Assistant Professor of Forest EcologyDr. Brosofske conducts research on forest processes and structure across many scales of space and time. Major research interests include: natural and human disturbance, plant ecophysiology, conservation biology, and ecosystem- and landscape-level material fluxes. Her recent research has focused on developing a spatial model to determine the potential effects of management on plant diversity, economic output, wildlife habitat quality, and recreational use of a forested landscape. She has also investigated the role of forest management in influencing patterns of understory vegetation and microclimate in upland and riparian landscapes.
Representative Publications:
Brosofske, K.D., J. Chen, and T.R. Crow. Plant diversity and local site factors: Implications for a managed Wisconsin landscape. Forest Ecology and Management (In Press).
Brosofske, K.D., J. Chen, T.R. Crow, and S.C. Saunders. 1999. Vegetation responses to landscape structure at multiple scales across a northern Wisconsin, USA, pine barrens landscape. Plant Ecology 143:203-218.
Brosofske, K.D., J. Chen, R.J. Naiman, and J.F. Franklin. 1997. Harvesting effects on microclimatic gradients from small streams to uplands in western Washington. Ecological Applications 7:1188-1200.
