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FOREST RESTORATION PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT FOR THE SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE AND OTHER INVASIVE PEST SPECIES

Publications

      Journal Articles

  • Xi, Weimin, Robert N. Coulson, Zongbo Shang, John D. Waldron, Charles W. Lafon, David M. Cairns, Andrew G. Birt, Maria D. Tchakerian, and Kier D. Klepzig. Review of forest landscape models: types, methods, development and applications. (In review).

  • Xi, Weimin, Lei Wang, Andrew G. Birt, Maria D. Tchakerian, Robert N. Coulson, and Kier D. Klepzig. 2008. An integrated approach to mapping forest conditions in the southern Appalachians. Ecological Restoration (In press).

  • Xi, Weimin, Robert N. Coulson, John D. Waldron, Maria D. Tchakerian, Charles W. Lafon, David M. Cairns, Andrew G. Birt, and Kier D. Klepzig. 2008. Landscape modeling for forest restoration planning and assessment: Lessons from the southern Appalachian Mountains. Journal of Forestry 106 (4): 191-197. pdf

  • Cairns, David M., Charles W. Lafon, John D. Waldron, Maria Tchakerian, Robert N. Coulson, Kier D. Klepzig, Andrew G. Birt, Weimin Xi. 2008. Simulating the reciprocal interaction of forest landscape structure and Southern Pine Beetle herbivory using LANDIS. Landscape Ecology 23 (4): 403-415. pdf

  • Cairns, David M., Charles W. Lafon, Andrew G. Birt, John D. Waldron, Maria Tchakerian, Robert N. Coulson, Weimin Xi, and Kier Klepzig. 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. pdf

  • Lafon, C.W., J.D. Waldron, D. M. Cairns, M.D. Tchakerian, R.N. Coulson, and K.D. Klepzig. 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. pdf 

  • Waldron, John D., Charles W. Lafon, Robert N. Coulson, David M. Cairns, Maria D. Tchakerian, Andrew Birt, and Kier D. Klepzig. 2007. Simulating the Impacts of Southern Pine Beetle and Fire on Pine Dynamics on Xeric Southern Appalachian Landscapes. Applied Vegetation Science 10:53-64. pdf 

      Proceedings/Encyclopedia Papers

  • Waldron, John D. 2008. Forest Restoration after Southern Pine Beetle. In Robert N Coulson and Kier D. Klepzig.(eds.) The Southern Pine Beetle Encyclopedia. http://forestencyclopedia.net/Encyclopedia/Encyclopedia_Page.2006-03-28.5903 (In review).

  • Xi, Weimin, Charles W. Lafon, David M. Cairns, John D. Waldron, Maria D. Tchakerian, Kier D. Klepzig, Robert N. Coulson. Simulating impacts of invasive plants in southern Appalachian landscapes using LANDIS. Proceedings of the 19th USDA Interagency Research Forum on Invasive Species. (In press).

  • Waldron, J.D. , R.N. Coulson, D.M. Cairns, C.W. Lafon, M.D. Tchakerian, Weimin Xi, K.D. Klepzig, and A.G. Birt. 2008.  Evaluating the Impact of Invasive Species in Forest Landscapes: the southern pine beetle and the hemlock woolly adelgid. The Encyclopedia of Forest Environmental Threats. pdf

  • Xi, Weimin, J.D. Waldron, R.N. Coulson, M.D. Tchakerian, D.M. Cairns, C.W. Lafon, A. G. Birt, and K.D. Klepzig. 2007. Landscape Modeling for Forest Restoration: Concepts and Applications. Pages 92-95. In Stanturf, John (Ed.). Proceedings of the IUFRO Conference on Forest Landscape Restoration. Seoul, Korea 14-19 May 2007. Korea Forest Research Institute, 268pp. pdf

  • Waldron, J.D., R.N. Coulson, M.D. Tchakerian, C.W. Lafon, D.M. Cairns, and K.D. Klepzig. 2005. Utilizing a Landscape Scale Model of Forest Disturbance and Succession for Forest Decision-Making in the Southern Appalachians. Papers and Proceedings of the Applied Geography Conferences 28: 160-169. pdf

      Book Chapters/Sections

  • Xi, Weimin, J.D. Waldron, D.M. Cairns, C.W. Lafon, A.G. Birt, M.D. Tchakerian, K.D. Klepzig, and R.N. Coulson. 2008. Forest Restoration after Southern Pine Beetle. In John Stanturf and Palle Madsen (eds.) 'Forest Landscape Restoration: Integrating Natural and Social Sciences'. Springer. (In review).

  • Xi, Weimin, Lei Wang, Maria D. Tchakerian, and Robert N. Coulson. 2008. Southern Pine Beetle Hazard in the Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina: A GIS Approach to Mapping South Pine Beetle Hazard in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. In ESRI Map Book: Mapping Forestry. ESRI Press (In press). pdf

Presentations

  • Waldron, J., Weimin Xi, C. Lafon, D. Cairns, M. Tchakerian, A. Birt, R. Coulson and K. Klepzig. 2008. Modeling effects of multiple disturbance interactions on long-term forest changes in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. A poster has been presented at the 104th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Boston, MA April 15-19, 2008.

  • Xi, Weimin, Charles Lafon, David Cairns, John Waldron, Andrew Birt, Maria Tchakerian, Robert Coulson, Kier Klepzig. 2008 Modeling effects among fire and yellow pine regeneration following southern pine beetle outbreaks in the southern Appalachians. A poster has been presented in the 23rd US-IALE Annual Landscape Ecology Symposium. April 6-10 at Madison, WI, USA.

  • Xi, Weimin, Charles W. Lafon, David M. Cairns, John D. Waldron, Maria D. Tchakerian, Kier D. Klepzig, Robert N. Coulson.2008. Simulating Impacts of Invasive Plants in Southern Appalachian Landscapes Using LANDIS. A poster has been presented in the 19th USDA Interagency Research Forum on Invasive Species. January 8-10. Annapolis, MD, USA.

  • Xi, Weimin, Charles Lafon, David Cairns, Maria Tchakerian, John Waldron, Andrew Birt, Kier Klepzig, and Robert Coulson. 2008. Restoration of Southern Appalachian Forests following infestation by the southern pine beetle: a summary of discoveries. The 35th East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. April 3-4. Nacogdoches and Lufkin, TX, USA.

  • Xi, Weimin, J.D. Waldron, D.M. Cairns, C.W. Lafon, R.N. Coulson,M.D. Tchakerian, Lei Wang, A.G. Birt, and K.D. Klepzig. 2008. Modeling Ecological Restoration Effects on Yellow Pine Forests Following Southern Pine Beetle Infestation in the Southern Appalachians. An poster has been given in the ESA/SER Joint Annual Meeting, August 5-10, 2007 at San Jose, California, USA (See abstract and the poster ).

  • Xi, Weimin, J. Waldron, A. Birt, M. Tchakerian, R. Coulson, C. Lafon, D. Cairns, and K. Klepzig. 2007. Landscape Modeling for Forest Restoration Following Insect Outbreaks. Paper presented at the 50th Southern Forest Insect Work Conference, Jekyll Island, GA July 23-26, 2007.

  • Xi, Weimin, J. Waldron, R. Coulson, M. Tchakerian, D. Cairns, C. Lafon, A. Birt, and K. Klepzig. 2007. Landscape modeling for forest restoration: concepts and applications. Paper presented at the International Conference on Forest Landscape Restoration, Seoul, Republic of Korea, May 14-19, 2007.

  • Waldron, J.D., Weimin Xi, C.W. Lafon, D.M. Cairns, M.D. Tchakerian, R.N. Coulson and K.D. Klepzig. 2007. Predicting Impacts of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid on Forest Composition in the southern Appalachian Mountains, USA. An oral presentation has been given in the 2007 Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, April 17-21, 2007, San Francisco, California, USA (See abstract ).

  • Xi, Weimin, L. Wang, A. Birt, R. Coulson, M. Tchakerian, D. Cairns, C. Lafon, J. Waldron, and K. Klepzig. 2007. An integrated approach to map forest conditions in southern Appalachians. Poster presented at the US-IALE Annual Meeting, Tucson, AZ, April 9-13, 2007.

  • Waldron, J., R. Coulson, D. Cairns, C. Lafon, M. Tchakerian, Weimin Xi, and A. Birt. 2007. Impacts of Invasive Species in Forest Landscapes: a southern Appalachian Mountains example. Poster presented at the 18th USDA Interagency Research Forum on Invasive species, Annapolis, MD, January 9-12, 2007.

  • Xi, Weimin, J. Waldron, A. Birt, L. Wang and R. Coulson. 2006. LANDIS as a Modeling Environment for Predicting Southern Pine Beetle Infestations & Restoration Strategies: Visualization & Analytical Tools. Paper presented at the LANDIS II Developers Workshop, Madison, WI, October 30–November 1, 2006.

  • Xi, Weimin, J. Waldron, M. Tchakerian, C. Lafon, D. Cairns, K. Klepzig, and R. Coulson. 2006. Landscape modeling for forest restoration: a case study following southern pine beetle infestation in the southern Appalachians. Paper presented at the East Texas Forest Entomology Conference, Nacogdoches, TX, October 11-13, 2006.

  • Waldron, J., R. Coulson, D. Cairns, C. Lafon, M. Tchakerian, Weimin Xi, and A. Birt. 2006. Evaluating the Impact of Invasive Species in Forest Landscapes: the southern pine beetle and the hemlock woolly adelgid. Poster presented at: Advances in Threat Assessment and their Application to Forest and Rangeland Management, Boulder, CO, July 18-20, 2006.

  • Waldron, J. 2006. Modeling the impacts of Hemlock Wooly Adelgid on the structure and composition of southern Appalachian landscapes. Paper presented at the North American Forest Insect Work Conference, Asheville, NC, May 22-25, 2006.

  • Waldron, J., Cairns, D. Lafon, C., Tchakerian, M., Coulson, R., and Klepzig, K. 2006. Relationships between landscape structure and southern pine beetle outbreaks in the southern Appalachians. Paper presented at the 21st Annual Symposium of the U.S. Regional Chapter of the International Association for Landscape Ecology, San Diego, CA, March 28 – April 1, 2006.

  • Cairns, D., Waldron, J., Lafon, C., Tchakerian, M., Coulson, R., and Klepzig, K. 2006. Interaction of landscape structure and function in southern pine beetle outbreak. Paper presented at the 102nd Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Chicago, IL, March 7-11, 2006.

  • Waldron, J., Coulson, R., Tchakerian, M., Lafon, C., Cairns, D., and Klepzig, K. 2005. Utilizing a landscape scale model of forest disturbance and succession for forest decision-making in the southern Appalachians. Paper presented at the 28th Annual Applied Geography Conference, Washington, D.C., November 2-5 2005.

  • Waldron, J., C. Lafon, D. Cairns, M. Tchakerian, R. Coulson, and K. Klepzig. 2005. Influences of Changing Disturbance Regimes on Forest Pattern and Process in Southern Appalachian Landscapes. Paper presented at the 101st Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Denver, CO, April 5-9, 2005.

  • Waldron, J., C. Lafon, D. Cairns, R. Coulson, M. Tchakerian, K. Klepzig. 2005. Modeling Impacts of SPB Herbivory on Southern Appalachian Landscapes. Poster presented at the 20th Annual Symposium of the United States Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology, Syracuse, NY, March 12-16, 2005.

  • Waldron, J., R. Coulson, C. Lafon, F. Hain, M. Tchakerian, D. Cairns, and K. Klepzig. 2005. Predicting HWA impacts on forest structure using a landscape scale model of forest disturbance and succession. Paper presented at the 3rd Symposium of Hemlock Wooly Adelgid in the Eastern United States, Asheville, NC, February 1-3, 2005.

  • Waldron, J., C. Lafon, D. Cairns, R. Coulson, M. Tchakerian, and K. Klepzig. 2004. Influences of Changing Disturbance Regimes on Forest Structure in Southern Appalachian Landscapes. Paper presented at the 15th Annual Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere Conference, Gatlinburg, TN, November 16-18, 2004.

  • Waldron, J., R. Coulson, M. Tchakerian, C. Lafon, D. Cairns, & K. Klepzig. 2004. Modeling Forest Restoration in the Southern Appalachians Following Disturbance by the Southern Pine Beetle. Paper presented at the 19th Annual Symposium of the United States Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology, Las Vegas, NV, March 30-April 4, 2004.

  • Waldron, J., C. Lafon, D. Cairns, M. Tchakerian, R. Coulson, and K. Klepzig. 2004. Modeling Landscape-Scale Disturbance and Recovery of Southeastern Forests Affected by Southern Pine Beetles. Paper presented at the 100th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia, PA, March 14-19, 2004.

  • Waldron, J., R. Coulson, K. Klepzig, D. Cairns, C. Lafon, & M. Tchakerian. 2004. Development of a landscape-scale model for restoration planning following SPB induced tree mortality. Paper presented at: After the Southern Pine Beetle: A Workshop to Discuss Options for Public Lands in the Southern Appalachians and the Cumberland Plateau. Murphy, NC. January 21-22, 2004.

  • Waldron, J., R. Coulson, K. Klepzig, M. Tchakerian, C. Lafon. 2003. Conceptual framework for the development and implementation of a landscape-scale model to aid in restoration planning following large-scale southern pine beetle induced tree mortality. Paper presented at the East Texas Forest Entomology Conference, Kurth Lake Lodge, TX, October 16-17, 2003.

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