Research Summary
Research interests include forest management planning and economics, operations research, private forest management, property taxes, forest values and valuation, forest growth and yield modeling, oak regeneration, timber supply, and geographic information systems.
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Soil and geomorphic patterns within relict charcoal hearths could represent unique ecosystem niches
Bayuzick, S., Guarin, D., Benavides, J., Bonhage, A., Hirsch, F., Diefenbach, D. R., McDill, M., Raab, T. & Drohan, P. J., Feb 1 2023, In: Geomorphology. 422, 108525.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Northern hardwoods seedlings respond to a complex of environmental factors when deer herbivory is limited
Jones, P. D., Sabo, A. E., Forrester, J. A., Mladenoff, D. J. & McDill, M. E., Jan 1 2023, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 527, 120600.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Species and physiographic factors drive Indian cucumber root and Canada mayflower plant chemistry: Implications for white-tailed deer forage quality
Navarro, N., Diefenbach, D. R., McDill, M. E., Domato, E. J., Rosenberry, C. S. & Drohan, P. J., Jan 15 2023, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 326, 116545.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A General Rule-Based Framework for Generating Alternatives for Forest Ecosystem Management Decision Support Systems
Nobre, S., McDill, M., Estraviz Rodriguez, L. C. & Diaz-Balteiro, L., Sep 2023, In: Forests. 14, 9, 1717.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Large-Scale Wildfire Mitigation Through Deep Reinforcement Learning
Altamimi, A., Lagoa, C., Borges, J. G., McDill, M. E., Andriotis, C. P. & Papakonstantinou, K. G., Jul 5 2022, In: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 5, 734330.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Small anthropogenic landforms from past charcoal production control moisture dynamics and chemistry in northcentral Appalachian soils
Bayuzick, S., Guarin, D., Bonhage, A., Hirsch, F., Diefenbach, D. R., McDill, M., Raab, T. & Drohan, P. J., Oct 15 2022, In: Geomorphology. 415, 108379.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Voxel-Based Individual Tree Stem Detection Method Using Airborne LiDAR in Mature Northeastern U.S. Forests
Hershey, J. L., McDill, M. E., Miller, D. A., Holderman, B. & Michael, J. H., Feb 1 2022, In: Remote Sensing. 14, 3, 806.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Stand and site characteristics affect the probability of stump sprouting in some eastern North American hardwoods
Nieves, J. M., Ward, J. S., Royo, A. A., McDill, M. E., Kreye, J. K. & Steiner, K. C., May 1 2022, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 511, 120136.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Caution is warranted when using animal space-use and movement to infer behavioral states
Buderman, F. E., Gingery, T. M., Diefenbach, D. R., Gigliotti, L. C., Begley-Miller, D., McDill, M. M., Wallingford, B. D., Rosenberry, C. S. & Drohan, P. J., Dec 2021, In: Movement Ecology. 9, 1, 30.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Modeling how to achieve localized areas of reduced white-tailed deer density
Van Buskirk, A. N., Rosenberry, C. S., Wallingford, B. D., Domoto, E. J., McDill, M. E., Drohan, P. J. & Diefenbach, D. R., Feb 15 2021, In: Ecological Modelling. 442, 109393.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Predicting oak regeneration success at the stem exclusion stage of stand development in upland hardwood forests
Graboski, L. E., Steiner, K. C., McDill, M. E. & Finley, J. C., Jun 1 2020, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 465, 118093.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Soil chemistry, and not short-term (1-2 year) deer exclusion, explains understory plant occupancy in forests affected by acid deposition
Begley-Miller, D. R., Diefenbach, D. R., McDill, M. E., Drohan, P. J., Rosenberry, C. S. & Just Domoto, E. H., Oct 1 2019, In: AoB PLANTS. 11, 5, p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evaluating inter-rater reliability and statistical power of vegetation measures assessing Deer Impact
Begley-Miller, D. R., Diefenbach, D. R., McDill, M. E., Rosenberry, C. S. & Just, E. H., Oct 25 2018, In: Forests. 9, 11, 669.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Addressing wildfire risk in forest management planning with multiple criteria decision making methods
Marques, S., Marto, M., Bushenkov, V., McDill, M. & Borges, J. G., 2017, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 9, 2, 298.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
An alternative model for describing even-aged stand-level sawtimber growth in Pennsylvania
Manning, P. J., McDill, M. E. & Gilabert, H., Dec 8 2016, In: Forest Science. 62, 6, p. 663-670 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review