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Britt Hays, PhD student
Britt Hays, PhD student
Britt's research evaluates delayed post-fire tree mortality models in individual tree and stand-level mixed forests. Specifically, they are assessing second-order fire effect models and looking at how water stress, competition, and pests impact stand-level mortality over time in a warming climate. Their work impacts land manager decisions to mitigate mortality and manage healthy forests, and aims to both infer forest carbon changes due to delayed post-fire tree mortality. Britt holds a BS in Biology from University of Colorado Colorado Springs, and a MS in Ecology from Colorado State University.
Edward Chapman, PhD student
Edward Chapman, PhD student
Edward’s research looks at forest canopy structure and its relationship to forest drought resilience. He is using field data and remote sensing techniques to evaluate the health of all tree demographics: recruitment, growth, and mortality during drought conditions. His research aims to create a predictive model of drought-related forest health decline. Producing a predictive model of forest health decline will provide land managers with an opportunity to take preventive silvicultural action to combat forest decline in the face of increased drought and climate change. Edward holds a BS in Applied Ecology from Michigan Technological University.
Sam Menicke, PhD student
Sam Menicke, PhD student
Sam’s research examines landscape‑scale forest disturbances and their interactions using integrative, data‑driven approaches. He quantifies spatiotemporal disturbance anomalies through the synthesis of remotely sensed imagery and field‑based observations, with an emphasis on forecasting future disturbance regimes under climate change. His work seeks to inform forest management strategies that enhance landscape‑level resilience to disturbance. Sam holds a BA in Biology, with a minor in Geography, from Macalester College.
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