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CONTACT INFORMATION
School of Forestry
LA Tech University
P. O. Box 10138
Ruston, LA 71272
E-mail – jdickson@latech.edu
Phone:
(318) 257-4020
Fax:
(318) 257-5061
Office:
Reese Hall Room 220
Office Hours:
M- 1- 5 p.m.
T-1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
W - 8 a.m. - 11 a.m.
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Dr. James Dickson
Frank Merritt Professor of Forestry and
Wildlife Program
Coordinator
Recently Completed-"Wildlife Book of the South"
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Spring 2008 Syllabus
Winter 2007- 2008 Syllabus
Fall 2007 Syllabi
Education:
B.S., University of the South (Sewanee), 1965
M.S., University of Georgia, 1967
Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1974.
Professional Interests:
- Wildlife Habitat Relationships
- Managing Forests for Wildlife
- The Wild Turkey
- Bird Communities
In Wildlife of Southern Forests the authors trace the history of southern forests and associated wildlife, detail the biology and habitat requirements of species and communities, and offer practical management guidelines. The book provides an introduction, overview, and synthesis of information for the hundreds species of vertebrate wildlife. The book features wildlife art, more than 200 black-and-white and 31 color photographs; and more than 1,500 technical references.
Dr. James Dickson's book "Wildlife of Southern Forests: Habitat and Management" received the Outstanding Book Award from the SE Section, The Wildlife Society. For more information about this text, please Dr. James Dickson's book "Wildlife of Southern Forests: Habitat and Management" received the Outstanding Book Award from the SE Section, The Wildlife Society. For more information about this text, please contact Dr. James Dickson.
Selected Publications:
2002
Dickson, J. G. Fire and Bird Communities in the South. Pages 52-57 in The Role of Fire for Nongame Wildlife Management and Community Restoration: Traditional Uses and New Directions. USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rpt NE-288.
Dickson, J. G. Summary of important findings of the Eight National Wild Turkey Symposium. Making Tracks: Wild Turkey Management in the New Millennium. Proc. National Wild Turkey Symp. 8:1-4.
2001
Dickson, J. G. (Compiler and Editor) Wildlife of Southern Forests: Habitat and Management. Hancock House Publishers Blain, WA 472p.
Dickson, J. G. (Author or coauthor) of chapters in Wildlife of Southern Forests: Introduction, Early History, Natural Resources- Into the 20th Century, Defining the Forest, Managing Forests for Wildlife, Wild Turkey, Wild Hogs, Birds, Small Terrestrial Mammals, Conclusions
1999
Sheffield, R., and J.G. Dickson. The South’s Forestland- On the Hot Seat to Provide More. Trans. North Amer. Wildlife and Natural Resources Conf. 63:316-330. (1998) Orlando,FL
Burns, G.A, R.M. Whiting,Jr., G.M. Legrand, and J.G. Dickson. Wildlife linkages: volumes and values of residual timber in riparian zones in eastern Texas. For. Ecol. and Manage. 114:321-327.
