
Daniel Leduc
Statistician
2500 Shreveport Highway
Pineville, LA 71360
Phone: 318-473-7243Pineville, LA 71360
Fax: 318-473-7273
daniel.leduc@usda.gov
Current Research
Root and stem structure of longleaf pine.
Research Interests
Growth and yield modeling of longleaf pine
Education
- M.S. in Biometrics, 1983
- S.U.N.Y. College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry and Syracuse University
- B.S. in Environmental Science, 1981
- Unity College
- A.A.S. in Forest and Park Resources, 1979
- Unity College
Professional Experience
- Information Technology Specialist (Computer Specialist), USDA Forest Service
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1987—Current
- Research Associate, University of Arkansas at Monticello
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1985—1987
Featured Publications and Products
- Leduc, Daniel J.; Haywood, James D.; Sung, Shi-Jean Susana. 2011. Comparing Planting Tools for Container Longleaf Pine.
- Leduc, Daniel J. 2006. PINEVOL: a user's guide to a volume calculator for southern pines.
- Leduc, Daniel J.; Matney, Thomas G.; Belli, Keith L.; Baldwin, V. Clark, Jr. 2001. Predicting Diameter Distributions of Longleaf Pine Plantations: A Comparison Between Artificial Neural Networks and Other Accepted Methodologies.
- Baldwin, V. Clark, Jr..; Leduc, Daniel J.; Ferguson, Robert B.; Baker, James B.; Busby, Rodney L. 1998. The Not-So-Sudden Results of the Sudden Saw Log Study - Growth and Yield Through Age 45.
- Leduc, Daniel; Goelz, Jeffery. 2009. A Height–Diameter Curve for Longleaf Pine Plantations in the Gulf Coastal Plain.
Publications
- Sung, Shi-Jean S.; Sayer, Mary Anne S.; Leduc, Daniel J.; Haywood, James D. 2020. Is planting stocktype critical to long-term field performance of longleaf pine?.
- Eberhardt, Thomas L.; So, Chi-Leung ; Leduc, Daniel J.; Dahlen, Joe . 2019. Comparison of juvenile wood depictions to wood property maps from mature longleaf pine.
- Eberhardt, Thomas L.; So, Chi-Leung ; Leduc, Daniel J. 2019. Wood property maps showing wood variability in mature longleaf pine: does getting old change juvenile tendencies?.
- Leduc, Daniel J.; Sung, Shi-Jean S. 2018. A computer program to predict the quality of longleaf pine seed crops.
- Gonzalez-Benecke, Carlos A.; Zhao, Dehai ; Samuelson, Lisa J.; Martin, Timothy A.; Leduc, Daniel J.; Jack, Steven B. 2018. Local and general above-ground biomass functions for Pinus palustris trees.
- Sung, Shi-Jean S.; Sayer, Mary Anne S.; Leduc, Daniel J.; Tule, James ; Dougherty, Phil ; Muir, Nicholas G. 2018. Understanding carbon sink-source relationships in seed orchard loblolly pine ramets.
- Sayer, Mary Anne S.; Sung, Shi-Jean S.; Leduc, Daniel J.; Tule, James ; Muir, Nicholas G.; Dougherty, Phil . 2018. Understanding the fertilization and irrigation response of seed orchard loblolly pine.
- So, Chi-Leung ; Eberhardt, Thomas L.; Leduc, Daniel J. 2018. Within-tree variability in wood quality parameters for mature longleaf pine.
- Eberhardt, Thomas L.; So, Chi-Leung ; Leduc, Daniel J. 2018. Wood variability in mature longleaf pine: differences related to cardinal direction for a softwood in a humid subtropical climate.
- Eberhardt, Thomas L.; So, Chi-Leung; Labbé, Nicole; Leduc, Daniel J.; Warren, Jeffrey M. 2016. Changes in bark composition from long-term elevated CO2 treatment: Implications for the management of sweetgum as a wood energy crop.
- Sung, Shi-Jean Susana; Clark, Stacy L.; Schlarbaum, Scott; Dey, Daniel C.; Leduc, Daniel J. 2016. Performance of container-grown seedlings of American chestnut backcross hybrids BC3 F3 generation in central Louisiana.
- Leduc, Daniel J.; Sung, Shi-Jean Susana; Brockway, Dale G.; Sword Sayer, Mary Anne. 2016. Weather effects on the success of longleaf pine cone crops.
- Eberhardt, Thomas L.; Labbé, Nicole; So, Chi-Leung; Kim, Keonhee; Reed, Karen G.; Leduc, Daniel J.; Warren, Jeffrey M. 2015. Effects of long-term elevated CO2 treatment on the inner and outer bark chemistry of sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua L.) trees.
- Gonzalez-Benecke, C.A.; Gezan, Salvador A.; Samuelson, Lisa J.; Cropper, Wendell P., Jr..; Leduc, Daniel J.; Martin, Timothy A. 2014. Estimating Pinus palustris tree diameter and stem volume from tree height, crown area and stand-level parameters.
- Gonzalez-Benecke, Carlos A.; Gezan, Salvador A.; Martin, Timothy A.; Cropper, Wendell P., Jr..; Samuelson, Lisa J.; Leduc, Daniel J. 2014. Individual tree diameter, height, and volume functions for longleaf pine.
- Gonzalez-Benecke, Carlos A.; Jokela, Eric J.; Cropper, Wendell P., Jr..; Bracho, Rosvel; Leduc, Daniel J. 2014. Parameterization of the 3-PG model for Pinus elliottii stands using alternative methods to estimate fertility rating, biomass partitioning and canopy closure.
- Haywood, James D.; Leduc, Daniel J.; Sung, Shi-Jean S. 2013. Comparing seven planting tools for container-grown longleaf pine seedlings.
- Sung, Shi-Jean Susana; Zarnoch, Stanley J.; Haywood, James D.; Leduc, Daniel; Sword-Sayer, Mary A. 2013. Developmental dynamics of longleaf pine seedling flushes and needles.
- Leduc, Daniel J.; Sung, Shi-Jean S.; Wharton, Kristi. 2012. Assessing the leaning, bending, and sinuosity of sapling-size trees.
- Sung, Shi-Jean S.; Leduc, Daniel J.; Haywood, James D.; Eberhardt, Thomas L.; Sword Sayer, Mary Anne; Zarnoch, Stanley J. 2012. Methodology and preliminary results of evaluating stem displacement and assessing root system architecture of longleaf pine saplings.
- Gonzalez-Benecke, Carlos A.; Gezan, Salvador A.; Leduc, Daniel J.; Martin, Timothy A.; Cropper Jr, Wendell P.; Samuelson, Lisa J. 2012. Modeling survival, yield, volume partitioning and their response to thinning for longleaf pine plantations.
- Leduc, D. J.; Goelz, J. C. G. 2010. Simulation of dynamics of southern pine beetle hazard rating with respect to silvicultural treatment and stand development.
- So, Chi-Leung; Eberhardt, Thomas L.; Leduc, Daniel J.; Groom, Leslie H.; Goelz, Jeffery C. G. 2010. Wood quality for longleaf pines: a spacing, thinning and pruning study on the Kisatchie National Forest.
- Chang, S.J.; Busby, Rodney L.; Pasala, P.R.; Leduc, Daniel J. 2005. VB merch-lob: A growth-and-yield prediction system with a merchandising optimizer for planted loblolly pine in the west Gulf region.
- Sword Sayer, Mary A.; Goelz, Jeffery C.; Chambers, Jim L.; Tang, Zhenmin; Dean, T.J.; Haywood, James D.; Leduc, Daniel J. 2004. Long-term trends in loblolly pine productivity and stand characteristics in response to thinning and fertilization in the West Gulf region.
- Goelz, J.C.G.; Leduc, Daniel J. 2004. Reproducibility and Reliability: How To Define the Population of Trees That Represent Site Quality For Longleaf Pine Plantations.
- Goelz, J.C.G.; Leduc, Daniel J. 2002. A Model Describing Growth and Development of Longleaf Pine Plantations: Consequences of Observed Stand Structures of Structure of the Model.
- Goelz, Jeffery C.; Leduc, Daniel J. 2000. Long term studies on development of longleaf pine plantations.
- Leduc, Daniel J.; Matney, Thomas G.; Baldwin, V. Clark, Jr. 1999. Diameter Distributions of Longleaf Pine Plantations-A Neural Network Approach.
- Baldwin, V. Clark, Jr..; Leduc, Daniel J.; Peterson, K. O.; Parresol, Bernard R. 1998. Basic growth relationships in thinned and unthinned longleaf pine plantations.
- Farrar, Robert M., Jr..; Murphy, Paul A.; Leduc, Daniel J. 1989. Volume growth of pine and hardwood in uneven-aged loblolly pine-upland hardwood mixtures.
Research Highlights
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