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Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Dr. Jeffery Hepinstall

Dr. Jeffrey Hepinstall

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Contact Information

  • Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
  • Athens, Georgia
  • Room:4-304
  • Phone:706.583.8097
  • Fax: 706.542.8356
  • jhepinstall@warnell.uga.edu

Research Interests

I am a landscape ecologist and am interested in studying patterns across landscapes. I apply spatial data and modeling techniques to ecological and social systems to measure patterns and processes and to explore the interactions between coupled natural and human systems. I explore landscape changes using remotely sensed data and historic data and spatial modeling techniques including GIS, cellular automata, and individual- or agent-based modeling. I work with planners and conservationists to apply this knowledge to aid in the planning for and conservation of natural and human resources.

Education

PhD, Forest Resources 2000: Department of Forest Management, University of Maine, Orono, ME. Dr. Steven A. Sader (advisor). Dissertation: Creating spatially explicit predictions of land bird presence in Maine: Evaluating input data, model performance, and model output.

MS, Wildlife Ecology 1992: Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. Dr. Peter A. Jordan (advisor). Thesis: Evaluation of moose habitat using a geographic information system (GIS) and USFS data according to the Lake Superior moose habitat suitability index (HSI).

BA, Honors in Biology, 1990: Biology Department, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY. Dr. Randall L. Fuller (advisor). Honors Thesis: Limitation of periphyton by light and nutrients and the response of bacteria to these manipulations.

Areas of Specialization

Landscape Ecology, GIS, Remote Sensing Applications, Spatial Modeling, Wildlife Habitat Analysis, Conservation Planning

Collaborators

Courses Taught

FORS 3910-3910L. Spatial Information in Forest Resources.

Interpretation and use of maps, aerial photographs, and satellite imagery in forest resources; production of maps from field measurements; determination of land area and ownership; interpretation of contour maps. Spatial data bases: concepts and use. Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

FORS(ECOL) 8330. Landscape Ecology.

The emerging field of landscape ecology, emphasizing the study of large land areas and the effects of spatial pattern on ecological processes. Fundamental theories, analysis tools, research methods, and their applications to natural resource management at broad spatial scales. Offered fall semester every year.

Publications

Alberti, M., C. Redman, J. Wu, J. Marzluff, M. Handcock, J. Anderies, P. Waddell, D. Fox, H. Kautz, J. Hepinstall. 2006. Urban landscape patterns and global environmental change (GEC): Complex dynamics and emergent properties. International Human Dimension of Global Climate Change Update. Spring 2006.

Hepinstall, J.A., J.M. Marzluff, M. Handcock, and Hurvitz, P. 2005. Incorporating utilization distributions into the study of resource selection: dealing with spatial autocorrelation” in Huzurbazar, S., editor, Resource Selection Methods and Applications. Omnipress, Madison, WI.

Hepinstall, J. A. and D. J. Harrison. 2003. Marten as a tool for landscape-scale habitat planning in northern Maine. Final Contract Report to Cooperators.

Hepinstall, J.A., S.A. Sader, and W.B. Krohn. 2002. Effects of niche width on the performance and agreement of avian habitat models. In J.M. Scott, P.J. Heglund, M. Morrison, M. Raphael, J. Haufler, and B. Wall, eds. Predicting Species Occurrences: Issues of scale and accuracy. Island Press. Covello, CA.

Sader, S.A., D.J. Hayes, J.A. Hepinstall , M. Coan and C. Soza. 2001. Forest monitoring of a remote biosphere reserve. International Journal of Remote Sensing 22(10):1937-1950.

Ahn, S., W.B. Krohn, A.J Plantinga, and J.A. Hepinstall. 2001. Land use and land cover changes in Maine: A compilation and brief analysis of Census of Agriculture data, 1850-1997. Maine Agriculture and Forest Experiment Station, Technical Bulletin.

Hepinstall, J.A., S.A. Sader, W.B. Krohn, R.B. Boone, and R.I. Bartlett. 1999. Development and testing of a vegetation and land cover map of Maine. Maine Agriculture and Forest Experiment Station, Technical Bulletin 173, 104 pp.

Hepinstall, J.A. and S.A. Sader. 1997. Using Bayesian statistics, Thematic Mapper satellite imagery, and Breeding Bird Survey data to model bird species probability of occurrence in Maine. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 63(10):1231-1237.

Krohn, W.B. and J.A. Hepinstall. 2000. A habitat-based approach for identifying open-space conservation needs in southern Maine towns. A report to the Wildlife Division Habitat Committee, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. 36pp + appendices.

Krohn, W.B., R.B. Boone, S.A. Sader, J.A. Hepinstall, S.M. Schaefer, and S.L. Painton. 2000. A Gap Analysis of Maine: Final report and data. Three CDROM data set. USGS Biological Resources Division, Gap Analysis Program, Moscow, Idaho.

Krohn, W.B., R.B. Boone, S.A. Sader, J.A. Hepinstall, S.M. Schaefer, and S.L. Painton. 1998. Maine Gap Analysis – a geographic analysis of biodiversity. Final contract report to USGS Biological Resources Division, Gap Analysis Program, Moscow, Idaho. 123pp plus appendices.

Hepinstall, J.A., L.P. Queen, and P.A. Jordan. 1996. Application of a modified habitat suitability index model for moose. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 62(11):1281-1286.

Hepinstall, J.A. and R.L. Fuller. 1994. Limitation of periphyton by light and nutrients and the response of bacteria to these manipulations. Archiv fur Hydrobiologie 131(2):161-182.

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