Browsing by Author "Fan, Zhaofei (Joseph)"

Biomass and Decomposition Dynamics of Invasive Chinese Tallow (Triadica Sebifera) in the Southeastern United States

Stoklosa, Allison M.

Recent and anticipated global change has focused concern on the role of forests in ecosystem functioning and carbon sequestration. Of key importance is identifying relevant factors that drive carbon and nutrient dynamics ...

Dynamics of Understory Tree Seedling Recruitment and Growth of Advance Regeneration Following Variable-Density Thinning of Second-Growth Conifer Stands in the Pacific Northwest

James, Carson

With a growing desire to generate structural characteristics of late-successional conifer forests, managers are commonly seeking an approach to increase structural heterogeneity in otherwise simple second-growth stands. ...

Long-Term Stand Dynamics in a Pyrophytic Longleaf Pine Ecosystem

Hammond, Darcy Helen

Reference ecosystems are a valuable tool for restoration and management efforts in degraded ecosystems. Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris), a pyrophytic southeastern U.S. ecosystem, have declined precipitously in extent since ...

Modeling Susceptibility of Forests to Hurricane Damage Based on Forest Ownership, Age, and Type

Sherif, Rida Sadeq

This study examined the severity of wind damage created by Hurricane Katrina in southeast Mississippi to determine how the disturbance was influenced by fragmentation based on different forest ownership groups (Non-corporate ...

Modeling Tree Species Distribution and Dynamics Under a Changing Climate, Natural Disturbances, and Harvest Alternatives in the Southern United States

Sui, Zhen

Forests in the southern United States with diverse forest ownership entities are facing threats associated with climate change and natural disturbances. This study represented the relationship between climate and species ...

Tree Profile Equations for Black Walnut (Juglans nigra L.) and Green Ash (Fraxinus Pennsylvanica) in Mississippi

Beard, Jacob R.

Black walnut (Juglans nigra L.) is a valued, Mississippi tree species with very little published mensurational data. Tree profile equations are effective tree volume predictors but are typically developed from measurements ...