Ecological Memory

Season 5 | Episode 11

Ecological Memory

November 15, 2024

We’ve all seen it in the field… Aldo Leopold alluded to it… parts of a forest ecosystem are missing or changed. Now the forest doesn’t respond the same to silvicultural treatments that worked in the past. The forest is less predictable. In other words, the forest has lost memory, specifically ecological memory. Join us on this episode of SilviCast as we explore the concept of ecological memory with Chris Webster, professor of quantitative ecology at Michigan Technological University. Learn how memory can get lost and how thoughtful silviculture can help restore these memories.

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Christoper R. Webster, Ph.D.

Professor of Quantitative Ecology and Forest Management, Michigan Technological University

Christopher R. Webster, Ph.D. is a professor of quantitative ecology in the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science at Michigan Technological University. His research focuses on the interplay between disturbance, stability, and complexity in natural systems at local and landscape scales. He is particularly interested in applied questions with relevance to the sustainable management of forest ecosystems. He also teaches courses on plant identification, plant community ecology and analysis, and the history of conservation.

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Episode Show Notes

Promoting and maintaining diversity in contemporary hardwood forests: confronting contemporary drivers of change and the loss of ecological memory. Webster, C.R., Y.L. Dickinson, J.I. Burton, L.E. Frelich, M.A. Jenkins, C.C. Kern, P. Raymond, M.R. Saunders, M.B. Walters, J.L. Willis. 2018. Forest Ecology and Management—invited Tamm Review, 421: 98-108.

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