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JOHN A. KUPFER

Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1995

Department of Geography
Callcott, Room 221
Columbia, SC 29208

Phone: (803) 777-6739   Fax: (803) 777-4972
Email: kupfer@sc.edu
Personal webpage: people.cas.sc.edu/kupfer/


Areas of Interest

    Biogeography
    Landscape Ecology
    Forest Conservation
    Spatial Analysis
    GI Science

Recent Publications

    _____, Myers, A.T., McLane, S.E. and Melton, G. 2008. Factors associated with forest damage in a South Mississippi landscape following Hurricane Katrina. In press, Ecosystems.

    Malanson, G.P., Wang, Q. and _____. 2007. Ecological processes and spatial patterns before, during and after simulated deforestation. Ecological Modelling 202: 397-409.

    _____, M.A. Roberts, S. Walker, J.L. Pinckney, J.E. Moore, J.M. Quattro and S.B. Franklin. 2007. Ecological impacts and coastal ecosystem resiliency following Hurricane Katrina. Southeastern Biology 54: 407-418.

    _____ and Farris, C. 2007. Incorporating spatial non-stationarity of regression coefficients into predictive vegetation models. Landscape Ecology 22: 837-852.

    Huang, C., Geiger, E. and _____. 2006. Sensitivity of landscape metrics to classification scheme. International Journal of Remote Sensing 27: 2927-2948.

    _____. 2006. National assessments of forest fragmentation patterns in the U.S. Global Environmental Change A - Human and Policy Dimensions 16: 73-82.

    _____, Malanson, G.P. and Franklin, S.B. 2006. Not seeing the ocean for the islands: The influence of matrix-based processes on forest fragmentation effects. Global Ecology and Biogeography 15: 8-20.

    Kipfmueller, K.F. and _____. 2005. Complexity of successional pathways in subalpine forests of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area, USA. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 95: 495-510.

    _____, and Miller, J.D. 2005. Wildfire effects and post-fire responses of an invasive mesquite population: the interactive importance of grazing and non-native herbaceous species invasion. Journal of Biogeography 32: 453-466.

    _____, Balmat, J. and Smith, J.L. 2005. Shifts in the potential distribution of sky island plant communities in response to climate change. In: Biodiversity and Management of the Madrean Archipelago II: Connecting Mountain Islands and Desert Seas. Rocky Mountain Research Station, U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Logan, UT.

    _____, and Emerson, C.W. 2005. Remote sensing. In: Encyclopedia of Social Measurement, Vol. 3. Kempf-Leonard, K. (ed.). Academic Press, San Diego, pp. 377-383.

    _____, Webbeking, A.L., and Franklin, S.B. 2004. The effects of landscape structure on plant regeneration patterns and soil characteristics in shifting cultivation fields near Indian Church, Belize. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 103: 509-518.

    Franklin, S.B., _____, Grubaugh, J.W. and Kennedy, M.L. 2004. A multi-taxa analysis of biotic diversity in Natchez Trace State Forest, western Tennessee. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 93: 31-54.

    Franklin, S.B. and _____. 2004. Forest communities of Natchez Trace State Forest, western Tennessee Coastal Plain. Castanea 69: 15-29.

    _____, and Malanson, G.P. 2004. The biodiversity crisis. In: WorldMinds: Geographical Perspectives on 100 Problems. Warf, B., Hansen, K, and Janelle, D. (eds.). Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, pp. 273-277.

    _____, Malanson, G.P. and Franklin, S.B. 2004. Identifying the biodiversity research needs related to forest fragmentation. National Commission for Science on Sustainable Forestry, Washington, DC. 218 pp.

Teaching

    Introduction to the Environment (ENVR 101)
    Introduction to Physical Geography (GEOG 200)
    Biogeography (GEOG 348)
    America's National Parks (GEOG 370)
    Seminar in Physical Geography (GEOG 747). Topics Have Included:
       •Landscape-level Effects of Hurricane Katrina
       •Spatial Habitat Distribution Modeling
       •Principles of Landscape Ecology< br />

Current Grad Students

    Peng Gao, Ph.D.
    Justin Roberson, Master's

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