Frank Koch : Projects / Publications
Currently, I perform most of my work under research joint venture agreements funded by the USDA-FS Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center (EFETAC) and by the USDA-FS Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team (FHTET).
The following are a few of my ongoing research projects/areas:
Some publications from the last few years:
Journal Articles
Coulston, J.W., F.H. Koch, W.D. Smith, and F.J. Sapio. 2008. Invasive forest pest surveillance: survey development and reliability. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 38(9): 2422-2433.
Koch, F.H., and W.D. Smith. 2008. Spatio-temporal analysis of Xyleborus glabratus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) invasion in eastern U.S. forests. Environmental Entomology 37(2): 442-452.
McShea, W.J., W.M. Healy, P. Devers, T. Fearer, F.H. Koch, D. Stauffer, and J. Waldon. 2007. Forestry matters: the current decline of oaks will impact wildlife in hardwood forests. Journal of Wildlife Management 71(5): 1717-1728.
Koch, F.H. , H.M. Cheshire, and H.A. Devine. 2006. Landscape-scale prediction of hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae (Homoptera: Adelgidae), infestation in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Environmental Entomology 35(5): 1313-1323.
Hess, G.R., F.H. Koch, M.J. Rubino, K.A. Eschelbach, C.A. Drew, and J.M. Favreau. 2006. Comparing potential effectiveness of conservation planning approaches in central North Carolina, USA. Biological Conservation 128(3): 358-368.
Favreau, J.M., C.A. Drew, G.R. Hess, K.A. Eschelbach, F.H. Koch, and M.J. Rubino. 2006. Recommendations for assessing the effectiveness of surrogate species approaches. Biodiversity and Conservation 15: 3949-3969.
Proceedings/Reports/Other Publications
Koch, F.H. In press. Relating lightning data to fire occurrence data. Chapter 3 in Ambrose, M.J.; Conkling, B.L. (eds.). Forest Health Monitoring 2006 National Technical Report. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS xxx. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station.
Koch, F.H. In press. Marine cargo imports and forest pest introductions. Chapter 7 in Ambrose, M.J.; Conkling, B.L. (eds.). Forest Health Monitoring 2006 National Technical Report. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS xxx. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station.
Koch, F.H., and W.D. Smith. In press. Representing human-mediated pathways in forest pest risk mapping. Pye, J.M.; Rauscher, H.M.; Sands, Y.; Lee, D.C.; Beatty, J.S. (eds.). Advances in Threat Assessment and their Application to Forest and Rangeland Management. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW xxx. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Station & Southern Research Station: xxx-xxx. Also in the Encyclopedia of Forest Threats: http://www.forestencyclopedia.net/p/p5/p3267/p3284/p3021
Koch, F.H., and J.W. Coulston. In press. Modeling current climate conditions for forest pest risk assessment. Pye, J.M.; Rauscher, H.M.; Sands, Y.; Lee, D.C.; Beatty, J.S. (eds.). Advances in Threat Assessment and their Application to Forest and Rangeland Management. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW xxx. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Station & Southern Research Station: xxx-xxx. Also in the Encyclopedia of Forest Threats: http://www.forestencyclopedia.net/p/p5/p3389/p3402
Magarey, R., R. Baker, G. Fowler, T. Kalaris, F. Koch, J. Pitt. In press. Report from the APHIS Science Panel on Pest Risk Mapping Workshop, June 5-7, 2007, Ft. Collins, CO. US Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine.
Coulston, J.W. , F.H. Koch, W.D. Smith, F.J. Sapio. In press. Developing survey grids to substantiate freedom from exotic pests. Proceedings of the 8th Annual USDA-FS Forest Inventory and Analysis Symposium, October 2006, Monterey, CA.
Koch, F.H., and W.D. Smith. 2008. Mapping sudden oak death risk nationally using host, climate, and pathways data. Proceedings of the Sudden Oak Death Science Symposium III, March 5-9, 2007, Santa Rosa, CA, pp. 279-287. PSW-GTR-214. http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/psw_gtr214/psw_gtr214_279-287_koch.pdf
McKelvey, S., F.H. Koch, and W.D. Smith. 2008. Predicting movement of nursery hosts using a linear network model. Proceedings of the Sudden Oak Death Science Symposium III, March 5-9, 2007, Santa Rosa, CA, pp. 249-256. PSW-GTR-214. http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/psw_gtr214/psw_gtr214_249-256_mckelvey.pdf
Downing, M.C., D.M. Borchert, K. Britton, F.H. Koch, F.J. Krist Jr., F.J. Sapio, W.D. Smith, B.M. Tkacz, and R.C. Venette. 2007. National risk map products and documentation for Phytophthora disease of alders (Phytophthora alni). USDA-FS Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team. http://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/technology/invasives_phytophthoraalni_riskmaps.shtml
Downing, M.C., C.W. Berisford, D.M. Borchert, D.A. Duerr, T. Eager, R.A. Haack, F.H. Koch, F.J. Krist Jr., F.J. Sapio, W.D. Smith, and B.M. Tkacz. 2006. National risk map products and documentation for the European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus). USDA-FS Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team. http://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/technology/invasives_ipstypographus_riskmaps.shtml
Downing, M.C., D.M. Borchert, D.A. Duerr, D.A. Haugen, F.H. Koch, F.J. Krist Jr., F.J. Sapio, W.D. Smith, and B.M. Tkacz. 2005. National risk map products and documentation for the sirex woodwasp (Sirex noctilio). USDA-FS Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team. http://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/technology/invasives_sirexnoctilio_riskmaps.shtml.
Koch, F.H., H.M. Cheshire, and H.A. Devine. 2005. Mapping hemlocks via tree-based classification of satellite imagery and environmental data. Proceedings of the Third Symposium on Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in the Eastern United States, February 1-3, 2005, Asheville, NC, pp. 104-114. FHTET-2005-01. http://www.na.fs.fed.us/fhp/hwa/pub/2005_proceedings/koch.pdf
Last updated 09/22/2008 by F.H. Koch.
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