Joe Hendricks, Ph.D.

Professor of Biology & Co-Director of the Wildlife Ecology Certificate Program
School of Field Investigations and Experimental Sciences Dr. Perry College of Mathematics, Computing, and Sciences

678-839-4037
jhendric@westgRDa.edu

Biology Building - Room 282
Office Hours
Monday: 8:30-11 am
Tuesday: 2-5 pm
Friday: 8:30-11 am

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Joe Hendricks, Ph.D.

Prescribed burning is one of the most valuable tools for the ecological and economic management of pine forests in the southeastern United States.  There is concern, however, that burning may lead to excessive losses of nitrogen (N), thereby decreasing forest productivity.  The deleterious effects of burning may be countered via N2-fixation by herbaceous legumes that typically thrive in burned ecosystems.  However, the rates and controls of legume N2-fixation in these ecosystems are poorly understood.  The goal of my research program is to gain an improved understanding of the N2-fixation rates, N fates, and environmental controls of herbaceous legumes in these ecosystems.

  • B.S., Biology, Mercer University, 1986
  • M.S., Forest Ecology, University of Georgia, 1989
  • Ph.D., Natural Resources, University of New Hampshire, 1994

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Legume versus non-legume foliar litter decomposition in regularly burned loblolly pine forests.

Assessing the role of native herbaceous legumes in the nitrogen cycle of regularly burned loblolly pine forests.

Ectomycorrhizal fungal mycelia turnover in a longleaf pine forest.

Influence of repeated canopy scorching on soil CO2 efflux.

Endogenous and exogenous controls of root lifespan, mortality, and nitrogen flux in a longleaf pine forest.

Fine root heterogeneity by branch order: exploring the discrepancy in root turnover estimates.

Nitrogen decreases and precipitation increases ectomycorrhizal extramatrical mycelia production in a longleaf pine forest.

Measuring external mycelia production of ecotmycorrhizal fungi in the field: the soil matrix matters.

Assessing the patterns and controls of fine root dynamics: an empirical test and methodological review.