David L. Peterson
Associate editor
Forestry
Environmental Science & Policy
United States of America
Biography
1980 Ph.D. Forest Ecology, University of Illinois, Urbana 1977 M.S. Botany, University of Illinois, Urbana 1976 B.S. Zoology, University of Illinois, Urbana
Research Interest
Fire science and fire ecology, Effects of climate change on biological and human systems, Mountain ecology and subalpine forest ecology, Effects of environmental stress on tree growth and forest ecosystems, Resource management on public lands, Ecological scale applications
Publications
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Littell, J.S., D.L. Peterson, C.I. Millar, and K. O’Halloran. 2012. U.S. national forests adapt to climate change through science-management partnerships. Climatic Change 110:269- 296.
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Prichard, S.J. and D.L. Peterson. Evaluating fuel treatment effectiveness in the 2006 Tripod Complex fires, Washington State, USA. In Proceedings of the VI International Conference on Forest Fire Research.
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Alexander, M.E., M.G. Cruz, N.M. Vaillant, and D.L. Peterson. Towards a crown fire synthesis: what would you like to know and what might you be able to contribute? In Proceedings of 3rd Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference, October 25-29, 2010, Spokane, Washington, USA. International Association of Wildland Fire, Birmingham, AL. In press.
