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Faculty Member: Robert Froese, PhD, RPF
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Re-designing the future
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A teacher of mine once claimed that there is no longer such a thing as an unmanaged ecosystem; every corner of the globe is impacted by human activity in some fashion. My research and teaching is driven by the perspective that we must manage our interrelationship with our environment, even in places where we seek to minimize change. Clear, quantitative assessments of current and future condition are key to sensible management and informed decision making.
"Every ecosystem is now a managed ecosystem, even preserves, as human influences may be seen across the globe.”
My research program is loosely organized around forest simulation modelling. Models can be great tools in applied ecosystem science, of which Forestry is a part, in the development and assessment of management systems. But models are also excellent frameworks for holding, testing and advancing scientific hypotheses about ecosystems. Emerging issues in management of the global carbon cycle, biomass for alternative fuels, and the economic, social and ecological consequences of future uses of forests are all questions that will involve simulation studies.
Specific Interests:
Forest simulation modelling
Quantitative silviculture and forest biometrics
Sampling, inventory and monitoring program design
Decision support systems for sustainable ecosystem management
Inventory and management of ecosystem biomass and carbon
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Robert E. Froese