# CURRICULUM VITAE

# Joan L. Walker

Southern Research Station, USDA FS Telephone: 864-656-4822

Department of Forest Resources Fax: 864-656-1407

Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 Email: <joanwalker@fs.fed.us>

**Education**

B.S. (Biology), Lebanon Valley College, Annville PA, 1975

## M.S. (Botany), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill NC, 1980

Ph.D. (Biology), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill NC, 1985

**Professional Experience**

July 1992 - Present: Research Plant Ecologist; Endangered, Threatened
and Sensitive Wildlife and Plants of the South (SR-4201), Clemson, SC;
Adjunct Assistant Professor; Department of Forest Resources, Clemson
University, Clemson, SC

July 1991 ‑ July 1992: Regional Ecologist, USDA Forest Service Southern
Region (R-8), Atlanta, GA

June 1988 ‑ July 1991: Ecologist/Botanist, USDA Forest Service, National
Forests in Florida, Tallahassee, FL

January 1986 ‑ May 1988: Assistant Professor, Department of Biology,
Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA

October 1983 ‑ December 1985: Post‑Doctoral Research Associate,
Department of Botany, Duke University, Durham, NC

**Professional activities**

*Membership in professional societies*

> International Association of Vegetation Scientists (IAVS)
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> Ecological Society of America (ESA)
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> Association for Southeastern Biologists (ASB)
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> Natural Areas Association
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> Society for Conservation Biology

**Selected Publications**

Peet, R. K., D. C. Glenn‑Lewin and J. Walker Wolf. 1983. Prediction of
man\'s impact on plant diversity: a challenge for vegetation science.
In: W. Holzner, M.J. Werger and I. Ikusima (eds.), Man\'s Impact on
Vegetation. Dr. W. Junk, The Hague. pp. 41‑54.

Walker, J. and R. K. Peet. 1984. Composition and species diversity in
pine‑wiregrass savannas of the Green Swamp, North Carolina. Vegetatio
55: 163‑179.

Frost, C., J. Walker, and R.K. Peet. 1986. Fire‑dependent savannas and
prairies of the southeastern coastal plain: Original extent,
preservation status and management problems. IN: Kulhavy, D.L. and R.N.
Conner (eds.). Wilderness and Natural Areas in the Eastern United
States. School of Forestry, Stephen F. Austin State Univ., Nacogdoches,
TX. pp. 348‑357.

Walker, J. 1993. Rare plants associated with longleaf pine: patterns in
life history and ecology. Proceedings Tall Timbers Fire Ecol. Conf. 18:
105-125.

Emanuel, C.M., T.A. Waldrop, J.L. Walker, and D.H. VanLear. 1995.
Silvicultural options for recovering the endangered smooth coneflower:
preliminary results. In: Edwards, M.B., ed. Proceedings of the 8th
Biennial Southern Silv. Res. Conf. Gen.Tech.Rep. SRS-1, U.S.D.A. Forest
Service, Asheville, NC.

Godt, M.J.W., J. Walker and J.L. Hamrick. 1997. Genetic diversity in the
monotypic endangered lily *Harperocallis flava*, and a close relative,
*Tofieldia racemosa*. Conservation Biology 11: .

White, P.S. and J.L.Walker. 1997. Approximating nature's variation:
selecting and using reference sites and reference information in
restoration ecology. Rest. Ecol. 5: 338-349.

Hermann, S.M., R. van Hook, R.W. flowers, L.A. Brennan, J.S.
Glitzenstein, D. R. Streng, J.L. Walker, and R.L. Myers. 1998. Fire and
biodiversity: studies of vegetation and arthropods. Pp. 384-401 *In:*
Trans. of the 63^rd^ North American Wildlife, and Natural Resources
Conference, Orlando, FL (1998). Wildlife Management Institute,
Washington DC.

Walker, J.L. 1998. Ground layer vegetation in longleaf pine landscapes:
an overview for restoration and management. Proceedings of Symposium on
Restoration and Regional Conservation Strategies. Longleaf Alliance
Report No. 3. Auburn University, Auburn, AL.

Covington, W., W.A. Neiring, E. Starkey, J.L. Walker. 1999. Ecosystem
restoration and management: scientific principles and concepts. In: N.C.
Johnson, comps., eds. Ecological stewardship: a common reference for
ecosystem management. Elsevier Scientific Ltd., Oxford, England. Pp.
599-617.

Walker, J.L. 2001. Sensitive Plant Communities. *In:* J. Dickson, ed.
*Wildlife of the Southern Forests.* Hancock House Publishers, Blaine WA.

Smith, G.P., V.B. Shelburne, J.L. Walker. In press. Structure and
composition of vegetation on longleaf pine plantations compared to
natural stands occurring along an environmental gradient of South
Carolina. Pp. 228-231 *In*: Hawood, J.D., ed. Proceedings of the Tenth
Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference, February 16-18,
1999. Shreveport, LA.

White, P.S., J. Harrod, J.l. Walker, A. Jentsch. In press. Disturbance,
scale, and boundary in wilderness management. *In* Cole, D.N., S.F.
McCool (eds) Proceedings: Wilderness Science in a Time of Change. Proc.
RMRS-P-000. USDA FS, Rocky Mountain Res. Stn., Ogden, UT.

**(Selected) Published abstracts of presented papers (since 1995):**

Madsen, Dana L., T.P. Spira, J.L. Walker, and J.E. Fairey. 1995.
Germination ecology of *Macbridea alba* (Chapm.). ASB Bull. 42: 93.

Walker, J.L.and B.van Eerden. 1996. Relationships between disturbance
history and vegetation in Carolina sandhills. ESA 77(3): 465.

Van Eerden, B.and J L. Walker. 1996. The effect of burn season on
wiregrass seed yield in Carolina Sandhills habitat. (Poster) ESA 77(3):
455.

Walker, J.L. and B. VanEerden. 1997. Legacies of land use: implications
for using fire to restore longleaf pine forests. Bull. ESA 78(4): 37.

Walker, J.L. and D.L. Madsen. 1997. The breeding system of *Macbridea
alba*, a federally endangered mint. ASB Bull. 44: 127-128.

**Invited presentations (Since 1995)**

Walker, J. L. 1995. Disturbance ecology and ecosystem management. D.O.E
Workshop on "Ecosystem Management at Savannah River Site.

Walker, J. L. 1996. Fire effects on plants. D.O.E. Workshop on "Fire in
the Ecosystem, Savannah River Site.

Walker, J. L. 1996. Herbaceous vegetation in longleaf pine communities:
pattern and process. Big Thicket Science Conference. Beaumont, TX.
(Plenary session).

Walker, J.L. and B. VanEerden. 1997. Legacies of land use: implications
for using fire to restore longleaf pine forests. Symposium. Ecological
Society of America Annual Meeting.

Walker, J.L. 2001. Landscape legacies: southeastern coastal plain.
Landscape Legacies Conference, Duke University.

Walker, J.L. 2001. Prescribed fire for restoring longleaf pine woodlands
and savannas. Symposium. Society for Range Management Annual Meeting.