John King
Professor
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
Biltmore Hall (Robertson Wing) 1019A
Area(s) of Expertise
Tree Physiology
Education
B.S. Environmental Science, Stockton State College (1985)
M.S. Forest Ecology, Duke University (1991)
Ph.D. Forest Ecophysiology, Duke University (1997)
Research Interests
Assessing how the cycling and storage of carbon and water in forested ecosystems are influenced by climate variability, management, genetics, and the interaction of biotic and abiotic stresses; effects of climate warming, drought stress and sea-level rise on forest productivity and resilience to insects and other pests; potential productivity and sustainability of short-rotation woody cropping systems for bioenergy.
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Courses
FOR 303 – Silvics and Forest Tree Physiology
FOR 503 – Tree Physiology
FOR 575 – Advanced Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology
Publications
- A critical analysis of species selection and high vs. low-input silviculture on establishment success and early productivity of model short-rotation wood-energy cropping systems (2017)
- Transgenically altered lignin biosynthesis affects photosynthesis and water relations of field-grown Populus trichocarpa (2017)
- An Extractive removal step optimized for a high-throughput alpha-cellulose extraction method for delta C-13 and delta O-18 stable isotope ratio analysis in conifer tree rings (2017)
- Potential and limitations of local tree ring records in estimating a priori the growth performance of short-rotation coppice plantations (2016)
- Effects of forest management on productivity and carbon sequestration: A review and hypothesis (2015)
- Testing DRAINMOD-FOREST for predicting evapotranspiration in a mid-rotation pine plantation (2015)
- Conversion of natural forests to managed forest plantations decreases tree resistance to prolonged droughts (2015)
- Fertilization intensifies drought stress: Water use and stomatal conductance of Pinus taeda in a midrotation fertilization and throughfall reduction experiment (2015)
- Carbon fluxes, storage and harvest removals through 60 years of stand development in red pine plantations and mixed hardwood stands in Northern Michigan, USA (2015)
- Pest pressure, hurricanes, and genotype interact to strongly impact stem form in young loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) along the coastal plain of North Carolina (2014)