Russell D. Briggs
Professor
358 Illick Hall
One Forestry Drive
Syracuse, NY 13210-2788
(315) 470-6989
rdbriggs@esf.edu

• Vita (Word)

Highest Education:

Ph.D. SUNY-ESF (Forest Soils), 1985.

Areas of Study:

Forest soils, Silviculture.

Courses Taught:

FOR 345 Introductory Soils
FOR 535 Advanced Forest Soils
FOR 446 Soil Genesis, Classification and Mapping
FOR 635 Forest Soils and Their Analyses

Most Recent Publications:

Briggs, R.D. Soils of the Adirondacks: Out of Site, Out of Mind. 2008. In: W.F. Porter , J.D. Erickson, and R.S. Whaley (eds.). The great experiment in conservation: voices from the Adirondack Park. Chapt. 3, Syracuse University Press, Syracuse NY.

Homyak, P.M., R.D. Yanai, D.A. Burns, R.D. Briggs, and R.H. Germain. 2008. Nitrogen immobilization by wood-chip application:
Protecting water quality in a northern hardwood forest. For. Ecol. Manage. 255: 2589-2601.

Young, E.O., and R.D. Briggs. 2008. Phosphorus concentrations in soil and subsurface water: a field study among cropland and riparian buffers. J. Env. Qual. 37:69-78.

Mayfield, A.E., D.C. Allen, and R.D. Briggs. 2007. Site and stand conditions associated with pine false webworm populations and
damage in mature eastern white pine plantations. North. J. App. For. 24(3):168-176.

Slesak, R.A., and R.D. Briggs. 2007. Christmas tree response to N fertilization and the development of critical foliar N levels in New
York. North. J. Appl. For. 24(3):209-217

Young, E., and R.D. Briggs. 2007. Nitrogen Dynamics Among Cropland and Riparian Buffers: Soil-Landscape Influences. J. Env. Qual. 36:801-814

Slesak, R.A., and R.D. Briggs. 2006. Christmas tree response to N fertilization and the development of critical foliar N levels in New
York. North. J. Appl. For. In press

Young, E.O., and R.D. Briggs. 2005. Shallow ground water nitrate-N and ammonium-N in cropland and riparian buffers. Ag. Ecosystems Environ. 109: 297-309.

Mayfield, A.E., D.C. Allen, and R.D. Briggs. 2005 Radial growth impact of pine false webworm defoliation on eastern white pine. Can. J. For. Res. 35(5): 1071-1086.