Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., Yale University 2005
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Sinacore, K., E. H. García, T. Howard, M. van Breugel, O. R. Lopez, A. J. Finkral, and J. S. Hall. “Towards effective reforestation: growth and commercial value of four commonly planted tropical timber species on infertile soils in Panama.” New Forests 54, no. 1 (January 1, 2023): 125–42. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-022-09906-0.
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    • Mesh, S., D. T. Cayetano, E. Requena, E. Alvarez, E. Kay, A. Finkral, A. Roopsind, and F. E. Putz. “Logging impacts on liana regeneration and diversity in Belize.” Journal of Tropical Forest Science 29, no. 3 (January 1, 2017): 343–48. https://doi.org/10.26525/jtfs2017.29.3.343348.
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    • Kalies, E. L., K. A. Haubensak, and A. J. Finkral. “A meta-analysis of management effects on forest carbon storage.” Journal of Sustainable Forestry 35, no. 5 (July 3, 2016): 311–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/10549811.2016.1154471.
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    • Arevalo, B., J. Valladarez, S. Muschamp, E. Kay, A. Finkral, A. Roopsind, and F. E. Putz. “Effects of reduced-impact selective logging on palm regeneration in Belize.” Forest Ecology and Management 369 (June 1, 2016): 155–60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2016.03.040.
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    • Huang, Ching-Hsun, Alex Finkral, Christopher Sorensen, and Thomas Kolb. “Toward full economic valuation of forest fuels-reduction treatments.” Journal of Environmental Management 130 (November 2013): 221–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.08.052.
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    • Vegh, T., C. H. Huang, and A. Finkral. “Carbon credit possibilities and economic implications of fuel reduction treatments.” Western Journal of Applied Forestry 28, no. 2 (April 1, 2013): 57–65. https://doi.org/10.5849/wjaf.12-006.
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    • Thenkabail, P. S., J. W. Knox, M. Ozdogan, M. K. Gumma, R. G. Congalton, Z. Wu, C. Milesi, et al. “Assessing future risks to agricultural productivity, water resources and food security: How can remote sensing help?” Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 78, no. 8 (November 2, 2012): 773–82.
    • Dore, S., M. Montes-Helu, S. C. Hart, B. A. Hungate, G. W. Koch, J. B. Moon, A. J. Finkral, and T. E. Kolb. “Recovery of ponderosa pine ecosystem carbon and water fluxes from thinning and stand-replacing fire.” Global Change Biology 18, no. 10 (October 1, 2012): 3171–85. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02775.x.
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    • Finkral, A. J., A. M. Evans, C. D. Sorensen, and D. L. R. Affleck. “Estimating consumption and remaining carbon in burned slash piles.” Canadian Journal of Forest Research 42, no. 9 (September 1, 2012): 1744–49. https://doi.org/10.1139/X2012-112.
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    • Sorensen, C. D., A. J. Finkral, T. E. Kolb, and C. H. Huang. “Short- and long-term effects of thinning and prescribed fire on carbon stocks in ponderosa pine stands in northern Arizona.” Forest Ecology and Management 261, no. 3 (February 1, 2011): 460–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2010.10.031.
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    • Evans, A. M., and A. J. Finkral. “A new look at spread rates of exotic diseases in North American Forests.” Forest Science 56, no. 5 (October 1, 2010): 453–59.
    • Dore, S., T. E. Kolb, M. Montes-Helu, S. E. Eckert, B. W. Sullivan, B. A. Hungate, J. P. Kaye, S. C. Hart, G. W. Koch, and A. Finkral. “Carbon and water fluxes from ponderosa pine forests disturbed by wildfire and thinning.” Ecological Applications : A Publication of the Ecological Society of America 20, no. 3 (April 2010): 663–83. https://doi.org/10.1890/09-0934.1.
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    • Evans, A. M., and A. J. Finkral. “From renewable energy to fire risk reduction: A synthesis of biomass harvesting and utilization case studies in US forests.” Gcb Bioenergy 1, no. 3 (January 1, 2009): 211–19. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1757-1707.2009.01013.x.
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    • Finkral, A. J., and A. M. Evans. “The effects of a thinning treatment on carbon stocks in a northern Arizona ponderosa pine forest.” Forest Ecology and Management 255, no. 7 (April 20, 2008): 2743–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2008.01.041.
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    • Frey, B. R., M. S. Ashton, J. J. McKenna, D. Ellum, and A. Finkral. “Topographic and temporal patterns in tree seedling establishment, growth, and survival among masting species of southern New England mixed-deciduous forests.” Forest Ecology and Management 245, no. 1–3 (June 30, 2007): 54–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2007.03.069.
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  • Book Sections

    • Carroll, M., B. Milakovsky, A. Finkral, A. Evans, and M. S. Ashton. “Managing carbon sequestration and storage in temperate and boreal forests.” In Managing Forest Carbon in a Changing Climate, 205–26, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2232-3_10.
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    • Vogt, K. A., A. Fanzeres, D. J. Vogt, B. C. Larson, J. L. O’Hara, G. Allen, A. Brownlee, et al. “Case study and evaluation of the dominant certification protocols.” In Forest Certification: Roots, Issues, Challenges, and Benefits, 109–77, 1999.
• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • ENVIRON 705L: Ecological Management of Forest Systems (Silviculture) 2023
  • ENVIRON 708L: Silviculture Prescription 2023

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