Don C. Bragg
 Title: Research Forester
Duty Station Address:
USDA Forest Service
Southern Research Station
P.O. Box 3516 UAM
Monticello, AR 71656
Phone: (870) 367-3464 ext. 18
Fax: (870) 367-1164
E-mail: dbragg@fs.fed.us
Education:
B.S. (1992) Forestry, Michigan Technological University
M.S. (1995) Forestry, Michigan Technological University
Ph.D. (1999)
Forest Ecology, Utah State University
Duties, Current Research, and Other Professional Interests:
Since coming to Arkansas, I have engaged in
multiple research projects related to the upland forests of the
Midsouth region. This has included studies on ice damage to pine
plantations in the South, investigation of the Cross Timbers woodland
in western Arkansas, and completion of long-term growth and yield
projects. Much of my work has also concentrated on the
refinement of silvicultural techniques for the development of
old-growth-like attributes in managed stands of the northern Lake
States and the Midsouth (primarily Arkansas). To accomplish
this, I have initiated research into the identification of
presettlement reference conditions, especially in the Upper West Gulf
Coastal Plain. This includes the examination of General Land
Office (GLO) survey notes and other types of historical documentation.
Other research projects have included the development of optimal tree diameter
increment models for the species of the Midsouth and refinement of
existing optimal increment models for more ecologically robust
applications. In addition, my current research also involves the modeling forested ecosystems
in the northern Lake States (Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin) and
modeling riparian large woody debris recruitment in the central Rocky
Mountains (primarily Wyoming). I am
also still working on some aspects of my Master’s degree, which
involved studying the ecology of birdseye sugar maple.
I am a member of the Society of American Foresters, the Ecological
Society of America, the Forest History Society, the Torrey Botanical
Society, the U.S. Chapter of the International Association of Landscape
Ecologists, and the Natural Areas Association. I am interested in
studying the ecological implications of silvicultural treatments
across multiple scales.
Selected Recent Publications:
Refereed Publications
Other
Publications
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