Courses:
NRM 410 - Numerical Methods for Natural Resources Management
NRM 601 - Research methods for Natural Resources Management
NRM 450 - Natural Resources Management
Please refer to UAF catalog or my personal website for the updated course list.
Research Interests: Forest growth and yield, biodiversity, wildfire economics, forest management, climate change.
Current Research Programs:
1) Forest stand characterization and growth
2) Growth and yield of Alaska northern forests
3) Dynamics of Alaska coastal forests
4) Biomass and wood utilization
Examples of Research Support:
-Growth and yield of Alaska coastal forests. USDA Forest Service, $60,000, 2009-present.
-Forest stand characterization and growth and yield for the Alaskan northern forests, USDA McIntire-Stennis, $518,495, 2007-present.
Examples of Publications:
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.
Zhou, M, J. Liang, J. Buongiorno. 2008. Adaptive versus fixed policies for economic or ecological objectives in forest management. Forest Ecology and Management 254:178-187.
Zhou, M, J. Buongiorno, J. Liang. 2008. Economic and Ecological Effects of Diameter Caps: A Markov decision model for Douglas-fir/western hemlock forests. Forest Science 54(4): 397-407.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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, Pacific Northwest Research Station, General Technical Report PNW-GTR-674. 42p.
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.
Liang, J, J. Buongiorno, and R.A. Monserud. 2004. CalPro: A spreadsheet program for the management of California mixed-conifer stands. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, General Technical Report PNW-GTR-619. 32p.
Liang, J. 2001. Study on the desertification of Ecotone. Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Pekinensis 37(4): 543-549 |
