Dr. John A. Kershaw, Jr. CF, RPF, Forest Mensurationist

“The really great forester combines technical knowledge with idealism; even though he may be mistaken in detail, he must be enough of a thinker to fathom the national needs of the future.” – Theodore S. Woolsey, Jr. (Riding the Chuck Line)

New Publications Accepted

May 12th, 2013

Peng, M., Kershaw, J.A., Jr., Chui, Y.H., and Gong, M. In Review. Modeling of tangential, radial and longitudinal shrinkage in jack pine and white spruce. Submitted to: Canadian Journal of Forest Research.

McGarrigle, E., Kershaw, J.A., Jr., Ducey, M.J., and Lavigne, M.B. In Press. A new approach to modeling stand-level dynamics based on informed random walks: influence of bandwidth and sample size. Forestry.

Russell, M. Weiskittel A.R., and Kershaw, J.A., Jr. In Press. Benchmarking and calibration of Forest Vegetation Simulator individual tree attribute predictions across the northeastern US. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry.


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New Publication Accepted

February 13th, 2012

Rijal, B., Weiskittel, A.R.,  and Kershaw, J.A., Jr. In Press. Development of regional height to diameter equations for fifteen tree species in the North American Acadian Region. Forestry


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New Pulications Available

February 11th, 2012

Rijal, B.,  Weiskittel, A.R.,  and Kershaw, J.A., Jr. 2012. Development of Height to Crown Base Models for Thirteen Tree Species of the North American Acadian Region. Forestry Chronicle. 88:60-73.


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New Pulications Available

February 10th, 2012

Olesinski, J., Krasowski, M., Lavigne, M.B., Kershaw, J.A., Jr., and Bernier, P. 2012. Fine root production varies with climate in balsam fir (Abies balsamea). Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 42:364-374.

 

Coleman, E.A., Fischer, B., Kershaw, J.A., Jr. 2012. Using Stocking Guides to Take Stock of Forest Institutions. Society and Natural Resources. 25:209-215.


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New Paper Published

January 9th, 2012

Russell, M.B., Weiskittel, A.R., and Kershaw, J.A., Jr. 2011. Assessing model performance in forecasting long-term individual tree diameter versus basal area increment for the primary Acadian tree species. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 41:2267-2275


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New Publication Available

October 19th, 2011

Li, R., Weiskittel, A.R., Kershaw, J.A., Jr. 2011. Modeling annualized occurrence, frequency, and composition of ingrowth using mixed-effects zero-inflated models and permanent plots in the Acadian Region of North America. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 41:2077-2089.


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New Pulications Available

September 26th, 2011

Two new publications available:

McGarrigle, E., Kershaw, J.A., Jr., Lavigne, M.B., Weiskittel, A.R., and Ducey, M.J. 2011. Predicting Small Tree Diameter Distributions Using Predictions from a Two-Parameter Weibull Distribution in the Acadian Forest Region. Forestry. 84:431-439.

Iqbal, J., MacLean, D.A., and Kershaw, J.A., Jr. 2011. Balsam fir sawfly defoliation effects on survival and growth quantified from permanent plots and dendrochronology. Forestry. 84:349-362.


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New Publication Accepted

September 10th, 2011

Two new publications accepted:

Russell, M.B., Weiskittel, A.R., and Kershaw, J.A., Jr. In Press. Assessing model performance in forecasting long-term individual tree diameter versus basal area increment for the primary Acadian tree species. Canadian Journal of Forest Research.

Li, R., Weiskittel, A.R., Kershaw, J.A., Jr. In Press. Modeling annualized occurrence, frequency, and composition of ingrowth using mixed-effects zero-inflated models and permanent plots in the Acadian Region of North America. Canadian Journal of Forest Research.


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New Publication Accepted

June 22nd, 2011

McGarrigle, E., Kershaw, J.A., Jr., Lavigne, M.B., Weiskittel, A.R., and Ducey, M.J. In Press. Predicting Small Tree Diameter Distributions Using Predictions from a Two-Parameter Weibull Distribution in the Acadian Forest Region. Forestry.


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New Publication Accepted

May 5th, 2011

Iqbal, J., MacLean, D.A., and Kershaw, J.A., Jr. In Press. Balsam fir sawfly defoliation effects on survival and growth quantified from permanent plots and dendrochronology using Bayesian statistics. Forestry.


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