Dr. Robert K. Grala
Title
- George L. Switzer Professor of Forestry
Contact Information
rkg55@msstate.edu
Office: 662-325-7039
Thompson Hall, Rm 343
Overview
Education
- Iowa State University, Doctor of Philosophy (PHD), Forestry
- The University of Manchester, Master of Science (MS), Environmental Science
- Warsaw Agricultural University, Master of Science (MS), Forestry
Research Interests
Forest economics and management
Forest-based community and regional development
Economics of carbon sequestration
Utilization of woody biomass
Valuation of non-market forest goods and services
Agroforestry (windbreak systems)
Website
Publications
Year | Publications |
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2024 | Hussain, A., Munn, I. A., Grala, R. K. 2024. Proportion of nonindustrial private forest lands that potentially can be leased to bioenergy enterprises to grow short rotation woody crops. Forest Science 70(1):37-46. |
2024 | Bhattarai, S., Grala, R. K., Poudyal, N. C., Tanger, S. M., Adhikari, R. 2024. Where we stand on chronic wasting disease: A systematic literature review of its prevalence patterns, impacts, and management interventions. Heliyon 10(11). |
2024 | Bhattarai, S., Grala, R. K., Poudyal, N. C., Tanger, S. M., Adhikari, R. K. 2024. Where we stand on chronic wasting disease: A systematic literature review of its prevalence patterns, impacts, and management interventions. Heliyon 10(11):e31951. |
2023 | Nepal, S., McConnell, E., Barefield, D. A., Grala, R. K. 2023. Mississippi USA's timber severance tax apportionments and their economic contributions. Forest Policy and Economics 157(103086). |
2023 | Resch, B. S., Himes, A., Grado, S. C., Grala, R. K., da Silva, B. K. 2023. Functional Zoning by Site Index to Balance Multiple Objectives for Pine in Southern US Family Forests. Journal of Forestry 121(4):307-318. Download |
2022 | Adhikari, R., Grala, R. K., Grado, S. C., Grebner, D., Petrolia, D. R. 2022. Landowner satisfaction with conservation programs in the southern United States. Sustainability (Switzerland) 14(9):5513. |
2022 | Adhikari, R., Grala, R. K., Petrolia, D. R., Grado, S. C., Grebner, D., Shrestha, A. 2022. Landowner willingness to accept monetary compensation for managing forests for ecosystem services in the southern United States. Forest Science 68(2):128-144. |
2022 | Adhikari, R., Grala, R. K., Grado, S. C., Grebner, D., Petrolia, D. R. 2022. Landowner Satisfaction with Conservation Programs in the Southern United States. Sustainability 14(9):5513. |
2022 | Adhikari, R., Grala, R. K., Petrolia, D. R., Grado, S. C., Grebner, D., Shrestha, A. 2022. Landowner willingness to accept monetary compensation for managing forests for ecosystem services in the southern United States. Forest Science 68(2):128-144. |
2021 | Adhikari, R. K., Grala, R. K., Grado, S. C., Grebner, D., Petrolia, D. R. 2021. Landowner concerns related to availability of ecosystem services and environmental issues in the southern United States. Ecosystem Services 49:101283. |
2021 | Dahal, R., Grala, R. K., Gordon, J. S., Munn, I. A., Petrolia, D. R. 2021. Geospatial Heterogeneity in Monetary Value of Proximity to Waterfront Ecosystems Services in the Gulf of Mexico. Water 13(17):2401. |
2021 | Jayalath, T. A., Grala, R. K., Grado, S. C., Evans, D. L. 2021. Increasing provision of ecosystem services through participation in a conservation program. Ecosystem Services 50(101303). |
2021 | Adhikari, R., Grala, R. K., Grado, S. C., Grebner, D., Petrolia, D. R. 2021. Landowner concerns related to availability of ecosystem services and environmental issues in the southern United States. Ecosystem Services 49:101283. |
2021 | Shrestha, A., Grala, R. K., Grado, S. C., Roberts, S. D., Gordon, J. S., Adhikari, R. K. 2021. Nonindustrial private forest landowner willingness to pay for prescribed burning to lower wildfire hazards. Forest Policy and Economics 127(102451). |
2021 | Shrestha, A., Grala, R. K., Grado, S. C., Roberts, S. D., Gordon, J. S., Adhikari, R. 2021. Nonindustrial private forest landowner willingness to pay for prescribed burning to lower wildfire hazards. Forest Policy and Economics 127:102451. |
2021 | Shrestha, A., Grala, R. K., Grado, S. C., Roberts, S. D., Gordon, J. S. 2021. Likelihood of implementing fuel reduction treatments on nonindustrial private forest lands. International Journal of Wildlife Fire 30(8):625-635. |
2021 | Shrestha, A., Grala, R. K., Grado, S. C., Roberts, S. D., Gordon, J. S. 2021. Landowner concern about wildfires and trends in implementation of fuel reduction treatments. Journal of Forestry 119:251-265. |
2019 | Pokharel, R., Grala, R. K., Latta, G. S., Grebner, D., Grado, S. C., Poudel, J. 2019. Availability of logging residues and likelihood of their utilization for electricity production in the US South. Journal of Forestry 117(6):543-559. |
2019 | Mutandwa, E., Grala, R. K., Petrolia, D. R. 2019. Estimates of willingness to accept compensation to manage pine stands for ecosystem services. Forest Policy & Economics 102:75-85. |
2019 | Dahal, R., Grala, R. K., Gordon, J. S., Munn, I. A., Petrolia, D. R., Cummings, R. 2019. A hedonic pricing method to estimate value of waterfront in the Gulf of Mexico. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 41:185-194. |
2019 | Pokharel, R., Grala, R. K., Grebner, D., Cooke, W. H. 2019. Mill willingness to utilize logging residues to produce electricity: a spatial logistic regression approach. . Forest Science 65(3):277-288. |
2018 | Dahal, R., Grala, R. K., Gordon, J. S., Petrolia, D. R., Munn, I. A. 2018. Estimating the Willingness to Pay to Preserve Waterfront Open Spaces using Contingent Valuation. Land Use Policy 78:614-626. |
2018 | Benez-Secanho, F., Grebner, D. L., Ezell, A. W., Grala, R. K. 2018. Financial tradeoffs associated with controlling Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense Lour.) in forestlands in the Southern USA. Journal of Forestry 116(3):236-244. |
2018 | Zhai, J., Grebner, D., Grala, R. K., Fan, Z., Munn, I. A. 2018. Contribution of ecological and socioeconomic factors to the presence and abundance of invasive tree species in Mississippi, USA. Forests 9(1). |
2018 | Pokharel, R., Poudel, J., Grala, R. K. 2018. Impact of economic factors and a political conflict on international tourism demand in Nepal: A vector error correction model. International Journal of Tourism Policy 8(1):18-41. Download |
2017 | Pokharel, R., Poudel, J., Sharma, A. R., Grala, R. K. 2017. A study of climate variability and socioeconomic impact on tourism industry of Nepal. Sustainability in Environment 2(1):20-34. |
2017 | Kushla, J. D., Gordon, H. G., Grala, R. K., Jones, W. D., Jones, J. C., Shankle, M. W. 2017. Agroforestry in the Southern U.S.: Important Lessons Learned. Journal of Global Agriculture and Ecology 7(4):128-137. Download |
2017 | Khanal, P. N., Grebner, D., Munn, I. A., Grado, S. C., Grala, R. K., Henderson, J. E. 2017. Evaluating non-industrial private forest landowner willingness to manage for forest carbon sequestration in the southern United States. Forest Policy and Economics 75:112-119. |
2017 | Khanal, P., Grebner, D., Munn, I. A., Grado, S. C., Grala, R. K., Henderson, J. E. 2017. Typology of nonindustrial private forest landowners and forestry behavior: Implications for forest carbon sequestration in the southern US. Small-Scale Forestry 16(3):419-434. |
2017 | Pokharel, R., Grala, R. K., Grebner, D. 2017. Woody residue utilization for bioenergy by primary forest products manufacturers: An exploratory analysis. Forest Policy and Economics 85:161-171. |
2017 | Galik, C. S., Grala, R. K. 2017. Conservation program delivery in the southern U.S.: Preferences and interactions. Journal of Environmental Management 198:75-83. |
2017 | Grala, K., Grala, R. K., Hussain, A., Cooke, W. H., Varner, J. M. 2017. Impact of human factors on wildfire occurrence in Mississippi, United States. Forest Policy and Economics 81:38-47. |
2017 | Rashidi, E., Medal, H. R., Gordon, J. S., Grala, R. K., Varner, M. 2017. A maximal covering location-based model for analyzing the vulnerability of landscapes to wildfires: Assessing the worst-case scenario. European Journal of Operational Research 258(3):1095-1105. |
2017 | Pokharel, R., Grala, R. K., Grebner, D., Grado, S. C. 2017. Factors affecting utilization of woody residues for bioenergy production in the southern United States. Biomass and Bioenergy 105:278-287. |
2016 | Hussain, A., Munn, I. A., Grala, R. K. 2016. Economic impacts of productivity improvements in US forest products industries: A general equilibrium analysis. Forest Products Journal 66(1/2):66-76. |
2016 | Khanal, P., Grebner, D., Munn, I. A., Grado, S. C., Grala, R. K., Henderson, J. E., Measells, M. 2016. Non-industrial private forest landowner beliefs toward climate change and carbon sequestration in the Southern US. Journal of Forestry 114(5):524-531. |
2016 | Mutandwa, E., Grala, R. K., Grebner, D. 2016. Family forest land availability for the production of ecosystem services in Mississippi, United States. Forest Policy and Economics 73:18-24. |
2016 | Mutandwa, E., Grala, R. K., Grado, S. C., Munn, I. A. 2016. Family Forest Owners’ Familiarity with Conservation Programs in Mississippi, USA. Small-scale Forestry 15(3):303-319. |
2015 | Joshi, O., Grebner, D. L., Munn, I. A., Grala, R. K. 2015. Issues Concerning Landowner Management Plan Adoption Decisions: A Recursive Bivariate Probit Approach. International Journal of Forestry Research 2015:926303. |
2013 | Nepal, P., Grala, R. K., Grebner, D., Abt, R. C. 2013. Impact of harvest-level changes on carbon accumulation and timber stumpage prices in mississippi. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry 37(3):160-168. |
2012 | Grala, R. K., Tyndall, J. C., Mize, C. W. 2012. Willingness to pay for aesthetics associated with field windbreaks in Iowa, United States. Landscape and Urban Planning 108(2-4):71-78. |
2012 | Hagadone, T. A., Grala, R. K. 2012. Business clusters in Mississippi's forest products industry. Forest Policy and Economics 20:16-24. |
2012 | Nepal, P., Grala, R. K., Grebner, D. 2012. Financial implications of enrolling Mississippi forest landowners in carbon offset programs. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry 36(1):5-10. |
2012 | Nepal, P., Grala, R. K., Grebner, D. 2012. Financial feasibility of increasing carbon sequestration in harvested wood products in Mississippi. Forest Policy and Economics 14(1):99-106. |
2010 | Grala, R. K., Tyndall, J. C., Mize, C. W. 2010. Impact of field windbreaks on visual appearance of agricultural lands. Agroforestry Systems 80(3):411-422. Download |
2010 | Stuart, W. B., Grace, L. A., Grala, R. K. 2010. Returns to scale in the Eastern United States logging industry. Forest Policy and Economics 12(6):451-456. |
2009 | Aguilar, F. X., Grala, R. K., Bratkovich, S. M. 2009. Use of georeferenced data to study clustering in the primary wood products industry of the US South. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 39(12):2494-2504. |
2009 | Tyndall, J. C., Grala, R. K. 2009. Financial feasibility of using shelterbelts for swine odor mitigation. Agroforestry Systems 76(1):237-250. Download |
2009 | Grala, R. K., Colletti, J. P., Mize, C. W. 2009. Willingness of Iowa agricultural landowners to allow fee hunting associated with in-field shelterbelts. Agroforestry Systems 76(1):207-218. Download |
Extension Publications
Year | Publications |
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2017 | Grala, R. K., Gordon, J. S., Grala, K., Dahal, R. 2017. Assessment of ecosystem service value and program delivery: Interest in conservation practices. Mississippi State University Extension Service P3182:4. |
2017 | Dahal, R., Gordon, J. S., Grala, R. K. 2017. Open space adds value to your community. Mississippi State University Extension Service P3145:2. |
Graduate Students
- Sushma Bhattarai
Society Memberships
- Association for Temperate Agroforestry
- Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
- Mississippi Society of American Foresters
- Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
- Society of American Foresters
- Southern Forest Economics Workers
- The Scientific Research Society
- Xi Sigma Pi