Coastal Landscape Analysis and Modeling Study

 

Michael C. Wimberly

Assistant Professor of Forest Landsape Ecology
Warnell School of Forest Resources
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602

Phone: 706-583-8097
Fax: 706-542-8356


Education:

  • Ph.D., 1999. Oregon State University, Corvallis.
  • M.S., 1995. University of Washington, Seattle.
  • B.S., 1990. University of Virginia, Charlottesville.

Research Interests:
Landscape ecology; forest dynamics; simulation modeling; forest management.

Current Research Projects:

Publications:

  • Wimberly, M. C., and T. A. Spies. In press. Influences of environment and disturbance on forest patterns in coastal Oregon watersheds. Ecology.

  • Wimberly, M. C., T. A. Spies, C. J. Long, and C. Whitlock. 2000. Simulating Historical Variability in the Amount of Old Forests in the Oregon Coast Range. Conservation Biology 14: 167-180.

  • Wimberly, M.C., and B.B. Bare, 1996. Distance-dependent and distance-independent models of Douglas-fir and western hemlock basal area growth following silvicultural treatment. Forest Ecology and Management 89: 1-11.

Recent Presentations:

  • Examining current forest patterns in the context of historical dynamics: An example from the Pacific Northwest. Ecological Society of America Meeting. Snowbird, UT. August 6-10, 2000.

  • Simulating historical landscape patterns in the Oregon Coast Range. International Association for Landscape Ecology, United States Regional Association Meeting. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. April 15-19, 2000.

  • Characterizing historical dynamics of forest landscapes. Department of Forest Science Seminar Series, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. March 2, 2000.

  • Simulating the spatial and temporal dynamics of a late-successional, fire-sensitive tree species. International Association for Landscape Ecology, World Congress. Snowmass, CO. July 29-August 3, 1999.

  • Riparian and hillslope vegetation patterns in a coastal Oregon wilderness. Northwest Scientific Association Meeting, Tacoma, WA. March 24-27, 1999.

  • Predicting landscape patterns of forest succession. Ecological Society of America Meeting. Baltimore, MD. August 2-6, 1998.

  • Simulating historic variability in the amount of old growth in a Pacific Northwest landscape. International Association for Landscape Ecology, United States Regional Association Meeting. East Lansing, MI. March 17-21, 1998.

 




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