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Phone:  662-325-2781
Fax:  662-325-8726
Email:  jshepard@cfr.msstate.edu

address:

Thompson Hall
College of Forest Resources
Box 9680
Mississippi State, MS 39762

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Education:

• Mississippi State University Ph.D., Forest Soils
• Purdue University M.S., Tree Physiology
• Mississippi State University B.S., Forestry

Research Interests:

• Research planning and project management
• Hydrology and Wetlands

Teaching Areas:

• Introduction to Forest Communities

Recent Publications

2009
Stanturf, J., E. Gardiner, J.P. Shepard, C. Schweitzer, J. Portwood, L. Dorris. 2009. Restoration of bottomland hardwood forests across a treatment intensity gradient. Forest Ecology and Management 257:1803-1814. Download

2008
Gardiner, E., J. Stanturf, T. Leininger, P. Hamel, L. Dorris, J. Portwood, J.P. Shepard. 2008. Establishing a research and demonstration area initiated by managers: The Sharkey restoration research and demonstration site. Journal of Forestry 106(7):363-369.

2006
Dewey, J.C., S.H. Schoenholtz, J.P. Shepard, M.G. Messina. 2006. Issues related to wetland delineation of a Texas bottomland hardwood forest. Wetlands 26(2):410-429. Download

2006
Shepard, J.P. 2006. Water quality protection in bioenergy production: the U.S. system of forestry Best Management Practices. Biomass and Bioenergy 30:378-384. Download

2005
King, S.L., J.P. Shepard, K. Ouchley, J.A. Neal, K. Ouchley. 2005. Bottomland hardwood forests: past, present, and future. Pages in 1-17 L.H. Fredrickson, S.L. King, R.M. Kaminski, editors. Ecology and management of bottomland hardwood systems: The state of our understanding. University of Missouri-Columbia Gaylord Memorial Library Special Publication No. 10. Puxico, MO.

2004
Shepard, J.P., H.A. Monsef, L.G. Arvanitis. 2004. Relationships between national wetlands inventory maps and hydrophytic vegetation in Florida. Wetland Ecology and Management 12:409-418. Download

2004
Shepard, J.P., J. Creighton, H. Duzan. 2004. Forestry herbicides in the United States: An overview. The Wildlife Society Bulletin 32(4):1020-1027. Download