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R. Scott Anderson
B.A. 1974 University of Colorado, Environmental Biology
M.S. 1979 University of Maine, Quaternary Paleoecology
Ph.D. 1987 University of Arizona, Geology (Quaternary & Environmental
Sciences)
Research interests
- Disturbance ecology, primarily the effect of fire and insect infestation on former plant communities
- Paleoecology and climate history of plant communities
- Global change issues, especially as they relate to human activities in forested ecosystems.
Current research projects
- Biogeography and disturbance history of mixed conifer forests of the Sierra Nevada, California
- Vegetation, climate and disturbance histories of the Colorado Plateau, southern California, southeast Alaska, the southwestern deserts and New England
- Interannual variation in climate and vegetation as recorded in annually laminated sediments in California and Colorado
Courses
- ENV 101 Introduction to Environmental Sciences
- ENV 230 Foundations of Environmental Science: Humans and the Environment
- ENV 330 Environmental Ecology
- ENV 495/595 Global Environmental and Climate Change
- QS 671 Quaternary Paleoecology
- QS 672 Quaternary Pollen Analysis
E-mail: Scott.Anderson@nau.edu
Be sure to visit R. Scott Anderson's Research Website
Banner Photo: Taking a sediment core from Hermit Lake in the southern Rocky Mountains, Colorado.
