Michael A. Blazier
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Dean/Director
Also affiliated: Oklahoma State University (2002–2004); Louisiana State University (2008–2022); Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (2005–2021); Louisiana Tech University (2017)
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Biography and Research Information
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Michael A. Blazier's research investigates the impact of various agronomic and forestry practices on soil properties and plant growth. His work has examined how straw harvesting, fertilization, and fertilizer types influence soil microbiological and physical characteristics in loblolly pine plantations. Blazier has also studied the nutrient dynamics and tree growth within silvopastoral systems, specifically noting the impact of poultry litter. Further research includes the effects of fertilization and vegetation control on microbial biomass carbon and dehydrogenase activity in young loblolly pine plantations.
His publications also explore the comparison of lignocellulosic pyrolysis products from different plant sources and tree ages. Blazier has investigated how loblolly pine age and density affect switchgrass growth and soil carbon within agroforestry systems. Additionally, his research has addressed landowners' willingness to accept compensation for forest thinning, considering the influence of information provision.
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- h-index: 10
- Publications: 74
- Citations: 357
Positions
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Dean/Director 2022–presentUniversity of Arkansas at Monticello College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources; Arkansas Forest Resources Center ORCID
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Professor 2003–2021Louisiana State University Hill Farm Research Station ORCID
Selected Publications
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Family-level variation in growth and physiological traits of longleaf pine from contrasting provenances on a drought-prone site (2026)
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Growth and economic performance comparison of twenty-year-old open-pollinated vs. clonal loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) genotypes in Louisiana, USA (2025)
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Comparison of Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms for Extracting Tree Canopy Cover using High-Resolution Imagery and Google Earth Engine (2025)
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Automated Individual Tree Crown Detection and Segmentation using Simple Non-Iterative Clustering (SNIC) Algorithms and High-Resolution LiDAR (2025)
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Family Forest Landowners’ Preferences for Meeting Format and Outreach with Forest Professionals Post-COVID-19 (2024)
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Eastern and western loblolly pine sources in the western gulf coastal plain region—Root system observations (2024)
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Early Detection of Pine Needle Diseases in Southeast US Forests: A Deep Learning Approach Using UAV Imagery (2024)
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Productivity of hybrid sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana x styraciflua) plantations compared to native sweetgum (L. Styraciflua) in the Western Gulf Region of south-central U.S. (2024)
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Loblolly Pine Mid-Rotation Phosphorus Fertilization with Poultry Litter Ash or Triple Superphosphate (2024)
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Assessing Conservation Easement Landowners Adoption of Thinning (2022)
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Competition intensity varies with hardwood species identity and constrains stand-level productivity in southeastern pine–hardwood mixtures compared to loblolly pine monocultures (2022)
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Effect of the Systemic Neonicotinoid Insecticide Dinotefuran on Leaf-level Photosynthesis in Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) (2022)
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Conservation easement landowners' willingness to accept for forest thinning and the impact of information (2021)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
- Automated Individual Tree Crown Detection and Segmentation using Simple Non-Iterative Clustering (SNIC) Algorithms and High-Resolution LiDAR
- Comparison of Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms for Extracting Tree Canopy Cover using High-Resolution Imagery and Google Earth Engine
- Growth and economic performance comparison of twenty-year-old open-pollinated vs. clonal loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) genotypes in Louisiana, USA
- Family-level variation in growth and physiological traits of longleaf pine from contrasting provenances on a drought-prone site
- Conservation easement landowners' willingness to accept for forest thinning and the impact of information
- Assessing Conservation Easement Landowners Adoption of Thinning
- Family Forest Landowners’ Preferences for Meeting Format and Outreach with Forest Professionals Post-COVID-19
- Conservation easement landowners' willingness to accept for forest thinning and the impact of information
- Assessing Conservation Easement Landowners Adoption of Thinning
- Family Forest Landowners’ Preferences for Meeting Format and Outreach with Forest Professionals Post-COVID-19
- Early Detection of Pine Needle Diseases in Southeast US Forests: A Deep Learning Approach Using UAV Imagery
- Automated Individual Tree Crown Detection and Segmentation using Simple Non-Iterative Clustering (SNIC) Algorithms and High-Resolution LiDAR
- Comparison of Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms for Extracting Tree Canopy Cover using High-Resolution Imagery and Google Earth Engine
- Early Detection of Pine Needle Diseases in Southeast US Forests: A Deep Learning Approach Using UAV Imagery
- Automated Individual Tree Crown Detection and Segmentation using Simple Non-Iterative Clustering (SNIC) Algorithms and High-Resolution LiDAR
- Comparison of Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms for Extracting Tree Canopy Cover using High-Resolution Imagery and Google Earth Engine
- Conservation easement landowners' willingness to accept for forest thinning and the impact of information
- Assessing Conservation Easement Landowners Adoption of Thinning
- Effect of the Systemic Neonicotinoid Insecticide Dinotefuran on Leaf-level Photosynthesis in Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)
- Eastern and western loblolly pine sources in the western gulf coastal plain region—Root system observations
- Effect of the Systemic Neonicotinoid Insecticide Dinotefuran on Leaf-level Photosynthesis in Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)
- Eastern and western loblolly pine sources in the western gulf coastal plain region—Root system observations
- Effect of the Systemic Neonicotinoid Insecticide Dinotefuran on Leaf-level Photosynthesis in Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)
- Eastern and western loblolly pine sources in the western gulf coastal plain region—Root system observations
- Automated Individual Tree Crown Detection and Segmentation using Simple Non-Iterative Clustering (SNIC) Algorithms and High-Resolution LiDAR
- Comparison of Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms for Extracting Tree Canopy Cover using High-Resolution Imagery and Google Earth Engine
- Effect of the Systemic Neonicotinoid Insecticide Dinotefuran on Leaf-level Photosynthesis in Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)
- Competition intensity varies with hardwood species identity and constrains stand-level productivity in southeastern pine–hardwood mixtures compared to loblolly pine monocultures
- Loblolly Pine Mid-Rotation Phosphorus Fertilization with Poultry Litter Ash or Triple Superphosphate
- Loblolly Pine Mid-Rotation Phosphorus Fertilization with Poultry Litter Ash or Triple Superphosphate
- Loblolly Pine Mid-Rotation Phosphorus Fertilization with Poultry Litter Ash or Triple Superphosphate
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