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JERRY F. FRANKLIN PROFILE
http://depts.washington.edu/
wrccrf/Franklin/

Professor with the College of Forest Resources at the University of Washington, is sometimes referred to by the media as the "guru of old growth." His mission in life is to "cut the best deal I can for forests and trees in a world that's dominated by humans." Jerry is credited with modifying the way trees are harvested. These new techniques have helped retain biodiversity in many of the world's forests. His love for the woods surfaced at the early age of four and by age nine he knew he would grow up to be a forester. Even today, Jerry often can be found wandering in the forest whistling and "talking" to his 500 year-old Douglas Fir "friends."

Education
B.S., Forest management, Oregon State University, 1959
M.S., Forest management and statistics, Oregon State University, 1961
Ph.D., Botany and soils, Washington State University, 1966

Research and Teaching

B. Selected Publications:(from total of >300):
Franklin, J.F. 1997. Ecosystem management: an overview. In A.W. Haney and Mark S. Boyce, Ecosystem management: applications for sustainable forest and wildlife resources. Yale University Press: New Haven, CT

Franklin, J.F., D.R. Berg, D.A Thornburgh, and J.C. Tappeiner. 1997. Alternative silvicultural approaches to timber harvesting: variable retention harvest systems. In K. Kohm and J.F. Franklin, Creating a Forestry for the 21st Century. Island Press, Washington, DC

Franklin, J.F. 1995. Sustainability of managed temperate forest ecosystems. Pages 355-385 in M. Munasinghe and W. Shearer, Defining and measuring sustainability. The biophysical foundations. The World Band: Washington, DC

Franklin, J. F. 1993. Preserving biodiversity: species,
ecosystems or landscapes? Ecological Applications
3(2):202-205.

Chen, J., J. F. Franklin, and T. A. Spies. 1993. Contrasting microclimates among clearcut, edge, and interior of old-growth Douglas-fir forest. Agricultural and Forest Meterology 63:219-237.

Franklin, J. F. 1992. Scientific basis for new perspectives in forests and streams. Pages 25-72 In R. J. Naiman (ed), Watershed management--balancing sustainability and environmental change. Springer-Verlag:New York.

Franklin, J. F., F. J. Swanson, M. E. Harmon, and others. 1991. Effects of global climatic change on forests in northwestern North America. Northwest Environmental Jour. 7:233-254.

Harmon, M.E., J.F. Franklin, and W.K. Ferrell. 1990. Effects on carbon storage of conversion of old-growth forests to your forests. Science 247:699-702.

Harmon, M.E., and J.F. Franklin. 1989. Tree seedlings on logs in Picea sitchensis-Tsuga heterophylla forests of Oregon and Washington. Ecology 70:48-59.

Franklin, J.F., and R.T.T. Forman. 1987. Creating landscape patterns by forest cutting: ecological consequences and principles. Landscape Ecology 1:5-18.

Franklin, J. F., H. H. Shugart, and M. E. Harmon. 1987. Tree death as an ecological process. BioScience 37(8):550-556.

Franklin, J.F., K. Cromack, W. Denison, and other. 1981. Ecological characteristics of old-growth Douglas-fir forests. USDA Forest Service General Tech. Rept. PNW-118, 48p.

Franklin, J.F., and C.T. Dyrness. 1973. Natural vegetation of Oregon and Washington. USDA Forest Service General Tech. Rept. PNW-8, 417 p.