Ph.D - University of Montana - Forest Biometrics
M.S. - University of Washington - Forest Biometrics
B.S.F. - Stephen F. Austin State University - Forestry

Dean Coble is an Associate Professor of Forest Biometrics. He started at SFA in August 2000. Before that, he served two years at West Virginia University as an Assistant Professor. Prior to entering academia, he spent 11 years in the western US earning his advanced degrees and working in the private forestry sector. He has been a member of the Society of American Foresters since 1984, and currently serves as the 2009 Texas SAF Chair.

His research interests include forest growth models, taper-volume-weight equations, and forest sampling. The East Texas Pine Plantation Research Project (ETPPRP) is his primary research interest. The ETPPRP is a long-term comprehensive research program investigating the factors affecting the management of loblolly and slash pine plantations in East Texas.

Teaching

FOR 205 -- Forest Biometrics, Fall & Spring Semesters
FOR 317 -- Forest Biometrics II, Fall Semester (odd years)
FOR 411--Timber Management, Fall semester (even years)
FOR 510 -- Research Methods, Spring Semester
FOR 517 -- Biometrics, Fall Semester
FOR 518 -- Applied Regression in Natural Resources, Spring Semester

Selected Publications

Coble, D.W. 2009. A new whole-stand model for unmanaged loblolly and slash pine plantations in East Texas. South. J. Appl. For. 33(2):69-76.

Coble, D.W., and Y.J. Lee. 2008. A new diameter distribution model for unmanaged slash pine plantations in East Texas. South. J. Appl. For. 32(2):89-94.

Coble, D.W., and J. Grogan. 2007. Comparison of systematic line-point and double sampling designs for pine and hardwood forests in the Western Gulf. South. J. Appl. For. 31(4):199-206.

Coble, D.W., and K. Hilpp. 2006. Compatible cubic-foot stem volume and upper-stem diameter equations for semi-intensive plantation grown loblolly pine trees in east Texas. South. J. Appl. For. 30(3):132-141.

Lee, Y.J., and D.W. Coble. 2006. A new diameter distribution model for unmanaged loblolly pine plantations in East Texas. South. J. Appl. For. 30(1):13-20.

Milner, K.S., D.W. Coble, A.J. McMahan, and E.L. Smith. 2003. FVSBGC: a hybrid of the physiological model STAND-BGC and the forest vegetation simulator. Canadian J. Forest Research 33(3): 466-479.