Dr. James A. Lutz is Professor of Forest Ecology at the S. J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural
Resources at Utah State University (Logan, UT, USA). He received his PhD degree in Ecosystem Analysis from the University of Washington in 2008. Dr. Lutz studies the ecosystems of western North America to contribute to science-based conservation and management of our natural resources in the face of changing climate and demography. His research interests mainly include the demography
and spatial patterns of primary forests, especially the causes of tree death, and how fire shapes old-growth forest communities. Dr. Lutz is the principal investigator for three Smithsonian ForestGEO 'big plots' in Yosemite National Park (CA, USA), the Gifford Pinchot National Forest (WA, USA), and Cedar Breaks National Monument (UT, USA).
Research Keywords & Expertise
Spatial Ecology
old-growth forests
forest demography
permanent plots
large-diameter trees
Fingerprints
13%
large-diameter trees
7%
old-growth forests
5%
permanent plots
5%
forest demography
Short Biography
Dr. James A. Lutz is Professor of Forest Ecology at the S. J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural
Resources at Utah State University (Logan, UT, USA). He received his PhD degree in Ecosystem Analysis from the University of Washington in 2008. Dr. Lutz studies the ecosystems of western North America to contribute to science-based conservation and management of our natural resources in the face of changing climate and demography. His research interests mainly include the demography
and spatial patterns of primary forests, especially the causes of tree death, and how fire shapes old-growth forest communities. Dr. Lutz is the principal investigator for three Smithsonian ForestGEO 'big plots' in Yosemite National Park (CA, USA), the Gifford Pinchot National Forest (WA, USA), and Cedar Breaks National Monument (UT, USA).
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