Ongoing projects: Ecosystem management research-- Ouachita-Ozark National Forest (AR) scenic beauty evaluation, in collaboration with Arkansas Tech, Mississippi State, and Texas A&M University: progress-to-date. Multiple-value forest resource data base and multi-disciplinary appraisals for forested 0.4 ha (1 acre) plots [17,000 in South Central (AL, AR, LA, MS, OK, TN, TX) and 27,000 in Southeastern (FL, GA, NC, SC, VA) States], largely on private land.
National projects: Ecological forest resources appraisal for the U.S. Resources Planning Act assessment. Compilation of FIA data-based wildlife, range, recreation, and misc., bibliographic citations. National inventory standards and framework for ecological monitoring.
Web page author for:
ECOFIA
ECOlogical Forest Inventory and Analysis.| Lower Mississippi Valley USFS
data examples -- part of the region's multiple federal agency data base on a
CDROM | Recent
publications using FIA data | Forest Ecosystem
Inventory and Monitoring Efforts --a selection of websites worldwide | Scenic beauty and understory
structure | How to obtain
paper copies of USDA FS Research publications | Index.
Affiliate/Adjunct: Mississippi State University, 1983--present; University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 2004--present. Peer reviewer for: Ecological Indicators, Forest Ecology and Management, Landscape Ecology, Natural Areas Journal, USDA FS Research Papers, USDA-FS General Technical Reports.
Publications: 1990 and earlier, 1991-94, 1995-97, 1998-2000, 2001-2003, 2004-2006
Recent offered and invited presentations:
Rudis, V.A. Characterizing forest edge-interior fragmentation using
0.6-ha ground-based samples with applications to forest resource
assessments. The 7th FIA Annual Symposium: 2005 October 3-6,
Portland, Maine.Program
and abstracts:78.
1. Rudis, V.A. 2002. Integrated knowledge database: a bibliography of ideas, perspectives, and research opportunities associated with FIA survey data. In: Proceedings of the National All-hands Forest Inventory and Analysis Workshop; 2002 March 12-14; Las Vegas, NV. CD-ROM. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. [Poster abstract.]
2. Rudis, V.A.; Miller, J.H.; Cost, N.D. 2002. The siege of weeds: monitoring exotic invasive plant pests in Southern forests. In: Proceedings of the National All-hands Forest Inventory and Analysis Workshop; 2002 March 12-14; Las Vegas, NV. CD-ROM. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. [Poster abstract.]
3. Miller, J.H.; Rudis, V.A. 2002. Region-wide monitoring of invasive plant pests in southeastern forests has begun by Forest Service and State partners. Program abstracts of the 4th annual symposium of the Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council; 2002 April 3-5; Nashville, TN: 15-16.
4. Rudis, V.A. 2002. Results of regional exotic plant species surveys within forests of the South. Program abstracts of the 4th annual symposium of the Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council; 2002 April 3-5; Nashville, TN: 19-20.
5. Rudis, V.A.; Miller, J.H.; Cost, N.D. 2002. The siege of weeds: monitoring nonnative invasive plant pests in Southern forests. Poster presented at: Alien plant invasions: a seminar on exotic pest plants in the landscape; 2002 May 10; Picayune, MS. Two 2'x4' panels.
6. Rudis, V.A.; Van Loan, A.C. 2002. How important are nonnative plant species invasions within forests? A regional perspective from ongoing surveys of forest resources across the South. In: Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council 17th annual symposium; 2002 September 17-19; Sebring, FL. Agenda and abstracts.
7. Rudis, V.A.; Jacobs, D.M. 2002. Selected noxious nonnative plants species invading forests of the eastern United States. In: The 7th Annual Janet Meakin Poor Research Symposium: Invasive Plants--Global Issues, Local Challenges; 2002 October 27-30; Chicago, IL. Symposium abstracts. Glencoe, IL: Chicago Botanic Garden: 14.
8. Rudis, V.A.; Gray, A.N.; Jacobs, D.M.; Miller, J.H.; O'Brien, R.A.; Riemann, R. 2002. Monitoring of nonnative invasive trees and other selected plant species affecting forest resources. In: The 7th Annual Janet Meakin Poor Research Symposium: Invasive Plants--Global Issues, Local Challenges; 2002 October 27-30; Chicago, IL. Symposium abstracts. Glencoe, IL: Chicago Botanic Garden: 11.
9. Jacobs, D.M.; Rudis, V.A. 2002. Providing confidence in regional maps: predicting where nonnative species are invading the forested landscape. In: Fourth Annual FIA Science Symposium; 2002 November 19-21; New Orleans, LA.
10. Miller, J.H.; Rudis, V.A. 2002. Regional monitoring of invasive plant pests of Southern forests by the Forest Service and State partners. Mississippi Exotic Pest Plant Council Annual Meeting; 2002 December 10; Jackson, MS.
11. Multipurpose monitoring: perspectives from regional forest resource inventories. Program: Southern Weed Science Society 56th Annual Meeting; 2003 January 27-29; Houston, TX.
12. Detection of nonnative invasive species for regional delineation, assessment, and modeling in Southern forests. In: Detecting Invasive Exotic Plants: Approaches for the Florida Landscape: A Workshop and Conference; 2003 February 12-14; Miami, FL. Miami, FL: Florida International University. A final report from the conference (in process) will include full papers and notes from topical discussions.
13. Nonnative plant invasions and forest fragmentation at multiple scales: perspectives from ongoing regional forest resource surveys. In: Association of Southeastern Biologists 64th Annual Meeting; 2003 April 9-12; Washington, DC. Southeastern Biology 50(2):202-203. This was part of "Forest Fragmentation and Biodiversity in the southeastern United States," a symposium organized by Scott Franklin, University of Memphis, and sponsored by the National Commission on Science for Sustainable Forestry (NCSSF) and the Southeast Chapter of the Ecological Society of America.
15. Regional monitoring of nonnative invasive plant species affecting forest resources. Poster presented at the 2004 USDA-FS-SRS All Scientists Meeting; 2004 March 2-4; Atlanta, GA.
16. Regional forest monitoring of nonnative invasive plants in southern forests--early findings suggest kudzu is the least of our problems. Plant Biotechnology Building (Room 156, 4 PM), University of Tennessee-Knoxville; 2004 March 18.
Forthcoming:
Rudis, V.A.; Jacobs, D.M. In review. Regional status
and change in selected nonnative invasive plants of southeastern United States
forests. [draft copy 27 p.]
Publications 2004-2006:
Rudis, V.A.; Gray, A.; McWilliams, W.; O'Brien, R.; Olson, C.; Oswalt, S.;
Schulz, B. 2006. Regional monitoring of nonnative
plant invasions with the Forest Inventory and Analysis program. In:
McRoberts, R.E., and
others, eds. Proceedings of the sixth annual FIA Symposium; 2004 September
21-24; Denver, CO. Gen. Tech.
Rep. WO-70. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service: 49-64. Color preprint version
Rudis, V.A. 2005. A knowledge base for FIA data uses. In: McRoberts, R., and others. Proceedings of the fifth annual Forest Inventory and Analysis Symposium; 2003 November 18-20; New Orleans, LA. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-69. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service: 209-214. Powerpoint presentation..
Rudis, V.A. 2005. New findings of the forestland survey of nonnative plant invasions in the South. In: Miller, J.H., ed. Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council's 7th Annual Conference; 2005 May 3-5; Birmingham, AL. Program and abstracts: 3-5.
Jacobs, D.M.; Rudis, V.A. 2005. Providing confidence in regional maps: predicting where nonnative species are invading the forested landscape. In: McRoberts, R., and others., eds. 4th Annual FIA Science Symposium; 2002 November 19-21; New Orleans, LA. Gen.Tech. Rep. NC-252. St. Paul, MN: North Central Research Station: 17-19.
Barlow, R.J.R.; Rudis, V.A. 2004. Impact of recent timber harvests on autumn scenic beauty of near-stand views. In: Guldin, J., comp. Ouachita and Ozark Mountains symposium: ecosystem management research. [1999 October; Hot Springs, AR]. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-74. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station: 121-129.
Li, Y.H.; Rudis, V.A.; Herrick, T.A. 2004. A psychological model of scenic beauty by silvicultural treatment two growing seasons after harvest. In: Guldin, J., comp. Ouachita and Ozark Mountains symposium: ecosystem management research. [1999 October; Hot Springs, AR.] Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-74. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station: 130-140.
Rudis, V.A.; Jang, H.C.; Gramann, J.H. 2004. Scenic beauty in summer the year before, the year after, and 4 years after harvest. In: Guldin, J., comp. Ouachita and Ozark Mountains symposium: ecosystem management research [1999 October; Hot Springs, AR.] Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-74. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station: 113-120.
Publications 2001-2003
Franklin, S.B.; Pye,
J.M; Duncan, B.W.; Matlack, G.R.; Rudis, V.A.; Seagle, S.W. 2003. Forest
fragmentation and biodiversity in the Southeast. Southeastern Biology 50:
335-346.
Rudis, V.A. 2003. Comprehensive regional resource assessments and multipurpose uses of Forest Inventory and Analysis data, 1976 to 2001: a review. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-70. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 129 p. (Includes a 20 p. synthesis and more than 1,400 citations.)
Rudis, V.A. 2003. Detection of nonnative invasive species for regional delineation, assessment, and modeling in southern forests. In: Detecting invasive exotic plants: approaches for the Florida landscape: a workshop and conference; 2003 February 12-14; Miami, FL. Workshop Objectives and Speaker's Abstracts. Miami, FL: Florida International University: 52-55.
Rudis, V.A. 2003. Fresh ideas, perspectives, and protocols associated with Forest Inventory and Analysis surveys: graduate reports, 1974 to July 2001. General Technical Report SRS-61. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 49 p.
Rudis, V.A. 2003. Multipurpose monitoring of nonnative invasive species: perspectives from regional forest resource inventories. In: 2003 Proceedings: Southern Weed Science Society 56: 368-369. Symposium: Invasive Species.
Rudis, V. 2002. USDA Forest Service research publications. http://www.msstate.edu/dept/forestry/USDAFSresearchpubs.htm A website with links for libraries and individuals on how to obtain paper copies of research publications of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.
Rudis, V.A. 2002. FIA data uses. In: FIA fact sheet series. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Program Office, Forest Inventory and Analysis. 2 p.
Rudis, V.A. 2001. Land use, recreation, and wildlife habitats: GIS applications using FIA plot data. In: Reams, Gregory A.; McRoberts, Ronald E.; Van Deusen, Paul C., eds. Proceedings of the second annual forest inventory and analysis symposium; 2000 October 17-18; Salt Lake City, UT. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-47. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station: 129-136.
Rudis, V.A. 2001. Composition, potential old growth, fragmentation, and ownership of Mississippi Alluvial Valley bottomland hardwoods: a regional assessment of historic change. In: Hamel, P.B.; Foti, T.L., tech. eds. Bottomland hardwoods of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley: characteristics and management of natural function, structure, and composition: proceedings of a symposium held during the Natural Areas conference; 1995 October 28; Fayetteville, AR. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-42. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station: 28-48.
Rudis, V.A. 2001. Landscape context and regional patterns in Arkansas' forests. In: Guldin, James M., comp. Proceedings of the symposium on Arkansas forests: a conference on the results of the recent forest survey of Arkansas; 1997 May 30-31; North Little Rock, AR. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-41. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station: 24-45.
Trani, M.K.; Brooks, R.T.; Schmidt, T.L.; Rudis, V.A.; Gabbard, C.M. 2001. Patterns and trends of early successional forests in the United States. Wildlife Society Bulletin 29(2): 413-424.
Publications 1998-2000:
Long, Z.;
Picone, J.; Rudis, V.A. 2000. The
optimization of edge and line detectors for forest image analysis. In:
Callaos, N.; Lombardo, P.; Huber, R., eds. Proceedings Volume V: Image,
Acoustic, Speech and Signal Processing: Part I of the 4th World Multiconference
on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics; SCI 2000 July 23-26; Orlando, FL.
Orlando, FL: International Institute of Informatics and Systemics: 171-176.
Rudis, V.A. 2000. Using widely-spaced observations of land use, forest attributes, and intrusions to map resource potential and human impact probability. In: Hansen, M.H.; Burk, T.E., eds. Integrated tools for natural resources inventories in the 21st century: an international conference on the inventory and monitoring of forested ecosystems; 1998 August 16-19; Boise, ID. Gen. Tech. Rep. NCRS-212. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station: 721-733. http://www.ncrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/gtr/other/gtr_nc212/gtr_nc212cp.pdf
Rudis, V.A. 1999. Ecological subregion codes by county, coterminous United States. A technical document supporting the 2000 USDA Forest Service RPA Assessment. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-36. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 95 p. Errata sheet. Table 1 in comma-delimited format
Rudis, V.A., Thill, R.E.; Gramann, J.H.; Picone, J.; Kalidindi, N.; Tappe, P.A. 1999. Understory structure by season following uneven-aged reproduction cutting: a comparison of selected measures two and six years after treatment. Forest Ecology and Management. 114/2-3: 309-320. Presented at the First Biennial North American Forest Ecology Workshop, 1997 June 24-26, Raleigh, NC.
Rudis, V.A. 1998. Regional forest resource assessment in an ecological framework: the southern United States. Natural Areas Journal 18(4):319-332.
Rudis. V.A. 1998. Geography of regional resource potential: mapping ground-based indicators of human impact to assess resource values. In: Integrated tools for natural resource inventories in the 21st century: an international conference on the inventory and monitoring of forested ecosystems;1998 August 16-20, Boise, ID. Program and abstracts: 57.
Rudis, V.A. 1998. Regional estimation of depreciative uses in forested areas
from point samples with geostatistics. In: Proceedings of the First
International Conference - Geospatial Information in Agriculture and Forestry -
Decision Support, Technology, and Applications; 1-3 June 1998; Lake Buena Vista,
Florida. Ann Arbor, MI: ERIM International, Inc., Volume I:401.
Volumes I
and II contain 1347 p. Price $125 U.S. Available from ERIM International Inc.,
P.O. Box 134008, Ann Arbor, MI 48113-4008 USA. Tel: +1-734-994-1200, ext. 3350.
Fax: +1-734-994-5123. Email: dehring@erim-int.com.
Lund, H.G., ed. 1998. IUFRO guidelines for designing multipurpose resource inventories. IUFRO World Series Vol. 8. Vienna, Austria: IUFRO Secretariat. 216 p. Available from: IUFRO Secretariat, Seckendorff-Gudent-Weg-8, A-1131 Vienna, Austria. Price $30 U.S. Website is http://iufro.boku.ac.at
Lund, H.G.; Rudis, V.A.; Stolte, K.W. 1998. Plots, pixels, and
partnerships: prospects for mapping, monitoring and modeling biodiversity.
In: Dallmeier, F.; Comiskey, J.A., eds. Forest biodiversity
research, monitoring and modeling: Conceptual background and Old World case
studies. Man and the Biosphere Series Volume 20. Paris, France: UNESCO and
Pearl River, NY: Parthenon Publishing Group: 79-99. Invited paper, peer
reviewed, and presented May 23-25, 1995, Washington DC. One may order the 696 p.
proceedings by contacting UNESCO
(600 FF) or Parthenon (L58.00
or$95.00).
Publications 1995-1997:
McWilliams,
W.H.; Reese, G.C.; Conner, R.C.; Rudis, V.A.; Schmidt, T.L. 1997.Today's eastern
forests: what have 350 years of European settlement wrought? Transactions of the
62nd North American Wildlife And Natural Resources Conference: 220-235.
Kalidindi, N., Le, A., Picone, J., Zheng, L., Yaqin, H. and Rudis, V. 1996. Scenic beauty estimation of forestry images. In: Proceedings: IEEE Southeastcon '97, 1997 April 12-14; Blacksburg, VA. Piscataway, NJ: Institute for Electronics and Electrical Engineers: 337-339. (Publication in *.fm [Adobe FrameReader] format. Presentation in html format.)
Kalidindi, N., Le, A., Picone, J.; Rudis, V.A. 1996. Scenic beauty estimation database. Mississippi State, MS: Institute for Signal and Information Processing, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering. iii+ 25 p. ( Text.fm ).
Rudis, V.A. 1995. Regional forest fragmentation effects on bottomland hardwood community types and resource values. Landscape Ecology 10(5): 291-307.
Rudis, V.A.; Tansey, J.B. 1995. Regional assessment of remote forests and black bear habitat from forest resource surveys. Journal of Wildlife Management 59(1): 170-180. Abstract. (Inforrmation specific to the Louisiana black bear [occupying Louisiana, Mississippi, and east Texas).
Schmidt, T.; Conner, R.; McWilliams, W. H.; O'Brien, R.; Ohmann, J.; Powell, D.; Rudis, V. A. 1995. An ecological approach to inventorying, classifying, and monitoring our National Forests. Managing forests to meet peoples' needs : proceedings of the 1994 Society of American Foresters/Canadian Institute of Forestry Convention, Anchorage, Alaska, September 18-22, 1994. Bethesda, Md. : Society of American Foresters:463-464. (SAF publication; 95-02).
Selected 1991 to 1994 publications:
Gramann, J.H.; Rudis, V.A. 1994. Effects of hardwood
retention, season of year, and landform on the perceived scenic beauty of forest
plots in the Ouachita Mountains. In: Baker, J.B., comp. Proc. ecosystem
management research in the Ouachita Mountains: pretreatment conditions and
preliminary findings; 1993 October 26-27; Hot Springs, AR. Gen. Tech. Rep.
SO-112. New Orleans, LA: USDA Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment
Station: 223-228.
Herrick, T.A.; Rudis, V.A. 1994. Visitor preference for forest scenery in the Ouachita National Forest. In: Baker, J.B., comp. Proc. Ecosystem Management Research in the Ouachita Mountains: pretreatment conditions and preliminary findings; 1993 October 26-27; Hot Springs, AR. Gen. Tech. Rep. SO-112. New Orleans, LA: USDA Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station: 212-222.
Ray, R.J.; Cengel. D.J.; Watson, W.F., Clark, J.D.; Hodges, D.G.; Rudis, V.A. 1994. In: Advanced technology in forest operations: applied ecology in action. Proc. 17th annual meeting of the Council on Forest Engineering; 1994 June, Corvallis, OR: 39-51.
Rudis, V.A.; Gramann, J.H.; Herrick, T.A. 1994. Esthetics evaluation. In: Baker, J.B., comp. Proc. Ecosystem Management Research in the Ouachita Mountains: pretreatment conditions and preliminary findings; 1993 October 26-27; Hot Springs, AR. Gen. Tech. Rep. SO-112. New Orleans, LA: USDA Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station: 202-211. Abstract
Rudis, V.A. 1993. Forest fragmentation of southern United States bottomland hardwoods. In: Brissette, J., ed. The 7th southern silvicultural research coference; 1992 November 17-19; Mobile, AL. Gen. Tech. Rep. SO-93. New Orleans, LA: USDA Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station: 35-46.
Rudis, V.A. 1993. The multiple resource inventory decision-making process. In: Lund, H. G.; Landis, E.; Atterbury, T., eds. Stand inventory technologies '92.: Proc.of the stand inventory technologies: an international multiple resource conference, 1992 September 13-17; Portland, OR. Bethesda, MD: American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing: 180-192.
Rudis, V.A. 1993. Transforming round pegs to fill square holes: facing the challenge of forest inventories as tools of environmental policy for the 21st century. In: Preto, G.; Koch, B., eds. Forest resource inventory and monitoring and remote sensing technology: Proc. IUFRO centennial meeting in Berlin; 1992 August 31-September 4; Berlin, Germany. Tokyo, Japan: Japan Society of Forest Planning Press: 51-60.
Rudis, V.A. 1991. A recreation and landscape perspective of Alabama's changing forest environment: the human character of forests. In: Jones, R.H., ed. Proc. Alabama's forest resources: past, present and future; 1991 May 29-30; Auburn Univ., AL. Auburn University, AL: Auburn Univ. School of Forestry; Alabama Cooperative Extension Service: 93-114.
Rudis, V.A. 1991. Wildlife habitat, range, recreation, hydrology, and related research using forest inventory and analysis surveys: a 12-year compendium. Gen. Tech. Rep. SO-84. New Orleans, LA: USDA Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 61 p. publication in *.pdf [Adobe Acrobat.] format. A portion of this document, Table 1 (in html format), lists the 400+ citations covering the period 1979-1990.
Rudis, V.A.; Skinner, T.V. 1991. Fire's importance in south central U.S. forests: distribution of fire evidence. In: Nodvin, S.C.; Waldrop, T.A., eds. Fire and the environment: ecological and cultural perspectives; Proc. of an international symposium; 1990 March 20-24; Knoxville, TN. Gen. Tech. Rep. SE-69. Asheville, NC: USDA Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station: 240-251.
Devall, M.S.; Rudis, V.A. 1991. Older stands characterized and estimated from sample-based surveys. In: Henderson, D.; Hedrick, L.D., eds. Restoration of old growth forests in the Interior Highlands of Arkansas and Oklahoma: Proc. of the conference; 1990 September 19-20; Morrilton, AR; Winrock International and Hot Springs, AR: Ouachita National Forest: 121-138.
Selected 1990 and earlier (some in *.pdf [Adobe Acrobat] format). Full length reports on nontraditional and multiple resource and regional ecological aspects of forests:
Rudis, V.A. 1990. Multiple value forest surveys in the Midsouth states. State-of-the-art methodology of forest inventory:a symposium proceedings;1989 July 30-August 5;Syracuse, NY.Gen. Tech. Rep.PNW-263. Portland, OR:U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station:495-504.
Rudis, V. A. 1988. Nontimber forest resource report for east Texas. USDA-FS-RB-SO-139. A first-ever full report of the 1986 multipurpose inventory attributes, selected wildlife habitat attributes, and nontraditional measures such as evidence of livestock grazing, trash, and fire; and proximity to agriculture, urban or built-up land, and water sources.
Rudis, V.A. 1988. Nontimber forest resource report for Louisiana. USDA-FS-RB-SO-132. A report of the 1984 forest resource survey with emphasis on multipurpose forest inventory attributes (southeast Louisiana) and nontraditional approches with standard timber inventory data to address recreational opportunities (distance from roads) and selected wildlife habitat attributes (forest fragment size, dead and large live trees, etc.).
Rudis, V.A. 1987. Recreational use of forested areas by Alabama residents. USDA-FS-SO-RP-237. Results of a 1984 user survey that questioned users about multipurpose forest inventory attributes associated with forest recreation use. Responses were classed by FIA forest inventory-based forest resource attributes and users' most recent recreational activity and their Recreational Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) preferences. (If SRS website is down, another link is here.)
Rudis, V.A. 1986. Domestic fuelwood use in Louisiana. In: Proceedings 3rd Southern Biomass Energy Research Conference; 1985 March 12-14;Gainesville, FL:New York:Plenum Press: 43-55.
Rudis, V.A. 1986. Emerging patterns in the distribution of roadless forested areas in the Midsouth. In: Wilderness and natural areas in the eastern United States: a management challenge;1985 May 13-15; Nacogdoches, TX. Nacogdoches, TX: Center for Applied Studies, School of Forestry, Stephen F. Austin State University;1986: 265-270.
Rudis, V.A.; Rosson, J.F., Jr.; Kelly, J.F. 1984. Forest resources of Alabama. Resour. Bull. SO-98. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 55 p. A report of the 1982 survey with emphasis on timber and other (range, recreation, wildlife habitat, and water) resources, and selected multipurpose and selected nontraditional resource measures.
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