Southern
Research Station

Featured Publications and Products

• Thompson, Jason D.; Rummer, Bob; Schweitzer, Callie. 2011. Harvesting productivity and disturbance estimates of three silvicultural prescriptions on the Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky.
• Thompson, Jason D.; Rummer, Bob; Schweitzer, Callie J. 2009. Harvesting productivity and disturbance estimates of three silvicultural prescriptions in eastern Kentucky.
• Klepac, John; Rummer, Bob; Thompson, Jason. 2006. Evaluation of a cut-to-length system implementing fuel reduction treatments on the Coconino National Forest in Arizona.
• Thompson, Jason D. 2002. Mulching machines for pre-commercial thinning and fuel reduction.
• Thompson, Jason D. 2001. Calculating utilization rates for rubber tired grapple skidders in the Southern United States.

Publications

• Smidt, Mathew F.; Thompson, Jason ; McDonald, Tim ; Ma, Yuting . 2023. Terra-mechanical and statistical analyses of four-wheel grapple skidder performance data.
• Thompson, Jason D.; Mitchell, Dana ; Klepac, John . 2018. Evaluating in-woods truck scales.
• Thompson, Jason D.; Mitchell, Dana; Klepac, John. 2017. Alternative trailer configurations for maximizing payloads.
• Thompson, Jason; Klepac, John; Mitchell, Dana. 2015. Loading productivity of untrimmed and trimmed pulpwood.
• Klepac, John; Mitchell, Dana; Thompson, Jason. 2015. Monitoring moisture content, temperature, and humidity in whole-tree pine chip piles.
• Thompson, Jason; Carter, Emily. 2015. Site disturbance and soil impacts resulting from mechanized thinning of upland hardwood stands in Southeastern Kentucky.
• Thompson, Jason; Mitchell, Dana; Klepac, John. 2014. Advantages and disadvantages of untrimmed wood in the supply chain.
• Thompson, J. 2014. Feller-buncher Operator Breaks Power Line.
• Thompson, J.; Sprinkle, W. 2013. Production, Cost and Chip Characteristics of In-Woods Microchipping.
• Rummer, Bob; Klepac, John; Thompson, Jason. 2012. Technology for biomass feedstock production in southern forests and GHG implications.
• Thompson, J. D.; Klepac, J.; and Sprinkle, W. 2012. Trucking Characteristics for an In-woods Biomass Chipping Operation.
• Klepac, John; Rummer, Robert; Thompson, Jason. 2011. Harvesting small trees for bio-energy.
• Taylor, Steven E.; Rummer, Robert B.; Yoo, Kyung H.; Welch, Richard A.; Thompson, Jason D. 1999. What We Know--and Don't Know--About Water Quality at Stream Crossings.