The Editor-in-Chief

Doc Ruffy

Research Interests
Forest ecology and dynamics, disturbance regimes, forest governance, biomass estimation, and sustainable forest management.

Email: ruffy.rodrigo@bipsu.edu.ph
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=HL4Mb9EAAAAJ&hl=en
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6539-1511
Personal Website: https://sites.google.com/view/ruffyrodrigo/research?authuser=0

Research Metrics
H-index: 8
Total Citations: 225
Peer-reviewed Publications: 25

Educational Background

  • PhD in Forestry Engineering (Forest Biology), Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
  • MSc in Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, University of Göttingen, Germany
  • MSc in Forestry, Visayas State University, Philippines
  • BSc in Forestry, Visayas State University, Philippines

Associate Editor:
The Journal on Agro-Industrial Research and Development (JAIRD), Agusan Del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology (March 2025–present)

Peer Reviewer:
Forest Ecology and Management (Elsevier); Forest Ecosystems (Elsevier); Urban Forestry and Urban Greening (Elsevier); European Journal of Forest Research (Springer Nature); Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Springer Nature); Trees, Forests and People (Elsevier); Global Ecology and Biogeography (Wiley-Blackwell); Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Springer Nature); Environment and Ecology Research (Horizon Research Publishing); American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry (Science Publishing Group); International Journal of Natural Resource Ecology and Management (Science Publishing Group); PRISM (Negros Oriental State University); Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology (Southern Leyte State University)

Selected Publications
Rodrigo, R. M. et al. (2024). Past disturbances shape present tree size distribution... Forest Ecology and Management, 574
Pavlin, J., Rodrigo, R., et al. (2024). Pathways and drivers of canopy accession... Science of the Total Environment, 906.
Ralhan, D., Rodrigo, R., et al. (2024). Tree structure and diversity shape biomass... Forest Ecosystems, 11. Past International Engagement

Past International Engagement
Presented at major international environmental conferences in Europe and Southeast Asia
DAAD Scholar – Tropical and International Forestry Track (Germany)
Junior Researcher (Remote Primary Forests: Research on Mountain Temperate Primary Forests in Europe)

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