James M. Guldin
Senior Research Silviculturist607 Spring Street (Shipping)
Hot Springs, AR 71902-1270
james.guldin@usda.gov
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Research
Highlights
Current Research
- Silvicultural strategies and tectics to restore native mature fire-adapted southern pine ecosystems in the southern United States
- A national approach to adaptive silviculture under the influence of changing climate
- Application of uneven-aged silviculture in southern pines and upland oaks
- Conduct the Southern Pine Module, National Advanced Silviculture Program
- Growth and yield of shortleaf pine
- Regeneration dynamics in mixed shortleaf pine-hardwood stands under pine-bluestem restoration in the western Ouachita Mountains
Research Interests
- Ecology and silviculture of naturally regenerated forest stands, with an emphasis on southern pines
- Theory and practice of uneven-aged silviculture, with emphasis on mixed loblolly-shortleaf pine stands on the Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain and upland oak-hickory forests in the Missouri Ozarks
- Science delivery and technology transfer in silviculture and forest management, especially as related to southern pines
- Ecological restoration of fire-adapted southern pine ecosystems that are underreprsented on the landscape
- Application of silviculture under changing ecological, economic, and social forcing factors
Past Research
Stevenson, Douglas J.; Lynch, Thomas B.; Saud, Pradip; Heineman, Robert; Holeman, Randal; Wilson, Dennis; Anderson, Keith; Cerny, Chris; Guldin, James M. 2016. Winter in the Ouachitas—a severe winter storm signature in Pinus echinata in the Ouachita Mountains of Oklahoma and Arkansas, USA. Dendrochronologia. 37: 107-115. 9 p. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dendro.2016.01.001 Haavik, Laurel J.; Billings, Sharon A.; Guldin, James M.; Stephen, Fred M. 2015. Emergent insects, pathogens and drought shape changing patterns in oak decline in North America and Europe. Forest Ecology and Management. 354: 190-205. 10.1016/j.foreco.2015.06.019 Jones, Joshua S.; Tullis, Jason A.; Haavik, Laurel J.; Guldin, James M.; Stephen, Fred M. 2014. Monitoring oak-hickory forest change during an unprecedented red oak borer outbreak in the Ozark Mountains: 1990 to 2006. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 8: article 083687. [DOI: 10.1117/1.JRS.8.083687] Haavik, Laurel J.; Jones, Joshua S.; Galligan, Larry D.; Guldin, James M.; Stephen, Fred M. 2012. Oak decline and red oak borer outbreak: impact in upland oak-hickory forests of Arkansas, USA. Forestry 85(3):341-351.
Why This Research is Important
- Modifications of theory and practice of silvicultural systems under the influence of changing climate
- Continue to advance the theory and practice of uneven-aged silvicultural systems in intolerant southern pines based on long-term experience
- Advances in silvicultural theory and practice are needed to restore mature fire-adapted southern pine forest ecosystems in the Southern US that are underrepresented opn the landscape, including longleaf pine on the lower Atlantic and Guld Coastal Plain, mixed loblolly-shortleaf pine stands on the upper west Gulf Coastal Plain, pure shortleaf pine-dominated forest ecosystems in the Ouacahita and Ozark Mountains, and mixed shortleaf pine and pine-oak ecosystems in upands forests east of the Mississippi River
- Advanced technical skills are needed for silvicultural certification required by law for foresters practicing on National Forest lands
- Improve models for growth and yield of even-aged southern pine stands in the Ouachita Mountains
- Develop indicators of long-term sustainability in applied forest management for ecological restoration goals in shortleaf pine-dominated ecosystems in the Ouachita Mountains
Education
- Ph.D. in Quantitative forest ecology, 1982
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- M.S. in Forest Science (silviculture), 1977
- Yale University
- B.S. in Forest Science, 1975
- Pennsylvania State University
Professional Experience
- Station Silviculturist, SRS Research Advisory Board, SRS-4855, Center for Integrated Forest Science, Southern Research Station
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2017—Current
Guldin is one of three permanent members of the SRS Research Advisory Board (RAB), which provides oversight and programmatic direction of the Station’s research program in collaboration and with concurrence of the Director. As member of the RAB, Guldin serves on the SRS Executive Board (EB, which provides support and advisement to the Station Director on decisions related to budget and hiring priorities, personnel actions, facilities, and research organization of the Station. As Station Silviculturist, Guldin plans, conducts, and administers research on silvicultural systems in southern pines, with an emphasis on even-aged and uneven-aged reproduction cutting methods that rely on natural regeneration at the stand and landscape scale. The scientist is responsible for active studies and demonstrations in four different forest types in the Mid-South: the Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain mixed loblolly-shortleaf pine stands in south Arkansas, pure shortleaf pine and pine-hardwood stands in the Ouachita Mountains and Ozark Highlands of Arkansas and Oklahoma, longleaf pine forests in the Lower Gulf Coastal Plain of Alabama and Louisiana, and oak-hickory hardwood-dominated stands in the Ozark Highlands.
- Supervisory Research Ecologist and Project Leader, SRS-4159, Ecology and Management of Southern Pines, Southern Research Station, US Forest Service
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2007—Current
Continue personal research, and provide scientific and administrative leadership and supervision for SRS locations related to ecology, silviculture, and restoration of southern pine ecosystems (especially Coastal Plain loblolly-shortleaf pine and Interior Highland shorttleaf pine forest types). Subunit locations include Monticello AR, Hot Springs AR, Pineville LA, Huntsville AL, and Nacogdoches TX; responsibities also include the Crossett EF in Crossett AR, the Stephen F. Austin EF in Nacogdoches TX, and the Alum Creek EF in Jessieville, AR.
- Supervisory Research Ecologist and Project Leader, SRS-4158, Restoring and Managing Longleaf Pine Ecosystems, Southern Research Station
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2014—2017
Develop new personal research, and provide scientific and administrative leadership and supervision for SRS locations related to ecology, silviculture, and restoration of longleaf pine ecosystems. Subunit locations include Auburn AL, Clemson SC, Pineville LA, and include the Escambia EF in Brewton AL and the Palustris EF in Pineville LA.
- Supervisory Ecologist and Project Leader, SRS-4106, Ecology and Management of Upland Forest Ecosystems, Southern Research Station, US Forest Service
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1998—2006
Continue existing personal research, provide scientific and administrative supervision for SRS locations in Monticello AR, Crossett AR, Hot Springs AR, and Jasper, AR
- Research Forest Ecologist, SRS-4106, Ecology and Management of Upland Forest Ecosystems, Southern Research Station, US Forest Service
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1991—1997
Continue existing personal research centered in the west Gulf Coastal Plain and Interior Highlands
- Asst/Assoc.Professor, School of Forest Resources, University of Arkansas at Monticello, Monticello AR
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1982—1991
Research emphasis on naturally-regenerated even-aged and uneven-aged southern pines in the upper west Gulf Coastal Plain; teaching included undergraduate and graduate courses in silviculture, forest recreation, summer camp, and senior seminar.
Professional Organizations
- IUFRO 1.05.00 Uneven-Aged Silviculture Working Group, Member (2006—Current)
- Arkansas Board of Registration for Foresters, Arkansas Registered Forester, License #774 (2005—Current)
- Society of American Foresters (SAF), Chair, D-2 Silviculture Working Group (2012—2014)
- Society of American Foresters (SAF), Co-Program Chair (2012—2013)
Awards and Recognition
- Society of American Foresters Outstanding Working Group, D2 Silviculture Working Group, October 2014, 2014
- In recognition of the accomplishments of the D2 Silviculture Working Group. This was awarded in Guldin’s final year as Chair of the D2 Silviculture Working Group.
- Outstanding Alumni Award, Penn State Forestr Resources Alumni Group, 2013
- Guldin was one of four recipients of this award in 2013. Dept. Head Mike Messina honored Guldin for "professional achievements, service to his profession and community and his high personal and professional standards." Read more bout the award here: http:
- US Forest Service, Southern Region, Regional Forester’s Technology Transfer (External) Group Award., 2007
- Participation in ad hoc Ouachita Shortleaf Pine-bluestem Technology Transfer Team.
- USDA Forest Service National Silviculturist of the Year, 2003
- For outstanding national accomplishments in the field of silviculture, awarded at the 2003 National Silviculture Workshop, Granby, CO
- Arkansas Oak Award, Arkansas Field Office, The Nature Conservancy, 2003
- For outstanding national accomplishments in support of the conservation of Arkansas forests.
Featured Publications and Products
- Guldin, James M.; Bragg, Don C.; Zingg, Andreas. 2017. Plentern mit Kiefern--Ergebnisse aus den USA [Plentering with pines--results from the United States].
- Weick, George F.; Jackson, Earlene Bracy; Smith, Robert; Crooks, James; Crane, Barbara; Guldin, James M. 2017. Longleaf pine cone collection on the Sabine National Forest during October 2014.
- Nagel, Linda M.; Palik, Brian J.; Battaglia, Michael A.; D'Amato, Anthony W.; Guldin, James M.; Swanston, Christopher W.; Janowiak, Maria K.; Powers, Matthew P.; Joyce, Linda A.; Millar, Constance I; Peterson, David L.; Ganio, Lisa M.; Kirschbaum, Chad ; Roske, Molly R. 2017. Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change: A National Experiment in Manager-Scientist Partnerships to Apply an Adaptation Framework.
- Guldin, Jim; Rosson, James F.; Nelson, C. Dana. 2016. Restoration of longleaf pine--the status of our knowledge.
- McDaniel, Virginia L.; Perry, Roger W.; Koerth, Nancy E.; Guldin, James M. 2016. Evaluation of FOFEM fuel loading and consumption estimates in pine-oak forests and woodlands of the Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas, USA.
- Bragg, Don C.; Guldin, James M. 2015. The silvicultural implications of age patterns in two southern pine stands after 72 years of uneven-aged management.
- Guldin, James M.; Hallgren, Stephen; Crooks, James S. 2015. Outlook for Mid-South forests: a subregional report from the Southern Forest Futures Project.
- Guldin, James M.; Buford, Marilyn A. 2014. A special issue of the Journal of Forestry---proceedings of the 2013 National Silviculture Workshop.
- Guldin, James M. 2011. Silvicultural Considerations in Managing Southern Pine Stands in the Context of Southern Pine Beetle.
- Guldin, James M. 2011. Experience with the selection method in pine stands in the southern United States, with implications for future application.
Publications
- Oswalt, Christopher ; Guldin, James M. 2021. Status of longleaf pine in the South: an FIA update.
- Looney, Christopher E.; Peterson, Courtney L.; Nagel, Linda M.; Guldin, James M.; Swanston, ChristopherW ; Janowiak, Maria K.; Battaglia, Mike A.; Bigelow, Seth W.; Brandt, Leslie A.; D’Amato, Anthony W.; Evans, Kevin ; Jack, Steve B.; Jain, Theresa B.; Jenkins, Melissa M.; Kennedy Sutherland, Elaine ; Hammes, Mary ; Palik, Brian J.; Tuten, Matt C.; Woodall, Christopher W. 2020. Adaptive silviculture for climate change network: learning from land manager-research partnerships.
- McDaniel, Virginia L.; Keyser, Tara L.; De Jong, Gabriel L.; Guldin, James M. 2020. Managed wildfire, drought, and overstory survival: a case study in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas.
- Matthews, Jeff M.; Hinchee, Janet ; Guldin, James M. 2020. Restoration of longleaf pine in the Southern Region of the U.S. Forest Service: an overview of the Million-Acre Challenge.
- Saud, Pradip ; Lynch, Thomas ; Cram, Douglas ; Guldin, James M. 2019. An annual basal area growth model with multiplicative climate modifier fitted to longitudinal data for shortleaf pine.
- Stephens, Scott ; Kobziar, Leda ; Collins, Brandon ; Davis, Raymond ; Fulé, Peter ; Gaines, William ; Ganey, Joseph ; Guldin, James ; Hessburg, Paul ; Hiers, Kevin ; Hoagland, Serra ; Keane, John ; Masters, Ronald ; McKellar, Ann ; Montague, Warren ; North, Malcolm ; Spies, Thomas A. 2019. Is fire “for the birds”? How two rare species influence fire management across the US.
- Guldin, James M. 2019. Restoration of native fire-adapted southern pine-dominated forest ecosystems: diversifying the tools in the silvicultural toolbox.
- Guldin, James M. 2019. Silvicultural options in forests of the southern United States under changing climatic conditions.
- Vickers, Lance ; Houser, James ; Rooni, James ; Guldin, James . 2019. Some lessons learned on early survival and growth of containerized, locally-sourced ponderosa pine seedlings in the Davis Mountains of western Texas, US.
- Nagel, Linda ; Peterson, Courtney ; Guldin, Jim ; Swanston, Chris ; Janowiak, Maria ; Palik, Brian ; Jack, Steve ; Bigelow, Seth . 2019. The Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change project: a scientist–manager partnership.
- Saud, Pradip ; Cram, Doug S.; Lynch, Thomas B.; Guldin, James M. 2018. Effects of ice damage on growth and survival of shortleaf pine trees.
- Laseter, Stephanie H.; Vose, James M.; Guldin, James M.; Bragg, Don C.; Spetich, Martin A.; Keyser, Tara L.; Elliott, Katherine J.; Sayer, Mary Anne S.; Sung, Shi-Jean Susana. 2018. Experimental forests of the Southern Research Station: highlights of foundational silviculture studies.
- McIntyre, R. Kevin; Guldin, James M.; Ettel, Troy ; Ware, Clay ; Jones, Kyle . 2018. Restoration of longleaf pine in the southern United States: a status report.
- Guldin, James M.; Black, Michael W. 2018. Restoration of shortleaf pine in the southern United States--strategies and tactics.
- Vickers, Lance A.; Houser, James ; Rooni, James ; Guldin, James M. 2018. Restoring ponderosa pine in the Davis Mountains of west Texas: impacts of planting practices on seedling survival.
- Clabo, David C.; Guldin, Jim; Clatterbuck, Wayne K. 2016. Age and size comparisons of regenerating shortleaf pine seedlings burned multiple times in ecosysten restoration areas.
- Bradley, J.C.; Will, R.E.; Stewart, J.F.; Nelson, C.D.; Guldin, J.M. 2016. Post-fire resprouting of shortleaf pine is facilitated by a morphological trait but fire eliminates shortleaf x loblolly pine hybrid seedlings.
- KC, Anup; Lynch, Thomas B.; Guldin, James M. 2016. Shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata Mill.) and hardwood regeneration after thinning natural shortleaf pine forests in southern United States.
- Bragg, Don C.; Riddle, Jess; Adams, Joshua; Guldin, James M. 2016. The Crossett Experimental Forest's contributions to southern pine improvement programs.
- Guldin, Jim. 2016. The role of planting in ecosystem restoration--pros and cons.
- McDaniel, Virginia L.; Guldin, James M.; Koerth, Nancy E.; Milks, Jason E.; Finzer, Rebecca J.; Rowland, Ben F. 2016. Tree mortality following a drought-year lightning ignition in the Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas: 2 years postburn.
- Saud, Pradip; Lynch, Thomas B.; Guldin, James M. 2016. Twenty five years long survival analysis of an individual shortleaf pine trees.
- Saud, Pradip; Lynch, Thomas B.; K. C., Anup; Guldin, James M. 2016. Using quadratic mean diameter and relative spacing index to enhance height-diameter and crown ratio models fitted to longitudinal data.
- Stevenson, Douglas J.; Lynch, Thomas B.; Saud, Pradip; Heineman, Robert; Holeman, Randal; Wilson, Dennis; Anderson, Keith; Cerny, Chris; Guldin, James M. 2016. Winter in the Ouachitas--a severe winter storm signature in Pinus echinata in the Ouachita Mountains of Oklahoma and Arkansas, USA.
- Anup, K.C.; Lynch, Thomas B.; Stevenson, Douglas; Wilson, Duncan; Guldin, James M.; Heinemann, Bob; Holeman, Randy; Wilson, Dennis; Anderson, Keith. 2015. Development of understory tree vegetation after thinning naturally occurring shortleaf pine forests.
- Haavik, Laurel J.; Billings, Sharon A.; Guldin, James M.; Stephen, Fred M. 2015. Emergent insects, pathogens and drought shape changing patterns in oak decline in North America and Europe.
- Saud, Pradip; Lynch, Thomas B.; Wilson, Duncan S.; Stewart, John; Guldin, James M.; Heinemann, Bob; Holeman, Randy; Wilson, Dennis; Anderson, Keith. 2015. Influence of weather and climate variables on the basal area growth of individual shortleaf pine trees.
- Bragg, Don C.; Schuler, Jamie L.; Pelkki, Matthew H; Scott, D. Andrew; Guldin, James M. 2015. More than just timber: silvicultural options and ecosystem services from managed southern pine stands.
- Stevenson, Douglas J.; Lynch, Thomas B.; Guldin, James M. 2015. Tree-ring record of droughts and severe winter storms in the Ouachita Mountains since 1745.
- Guldin, James M. 2014. Adapting silviculture to a changing climate in the southern United States.
- Guldin, James M. 2014. History of silviculture on public lands.
- Jones, Joshua S.; Tullis, Jason A.; Haavik, Laurel J.; Guldin, James M.; Stephen, Fred M. 2014. Monitoring oak-hickory forest change during an unprecedented red oak borer outbreak in the Ozark Mountains: 1990 to 2006.
- Wang, Lei; Birt, Andrew G.; Lafon, Charles W.; Cairns, David M.; Coulson, Robert N.; Tchakerian, Maria D.; Xi, Weimin; Popescu, Sorin C.; Guldin, James M. 2013. Computer-based synthetic data to assess the tree delineation algorithm from airborne LiDAR survey.
- Stevenson, Douglas J.; Lynch, Thomas B.; Guldin, James M. 2013. Growth ring response in shortleaf pine following glaze icing conditions in western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma.
- Stewart, John F.; Tauer, Charles G.; Guldin, James M.; Nelson, C. Dana. 2013. Hybridization in naturally regenerated shortleaf pine as affected by the distance to nearby artificially regenerated stands of loblolly pine.
- Guldin, James M. 2013. Proceedings of the 15th biennial southern silvicultural research conference.
- Stevenson, Douglas J.; Lynch, Thomas B.; Guldin, James M. 2012. Blue storms depress growth of shortleaf pine in western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma.
- McDaniel, Virginia L.; Guldin, James M.; Perry, Roger W. 2012. Estimating fuel consumption during prescribed fires in Arkansas.
- Shrestha, Sudip; Lynch, Thomas B.; Zhang, Difei; Guldin, James M. 2012. Estimating the probability of survival of individual shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata mill.) trees.
- Lilly, Curtis J.; Will, Rodney E.; Tauer, Charles G.; Guldin, James M.; Spetich, Martin A. 2012. Factors affecting the sprouting of shortleaf pine rootstock following prescribed fire.
- Guldin, James M. 2012. Fuels management in the Subtropical Mountains Division.
- Zhang, Difei; Huebschmann, Michael M.; Lynch, Thomas B.; Guldin, James M. 2012. Growth projection and valuation of restoration of the shortleaf pine-bluestem grass ecosystem.
- Tauer, Charles G.; Stewart, John F.; Will, Rodney E.; Lilly, Curtis J.; Guldin, James M.; Nelson, C. Dana. 2012. Hybridization Leads to Loss of Genetic Integrity in Shortleaf Pine: Unexpected Consequences of Pine Management and Fire Suppression.
- Haavik, Laurel J.; Jones, Joshua S.; Galligan, Larry D.; Guldin, James M.; Stephen, Fred M. 2012. Oak decline and red oak borer outbreak: impact in upland oak-hickory forests of Arkansas, USA.
- Dey, Daniel C.; Brissette, John C.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Guldin, James M. 2012. Silviculture of forests in the Eastern United States.
- Guldin, James M.; Moltzan, Bruce D. 2012. Southern forest diseases.
- Birt, A.G.; Valdez-Vivas, M.R.; Feldman, R.M.; Lafon, C.W.; Cairns, D.; Coulson, R.N.; Tchakerian, M.; Xi, W.; Guldin, Jim. 2010. A simple stochastic weather generator for ecological modeling.
- Budhathoki, Chakra B.; Lynch, Thomas B.; Guldin, James M. 2010. Development of a shortleaf pine individual-tree growth equation using non-linear mixed modeling techniques.
- Guldin, James M.; Shelton, Michael G. 2010. Effects of precommercial thinning in naturally regenerated loblolly-shortleaf pine stands in the upper west gulf coastal plain: results after two growing seasons.
- Bragg, Don C.; Guldin, James M. 2010. Estimating long-term carbon sequestration patterns in even- and uneven-aged southern pine stands.
- Zhang, Difei; Huebschmann, Michael M.; Lynch, Thomas B.; Guldin, James M. 2010. Forest policy impact assessment in the Ouachita National Forest and the valuation of conserving red-cockaded woodpeckers.
- Stevenson, Douglas J.; Lynch, Thomas B.; Guldin, James M. 2010. Hardwood regeneration related to overstory shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata mill.) basal area, site index, and time since cutting in Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma.
- Guldin, James M. 2010. Summary of the 2009 National Silviculture Workshop.
- Lockhart, Brian Roy; Guldin, James M.; Foti, Thomas. 2010. Tree species composition and structure in an old bottomland hardwood forest in south-central Arkansas.
- Birt, Andrew; Feldman, Richard M.; Cairns, David M.; Coulson, Robert N.; Tchakerian, Maria; Xi, Weimin; Guldin, James M. 2009. Stage-structured matrix models for organisms with non-geometric development times.
- Wells, Gail; Hayes, Deborah; Krause, Katrina; Bartuska, Ann; LeVan-Green, Susan; Anderson, Jim; Gough, Tivoli; Adams, Mary; Schuler, Thomas; Kolka, Randy; Sebestyen, Steve; Kenefic, Laura; Brissette, John; Stout, Susan; Kanoti, Keith; Swanson, Fred; Greene, Sarah; Herring, Margaret; Ritchie, Martin; Skinner, Carl; Lisle, Tom; Keppeler, Elizabeth; Reid, Leslie; Wohlegemuth, Peter; Kitchen, Stanley; McCaughey, Ward; Guldin, Jim; Bragg, Don; Shelton, Michael; Loftis, David; Greenberg, Cathryn; Murphy, Julia. 2009. Experimental forests and ranges : 100 years of research success stories.
- Liechty, Hal O.; Guldin, James M. 2009. Structure and composition of streamside management zones following reproduction cutting in shortleaf pine stands.
- Guldin, J. M. 2009. The Crossett Experimental Forest--72 years of science delivery in the silviculture of southern pines.
- Guldin, James M. 2008. The silviculture of restoration: a historical perspective with contemporary application.
- Guldin, James M. 2008. A history of forest management in the Ozark Mountains.
- Budhathoki, Chakra B.; Lynch, Thomas B.; Guldin, James M. 2008. A mixed-effects model for the dbh-height relationship of shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata Mill.).
- Budhathoki, Chakra B.; Lynch, Thomas B.; Guldin, James M. 2008. Nonlinear mixed modeling of basal area growth for shortleaf pine.
- Guldin, James M.; Iffrig, Greg F.; Flader, Susan L. 2008. Pioneer forest - a half century of sustainable uneven-aged forest management in the Missouri Ozarks.
- Bragg, Don C.; Shelton, Michael G.; Guldin, James M. 2008. Restoring old-growth southern pine ecosystems: strategic lessons from long-term silvicultural research.
- Budhathoki, Chakra B.; Lynch, Thomas B.; Guldin, James M. 2007. An individual-tree dbh-total height model with random plot effects for shortleaf pine.
- Cook, Stephen; Cherry, Shane; Humes, Karen; Guldin, James; Williams, Christopher. 2007. Development of a satellite-based hazard rating system for Dendrctonus frontallis (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas.
- Stevenson, Douglas J.; Lynch, Thomas B.; Guldin, James M. 2007. Hardwood regeneration related to overstory shortleaf pine basal area and site index in Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma.
- Guldin, James M. 2007. Restoration and management of shortleaf pine in pure and mixed stands--science, empirical observation, and the wishful application of generalities.
- Hedrick, Larry D.; Bukenhofer, George A.; Montague, Warren G.; Pell, William F.; Guldin, James M. 2007. Shortleaf pine-bluestem restoration in the Ouachita National Forest.
- Hedrick, Larry D.; Bukenhofer, George A.; Montague, Warren G.; Pell, William F.; Guldin, James M. 2007. Shortleaf pine-bluestem restoration in the Ouachita National Forest.
- Tauer, Charles G.; Xu, Shiqin; Nelson, C. Dana; Guldin, James M. 2007. Shortleaf pine: a species at risk?.
- Tauer, Charles G.; Xu, Shiqin; Nelson, C. Dana; Guldin, James M. 2007. Shortleaf pine: a species at risk?.
- Guldin, James M.; Emmingham, William H.; Carter, S. Andrew; Saugey, David A. 2007. Silvicultural practices and management of habitat for bats.
- Guldin, James M.; Graham, Russell T. 2007. Silviculture for the 21st century--objective and subjective standards to guide successful practice.
- Luckow, Kenneth R.; Guldin, James M. 2007. Soil compaction study of 20 timber-harvest units on the Ouachita National Forest.
- Guldin, James M.; Poole, Edward A.; Heitzman, Eric; Kabrick, John M.; Muzika, Rose-Marie. 2006. Ground truth assessments of forests affected by oak decline and red oak borer in the interior highlands of Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri: preliminary results from overstory analysis.
- Budhathoki, Chakra B.; Lynch, Thomas B.; Guldin, James M. 2006. Individual tree growth models for natural even-aged shortleaf pine.
- Seymour, R. S.; Guldin, J.; Marshall, D.; Palik, B. 2006. Large-scale, long-term silvicultural experiments in the United States: historical overview and contemporary examples.
- Poole, Edward A.; Heitzman, Eric; Guldin, James M. 2006. Site factors influencing oak decline in the interior highlands of Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.
- Bragg, Don C.; Guldin, James M.; Shelton, Michael G. 2006. Stacking the log deck, or some fallacies about natural pine managment.
- Guldin, James M. 2006. Uneven-aged silviculture of longleaf pine.
- Liechty, Hal O.; Luckow, Kenneth R.; Guldin, James M. 2005. Soil chemistry and nutrient regimes following 17-21 years of shortleaf pine-bluesteam restoration in Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas.
- Brockway, Dale G.; Outcalt, Kenneth W.; Guldin, James M.; Boyer, William D.; Walker, Joan L.; Rudolph, D. Craig; Rummer, Robert B.; Barnett, James P.; Jose, Shibu; Nowak, Jarek. 2005. Uneven-aged management of longleaf pine forests: a scientist and manager dialogue.
- Huebschmann, Michael M.; Lynch, Thomas B.; Lewis, David K.; Tilley, Daniel S.; Guldin, James M. 2004. A Bid Price Equation For Timber Sales on the Ouachita and Ozark National Forests.
- Radabaugh, David K.; Liechty, Hal O.; Guldin, James M. 2004. A Comparison of Vegetation Within and Outside Riparian Areas Bordering Ephemeral Streams in the Ouachita Mountains.
- Heitzman, Eric; Muzika, Rose-Marie; Kabrick, John; Guldin, James M. 2004. Assessment of Oak Decline in Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.
- Guldin, James M.; Foti, Thomas. 2004. Baseline Overstory Conditions in Four Watersheds of Varying Management Intensity in the Eastern Ouachita Mountains.
- Loewenstein, Edward F.; Guldin, James M. 2004. Conversion of Successionally Stable Even-Aged Oak Stands to an Uneven-Aged Structure.
- Starkey, Dale A.; Guldin, James M. 2004. Crown Health of Reserve Hardwood Trees Following Reproduction Cutting in the Ouachita Mountains.
- Guldin, James M.; Heitzman, Eric; Kabrick, John; Muzika, Rose-Marie; Poole, Edward A. 2004. Ground Truth Assessments of Red Oak Borer Infestation in the Interior Highlands of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri.
- Liebhold, Andrew M.; Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Guldin, James M.; Muzika, Rose-Marie. 2004. Gypsy Moth Defoliation Potential in the Ouachita/Ozark Highlands Region.
- Heitzman, Eric; Guldin, James M. 2004. Impacts of Oak Decline on Forest Structure in Arkansas and Oklahoma: Preliminary Results.
- Liechty, Hal O.; Luckow, Kenneth R.; Guldin, James M. 2004. Impacts of Pine Bluestem Restoration on Nutrient Regimes of Shortleaf Pine-Hardwood Stands in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas.
- Guldin, James M. 2004. Landscape-Scale Research In The Ouachita Mountains Of West-Central Arkansas: General Study Design.
- Guldin, James M.; Barnett, James P. 2004. Microclimatic Conditions After Reproduction Cutting in Shortleaf Pine Stands in the Ouachita Mountains.
- Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Guldin, James M.; Colbert, Jimmie J. 2004. Modeling Gypsy Moth-Related Tree Mortality Under Different Outbreak Scenarios in Interior Highlands Forests.
- Guldin, James M. 2004. Ouachita and Ozark Mountains symposium: ecosystem management research.
- Guldin, James M. 2004. Overview Of Ecosystem Management Research In The Ouachita And Ozark Mountains: Phases I–III.
- Guldin, James M.; Baker, James B.; Shelton, Michael G. 2004. Regeneration Development Across a Range of Reproduction Cutting Methods in Shortleaf Pine and Pine-Hardwood Stands in the Interior Highlands.
- Guldin, James M. 2004. Reproduction cutting methods for naturally regenerated pine stands in the south.
- Stanturf, John A.; Gardiner, Emile S.; Outcalt, Kenneth; Conner, William H.; Guldin, James M. 2004. Restoration of southern ecosystems.
- Liechty, Hal O.; Luckow, Kenneth R.; Daniel, Jessica Seifert; Marion, Daniel A.; Spetich, Martin; Guldin, James M. 2004. Shortleaf Pine ecosystem restoration: impacts on soils and woody debris in the Ouachita mountains of the southern United States.
- Guldin, James M.; Strom, John; Montague, Warren; Hedrick, Larry D. 2004. Shortleaf pine-bluestem habitat restoration in the Interior Highlands: Implications for stand growth and regeneration.
- Bragg, Don C.; Shelton, Michael G.; Guldin, James M.; Lovett, Ernest. 2004. What does modern technology portend for uneven-aged southern pine silviculture?.
- Blaney, Martin L.; Simon, Scott; Guldin, James M.; Riley, Tom; Harris, Donny; McPeake, Rebecca. 2004. Where Do We Go From Here?.
- Bragg, Don C.; Guldin, James M. 2003. Differences in Optimal Growth Equations For White Oak in the Interior Highlands.
- Wittwer, Robert F.; Shelton, Micahel G.; Guldin, James M. 2003. Effects of reproduction cutting method and hardwood retention on shortleaf pine seed production in natural stands of the Ouachita Mountains.
- Lynch, Thomas B.; Nkouka, Jean; Huebschmann, Michael M.; Guldin, James M. 2003. Maximum likelihood estimation for predicting the probability of obtaining variable shortleaf pine regeneration densities.
- Guldin, James M.; Cawrse, David; Graham, Russell; Hemstrom, Miles; Joyce, Linda; Kessler, Steve; McNair, Ranotta; Peterson, George; Shaw, Charles G.; Stine, Peter; Twery, Mark; Walter, Jeffrey. 2003. Science Consistency Reviews A Primer for Application.
- Bragg, Don C.; Guldin, James M.; Shelton, Michael G. 2003. The Crossett Story, Revised: Updating a Forestry Classic.
- Guldin, James M.; Cawrse, David; Graham, Russell; Hemstrom, Miles; Joyce, Linda; Kessler, Steve; McNair, Ranotta; Peterson, George; Shaw, Charles G.; Stine, Peter; Twery, Mark; Walter, Jeffrey. 2003. The Science Consistency Review A Tool To Evaluate the Use of Scientific Information in Land Management Decisionmaking.
- Guldin, James M. 2002. Continuous Cover Forestry in the United States--Experience With Southern Pines.
- Huebschmann, Michael M.; Tilley, Daniel S.; Lynch, Thomas B.; Lewis, David K.; Guldin, James M. 2002. Economic evaluation of restoring the shortleaf pine-bluestem grass ecosystem on the Ouachita National Forest.
- Groom, Leslie H.; Newbold, Ray; Guldin, Jim. 2002. Effect of Silviculture on the Yield and Quality of Veneers.
- Lynch, Thomas B.; Nkouka, Jean; Huebschmann, Michael M.; Guldin, James M. 2002. Estimating The Probability Of Achieving Shortleaf Pine Regeneration At Variable Specified Levels.
- Guldin, James M.; Farrar, Robert M., Jr. 2002. The Plantation Conversion Demonstration at the Crossett Experimental Forest--Implications For Converting Stands From Even-Aged to Uneven-Aged Structure.
- Gray, John L.; Guldin, James M. 2001. Hardwood Chip Export Mills in Arkansas - Implications for Sustainability.
- Guldin, James M.; [Technical Compiler], . 2001. Proceedings of the symposium on Arkansas forests: a conference on the results of the recent forest survey of Arkansas; 1997 May 30-31; North Little Rock, Arkansas.
- Guldin, James M. 2001. Survey Implications for Public Lands.
- Friedman, Sharon T.; Guldin, James M. 2001. The future of silviculture research-thoughts from the Yale forestry forum.
- Guldin, James M.; Heath, Gerald. 2001. Underplanting Shortleaf Pine Seedlings Beneath a Residual Hardwood Stand in the Ouachita Mountains: Results after Seven Growing Seasons.
- Stanturf, John A.; Marion, Daniel A.; Spetich, Martin; Luckow, Kenneth; Guldin, James M.; Liechty, Hal O.; Meier, Calvin E. 2000. Soil quality and productivity responses to watershed restoration in the Ouachita mountains of Arkansas, USA.
- Guldin, James M.; Thompson, Frank R.; Richards, Lynda L.; Harper, Kyra C. 1999. Chapter 3: Status and trends of vegetation.
- Speed, Hunter, Jr..; Perisho, Ronald J.; Larry, Samuel; Guldin, James M. 1999. Landscape Scale Management in the Ouachita Mountains - Where Operational Practices Meet Research.
- Huebschmann, M.M.; Lynch, T.B.; Lewis, D.K.; Guldin, James M. 1999. Restoring the shortleaf pine - bluestem grass ecosystem: An economic evaluation.
- Spetich, Martin A.; Guldin, James M. 1999. The Spatial Distribution of Dead Trees across Arkansas Timberlands.
- Guldin, James M.; Wigley, T. Bently. 1998. Intensive management – can the South really live without it?.
- Guldin, James M.; Baker, James B. 1998. Uneven-aged silviculture, southern style.
- Baker, James B.; Cain, Michael D.; Guldin, James M.; Murphy, Paul A.; Shelton, Michael G. 1996. Uneven-Aged Silviculture for the Loblolly and Shortleaf Pine Forest Cover Types.
- Guldin, James M.; Fitzpatrick, Michael W. 1991. Comparison of log quality from even-aged and uneven-aged loblolly pine stands in south Arkansas.
- Guldin, James M.; Baker, James B. 1988. Yield comparisons from even-aged and uneven-aged loblolly-shortleaf pine stands.
- Guldin, James M. 1986. Ecology of shortleaf pine.
Research Highlights
- Experimental Forest Network Hosts Nationwide Bee Monitoring Project (2011)
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There is a widespread perception that populations of pollinating insects in North America are in decline.
- Fire is for the Birds: How Two Rare Species Influence Fire Management Across the United States (2019)
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A national team of scientists examined two case studies that compare and contrast the value of prescribed fire and thinning to manage habitat for two endangered species: the red-cockaded woodpecker and the spotted owl. A key to success in managing the woodpecker in the south has been active prescribed burning programs along with thinning and other management for multiple species. Similar approaches would likely benefit the spotted owl in the west.
- Fuel, Smoke, and Prescribed Fire in the Ouachita Mountains (2016)
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Prescribed burning is a key tool in restoration and management of native stands of southern pines in the southern U.S., but the smoke produced by prescribed fires can be challenging to manage. Computer models are used to simulate the effects of prescribed burning, and research is currently underway to more accurately predict the smoke that prescribed fires produce.
- How much does a woodpecker cost (2011)
- Using simulations to predict the value of timber production lost due to conserving an endangered species
- Longleaf pine seed collection in Texas boosts restoration efforts of this important species (2017)
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Longleaf pine is an unpredictable seed producer and adequate or better seed crops occur once every five years or even more infrequently. Efforts to restore longleaf pine in the southern U.S. are limited by seed supply. Forest Service scientists at the agency’s Southern Research Station and their research partners at the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas conducted visual surveys of a national forest “seed production area” in the spring of 2014 and identified stands that would produce bumper crops in the fall. The seeds were collected in fall of 2014 and will meet the needs of the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas for the foreseeable future.
- Options for forest management in southern forests under changing climate conditions (2018)
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In the southern United States, how will foresters respond to the threat posed by changing climate conditions? Easy—by managing one stand at a time, so that over time, forests will be resistant or resilient in the face of damaging events.
- Use More Tools from the Toolbox: Simple and Innovative Tactics for Restoring Fire-adapted Southern Yellow Pine Ecosystems (2019)
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Native, mature southern pine ecosystems are shrinking on the landscape, and the plants and animals that depend upon them are in trouble as well. A broader view of forest management, especially tactics associated with partial cutting, prescribed fire, and tree planting, will be key to restoring these fire-adapted southern yellow pine forests across the region.