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Jingjing Liang
Forest Ecologist
Associate Professor of Quantitative Forest Ecology, Purdue University, USA
Founder, Science-i
Coordinator, Global Forest Biodiversity Initiative
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, 715 W. State St, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA
E-mail address: jjliang (at) purdue.edu
EDUCATION
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2005, Ph.D. (Forestry), University of Wisconsin-Madison
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2001, B.S. (Ecology- Environmental Sciences), Peking University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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2022 – present Associate Professor of Quantitative Forest Ecology, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University
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2018 - present Assistant Professor of Quantitative Forest Ecology, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University
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2017– 2018 Associate Professor of Forest Ecology, School of Natural Resources, West Virginia University
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2011—2017 Assistant Professor of Forest Ecology, School of Natural Resources, West Virginia University
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2007—2011 Assistant Professor of Forest Biometrics and Management, School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks
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2006—2007 Post-doctoral Biometrician
Forest Sciences Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rocky Mountain Research Station
EDITORSHIP
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2019-present Senior Editor, Scientific Data
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2018-2020 Senior Handling Editor, Forest Ecosystems
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2017-2019 Associate Editor, Scientific Data
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2011-2018 Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Forest
PERSONAL WEBSITE: https://science-i.org/jingjingliang/
Jingjing Liang is an associate professor of quantitative forest ecology at Purdue University. He has founded Science-i in 2022, and co-founded the Global Forest Biodiversity Initiative (GFBI) in 2016. Jingjing Liang has developed the first comprehensive global forest inventory database GFBi with more than 1.3 million sample plots. Jingjing Liang has been working on connecting machine learning and big data in studying fundamental questions in biodiversity and ecosystem processes, ecological and socioeconomic impacts of biological conservation. A strong advocate of open data in global forest research, Jingjing Liang has served the scientific community with data and data products, as well as high-impact research discoveries on the world’s forest resources and their conservation.
Featured Publications
Liang, J.*, J. G. P. Gamarra, N. Picard, M. Zhou, B. Pijanowski, D. F. Jacobs, P. B. Reich, T. W. Crowther, G.-J. Nabuurs, S. de-Miguel, J. Fang, C. W. Woodall, J.-C. Svenning, T. Jucker, J.-F. Bastin, S. K. Wiser, F. Slik, B. Hérault, G. Alberti, G. Keppel, G. M. Hengeveld, P. L. Ibisch, C. A. Silva, H. ter Steege, P. L. Peri, D. A. Coomes, E. B. Searle, K. von Gadow, B. Jaroszewicz, A. O. Abbasi, M. Abegg, Y. C. A. Yao, J. Aguirre-Gutiérrez, A. M. A. Zambrano, J. Altman, E. Alvarez-Dávila, J. G. Álvarez-González, L. F. Alves, B. H. K. Amani, C. A. Amani, C. Ammer, B. A. Ilondea, C. Antón-Fernández, V. Avitabile, G. A. Aymard, A. F. Azihou, J. A. Baard, T. R. Baker, R. Balazy, M. L. Bastian, R. Batumike, M. Bauters, H. Beeckman, N. M. H. Benu, R. Bitariho, P. Boeckx, J. Bogaert, F. Bongers, O. Bouriaud, P. H. S. Brancalion, S. Brandl, F. Q. Brearley, J. Briseno-Reyes, E. N. Broadbent, H. Bruelheide, E. Bulte, A. C. Catlin, R. Cazzolla Gatti, R. G. César, H. Y. H. Chen, C. Chisholm, E. Cienciala, G. D. Colletta, J. J. Corral-Rivas, A. Cuchietti, A. Cuni-Sanchez, J. A. Dar, S. Dayanandan, T. de Haulleville, M. Decuyper, S. Delabye, G. Derroire, B. DeVries, J. Diisi, T. V. Do, J. Dolezal, A. Dourdain, G. P. Durrheim, N. L. E. Obiang, C. E. N. Ewango, T. J. Eyre, T. M. Fayle, L. F. N. Feunang, L. Finér, M. Fischer, J. Fridman, L. Frizzera, A. L. de Gasper, D. Gianelle, H. B. Glick, M. S. Gonzalez-Elizondo, L. Gorenstein, R. Habonayo, O. J. Hardy, D. J. Harris, A. Hector, A. Hemp, M. Herold, A. Hillers, W. Hubau, T. Ibanez, N. Imai, G. Imani, A. M. Jagodzinski, S. Janecek, V. K. Johannsen, C. A. Joly, B. Jumbam, B. L. P. R. Kabelong, G. A. Kahsay, V. Karminov, K. Kartawinata, J. N. Kassi, E. Kearsley, D. K. Kennard, S. Kepfer-Rojas, M. L. Khan, J. N. Kigomo, H. S. Kim, C. Klauberg, Y. Klomberg, H. Korjus, S. Kothandaraman, F. Kraxner, A. Kumar, R. Kuswandi, M. Lang, M. J. Lawes, R. V. Leite, G. Lentner, S. L. Lewis, M. B. Libalah, J. Lisingo, P. M. López-Serrano, H. Lu, N. V. Lukina, A. M. Lykke, V. Maicher, B. S. Maitner, E. Marcon, A. R. Marshall, E. H. Martin, O. Martynenko, F. M. Mbayu, M. T. E. Mbuvi, J. A. Meave, C. Merow, S. Miscicki, V. S. Moreno, A. Morera, S. A. Mukul, J. C. Müller, A. Murdjoko, M. G. Nava-Miranda, L. E. Ndive, V. J. Neldner, R. V. Nevenic, L. N. Nforbelie, M. L. Ngoh, A. E. N’Guessan, M. R. Ngugi, A. S. K. Ngute, E. N. N. Njila, M. C. Nyako, T. O. Ochuodho, J. Oleksyn, A. Paquette, E. I. Parfenova, M. Park, M. Parren, N. Parthasarathy, S. Pfautsch, O. L. Phillips, M. T. F. Piedade, D. Piotto, M. Pollastrini, L. Poorter, J. R. Poulsen, A. D. Poulsen, H. Pretzsch, M. Rodeghiero, S. G. Rolim, F. Rovero, E. Rutishauser, K. Sagheb-Talebi, P. Saikia, M. N. Sainge, C. Salas-Eljatib, A. Salis, P. Schall, D. Schepaschenko, M. Scherer-Lorenzen, B. Schmid, J. Schöngart, V. Šebeň, G. Sellan, F. Selvi, J. M. Serra-Diaz, D. Sheil, A. Z. Shvidenko, P. Sist, A. F. Souza, K. J. Stereńczak, M. J. P. Sullivan, S. Sundarapandian, M. Svoboda, M. D. Swaine, N. Targhetta, N. Tchebakova, L. A. Trethowan, R. Tropek, J. T. Mukendi, P. M. Umunay, V. A. Usoltsev, G. Vaglio Laurin, R. Valentini, F. Valladares, F. van der Plas, D. J. Vega-Nieva, H. Verbeeck, H. Viana, A. C. Vibrans, S. A. Vieira, J. Vleminckx, C. E. Waite, H.-F. Wang, E. K. Wasingya, C. Wekesa, B. Westerlund, F. Wittmann, V. Wortel, T. Zawiła-Niedźwiecki, C. Zhang, X. Zhao, J. Zhu, X. Zhu, Z.-X. Zhu, I. C. Zo-Bi, and C. Hui. 2022. Co-limitation towards lower latitudes shapes global forest diversity gradients. Nature Ecology & Evolution: s41559-022-01831-x.
Cazzolla Gatti, R., P. B. Reich*, J. G. P. Gamarra, T. Crowther, C. Hui, A. Morera, J.-F. Bastin, S. de-Miguel, G.-J. Nabuurs, J.-C. Svenning, J. M. Serra-Diaz, C. Merow, B. Enquist, M. Kamenetsky, J. Lee, J. Zhu, J. Fang, D. F. Jacobs, B. Pijanowski, A. Banerjee, R. A. Giaquinto, G. Alberti, A. M. Almeyda Zambrano, E. Alvarez-Davila, A. Araujo-Murakami, V. Avitabile, G. A. Aymard, R. Balazy, C. Baraloto, J. G. Barroso, M. L. Bastian, P. Birnbaum, R. Bitariho, J. Bogaert, F. Bongers, O. Bouriaud, P. H. S. Brancalion, F. Q. Brearley, E. N. Broadbent, F. Bussotti, W. Castro da Silva, R. G. César, G. Češljar, V. Chama Moscoso, H. Y. H. Chen, E. Cienciala, C. J. Clark, D. A. Coomes, S. Dayanandan, M. Decuyper, L. E. Dee, J. Del Aguila Pasquel, G. Derroire, M. N. K. Djuikouo, T. Van Do, J. Dolezal, I. Đ. Đorđević, J. Engel, T. M. Fayle, T. R. Feldpausch, J. K. Fridman, D. J. Harris, A. Hemp, G. Hengeveld, B. Herault, M. Herold, T. Ibanez, A. M. Jagodzinski, B. Jaroszewicz, K. J. Jeffery, V. K. Johannsen, T. Jucker, A. Kangur, V. N. Karminov, K. Kartawinata, D. K. Kennard, S. Kepfer-Rojas, G. Keppel, M. L. Khan, P. K. Khare, T. J. Kileen, H. S. Kim, H. Korjus, A. Kumar, A. Kumar, D. Laarmann, N. Labrière, M. Lang, S. L. Lewis, N. Lukina, B. S. Maitner, Y. Malhi, A. R. Marshall, O. V. Martynenko, A. L. Monteagudo Mendoza, P. V. Ontikov, E. Ortiz-Malavasi, N. C. Pallqui Camacho, A. Paquette, M. Park, N. Parthasarathy, P. L. Peri, P. Petronelli, S. Pfautsch, O. L. Phillips, N. Picard, D. Piotto, L. Poorter, J. R. Poulsen, H. Pretzsch, H. Ramírez-Angulo, Z. Restrepo Correa, M. Rodeghiero, R. D. P. Rojas Gonzáles, S. G. Rolim, F. Rovero, E. Rutishauser, P. Saikia, C. Salas-Eljatib, D. Schepaschenko, M. Scherer-Lorenzen, V. Šebeň, M. Silveira, F. Slik, B. Sonké, A. F. Souza, K. J. Stereńczak, M. Svoboda, H. Taedoumg, N. Tchebakova, J. Terborgh, E. Tikhonova, A. Torres-Lezama, F. van der Plas, R. Vásquez, H. Viana, A. C. Vibrans, E. Vilanova, V. A. Vos, H.-F. Wang, B. Westerlund, L. J. T. White, S. K. Wiser, T. Zawiła-Niedźwiecki, L. Zemagho, Z.-X. Zhu, I. C. Zo-Bi, and J. Liang*. 2022. The number of tree species on Earth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119:e2115329119.
Liang, J, T. W. Crowther, N. Picard, S. Wiser, M. Zhou, G. Alberti, E.-D. Schulze, A. D. McGuire, F. Bozzato, H. Pretzsch, S. de-Miguel, A. Paquette, B. Hérault, M. Scherer-Lorenzen, C. B. Barrett, H. B. Glick, G. M. Hengeveld, G.-J. Nabuurs, S. Pfautsch, H. Viana, A. C. Vibrans, C. Ammer, P. Schall, D. Verbyla, N. Tchebakova, M. Fischer, J. V. Watson, H. Y. H. Chen, X. Lei, M.-J. Schelhaas, H. Lu, D. Gianelle, E. I. Parfenova, C. Salas, E. Lee, B. Lee, H. S. Kim, H. Bruelheide, D. A. Coomes, D. Piotto, T. Sunderland, B. Schmid, S. Gourlet-Fleury, B. Sonké, R. Tavani, J. Zhu, S. Brandl, J. Vayreda, F. Kitahara, E. B. Searle, V. J. Neldner, M. R. Ngugi, C. Baraloto, L. Frizzera, R. Bałazy, J. Oleksyn, T. Zawiła-Niedźwiecki, O. Bouriaud, F. Bussotti, L. Finér, B. Jaroszewicz, T. Jucker, F. Valladares, A. M. Jagodzinski, P. L. Peri, C. Gonmadje, W. Marthy, T. O’Brien, E. H. Martin, A. R. Marshall, F. Rovero, R. Bitariho, P. A. Niklaus, P. Alvarez-Loayza, N. Chamuya, R. Valencia, F. Mortier, V. Wortel, N. L. Engone-Obiang, L. V. Ferreira, D. E. Odeke, R. M. Vasquez, S. L. Lewis, and P. B. Reich. 2016. Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship predominant in global forests. Science 354.
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Liang J, Zhou M, Tobin PC, McGuire AD, & Reich PB (2015) Biodiversity influences plant productivity through niche-efficiency. PNAS 112(18):5738-5743.
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Liang, J. (2012) Mapping large-scale forest dynamics: a geospatial approach. Landscape Ecology 27(8): 1091-1108.
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Full List of Publications
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
2017
46. Zhang, C., Y. Cheng, H. He, L. Gao, J. Liang, and X. Zhao. 2017. Structural drivers of biomass dynamics in two temperate forests in China. Ecosphere 8(3):e01752. 10.1002/ecs2.1752
45. Fan C, Tan L, Zhang P, Liang J, Zhang C, Wang J, Zhao X, von Gadow K (2017) Determinants of mortality in a mixed broad-leaved Korean pine forest in northeastern China. Eur J For Res:1-13. doi:10.1007/s10342-017-1045-4
2016
44. Liang, J, T. W. Crowther, N. Picard, S. Wiser, M. Zhou, G. Alberti, E.-D. Schulze, A. D. McGuire, F. Bozzato, H. Pretzsch, S. de-Miguel, A. Paquette, B. Hérault, M. Scherer-Lorenzen, C. B. Barrett, H. B. Glick, G. M. Hengeveld, G.-J. Nabuurs, S. Pfautsch, H. Viana, A. C. Vibrans, C. Ammer, P. Schall, D. Verbyla, N. Tchebakova, M. Fischer, J. V. Watson, H. Y. H. Chen, X. Lei, M.-J. Schelhaas, H. Lu, D. Gianelle, E. I. Parfenova, C. Salas, E. Lee, B. Lee, H. S. Kim, H. Bruelheide, D. A. Coomes, D. Piotto, T. Sunderland, B. Schmid, S. Gourlet-Fleury, B. Sonké, R. Tavani, J. Zhu, S. Brandl, J. Vayreda, F. Kitahara, E. B. Searle, V. J. Neldner, M. R. Ngugi, C. Baraloto, L. Frizzera, R. Bałazy, J. Oleksyn, T. Zawiła-Niedźwiecki, O. Bouriaud, F. Bussotti, L. Finér, B. Jaroszewicz, T. Jucker, F. Valladares, A. M. Jagodzinski, P. L. Peri, C. Gonmadje, W. Marthy, T. O’Brien, E. H. Martin, A. R. Marshall, F. Rovero, R. Bitariho, P. A. Niklaus, P. Alvarez-Loayza, N. Chamuya, R. Valencia, F. Mortier, V. Wortel, N. L. Engone-Obiang, L. V. Ferreira, D. E. Odeke, R. M. Vasquez, S. L. Lewis, and P. B. Reich. 2016. Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship predominant in global forests. Science 354.
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43. Liang J, Watson JV, Zhou M, Lei X (2016) Effects of productivity on biodiversity in forest ecosystems across the United States and China. Conservation Biology 30:308-317 (DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12636).
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42. Ma, W., J Liang, JR Cumming, E. Lee, A. B. Welsh, J. V. Watson, and M. Zhou. (2016) Fundamental shifts of central hardwood forests under climate change. Ecological Modelling 332:28-41.
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41. A. Hovi, J. Liang, L. Korhonen, H. Kobayashi, M. Rautiainen, (2016) Quantifying the missing link between forest albedo and productivity in the boreal zone. Biogeosciences 2016,1-35.
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2015
40. Liang J, Zhou M, Tobin PC, McGuire AD, & Reich PB (2015) Biodiversity influences plant productivity through niche-efficiency. PNAS 112(18):5738-5743.
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39. Watson, JV, Liang, J., Tobin, PC, Lei, X., Rentch, JS, & Artis, CE (2015). Large-scale forest inventories of the United States and China reveal positive effects of biodiversity on productivity. Forest Ecosystems 2: 22.
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38. Lee, E., He, Y., Zhou, M., Liang, J. (2015): Potential feedback of recent vegetation changes on summer rainfall in the Sahel, Physical Geography, DOI: 10.1080/02723646.2015.1120139
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2014
37. Picard, N., Liang, J. (2014) Matrix models for size-structured populations: unrealistic fast growth or simply diffusion? PLoS ONE 9(6): e98254. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0098254.
36. Liang, J., Zhou, M. (2014) Large-Scale Geospatial Mapping of Forest Carbon Dynamics. Journal of Sustainable Forestry 33：S104-S122.
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35. Peterson, R.L., Liang, J., Barrett, T.M. (2014) Modeling Population Dynamics and Woody Biomass in Alaska Coastal Forest. Forest Science 60(2): 391-401(11).
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2013
34. Liang, J., Picard, N. (2013) Matrix Model of Forest Dynamics: An Overview and Outlook. Forest Science 59(3): 359-378.
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33. T. Malone, J. Liang, E.C. Packee. (2013) Total and merchantable volume of white spruce in Alaska. Western Journal of Applied Forestry 28(2): 71-77.
2012
32. Liang, J. (2012) Mapping large-scale forest dynamics: a geospatial approach. Landscape Ecology 27(8): 1091-1108.
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31. F.-M. Yuan, S.-H. Yi, A. D. McGuire, K.D. Johnson, J. Liang, J.W. Harden, E.S. Kasischke, and W.A. Kurz. (Accepted) Assessment of Historical Boreal Forest C Dynamics in Yukon River Basin: Relative Roles of Warming and Fire Regime Change. Ecological Applications 22:2091–2109. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/11-1957.1.
2011
30. Liang, J., M. Zhou, D.L. Verbyla, L. Zhang, A.L. Springsteen, T. Malone. 2011. Mapping Forest Dynamics under Climate Change: A Matrix Model. Forest Ecology and Management 262: 2250-2262.
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29. Young, B., J. Liang, F.S. Chapin III. 2011. Effects of Species and Tree Size Diversity on Recruitment in the Boreal Forest: A Geospatial Approach. Forest Ecology and Management 262(8): 1608-1617.
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28. Ping, C-L., G.J. Michaelson, L. Guo, M.T. Jorgenson, M. Kenevskiy, Y. Shur, F. Dou, J. Liang. 2011. Soil Carbon and Material Fluxes across the Eroding Alaska Beaufort Sea Coastline. Journal of Geophysical Research 116, G02004, doi:10.1029/2010JG001588
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2010
27. Liang, J., M. Zhou. 2010. A Geospatial Model of Forest Dynamics with Controlled Trend Surface. Ecological Modelling 221: 2339-2352.
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26. Liang, J. 2010. Dynamics and Management of Alaska Boreal Forest: An All-aged Multi-species Matrix Stand Growth Model. Forest Ecology and Management 260: 491-501.
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2009
25. Malone, T., Liang, J. 2009. A bark thickness model for white spruce in Alaska northern forests. International Journal of Forestry Research doi:10.1155/2009/876965.
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2008
24. Liang, J., D.E. Calkin, K.M. Gebert, T.J. Venn, R.P. Silverstein. 2008. Factors influencing large wildland fire suppression expenditures. International Journal of Wildland Fire 17: 650-659.
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23. Zhou, M., Liang, J., Buongiorno, J. 2008. Adaptive versus fixed policies for economic or ecological objectives in forest management. Forest Ecology and Management 254:178-187.
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22. Zhou, M., Buongiorno, J., Liang, J. 2008. Economic and Ecological Effects of Diameter Caps: A Markov decision model for Douglas-fir/western hemlock forests. Forest Science 54(4): 397-407.
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2007
21. Liang, J., J. Buongiorno, R.A. Monserud, E.L. Kruger, M. Zhou. 2007. Effects of diversity of tree species and size on forest basal area growth, recruitment, and mortality. Forest Ecology and Management 243: 116-127.
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2006
20. Liang, J., J. Buongiorno, R.A. Monserud. 2006. Bootstrap simulation and response surface optimization of management regimes for Douglas-fir/western hemlock stands. Forest Science 52(5):579-594.
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2005 and older
19. Liang, J., J. Buongiorno, and R.A. Monserud. 2005. Growth and Yield of All-aged Douglas-fir/western hemlock Stands: A Matrix Model with Stand Diversity Effects. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 35: 2369-2382.
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18. Liang, J., J. Buongiorno, R.A. Monserud, and J. Fried. 2005. Estimation and Application of a Growth and Yield Model for Uneven-aged Mixed Conifer Stands in California. International Forestry Review 7(2):101-112.
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17. Liang, J., 2001. Study on the desertification of Ecotone. Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Pekinensis 37(4): 543-549.
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BOOKS and REPORTS
16. Hand, M.S., Gebert, K.M., Liang, J., Calkin, D.E., Thompson, M.P., Zhou, M. 2014. Economics of Wildfire Management: The Development and Application of Suppression Expenditure Models. Springer, New York, NY. ISSN 2193-6595.
15. Liang, J., Watson, J.V. Handbook of Trees. (In development)
14. Zhou, M., Buongiorno, J., Liang, J. 2012. Bootstrap simulation, Markov decision process models, and role of discounting in the valuation of ecological criteria in uneven-aged forest management. In: Pukkala T. andGadow K. v. (eds), Continuous Cover Forestry, Second edn. Springer, New York, NY
13. T. Malone, E.C. Packee, and Liang, J. 2012. List of Plant Species Present on Forest Permanent Sample Plots in Interior and Southcentral Alaska. University of Alaska Fairbanks – Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station MP-2012-01. 10p.
12. Liang, J., and J. Buongiorno. 2009. Optimizing Wood Quality and Stand Diversity in Uneven-aged Forest Management. In: R.A. Monserud and D. Dykstra (Editor), 2007 IUFRO Conference on Forest Growth and Timber Quality, Portland, OR. p169-176.
11. Malone, T., Liang, J., Packee, E.C., 2009. Cooperative Alaska Forest Inventory, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, PNW-GTR-785. Portland, OR. 42p.
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10. Liang, J., J. Buongiorno, and R.A. Monserud. 2006. WestProPlus: A spreadsheet program for the management of all-aged Douglas-fir/western hemlock forests in the Pacific Northwest. USDA Forest Service PNW-GTR-674. 42p.
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9. Liang, J., J. Buongiorno, A. Hubbell, and B. Schulte. 2004. NorthPro: A spreadsheet program for the management of uneven-aged northern hardwood stands. Department of Forest Ecology and Management, University of Wisconsin-Madison. 36p.
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8. Liang, J., J. Buongiorno, and R.A. Monserud. 2004. CalPro: A spreadsheet program for the management of California mixed-conifer stands. USDA Forest Service PNW-GTR-619. 32p.
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Conference Proceedings and Other Publications
7. Liang, J., Watson, J.V. (2014) Is Forestry a Dying Profession? Here’s What Our Students Say. The Forestry Source 19(3):6.
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6. Liang, J., J. Buongiorno, R. A. Monserud (2012) Bootstrap simulation and response surface optimization in forest management. Proceedings of the 2012 Southern Forest Economics Workers (SOFEW) Annual Meeting.
5. Liang, J. 2011 Population Dynamics of Alaska Boreal Forest under Climate Change. In: 2011 Society of American Foresters National Convention, Honolulu, HI 2011. vol 109. Journal of Forestry, p. 493
4. Liang, J. Geospatial Mapping of Forest Dynamics. In: 2011 Society of American Foresters National Convention, Honolulu, HI 2011. vol 109. Journal of Forestry, p. 501
3. Liang, J. 2010 Does tree diversity increase forest productivity? SciTopics. http://www.scitopics.com/Does_Tree_Diversity_Increase_Forest_Productivity.html
2. Zhou, M., and Liang, J. 2010. Modeling Alaska boreal forests with a controlled trend surface approach. 2010 Joint Meeting of the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Symposium and the Southern Mensurationists, McWilliams W & Roesch FA (eds): pp 25-39.
1. Liang, J. and M. Zhou. 2010 Dynamics and Management of Alaska Boreal Forest. SciTopics . http://www.scitopics.com/Dynamics_and_Management_of_Alaska_Boreal_Forest.html
Stand Initiation Diversity Experiment
Stand Initiation Diversity Experiment (SIDE), located on the Ohio River in the western West Virginia, is a collaborative research project conducted by scientists from around the country and abroad. The experimental site is approximately 8 acres, and was initiated in 2012 with over 15,000 seedlings in 14 angiosperm and gymnosperm species planted in 182 subplots following a completely randomized design. The primary objective of SIDE is to study the effect of biodiversity on forest ecosystem functioning. With more scientists joining in, we are also studying the economic aspects of biodiversity and entomological and soil microbial responses to changes in biodiversity.
An aerial view of the SIDE experimental sites in West Virginia. The 3.07-ha Site consists of 182 plots. Each 10m×6m plot contains 77 tree seedlings planted with 1m×1m spacing. A, B, and C represent a monoculture, a low diversity, and a high diversity plot, respectively. Figure courtesy of Patrick Tobin and Laura Blackburn (USDA Forest Service).
