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Cairns, David Professor and Head
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- Professor and Head, Geography, College of Arts and Sciences
Ecosystem Modeling, Landscape Ecology, Biogeography, GIS applications for environmental modeling, and Physical Geography
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Bader, M. Y., Llambi, L. D., Case, B. S., Buckley, H. L., Toivonen, J. M., Camarero, J. J., ... Resler, L. M.
(2021).
A global framework for linking alpine-treeline ecotone patterns to underlying processes. Ecography.
44(2), 265-292.
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Rees, W. G., Hofgaard, A., Boudreau, S., Cairns, D. M., Harper, K., Mamet, S., ... Tutubalina, O.
(2020).
Is subarctic forest advance able to keep pace with climate change?. Global Change Biology.
26(7), 3965-3977.
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Brodersen, C. R., Germino, M. J., Johnson, D. M., Reinhardt, K., Smith, W. K., Resler, L. M., ... Wieser, G.
(2019).
Seedling Survival at Timberline Is Critical to Conifer Mountain Forest Elevation and Extent. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change.
2, 9.
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Dwight, R. A., & Cairns, D. M
(2018).
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System Facilitates Shrub Establishment in Northern Alaska. Arctic.
71(3), 249-258.
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Chhetri, P. K., & Cairns, D. M.
(2018).
Low recruitment above treeline indicates treeline stability under changing climate in Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve, Western Nepal. 39(4), 329-342.
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Chhetri, P. K., Gaddis, K. D., & Cairns, D. M.
(2018).
Predicting the Suitable Habitat of Treeline Species in the Nepalese Himalayas Under Climate Change. Mountain Research and Development.
38(2), 153-163.
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Johnson, J. S., Gaddis, K. D., Cairns, D. M., Konganti, K., & Krutovsky, K. V
(2017).
Landscape genomic insights into the historic migration of mountain hemlock in response to Holocene climate change. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY.
104(3), 439-450.
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Johnson, J. S., Chhetri, P. K., Krutovsky, K. V., & Cairns, D. M.
(2017).
Growth and Its Relationship to Individual Genetic Diversity of Mountain Hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana) at Alpine Treeline in Alaska: Combining Dendrochronology and Genomics. Forests.
8(11), 418-418.
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Johnson, J. S., Gaddis, K. D., Cairns, D. M., & Krutovsky, K. V.
(2017).
Seed dispersal at alpine treeline: an assessment of seed movement within the alpine treeline ecotone. Ecosphere.
8(1),
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Chhetri, P. K., Shrestha, K. B., & Cairns, D. M.
(2017).
Topography and human disturbances are major controlling factors in treeline pattern at Barun and Manang area in the Nepal Himalaya. 14(1), 119-127.
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Chhetri, P. K., & Cairns, D. M.
(2016).
Dendroclimatic response of Abies spectabilis at treeline ecotone of Barun Valley, eastern Nepal Himalaya. Journal of Forestry Research.
27(5), 1163-1170.
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Goldberg, D. W., Klein, A. G., Wunneburger, D., Giardino, J. R., Laddusaw, S. D., Irwin, E., & Cairns, D. M.
(2016).
GIS Goes Far Beyond Geography at Texas A&M. ArcNews.
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Johnson, J. S., Gaddis, K. D., Cairns, D. M., Lafon, C. W., & Krutovsky, K. V.
(2016).
Plant responses to global change: next generation biogeography. Physical Geography.
37(2), 93-119.
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Chhetri, P. K., Bista, R., & Cairns, D. M.
(2016).
Population structure and dynamics of Abies spectabilis at treeline ecotone of Barun Valley, Makalu Barun National Park, Nepal. Acta Ecologica Sinica.
36(4), 269-274.
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Mamet, S. D., Cairns, D. M., Brook, R. K., & Kershaw, G. P.
(2015).
Modeling the spatial distribution of subarctic forest in northern Manitoba using GIS-based terrain and climate data. Physical Geography.
36(2), 93-112.
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Chhetri, P. K., & Cairns, D. M.
(2015).
Contemporary and historic population structure of Abies spectabilis at treeline in Barun valley, eastern Nepal Himalaya. 12(3), 558-570.
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Naito, A. T., & Cairns, D. M
(2015).
Patterns of shrub expansion in Alaskan arctic river corridors suggest phase transition. Ecology and Evolution.
5(1), 87-101.
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Young, A. B., Cairns, D. M., Lafon, C. W., & Moen, J.
(2014).
Geometrid moth outbreaks and their climatic relations in northern Sweden. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research.
46(3), 659-668.
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Cairns, D. M.
(2014).
ALPINE TREELINES: FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY OF THE GLOBAL HIGH ELEVATION TREE LIMITS (vol 45, pg 421, 2013). Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research.
46(1), 292-292.
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Birt, A. G., Zeng, Y., Tchakerian, M. D., Coulson, R. N., Lafon, C. W., Cairns, D. M., ... Streett, D
(2014).
Evaluating Southern Appalachian forest dynamics without eastern hemlock: consequences of herbivory by the hemlock wooly adelgid. 4(2), 91-99.
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ndrew, G. B., Yu, Z., Maria, D. T., Robert, N. C., Charles, W. L., David, M. C., ... Douglas, A. S.
(2014).
Evaluating Southern Appalachian Forest Dynamics without Eastern Hemlock: Consequences of Herbivory by the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. Open Journal of Forestry.
04(02), 91-99.
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Johnson, J. S., Cairns, D. M., & Houser, C.
(2013).
Coastal Marsh Vegetation Assemblages of Galveston Bay: Insights for the East Texas Chenier Plain. Wetlands: the journal of the Society of Wetland Scientists.
33(5), 861-870.
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Kim, D., Grant, W. E., Cairns, D. M., & Bartholdy, J.
(2013).
Effects of the North Atlantic Oscillation and wind waves on salt marsh dynamics in the Danish Wadden Sea: a quantitative model as proof of concept. Geo-Marine Letters: an international journal of marine geology.
33(4), 253-261.
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Cairns, D. M.
(2013).
Alpine Treelines: Functional Ecology of the Global High Elevation Tree Limits. By Christian Krner. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research.
45(3), 420-421.
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Kim, D., Cairns, D. M., & Bartholdy, J.
(2013).
Tidal Creek Morphology and Sediment Type Influence Spatial Trends in Salt Marsh Vegetation. Professional Geographer.
65(4), 544-560.
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Wang, L., Birt, A. G., Lafon, C. W., Cairns, D. M., Coulson, R. N., Tchakerian, M. D., ... Guldin, J. M.
(2013).
Computer-based synthetic data to assess the tree delineation algorithm from airborne LiDAR survey. Geoinformatica: an international journal on advances of computer science for geographic information systems.
17(1), 35-61.
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Cairns, D. M., Lafon, C. W., Mouton, M. F., Stuteville, R. L., Young, A. B., & Moen, J.
(2012).
Comparing two methods for aging trees with suppressed, diffuse-porous rings (Betula pubescens ssp czerepanovii). Dendrochronologia.
30(4), 252-256.
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Kim, D., Cairns, D. M., Bartholdy, J., & Morgan, C.
(2012).
Scale-Dependent Correspondence of Floristic and Edaphic Gradients across Salt Marsh Creeks. Annals of the Association of American Geographers.
102(2), 276-294.
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Naito, A. T., & Cairns, D. M.
(2011).
Patterns and processes of global shrub expansion. Progress in Physical Geography: an international review of geographical work in the natural and environmental sciences.
35(4), 423-442.
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Young, A. B., Cairns, D. M., Lafon, C. W., Moen, J., & Martin, L. E.
(2011).
Dendroclimatic relationships and possible implications for mountain birch and Scots pine at treeline in northern Sweden through the 21st century. Canadian Journal of Forest Research.
41(3), 450-459.
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Naito, A. T., & Cairns, D. M.
(2011).
Relationships between Arctic shrub dynamics and topographically derived hydrologic characteristics. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS.
6(4), 045506-045506.
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Kim, D., Bartholdy, J., Jung, S., & Cairns, D. M.
(2011).
Salt Marshes as Potential Indicators of Global Climate Change. Geography Compass.
5(5), 219-236.
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Kim, D., Cairns, D. M., & Bartholdy, J.
(2011).
Wind-Driven Sea-Level Variation Influences Dynamics of Salt Marsh Vegetation. Annals of the Association of American Geographers.
101(2), 231-248.
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Birt, A. G., Valdez-Vivas, M. R., Feldman, R. M., Lafon, C. W., Cairns, D., Coulson, R. N., ... Guldin, J. M.
(2010).
A simple stochastic weather generator for ecological modeling. Environmental Modelling & Software.
25(10), 1252-1255.
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Kim, D., Cairns, D. M., & Bartholdy, J.
(2010).
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS ON MULTISCALE SPATIAL PATTERNS OF SALT MARSH VEGETATION. Physical Geography.
31(1), 58-78.
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Xi, W., Waldron, J. D., Lafon, C. W., Cairns, D. M., Birt, A. G., Tchakerian, M. D., Coulson, R. N., & Klepzig, K. D.
(2009).
Modeling Long-Term Effects of Altered Fire Regimes following Southern Pine Beetle Outbreaks (North Carolina). Ecological Restoration North America.
27(1), 24-26.
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Xi, W., Coulson, R. N., Birt, A. G., Shang, Z., Waldron, J. D., Lafon, C. W., ... Klepzig, K. D.
(2009).
Review of forest landscape models: Types, methods, development and applications. Acta Ecologica Sinica.
29(1), 69-78.
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Kim, D., Cairns, D. M., & Bartholdy, J.
(2009).
Scale-dependent Interactions and Community Structure along Environmental Gradients on a Coastal Salt Marsh. Journal of Coastal Research: an international forum for the littoral sciences.
429-433.
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Kim, D., Cairns, D. M., & Bartholdy, J.
(2009).
Spatial heterogeneity and domain of scale on the Skallingen salt marsh, Denmark. Geografisk Tidsskrift-Danish Journal of Geography.
109(1), 95-104.
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Filippi, A. M., Brannstrom, C., Dobreva, I., Cairns, D. M., & Kim, D.
(2009).
Unsupervised Fuzzy ARTMAP Classification of Hyperspectral Hyperion Data for Savanna and Agriculture Discrimination in the Brazilian Cerrado. GIScience and Remote Sensing.
46(1), 1-23.
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Birt, A., Feldman, R. M., Cairns, D. M., Coulson, R. N., Tchakerian, M., Xi, W., & Guldin, J. M.
(2009).
Stage-structured matrix models for organisms with non-geometric development times. ECOLOGY.
90(1), 57-68.
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Xi, W., Coulson, R. N., Waldron, J. D., Tchakerian, M. D., Lafon, C. W., Cairns, D. M., Birt, A. G., & Klepzig, K. D.
(2008).
Landscape modeling for forest restoration planning and assessment: Lessons from the southern Appalachian Mountains. JOURNAL OF FORESTRY.
106(4), 191-197.
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Cairns, D. M., Lafon, C. W., Birt, A. G., Waldron, J. D., Tchakerian, M., Coulson, R. N., Xi, W., & Klepzig, K.
(2008).
Simulation Modeling as a Tool for Understanding the Landscape Ecology of Southern Pine Beetle Infestations in Southern Appalachian Forests. Geography Compass.
2(3), 580-599.
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Cairns, D. M., Lafon, C. W., Waldron, J. D., Tchakerian, M., Coulson, R. N., Klepzig, K. D., Birt, A. G., & Xi, W.
(2008).
Simulating the reciprocal interaction of forest landscape structure and southern pine beetle herbivory using LANDIS. Landscape Ecology.
23(4), 403-415.
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Moen, J., Cairns, D. M., & Lafon, C. W.
(2008).
Factors structuring the treeline ecotone in Fennoscandia. Plant Ecology and Diversity.
1(1), 77-87.
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Lafon, C. W., Waldron, J. D., Cairns, D. M., Tchakerian, M. D., Coulson, R. N., & Klepzig, K. D.
(2007).
Modeling the effects of fire on the long-term dynamics and restoration of yellow pine and oak forests in the southern Appalachian Mountains. RESTORATION ECOLOGY.
15(3), 400-411.
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Waldron, J. D., Lafon, C. W., Coulson, R. N., Cairns, D. M., Tchakerian, M. D., Birt, A., & Klepzig, K. D.
(2007).
Simulating the impacts of southern pine beetle and fire on the dynamics of xerophytic pine landscapes in the southern Appalachians. Applied Vegetation Science.
10(1), 53-64.
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Cairns, D. M., Lafon, C., Moen, J., & Young, A.
(2007).
Influences of animal activity on treeline position and pattern: Implications for treeline responses to climate change. Physical Geography.
28(5), 419-433.
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Cairns, D. M.
(2005).
Simulating carbon balance at treeline for krummholz and dwarf tree growth forms. ECOLOGICAL MODELLING.
187(2-3), 314-328.
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Cairns, D. M., & Moen, J.
(2004).
Herbivory influences tree lines. Journal of Ecology.
92(6), 1019-1024.
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Cairns, D. M., & Waldron, J. D.
(2003).
Sigmoid wave transitions at alpine treeline. Geografiska Annaler Series A: Physical Geography.
85A(1), 115-126.
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Malanson, G. P., Butler, D. R., Cairns, D. M., Welsh, T. E., & Resler, L. M.
(2002).
Variability in an edaphic indicator in alpine tundra. Catena.
49(3), 203-215.
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Cairns, D. M.
(2001).
A comparison of methods for predicting vegetation type. 156(1), 3-18.
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Cairns, D. M.
(2001).
Patterns of winter desiccation in krummholz forms of Abies lasiocarpa at treeline sites in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA. Geografiska Annaler Series A: Physical Geography.
83A(3), 157-168.
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Cairns, D. M.
(1999).
Multi-scale analysis of soil nutrients at alpine treeline in Glacier National Park, Montana. Physical Geography.
20(3), 256-271.
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Cairns, D. M., & Malanson, G. P.
(1998).
Environmental variables influencing the carbon balance at the alpine treeline: a modeling approach. Journal of Vegetation Science.
9(5), 679-692.
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Cairns, D. M
(1998).
Modeling controls on pattern at alpine treeline. Geographical and Environmental Modelling.
2(1), 43-63.
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Malanson, G. P., & Cairns, D. M.
(1997).
Effects of dispersal, population delays, and forest fragmentation on tree migration rates. 131(1), 67-79.
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Cairns, D. M., & Malanson, G. P.
(1997).
Examination of the carbon balance hypothesis of alpine treeline location in Glacier National Park, Montana. Physical Geography.
18(2), 125-145.
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Cairns, D. M.
(1997).
Phosphorus in the global environment: Transfers, cycles and management H. Tiessen (Editor). Wiley, Chichester, 1995. 452 pp. Price US$120.00. ISBN 0-471-95691-0. Geomorphology.
18(3-4), 347-348.
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Kupfer, J. A., & Cairns, D. M.
(1996).
The suitability of montane ecotones as indicators of global climatic change. Progress in Physical Geography: an international review of geographical work in the natural and environmental sciences.
20(3), 253-272.
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MALANSON, G. P., & CAIRNS, D. M.
(1995).
EFFECTS OF INCREASED CLOUD-COVER ON A MONTANE FOREST LANDSCAPE. Ecoscience.
2(1), 75-82.
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Butler, D. R., Malanson, G. P., & Cairns, D. M
(1994).
Stability of alpine treeline in Glacier National Park, Montana, U.S.A. Phytocoenologia: international journal of vegetation ecology.
22(4), 485-500.
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CAIRNS, D. M.
(1994).
DEVELOPMENT OF A PHYSIOLOGICALLY MECHANISTIC MODEL FOR USE AT THE ALPINE TREELINE ECOTONE. Physical Geography.
15(2), 104-124.
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Brown, D. G., Cairns, D. M., Malanson, G. P., Walsh, S. J., & Butler, D. R
(1994).
Remote sensing and GIS techniques for spatial and biophysical analyses of alpine treeline through process and empirical models. 453-481.
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CAIRNS, D. M
(1994).
SPATIAL PATTERN-ANALYSIS OF WITCHES-BROOM DISEASE OF CACAO AT A LANDSCAPE SCALE IN RONDONIA, BRAZIL. Tropical Agriculture -London then Trinidad-.
71(1), 31-35.
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Bader, M. Y., Llambi, L. D., Case, B. S., Buckley, H. L., Toivonen, J. M., Camarero, J. J., ... Resler, L. M.
(2021).
A global framework for linking alpine-treeline ecotone patterns to underlying processes. Ecography.
44(2), 265-292.
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chapter
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Johnson, J. S., Krutovsky, K. V., Rajora, O. P., Gaddis, K. D., & Cairns, D. M.
(2018).
Advancing Biogeography Through Population Genomics. Population Genomics.
(pp. 539-585).
Springer Nature.
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Balkenhol, N., Dudaniec, R. Y., Krutovsky, K. V., Johnson, J. S., Cairns, D. M., Segelbacher, G., ... Joost, S.
(2017).
Landscape Genomics: Understanding Relationships Between Environmental Heterogeneity and Genomic Characteristics of Populations. Population Genomics.
(pp. 261-322).
Springer Nature.
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Cairns, D. M.
(2017).
Polar Region Ecosystems. International Encyclopedia of Geography: People, the Earth, Environment and Technology.
(pp. 1-9).
Wiley.
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Xi, W., Waldron, J. D., Cairns, D. M., Lafon, C. W., Birt, A. G., Tchakerian, M. D., Klepzig, K. D., & Coulson, R. N.
(2012).
Restoration of Southern Pine Forests After the Southern Pine Beetle. Stanturf, J., Madsen, P., & Lamb, D. (Eds.),
A Goal-Oriented Approach to Forest Landscape Restoration.
(pp. 321-354).
Springer Nature.
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Malanson, G. P., Brown, D. G., Butler, D. R., Cairns, D. M., Fagre, D. B., & Walsh, S. J.
(2009).
Chapter 3 Ecotone Dynamics Invasibility of Alpine Tundra by Tree Species from the Subalpine Forest. Developments in Earth Surface Processes.
The Changing Alpine Treeline - The Example of Glacier National Park, MT, USA.
(pp. 35-61).
Elsevier.
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Allen, T. R., Walsh, S. J., Cairns, D. M., Messina, J. P., Butler, D. R., & Malanson, G. P.
(2004).
Geostatistics and Spatial Analysis: Characterizing Form and Pattern at the Alpine Treeline. Bishop, M. P., & Shroder, J. F. (Eds.),
Geographic Information Science and Mountain Geomorphology.
(pp. 189-218).
Springer.
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Cairns, D. M., Butler, D. R., & Malanson, G. P.
(2002).
Geomorphic and biogeographic setting of the Rocky Mountains. Baron, J. (Eds.),
Rocky Mountain Futures An Ecological Perspective.
(pp. 27-39).
Island Press.
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Bowman, W. D., Baron, J. S., Cairns, D. M., & Seastedt, T. R.
(2002).
Islands in the sky: alpine and treeline ecosystems of the Rockies. Baron, J. (Eds.),
Rocky Mountain Futures An Ecological Perspective.
(pp. 183-202).
Island Press.
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Cairns, D. M.
(2001).
Barriers and Species Persistence in a Simulated Grassland Community. FOUNDATIONS OF REAL-TIME COMPUTING : SCHEDULING AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
Millington, A. C., Walsh, S. J., & Osborne, P. E. (Eds.),
GIS and Remote Sensing Applications in Biogeography and Ecology.
(pp. 109-122).
Springer Nature.
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Bekker, M. F., Malanson, G. P., Alftine, K. J., & Cairns, D. M.
(2001).
Feedback and Pattern in Computer Simulations of the Alpine Treeline Ecotone. FOUNDATIONS OF REAL-TIME COMPUTING : SCHEDULING AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
Millington, A. C., Walsh, S. J., & Osborne, P. E. (Eds.),
GIS and Remote Sensing Applications in Biogeography and Ecology.
(pp. 123-138).
Springer Nature.
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Johnson, J. S., Krutovsky, K. V., Rajora, O. P., Gaddis, K. D., & Cairns, D. M.
(2018).
Advancing Biogeography Through Population Genomics. Population Genomics.
(pp. 539-585).
Springer Nature.
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conference paper
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Xi, W., Chen, S., Birt, A. G., Waldron, J. D., Lafon, C. W., Cairns, D. M., ... Coulson, R. N.
(2010).
SIMULATING THE INTERACTIONS OF FOREST STRUCTURE, FIRE REGIME, AND PLANT INVASION IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS USING LANDIS. 143-143.
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Filippi, A. M., Brannstrom, C., Cairns, D. M., & Kim, D.
(2007).
Hyperion and CBERS satellite image classification intercomparison for Cerrado and agricultural mapping. Proceedings of SPIE.
674913-674913-12-674913-12.
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Xi, W., Chen, S., Birt, A. G., Waldron, J. D., Lafon, C. W., Cairns, D. M., ... Coulson, R. N.
(2010).
SIMULATING THE INTERACTIONS OF FOREST STRUCTURE, FIRE REGIME, AND PLANT INVASION IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS USING LANDIS. 143-143.
Research
principal investigator on
- Doctoral Dissertation Research: Assessing the Role of Geologic Framework on Barrier Island Geomorphology awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2016 - 2018
- Perceptions, governance and stakeholder relationships along the Texas coast awarded by United States Army - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2016 - 2017
- Developing Gridded Soil Moisture Maps using NRCS SSURGO awarded by United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2015 - 2017
- An evaluation of dispersal distances of two treeline forming species awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2014 - 2017
- DOCTORAL DISSERTATION RESEARCH: A genetic approach to dispersal at the alpine treeline ecotone awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2013 - 2016
co-principal investigator on
Teaching
teaching activities
- ARSC101 First Yr Seminar Instructor
- GEOG325 Geography Of Europe Instructor
- GEOG352 Gnss In The Geosciences-poland Instructor
- GEOG485 Directed Studies Instructor
- GEOG491 Research: In-ab Instructor
- GEOG610 Geog Methods And Theory Instructor
- GEOG624 Biogeography Theory Meth Instructor
- GEOG652 Quant Methods In Geog Instructor
- GEOG685 Directed Studies Instructor
- GEOG691 Research Instructor
- GEOG691 Research: In-ab Instructor
- GEOS491 Research Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Dwight, Rosemary Anne (2019-04). A Multiscale Analysis of Factors Associated with Shrub Cover and Shrub Expansion on the North Slope of Alaska.
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Gielstra, Dianna A (2009-05). Abies lasiocarpa establishment of subalpine meadows in Glacier National Park, Montana.
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Granberg, Tynan (2012-10). Variation of Treeline Mountain Birch Establishment Under Herbivory Pressure.
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Green, Janet Alexis (2006-04). An application of predictive vegetation mapping to mountain vegetation in Sweden.
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Johnson, Jeremy Scott (2012-10). Coastal Marsh Vegetation Dynamics of the East Bay of Galveston Bay, Texas.
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Johnson, Jeremy Scott (2016-07). Mountain Hemlock Landscape Genetics on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.
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Kim, Daehyun (2010-10). Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Salt Marsh Vegetation across Scales.
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Morris, Max Alexander (2019-04). Fuel for Wildfire: Controls on the Distribution of Wildfire in the Southeastern United States.
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Naito, Adam Takashi (2014-07). Characterizing and Modeling Arctic Shrub Expansion on the North Slope of Alaska, USA.
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Young, Amanda B. (2010-01). Climate and the autumnal moth (Epirrita autumnata) at Mountain Birch (Betula pubecens ssp. czerepanovii) Treelines in northern Sweden..
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Geography, University of Iowa - (Iowa City, Iowa, United States) 1995
- M.S. in Geography, University of Florida - (Gainesville, Florida, United States) 1991
- B.A. in Genetics, University of California, Berkeley - (Berkeley, California, United States) 1989
awards and honors
- AAAS Fellow, conferred by American Association For The Advancement of Science - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States), 2020
- Association of Former Students College-Level Teaching Distinguished Achievement Award, The, conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States), 2012
- Henry C. Cowles Award, conferred by Association of American Geographers - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States), 2009
Contact
first name
- David
has last name
- Cairns
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Geography
3147 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3147
USA
Other
In the News
- cairns@tamu.edu