Norman L. Christensen, Professor
Education:
PhD, Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1973
MS, Biology, California State University, Fresno, 1970
AB, Biology, California State University, Fresno, 1968
Office Location: A124 LSRC
Office Phone: (919) 613-8052
Email Address: normc@duke.edu
Web Page: NSEE page">NSEE page
Specialties:
ecology
biodiversity
conservation biology
environmental policy
forest fires and fire ecology
forest management and silviculture
global change ecology
terrestrial ecosystems
Research Categories: Community Ecology. Disturbance and Succession. Ecosystem Management. Sustainable Forest Management. Forest Fires. Strong interest in the application of basic science to management problems
Research Description:
Recent Publications (More Publications) (search)
- N.L. Christensen, Environment:, 1st edition (2010), pp. 520 pp, Prentice-Hall, Pearson Education (All 20 chapters are now in first draft or beyond..) .
- K.K. Karanth, J. Nichols, J. Hines, U. Karanth, N.L. Christensen, Where are India's Large Mammals and Why? Patterns and Determinants of Species Occurrence, Journal of Applied Ecology (Submitted, 2009) .
- J.E. Keeley, G. Aplet, N.L. Christensen, S.G. Conard, E.A. Johnson, P.N. Omi, D.L. Peterson, T.W. Swetnam, Ecological Foundations of Fire Management, U.S.D.A. Forest Service General Technical Report (Accepted, 2009) .
- K.A. Fesenmyer and N.L. Christensen, Fire History in Southern Appalachian Forests Using Soil Charcoal, Ecol (Accepted, 2009) .
- J.M. Adeney, N.L. Christensen, S.L. Pimm, Reserves Protect Against Deforestation Fires in the Amazon, PLOS one (Accepted, 2009) .
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