Callie Schweitzer

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Callie Schweitzer

Callie Schweitzer

Employee Information
Name:	Callie Schweitzer
Title:	Research Forester
Unit:	Upland Hardwood Ecology and Management (4157)
Phone:	256-372-4230
Fax:
E-Mail:	cschweitzer@fs.fed.us
Location Information
Mailing Address:	USDA-Forest Service Alabama A&M University P.O. Box 1568 Normal, AL 35762
Shipping Address:	None
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Research Information
Education:
B.S., Biology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.S., Forest Ecology, the Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., Forest Resources, The Pennsylvania State University
Current Research:
My current research focuses on the ecological role of disturbance in hardwood forest ecosystems of the Cumberland Plateau and associated highlands. I am interested in defining the appropriate silvicultural techniques for sustaining the production of desired benefits in the region. My initial activities in this new program are focusing on understanding vegetation distribution in relation to environmental gradients and understanding structural and compositional dynamics in response to disturbance. Several studies have been installed in the region which will test vegetation manipulation treatments and allow for analysis of their impacts on the dynamics, productivity, and sustainability of upland hardwood forests.
Collaborative Research:
I am increasingly interested in identifying and improving techniques that will address maintaining sustainable forests, and in particular, in maintaining or increasing the oak component in these forests. There exists a need to collaborate on landscape levels on questions dealing with the fundamental spatial and temporal dynamics of hardwood ecosystems, and in applying tools that include fire, herbicides, and thinning.
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