2025/05 Wind River Forest Dynamics Plot
Post-Doctoral scholar,
5230 Old Main Hill,
Wildland Resources,
Utah State University, Logan, USA
Email: jjakon11@gmail.com
GitHub: https://github.com/jjakon11
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7419-2282
2024 - Present Post-Doctoral Scholar, Wildland Resources, Utah State University, USA
2023 - Present Post-Doctoral Researcher, International Master Program of Agriculture, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
2016 - 2023 PhD., Ph.D. Program of Agriculture Science, National Chiayi University, Taiwan.
2014 - 2016 M.S., Department of Forest and Natural resources, National Chiayi University, Taiwan.
2010 - 2014 B.S., Department of Forest and Natural resources, National Chiayi University, Taiwan.
I am a Post-Doctoral Scholar at Utah State University, USA. My current research focuses on two main topics around the global climate change issue. First, I study ecosystem processes in the western forests of the United States by analyzing the spatial patterns of tree species. Second, I work on the dynamics of aboveground biomass and its spatial distribution using data from Forest Dynamics Plots data. In addition, I am compiling data on various topics, with a particular emphasis on the Nanjenshan Forest Dynamics Plot. I have organized the data for this plot and am looking to collaborate with other forest research teams. Below are the detail descriptions of research projects I am currently working on:
Ecosystem process over time:
Spatial pattern analysis the species distribution and interaction in western United stats
Mortality process in the forest ecosystem: Investigating the mechanisms of tree mortality within forest ecosystems
Carbon stocks:
Allometric equation: Including tree height equation and biomass estimation. Developing a tree height database for Taiwan's forest species to enhance accurate aboveground biomass estimation.
Biomass in spatial and temporal Variation: Biomass variations across diverse tree sizes within different environmental condition, considering topographic influences over time.
Litterfall in the forest ecosystem
I possess proficiency in R Studio and coding using libraries such as ggplot2, dplyr, and tidyr for data visualization and analysis. I am also familiar with vegetation analysis and spatial pattern analysis. Writing code gives me a sense of achievement born from a solitary struggle. However, I am willing to share and work with the coding team. Please contact me if you are interested in "something". Several public codes that I used to participate in #30DaysMapChallenge and R class in 2023 and 2024 are for open reference (https://github.com/jjakon11).