Dr. John D. Waldron
Associate Professor of ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

  

 

Dr. Waldron's research interests are in biogeography, landscape ecology, ecological modeling, and environmental geography. His research focuses on temporal changes in forest composition and structure.  Dr. Waldron also maintains a deep interest in international education and programs and is currently involved with the Japan Center at UWF. Most recently, he has been investigating dendroecology (the application of tree-ring anlysis in answering ecological questions) and is co-director of the UWF Tree Ring Analysis Laboratory (TRAIL) with Dr. Jason Ortegren.

Recent Publications

Cairns, D., C. Lafon, J. Waldron, M. Tchakerian, R. Coulson, K. Klepzig, A.G. Birt, and W. Xi. 2008. The reciprocal interaction of forest landscape structure and southern pine beetle herbivory using LANDIS.  Landscape Ecology 23: 403-415.

Gielstra, D., C. Runyan, and J. Waldron. 2007. Hydrochory and Successional Changes in Abandoned Rice Fields, Georgetown County, South Carolina. Southeastern Geographer 47(2): 239-253.

Lafon, C., J. Waldron, D. Cairns, M. Tchakerian, R. Coulson, and K. Klepzig.  2007. Modeling the Effects of Fire on the Long-Term Dynamics of Yellow Pine and Oak Forests in the Southern Appalachian Mountains.  Restoration Ecology 15(3): 400-411.

Waldron, J., C. Lafon, D. Cairns, R. Coulson, M. Tchakerian, A. Birt and K. Klepzig. 2007. Simulating the Impacts of Southern Pine Beetle and Fire on the Dynamics of Xerophytic Pine Landscapes in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Applied Vegetation Science 10(1): 53-64