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:

• Watershed-scale vegetation patterns in unmanaged landscapes.
• Characterizing historical dynamics of Pacific Northwest forest landscapes.
• Scaling ecological information in heterogeneous, multi-ownership landscapes.

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.

Updated: 5 May 2004

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