David L. Loftis
former Question Manager for TIMBR-2
David Loftis was replaced by Jacek Siry as Question Manager for TIMBR-2 in October 2000
Current Position: Project Leader, Ecology and Management of Southern Appalachian Forests, Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, 1577 Brevard Road, Asheville, NC 28806; phone: 828-667-5261 ext. 115. e-mail: dloftis@fs.fed.us.Education
B.A.
University of the South, 1970, Political Science
B.S.
University of the South, 1970, Forestry
M.F.
North Carolina State University, 1972, Forestry(Ecology minor)
Ph.D.
North Carolina State University, 1988, Forestry,(Ecology minor)
Employment
1973-1974
Assistant Project Leader, Genetics and Tree Improvement Research, International Paper Company, Southlands Experiment Forest, Bainbridge, GA
1974-1976
Project Leader, Genetics and Tree Improvement Research
International Paper Company, Southlands Experiment Forest, Bainbridge, GA.
1976-1990
Research Forester, USDA, Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Asheville, NC
1990-present
Project Leader, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Asheville, NC. Adjunct Faculty, North Carolina State University
Related Experience
1991-1994
Society of American Foresters. Chair-elect and Chair of Silviculture Working Group
1992-2000
Team Leader, Southern Appalachian Ecosystem Management Research Program
Selected Publications
Rauscher, H. Michael; Twery, Mark J.; Loftis, David L. 1999. A practical decision-analysis process for conducting ecosystem management at the project-level on National Forests of the United States. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture.
Adams, David L.; Hodges, John D.; Loftis, David L.; [and others]. 1994. Silviculture terminology with appendix of draft ecosystem management terms. Silviculture instructors sub-group, silviculture working group (D2) Society of American Foresters. 14 p.
Rogers, R.; Johnson, P.S.; Loftis, D.L. 1993. An overview of oak silviculture in the United States: the past, present, and future. Annales des Sciences Forestieres.50:535-542.
Loftis, David L.; McGee, Charles E., tech. eds. 1993. Oak regeneration: serious problems, practical recommendations; 1992 September 8-10; Knoxville, TN. Gen. Tech. Rep. SE-84. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeasstern Forest Experiment Station; 319 p.
Loftis, David L. 1990. A shelterwood method for regenerating red oak in the Southern Appalachians. Forest Science 36(4):917-929.
Loftis, David L. 1990. Predicting post-harvest performance of advance red oak reproduction in the Southern Appalachians. Forest Science 36(4):908-916.
Loftis, David L. Regeneration of southern hardwoods: Some ecological concepts. In: Proceedings of the national silviculture workshop; 1989 July 10-13; Petersburg, Alaska. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 139-143.
Loftis, David L. 1983. Regenerating Southern Appalachian mixed hardwood stands with the shelterwood method. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry 7(4):212-217.