Ajay Sharma: Silviculture and Forest Ecology
@sharmaforestlab.bsky.social
Faculty member, Auburn University College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment.
Thrilled to welcome three new grad students to The Sharma Lab this fall!
Meet (left to right): me, John Leopard (joined last year), Savannah Rascon, Michael Dunn, & Caden Shows. Exciting times ahead!
#SharmaLab #NewBeginnings #ForestScience
Meet (left to right): me, John Leopard (joined last year), Savannah Rascon, Michael Dunn, & Caden Shows. Exciting times ahead!
#SharmaLab #NewBeginnings #ForestScience
September 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Thrilled to welcome three new grad students to The Sharma Lab this fall!
Meet (left to right): me, John Leopard (joined last year), Savannah Rascon, Michael Dunn, & Caden Shows. Exciting times ahead!
#SharmaLab #NewBeginnings #ForestScience
Meet (left to right): me, John Leopard (joined last year), Savannah Rascon, Michael Dunn, & Caden Shows. Exciting times ahead!
#SharmaLab #NewBeginnings #ForestScience
I enjoyed teaching Forest Biology during the Summer Practicum at Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center. I'm inspired by the energy, curiosity, and passion the students bring. They remind me why I love what I do and reaffirm the importance of hands-on, field-based education in forestry. #teaching
July 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I enjoyed teaching Forest Biology during the Summer Practicum at Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center. I'm inspired by the energy, curiosity, and passion the students bring. They remind me why I love what I do and reaffirm the importance of hands-on, field-based education in forestry. #teaching
Uneven-aged management can lead to sustainable forests for multiple benefits. Many landowners in the southeast US are converting their pine stands from even- to uneven-aged. Our new paper evaluates the growth of residual trees during the transition period. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Growth dynamics of longleaf pine during conversion to uneven-aged stands
A growing recognition that uneven-aged silviculture can offer multiple benefits to forested ecosystems has encouraged some landowners in the southern …
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February 25, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Uneven-aged management can lead to sustainable forests for multiple benefits. Many landowners in the southeast US are converting their pine stands from even- to uneven-aged. Our new paper evaluates the growth of residual trees during the transition period. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Pleased to share our new paper led by my graduate student @HWforestecology (his first lead-author pub; 👏👏👏). An important contribution to understanding the mechanisms driving shifts in floodplain forest composition. @aucfwe https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1iYzO1L%7EGwcLvl
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November 23, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Pleased to share our new paper led by my graduate student @HWforestecology (his first lead-author pub; 👏👏👏). An important contribution to understanding the mechanisms driving shifts in floodplain forest composition. @aucfwe https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1iYzO1L%7EGwcLvl
Very pleased to share our new publication led by Jonas Moeller and @asusaeta with Peter Deegan on the economic analysis of pure vs mixed southern plantations. @aucfwe
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934124000169
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934124000169
ScienceDirect
www.sciencedirect.com
November 23, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Very pleased to share our new publication led by Jonas Moeller and @asusaeta with Peter Deegan on the economic analysis of pure vs mixed southern plantations. @aucfwe
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934124000169
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934124000169
I am very pleased to share our new paper led by @deomurari and in collaboration with @WWFINDIA's Dipankar Ghose and @AmityUni's Randeep Singh. Potential Range Map Dataset of Indian Birds https://www.mdpi.com/2489198 #mdpidata via @Data_MDPI
Potential Range Map Dataset of Indian Birds
Conservation management heavily relies on accurate specie...
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November 23, 2024 at 3:20 PM
I am very pleased to share our new paper led by @deomurari and in collaboration with @WWFINDIA's Dipankar Ghose and @AmityUni's Randeep Singh. Potential Range Map Dataset of Indian Birds https://www.mdpi.com/2489198 #mdpidata via @Data_MDPI
Happy to share our new paper:
Ecosystem services provided by striped hyenas in the human-dominated l... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723048921
Ecosystem services provided by striped hyenas in the human-dominated l... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723048921
ScienceDirect
www.sciencedirect.com
November 23, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Happy to share our new paper:
Ecosystem services provided by striped hyenas in the human-dominated l... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723048921
Ecosystem services provided by striped hyenas in the human-dominated l... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723048921
Our new paper should be of great interest and help to land managers with
@FLForestService
@NFinFlorida
@MyFWC
@NWFWMD
@FLDEPNews
@AtlBotanical
and other agencies looking for ways to control titi on their lands. ...
@FLForestService
@NFinFlorida
@MyFWC
@NWFWMD
@FLDEPNews
@AtlBotanical
and other agencies looking for ways to control titi on their lands. ...
November 23, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Our new paper should be of great interest and help to land managers with
@FLForestService
@NFinFlorida
@MyFWC
@NWFWMD
@FLDEPNews
@AtlBotanical
and other agencies looking for ways to control titi on their lands. ...
@FLForestService
@NFinFlorida
@MyFWC
@NWFWMD
@FLDEPNews
@AtlBotanical
and other agencies looking for ways to control titi on their lands. ...
How do NIPF landowners, the largest group of forest landowners in the south US, make decisions and respond to hurricane disturbances? Sharing our new paper based on a comprehensive socioecological survey following #Hurricane Michael, led by Mysha Clark...
November 23, 2024 at 3:28 PM
How do NIPF landowners, the largest group of forest landowners in the south US, make decisions and respond to hurricane disturbances? Sharing our new paper based on a comprehensive socioecological survey following #Hurricane Michael, led by Mysha Clark...
Pleasure to share our new paper led by @deomurari with collaborators D. Ghose (@WWFINDIA) and R. Singh (@AmityUni). Using @Team_eBird and @GBIF datasets , we produced national-scale forecasts of climate change effects on avifauna of India.
https://www.mdpi.com/2186606
https://www.mdpi.com/2186606
Projected Shifts in Bird Distribution in India under Clim...
Global climate change is causing unprecedented impacts on...
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November 23, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Pleasure to share our new paper led by @deomurari with collaborators D. Ghose (@WWFINDIA) and R. Singh (@AmityUni). Using @Team_eBird and @GBIF datasets , we produced national-scale forecasts of climate change effects on avifauna of India.
https://www.mdpi.com/2186606
https://www.mdpi.com/2186606
Dear friends and colleagues, please note that I have changed my username to @SharmaForestLab. Earlier I tweeted from @FL_Silviculture. Please use @SharmaForestLab for future communication. Thanks.
November 23, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Dear friends and colleagues, please note that I have changed my username to @SharmaForestLab. Earlier I tweeted from @FL_Silviculture. Please use @SharmaForestLab for future communication. Thanks.
What are the key forest stand structural attributes that determine resistance and resilience to hurricanes? Find out in our new paper led by @apolinko with John Willis and Jim Guldin @usfs_srs. @SFFGS_UF #silviculture #longleaf #pine...
November 23, 2024 at 3:28 PM
What are the key forest stand structural attributes that determine resistance and resilience to hurricanes? Find out in our new paper led by @apolinko with John Willis and Jim Guldin @usfs_srs. @SFFGS_UF #silviculture #longleaf #pine...
Pleased to share our new paper led by Ajay Maletha on Indian Himalayan vegetation! We found that species richness and diversity significantly decreased as the altitudinal gradient increased and changed with aspect....
November 23, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Pleased to share our new paper led by Ajay Maletha on Indian Himalayan vegetation! We found that species richness and diversity significantly decreased as the altitudinal gradient increased and changed with aspect....
A study on economic analysis of uneven-aged pine forest management in the southeastern US was long needed. We are very pleased to announce our new publication led by @asusaeta that comprehensively covers the topic @SFFGS_UF...
November 23, 2024 at 3:36 PM
A study on economic analysis of uneven-aged pine forest management in the southeastern US was long needed. We are very pleased to announce our new publication led by @asusaeta that comprehensively covers the topic @SFFGS_UF...
I am humbled to be appointed to @ESA_org Program Education Committee. For the next 3 yrs, I will advise & help implement ESA’s strategic education & workforce development priorities, engage the ESA membership, & elevate the visibility & use of ESA’s edu. initiatives & resources.
November 23, 2024 at 4:17 PM
I am humbled to be appointed to @ESA_org Program Education Committee. For the next 3 yrs, I will advise & help implement ESA’s strategic education & workforce development priorities, engage the ESA membership, & elevate the visibility & use of ESA’s edu. initiatives & resources.
The Sharma Forestry Lab and SAF Panhandle Chapter @foresters are pleased to invite you to a webinar on "Hardwood Forest Ecology and Management within the Apalachicola River Basin" by John Tracy @HWforestecology on 06/15, 7P ET. Pl. join us at...
November 23, 2024 at 4:24 PM
The Sharma Forestry Lab and SAF Panhandle Chapter @foresters are pleased to invite you to a webinar on "Hardwood Forest Ecology and Management within the Apalachicola River Basin" by John Tracy @HWforestecology on 06/15, 7P ET. Pl. join us at...
Our new paper led by @shell_ashton23
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1cdYt1L~GwQvZg#.YDVk57zJSGQ.twitter
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1cdYt1L~GwQvZg#.YDVk57zJSGQ.twitter
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November 23, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Our new paper led by @shell_ashton23
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1cdYt1L~GwQvZg#.YDVk57zJSGQ.twitter
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1cdYt1L~GwQvZg#.YDVk57zJSGQ.twitter
Our new article in @ESABulletin led by @HumanEcology discussing our @ESA_org’s Applied Ecology and Human Ecology Sections’ activities and future plans.
Collaborations and Moving Past COVID‐19: The Human Ecology and Applied Ecology Sections...
Collaborations and Moving Past COVID‐19: The Human Ecology and Applied Ecology Sections...
November 23, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Our new article in @ESABulletin led by @HumanEcology discussing our @ESA_org’s Applied Ecology and Human Ecology Sections’ activities and future plans.
Collaborations and Moving Past COVID‐19: The Human Ecology and Applied Ecology Sections...
Collaborations and Moving Past COVID‐19: The Human Ecology and Applied Ecology Sections...
Our new paper in @PLOSONE evaluated how #Hurricane Ivan affected #forests in its path over a 16yr period, and identified characteristics that make stands either resistant or vulnerable to hurricane damage.
#PLOSONE: https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243362
#PLOSONE: https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243362
Long-term effects of catastrophic wind on southern US coa...
Threats posed by windstorms are an increasing concern to ...
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November 23, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Our new paper in @PLOSONE evaluated how #Hurricane Ivan affected #forests in its path over a 16yr period, and identified characteristics that make stands either resistant or vulnerable to hurricane damage.
#PLOSONE: https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243362
#PLOSONE: https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243362
The most effective day to tweet (to get the most retweets) is Sunday, followed by Thursday. The most effective time to tweet is 10:00–11:00 PM EST (TrackMaven, 2014). #TwitterTips
November 23, 2024 at 4:32 PM
The most effective day to tweet (to get the most retweets) is Sunday, followed by Thursday. The most effective time to tweet is 10:00–11:00 PM EST (TrackMaven, 2014). #TwitterTips
Can intensive plantations be converted to naturally sustaining uneven-aged stands, using group harvests? Does gap size or position within gap matter? What’s the role of fire and shrubs? Any regeneration hotspots in gaps? Our new paper @danbigtreeman 🙂...
November 23, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Can intensive plantations be converted to naturally sustaining uneven-aged stands, using group harvests? Does gap size or position within gap matter? What’s the role of fire and shrubs? Any regeneration hotspots in gaps? Our new paper @danbigtreeman 🙂...
My talk at @ESA_org "Managing a nuisance native species, titi (Cyrilla racemiflora L.), while restoring ephemeral wetland habitats" is available at https://eco.confex.com/eco/2020/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/84885
Ackowledgments: @MyFWC @nature_org @forestservice
Ackowledgments: @MyFWC @nature_org @forestservice
Managing a nuisance native species, titi (<em>Cyrilla rac...
Background/Question/Methods Titi (Cyrilla racemiflora L...
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November 23, 2024 at 4:32 PM
My talk at @ESA_org "Managing a nuisance native species, titi (Cyrilla racemiflora L.), while restoring ephemeral wetland habitats" is available at https://eco.confex.com/eco/2020/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/84885
Ackowledgments: @MyFWC @nature_org @forestservice
Ackowledgments: @MyFWC @nature_org @forestservice
The Ecological Society of America annual meeting has gone virtual. Join @UCSUSA & ESA Human Dimensions Collaborative on Monday, Aug 3, for a virtual #ESA2020 mixer of scientist advocates interested in the human dimensions of ecology: https://act.ucsusa.org/3hrLEEI
ESA 2020 Virtual Mega Mixer
The Ecological Society of America annual meeting has gone...
act.ucsusa.org
November 23, 2024 at 4:39 PM
The Ecological Society of America annual meeting has gone virtual. Join @UCSUSA & ESA Human Dimensions Collaborative on Monday, Aug 3, for a virtual #ESA2020 mixer of scientist advocates interested in the human dimensions of ecology: https://act.ucsusa.org/3hrLEEI