William J. Beese

2.3k citations

22 papers · 1.8k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 12

Global and Planetary Change top 2%
Insect Science top 0.5%
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 1%
Ecology top 5%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 5%

Co-authors: David B. Lindenmayer Anne Sverdrup‐Thygeson Jari Kouki Brian J. Palik Lena Gustafsson Jerry F. Franklin Susan C. Baker Christian Messier
Topics: Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (11 papers)Forest Management and Policy (10 papers)Fire effects on ecosystems (7 papers)
Cited by: Insect Science Nature and Landscape Conservation Global and Planetary Change
Journals: BioScience Journal of Applied Ecology Forest Ecology and Management
Partner nations: Canada United States Australia

In The Last Decade

William J. Beese

16 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Retention Forestry to Maintain Multifunctional Forests: A World Perspective

2012 632 citations Lena Gustafsson, Susan C. Baker et al. BioScience profile →
REVIEW: Can retention forestry help conserve biodiversity? A meta‐analysis

2014 334 citations Katja Fedrowitz, Julia Koricheva et al. Journal of Applied Ecology profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Montane alternative silvicultural systems (MASS) introduction and objectives 2026 ·VIURRSpace (Vancouver Island University) ·William J. Beese	0
2	Montane alternative silvicultural systems (MASS) forest structure and natural vegetation dynamics 2026 ·VIUSpace (Vancouver Island University Library) ·William J. Beese,(unknown)	0
3	Prescribed burning impacts on some coastal British Columbia ecosystems 2026 ·VIUSpace (Vancouver Island University Library) ·William J. Beese,(unknown)	0
4	Understory vegetation response to alternative silvicultural systems in coastal British Columbia montane forests 2021 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·William J. Beese,(unknown),Megan Harrison,Cosmin N. Filipescu	11
5	Quantifying wind damage associated with variable retention harvesting in coastal British Columbia 2019 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·William J. Beese,(unknown),Charles M. Peters	14
6	Two decades of variable retention in British Columbia: a review of its implementation and effectiveness for biodiversity conservation 2019 ·Ecological Processes ·William J. Beese,(unknown),(unknown),Stephen J. Mitchell,(unknown)	51
7	Distribution and Abundance ofPseudocyphellaria rainierensis(Old-Growth Specklebelly Lichen) on Vancouver Island and a Portion of the Central Mainland Coast of British Columbia 2015 ·Evansia ·William J. Beese,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown)	0
8	REVIEW: Can retention forestry help conserve biodiversity? A meta‐analysisbreakdown → 2014 ·Journal of Applied Ecology ·Katja Fedrowitz,Julia Koricheva,Susan C. Baker,David B. Lindenmayer,Brian J. Palik,Raul Rosenvald,William J. Beese,Jerry F. Franklin,Jari Kouki,S. Ellen Macdonald,Christian Messier,Anne Sverdrup‐Thygeson,Lena Gustafsson	334
9	Can retention forestry help conserve biodiversity 2014 ·Epsilon Open Archive (Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet biblioteket (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)) ·Katja Fedrowitz,Julia Koricheva,Susan C. Baker,David B. Lindenmayer,Brian J. Palik,Raul Rosenvald,William J. Beese,Jerry F. Franklin,Jari Kouki,S. Ellen Macdonald,Christian Messier,Anne Sverdrup‐Thygeson,Lena Gustafsson	1
10	Retention Forestry to Maintain Multifunctional Forests: A World Perspectivebreakdown → 2012 ·BioScience ·Lena Gustafsson,Susan C. Baker,Jürgen Bauhus,William J. Beese,Angus Brodie,Jari Kouki,David B. Lindenmayer,Asko Lõhmus,Guillermo Martínez Pastur,Christian Messier,Mark G. Neyland,Brian J. Palik,Anne Sverdrup‐Thygeson,W. Jan A. Volney,Adrian F. Wayne,Jerry F. Franklin	632
11	Effects of Low Levels of Dispersed Retention on the Growth and Survival of Young, Planted Douglas-Fir 2012 ·Forests ·Nicholas Smith,William J. Beese	5
12	A major shift to the retention approach for forestry can help resolve some global forest sustainability issues 2012 ·Conservation Letters ·David B. Lindenmayer,Jerry F. Franklin,Asko Lõhmus,Susan C. Baker,Jürgen Bauhus,William J. Beese,Angus Brodie,Berrit Kiehl,Jari Kouki,Guillermo Martínez Pastur,Christian Messier,Mark G. Neyland,Brian J. Palik,Anne Sverdrup‐Thygeson,Jan Volney,Adrian F. Wayne,Lena Gustafsson	323
13	Vegetation - environment relationships of forest communities on central eastern Vancouver Island 2010 ·Open Collections ·William J. Beese	0
14	Post-harvest nitrogen cycling in clearcut and alternative silvicultural systems in a montane forest in coastal British Columbia 2006 ·The Forestry Chronicle ·Brian Titus,Cindy E. Prescott,D. G. Maynard,(unknown),Robert L. Bradley,M. Feller,William J. Beese,(unknown),(unknown),B. J. Hawkins,(unknown)	33
15	Maintaining attributes of old-growth forests in coastal B.C. through variable retention 2003 ·The Forestry Chronicle ·William J. Beese,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown)	94
16	The retention system:reconciling variable retention with the principles of silvicultural systems 2002 ·The Forestry Chronicle ·Stephen J. Mitchell,William J. Beese	123
17	Montane Alternative Silvicultural Systems (MASS): Establishing and managing a multi-disciplinary, multi-partner research site 1999 ·The Forestry Chronicle ·William J. Beese,J. T. Arnott	11
18	Effect of alternative silvicultural systems on vegetation and bird communities in coastal montane forests of British Columbia, Canada 1999 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·William J. Beese,Andrew A. Bryant	102
19	Alternatives to clearcutting in BC Coastal Montane Forests 1997 ·The Forestry Chronicle ·J. T. Arnott,William J. Beese	60
20	White Malaxis, Malaxis monophyllos var. diphyllos, an addition to the orchids of Canada from the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia 1983 ·The Canadian Field-Naturalist ·William J. Beese	2

About William J. Beese

William J. Beese is a scholar working on Insect Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Global and Planetary Change, having authored 22 papers that have together received 1.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (11 papers), Forest Management and Policy (10 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Insect Science (1.0k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.0k citations) and Global and Planetary Change (1.2k citations). William J. Beese has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include David B. Lindenmayer, Anne Sverdrup‐Thygeson, Jari Kouki, Brian J. Palik, Lena Gustafsson, Jerry F. Franklin, Susan C. Baker, Christian Messier, Stephen J. Mitchell and Asko Lõhmus. Their work appears in journals such as BioScience, Journal of Applied Ecology and Forest Ecology and Management.

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