Professor of Forestry
Professor of Forestry
EDUCATION
College Degrees
Ph.D. University of Missouri-Columbia, Quantitative Forest Ecology, 1983
M.S. Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, Forest Biometry, 1971
B.S. Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, Forestry, 1963
Additional Education and Professional Development
Attended and passed two semesters of Beginning German given at the Adult Education School in Freiburg. 1996-1997. �Deutsch als Fremdsprache� Volkshochschule Freiburg: Lehrer Herr Rainer Kolhof.
UWSP Sabbatical Program 1996-1997 �A Study Of Growth Trends Of European Forests with Special Emphasis On Early Growth Dynamics Of Oak Forests� conducted at Institut f�r Waldwachstum, Universit�t Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Analysis of Messy Data Seminar, Institute for Professional Development, 1987
Applied Multivariate Methods using Popular Statistical Computing Packages, Institute for Professional Development, 1986
Technical Writing Workshop, North Central Forest Experiment Station, 1981
Advanced Course in Scientific Methods, North Central Forest Experiment Station, 1978
Creativity and Problem Solving Training Session, North Central Forest Experiment Station, 1977.
Systems Models for Natural Resource Planning and Management Workshop, Colorado State University, 1976.
Introduction to Mathematical Programming Workshop, Colorado State University, 1976.
Computer Programming in PL/1, University of Missouri Campus Computer Center Short Course, 1974.
Job Control Language for IBM 370 Computer, University of Missouri Campus Computer Center Short Course, 1974
Data analysis using the BIOMED Computer Programs, CCIS short course Rutgers University, 1970
Job Control Language for the IBM operating system, IBM short course at Rutgers University, 1969
Introduction to IBM 7040 operating system, IBM short course at Rutgers University, 1964
Introduction to computers and Fortran IV programming, IBM short course Rutgers University, 1964
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Certified Forester 2003-2006, Society of American Foresters
EXPERIENCE
1997-present, Guest Professor of Forestry, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
1988-present, Professor of Forestry (tenured 1988), University of Wisconsin/Stevens Point.
1984-1988, Associate Professor of Forestry, University of Wisconsin/Stevens Point
1979-1984, Mensurationist, GS-12, North Central Forest Experiment Station, Columbia, Missouri.
1976-1979, Associate Mensurationist, GS-11, North Central Forest Experiment Station, Columbia, Missouri.
1974-1976, Scientific Program Analyst, School of Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri.(liason to Computer Department and consultant in the application of statistics to research and computer applications)
1967-1974, Research Associate (not a graduate student designation), Department of Horticulture and Forestry, Cook College, Rutgers University.
1964-1967, Research Assistant (not a graduate student designation), Department of Horticulture and Forestry, College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, Rutgers University
1963-1964, Consulting Forester, Northeast Forestry Services, Inc., Hawley, Pennsylvania
Courses Taught on a Regular Basis
FOR320 Field Methods in Forest Measurements 1 cr.; FOR319 Forest Surveying 1 cr. Academic Coordinator Treehaven Natural Resources Field Studies 1999, 2000, 2002
FOR322 Forest Mensuration 3 cr.; FOR321 Forest Biometry 4 cr.
NR797 Research Methods, Design, and Analysis (Grad. Course) 3 cr.
Experimental Design (Grad. Course � Institute f�r Waldwachstum, Universit�t Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany)
FOR 499, Sec. 2, Forest Management Tools for Ecological and Economical Sustainability, Institute f�r Waldwachstum, Universit�t Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Other Courses Taught on an Occasional Basis
NRES 475 International Environmental Studies Seminar 2001 and 1996, co-leader (with Bob Kilcoyne)
FOR 350 Contemporary Forestry Issues 1 cr.; FOR490 Forestry Field Seminar 1 cr; NR 490 Integrated Resource Management 1 cr.; NR796 Independent Study 3 cr.; PS314 Engineering Statistical Design and Analysis 3 cr.; MATH355 Elementary Statistical Methods 4 cr., FOR 796 Vegetation Description and Analysis 3 cr (Graduate Course)
Guest Lecturer - Joint Appointment University of Missouri, School of Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife 1976-1984
Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey: 1965-1974 instructor of dendrology, forest mensuration, air photo interpretation, and forestry field methods (summer camp).
Master�s Degree (University of Wisconsin � Stevens Point)
Ph.D. Degree (Institut f�r Waldwachstum, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany)
Committee member for 2 students � worked with 10 PhD students in 1996-1997.
Masters
Czysz, David. Forest habitat type classification of the extreme northwest region of Wisconsin
Krupinski, Mark. Classification of forested wetlands in the Nicolet National Forests.
McGill, David W. Stocking relationships of northern red oak in Wisconsin
Nowacki, Gregory J. Community and historical analysis of northern red oak along a moisture gradient in north-central Wisconsin.
Ph.D. (University of Freiburg, Institute of Forest Growth, GERMANY)
Leif Nutto. 1998. Neue Prespektiven f�r die Begr�ndung und Pflege von jugen Eichenbest�nden - Ergebnisse einer Untersuchung zur Kronenentwicklung, Astreinigung und Dickenwachstum junger Stiel� und Traubeneichen in Europa (Quercus robur L. und Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) (in German with English summary).
Mathias B�rner. 1997. Zu Wachstum und Wachstumsreaktion der Rotbuche (Fagus sylvatica L.) nach Freistellung im fortgeschrittenen Alter (in German with English summary).
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
College of Natural Resources
Graduate Committee Member 1997-present
Chair � International Programs Committee 2002-2003 University of Wisconsin � Stevens Point
Chair � Graduate Council 2002-2003, 2003-2004
Member � International Affairs Subcommittee of Academic Affairs 2002-2003, 2003-2004
Senator � Faculty Senate 2002-2003
Chair � International Affairs Committee 2001-2002
Chair � Foreign Language Program Review Committee 1998
RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Current Projects
Reworking the Oak Silviculture Sub-section of the Encyclopedia Based on Peer Review Comments, Southern Research Station, US Forest Service, USDA.
The feasibility of using a new type of biodegradable container for forest seedling production.
Factors associated with growth trends in European Forests (Institut f�r Waldwachsum, Universit�t Freiburg).
Characteristics of self-pruning in northern red oak (Quercus rubra L.).
Honors and Awards
2003 University Scholar Award � University of Wisconsin � Stevens Point
University of Wisconsin � Stevens Point College of Natural Resources Scholarship Award 2003
Society of American Foresters Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding service to the Society of American forests as Associate Editor of the Northern Journal of Applied Forestry in the field of Inventory, Growth & Yield and Biometrics 1999-2001
UWSP Chancellor�s Merit Award for Scholarship 1997- 2002
German Academic Exchange Service 1996-1997 Scholarship to Study at the Institut f�r Waldwachstum, Universit�t Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany (10,000 DM)
UWSP Chancellor's Merit for 1985-1986,1986-1987, 1989-1990 for computer technology transfer activities at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Society of Xi Sigma Pi, inducted as member in 1976
Presentations
Invited Papers before Scientific Societies
The world�s oak-dominated ecosystems. American Phytopathological Society. Charlotte, North Carolina. August 9-13, 2003.
An overview of oak research in the United States. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China. September 15, 1998.
Private property rights and natural resources: a potential for conflict in the USA? Institut f�r Waldwachstum, Colloquim Politicum, Carl Schurz Haus, Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut. Freiburg, Germany. May 20, 1998.
Rogers, R. and P.S. Johnson. 1996. Describing Regeneration Dynamics Probabilistically. Modelling Regeneration Success and Early Growth of Forest Stands, IUFRO Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 10-13 June, 1996.
Rogers, R. and P.S. Johnson. 1995. Modeling natural regeneration in oak-dominated forests. IUFRO, August, 1995. Tampere, Finland.
IUFRO, Sept. 1992. Oak silviculture in the United States: past, present and future. Berlin and Eberswalde, Germany.
Winter meeting, Missouri Chapter of SAF, 1982: Intermediate thinning practices in the oak-hickory forest.
Northeast Section of the Wildlife Society, University of Rhode Island, 1973, Computer generated display of geographically based information collected during the 1972 legal deer kill seasons in the State of New Jersey
Offered Papers before Scientific Societies
Midwest Forest Mensurationists' Meeting, Dellroy, Ohio, 1979, Tree location using distance measurements.
SAS User's Group International, Clearwater Beach, Florida, 1979, A SAS Macro for a distribution-free test for the parallelism of two regression lines.
SAS User's Group International, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1978, A SAS Macro for calculating coefficients of ridge regression.
Midwest Forest Mensurationists' Meeting, Lutsen, Minnesota, 1977. A comparison of two methods used to estimate stand stocking in upland central hardwood forests.
Missouri Academy of Science, Liberty, Missouri, 1975. Investigation of gross white oak leaf morphology in relation to crown position.
Northeast Section of the Wildlife Society, McAfee, New Jersey, 1974. Application of computer data processing techniques to New Jersey deer harvest information
Technical Conferences and Workshops
Rogers, Robert. 2003. Silviculture of Northern Red Oak: Principles and Practices. Spring Meeting Wisconsin SAF � Red Oak and Paper Birch: The Challenge of Managing for Two Disturbance-Dependent Species, Telemark Resort, Cable, WI., March 6-7, 2003.
Rogers, Robert. 1999. European approach to forest management. Fall Meeting Wisconsin SAF �Challenges to Forestry in Y2K�, Chula Vista Resort, Wisconsin Dells, October 19-20, 1999.
Law, Jay R.; Johnson, Paul S.; and Rogers, Robert. 1995. Estimating tree crown cover in oak savannas. Midwest Oak Savanna and Woodland Ecosystem Conference. (Law delivered the paper)
Rogers, R., Hoppe, D., Bowles, J., Hillier, D., Milfred C., and Krupinski, M. Classifying ecological units within the Nicolet National Forest. A Poster In: An International symposium, Global to Local: Ecological Land Classification, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, August 15-17, 1994.
Private Forest Landowners Workshop - Clark County, Wisconsin Forest Productivity Council, April 1993, �Planning for the next oak forest�
Biodiversity Symposium, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, March 1992, �Managing oak to maintain biodiversity�,
Fifth Central Hardwood Forest Conference, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Ill., April 15-17, 1985. Meeting stocking goals in oak stands.
Challenges in oak management and utilization symposium, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wl, March 28-29, 1985. Controlling stand density in oak stands.
Third Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, Nov. 7-8, 1984. Intermediate thinnings in a Missouri shortleaf pine stand over a thirty year period
Tending Young Stands Workshop, USDA Forest Service Region 9, 1982 Thinning guides for young oak-hickory stands
Fourth Central Hardwood Forest Conference, Lexington, Kentucky, 1982. Using COPPICE, an interactive computer program, to predict future growth of stems in northern red oak sprout clumps
Second Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, 1982. Growing space requirements of shortleaf pine
Tri-State Forestry Conference, La Crosse, Wisconsin. Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin Departments of Natural Resources. 1981. How to manage oak coppice stands.
Silviculture Workshop, USDA Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station, Rhinelander, Wisconsin. 1981. Current status of research of growth and yield in the oak-hickory forest ecosystem
Tending Young Stand Workshop, USDA Forest Service Region 9. 1979. How to manage young oak stands.
Stocking guide conference, USDA Forest Service, University of Vermont, 1979. Using stocking guides and growth of oaks.
Society and Committee Participation
Membership in Professional Societies
Society of American Foresters, member since 1966.
International Union of Forestry Research Organizations, member since 1992.
Offices Held and Committee Assignments
Chair, Wisconsin Society of American Foresters, 2002-2003
Vice-Chair, Wisconsin Society of American Foresters, 2001
Leader, Project Group 1.06, Improvement and Silviculture of Oaks, International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO) 2001-present.
Deputy Leader, Project Group 1.06, Improvement and Silviculture of Oaks, International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO), 1994 - 2000.
Wisconsin Society of American Foresters web page administrator, 1997 to present.
Treasurer, Wisconsin Society of American Foresters, 1993 to 1996
Executive Secretary/Treasurer of Board of Directors for the Center for Oak Studies, Mississippi State University, 1989 � 1996.
SAF Chapter, Publicity and Announcements Chairman for the Fall State Meeting in 1990
Secretary-Treasurer, Mid-Wisconsin Chapter SAF 1988-1990
Historian, Wisconsin SAF since 1985-1988
Member, Executive Committee, New Jersey Chapter of SAF, 1970-1971
Participation in Technical Conferences, Workshops, Etc. Since 1980
Keynote Speaker, Moderator, and Co-Organizer of �Oak 2000 - Improvement of wood quality and genetic diversity of oaks� International Meeting of International Union of Research Organizations Project 1.06 Silviculture and Improvement of Oak held at the University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, May, 2000.
As deputy leader of International Union of Forestry Research Organizations Group P1.06-00 �Improvement and silviculture of oaks� planned and organized the the IUFRO Meeting �Advances in Research in Intermediate Oak Stands�, July, 1997 held at the University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Moderator, Symposium on Oak Regeneration: Serious Problems, Practical Recommendations. University of Tennessee, September 8-10, 1992.
Conducted 3-P Sampling Workshop, UW-SP, 1990, 1991.
Developed and presented a 4-day, 2 part Continuing Education Workshop for professional resource managers : The Use of Personal Computers and LOTUS 1-2-3 in the Forestry Profession. Offered during January of the years between 1987 and 1991.
Conducted the workshop �Projecting Forest Growth - From Field to Office", Treehaven, Aug. 1990
Arranged Research Coordination Meeting with USFS personnel from Northcentral Forest Experiment Station at Treehaven, UW-SP, May 1989.
Coordinator of the 2nd Meeting of the Great Lakes Forest Growth and Yield Cooperative, Holiday Inn, Stevens Point, WI., January 18, 1989.
Developed and presented The Art and Science of Growing Trees, Trees for Tomorrow July 17-21, 1989.
Developed and presented 4-day workshops to UWSP faculty on the use of SPSSx, a computer program for statistics, May, October and November 1987.
Developed and presented a series of 10 seminars dealing with statistical experimental design and analysis during the Fall Semester of 1987.
Developed and presented 4 SMART Spreadsheet Workshops during March and April, 1987 and 2 workshops on the SMART Wordprocessor to Faculty during October and November, 1987.
Developed and presented a 3-day workshop for UWSP Faculty entitled "Practical Statistical Methods", January, 1987.
Developed and presented a series of 4 seminars on the use of MS-Disk Operating System for microcomputers to CNR faculty, October 1986.
Developed and presented a 1/2 day workshop in connection with the State Meeting of the Society of American Foresters on microcomputers in forestry, October 1986.
Developed and presented a 4-day workshop for faculty on the use of SPSSx, a computer program for statistics, June 1986.
First meeting of the Lake States Oak Research Group, October, 1985, Tomahawk, Wl. Founder, organizer of meeting and chairman of the research group.
First SAF Region 5 Technical Conference on the Silviculture of Established Stands in North Central Forests, 1983, Duluth, Minnesota. Participant in computer aids workshop - presented poster and demonstration session on COPPICE, an interactive computer growth model.
Programmable Calculator Short Course, Missouri Chapter Society of American Foresters and University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, 1981, coordinator and instructor.
Midwest Forest Mensurationists' Meeting, Forest Growth and Yield, Mackinac Island, Michigan, 1980, moderator.
Forest growth and yield workshop, Salem, Missouri, 1980 USDA Forest Service, coordinator.
Consultations
Reviewer � Encyclopedia of Southern Appalachian Forest Ecosystems. USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, 2003 to present
Member, Best (Forest) Management Practices (for Water Quality) Advisory Committee, Forestry Division, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 2002 to present.
Associate Editor Northern Journal of Applied Forestry - Inventory, Growth & Yield and Biometrics 1999-2001
Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association Member Science Committee 2000 - present
Reviewer for Canadian Journal of Forest Science, Northern Journal of Applied Forestry
Book reviewer for John Wiley & Sons, and Prentice Hall (since 1993).
Routinely selected by the U.S. Forest Service to participate in a Functional Supervisory Review of Research Projects.
Selected by US Forest Service, NorthCentral Experiment Station as National Subject Matter Expert for a Panel Review of Professional Accomplishments of two senior USFS research scientists, 1989.
1987-1989: Forestry Consultant for Nekoosa Papers, Inc.
Cooperative State Research Service with the State of Para, Brasil, 1975. I was part of a three member team from the University of Missouri that developed a system for inventorying the timber resources of the eastern portion of the Amazon Basin. Personal contribution was in developing the computer software necessary to process inventory data
List of Publications
Books, Monographs, Proceedings (Editor)
2002. Johnson, Paul S., Shifley, Stephen R. and Rogers. Robert. The Ecology and Silviculture of Oaks. CABI Publishing. New York, NY. 523p.
1998. Rogers, Robert and Heinrich Spiecker (editors). Special issue: aspects of natural regeneration of oak. Forest Ecology and Management 106(1): 1-54.
1997. Rogers, Robert and Heinrich Spiecker (editors). Proceedings �Advances in Research in Intermediate Oak Stands�. University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany 222pp.
Refereed Articles
2003. Rogers, Robert. The world�s oak dominated ecosystems. Phytopathology 93:S102. Publication no. P.-2003-2004
2000. Yang, Sihe, Xingyuan He, Qingfeng Wu, Hans Schabel, and Robert Rogers. 2000. Management to sustainable utilization on Tussah-feeding oak forests in NE China. In OAK 2000 - Improvement of wood quality and genetic diversity of oaks, Editors Joso Vukelič and Igor Anič, 29-35. Annales Experimentis Silvarum Culturae Provehendis, no. 37. Zagreb, Croatia: Faculty of Forestry, University of Zagreb.
1999. McGill, D. W., Rogers, R., Martin, A.J. and Johnson, P.S. Measuring stocking in northern red oak stands in Wisconsin. Northern journal of Applied Forestry 16, 144-150.
1998. Rogers, Robert and Paul S. Johnson. Approaches to modeling natural regeneration in oak-dominated forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 106(1): 45-54.
1998. James E. Johnson, Scott G. Lindow, and Robert Rogers. Light, soil, and seedling characteristics associated with varying levels of competition in a red pine plantation. New Forests 15:23-26.
1996. Rogers, Robert and Paul S. Johnson. Rogers, R. and P.S. Johnson. Describing Regeneration Dynamics Probabilistically. Proceedings, Modelling Regeneration Success and Early Growth of Forest Stands, J.P. Skovsgaard and V.K. Johannsen (editors). Danish Forest and Landscape Research Institute, H�rsholm, Denmark. pp. 121-130.
1995. Johnson, J. E., Lindow, S. G., and Rogers, R. An approach to assessing competition in young red pine plantations. North. J. Appl. For 12, 101-108.
1993. Rogers, R. Johnson, P.S., and Loftis, D. An overview of oak silviculture in the United States: the past , the present, and the future. Ann. Sci. For. 50:535-542.
1990. Rogers, R. White oak. In, Silvics of North America. Eds., Burns, R.M and Honkala, B.H. USDA Agr. Handbook 654, USDA Forest Service. pp. 605-613.
1990. Rogers, R. Swamp white oak. In, Silvics of North America. Eds., Burns, R.M. and Honkala, B.H. USDA Agr. Handbook, USDA Forest Service. pp. 614-617.
1989. Rogers, R. and Johnson, P.S. Thinning sprout clumps. In, Central Hardwood Notes. Note 6.12, USDA For. Serv. NCFES, St. Paul, MN, 3p.
1989. Rogers, R. and Sander, I. L. Flooding, stand structure, and stand density and their effect on pin oak growth in southeastern Missouri. In, Proc. of the Fifth Biennial South. Silv. Research Conference, J.H. Miller, Comp. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. SO-74. pp.299-302.
1985. Johnson, P.S. and Rogers, R. Estimating contributions to future stocking from hardwoods planted on forest sites For. Sci. 31:883-891
1984. Sander, l. L., Johnson, P.S. and Rogers, R. Evaluating oak advance reproduction in the Missouri Ozarks USDA For. Serv. Res. Pap. NC-251, St. Paul, Mn. 16p.
1984. Johnson, P.S. and Rogers, R. Predicting 25th year diameters of thinned stump sprouts of northern red oak. J. For. 82:616-619
1980. Rogers, R. Evaluating stocking in upland hardwood forests using metric measurements. USDA For. Serv. Res. Pap. NC-187. St. Paul, Mn. 5p.
1979. Sander, I. L. and Rogers, R. Growth and yield of shortleaf pine in Missouri: 21-year results from a thinning study. Proc. Symp. on Mgmt. Of Pines of the Int. So., Tech Pub SA-TP2 pp.14-27.
1979. Rogers, R. and Hinckley, T.M. Foliar weight and area related to current sapwood area in oak. For. Sci. 25:298-303
1978. Rogers, R. A comparison of two methods used to estimate stand stocking in upland central hardwood forests. In, USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-46, pp. l4-16.
1978. McQuilkin, R.A. and Rogers, R. A method for determining the precision of site index estimates made from site index prediction. For. Sci. 24:289-296
1977. Brown, G.N., Bixby, J.A., Melcarek, P.K., Hinckley, T.M., and Rogers, R. Xylem pressure potential and chlorophyll fluorescence as indicators of freezing survival in black locust and western hemlock seedlings. Cryobiology 14:94-99
1974. Rogers, R. Blueberries. In, Shrubs and Vines for Northeastern Wildlife USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE 9, pp.12-15.
Unrefereed Articles
1994. Rogers, R. and P.S. Johnson. Describing population dynamics of northern red oak. In: Abstracts of the International Symposium �Environmental constrains and oaks: ecological and physiological aspects, Centre National de Formation Foresti�re, Velain en Haye, Nancy, France, August 29-September 1., p. 95.
1994. Rogers, R., Hoppe, D., Bowles, J., Hillier, D., and Milfred C. Identifying and classifying ecological units within the Nicolet National Forest in northern Wisconsin. In: Proceedings, Ecosystem management strategies for the Lake Superior region: A conference applicable to the Great Lakes Region, May 16-18, Duluth MN, pp. 91-93.
1993. Rogers, R. Thinning sprout clumps. Woodland Management, 1993(4). Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association, Inc.
1991. McGill, D., Rogers, R., Martin, A.J. and Johnson, P.S. New stocking charts for northern red oak in Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin Forestry Research Notes 277.
1987. Rogers, R. A user's guide to RPYLD UWEX, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wl
1987. Rogers, R. and Koonce, A.L. Computing and the College of Natural Resources and UWSP. In, Proc. Ninth Conf. of Fire and Forest Meteorology. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. pp.238-239.
1985. Rogers, R. and Sander, I.L. Intermediate thinnings in a Missouri shortleaf pine stand: A 30-year history Proc. Third Biennial Southern Silv. Res. Conf, pp. 216-219
1985. Rogers, R. and Johnson, P.S. Rule thinning: a method for meeting stocking goals in oak stands. Proc. Central Hardwood Forest Conf. (V), pp. 106-110.
1985. Rogers, R. Controlling stand density in oak forests. In Proc. Challenges in oak management and utilization symposium, pp.110-11
1984. Dubois, M.R., Rogers, R., Kurtz, W.B. and Garrett, H.E. An economic evaluation of thinning black oak stands in the Missouri Ozarks. Proc. of the South. For. Economists Workshop, Memphis, Tn. 13p.
1983. Rogers, R. Spatial pattern and growth in Missouri oaks. Ph.D. thesis, University of Missouri-Columbia. 211 p.
1983. Rogers, R. Guides for thinning shortleaf pine. In Proc. of the Second Biennial South. Silv. Res. Conf., pp.217-225
1982. Rogers, R. and Johnson, P.S. Is COPPICE a good predictor of red oak sprout growth? Proc. Central Hardwood Forest Conf. IV., Univ. Ky., pp.185-192
1982. Johnson, P.S. and Rogers, R. Hardwood interplanting in the upper Mississippi Valley. Proc. Hardwood Regeneration Conference, pp.90-109
1980. Johnson, P.S. and Rogers, R. Predicting growth of individual stems within northern red oak sprout clumps Proc. Central Hardwood Forest Conf. 111, Univ. of Mo., pp420-439.
1979. Rogers, R. and Novinger, S. A SAS Macro for a distribution free test for the parallelism of two regression lines. Proc. Fourth Annual SAS Users Group Int. Conf., pp391-396.
1978. Rogers, R. and Hilderbrand, E. A SAS Macro for calculating coefficients of ridge regression. Third Annual Conf. SAS Users Group Intl., pp. 248-254
1977. Slusher, J.P. and Rogers, R. 1975 tree use in Missouri. Christmas Trees 5:12-17
1975. Slusher, J.P. and Rogers, R. A survey of Christmas tree use in Kansas City and St. Louis for 1974. Christmas Trees 3:9-13.
1974. Rogers, R. Application of computer data processing techniques to New Jersey deer harvest information. In, Transact. of the N.E. Fish and Wild. Conf., pp. l23-135.
1974. Daniels, R.F., Rogers, R., Schwenderman, D.B. and Wolgast, L.J. The SYMAP computer program as an aid in evaluating and manipulating wildlife habitat. In, Trans. of N.E. Sec. Wild. Soc., 31st N.E. F&W Conf, pp.101-111
1972. Wolgast, L.J., Rogers, R. and Clark, W. The environmental impact of salt drift on land dwelling vertebrates. Trans. N.E. Sec. of Wild. Soc. Conf.
1971. West, R.F. and Rogers, R. The effect of lammas shoot growth on the stem form of young scotch pine. In, Tree Improv. Conf., USDA NE Forest Expt. Station, pp.14-20
1971. Rogers, R. Dendrology workbook - the dicotyledenous angiosperms Somerset Printers, New Brunswick, NJ. 73pp.
1964. Rogers, R. Shade tree survey. The Shade Tree 37: 103
1964. Rogers, R. Shade tree surveys. New York Times
Computer Programs
SIMSEED a computer program that simulates population dynamics of northern red oak (Quercus rubra L.) reproduction
CITYTREES a computer simulation model for managing street tree populations, UWSP, 1995
OAKYIELD a computer simulation model for managed even-aged oak stands, North Central Forest Experiment Station and UWSP, 1993
COMPUTING AT UWSP - A computer generated slide show depicting computing facilities at UWSP. Presented as a poster paper at the Ninth Conference on Fire and Forest Meteorology, San Diego, CA April 1987.
RPYLD - A computer program to predict yield in red pine plantations. 1987
COPPICE - A computer program to predict diameter growth of red oak coppice stems. 1981.
GRANTS FUNDED SINCE 1985
Currently Active
The feasibility of using a new type of biodegradable container for forest seedling production, McIntire Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Project, $51, 802 (2000- present)
Completed
A system for developing an ecological classification system for the Nicolet National Forest, USDA Forest Service, $750,000 , 1991-1997).
Population dynamics of northern red oak reproduction in Wisconsin. North Central Forest Expt. Stn., USDA Forest Service, $18,000, (1993).
A system for developing an ecological classification system for the Nicolet National Forest: A Pilot Study, USDA Forest Service, $16,703 .
Technology Transfer of Oak Silviculture Research, UPDC, $300
A method for evaluating stocking in northern red oak stands", Agriculture Consortium - UW System, $44,000.
Growth and yield models for even-aged oak stands, USDA Forest Service, $4,500.
UPDC Time Reassignment Incentive Program for developing and presenting 10 faculty seminars on statistical design and analysis of experimental and survey data, $1500.
UPDC Research Grant to study the accuracy with which RPYLD predicts actual hardwood volumes in red pine plantations, $1863.
UPDC Development Grant for developing methods for analyzing non-standard sets of experimental data, $2525
UPDC Faculty Development Grant: Improving the Instruction of Statistical Analysis of Experimental Data, $1600.
Cooperative Extension Service UWEX grant to develop RPYLD, a computer program for projecting red pine growth and yield, $2,000
Faculty Development Grant from the University Personnel Development Committee. Developing a computer simulation model for teaching temperature regulation in warm-blooded animals, $1800.