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Paul
V. Bolstad
Professor
Ph.D.
1990, University
of Wisconsin -
Madison
Ecology,
tree physiology, ecophysiology,
silviculture
Remote
sensing and geographic information
systems
Office:
301h Green
Hall
Phone:
(612) 624-9711
Fax:
(612) 625-5212
E-mail: pbolstad@umn.edu |
| Areas
of Interest
My
primary
research
interests
are
the
measurement,
analysis,
modeling,
and
error
propagation
in
studies
of
ecological
phenomena
at
broad
spatial
scales.
During
the
last
ten
years
I
have
concentrated
on
quantifying
forest
mass
and
energy
cycles,
structure,
and
disturbance.
More
recently
my
work
has
focused
on
integrating
these
data
with
spatially-explicit
models
of
important
biophysical
parameters,
chiefly
photosynthesis
and
respiration,
temperature,
water
vapor
pressure,
and
precipitation
in
the
development
of
process-based
ecosystem
models
at
landscape
scales.
This
collaborative
work
is
being
conducted
in
cooperation
with
a
number
of
scientists,
including
projects
on
bark
beetle
population
dynamics
from
tree
to
landscape
scales
in
the
Intermountain
West,
and
forest
canopy
ecophysiology
and
carbon
fluxes
in
deciduous
forest
systems
of
the
eastern
United
States.
I
typically
teach
an
introductory
course
in
geographical
information
systems,
a
GIS
practicum
course,
help
teach
an
integrated
land-use
planning
course,
and
teach
a
graduate
colloquium
or
seminar
on
ecological
modeling
and/or
spatial
data
analysis.
Prospective
advisees
should
have
undergraduate
and/or
graduate
degrees
which
stress
forest
biology
and/or
forest
ecosystems
ecology,
and
an
interest
in
forest
ecosystems
ecology.
Additional
quantitative
methods
and
modeling
coursework,
e.g.,
strengths
in
statistics,
programming,
or
analysis
are
particularly
helpful.
Courses Taught
ESPM
4295W/5295 GIS in Environmental Science and Management,
4 credits.
FR 3131/5131
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for Natural
Resources, 4 credits.
Other
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612.624.3400
612.625.5212