Joe Hendricks, Ph.D.

Professor of Biology & Co-Director of the Wildlife Ecology Certificate Program
Department of Natural Sciences College of Arts, Culture, and Scientific Inquiry

678-839-4037
jhendric@westMmSkY9NECR6XN12W1nuHPDXILB2ybduEmCD17ZcLBOCqZHWnzga.edu

Biology Building - Room 282
Office Hours
M, W, and F from 9:30 - Noon

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Joe Hendricks, Ph.D.

Prescribed burning is one of the most valuable tools for the ecological and economic management of pine forests in the southeastern United States.  There is concern, however, that burning may lead to excessive losses of nitrogen (N), thereby decreasing forest productivity.  The deleterious effects of burning may be countered via N2-fixation by herbaceous legumes that typically thrive in burned ecosystems.  However, the rates and controls of legume N2-fixation in these ecosystems are poorly understood.  The goal of my research program is to gain an improved understanding of the N2-fixation rates, N fates, and environmental controls of herbaceous legumes in these ecosystems.

  • B.S., Biology, Mercer University, 1986
  • M.S., Forest Ecology, University of Georgia, 1989
  • Ph.D., Natural Resources, University of New Hampshire, 1994

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Fall 2021 Sections

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Fall 2020 Sections

Summer 2020 Sections

  • BIOL-1012 (Ecology & Environmental Biol) Section: E01
  • BIOL-3135 (Ecology) Section: 1DW

Spring 2020 Sections

  • BIOL-3135 (Ecology) Section: 01
  • BIOL-4450 (Terrestrial Ecology) Section: 01W
  • BIOL-5450 (Terrestrial Ecology) Section: 01

Fall 2019 Sections

  • BIOL-3135 (Ecology) Section: 02
  • BIOL-4424 (Wildlife Habitat Ecology) Section: 01W
  • BIOL-5424 (Wildlife Habitat Ecology) Section: 01

Summer 2019 Sections

  • BIOL-1012 (Ecology & Environmental Biol) Section: E02
  • BIOL-3135 (Ecology) Section: 01

Spring 2019 Sections

  • BIOL-3135 (Ecology) Section: 01
  • GEOL-4082 (Acidic Soil Replenish with Ash) Section: 02
  • BIOL-4450 (Terrestrial Ecology) Section: 01W
  • BIOL-5450 (Terrestrial Ecology) Section: 01

Fall 2018 Sections

  • BIOL-3135 (Ecology) Section: 02
  • BIOL-4424 (Wildlife Habitat Ecology) Section: 01W
  • BIOL-5424 (Wildlife Habitat Ecology) Section: 01

Summer 2018 Sections

  • BIOL-1012 (Ecology & Environmental Biol) Section: E01
  • BIOL-3135 (Ecology) Section: 01

Spring 2018 Sections

  • BIOL-4450 (Terrestrial Ecology) Section: 01W
  • BIOL-4986 (Med Tech Internship) Section: 02
  • BIOL-5450 (Terrestrial Ecology) Section: 01

Fall 2017 Sections

  • BIOL-3135 (Ecology) Section: 02
  • BIOL-4424 (Wildlife Habitat Ecology) Section: 01W
  • BIOL-5424 (Wildlife Habitat Ecology) Section: 01

Summer 2017 Sections

  • BIOL-3135 (Ecology) Section: 01
  • BIOL-4986 (Pharmacy Internship) Section: E01

Spring 2017 Sections

  • BIOL-3135 (Ecology) Section: 01
  • BIOL-4450 (Terrestrial Ecology) Section: 01W
  • BIOL-4984 (Senior Biology Seminar) Section: 05
  • BIOL-5450 (Terrestrial Ecology) Section: 01

Fall 2016 Sections

  • BIOL-3135 (Ecology) Section: 02
  • BIOL-4424 (Wildlife Habitat Ecology) Section: 01W
  • BIOL-4986 (Greenhouse Management) Section: 05
  • BIOL-5424 (Wildlife Habitat Ecology) Section: 01

Summer 2016 Sections

  • BIOL-3135 (Ecology) Section: 01
  • BIOL-4986 (Greenhouse Management) Section: 04
  • BIOL-4986 (Microbiology Internship) Section: 05
  • BIOL-4986 (Greenhouse Internship) Section: 06
  • BIOL-6999 (Thesis Defense) Section: 02

Spring 2016 Sections

  • BIOL-3135 (Ecology) Section: 01
  • BIOL-4450 (Terrestrial Ecology) Section: 01W
  • BIOL-4986 (Hematology Internship) Section: 01
  • BIOL-4986 (Medical Sales Internship) Section: 05
  • BIOL-4986 (Greenhouse Management) Section: 06
  • BIOL-5450 (Terrestrial Ecology) Section: 01

Fall 2015 Sections

  • BIOL-3135 (Ecology) Section: 02
  • BIOL-4424 (Wildlife Habitat Ecology) Section: 01W
  • BIOL-4986 (Cancer Center Internship) Section: 01
  • BIOL-4986 (Fermentation:Research Intrnshp) Section: 04
  • BIOL-5424 (Wildlife Habitat Ecology) Section: 01

Summer 2015 Sections

  • BIOL-3135 (Ecology) Section: 01
  • BIOL-4986 (Pharmacy Internship) Section: 01
  • BIOL-4986 (Physical Therapy Internship) Section: 03

Spring 2015 Sections

  • BIOL-3135 (Ecology) Section: 01
  • BIOL-4450 (Terrestrial Ecology) Section: 01W
  • BIOL-4986 (Optometry Internship) Section: 04
  • BIOL-4986 (Physical Therapy Internship) Section: 05
  • BIOL-5450 (Terrestrial Ecology) Section: 01

Ectomycorrhizal fungal mycelia turnover in a longleaf pine forest

Influence of repeated canopy scorching on soil CO2 efflux

Endogenous and exogenous controls of root lifespan, mortality, and nitrogen flux in a longleaf pine forest: root branch order pr

Fine root heterogeneity by branch order: exploring the discrepancy in root turnover estimates between minirhizotron and carbon i

Nitrogen decreases and precipitation increases ectomycorrhizal extramatrical mycelia production in a longleaf pine forest

Measuring external mycelia production of ecotmycorrhizal fungi in the field: the soil matrix matters

Assessing the patterns and controls of fine root dynamics: an empirical test and methodological review