Chelcy Rae Ford
Education
2004 Ph.D. Forest Resources
University of Georgia – Athens, GA
Dissertation: Variable distributions of water as a transpiration source: consequences from the tree stem to ecosystem function. 152 pages.
1999 M.S. Botany
University of South Florida – Tampa, FL
Thesis: Indications of forest stress and mortality along the Myakka River using tree-ring analysis. 66 pages.
1997 B.S. Applied Biology
Georgia Institute of Technology – Atlanta, GA
Experience
Post-doctoral Research Scientist
Coweeta Hydrological Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station – Otto, NC
2004 to present
Graduate Research Assistant
EPA STAR Graduate Fellow, University of Georgia. Warnell School of Forest Resources – Athens, GA
2000 to 2004
Technician
University of South Florida – Tampa, FL
2000
Grantee
US EPA NHEERL/ Western Ecology Division – Corvallis, OR
1999-2000
Graduate Research Assistant
University of South Florida – Tampa, FL
1997 to 1999
Technician
GA DNR/Environmental Protection Division – Atlanta, GA
1993 to 1994
Scientific Publications
Ford, C.R.; Goranson, C.E.; Mitchell, R.J.; Will, R.E.; Teskey, R.O. Modeling canopy transpiration using time series analysis: a case study illustrating the effect of soil moisture deficit on Pinus taeda. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. [In press]
Ford, C.R.; Goranson, C.E.; Mitchell, R.J.; Will, R.E.; Teskey, R.O. 2004. Diurnal and seasonal variability in the radial distribution of sap flow: predicting total stem flow in Pinus taeda trees. Tree Physiology. 24: 951-960.
Ford, C.R.; McGuire, M.A.; Mitchell, R.J.; Teskey, R.O. 2004. Assessing variation in the radial profile of sap flux density in Pinus species and its effect on daily water use. Tree Physiology. 24: 241-249.
Ford, C.R.; Brooks, J.R.2003. Ecological and climatic responses of old-growth Pinus elliottii var. densa in mesic pine flatwoods Florida, USA. Annals of Forest Science.
Ford, C.R.; Brooks, J.R. 2002. Detecting ecosystem response to increasing river flow in southwest Florida, USA. Forest Ecology and Management. 160: 45-64.
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