Associate Professor, Forest Economics and Policy
Ph.D., Forest Economics, Michigan State University, 1981.
M.S., Forest Economics, Michigan State University, 1978.
B.S., Forestry, Southern Illinois University, 1976.
112 Natural Resources Building
Michigan State University
Phone: (517) 355-0097
Fax: (517) 432-1143
leefers@msu.edu
Courses Taught
FOR 466 Natural Resources Policy http://www.msu.edu/course/for/466/
FOR 101 Michigan's Forests http://www.msu.edu/course/for/101/
Book
Dickmann, D.I. and L.A. Leefers. 2003. The Forests of Michigan. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. 297 p.
Selected Research Publications And Reports:
Gustafson, E.J., L.J. Roberts, and L.A. Leefers. In press. Linking linear programming and spatial simulation models to predict landscape effects of forest management alternatives. Journal of Environmental Management.
Leefers, L.A., L.J. Roberts, and E.J. Gustafson. 2005. Spatial sensitivity analysis: an application of HARVEST to a Spectrum alternative. In Bevers, M. and Barrett, T.M. (tech. comps.), System analysis in forest resources: proceedings of the 2003 symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-656. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. Pp. 71-78.
Leefers, L., K. Potter-Witter, and M. McDonough. 2003. Social and economic assessment for the Michigan national forests. 244 p. Report submitted to Hiawatha, Huron-Manistee, and Ottawa National Forests on July 25, 2003.
Leefers, L.A., E.J. Gustafson, and P. Freeman. 2003. Linking temporal-optimization and spatial-simulation models for forest planning. In G.J. Arthaud and T.M. Barrett (eds.), Systems Analysis in Forest Resources. The Netherlands: U.S. Government. Pp. 165-173.
Leefers, L.A. and E.M. White. 2003. Hedonic pricing: analysis of property values and land use. In Web Accessible Natural Resource Information/Decision Support System Final Report (July 2003), Michigan State University, Victor Institute for Responsible Land Use and Development. Section 14, 5 p.
Cleland, D.T., L.A. Leefers and D.I. Dickmann. 2001. Ecology and management of aspen: a Lake States perspective. In W.B. Shepperd, D. Binkley, D.L. Bartos, T.J. Stohlgren, and L.G. Eskew (comp.) Sustaining Aspen in Western Landscapes, Symposium Proceedings. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station RMRS-P-18. pp 81-99.
Parthama, I.B.P., and L.A. Leefers. 2001. Multi-period harvest scheduling with non-deterministic yield predictions. Forestry Research Journal 2(2): 33-48.
Cleland, D.T., L.A. Leefers, J.M. Vasievich, T.R. Crow, and E.A. Padley. 2001. The Great Lakes ecological assessment. Chapter 30 in A Guidebook for Integrated Ecological Assessments, M.E. Jensen and P.S. Bourgeron (eds.), Springer-Verlag New York Inc., pp. 447-459.
Parthama, I.B.P., C.W. Ramm, and L.A. Leefers. 2000. Growth and yield models for management of teak plantations. Forestry and Estate Crops Research Journal 1(2): 1-6.
Vasievich, J.M., J.S. Fried, and L.A. Leefers (eds.). 2000. Proceedings of the seventh symposium on systems analysis in forest resources; 1997 May 28-31; Traverse City, MI; General Technical Report NC-205. St. Paul, MN: USDA, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 470 p.
Jones, D.M., Leefers, L.A., and M.R. Koelling. 1999. Changes in Production Costs for Scotch Pine - 1986 to 1997. Michigan Christmas Tree Journal 46 (Spring): 12-14.
Conway, B.E., L.A. Leefers, and D.G. McCullough. 1999. Yield and financial losses associated with a jackpine budworm outbreak in Michigan and the implications for management. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 29: 382-392.
Leefers, L.A. 1996. Analyzing old-growth designations using ecological and analytical hierarchies. In D.L. Martell, L.S. Davis, and A. Weintraub (eds.) Proceedings of the Workshop on Hierarchical Approaches to Forest Management in Public and Private Organizations, May 25-29, 1992 in Toronto. Petawa National Forestry Institute, Information Report PI-X-124, Canadian Forest Service. pp. 118-130
Memberships:
Sigma Xi, Society of American Foresters (SAF), and Xi Sigma Pi Honorary Forestry Society.