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FOREST ECOLOGY INTEREST GROUP
Program Description
The Forest Ecology (FE) interest group in the College of Forest Resources
covers a broad spectrum of topics in forest biology and environmental
science. Students
are involved in basic and applied research in a diversity of fields including:
aquatic-terrestrial interactions, conservation biology (see also Environmental
Horticulture and Urban Forestry interest group), ecological modeling,
ecophysiology, ecosystem studies, entomology, fire ecology, forest
community ecology, genetics,
global climate change, landscape ecology, paleoecology, pathology, and
soils and nutrient cycling. Course work is
flexible to cover the diversity
of interests within the interest group. No student covers the entire
range of interests within the Forest Ecology area, but all students
benefit from
the diversity of interests and perspectives represented by faculty associated
with the group.
Current Research
Below are examples of diverse projects currently under study. Students
interested in graduate work in Forest Ecology should contact the
appropriate faculty member(s)
for complete information on current research areas.
- Molecular microbiology of nitrogen-fixing endophytes of cottonwood trees
(Doty)
- Influence of riparian harvesting in headwater streams on soil and stream
processes (Edmonds, D.
Vogt)
- Use of willow stakes to suppress reed canarygrass in restoration projects
(Ewing)
- Development of crown and canopy structure of old-growth forests (Ford)
- Effects of thinning treatments on light patterns, understory diversity,
and canopy structure in forests (Ford, Halpern, Sprugel)
- Forest ecosystem responses to disturbance, natural stand development,
and applications to development of ecologically sensitive forest practices
(Franklin)
- Ecology and dynamics of mountain meadows (Halpern)
- Factors influencing bark beetle selection
behavior and the dynamics of the spread of outbreaks (Gara)
- Morphological and physiological limits
to growth and productivity in Abies and Populus (Hinckley)
- Fire science, mountain ecology, and climatic change (Peterson)
- Disturbance
and vegetation history in the Puget Sound basin (Sprugel)
- Remediation
of explosive compounds by plants (Strand)
For current funded grants in this interest group click
here.
| Faculty |
Area of Interest |
| JONATHAN BAKKER |
COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; ECOLOGICAL DATA ANALYSIS |
| SUSAN BOLTON |
SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY |
| SHARON DOTY |
PHYTOREMEDIATION; POPLAR-BACTERIA INTERACTIONS |
| ROBERT EDMONDS |
FOREST SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; BIOLOGY OF FOREST DISEASES; AIR POLLUTION |
| KERN EWING |
WETLAND PLANT ECOLOGY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY |
| E. DAVID FORD |
ANALYSIS OF THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF FOLIAGE CANOPIES, THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIMULATION MODELS OF ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF METHODS FOR ASSESSING ECOLOGICAL MODELS |
| JERRY FRANKLIN |
FOREST ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM PROCESSES; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; SUCCESSION; STRUCTURE |
| DEAN GLAWE |
FOREST PATHOLOGY; PLANT PATHOLOGY |
| CHARLES HALPERN |
COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; SUCCESSION; ECOLOGY OF MONTANE/SUBALPINE MEADOWS; EFFECTS OF FOREST MANAGEMENT ON PLANT DIVERSITY |
| ROBERT HARRISON |
FOREST NUTRITION; MINERAL CYCLING; LONG-TERM FOREST PRODUCTIVITY; ORGANIC WASTE UTILIZATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION |
| THOMAS HINCKLEY |
FOREST TREE PHYSIOLOGY; STRESS AND CARBON PHYSIOLOOGY; SUBALPINE ECOSYSTEMS AND SRIC |
| JOSHUA LAWLER |
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY |
| DAVID PETERSON |
MOUNTAIN ECOLOGY, FIRE SCIENCE, CLIMATIC VARIABILITY AND CHANGE |
| DOUGLAS SPRUGEL |
CONIFER CANOPIES; SHOOT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION; SUBALPINE FORESTS; NATURAL DISTURBANCE |
| STUART STRAND |
FOREST BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL; PHYTOREMEDIATION |
| CHRISTIAN TORGERSEN |
LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; AQUATIC ECOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS |
| DAN VOGT |
SOIL AND ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY; NATURAL, DISTURBED, AND SUSTAINABLE ECOSYSTEMS |
| KRISTIINA VOGT |
LINKING SOCIAL AND NATURAL SCIENCE; RESERVES; CONSERVATION |
| DARLENE ZABOWSKI |
FOREST SOILS AND SOIL GENESIS AND CLASSIFICATION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING OF FOREST SOILS |
For further information;
Interest Group Coordinator: Dr. Kristiina Vogt
College of Forest Resources
Box 352100
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-2100
email kvogt@u.washington.edu; FAX 206-685-3091; Phone 206-543-2765
For admissions packet:
Office of Student Services
College of Forest Resources
Box 352100
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington 98195-2100
email cfradv@u.washington.edu; FAX 206-685-0790; Phone 206-543-7081
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