John Brissette
Title: Project Leader / Research Forester
Unit: Center for Research on Ecosystem Change
Address: Northern Research Station
271 Mast Road
Durham, NH 03824
Phone: 603-868-7632
E-mail: Contact John Brissette
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Education
- Louisiana State University, Ph.D., 1990
- University of Michigan, MF, 1977
- University of Michigan, BSF, 1975
Civic & Professional Affiliations
- Member, Society of American Foresters, since 1976
- Certified Forester, Society of American Foresters, since 2002
Current Research
My research focus is on natural regeneration and early stand dynamics in conifer and mixed conifer-hardwood ecosystems of the Acadian and Great Lakes forest regions. I am especially interested in how silvicultural treatments relate to natural disturbances in their effects on stand dynamics and stand growth, structure, and species composition. I am also interested in how light, temperature, and moisture affect gas exchange and water relations of conifer seedlings and saplings. As Project Leader I lead a talented team of scientists and support staff with the mission of understanding ecological processes in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems of the northern forest, determining impacts of change on these ecosystems, and providing a scientific basis for managing ecosystems for long-term sustainability.
Why is This Important
My research is important because it gives land managers and land owners scientific knowledge and a level of certainty that their actions will supply desired products and critical ecological services over the long-term. The research done by the staff and cooperators of the Center for Research on Ecosystem Change is important because it provides scientific knowledge about (1) key ecological processes across a range of temporal and spatial scales; (2) ecosystem structure, function, and resiliency; (3) how ecosystems respond to environmental change; and (4) management for long-term sustainability.
Future Research
I plan to expand my current research, which is at the tree and stand levels, to greater spatial scales such as multiple stands and landscapes across the Northern Forest.
Featured Publications
- Dey, Daniel C.; Brissette, John C.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Guldin, James M. 2012. Silviculture of forests in the Eastern United States. In: LaFayette, Russell; Brooks, Maureen T.; Potyondy, John P.; Audin, Lisa; Krieger, Suzanne L.; Trettin, Carl C. Eds. 2012. Cumulative watershed effects of fuel management in the Eastern United States. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-161. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 7-40.
- Olson, Elizabeth; Kenefic, Laura S.; Dibble, Alison C.; Brissette, John C. 2011. Nonnative invasive plants in the Penobscot Experimental Forest in Maine, USA: influence of site, silviculture, and land use history. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 138(4): 453-464.
- Weiskittel, Aaron R.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Li, Rongxia; Brissette, John. 2011. Stand Structure and Composition 32 Years after Precommercial Thinning Treatments in a Mixed Northern Conifer Stand in Central Maine. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 28(2): 92-96.
- Weaver, Jamie K.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Seymour, Robert S.; Brissette, John C. 2009. Decaying wood and tree regeneration in the Acadian Forest of Maine, USA. Forest Ecology and Management, Volume 257, Issue 7, 22 March 2009, Pages 1623-1628
- Barnett, James P.; Brissette, John C. 2007. Regenerating shortleaf pine: results of a 5-year cooperative research initiative. In: Kabrick, John M.; Dey, Daniel C.; Gwaze, David, eds. Shortleaf pine restoration and ecology in the Ozarks: proceedings of a symposium; 2006 November 7-9; Springfield, MO. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-15. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 105-111.
Additional
Online Publications
- Valendik, E.N.; Brissette, J.C.; Kisilyakhov, Ye. K.; Lasko, R.J.; Verkhovets, S.V.; Eubanks, S.T.; Kosov, I.V.; Lantukh, A. Yu. 2006. An experimental burn to restore a moth-killed boreal conifer forest, Krasnoyarsk Region, Russia. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 11: 883-896.
- Hawley, Gary; DeHayes, Donald; Schaberg, Paul; Brissette, John. 2006. Genetic Effects of Diameter-Limit Cutting. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Nyland, Ralph D. eds. Proceedings of the conference on diameter-limit cutting in northeastern forests.; 2005 May 23-24; Amherst, MA. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-342. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Forest Service: 41-42.
- Hofmeyer, Philip V.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Seymour, Robert S.; Brissette, John C. 2006. Growth comparison of northern white-cedar to balsam fir and red spruce by site class. In: Proceedings of the Eastern US-Canada forest science conference; 2006 October 19-21; Quebec, QC: 62-66.
- Brissette, John C.; Saunders, Michael R.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Sendak, Paul E. 2006. Long-term research on classical silvicultural approaches in the Acadian Forest: Penobscot Experimental Forest Part I. In: Proceedings, Society of American Foresters 2006 national convention; 2006 October 25-29; Pittsburgh, PA. Bethesda, MD: Society of American Foresters. [CD-ROM].
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Brissette, John C.; Sendak, Paul E. 2006. Overview of USDA Forest Service Research on Diameter-Limit Cutting in Northern Conifers. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Nyland, Ralph D. eds. Proceedings of the conference on diameter-limit cutting in northeastern forests.; 2005 May 23-24; Amherst, MA. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-342. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Forest Service: 24-31.
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Sendak, Paul E.; Brissette, John C. 2006. Turning data into knowledge for over 50 years: USDA Forest Service research on the Penobscot Experimental Forest. In: Irland, Lloyd C.; Camp, Ann E.; Brissette, John C.; and Donohew, Zachary R., eds. Long-term Silvicultural & Ecological Studies: Results for Science and Management. New Haven, CT: Yale University: 26-33
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Sendak, Paul E.; Brissette, John C. 2005. Comparison of Fixed Diameter-Limit and Selection Cutting in Northern Conifers. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 22(2): 77-84.
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Sendak, Paul E.; Brissette, John C. 2005. Digging Out the Data: USDA Forest Service Research on the Penobscot Experimental Forest. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting; 2005 March 16-18; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-325. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 20
- Ray, David G.; Seymour, Robert S.; Brissette, John C. 2005. Early Development of Gap Origin Northern Conifers: Do Modest Sized Canopy Openings Provide for Timely Recruitment Opportunities?. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting; 2005 March 16-18; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-325. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 65
- Hofmeyer, Philip V.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Seymour, Robert S.; Brissette, John C. 2005. Ecology and Silviculture of Northern White-cedar. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting; 2005 March 16-18; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-325. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 50
- Kenning, Robert S.; Ducey, Mark J.; Gove, Jeff H.; Brissette, John C. 2005. Field Efficiency and Bias of Methods for Snag and Cavity Tree Inventory. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting; 2005 March 16-18; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-325. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 57
- Kenning, Robert S.; Ducey, Mark J.; Brissette, John C.; Gove, Jeffery H. 2005. Field efficiency and bias of snag inventory methods. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 35:2900-2910
- Sendak, Paul E.; Brissette, John C.; Frank (retired), Robert M.; Kenefic, Laura S. 2005. Forty Years of Partial Harvesting in Mixed Northern Conifers in Maine: Results from the Penobscot Experimental Forest. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting; 2005 March 16-18; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-325. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 74
- Wagner, Robert G.; Saunders, Mike R.; Kanoti, Keith; Brissette, John C.; Dionne, Richard J. 2005. Influence of Silvicultural Intensity and Compositional Objectives on the Productivity of Regenerating Forest Stands in Maine. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting; 2005 March 16-18; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-325. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 79
- Brissette, John C.; Sendak, Paul E.; Dibble, Alison C.; Rees, Catherine A. 2005. Massabesic Experimental Forest. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting; 2005 March 16-18; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-325. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 36
- Hebert, Barbara; Gagnon, Rejean; LaRouche, Catherine; Ruel, Jean-Claude; Kenefic, Laura S.; Brissette, John C. 2005. Regeneration of Northern White-cedar Following Silvicultural Treatment: a Long-term Study. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting; 2005 March 16-18; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-325. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 46
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Brissette, John C. 2005. Sapling Recruitment and Growth Dynamics in Multi-aged Northern Conifer Stands: a 20-year Study. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting; 2005 March 16-18; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-325. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 55
- Hawley, Gary J.; Schaberg, Paul G.; DeHayes, Donald H.; Brissette, John C. 2005. Silviculture alters the genetic structure of an eastern hemlock forest in Maine, USA. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 35(1): 143-150.
- Hofmeyer, Philip V.; Kenefic, Laura; Brissette, John C. 2005. Stand-level Responses of Northern White-cedar to Silvicultural Treatments in Central Maine. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting; 2005 March 16-18; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-325. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 49
- Sendak, Paul E.; Brissette, John C.; Frank, Robert M. 2004. Managing Stands of Mixed Northern Conifers: 40-Year Results From the Penobscot Experimental Forest. In: Ward, Jeffrey S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Forestry across borders: proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 84th winter meeting; 2004 March 23-26; Quebec City, Canada. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-314. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 19-21
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Brissette, John C.; Sendak, Paul E. 2004. The Effects of Alternative Diameter-Limit Cutting Treatments: Some Findings from a Long-Term Northern Conifer Experiment. In: Ward, Jeffrey S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Forestry across borders: proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 84th winter meeting; 2004 March 23-26; Quebec City, Canada. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-314. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 22-24
- Dibble, Alison C.; Rees, Catherine A.; Sendak, Paul E.; Brissette, John C. 2004. Vegetation of forested uplands in the Massabesic Experimental Forest. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-320. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Ariculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 71 p.
- Brissette, John C.; Ducey, Mark J.; Gove, Jeffrey H. 2003. A field test of point relascope sampling of down coarse woody material in managed stands in the Acadian Forest. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 130(2): 79-88.
- Sendak, Paul E.; Brissette, John C.; Frank, Robert M. 2003. Silviculture affects composition, growth, and yield in mixed northern conifers: 40-year results from the Penobscot Experimental Forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 33: 2116-2128.
- Hawley, Gary J.; DeHayes, Donald H.; Brissette, John C. 2000. Changes in the genetic diversity of eastern hemlock as a result of different forest management practices. In: McManus, Katherine A.; Shields, Kathleen S.; Souto, Dennis R., eds. Proceedings: Symposium on sustainable management of hemlock ecosystems in eastern North America. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-267. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. p.122.
- Brissette, John C.; Kenefic, Laura S. 2000. Eastern hemlock response to even- and uneven-age management in the Acadian forest: results from the Penobscot Experimental Forest long-term silviculture study. In: McManus, Katherine A.; Shields, Kathleen S.; Souto, Dennis R., eds. Proceedings: Symposium on sustainable management of hemlock ecosystems in eastern North America. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-267. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station: 23-28.
- Brissette, John C.; Frank, Robert M., Jr.; Stone, Timothy L.; Skratt, Thomas A. 1999. Precommercial thinning in a northern conifer stand: 18-year results. The Forestry Chronicle. 75(6): 967-972.
- Dibble, Alison C.; Brissette, John C.; Hunter, Malcolm L. 1999. Putting community data to work: some understory plants indicate red spruce regeneration habitat. Forest Ecology and Management. 114(2-3): 275-291.
- Maguire, Douglas A.; Brissette, John C.; Gu, Lianhong. 1998. Crown structure and growth efficiency of red spruce in uneven-aged, mixed-species stands in Maine. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 28: 1233-1240.
- Nowak, Chris; Stout, Susan; Stout, Susan; Brissette, John; Brissette, John; Kenefic, Laura; Kenefic, Laura; Miller, Gary; Miller, Gary; Leak, Bill; Leak, Bill; Yaussy, Dan; Schuler, Tom; Gottschalk, Kurt; Gottschalk, Kurt. 1997. Defining the role of silvicultural research in the Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. In: Communicating the role of silviculture in managing the national forests: Proceedings of the National Silviculture Workshop. 1997 May 19-22; Warren, PA.: Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-238. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 115-122.
- Brissette, J. C.; Eubanks, S. T.; Gillespie, A. J. R.; Lasko, R. J.; Rykoff, A. V. 1997. Demonstrating appropriate silviculture for sustainable forestry in central Siberia: a Russian - American partnership. In: Communicating the role of silviculture in managing the national forests: Proceedings of the National Silviculture Workshop. 1997 May 19-22; Warren, PA.: Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-238. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 177-180.
- Brissette, John C. 1996. Effects of intensity and frequency of harvesting on abundance, stocking and composition of natural regeneration in the Acadian Forest of eastern North America. Silva Fennica. 30(2-3): 301-314.
- Brissette, John C. 1996. Fungicides improve field performance of stored loblolly and longleaf pine seedlings. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry. 1: 5-9.
- Brissette, John C.; [Editor]. 1996. Proceedings of the Tree Shelter Conference; 1995 June 20-22; Harrisburg, PA. Gen. Tech Rep. NE-221. Radnor, PA: U. S. D Radnor, PA: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 80 p.
- Brissette, John C.; Chambers, Jim L. 1992. Leaf water status and root system water flux of shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata Mill.) seedlings in relation to new root growth after transplanting. Tree Physiology. 11: 289-303.
- Harrington, Constance A.; Brissette, John C.; Carlson, William C. 1989. Root system structure in planted and seeded loblolly and shortleaf pine. Forest Science. 35(2): 469-480.
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02/15/2012