Education
- Ph.D. in Geography from the Pennsylvania State University
- M.A. in Environmental and Resources Policy from George Washington University
- B.A. in Environmental Science from Wesleyan
Courses
Biogeography, Water Resources, Forest Ecology and Policy, Sustainability and Introductory Environmental Science, Restoration Ecology, Senior Seminar, and World GeographyProfessional Interests
My research interests center on both theoretical questions regarding forest ecology and biogeography, as well as the application of theory to managing and restoring forests. I focus on both natural and human disturbances to forests, and I use tree rings to help interpret past disturbances and their impacts on forests, such as fire, climate and competition.Publications
Gildehaus, S., K. Copes-Gerbitz, K.B. Arabas, and E.R. Larson. 2015. The Dendroclimatological Potential of Willamette Valley Quercus garryana. Tree Ring Research 71(1): 13-23
Stanton, S.M. and K.B. Arabas. 2009. Fuel and stand conditions in an isolated, unmanaged forest landscape in Central Oregon. Annals of Forest Science 66(2): 207
Arabas, K.B., B. Black, L. Lentile, J.Speer, and J. Sparks. 2008. Disturbance history of a mixed conifer stand in central Idaho. Tree Ring Research 64(2):67-80
Arabas, K.B., K.S. Hadley, and E.R. Larson. 2006. Fire history of a naturally fragmented landscape in central Oregon. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 36(5): 1108-1120
Pohl, K., K.S. Hadley, and K.B. Arabas. 2006. Decoupling tree-ring signatures of climate variation, fire, and insect outbreaks in central Oregon. Tree Ring Research 62(2): 37-50
Pohl, K.A., K.S. Hadley, and K.B. Arabas. 2002. A 545-year drought reconstruction from central Oregon, Physical Geography. 21(4): 302-320
Arabas, K.B. 2000. Forest Restoration at Bonesteele Ecological Park, Marion County, Oregon. Report for Marion County Department of Public Works, Parks Department