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[image:] Mark Twery Mark Twery

Title: Project Leader / Supervisory Research Forester
Unit: Northern Science, Technology, and Applied Results Program (NorthSTAR)
Previous Unit: Integrating Social and Biophysical Sciences for Natural Resource Management
Address: Northern Research Station
705 Spear Street
Burlington, VT 05403
Phone: 802-951-6771, ext. 1040
E-mail: Contact Mark Twery

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Education

  • Ph.D., 1987, Yale University, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Silviculture
  • M.S., 1983, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Forest Ecology
  • A.B., 1972, Oberlin College, Theater Arts

Current Research

  • My primary personal research focus is NED, a set of decision-support tools for forest management for multiple benefits. Other research interests include biotic disturbances in forests, regeneration dynamics, stand development, and the roles of humans in the ecosystem.
  • I have active studies examining the effects of various silvicultural practices on several different components of the forest, including the trees, vascular flora, deer browsing, and salamanders.
  • I am participating in several studies of beech bark disease, focusing on its effects on the composition and structure of the residual forest.
  • I have ongoing work addressing public participation in forest planning activities.
  • I am active in working with educators to develop environmental literacy components to public school curricula. I have collaborative studies working with managers of reservoirs and city parks to develop forest management plans for their properties.

Future Research

  • Develop integrated decision-support systems for forest management for multiple benefits.
  • Investigate relative effects of different silvicultural systems for a variety of forest benefits.
  • Provide tools for urban forest managers to evaluate alternative management activities on their forested properties

Featured Publications

Additional Online Publications

Other Publications by Mark Twery *

  • Mahmoud, Mohammed; Liu,Yuqiong; Hartmann, Holly; Stewart, Steven; Wagener, Thorsten; Semmens, Darius; Stewart, Robert; Gupta, Hoshin; Dominguez, Damian; Dominguez, Francina;Hulse, Hulse; Letcher, Rebecca; Rashleigh, Brenda; Smith, Court; Street, Roger; Ticehurst, Jenifer; Twery, Twery; van Delden, Hedwig; Waldick, Ruth; White, Denis; Winter, Larry. 2009. A formal framework for scenario development in support of environmental decision-making. Environmental Modelling and Software. 24(7): 798-808.
  • Liu,Y.; Mahmoud, M.; Hartmann, H.; Stewart,S.; Wagener,T.; Semmens, D.; Stewart, R.; Gupta, H.; Dominguez, D.; Hulse, D.; Letcher, R.; Rashleigh, B.; Smith, C.; Street, R.; Ticehurst, J.; Twery, M.; van Delden, H.; White, D. 2008. Formal scenario development for environmental impact assessment studies. In:Jakeman, A.J., et al., eds. Developments in integrated environmental assessment, vol. 3. Amsterdam: Elsevier: 145-162.
  • Gaertner, S.; Reynolds, K.M.; Hessburg, P.F.; Hummel, S.; Twery, M. 2008. Decision support for evaluating landscape departure and prioritizing forest management activities in a changing environment. Forest Ecology and Management. 256:1666-1676.

*Due to policy or copyright restrictions, we are unable to provide full-text versions of these publications. Please check with your local library or Contact Mark Twery to inquire about reprints.

Last Modified: 08/19/2009