Pete Bettinger Research Group

2024

Dong, L., X. Lin, P. Bettinger, and Z. Liu. 2024. The contributions of stand characteristics on carbon sequestration potential are triple that of climate variables for Larix spp. plantations in northeast China. Science of the Total Environment. 911: Article 168726.

Dong, L., P. Bettinger, and Z. Liu. 2024. Stand spatial structural diversity: Developing and validating a novel index. Forest Ecology and Management. 569: Article 122157.

Dong, L., X. Lin, P. Bettinger, and Z. Liu. 2024. How to maximize the joint benefits of timber production and carbon sequestration for rural areas? A case study of larch plantations in northeast China. Carbon Balance and Management. 19: Article 24.

Kane, T., W.K. Clatterbuck, K. Merry, T. Lee, and P. Bettinger. 2024. Technology to assist land management: User satisfaction with an online forest management system. Land. 13(8): Article 1247.

Lee, T., C. Vatandaşlar, K. Merry, P. Bettinger, A. Peduzzi, and J. Stober. 2024. Estimating forest inventory information for the Talladega National Forest using airborne laser scanning systems. Remote Sensing. 16(16): Article 2933.

Merry, K., P. Bettinger, and T. Lee. 2024. OLAF: An assessment of online learning outcomes among forestry and natural resource management university students. Journal of Extension. 62(3): Article 30.

Vatandaslar, C., T. Lee, P. Bettinger, Z. Ucar, J. Stober, and A. Peduzzi. 2024. Mapping percent canopy cover using individual tree- and area-based procedures that are based on airborne LiDAR data: Case study from an oak-hickory-pine forest in the USA. Ecological Indicators. 167: Article 112710.

Bettinger, P., K. Rasheed, F. Maier, and K. Merry. 2024. Associations between forest harvest scheduling and artificial intelligence. International Forestry Review. 26(4): 387-397.

Vatandaslar, C., P. Bettinger, K. Merry, A.R. Gutierrez Garzon, K. Boston, and T. Lee. 2024. Sustainability language found in forest plans and its mathematical modelling potential. Discover Sustainability. 5: Article 471.

2023

Hiegel, A., J. Siry, B. Mei, and P. Bettinger. 2023. Transaction costs and investment interest in the U.S. South and the Pacific Northwest timberland regions. Forests. 14(8): Article 1588.

Lee, T., P. Bettinger, K. Merry, and C. Cieszewski. 2023. The effects of nearby trees on the positional accuracy of GNSS receivers in a forest environment. PLoS ONE. 18(3): e0283090.

Vatandaşlar, C., P. Bettinger, A.R. Gutierrez Garzon, K. Merry, K. Boston, T. Lee, and J. Uzu. 2023. Sustainability language in forest management plans: A comparative analysis for public forests of the US and Turkey. Forests. 14(3): Article 447.

Dong, L., P. Bettinger, and Z. Liu. 2023. Periodic harvests, rather than passive conservation, increase the carbon balance of boreal forests much more in northeast China. Forest Ecology and Management. 530: Article 120777.

Bettinger, P., K. Merry, S. Fei, A. Weiskittel, and Z. Ma. 2023. Usefulness and need for digital technology to assist forest management: Summary of findings from a survey of registered foresters. Journal of Forestry. 121(1): 1-11.

Bayat, M., P. Bettinger, S.H. Masteali, S.K. Hamidi, H.U.M. Awan, and A. Abolhasani. 2023. Recreation potential assessment at Tamarix forest reserves: A method based on multi-criteria evaluation approach and landscape metrics. Forests. 14(4): Article 705.

Masteali, S.H., P. Bettinger, M. Bayat, B.J. Amiri, and H.U.M. Awan. 2023. Comparison between graph theory connectivity indices and landscape connectivity metrics for modeling river water quality in the southern Caspian Sea basin. Journal of Environmental Management. 328: Article 116965.

Shahi, K., J. Siry, P. Bettinger, Y. Li, and J. Smith. 2023. Estimating timber supply elasticity of private forest landowners in the US South. Forest Policy and Economics. 154: Article 103038.

2022

Hiegel, A., J. Siry, P. Bettinger, and B. Mei. 2022. Timberland transaction costs: survey results and insights. Journal of Forest Business Research. 1(1): 21-50.

Dong, L., P. Bettinger, and Z. Liu. 2022. Maximizing the canopy openness for replanted Korean pine seedlings under secondary forests in northeast China. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 202: Article 107421.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Bettinger, P., and K. Merry. 2022. Virtually exhausted: Experiences in hybrid conference management during the pandemic. In Proceedings of the 13^th Southern Forestry and Natural Resource Management GIS Conference, Merry, K., P. Bettinger, C. Cieszewski, M. Crosby, A.R. Gutierrez Garzon, J. Siry, B. Song, Z. Ucar, and J. Uzu (eds.). Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. pp. 1-8.

2021

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.

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.

Jaafari, A., I. Pazhouhan, and P. Bettinger. 2021. Machine learning modeling of forest road construction costs. Forests. 12(9): Article 1169.

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.

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.

Shabani, S., A. Jaafari, and P. Bettinger. 2021. Spatial modeling of forest stand susceptibility to logging operations. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 89: Article 106601.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

2020

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.

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.

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.

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.

Reeves, T., B. Mei, J. Siry, P. Bettinger, and S. Ferreira. 2020. Towards a characterization of working forest conservation easements in Georgia, USA. Forests. 11(6): Article 635.

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.

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): e0231532.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Lee, T., and P. Bettinger. 2020. GPS watch accuracy within a forest environment. In Proceedings of the 12^th Southern Forestry and Natural Resource Management GIS Conference, Merry, K., P. Bettinger, M. Crosby, I-K. Hung, T. Lee, R. Lowe, Q. Meng, J. Siry, and B. Song (eds.). Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. pp. 71-81.

Bettinger, P., and K. Merry. 2020. The use of GPS in forestry: Perspectives from three different groups of forestry professionals. In Proceedings of the 12^th Southern Forestry and Natural Resource Management GIS Conference, Merry, K., P. Bettinger, M. Crosby, I-K. Hung, T. Lee, R. Lowe, Q. Meng, J. Siry, and B. Song (eds.). Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. pp. 9-15.

Williams, T.M., B. Song, and P. Bettinger. 2020. Contributions of Donald J. Lipscomb to early forestry GIS and low cost applications to address issues of southern forestry. In Proceedings of the 12^th Southern Forestry and Natural Resource Management GIS Conference, Merry, K., P. Bettinger, M. Crosby, I-K. Hung, T. Lee, R. Lowe, Q. Meng, J. Siry, and B. Song (eds.). Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. pp. 123-133.

2019

Merry, K., and P. Bettinger. 2019. Smartphone GPS accuracy study in an urban environment. PLoS ONE. 14(7): e0219890.

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.

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.

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.

Bettinger, P., and K. Merry. 2019. Land cover transitions in the United States South: 2007-2013. Applied Geography. 105: 102-110.

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.

Grebner, D.L., and P. Bettinger. 2019. Key challenges in forest management. In Achieving sustainable management of boreal and temperate forests, Stanturf, J. (ed.). Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK.

2018

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Kašpar, J., P. Bettinger, H. Vacik, R. Marušak, and J. Garcia-Gonzalo. 2018. Decision support approaches in adaptive forest management. Forests. 9(4): Article 215.

Bettinger, P., K. Merry, and C. Cieszewski. 2018. A perspective of the mapping technology knowledge and skills required of entry-level forestry job candidates, as deduced from recent job advertisements. In Proceedings of the 11^th Southern Forestry and Natural Resource Management GIS Conference (Merry, K., P. Bettinger, C. Cieszewski, M. Crosby, R. Lowe, and J. Siry (eds.)). Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. pp. 11-23.

Bettinger, P. 2018. Synthesis of what we have learned studying GPS in forests. In Proceedings of the 11^th Southern Forestry and Natural Resource Management GIS Conference (Merry, K., P. Bettinger, C. Cieszewski, M. Crosby, R. Lowe, and J. Siry (eds.)). Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. pp. 25-31.

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