Dr. James "Jim" Speer

Dr. James "Jim" Speer
Professor
Earth and Environmental Systems, Department of
Arts and Sciences, College of
S 159 E
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Education

  • Ph.D. - Geography, University of Tennessee - 2001
  • M.S. - Geosciences, University of Arizona - 1997
  • B.S. - Geosciences, University of Arizona - 1994

Professional Webpage

http://dendrolab.viccii.net/

Teaching Interests

  • ENVI 110: Intro to Environmental Sciences
    ENVI 385: Structural Geology
    ENVI 460: Conservation of Natural Resources
    ENVI 418/518: Soil Genesis and Classification ENVI 465/565: Fundamentals of Tree Ring Research
    ENVI 497/597: Quaternary Paleoecology

Research Interests

  • Biogeography
    Disturbance Ecology
    Dendrochronology

Dr. Speer是一位树木年代学家，在重建影响树木生长的环境变量方面有经验, such as insect outbreaks, fire, masting, and climate.  他对树木年代学的许多用途和更广泛的应用感到兴奋.  他目前正在研究热带地区的树木年轮年表，以前的研究人员认为热带地区不会形成年轮.  他在潘多拉蛾上开发了第一个昆虫爆发重建, 他经常去西部松林剥叶，并开发了新的方法，使树木年轮学家能够利用树木年轮来重建橡树过去的结果.  他已经获得了5项NSF资助和许多其他联邦资助来资助他的工作

ENVI 110: Intro to Environmental Sciences
ENVI 385: Structural Geology
ENVI 460: Conservation of Natural Resources
ENVI 463/563: Soil Genesis and Classification
ENVI 465/565: Fundamentals of Tree-Ring Research
ENVI 497/597: Quaternary Paleoecology

2001     Ph.D. Department of Geography, University of Tennessee. Dissertation Title: 来自树木年代学的橡树桅杆历史:在阿巴拉契亚南部地区展示的一项新技术. Advisor: Dr. Kenneth H. Orvis.

1997     M.S. 地球科学系和树木年轮研究实验室, The University of Arizona, Tucson. Thesis Title: 潘朵拉蛾(科罗拉多潘朵拉，布雷克)在俄勒冈中部爆发的树年代学记录. Advisor: Dr. Thomas W. Swetnam.

1994     B.S. 图森亚利桑那大学地球科学系.

Peer-Reviewed Publications (* students)

2014     McAllister, M. and Speer, J.H. 野外考察作为大学生经历的价值——以构造地质学为例. Michigan Science Teachers Association 59(1): 1-12.

2014     Morris, A.B., Millsaps, N.K., Mason, K.Q., Howell, J.S., Speer, J.H. Mature Beech (Fagus grandifolia; Fagaceae) are Persistently Clonal in Coves and Beech Gaps in the Great Smoky Mountains. American Journal of Botany, 101(2): 381-388. http://dx.doi.org/10.3732/ajb.1300161

2013     Brice*, B., Lorion*, K.K., Griffin, D., Macalady, A.K., Guiterman, C.H., Speer, J.H., Benakoun*, L.R., Cutter*, A., Hart*, M.E., Murray*, M.P., Nash*, S.E., Shepard*, R., Stewart*, A.K., Wang*, H., 2013. 分年树轮年表的信号强度 Pinus ponderosa in Northern New Mexico. Tree-Ring Research 69(2):81-86. http://dx.doi.org/10.3959/1536-1098-69.2.81

2013     Silver*, E.J., Speer, J. H., Kaye, M.W., Reo*, N.J., Wood*, S.W., Howard*, L.F., Anning*, A.K., Wilbur*, H.W. 维吉尼亚Price山橡树松林的火灾历史与年龄结构. Natural Areas Journal 33(4): 440-446. http://dx.doi.org/10.3375/043.033.0407

2012     Rosene*, P.J., Alexander*, M.R., and Speer, J.H. 澳门合法赌场官网SENCER教学模式两年后的评估. 科学教育与公民参与:国际期刊 4(1): 92-99.

2012     Speer, J.H. 第十七章校外三:博士论文科研改进资助. In: Jay D. Gatrell, Gregory D. Bierly, Ryan R. Jensen. 空间科学研究设计与方案写作 pp. 195–204. Reprinted.

2012     Speer, J.H. and Gentry, C.M. Soils. In: Whitaker, J.O., Amlaner, C.J., Jackson, M.T., Parker, G.R., and Scott, P.E. (eds.) 印第安那州的生境和生态群落:预定居到现在. Indiana University Press, pp. 12–18.

2011     Greenberg, C.H., Keyser, T.L., and Speer, J.H. 南阿巴拉契亚森林橡树死亡率的时间格局(1991-2006). Natural Areas Journal 31(2): 131-137. http://dx.doi.org/10.3375/043.031.0205

2011     Beilfuss, M.L. and Speer, J.H. 野外实习经历与学生环境态度的关系. ISTA Spectrum 37(2): 26-29.

2011     Beilfuss, M.L. and Speer, J.H. Plate Tectonics in the Classroom. ISTA Spectrum 37 (1): 27-30.

2010     Speer, J.H. Fundamentals of Tree-Ring Research. The University of Arizona Press. Hardback. 352pp.

2010     Speer, J.H., Clay, K., Bishop, G., and Creech, M. 周期蝉对美国中西部落叶林5种树种生长的影响. American Midland Naturalist 164: 173-186. http://dx.doi.org/10.1674/0003-0031-164.2.173

2010     Gentry*, C.M., Lewis, D.L., and Speer, J.H. 2010. 德克萨斯州东南部飓风的树木生态学和同位素重建的潜力. In: Stoffel, M., Bollschweiler M., Butler, D.R., and Luckman, B.H. (eds.) Tree Rings and Natural Hazards: A State-of-Art. Springer Publishers. pp. 309–319. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8736-2_30

2009     Rauchfuss*, J., Ziegler, S.S., Speer, J.H., and Siegert, N.W. 明尼苏达州西北部草原与森林交界地区云杉芽虫爆发的树木生态学分析及其与气候的关系. Physical Geography 30(3): 185-204. http://dx.doi.org/10.2747/0272-3646.30.3.185

2009     Speer, J.H., Grissino-Mayer, G.H., Orvis, K., and Greenberg, K. 南阿巴拉契亚山脉东部落叶林中5种栎树的气候响应, U.S.A. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 39: 507-518. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/X08-194

2009     Speer, J.H. The last 1,000 years of Indiana’s Climate. In: Oliver, J.E. (ed.) Indiana’s Weather and Climate. Quarry Books. pp: 134–137.

2008     Arabas, K.B., Black, B., Lentile*, L., Speer, J.H., and Sparks*, J. 美国爱达荷州中部一个混交林的干扰史. Tree-Ring Research 64 (2): 67-80. http://dx.doi.org/10.3959/2007-13.1

2007     Speer, J.H. and Hansen-Speer, K.H. 树木年代学在考古学中的生态学应用. Journal of Ethnobiology 27(1): 88-109. http://dx.doi.org/10.2993/0278-0771(2007)27[88:EAODIA]2.0.CO;2

2007     Fraver, S., Seymour, R.S., Speer, J.H., and White, A.S. 美国缅因州北部云杉芽虫爆发的树年代学重建. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 37: 523-529. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/X06-251

2007     Speer, J.H. 木材解剖和树木年轮-木材解剖车间在亚利桑那州图森. IAWA Journal 28 (1): 103-104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22941932-90001624

2007     Speer, J.H. Vegetation Response to Climate Change. In: Dando, W.A. (ed.) 气候变化与变化:教师入门第一卷. 美国国家地理教育委员会. 地理路径学报，第35期:111-118.

2006     Daniels, L.D., Butler*, S.M., Clinton*, P. P., Ganesh-Babu*, B., Hrinkevich*, K. H., Kanoti*, A. M., Keeling*, E., Powell*, S.R., and Speer, J.H. 蒙大拿州莫雷尔山的白皮松林分动态. In: Speer, J.H. (ed.体验式学习和探索性研究:第十三届北美树木生态学野外考察周(NADEF). 澳门合法赌场官网地理、地质和人类学系， Professional Paper Series No. 23: 15-29.

2006     Rauchfuss*, J. and Speer, J.H. Age Dependence of Spiral Grain in White Oaks (Quercus alba L.) in Southwestern Illinois. Tree-Ring Research 62(1):13-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.3959/1536-1098-62.1.13

2006     Speer, J.H. Editor. 体验式学习和探索性研究:第十三届年度北美树木生态学实地周(NADEF). 澳门合法赌场官网地理、地质和人类学系， Professional Paper Series No. 23.

2006     Speer, J.H., Brown, P.B., Krusic, P., and Grissino-Mayer, H. 作为教育经验和探索性研究场所的澳门合法赌场官网实地考察周:北美树木生态学实地考察周的案例研究. In: Speer, J.H. (ed.体验式学习和探索性研究:第十三届北美树木生态学野外考察周(NADEF). 澳门合法赌场官网地理、地质和人类学系， Professional Paper Series No. 23: 3-14.

2005     Beilfuss, M.L. and Speer, J.H. 在本科地球科学课堂中实现科学素养. Journal for the Liberal Arts and Sciences, 9(4): 13-19.

2005     Fritts, H.C. and Speer, J.H. Tree-Ring Analysis. In: Oliver, J. (ed.) Encyclopedia of World Climates, second edition. Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 732–742. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3266-8_211

2005     Speer, J.H. 第十七章:校外三:博士论文研究改进资助. In: Gatrell, J.D., Bierly, G.D., and Jensen, R.R. (Eds.) 空间科学研究设计与方案写作. Springer, Berlin. 216pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27953-9_17

2004     Gagen, M., Daniels, L.D., Kipfmueller, KF., Speer, J.H., and Anchukaitis, K.J. 2003年美国地理学家协会会议上的树轮报告. Dendrochronologia 22(1): 3-7.

2004     Speer, J.H. 罗伯特·弗罗斯特与《澳门合法赌场官网》. Indiana English 27(1): 32–33.

2004     Speer, J.H. 潘朵拉蛾爆发对黄松木材体积的影响. Tree-Ring Research 60(2): 69–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.3959/1536-1098-60.2.69  

2004     Speer, J.H., Orvis, K.H., Grissino-Mayer, H.D., Kennedy, L.M., and Horn, S.P. Assessing the Dendrochronological Potential of Pinus occidentalis 斯沃茨在多米尼加共和国的科迪勒拉中部. The Holocene 14(4): 563–569. http://dx.doi.org/10.1191/0959683604hl732rp

2004     Speer, J.H., Scott, P., Crites, D.B., and Steeg, R.P. III. 《澳门合法赌场官网》. The Hoosier Science Teacher 29(4):107–109.

2003     Speer, J.H., and Jensen R.R. 潘多拉飞蛾风险建模的危险方法. Journal of Biogeography 30: 1899–1906. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2003.00951.x

2002     Lafon, C.W. and Speer, J.H. 使用树木年代学来确定弗吉尼亚州西南部橡树林的主要冰暴事件. Climate Research 20(1): 41–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/cr020041

2001     Speer, J.H., Swetnam, T.W., Wickman, B.E., and Youngblood, A. 过去622年间潘多拉飞蛾爆发动态的变化. Ecology 82(3): 679–697. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[0679:CIPMOD]2.0.CO;2

2009–Present       Our Green Valley Alliance, Founding Member and Vice President

2009–Present       Tree Advisory Board, Indiana State University

2007–Present       Terre Foods Cooperative Market, Founding Member and Steering Committee Member

2013–Present       Ouabache Land Conservancy, Board Member

2007–2011            Arbor Day, Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis, IN.

2006–2010           Geography Educators Network of Indiana (GENI), President of the Board

2005–2007           Biogeography Specialty Group 美国地理学家协会(AAG)理事

2002–2006           Geography Educators Network of Indiana (GENI), Board Member

树木年代学，生物地理学，第四纪古生态学

干扰生态学，火灾史，昆虫爆发，树木考古