Selected Publications

Bailes, W. and JR Brooks. 2004. A comparison of two double sampling auxiliary variables with inventories of varying sample size. Yaussy, Daniel A.; Hix, David M.; Long, Robert P.; Goebel, P. Charles, eds. 2004. Proceedings. 14th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2004 March 16-19; Wooster, OH. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-316.

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. 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. 2001. Interim volume tables for Atlantic white cedar. The Consultant. 46(1), 24-28 pp.

Brooks, J.R. 2003. Predicting and Projecting Stand Dominant Height from Inventory Data for Young Longleaf Pine Plantations in Southwest Georgia. Proceedings of the Twelfth Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference, Biloxi, MS.

Brooks, John R. 2004. An Evaluation of Big BAF Sampling in Appalachian Hardwoods. Northern Jour. Applied For. 23(1):62-65.

Brooks, J. R. 2005. Taper, volume and weight of small black cherry and red maple trees in West Virginia. North. J. Appl. For. 24(2) 104-109.

Brooks, J.R. 2006. A Diameter Distribution Approach to Estimating Average Stand Dominant Height in Appalachian Hardwoods. Accepted for presentation at the Central Hardwood Forest Research Conference, Feb 2006, Knoxville, TN.

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 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. and S. Jack. 2006. A whole stand growth and yield system for planted longleaf pine in southwest Georgia. Proceedings of the 13th Biennial Southern Silvicultural Conference. USDA For. Serv. GTR SRS-92, p. 317-318.

Brooks, John R. and L. Jiang. 2009. Comparison of prediction equations for estimating inside bark diameters for yellow-poplar, red maple and red pine in West Virginia. North. J. Appl. For. 26(1):5-8.

Brooks, John R. and L. Jiang. 2009. Predicting diameter distributions for young longleaf pine plantations in Southwest Georgia. Southern Jour. Applied For. 33(1):25-28.

Brooks, John R., L. Jiang and Y. Zhang. 2007. Predicting Green and Dry Weight of Yellow-Poplar: An Integral Approach. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 37:786-794.

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 D.W. McGill. 2004. Evaluation of multiple fixed area plot sizes and BAFs in even-aged hardwood stands. In Yaussy, D.A.; Hix, D.M.; Long, R.P.; Goebel, P.C., eds.2004. Proceedings. 14th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2004 March 16-19; Wooster, OH. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-316. p. 94-100.

Brooks, J.R. and H. V. Wiant, Jr. 2004. Efficient sampling grids for timber cruises. Northern Jour. Applied For. 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. 203:373-380.

Brooks, J.R. and H. V. Wiant, Jr. 2004. Estimation of Volume Growth Using Zeide’s Growth Types – An Updated Evaluation. Northern Jour. Applied For. 21(3):164-165.

Brooks, J.R. and H.V. Wiant, Jr. 2005. A simple technique for estimating board foot volume yields in Appalachian hardwoods. North. J. Appl. For. 23(3):211-214.

Brooks, John R. and H.V. Wiant, Jr. 2007. Ecoregion Based Tree Height-Diameter Models for Major Appalachian Hardwoods in West Virginia. In Proceedings of the 7th Annual Forest Inventory and Analysis Symposium, 3-6 October 2005, Portland, Maine, USA. 13p.

Brooks, J.R. and. Harry V. Wiant, Jr. 2008. Ecoregion-Based Local Volume Equations for Appalachian Hardwoods. North. Jour. Appl. For. 25(2): 87-92.

Brooks, John R., L. Jiang, and A. Clark, III. 2007. Compatible Stem Taper, Volume and Weight Equations 1 for Young Longleaf Pine Plantations in Southwest Georgia, South. J. Appl. For. 31(4):187-191.

Brooks, John R., L. Jiang and R. Ozcelik. 2008. Compatible stem volume and taper equations for Brutian pine, Cedar of Lebanon, and Cilicica fir in Turkey. For. Ecology and Mgmt. 256:147-151.

Brooks, John R., L. Jiang, M. Perkowski, and B. Sharma. 2008. A Whole Stand Basal Area Growth Model for Appalachian Hardwoods. In Proceedings. 16th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2008 April 8-9; Lafayette, IN. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-24. p. 324-330.

Brooks, John R., J. Wang and C. LeDoux. (In Press). Thinning strategies to increase the regional availability of oak timber in the mid-Appalachian region. In Proceedings. 17th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2010 April 5-7; Lexington, KY. Gen. Tech. Rep.

Brooks, John R and G. Miller. (In Press). An evaluation of three growth and yield simulators for even-aged hardwood forests of the mid-Appalachian region. In Proceedings. 17th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2010 April 5-7; Lexington, KY. Gen. Tech. Rep.

Brooks, John R., H.V. Wiant, Jr. and J. McQuaide. 2005. Auxiliary Variables for use with Double Sampling: An Updated Look. In Proceedings of the Southern Mensurationists Meeting, Wilmington, NC, July 2005.

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).

Fiery, M.A. and J.R. Brooks. 2006. A Form of Two-Phase Sampling Utilizing Regression Analysis to Estimate Heights. Accepted for presentation at the Central Hardwood Forest Research Conference, Feb 2006, Knoxville, TN.

Flanigan, R. D., M. Strager and J. Brooks. 2008. Predicting species composition in an eastern Hardwood forest with the use of digitally derived terrain variables within a GIS. In Proceedings of the 6th Southern Forestry and Natural Resources GIS Conference (2008), P. Bettinger, K. Merry, S. Fei, J. Drake, N. Nibbelink, and J. Hepinstall, eds. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. P 165-177.

Jiang, L. and J. R. Brooks. 2008 Taper, volume and weight equations for red pine in West Virginia. North. J. Appl. For. 25(3):151-153.

Jiang, L., J.R. Brooks and G. Hobbs. 2007. Improving Yellow-Poplar Compatible Taper and Volume Equations Using Crown Ratio. North. Jour. Applied For. 24(4):271-275

Jiang, L., J.R. Brooks and J. Wang. 2005: Compatible Taper and Volume Equations for Yellow-poplar in West Virginia. For. Ecol. and Mgmt. 213:399-409.

Jiang, L., J.R. Brooks and A. Clark. 2007. Compatible Taper and Volume Equations for Young Longleaf Pine Plantations in Southwest Georgia. Accepted for presentation and publication in the Procedings of the 14th Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference. Feb 2007.USDA FS Tech. Report.

Johnson, B. K. Piatek, M.B. Adams and J.R. Brooks Does nitrogen and sulfur deposition affect forest productivity? Proceedings, Conference on the Ecology and Management of High-Elevation Forests in the Central and Southern Appalachian Mountains. J.S. Rentch and T.M. Schuler (eds) USDA FS GTR

Ozçelik , R., J.R. Brooks, M. Diamantopoulou, and H.V. Wiant, Jr. 2010. Estimating breast height diameter and volume from stump diameter for three economically important species in Turkey. Scandinavian Jour. of For. Res. 25:32-45.

Ozçelik , R., M. Diamantopoulou, H.V. Wiant, Jr. and J.R. Brooks. 2008. Comparative Study of Standard and Modern Methods for Estimating Tree Bole Volume of Three Species in Turkey. For. Products Jour. 58:73-81.

Özcelik, R., M. Diamantopoulou, J.R. Brooks, and Harry V. Wiant, Jr. 2010. Estimating tree bole volume using artificial neural network models for four species in Turkey. Jour. Env. Mgmt. 91:742-753.

Ozçelik , R., H.V. Wiant, Jr. and J.R. Brooks. 2006. Estimating log volumes of three tree species in Turkey by six formulae. Forest Products Journal 11/12:84-86.

Ozçelik , R., H.V. Wiant, Jr. and J.R. Brooks. 2008. Accuracy using xylometry of log volume estimates for two tree species in Turkey. Scandinavian Jour. For. Res. 23:272-277.

Perkowski, M., J.R. Brooks and K. Gottschalk. 2008. Preliminary Results of the FVS Gypsy Moth Event Monitor Using Remeasurement Plot Data from Northern West Virginia. In Proceedings: FVS Conference, Feb 12-15, 2007, Ft Collins, CO.

Wiant, Harry V. Jr. and J.R. Brooks. 2003. Expert Witnessing. The Consultant. 48(2), 16-17 pp.

Wiant, Harry V. Jr. and J.R. Brooks. 2003. Appropriate compensation for the consultant. The Consultant.

Wiant, Harry V., Jr. and J.R. Brooks. 2006. A comparison of the arithmetic and geometric means in estimating stump diameter, basal area and volume in Appalachian hardwoods. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 24(1):71-73.

Wiant, Harry V., Jr. and J.R. Brooks. 2006. Introduction to Consulting Forestry. 66 pp.

Wang, J., S. Grushecky and J. Brooks. 2004. An integrated computer-based cruising system for Appalachian hardwoods. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 45:133-138.