FACULTY

Jonathan Bakker

Jonathan Bakker

Assistant Professor
Ecological restoration; Sustainable ecosystem management
http://faculty.washington.edu/jbakker/index.shtml

Office: Merrill 36
Phone: 206-221-3864 
Email: jbakker@u.washington.edu

Graduate Interest Group(s): RESTORATION ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HORTICULTURE; FOREST ECOLOGY

B.A., Biology and Environmental Studies, Dordt College, 1994
M.Sc., Plant Ecology, University of Regina, 1996
Ph.D., Ecosystem Science (Forestry), Northern Arizona University, 2005

My research focuses on:

  • Restoration and management of prairies, savannas, and forests
  • Long-term vegetation dynamics
  • Statistical methods for community ecology
Courses Taught:
CFR 502 Data Collection, Analysis, and Presentation (3)
CFR 503 Current Issues in Restoration Ecology and Environmental Horticulture (1)
ESRM 362 Introduction to Restoration Ecology (5)
ESRM 412 Native Plant Production (3)
Current Sponsored Research:
Compositional analysis along an elevational gradient in the eastern Cascades
Controls on conifer regeneration patterns (1909-2011) and implications for future stand development (2012-2061) in southwestern forests
Prairie habitat restoration for rare species
Promoting plant diversity in Pacific Northwest prairie restorations
Restoration of Oregon white oak woodlands in the Swauk Creek Valley
Vegetation impacts of recurring fires on sagebrush ecosystems in Washington: Implications for conservation and rehabilitation
Recent Publications:
Bakker, J.D. and M.M. Moore. 2007. Controls on vegetation structure in southwestern ponderosa pine forests, 1941 and 2004. Ecology 88:2305-2319.
Laughlin, D.C., M.M. Moore, J.D. Bakker, C.A. Casey, J.D. Springer, P.Z. Fulé and W.W. Covington. 2006. Assessing targets for the restoration of herbaceous vegetation in ponderosa pine forests. Restoration Ecology 14:548-560.
Moore, M.M., C.A. Casey, J.D. Bakker, J.D. Springer, P.Z. Fulé, W.W. Covington and D.C. Laughlin. Herbaceous vegetation responses (1992-2004) to restoration treatments in a ponderosa pine forest. Rangeland Ecology and Management 59:135-144.
Bakker, J.D. 2005. A new, proportional method for reconstructing historical tree diameters. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 35:2515-2520.