Ecological Silviculture

Joshua Puhlick

Publications

2024
Willis, J. L., D. C. Bragg, J. B. Cannon, K. J. K. Gandhi, K. R. Kidd, A. D. Polinko, J. J. Puhlick, D. Saenz, M. A. Sayer, C. M. Schalk, A. B. Self, C. M. Siegert, and M. Varner. 2024. Assessing the potential impact of retaining native off-site tree species in woodland restoration. Restor. Ecol. 32(5): e14119. 12 p. doi: 10.1111/rec.14119
Puhlick, J. J., B. O. Knapp, I. Goldberg, B. T. Rutledge, R. S. Taylor, and J. L. Willis. 2024. Silvicultural strategies for promoting longleaf pine recruitment in multiaged stands. In: Bragg, D. C.; Oswald, B. P.; Koerth, N. E., eds. Proceedings of the 22nd biennial southern silvicultural research conference. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-274. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station: 311–316. doi: 10.2737/SRS-GTR-274-Pap48
Puhlick, J. J., A. D. Polinko, and G. F. Nyen. 2024. Silvicultural strategies for converting longleaf pine plantations to multi-aged longleaf pine stands. In: Bragg, D. C.; Oswald, B. P.; Koerth, N. E., eds. Proceedings of the 22nd biennial southern silvicultural research conference. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-274. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station: 300–305. doi: 10.2737/SRS-GTR-274-Pap46
Willis, J. L., D. C. Bragg, J. B. Cannon, K. J. K. Gandhi, K. R. Kidd, A. D. Polinko, J. J. Puhlick, D. Saenz, M. A. Sayer, C. M. Schalk, A. B. Self, C. M. Siegert, and M. Varner. 2024. Does restoring woodland structure with loblolly or slash pine produce desired ecosystem functions? In: Bragg, D. C.; Oswald, B. P.; Koerth, N. E., eds. Proceedings of the 22nd biennial southern silvicultural research conference. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-274. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station: 268–270. doi: 10.2737/SRS-GTR-274-Pap40
Cannon, J. B., B. T. Rutledge, J. J. Puhlick, J. L. Willis, and D. G. Brockway. 2024. Hurricanes stimulate cone production in longleaf pine woodlands. In: Bragg, D. C.; Oswald, B. P.; Koerth, N. E., eds. Proceedings of the 22nd biennial southern silvicultural research conference. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-274. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station: 306–310. doi: 10.2737/SRS-GTR-274-Pap47
2023
Campôa, J. and J. J. Puhlick. 2023. Influence of climate fluctuations on Pinus palustris growth and drought resilience. For. Ecosyst. 10. doi: 10.1016/j.fecs.2023.100151
Cannon, J. B., B. T. Rutledge, J. J. Puhlick, J. L. Willis, and D. G. Brockway. 2023. Tropical cyclone winds stimulate cone production in the masting species longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.). New Phytol. 242: 289-301. doi: 10.1111/nph.19381
Puhlick, J. J., T. L. O’Halloran, G. Starr, R. B. Abney, L. S. Pile Knapp, R. A. McCleery, K. D. Klepzig, S. T. Brantley, R. K. McIntyre, and B. Song. 2023. Opportunities for research on carbon management in longleaf pine ecosystems. Forests. 14, 874. doi: 10.3390/f14050874

Harley, G. L., M. D. Therrell, J. T. Maxwell, A. Bhuta, J. C. Bregy, K. J. Heeter, T. Patterson, M. Rochner, M. T. Rother, M. Stambaugh, N. E. Zampieri, J. Altman, S. A. Collins-Key, C. M. Gentry, C. Guiterman, J. M. Huffman, D. J. Johnson, D. J. King, E. R. Larson, C. Leland, H. T. Nguyen, N. Pederson, J. J. Puhlick, M. P. Rao, M. Rodriguez-Caton, J. B. Sakulich, N. Singh, C. S. Tucker, S. L. van de Gevel, A. L. Kaiser, S. Ahmad. 2023. The Longleaf Tree-Ring Network: Reviewing and expanding the utility of Pinus palustris Mill. dendrochronological data. Prog. Phys. Geogr. doi: 10.1177/03091333221147652

Puhlick, J. J. and I. J. Fernandez. 2023. Change in soil carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus after timber harvesting in northern hardwood forests. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 87(2): 404-416. doi: 10.1002/saj2.20496

2022

Puhlick, J. J., S. T. Brantley, T. L. O’Halloran, L. Clay, and K. D. Klepzig. 2022. Perspectives: Carbon markets might incentivize poorer ecological outcomes in longleaf pine ecosystems. For. Ecol. Manage. 520. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120421

Puhlick, J. J., A. R. Weiskittel, I. J. Fernandez, K. A. K. Solarik, D. J. H. Sleep. 2022. Evaluation of projected carbon accumulation after implementing different forest management treatments in mixed-species stands in northern Maine. Carbon Manag. 13(1): 190-204. doi: 10.1080/17583004.2022.2063761

Puhlick, J. J. (contributing author) 2022. Fire and Carbon. Rutledge, B. T., and R. K. McIntyre (eds). Prescribed fire at The Jones Center at Ichauway: A 28-year case study. Newton, Georgia: The Jones Center at Ichauway. 29 p. doi.org/10.58497/50713

2021

Puhlick, J. J., and S. Bugbee. 2021. The Maine Adaptive Silviculture Network. Field Tour Booklet. Maine Society of American Foresters and University of Maine, Center for Research on Sustainable Forests and Cooperative Forestry Research Unit.

Puhlick, J. J., and A. R. Weiskittel. 2021. Carbon stocks and sequestration on ecological reserves in Maine. General Technical Report. University of Maine, Center for Research on Sustainable Forests. Available on the Maine Natural Areas Program website.

Puhlick, J. J., D. C. Laughlin, M. M. Moore, C. H. Sieg, S. T. Overby, and J. D. Shaw. 2021. Soil properties and climate drive ponderosa pine seedling presence in the southwestern USA. For. Ecol. Manage. 486. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2021.118972

Puhlick, J. J., I. J. Fernandez, and J. W. Wason. 2021. Non-native earthworms invade forest soils in Northern Maine, USA. Forests. 12, 80. doi: 10.3390/f12010080

2020

Puhlick, J. J., A. R. Weiskittel, L. S. Kenefic, C. W. Woodall, and I. J. Fernandez. 2020. Strategies for enhancing long-term carbon sequestration in mixed-species, naturally regenerated Northern temperate forests. Carbon Manag. 11(4): 381-397. doi: 10.1080/17583004.2020.1795599

Puhlick, J. J. and I. J. Fernandez. 2020. Influence of mechanized timber harvesting on soil compaction in northern hardwood forests. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 84(5): 1737-1750. doi: 10.1002/saj2.20127

Ferrara, J. V., J. J. Puhlick, T. A. Patterson, and K. C. Glover. 2020. Dredging impacts on soil properties of the Kankakee River System 150 years after perturbation. Wetlands. 40(6): 2577-2584. doi: 10.1007/s13157-020-01347-9

Roth, E., J. J. Puhlick, and I. J. Fernandez. 2020. Relative risk of soil nutrient depletion among different intensities of biomass removal during timber harvesting in Maine, USA. Final Report. University of Maine, Center for Undergraduate Research.

2019

Puhlick, J. J., S. Fraver, I. J. Fernandez, A. Teets, A. R. Weiskittel, and L. S. Kenefic. 2019. Site quality, disturbance, and vegetation effects on carbon storage and accumulation in old, mixed-species stands in central Maine, USA. Nat. Area. J. 39(4): 429-441. doi: 10.3375/043.039.0406

Puhlick, J. J., C. Kuehne, and L. S. Kenefic. 2019. Crop tree growth response and quality after silvicultural rehabilitation of cutover stands. Can. J. For. Res. 49(6): 670-679. doi: 10.1139/cjfr-2018-0248

Puhlick, J. J., A. R. Weiskittel, B. E. Roth, and A. S. Nelson. 2019. Evaluation of silvicultural options for increasing productivity of early successional stands in the Acadian Forest Region. Final Report. Center for Advanced Forestry Systems.

2018

Kuehne C., J. J. Puhlick, A. R. Weiskittel, A. Cutko, D. Cameron, N. Sferra, J. Schlawin. 2018. Data set of forest metrics for comparing stand structure and growth and yield between Ecological Reserves and managed forests of Maine, USA. Ecology. doi: 10.1002/ecy.2500

Kuehne, C., J. J. Puhlick, and A. R. Weiskittel. 2018. Ecological Reserves in Maine: Initial results of long-term monitoring. General Technical Report on behalf of Maine Natural Areas Program and The Nature Conservancy.

Kenefic, L. S., K. M. Gerndt, J. J. Puhlick, and C. Kuehne. 2018. Overstory and regeneration data from the “Rehabilitation of cutover mixedwood stands” study at the Penobscot Experimental Forest. 2nd Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2016-0024-2

2017

Puhlick, J. J., C. W. Woodall, and A. R. Weiskittel. 2017. Implications of land-use change on forest carbon stocks in the eastern United States. Environ. Res. Lett. 12. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/aa597f

2016

Puhlick, J. J., A. R. Weiskittel, I. J. Fernandez, S. Fraver, L. S. Kenefic, R. S. Seymour, R. K. Kolka, L. E. Rustad, and J. C. Brissette. 2016. Long-term influence of alternative forest management treatments on total ecosystem and wood product carbon storage. Can. J. For. Res. 46(11): 1404-1412. doi: 10.1139/cjfr-2016-0193

Puhlick, J. J., A. R. Weiskittel, S. Fraver, M. B. Russell, and L. S. Kenefic. 2016. Assessing the role of natural disturbance and forest management on dead wood dynamics in mixed-species stands of central Maine, USA. Can. J. For. Res. 46(9): 1092-1102. doi: 10.1139/cjfr-2016-0177

Puhlick, J. J., I. J. Fernandez, and A. R. Weiskittel. 2016. Evaluation of forest management effects on the mineral soil carbon pool of a lowland, mixed-species forest in Maine, USA. Can. J. Soil Sci. 96(2): 207-218. doi: 10.1139/cjss-2015-0136

Puhlick, J. J., S. Fraver, I. J. Fernandez, A. R. Weiskittel, L. S. Kenefic, R. K. Kolka, and M. -C. Gruselle. 2016. Factors influencing organic-horizon carbon pools in mixed-species stands of central Maine, USA. For. Ecol. Manage. 364: 90-100. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2016.01.009

2015

Puhlick, J. J. 2015. How silvicultural treatments and site quality affect carbon storage on the Penobscot Experimental Forest: A 60-year perspective. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Maine, Orono, ME. 169 p. http://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/2262

Waskiewicz, J. D., L. S. Kenefic, N. S. Rogers, J. J. Puhlick, J. C. Brissette, and R. J. Dionne. 2015. Sampling and measurement protocols for long-term silvicultural studies on the Penobscot Experimental Forest. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-147. Newtown Square, PA: USDA, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 32 p.

2014

Waskiewicz, J. D., L. S. Kenefic, J. J. Puhlick, N. S. Rogers, and J. C. Brissette. 2014. Overstory tree and regeneration data from the “Management Intensity Demonstration” study at Penobscot Experimental Forest. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. http://dx.doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2014-0003

2013

Puhlick, J. J., M. M. Moore, and A. R. Weiskittel. 2013. Factors influencing height-age relationships and recruitment of ponderosa pine regeneration in northern Arizona. West. J. Appl. For. 28(3): 91-96. doi: 10.5849/wjaf.12-021

2012

Brissette, J. C., L. S. Kenefic, M. B. Russell, and J. J. Puhlick. 2012. Overstory tree and regeneration data from the “Silvicultural Effects on Composition, Structure, and Growth” study at Penobscot Experimental Forest. USDA, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. http://dx.doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2012-0008

Russell, M. B., L. S. Kenefic, A. R. Weiskittel, J. J. Puhlick, and J. C. Brissette. 2012. Assessing and modeling standing deadwood attributes under alternative silvicultural regimes in the Acadian Forest region of Maine, USA. Can. J. For. Res. 42(11): 1873-1883. doi: 10.1139/x2012-131

Puhlick, J. J. 2012. Efficiency of sampling tree regeneration with two plot sizes in northern Arizona. West. J. Appl. For. 27(2): 100-101. doi: 10.5849/wjaf.10-039

Puhlick, J. J., D. C. Laughlin, and M. M. Moore. 2012. Factors influencing ponderosa pine regeneration in the southwestern USA. For. Ecol. Manage. 264: 10-19. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.10.002

Puhlick, J. J. 2011. Regional- and local-scale modeling of ponderosa pine seedling densities in the Southwest. M.Sc. thesis, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ. 80 p.