John Kabrick
Title: Research Forester
Unit: Sustainable Management of Central Hardwood Ecosystems and Landscapes
Previous Unit: Ecology & Management of Central Hardwood Ecosystems
Address: Northern Research Station
202 ABNR Bldg., University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211-7260
Phone: 573-875-5341 x.229
E-mail: Contact John Kabrick
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Education
- University of Wisconsin, Ph.D. Soil Science, 1995
- Purdue University, M.S. Soil Science, 1991
- University of Missouri, B.S.F. Forestry, 1988
Civic & Professional Affiliations
Society of American Foresters, Soil Science Society of America
Current Research
I am investigating processes governing the regeneration and development of oak-dominated forests and woodlands and I am using the findings to develop practical, scientific, and ecologically based silvicultural prescriptions. Of particular interest are the interactions between the physical environment (e.g., geological parent material, landform position/aspect, soils, and hydrology) and forest vegetation dynamics; the relationship between site factors and oak decline and mortality; restoration of shortleaf pine and oak mixes; cumulative effects of even-age, uneven-age, and no-harvest management; and the natural and artificial regeneration of bottomland forests.
Why is This Important
Forest management is becoming more challenging because of the combination of changing societal expectations and evolving ecological perspectives. Consequently, public forest land management agencies are increasingly setting more complex objectives emphasizing more holistic, system-level forest management including restoring and sustaining native forest and woodland communities. Moreover, private forest land owners are shifting their priorities to emphasize non-commodity forest values such as wildlife habitat. These changing expectations and evolving perspectives require developing and evaluating new management methods based upon basic silvicultural and ecological principles.
Future Research
I am interested in developing and evaluating silvicultural systems for sustaining native flora and fauna communities in balance with traditional forest commodities. This includes quantifying the roles of disturbances (harvests and fire) and environmental conditions for creating and maintaining various forest and woodland structures over space and time. I also have an interest in developing models for examining the long-term consequences of silvicultural systems on the soil's ability to supply nutrients and water.
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Online Publications
- Dey, Daniel C.; Spetich, Martin A.; Wiegel, Dale R.; Johnson, Paul S.; Graney, David L.; Kabrick, John M. 2009. A suggested approach for design of oak (Quercus L.) regeneration research considering regional differences
- Dey, Daniel C.; Van Sambeek, J.W.; Ponder, Felix, Jr.; Kabrick, John M. 2008. Afforesting oaks in bottomlands
- Steele, Kyle L.; Kabrick, John M.; Jensen, Randy G.; Wallendorf, Michael J.; Dey, Daniel C. 2008. Analysis of riparian afforestation methods in the Missouri Ozarks
- Jensen, Randy G.; Kabrick, John M. 2008. Comparing single-tree selection, group selection, and clearcutting for regenerating oaks and pines in the Missouri Ozarks
- Weigel, Dale R.; Dey, Daniel C.; Kabrick, John M. 2008. Evaluation of Root ForceTM container seedlings of four oak species for bottomland forest restoration in southern Indiana: 5-year results
- Fan, Zhaofei; Kabrick, John M.; Spetich, Martin A.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Jensen, Randy G. 2008. Oak mortality associated with crown dieback and oak borer attack in the Ozark Highlands
- Dey, Daniel C.; Miller, Gary W.; Kabrick, John M. 2008. Sustaining northern red oak forests: managing oak from regeneration to canopy dominance in mature stands
- Kabrick, John M.; Dey, Daniel C.; Jensen, Randy G.; Wallendorf, Michael. 2008. The role of environmental factors in oak decline and mortality in the Ozark Highlands
- Kabrick, John M.; Zenner, Eric K.; Dey, Daniel C.; Gwaze, David; Jensen, Randy G. 2008. Using ecological land types to examine landscape-scale oak regeneration dynamics
- Gwaze, David; Myszewski, Jennifer; Kabrick, John. 2007. Performance of shortleaf pine provenances in Missouri
- Blizzard, Elizabeth M.; Henken, Doyle; Kabrick, John M.; Dey, Daniel C.; Larsen, David R.; Gwaze, David. 2007. Shortleaf pine reproduction abundance and growth in pine-oak stands in the Missouri Ozarks
- Kabrick, John M.; Dey, Daniel C.; Gwaze, David. 2007. Shortleaf pine restoration and ecology in the Ozarks: proceedings of a symposium
- Blizzard, Elizabeth M.; Larsen, David R.; Dey, Daniel C.; Kabrick, John M.; Gwaze, David. 2007. The state of mixed shortleaf pine-upland oak management in Missouri
- Bruhn, J. N.; Dey, D. C.; Kromroy, K. K.; Mihail, J. D.; Kabrick, J. M.; Wetteroff, J. J., Jr. 2005. Armillaria root disease affects oak coppice regeneration in upland Missouri Ozark forests
- Kabrick, John M.; Dey, Daniel C.; Van Sambeek, J. W.; Wallendorf, Michael; Gold, Michael A. 2005. Soil properties and growth of swamp white oak and pin oak on bedded soils in the lower Missouri River floodplain
- Heitzman, Eric; Muzika, Rose-Marie; Kabrick, John; Guldin, James M. 2004. Assessment of Oak Decline in Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma
- Jensen, Randy G.; Johanson, Mark D.; Kabrick, John M. 2004. Borer Damage to Oaks in the Southeast Missouri Ozarks
- Kolaks, Jeremy J.; Cutter, Bruce E.; Loewenstein, Edward F.; Grabner, Keith W.; Hartman, George; Kabrick, John M. 2004. Evaluation of Passive Flame Height Sensors for the Central Hardwoods Region
- Kabrick, John M.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Jensen, Randy G.; Fan, Zhaofei; Larsen, David R. 2004. Factors Associated with Oak Mortality in Missouri Ozark Forests
- Guldin, James M.; Heitzman, Eric; Kabrick, John; Muzika, Rose-Marie; Poole, Edward A. 2004. Ground Truth Assessments of Red Oak Borer Infestation in the Interior Highlands of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri
- Dey, Daniel C.; Lovelace, Wayne; Kabrick, John M.; Gold, Michael A. 2004. Production and early field performance of RPM® seedlings in Missouri floodplains
- Kolaks, Jeremy J.; Cutter, Bruce E.; Loewenstein, Edward F.; Grabner, Keith W.; Hartman, George W.; Kabrick, John M. 2004. The Effect of Thinning and Prescribed Fire on Fuel Loading in the Central Hardwood Region of Missouri
- Kabrick, John M.; Renken, Rochelle B.; Kurzejeski, Eric W.; Jensen, Randy G.; Gram, Wendy K.; Clawson, Richard L.; Porneluzi, Paul A.; Faaborg, John; Fantz, Debra K.; Grabner, Jennifer; Johanson, Mark. 2004. The Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project: Findings from Ten Years of Evaluating Management Effects on Forest Systems
- Shaw, Gordon W.; Dey, Daniel C.; Kabrick, John; Grabner, Jennifer; Muzika, Rose-Marie. 2003. Comparison of site preparation methods and stock types for artificial regeneration of oaks in bottomlands
- Dey, Dan; Kabrick, John; Gold, Michael. 2003. Establishing oaks in Big River floodplains
- Shifley, S. R.; Kabrick, J. M. 2002. Proceedings of the Second Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project Symposium: Post-treatment Results of the Landscape Experiment
- Guyette, Richard; Kabrick, John M. 2002. The legacy and continuity of forest disturbance, succession, and species at the MOFEP sites
- Jensen, Randy G.; Kabrick, John M.; Zenner, Eric K. 2002. Tree cavity estimation and verification in the Missouri Ozarks
- Kabrick, John M.; Jensen, Randy G.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Larsen, David R. 2002. Woody vegetation following even-aged, uneven-aged, and no-harvest treatments on the Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project Sites
- Dey, Dan; Kabrick, John; Grabner, Jennifer; Gold, Mike. 2001. Restoring Oaks in the Missouri River Floodplain
- Kabrick, John; Dey, Daniel. 2001. Silvics of Missouri bottomland tree species
- Giblin, David; Dey, Daniel C; Burhans, Dick; Kabrick, John; Root, Brian; Grabner, Jennifer; Gold, Mike. 2001. The Corner
- Dey, Daniel C.; Burhans, Dirk; Kabrick, John; Root, Brain; Grabner, Jennifer; Gold, Mike. 2000. The Missouri River Floodplain: History of Oak Forest & Current Restoration Efforts
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11/19/2008