Advanced Forest Ecology
Climate change has led to extensive forest die-off across the western U.S. and globally and these mortality events are projected to continue into the future. This course will focus on the patterns of tree mortality and their consequences for future vegetation dynamics, disturbance regimes, and ecosystem processes. As part of this, we will discuss management challenges and opportunities to increase forest resilience to wildfire, drought, and insect infestations. The literature included will be diverse ranging from ecophysiology to dendroecology to climate science, and our goal will be to integrate this diverse literature to understand the ecological consequences of climate variability on forest ecosystems of the western U.S. and globally.
Prerequisites & course information
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Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027