Thomas Brandeis, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Samjhana Wagle, Sheng-I Yang, Thomas Brandeis, Humfredo Marcano-Vega, Bronson Bullock. 2026. Developing Species-Specific Height-Diameter Relationship Models for Different Forest Types in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands
• Nafiseh Haghtalab, Tamara Heartsill Scalley, Tana E. Wood, J. Aaron Hogan, Humfredo Marcano-Vega, Thomas Brandeis, Thomas Ruzycki, Eileen Helmer. 2026. Multi-Resolution Mapping of Aboveground Biomass and Change in Puerto Rico’s Forests with Remote Sensing and Machine Learning
• Lance A. Vickers, Benjamin O. Knapp, Thomas Goff, Thomas Brandeis, John M. Lhotka, Randall Morin, Kenton L. Sena, Jeffrey W. Stringer. 2025. Bourbon Barrels and Bottlenecks: a Nuanced Look at Thirty Years of White Oak Population Dynamics
• Samuel G. Lambert, Joe McCollum, Thomas Brandeis, Mark Brown. 2025. South Carolina’s Forests, 2021
• Sheng-I Yang, Thomas Brandeis, Tara Skiba. 2025. Quantifying Stand-level Carbon Using an Alternative Method: A Case Study of National Forests and Parks in Southern Appalachian Mountains
• Bobby Thapa, Thomas O. Ochuodho, John M. Lhotka, William Thomas, Jacob Muller, Thomas Brandeis, Edward Olale, Mo Zhou, Jingjing Liang. 2025. Economic impacts of maple syrup production potential in Kentucky: Input-output analysis
• Sheng-I Yang, Thomas Brandeis, Eileen Helmer, Humfredo Marcano-Vega. 2025. Predicting species-specific diameter growth rate for Caribbean trees using mixed-effects extreme gradient boosting
• Thomas Brandeis, Kerry Dooley, Rebekah J. Zehnder, Katie Jennings, Tonya Lister, Mark Majewsky, Gretchen Riley, Annie Hermansen, Robert Hoehn. 2024. San Antonio’s Urban Forest, 2018
• Asiful Alam, Parag Kadam, Thomas Brandeis, Andres Baeza-Castro, Puneet Dwivedi. 2024. Assessing the impact of Hurricane Ivan on aboveground forest carbon dynamics in the Florida Panhandle: A case study from Perdido Bay watershed
• Bobby Thapa, Thomas O. Ochuodho, John M. Lhotka, William Thomas, Zachary J. Hackworth, Jacob Muller, Thomas Brandeis, Edward Olale, Mo Zhou, Jingjing Liang. 2024. Assessing the Factors Affecting Maple Syrup Yield in the US and Predicting Production Potential in Kentucky
• Kathryn C. Baer, David J. Nowak, Thomas Brandeis, Kerry Dooley, Kurt Hellman, Jason Henning, Christina Herrick, Robert Hoehn, Katie Jennings, Lucie Lepine, Tonya Lister, Mark Majewsky, Suzanne M. Owen, Nancy Falxa Sonti, Sjana Schanning, Rebekah J. Zehnder. 2024. San Diego’s urban forest, 2017
• Thomas Brandeis, Andy Hartsell, KaDonna Randolph, William Preston Durham, Christopher M. Oswalt. 2024. Virginia's Forests, 2021
• Sakar Jha, Sheng-I Yang, Thomas Brandeis, Olaf Kuegler, Humfredo Marcano-Vega. 2023. Evaluation of regression methods and competition indices in characterizing height-diameter relationships for temperate and pantropical tree species
• Samuel G. Lambert, James Gray, Joe McCollum, Thomas Brandeis, Mark Brown. 2023. Georgia's Forests, 2019
• Thomas Brandeis, Humfredo Marcano-Vega. 2022. Forest inventories of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands
• Thomas Brandeis, Joberto Veloso de Freitas, Rubí Angélica Cuenca Lara, Alexs Arana, Mariana Boscana, Anibal Cuchietti, Rafael Mayorga Saucedo, Humfredo Marcano-Vega, Carlo Paredes Valiente, Carla Ramírez, Sergio Villela, Iciar Alberdi. 2022. Challenges and opportunities for national forest inventories
• Sheng-I Yang, Thomas Brandeis, Eileen Helmer, Michael P. Oatham, Tamara Heartsill Scalley, Humfredo Marcano-Vega. 2022. Characterizing height-diameter relationships for Caribbean trees using mixed-effects random forest algorithm
• Anibal Cuchietti, Rubi Cuenca, Alex Arana, Thomas Brandeis, Rafael Mayorga Saucedo, Joberto Veloso de Freitas, Iciar Alberdi, Carla Ramirez. 2022. Similitudes y diferencias en el diseño de los inventarios forestales nacionales de Latinoamérica y el Caribe
• Sheng-I Yang, Thomas Brandeis. 2022. Estimating maximum stand density for mixed-hardwood forests among various physiographic zones in the eastern US
• Christopher M. Oswalt, Thomas Brandeis, Sonja Oswalt. 2022. Kentucky's forests, 2014 (with updates for 2016)
• Thomas Brandeis, Jeffery Turner, Andres Alejandro Baeza-Castro, Mark Brown, Samuel G. Lambert. 2022. Assessing forest resource damage following natural disasters using national forest inventory plots: a case study of Hurricane Michael
• Christopher M. Oswalt, Thomas Brandeis, Sonja Oswalt. 2022. Tennessee's forests, 2014 (with updates for 2016)
• Thomas Brandeis, Humfredo Marcano-Vega. 2021. Inventarios forestales de Puerto Rico y las Islas Virgenes de los Estados Unidos
• Thomas Brandeis, Joberto Veloso de Freitas, Rubi Cuenca, Alexs Arana, Mariana Boscana, Anibal Cuchietti, Rafael Mayorga Saucedo, Humfredo Marcano Vega, Carlo Paredes Valiente, Carla Ramirez, Sergio Villela, Iciar Alberdi. 2021. Desafíos y oportunidades de los inventarios forestales nacionales
• John Schelhas, Thomas Brandeis, Thomas K. Rudel. 2021. Planted forests and natural regeneration in forest transitions: patterns and implications from the U.S. South
• Thomas Brandeis, Consuelo Brandeis. 2021. Assessing tree mortality probability in harvested hardwood stands using long-term forest inventory data
• Zhi-Xin Zhu, Francisco J. Escobedo, Liam J. Revell, Thomas Brandeis, Jun Xie, Hua-Feng Wang. 2021. Using phylogenetic diversity to explore the socioeconomic and ecological drivers of a tropical, coastal urban forest
• Thomas Brandeis. 2020. Celebrating progress, possibilities, and partnerships: Proceedings of the 2019 Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Science Stakeholder Meeting.
• Jesse Caputo, Brett J. Butler, Thomas Brandeis, Kurt Riitters. 2020. Changes in land use, forest ownership, parcel size, and fragmentation in forests of the U.S. South
• John S. Vissage, Travis R. Greer, Thomas Brandeis. 2019. Site class and site index: two estimates of site quality for the Southern Research Station Forest Inventory and Analysis Program
• Jimena Forero-Montaña, Humfredo Marcano-Vega, Jess K. Zimmerman, Thomas Brandeis. 2019. Potential of second-growth Neotropical forests for forestry: the example of Puerto Rico
• Eileen Helmer, Thomas Ruzycki, Barry T. (Ty) Wilson, Kirk Sherrill, Michael Lefsky, Humfredo Marcano-Vega, Thomas Brandeis, Heather Erickson, Bonnie Ruefenacht. 2018. Tropical Deforestation and Recolonization by Exotic and Native Trees: Spatial Patterns of Tropical Forest Biomass, Functional Groups, and Species Counts and Links to Stand Age, Geoclimate, and Sustainability Goals
• Samuel G. Lambert, Thomas Brandeis. 2018. Forests of Georgia, 2016
• Thomas Brandeis, Andy Hartsell, KaDonna Randolph, Christopher M. Oswalt. 2018. Virginia’s forests, 2016
• Thomas Brandeis, Andy Hartsell, KaDonna Randolph, Christopher M. Oswalt. 2018. Forests of Virginia, 2016
• Thomas Brandeis, Consuelo Brandeis, Andy Hartsell. 2018. South Carolina’s forests, 2016
• David J. Nowak, Allison Bodine, Robert Hoehn, Christopher B. Edgar, Gretchen Riley, Dudley R. Hartel, Kerry Dooley, Sharon Stanton, Mark A. Hatfield, Thomas Brandeis, Tonya Lister. 2017. Houston’s Urban Forest, 2015
• Thomas Brandeis. 2017. Partial harvesting of hardwood sawtimber in Kentucky and Tennessee, 2002–2014
• Thomas Brandeis, Andy Hartsell, Consuelo Brandeis. 2017. Forests of South Carolina, 2016
• Thomas Brandeis, Andy Hartsell, Consuelo Brandeis. 2017. Forests of Virginia, 2015
• Thomas Brandeis, Stan Zarnoch, Christopher M. Oswalt, Jeffery Stringer. 2017. The lack of adequate quality assurance/quality control data hinders the assessment of potential forest degradation in a national forest inventory
• David J. Nowak, Allison Bodine, Robert Hoehn, Christopher B. Edgar, Dudley R. Hartel, Tonya Lister, Thomas Brandeis. 2016. Austin's Urban Forest, 2014
• Thomas Brandeis, Andy Hartsell, KaDonna Randolph, Sonja Oswalt, Consuelo Brandeis. 2016. Forests of Kentucky, 2014
• Thomas Brandeis, Andy Hartsell, Consuelo Brandeis, KaDonna Randolph, Sonja Oswalt. 2016. Forests of South Carolina, 2015
• Thomas Brandeis, Consuelo Brandeis, Andy Hartsell, KaDonna Randolph, Sonja Oswalt. 2016. Forests of Georgia, 2015
• Thomas Brandeis, Joe McCollum, Andy Hartsell, Consuelo Brandeis, Anita K. Rose, Sonja Oswalt, James T. (JT) Vogt, Humfredo Marcano-Vega. 2016. Georgia’s forests, 2014
• Thomas Brandeis, Andy Hartsell. 2015. Forests of Georgia, 2014
• Thomas Brandeis, Christopher M. Oswalt, Jeffery Stringer, Stan Zarnoch. 2015. Are observed trends in hardwood tree grade due to resource changes or data anomalies?
• Thomas Brandeis. 2015. Georgia’s forests, 2009
• Thomas Brandeis. 2015. Forests of East Texas, 2014
• Christina L. Staudhammer, Francisco J. Escobedo, Nathan Holt, Linda J. Young, Thomas Brandeis, Wayne C. Zipperer, Other. 2015. Predictors, spatial distribution, and occurrence of woody invasive plants in subtropical urban ecosystems
• Thomas Brandeis. 2015. Forests of Georgia, 2013
• Humfredo Marcano-Vega, Thomas Brandeis, Jeffery Turner. 2015. Los bosques de Puerto Rico, 2009
• Nilesh Timilsina, Francisco J. Escobedo, Christina Staudhammer, Thomas Brandeis. 2014. Analyzing the causal factors of carbon stores in a subtropical urban forest
• Kerry Dooley, Thomas Brandeis. 2014. Forests of east Texas, 2013
• Eileen Helmer, H.E. Erickson, Thomas Brandeis, Ariel Lugo. 2014. Controls on fallen leaf chemistry and forest floor element masses in native and novel forests across a tropical island
• Patricia Adame, Maria Uriarte, Thomas Brandeis. 2014. Diameter growth performance of tree functional groups in Puerto Rican secondary tropical forests.
• Thomas Brandeis, Francisco J. Escobedo, Christina L. Staudhammer, David J. Nowak, Wayne C. Zipperer. 2014. San Juan Bay Estuary watershed urban forest inventory
• Thomas Brandeis, Jason Cooper, James Bentley. 2014. East Texas, 2012—Forest Inventory and Analysis Factsheet
• Thomas Brandeis, Jeffery Turner. 2013. U.S. Virgin Islands’ Forests, 2009
• Thomas Brandeis, Jeffery Turner. 2013. U.S. Virgin Islands, 2009—forest inventory and analysis factsheet
• J. M. Tucker Lima, C. L. Staudhammer, Thomas Brandeis, Francisco J. Escobedo, Wayne C. Zipperer. 2013. Temporal dynamics of a subtropical urban forest in San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2001-2010
• Nilesh Timilsina, Francisco J. Escobedo, Wendell P. Cropper, Amr Abd-Elrahman, Thomas Brandeis, Sonia Delphin, Samuel G. Lambert. 2013. A framework for identifying carbon hotspots and forest management drivers
• S. Martinuzzi, Ariel Lugo, Thomas Brandeis, Eileen Helmer. 2013. Case study: Geographic distribution and level of novelty of Puerto Rican forests
• Thomas Brandeis, Jeffery Turner. 2013. Puerto Rico’s forests, 2009
• Andrew Gray, Thomas Brandeis, John D. Shaw, William McWilliams, Patrick D. Miles. 2012. Forest Inventory and Analysis Database of the United States of America (FIA)
• Thomas Brandeis, Elvia J. Meléndez-Ackerman, Eileen Helmer. 2012. Forest vegetation cover assessment on Mona Island, Puerto Rico
• Thomas Brandeis, Andy Hartsell, James Bentley, Consuelo Brandeis. 2012. Economic dynamics of forests and forest industries in the Southern United States
• David J. Nowak, Anne B. Cumming, Daniel Twardus, Robert Hoehn, Christopher M. Oswalt, Thomas Brandeis. 2012. Urban forests of Tennessee, 2009
• Eileen Helmer, Thomas S. Ruzycki, Joseph M. Wunderle Jr., Shannon Vogesser, Bonnie Ruefenacht, Charles Kwit, Thomas Brandeis, David N. Ewert. 2010. Mapping tropical dry forest height, foliage height profiles and disturbance type and age with a time series of cloud-cleared Landsat and ALI image mosaics to characterize avian habitat
• Christopher M. Oswalt, Sonja Oswalt, Thomas Brandeis. 2010. Big trees in the southern forest inventory
• Thomas Brandeis. 2009. Diameter growth of subtropical trees in Puerto Rico
• D.W. Steadman, J.R. Montambault, Scott K. Robinson, Sonja Oswalt, Thomas Brandeis, A. Gustavo Londoño, M.J. Reetz, W.M. Schelsky, N.A. Wright, J.P. Hoover, J. Jankowski, A.W. Kratter, A.E. Martinez, J. Smith. 2009. Relative abundance, habitat use, and long-term population changes of wintering and resident landbirds on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
• Thomas Brandeis, Eileen Helmer, Humfredo Marcano-Vega, Ariel Lugo. 2009. Climate shapes the novel plant communities that form after deforestation in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
• Thomas Brandeis. 2009. Diameter growth of subtropical trees in Puerto Rico
• Thomas Brandeis, Eileen Helmer, Humfredo Marcano-Vega, Ariel Lugo. 2009. Climate shapes the novel plant communities that form after deforestion in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
• Thomas Brandeis, KaDonna Randolph, Mike Strub. 2009. Modeling Caribbean tree stem diameters from tree height and crown width measurements
• Thomas Brandeis, Christopher W. W. Woodall. 2009. Assessment of forest fuel loadings in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
• Todd Kennaway, Eileen Helmer, Michael Lefsky, Thomas Brandeis, Kirk Sherrill. 2009. Mapping land cover and estimating forest structure using satellite imagery and coarse resolution lidar in the Virgin Islands
• David Steadman, Jensen Montambault, Scott Robinson, Sonja Oswalt, Thomas Brandeis, Agustavo Londono, Matthew Reetz, Wendy Schelsky, Natalie Wright, Jeffrey Hoover, Jill Jankowski, Andrew Kratter, Arie Martínez, Jordan Smith. 2009. Relative abundance, habitat use, and long-term population changes of wintering and resident landbirds on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
• T.A. Kennaway, Eileen Helmer, M.A. Lefsky, Thomas Brandeis, K.R. Sherill. 2008. Mapping land cover and estimating forest structure using satellite imagery and coarse resolution lidar in the Virgin Islands
• Thomas Brandeis, Christopher W. W. Woodall. 2008. Assessment of forest fuel loadings in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands
• Eileen Helmer, Thomas Brandeis, Ariel Lugo, Todd Kennaway. 2008. Factors influencing spatial pattern in tropical forest clearance and stand age: Implications for carbon storage and species diversity.
• Sonja Oswalt, Thomas Brandeis. 2008. Contribution of Dead Wood to Biomass and Carbon Stocks in the Caribbean: St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Sonja Oswalt, Thomas Brandeis. 2008. Contribution of dead wood to biomass and carbon stocks in the Caribbean: St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
• Thomas Brandeis, Eileen Helmer, Sonja Oswalt. 2007. The status of Puerto Rico's forests, 2003
• Thomas Brandeis, Eileen Helmer, Sonja Oswalt. 2007. El Estado de los Bosques de Puerto Rico, 2003
• Thomas Brandeis, Sonja Oswalt. 2007. The status of U.S. Virgin Islands' forests, 2004
• Thomas Brandeis. 2006. Assessing tree species assemblages in highly disturbed Puerto Rican karst landscapes using forest inventory data
• Thomas Brandeis, Matthew Delaney, Bernard Parresol, Larry Royer. 2006. Development of equations for predicting Puerto Rican subtropical dry forest biomass and volume
• Thomas Brandeis, Matthew Delaney, Bernard Parresol, Larry Royer. 2006. Development of equations for predicting Puerto Rican subtropical dry forest biomass and volume.
• Thomas Brandeis. 2006. Assessing tree species assemblages in highly disturbed Puerto Rican karst landscapes using forest inventory data.
• Sonja Oswalt, Thomas Brandeis, Britta P. Dimick. 2006. Phytosociology of Vascular Plants on an International Biosphere Reserve: Virgin Islands National Park, St. John, US Virgin Islands.
• Thomas Brandeis, Olaf Kuegler, Steven A. Knowe. 2005. Equations for merchantable volume for subtropical moist and wet forests of Puerto Rico
• Thomas Brandeis, Maria Del Rocio, Suarez Rozo. 2005. Effects of model choice and forest structure on inventory-based estimations of Puerto Rican forest biomass
• Thomas Brandeis, MARIA DEL ROCIO SUAREZ ROZO. 2005. Effects of Model Choice and Forest Structure on Inventory-Based Estimations of Puerto Rican Forest Biomass.

Other Publications

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  Additional sampling and estimation details for urban forest inventory and analysis reports (version 1)

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/understory/additional-sampling-and-estimation-details-urban-forest-inventory-and-analysis

• Oregon State University, Ph.D., Forest Science, 1999
• University of Illinois, M.S., Forestry, 1988
• University of Notre Dame, B.S., Biology, 1985