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Forest Management. Forest Biometrics

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Associate Professor of Forest Biometrics

Forest Resources Management Program

West Virginia University

Division of Forestry

PO Box 6125
Morgantown, WV 26506-6125

Phone: (304) 293-2941 x2421
Fax: (304) 293-2441

Email: jrbrooks@mail.wvu.edu

Education

The University of Georgia
Ph.D. Forest Biometrics

1987�1992

West Virginia University
M.S. Hardwood Silviculture
B.S.F. Forest Resources Management

1975�1978
1971�1975

Experience

Forest Biometrician F&W Forestry Services, Inc.	1992�2001
Manager of the TIMBER inventory and analysis system. Involved in the design and analysis of large inventories, special mensurational studies, and software and systems development. Previous manager of the Mapping and Inventory Department. Specializing in inventory design, Delphi programming, systems design, inventory analysis software and growth and yield systems.
Systems Designer The University of Georgia	1987�1992
Staff position with the Forest Biometrics group at the Warnell School of Forest Resources, The University of Georgia. Involved in model fitting and reprogramming of the GeorgiA Pine Plantation Simulator (GAPPS V3.0). Involved in the development of growth and yield models for thinned loblolly and slash pine plantations.
Assistant Professor of Forestry Glenville State College	1978�1987
Taught courses in Forest Mensuration, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Computer Applications in Forestry and Forest Ecology at an SAF recognized forest technician program in central West Virginia. Publications Bailey, R.L. and J.R. Brooks 1994. Determining site index and estimating timber volumes without measuring heights. Southern Jour. Applied Forestry 18(1):15-18. Brooks, J.R. 1978. The growth and development of two container grown hardwood species with an endomycorrhizal associate. M.S. Thesis, West Virginia University. Brooks, J.R. 1985. Orthophotoquads useful for foresters. Northern Jour. of Applied Forestry. 22(3):67. Brooks, J.R. 1986. TIAS: Timber inventory analysis system. Northern Jour. of Applied Forestry. 3(1):3. Brooks, J.R. 1992. Response to thinning for site-prepared slash and loblolly pine plantations in the Southeast. Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of Georgia. Brooks, J.R. 1996. Results of a survey of the consulting forestry and related firms membership category. The Compiler 14(4):25-26. Brooks, J.R. 2001. Interim volume tables for Atlantic white cedar. The Consultant. 46(1), 24-28 pp. Brooks, J.R. and R.L. Bailey. 1992. A review of thinning for slash and loblolly pine in the South. Univ. of Ga., School of For. Res. Plantation Management Res. Coop. Tech. Rpt. No. 1992-1. Athens, Ga. 55 p. Brooks, J.R., and R.L. Bailey. 1990. Diameter distribution models for site-prepared slash pine plantations in the coastal plain. Univ. of Ga., School of For. Res. Plantation Management Res. Coop. Tech. Rpt. No. 1990-4. Athens, Ga. 15 p. Brooks, J.R., Borders, B.E. and R.L. Bailey. 1992. Predicting diameter distributions for site-prepared loblolly and slash pine plantations. Southern Jour. Applied Forestry. 16:130-133. Brooks, J.R. and F.C. Cech. 1979. The effect of container type, fertilizer treatment, and mycorrhizal inoculation on the production of container-grown hardwoods. Proc. 26th Northeastern For. Tree Improvement. Confer. pg 40-47. Brooks, J.R. and D. Goerlich. 2000. Review of Avery's 3% Rule for the Mesavage and Girard Board Foot Volume Tables. The Consultant 45(2):24-27. Brooks, J.R., S.Martin, J.Jordan and C.Sewell. 2001. Interim volume and taper equations for longleaf pine plantations in southwest Georgia. Proceedings of the Eleventh Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference, Knoxville, TN. Brooks, J.R. and Harry V. Wiant, Jr. 1986. Introduction to BASIC programming for foresters. For. Res. Sys. Inst., Florence, Al. 80 p. Brooks, J.R. and Harry V. Wiant, Jr. 2004. Efficient sampling grids for timber cruises. Northern Jour. of Applied Forestry. 21(2):80-82. Brooks, J.R. and Harry V. Wiant, Jr. 2004. A simple technique for estimating cubic foot volume yields. For. Ecol. and Mgmt. In Press. Burgan, T.R., Bailey, R.L. and J. R. Brooks. 1989. GAPPS : An interactive microcomputer program for stand structure, yield, growth, and financial analysis of thinned, site-prepared slash and loblolly pine plantations. University of Georgia, School of Forest Resources. Burgan, T.R., Brooks, J.R. and R.L. Bailey. 1988. Stand structure and growth of fertilized slash pine plantations - subroutine S1988F. University of Georgia, School of Forest Resources (unpublished). Professional Organizations Member SAF, SAF Certified Forester, Registered Forester-WV, Sigma Xi, Xi Sigma Pi, Alpha Zeta, Gamma Sigma Delta, Mountain, Phi Kappa Phi, West Virginia Forestry Association, Georgia Forestry Association, and the Association of Consulting Foresters. Associate editor of growth and yield for the Northern Journal of Applied Forestry.