Ralph D. Nyland
Distinguished Service Professor
312 Bray Hall
One Forestry Drive
Syracuse, NY 13210-2788
(315) 470-6574
rnyland@syr.edu
Highest Education:
Ph.D., Michigan State University (Silviculture and Forest Management), 1966.
Areas of Study:
Silviculture, Forest practice.
Courses Taught:
FOR 334 Silviculture 4 credits
FOR 433 Advanced Silviculture 3 credits
FOR 534 Silvicultural Practices 4 credits
FOR 620 Silviculture Concepts and Applications 3 credits
Most Recent Publications:
Lockhart, B.R. and R.D. Nyland 2004. Teaching professional codes of ethics to forestry and wildlife students: A case study using diameter-limit harvesting in a bottomland hardwood stands. In Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial Conference on University Education in Natural Resources. Flagstaf, AZ. March 14-17, 2004. In press.
Nyland, R. D. 2004. Simple Girdle kills small American Beech (Fagus Grandifolia Ehrh.). North. J. Appl. For.: In press.
Nyland, R. D. 2004. Diameter-limit cutting and silviculture: A comparison of long-term yields and values for uneven-aged sugar ample stands. North. J. Appl. For.: In press.
Nyland, R. D. 2003. The serious task of conversion - Changing conifer plantations to natural stands. In: p8-9. Abstracts. The Question of Conversion of Coniferous Forests. Intl. Conf., 27 Sept. - 02 Oct 2003. Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. J. Hansen, H. Spiecker, and K. vTeufel, Ed. Forstwissenschaftliche Fakultat, der Univ. Freiburg. Forstliche Versuchs- and Foreschumgstanstalt Baden-Wurttemberg Heft 47.
Nyland, R.D. 2003. Rehabilitating stands after diameter-limit cutting. In: Tolerant Hardwood Management Conference Proceedings. 8 May 2003, Univ. de Moncton-Campus d’Edmundston, NB. CD Rom. Univ. de Moncton – Edmundston. Edmundston, NB.
Kenefic, L.S. and R.D. Nyland 2003. Making the selection system work for cavity nesters: A case study. Northeast. Naturalist: Submitted.
Bohn, K. K. and R. D. Nyland 2003. Forecasting development of understory American beech after partial cutting in uneven-aged northern hardwood stands. For. Ecol. And Manage.: 180(2003):453-461.
Ray, D. G., R. D. Nyland, and R. D. Yanai. 2003. Height development of upper-canopy trees within even-aged Adirondack northern hardwood stands. N. J. Appl. For. : In press.
Nyland, R. D. 2003. Even- to uneven-aged: The challenges of conversion. For. Ecol. and Manage.: 172(2003) 291-300.
Nyland, R. D. 2002 Silviculture: Concepts and Applications. McGraw-Hill C., NY. 2ed.
Goerlich, D. L. and R. D. Nyland. 2001. Reserve strip method as an alternative for regenerating eastern hemlock. N.J. Appl. For. 18(2):1-5.
Nyland, R. D. 2000. Forestry and silviculture in the Northeast -- Past, present, and the probable future. In: Proc SAF Natl Conv., Wash., DC. November 2000. Soc. Am. For., Wash., CD.
Donoso, P. J., R. D. Nyland, and L. Zhang. 2000. Growth of saplings after selection cutting in northern hardwoods. N. J. Appl. For. 17(4):149-152.
Kenefic. L. S. and R. D. Nyland 2000. Habitat diversity in uneven-aged northern hardwood stands: A case study. U.S. For. Serv. Res. Pap. NE-714.
R.D. Nyland, D.G. Ray, R.D. Yanai, R.D. Briggs, L. Zhang, R. Cymbala, and M.J. Twery. 1999. Early stand development following evan-age reproduction method cuttings in New York northern hardwoods. Can. J. For. Res.: 30:67-75(2000)
McGee, G. G., D. J. Leopold, and R. D. Nyland. 1999. Structural Characteristics of old-growth, maturing, and partially cut northern hardwood forests. Ecol. Appl. 9(4):1316-1329.
Haligan, J. P. and R. D. Nyland. 1999. Relative density guide for Norway spruce plantations in central New York. N.J. Appl. For. 16(3):154-159.
Goerlich, D. L. and R. D. Nyland. 1999. Natural regeneration of eastern hemlock: A review. In: pp. 14-22. Proceedings: Symposium on Sustainable Management of Hemlock Ecosystems in Eastern North America. 22-24 Jn 1999, Durham, NY. US For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rpt. GTR-NE-267.
Goerlich, D. L. and R. D. Nyland. 1999. Regenerating eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.): An annotated bibliography (1900-1998). SUNY Coll. Environ. Sci, and For., NY Cent. For. Res. and Develop., NYCFRAD Misc. Rpt.-99-02.
Ray, D.G., R.D. Yanai, and R.D. Nyland. 1999. Patterns of early cohort development following shelterwood cutting in three Adirondack northern hardwood stands. For. Ecol. and Manage. 119(1999):1-11.
Nyland, R.D. 1998. Sugar Maple: Its Characteristics And Potentials. In: pp. 1-13, S.B. Horsley and R.P. Long, ed. Sugar Maple Ecology and Health: Proceedings of an International Symposium., 2-4 Jn 1998, Warren, PA. U.S. For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rpt. NE-261.
Nyland, R.D. 1998. Patterns of lodgepole pine regeneration following the 1988 Yellowstone fires, For. Ecol. and Manage.:111(1998):23-33.
Nyland, R.A.. 1998. Selection system in northern hardwoods. J. For: 96(7):18-21.
Kenefic, L. S. and R. D. Nyland. 1998. Sugar maple diameter-height and diameter-age relationships in uneven-aged northern hardwoods. N. J. Appl. For.: 16(1):43-47.
Nyland, R. D. 1997. Regeneration under selection system. In: pp.325-337. W. E. Emmingham, Ed. Proc. Interdisciplinary Uneven-aged Manage. Symp., Sept. 15-19, 1997. Or. St. Univ., Corvallis, OR.
Nyland, R. D. 1997. Silviculture: What Is It Like, and Where Have We Journeyed? In: pp. 11-14. Communicatinig the Role of Silviculture in Managing the National Forests. Proc. Natl. Silvi. Workshop, May 19-22, 1997. Warren. PA. U.S. For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rpt. NE238.
Saurez, M., R. D. Nyland, and C. J. Davis. 1997. Assessment of forest growth zones for New York. SUNY Coll. Environ. Sci. and For., NY Cent. For. Res. And develop., Misc. Rpt. NYCFRAD-98-03.
Nyland, R.D. 1997. Guidelines for effective field trips - from trial and error. In:pp.39. C.E. Spuches, ed. Focus Anthology. Inst. Develop., Eval., and Serv.. SUNY Coll. Environ. Sci, and For., Syracuse, NY.
Nyland, R.D. 1997. S8lviculture: What is is like, and where have we journeyed. In: pp. 11-14. Communicatingn the Role of Silviculture in Managing the National Forests. Proc. Natl. Silvi. Workshop, U.S. For. Serv., May 19-22, 1997. Warren, PA. U.S. For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rpt. NE-238.
Nyland, R.D. 1997. Beyond deadlock: The Main referendum: Threat or challenge. Understory 7(2):8-9.
Wang, Z. and R.D. Nyland 1996. Changes in the condition and species composition of emerging even-aged northern hardwood stands in Central New York. N. J. Appl. For. 13(4): 189-194.