Thomas Waldrop |
| Name: |
Thomas Waldrop |
| Title: |
Team Leader/Research Forester |
| Unit: |
Center for Forest Disturbance Science (4156)
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| Phone: |
864-656-5054 |
| Fax: |
706-559-4317 - Unit Fax
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| E-Mail: |
twaldrop@fs.fed.us |
Location Information |
Mailing
Address: |
USDA-Forest Service
Department of Forest Resources
233 Lehotsky Hall
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634 |
Shipping
Address: |
Same
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Location
Phone: |
864-656-3284 |
Research Information |
Education: |
| B.S., Clemson University, Forest Management, 1978; M.F., Clemson University, Forest Protection, 1980; Ph.D., The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Ecology, 1983 |
Current Research: |
| The scientist is the Team Leader of the RWU's Fire Ecology Team. The team's mission is to develop the science base to facilitate the use of prescribed fire in southern ecosystems. I have primary responsibility for research on ecosystems in the Piedmont and Appalachian Mountains. Major research objectives include: 1) the reintroduction of fire to declining disturbance-dependent communities, 2) fire prescription alternatives and their impacts to sites on moderate and steep slopes, and 3) historical disturbance regimes and their impacts on contemporary ecosystems. In collaboration with the RWUâs Forest Ecology and Management Team, the scientist conducts the necessary research to develop guidelines for regeneration and intermediate stand management techniques for mixed-species forests across the Piedmont. This work includes even- and uneven-aged management, but emphasizes prescription guidelines for site preparation burning that protect site quality. |
Collaborative Research: |
| Accumulation, function, and dynamics of coarse woody debris; forest floor structure, decomposition and nutrient cycling across environmental gradients; sediment and nutrient loss as affected by fire severity; mixed-species regeneration techniques to promote wildlife forage and structural habitat; restoration of table mountain pine, smooth coneflower, and post oak savannahs. |
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