John M. Lhotka, Ph.D.
Professor of Silviculture
Director of Undergraduate Studies
210 Thomas Poe Cooper Building
Lexington, KY 40546-0073
(859) 257-9701
john.lhotka@uky.edu
Research
Courses Taught
- FOR 350 Silviculture
- FOR 358 Silvicultural Practices
- FOR 480 Integrated Forest Resource Management
Education
Ph.D. Silviculture 2006, Auburn University
M.S. Forest Resource Management 2001, Southern Illinois University
B.S. Forestry 1999, Southern Illinois University
Research Interests
- Ecology and management of oak dominated forests
- Irregular and gap-based silvicultural systems
- Modeling tree- and stand-level growth in a silvicultural context and under changing climates
- Linkage among forest structure, understory environment, and development of tree reproduction
- Effects of thinning and intermediate stand treatments on tree growth and recruitment
- Quantification of canopy structure and forest microclimates in single and mixed species stands
- Natural and artificial regeneration of forest communities
- Reforestation and reclamation of disturbed lands
- Woody biomass production and utilization for bioenergy
