Thomas W. Doyle, Ph.D.
E-mail: tom_doyle@usgs.gov
Thomas W. Doyle, Ph.D. 1983. Systems ecology, University of
Tennessee. Ecosystem analysis and modeling, forest stand and landscape
simulation, tree-ring analysis, plant competition and growth modeling,
disturbance ecology.
Doyle's research focuses on developing integrated simulation models of plant growth and succession at the stand and landscape levels. His models have predicted effects of natural and anthropogenic disturbance on the structure and function of temperate and tropical ecosystems. Dendroecological techniques are commonly applied for reconstruction, validation, and competition models. Current model applications include projected impacts of global climate change, carbon dioxide, and hurricanes along with resource management issues of wetland restoration, fire, wastewater pollution, and landscape fragmentation.
Doyle's NWRC Publications
The following list of publications is current only through 2001. For an update,
please go to the online NWRC publications database (http://librrefmgr.cr.usgs.gov?func=advSearch)
to search for the bibliographic citations of individual staff members.
Refereed Publications
Conner, W. H., T. W. Doyle, and D. Mason. 2000. Water depth tolerances of dominant tree island species: what do we know? In A. Van der Valk and F. Sklar, editors. Tree Islands of South Florida. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Norwell, MA. In press.
Dale, V.H., and T.W. Doyle. 1987. The role of stand history in assessing forest
impacts. Environmental Management 11(3):351-357.
Doyle, T.W. 1998. Modeling global change effects on coastal forests. Pages 69-82 in
G.R. Guntenspergen and B.A. Vairin, editors. Vulnerability of coastal wetlands in the
Southeastern United States: climate change research results, 1992-97. U.S. Geological
Survey, Biological Resources Division Biological Science Report USGS/BRD/BSR--1998-0002.
Doyle, T.W., and G.F. Girod. 1997. The frequency and intensity of Atlantic hurricanes
and their influence on the structure of South Florida mangrove communities. Pages 109-120 in
H.F. Diaz, and R.S. Pulwarty, eds. Hurricanes: Climate and Socioeconomic Impacts.
Springer-Verlag, New York, NY.
Doyle, T.W., and L.E. Gorham. 1996. Detecting hurricane impact and recovery from tree
rings. Pages 405-412 in J.S. Dean, D.M. Meko and T.W. Swetnam, eds. Tree Rings,
Environment and Humanity. Radiocarbon 1996.
Doyle, T.W., B.D. Keeland, L.E. Gorham, and D.J. Johnson. 1995. Structural impact of
Hurricane Andrew on the forested wetlands of the Atchafalaya Basin in south Louisiana.
Journal of Coastal Research 21:354-364.
Doyle, T. W. and K.W. Krauss. 1999. The sands and sambars of St. Vincent Island. Florida Wildlife 53: 22-25.
Doyle, T.W., T.J. Smith III, and M.B. Robblee. 1995. Wind damage effects of Hurricane
Andrew on mangrove communities along the southwest coast of Florida, USA. Journal of
Coastal Research 21:159-168.
Hesse, I.D., and T.W. Doyle. 1996. Effects of municipal wastewater on baldcypress (Taxodium
distichum (L.) Rich.) productivity in a Louisiana swamp. Pages 413-418 in J.S.
Dean, D.M. Meko, and T.W. Swetnam, eds. Radiocarbon 1996.
Hesse, I.D., T.W. Doyle, and J.W. Day. 1998. Long-term growth enhancement of
baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) from municipal wastewater application.
Environmental Management 22(1):119-127.
Smith, T.J., M.B. Robblee, H.R. Wanless, and T.W. Doyle. 1994. Mangroves, hurricanes,
and lighting strikes. BioScience 44(4):256-262.
Conner, W.H., T.W. Doyle, and D. Mason. Water depth tolerances of dominant tree island species: what do we know? In A. Van der Valk and F. Sklar, editors. Tree Islands of South Florida. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Norwell, MA. In press.
Other Peer Reviewed Publications
Books, M., T.W. Doyle, T. Hargis, and B. Handley. 2000. The influence of substrate and hydrology on early growth and survival of red mangrove. Page 449 in A. Crowe and L. Rochefort, editors. Quebec 2000: Millennium Wetland Event Program with Abstracts, Quebec, Canada, August 6-12, 2000.
Doyle, T.W. 1990. An evaluation of competition models for
investigating tree and stand growth processes. Pages 271-277 in R.K. Dixon, R.S.
Meldahl, G.A. Ruark, and W.G. Warren, eds. Process Modelling of Forest Growth Responses to
Environmental Stress. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Doyle, T.W. 1991. Backcasting: a new technique for validating forest simulation models.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research Information Bulletin 91-53. 2 pp.
Doyle, T.W. 1991. Landscape simulation of coastal wetlands. Pages 226-234 in
O.T. Magoon, H. Converse, V. Tippie, L.T. Tobin, and D. Clark, eds. Coastal Zone '91:
Proceedings of the Seventh Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management, Coastal Wetlands
Volume. American Society of Civil Engineers, New York.
Doyle, T.W. 1994. Sonic distance device improves field sampling efficiency and
accuracy. National Biological Survey Research Information Bulletin 79. 3 pp.
Doyle, T.W. 1994. Field and modeling studies of hurricane disturbance on gulf coastal
forest ecosystems. Pages 167-173 in Global Strategies for Environmental Issues.
National Association of Environmental Professionals, New Orleans, LA.
Doyle, T.W. 1997. Modeling hurricane effects on mangrove ecosystems. USGS Biological
Resources Division USGS FS-095-97. 2 pp.
Doyle, T.W. 1997. Predicting coastal flooding and wetlands loss. USGS Biological
Resources Division USGS FS-094-97. 2 pp.
Doyle, T.W., J.M. Biagas, J. Fort, and R.E. Olson. 1994. Burn data base: a prescribed
and wildfire tracking program. National Biological Survey Research Information Bulletin
78. 2 pp.
Doyle, T.W., and L.E. Gorham. 1994. Detecting hurricane history and effect from tree
rings. National Biological Survey Research Information Bulletin 48. 2 pp.
Doyle, T.W., Michot, T.C., Day, R.H., and Wells, C.J., 2001, Mangrove and frigatebird colonization in the Dry Tortugas, Florida: Park Science, v. 21, no. 1, p. 20-24.
Doyle, T.W., K.A. Reynolds, and D. Morais. 1991. Sierra palm growth in Puerto Rico
analyzed from hurricane-felled trees. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research Information
Bulletin 91-48. 2 pp.
Doyle, T, C. Swarzenski, G. Girod, and T. Hargis. 2000. Modeling vegetation relations and carbon storage of a freshwater peat marsh/forest complex in coastal Louisiana. Page 467 in A. Crowe and L. Rochefort, editors. Quebec 2000: Millennium Wetland Event Program with Abstracts, Quebec, Canada, August 6-12 2000.
Foote, A.L., and T.W. Doyle. 1994. Decision-based model of habitat establishment in
salt basin wetlands of western North America. National Biological Survey Research
Information Bulletin 47. 3 pp.
Guntenspergen, G., and T.W. Doyle. 2000. The effects of municipal wastewater effluent on forest growth in a boreal bog in North America. Page 479 in A. Crowe and L. Rochefort, editors, Quebec 2000: Millennium Wetland Event Program with Abstracts, Quebec, Canada, August 6-12, 2000.
Hargis, T.G., C. Swarzenski, T. Doyle, and R. Walters. 2000. Role of hydrology and pore-water nutrients in controlling Myrica cerifera invasion in coastal Louisiana peat marshes. Pages 454-455 in A. Crowe and L. Rochefort, editors. Quebec 2000: Millennium Wetland Event Program with Abstracts, Quebec, Canada, August 6-12, 2000.
Keough, J.R., T.W. Doyle, and R.E. Stewart, Jr. 1991. Global climate change: USFWS
coastal research. Pages 3163-3177 in O.T. Magoon, H. Converse, V. Tippie, L.T.
Tobin, and D. Clark, eds. Coastal Zone '91: Proceedings of the Seventh Symposium on
Coastal and Ocean Management; Long Beach, CA, July 8-12, 1991. American Society of Civil
Engineers, New York.
Michot, T., T. Doyle, C. Wells, T. Hargis, G. Girod, and B. Handley. 2000. Mapping and modeling the hydrology and habitat relations of Catahoula Lake, Louisiana for wetland and waterfowl management. Page 468 in A. Crowe and L. Rochefort, editors. Quebec 2000: Millennium Wetland Event Program with Abstracts, Quebec, Canada, August 6-12, 2000.
Morais, D.I., and T.W. Doyle. 1991. Computer program
converts degrees of latitude and longitude to universal transverse mercator metric units.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research Information Bulletin 91-52. 2 pp.
Muth, D., C. Swarzenski, T. Doyle, and T. Hargis. 2000. Ecology of floating peat marshes of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in coastal Louisiana. Page 446 in A. Crowe and L. Rochefort, editors. Quebec 2000: Millennium Wetland Event Program with Abstracts, Quebec, Canada, August 6-12, 2000.
Proffitt, C.E., D.J. Devlin, and T.W. Doyle. 1997. Restoration of mangrove ecosystems
after an oil spill. Pages 65-76 in C.E. Proffitt, ed. Managing oil spills in
mangrove ecosystems: effects, remediation, restoration, and modeling. OCS Study, MMS
97-0003. U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS
Region, New Orleans, LA.
Swarzenski, C.M., T. Hargis, and T. Doyle. 2000. Substrate decompositon of coastal Louisiana peat marshes subjected to river water or marine intrusion. Page 274 in A. Crowe and L. Rochefort, editors. Quebec 2000: Millennium Wetland Event Program with Abstracts, Quebec, Canada, August 6-12, 2000.
White, M.L., T. Maxwell, R. Costanza, and T.W. Doyle. 1991. Ecosystem modeling of
Barataria Basin, Louisiana utilizing desktop parallel technology. Pages 225-234 in
D. Dhamotharan, H.C. McWreath, and A.I. Johnson, eds. American Water Resources Association
Technical Publication Series, TPS-91-3.
Management Reports
Michot, T.C., Burch, J.N., Arrivillaga, A., Rafferty, P.S., Doyle, T.W., and Kemmerer, R.S., 2001, Hurricane Mitch: seagrass beds and associated shallow reef communities on teh Caribbean Coast of Honduras and Guatemala: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center, Final Report to USAID on Hurricane Mitch Impacts.
Abstracts
Agraz-Hernandez, C.M., Day, J.W., Jr., Reyes, E., Doyle, T.W., and Flores-Verdugo, F.J., 2001, Patterns of growth in mangrove forests on coastal south Florida, USA [abs.]: ERF 2001: the 16th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation, November 4-8, 2001, St. Petersburg, FL, p. 3.
Day, R.H., Doyle, T.W., and Walters, R.J., 2001, Monitoring growth of black mangrove at its norhtern limit in the Gulf of Mexico [abs.]: ERF 2001: the 16th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation, November 4-8, 2001, St. Petersburg, FL, p. 34.
Doyle, T.W., Day, R., Biagas, J., Girod, G., Books, M., Hargis, T., Handley, B., Melder, M., Sullivan, J., Fontenot, K., and Balmat, J., 2001, Predicted effects of saltwater marsh and mangrove habitat migration on coastal resources of the Gulf Coast under climate change [abs.]: ERF 2001: the 16th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation, November 4-8, 2001, St. Petersburg, FL, p. 38.
Michot, T.C., Burch, J.N., Arrivillaga, A., Rafferty, P.S., Doyle, T.W., 2001, Impacts of Hurricane Mitch on seagrass communities of Honduras and Guatemala [abs.]: ERF 2001: the 16th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation, November 4-8, 2001, St. Petersburg, FL, p. 92.
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