Joe Hendricks, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology & Co-Director of the Wildlife Ecology Certificate Program
678-839-4037
jhendric@westga.ed u
Biology Building - Room 282
Office Hours
Monday: 8:30-11 am
Tuesday: 2-5 pm
Friday: 8:30-11 am
Prescribed burning is one of the most valuable tools for the ecological and economic management of pine forests in the southeastern United States. There is concern, however, that burning may lead to excessive losses of nitrogen (N), thereby decreasing forest productivity. The deleterious effects of burning may be countered via N2-fixation by herbaceous legumes that typically thrive in burned ecosystems. However, the rates and controls of legume N2-fixation in these ecosystems are poorly understood. The goal of my research program is to gain an improved understanding of the N2-fixation rates, N fates, and environmental controls of herbaceous legumes in these ecosystems.
- B.S., Biology, Mercer University, 1986
- M.S., Forest Ecology, University of Georgia, 1989
- Ph.D., Natural Resources, University of New Hampshire, 1994
- BIOL-1012 (Ecology & Environmental Biol)
- BIOL-1108 (Principles of Biology II)
- BIOL-1108L (Principles of Biology II Lab)
- BIOL-2108L (Prin of Bio II Lab for Bio Maj)
- BIOL-3135 (Ecology)
- BIOL-4424 (Wildlife Habitat Ecology)
- BIOL-4450 (Terrestrial Ecology)
- BIOL-4984 (Senior Biology Seminar)
- BIOL-4986 (Ecological Research)
- BIOL-5424 (Wildlife Habitat Ecology)
- BIOL-5450 (Terrestrial Ecology)
- ISCI-2001 (Life/Earth Science)
Fall 2024 Sections
- BIOL-1108 (Principles of Biology II) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-1108L (Principles of Biology II Lab) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-1108L (Principles of Biology II Lab) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ISCI-2001 (Life/Earth Science) Section: 03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2024 Sections
- BIOL-1012 (Ecology & Environmental Biol) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-3135 (Ecology) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2024 Sections
- BIOL-1108L (Principles of Biology II Lab) Section: 06 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ISCI-2001 (Life/Earth Science) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-2108L (Prin of Bio II Lab for Bio Maj) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-3135 (Ecology) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-4984 (Senior Biology Seminar) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2023 Sections
- BIOL-1108 (Principles of Biology II) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-1108L (Principles of Biology II Lab) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-1108L (Principles of Biology II Lab) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-2108L (Prin of Bio II Lab for Bio Maj) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-4424 (Wildlife Habitat Ecology) Section: 01W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-5424 (Wildlife Habitat Ecology) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2023 Sections
- BIOL-1012 (Ecology & Environmental Biol) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2023 Sections
- BIOL-2108L (Prin of Bio II Lab for Bio Maj) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-3135 (Ecology) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-4450 (Terrestrial Ecology) Section: 01W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-5450 (Terrestrial Ecology) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2022 Sections
- BIOL-3135 (Ecology) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-4424 (Wildlife Habitat Ecology) Section: 01W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-4986 (Ecological Research) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-5424 (Wildlife Habitat Ecology) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2022 Sections
- BIOL-1012 (Ecology & Environmental Biol) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-3135 (Ecology) Section: 1DW external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2022 Sections
- BIOL-3135 (Ecology) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-4450 (Terrestrial Ecology) Section: 01W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-5450 (Terrestrial Ecology) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2021 Sections
- BIOL-3135 (Ecology) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-4424 (Wildlife Habitat Ecology) Section: 01W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-5424 (Wildlife Habitat Ecology) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2021 Sections
- BIOL-1012 (Ecology & Environmental Biol) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-3135 (Ecology) Section: 1DW external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2021 Sections
- BIOL-3135 (Ecology) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-4450 (Terrestrial Ecology) Section: 01W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-5450 (Terrestrial Ecology) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2020 Sections
- BIOL-3135 (Ecology) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-4424 (Wildlife Habitat Ecology) Section: 01W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-5424 (Wildlife Habitat Ecology) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Legume versus non-legume foliar litter decomposition in regularly burned loblolly pine forests.
Assessing the role of native herbaceous legumes in the nitrogen cycle of regularly burned loblolly pine forests.
Ectomycorrhizal fungal mycelia turnover in a longleaf pine forest.
Influence of repeated canopy scorching on soil CO2 efflux.
Endogenous and exogenous controls of root lifespan, mortality, and nitrogen flux in a longleaf pine forest.
Fine root heterogeneity by branch order: exploring the discrepancy in root turnover estimates.
Nitrogen decreases and precipitation increases ectomycorrhizal extramatrical mycelia production in a longleaf pine forest.
Measuring external mycelia production of ecotmycorrhizal fungi in the field: the soil matrix matters.
Assessing the patterns and controls of fine root dynamics: an empirical test and methodological review.