Studies of Fire in the United States
- Advancing Dendrochronological Studies of Fire in the United States
- Advancing Dendrochronological Studies of Fire in the United States
- Advancing Dendrochronological Studies of Fire in the United States
- Advancing Dendrochronological Studies of Fire in the United States
- Advancing Dendrochronological Studies of Fire in the United States
- Advancing Dendrochronological Studies of Fire in the United States
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