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Joseph Veldman
- Assistant Professor, Faculty Chair of Society for Ecological Restoration
- Office:
- WFES 310
- Email:
- veldman@tamu.edu
- Phone:
- (979) 862-2652
- Resume/CV
- https://sites.google.com/site/josephveldman/
- Undergraduate Education
- B.S. Biology, Hope College
- Graduate Education
- Ph.D. Botany, University of Florida
- Courses Taught
- ESSM 417 Prescribed Fire
- ESSM 311 Biogeochemistry and Global Change
Research Interests and Specializations
The Veldman Lab
In the Veldman Lab at Texas A&M University, we study relationships among plant species, ecosystem functions, and human-induced environmental change. Fire – both as an ancient ecological force and as a management tool – is central to our research on the conservation and restoration of tropical and subtropical savannas and forests. Through interdisciplinary collaboration and outreach to environmental organizations, we work to improve public policies that impact fire-independent ecosystems and human livelihoods.
Select Publications
Veldman, J.W., E. Buisson, G.W. Fernandes, G. Durigan, S. Le Stradic, G. Mahy, D. Negreiros, G.E. Overbeck, R.G. Veldman, N.P. Zaloumis, F. E. Putz, and W.J. Bond. 2015. Toward an old-growth concept for grasslands, savannas, and woodlands. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 13:154–162. DOI: 10.1890/140270
Veldman, J.W. 2016. Clarifying the confusion: old-growth savannahs and tropical ecosystem degradation. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 371:20150306. DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0306
Nerlekar, A.N., J.W. Veldman. 2020. High diversity and slow recovery of old-growth grasslands. 2020. Proceedings of the Nation Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 117: 18550–18556. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1922266117
Veldman, J.W., L.A. Brudvig, E.I. Damschen, J.L. Orrock, W.B. Mattingly, J.L. Walker. 2014. Fire frequency, agricultural history and the multivariate control of pine savanna understorey plant diversity. Journal of Vegetation Science. 25:1438-1449. DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12195
Veldman, J.W., J.C. Aleman, S.T. Alvarado, T. M. Anderson, S. Archibald, W.J. Bond, T.W. Boutton, N. Buchmann, E. Buisson, J.G. Canadell, M.S. Dechoum, M.H. Diaz-Toribio, G. Durigan, J.J. Ewel, G.W. Fernandes, A. Fidelis, F. Fleischman, S.P. Good, D.M. Griffith, J.M. Hermann, W.A. Hoffmann, S. Le Stradic, C.E.R. Lehmann, G. Mahy, A.N. Nerlekar, J.B. Nippert, R.F. Noss, C.P. Osborne, G.E. Overbeck, C.L. Parr, J.G. Pausas, R.T. Pennington, M.P. Perring, F.E. Putz, J. Ratnam, M. Sankaran, I.B. Schmidt, C.B. Schmitt, F.A.O. Silveira, A.C. Staver, N. Stevens, C. Still, C.A.E. Strömberg, V.M. Temperton, J.M. Varner, N.P. Zaloumis. 2019. Comment on “The global tree restoration potential”. Science 366: eaay7976. DOI: 10.1126/science.aay7976