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EDUCATION
B.S.- Forestry, Oklahoma State
University
M.S.- Forest Ecophysiology, University
of Missouri-Columbia
Ph.D. - Forest Ecology, Utah State
University
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Canopy dynamics, biomechanics of tree stems, and stand structure
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Impact
of nutrient and water availability on stand growth, growth efficiency, and
crown morphology
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Application of remote sensing and GIS technology for measuring stand
structure
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
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Long-term effects of
industrial harvest operations and site preparation on forest productivity
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Remote measurements of trees and forests using light detection and ranging (LIDAR)
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Development of an interactive database for site preparation for pine
regeneration
COURSES TAUGHT
RNR 3002 -- Silviculture
RNR 3037 -- Field Studies in Silviculture
RNR 3040 -- Silvicultural
Prescriptions; team taught with Dr. S. Joseph Chang
RNR
4102 -- Quantitative Silviculture
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Roberts, S.D., T.J. Dean, and D.L. Evans, J.W.McCombs,
R.L.Harrington, and P.A.Glass. 2005. Estimating individual tree leaf
area in loblolly pine plantations using LiDAR-derived measurement of
height and crown dimensions. Forest Ecology and Management 213: 54-70.
Jerez, M., T.J.Dean, Q.V.Cao, and S.D.Roberts. 2005. Describing leaf
area distribution in loblolly pine plantations with the Jhnson's SB
function. Forest Science 51: 93-101.
Long, J.N., T.J.
Dean, and S.D. Roberts. Linkages between silviculture and ecology:
examination of several important conceptual models. Forest Ecology and
Management in press.
Sword, M.A., J.C. Goelz, J.L. Chambers, Z., Tang, T.J. Dean, J.D.
Haywood, and D.J. Leduc. 2004. Long-term trends in loblolly pine
productivity and stand characteristics in response to thinning and
fertilization in the western Gulf region. Forest Ecology and
Management 192:71-96.
Jerez, M., T.J.
Dean, S.D. Roberts, and D.L. Evans. 2004. Patterns of branch
permeability with crown depth among loblolly pine families differing
in growth rate and crown size. Trees- Structure and Function 18:
145-150.
Dean, T.J. 2004.
Basal area increment and growth efficiency as functions of canopy
dynamics and stem geometry. Forest Science 50: 106-116.
Roberts, S.D., T.J. Dean, and D.L. Evans. 2003. Family influences
on leaf area estimates derived from crown and tree dimensions in Pinus
taeda.Forest Ecology and Management 172: 261-27
Dean, T.J. and Q.V. Cao. 2003. Inherent correlations between
stand variables calculated from tree measurements. Forest Science
49:279-284.
Lockhart, B.R., B. Keeland, J. McCoy, and T.J. Dean. 2003.
Comparing regeneration techniques for afforesting previously farmed
bottomland hardwood sites in the Lower Mississippi alluvial valley,
USA. Forestry76: 169-180.
Carter, M. C., Dean, T. J., Zhou, M., Messina, M. G., Wang, Z.
2002. Short-term changes in soil C, N, and biota following harvesting
and regeneration of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.). Forest Ecology and
Management. 164(1-3): 67-88.
Dean, T.J. and S.J. Chang. 2002. Using simple marginal analysis
and density management diagrams for prescribing density management.
Southern Journal of Applied Forestry 26: 85-92.
Dean, T.J, S.D. Roberts, D.W. Gilmore, D.A. Maguire, Kevin L.
O'Hara, R.S. Seymour, and J.N. Long. 2002. An evaluation of the
uniform stress hypothesis based on stem taper in select North American
conifers.Trees- Structure and Function 16: 559-568.
Dean, T.J. 2001. Potential effect of stand structure on
belowground allocation. Forest Science 47: 69-76.
Cao, Q.V., T.J. Dean, and V.C. Baldwin, Jr. 2000. Modelling the
size--density relationship in direct-seeded slash pine stands. Forest
Science 46: 317-321.
Dean, T.J. and V.C. Baldwin, Jr. 1996. The relationship between
Reineke's stand-density index and physical stem mechanics. Forest
Ecology and Management 81: 25-34.
Dean, T.J. and V.C. Baldwin, Jr. 1996. Growth-growing stock
relations in loblolly pine as a function of canopy dynamics. Forest
Ecology and Management. Forest Ecology and Management 82: 49-58.
Johnson, J. D., D. P. Byres, and T. J. Dean. 1995. Diurnal water
relations and gas exchange of two slash pine (Pinus elliottii Engelm.)
families exposed to chronic ozone levels and acidic rain. New
Phytologist 131: 381-392.
Dean, T.J. and V.C. Baldwin, Jr. 1993. (Document link: )Using a
density-management diagram to develop thinning schedules for loblolly
pine plantations. USDA Forest Service Southern Forest Research Station
Research Paper SO-275. 7 p.
Dean, T.J. and J.N. Long. 1992. Influence of canopy structure on
size-density relations in even-aged lodgepole pine stands. Forest
Ecology and Management 49:109-117.
Byers, D.P., T.J. Dean, and J.D. Johnson. 1992. Long-term effects
of simulated acidic precipitation and ozone on the foliage dynamics of
Pinus elliottii var. elliottii Engelm.. New Phytologist 120:61-67.
Dean, T.J. and E.J. Jokela. 1992. A density-management diagram
for slash pine plantations in the Lower Coastal Plain. Southern
Journal of Applied Forestry 16:178-185.
Dean, T.J. and J.D. Johnson. 1992. Growth response of young slash
pine to simulated acid rain and ozone stress. Canadian Journal of
Forest Research 22:839-848.
Byres, D.P. J.D. Johnson, and T.J. Dean. 1992. Seasonal response
of slash pine (Pinus elliottii var. elliottii Engelm.) photosynthesis
to long-term exposure to ozone and acidic precipitation. New
Phytologist 122:91-96.
Flagler, R.B. S.E. Spruill, A.H. Chappelka, T.J. Dean, L.W.
Kress, J.C. Reardon. Growth of three southern pine species as affected
by acid rain and ozone: a combined analysis. P. 207-224 in
Transactions: the Response of Southern Commercial Species to Air
Pollution, Flagler, R.B. (ed.). Air and Waste Management, Pittsburgh,
PA.
Johnson, J. D., B.G. Lockaby, D. Byres, A. Chappelka, and T.J.
Dean. 1992. Homoestatic growth and the response of slash and loblolly
pine to ozone and acid rain. P. 273-286 in Transactions: the Response
of Southern Commercial Species to Air Pollution, Flagler, R.B. (ed.).
Air and Waste Management, Pittsburgh, PA.
Dean, T.J. and J.D. Johnson 1991. Proportional-plus-integral
control of experimental ozone concentrations in a large open-top
chamber. Atmospheric Environment 25A:1123-1126.
Eissenstat, D. M., Syvertsen, J. P., Dean, T. J., Yelenosky, G.,
and Johnson, J. D. 1991. Sensitivity of freeze resistance and growth
in citrus and avocado to chronic ozone exposure. New Phytologist
118:139-146.
Dean, T. J. 1991. Effect of growth rate and wind sway on the
relation between mechanical and water-flow properties in slash pine
seedlings. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 21:1501-1506.
Dean, T.J., J.N. Long, and F.W. Smith. 1988. Bias in constant
sapwood area -- leaf area ratios and its affect on growth analysis in
lodgepole pine. Trees Structure and Function 2:104-107.
Long, J.N. and T.J. Dean. 1986. Sapwood area of Pinus contorta as
a function of mean size and density. Oecologia 68:410-412.
Dean, T.J. and J.N. Long. 1986. Variation in sapwood area -- leaf
area relations within two stands of lodgepole pine. Forest Science
32:749-758.
Dean, T.J. and J.N. Long. 1986. The validity of constant stress
and elastic instability principles of stem formation in Pinus contorta
and Trifolium pratense. Annals of Botany 58:833-840.
Dean, T.J. and J.N. Long. 1985. Response of self-thinning to
artificially reduced levels of leaf area in monocultures of Trifolium
pratense. Annals of Botany 55:361-366.
Caldwell, M.M., T.J. Dean, R.S. Nowak, R.S. Dzurec, and J.H.
Richards. 1983. Bunchgrass architecture, light interception, and
water-use efficiency: assessment by fiber optic point quadrats and
gas-exchange.Oecologia 59:178-184.
Dean, T.J., S.G. Pallardy, and G.S. Cox. 1982. Photosynthetic
responses of black walnut (Juglans nigra) to shading. Canadian Journal
of Forest Research 12:725-730. |
