John B Bradford

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• Variable effects of climate on forest growth in relation to climate extremes, disturbance, and forest dynamics
• Predicting tree biomass growth in the temperate--boreal ecotone: Is tree size, age, competition, or climate response most important?
• LiDAR based prediction of forest biomass using hierarchical models with spatially varying coefficients
• Linear models for airborne-laser-scanning-based operational forest inventory with small field sample size and highly correlated LiDAR data
• Hierarchical Bayesian spatial models for predicting multiple forest variables using waveform LiDAR, hyperspectral imagery, and large inventory datasets
• Strategies for minimizing sample size for use in airborne LiDAR-based forest inventory
• Effects of stand and inter-specific stocking on maximizing standing tree carbon stocks in the eastern United States