John Jay
Wiley,
Jr.
M.S. Graduate Student
Biology and Geology
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio 45701-2979
Office: 740.597.3116
Cell: 260.235.0083
Fax: 740.593.1130
Email: jw197406@ohio.edu
Current Research
I am currently working on the body of my Masters thesis research involving silvicultural effects on bryophyte species abundance on all substrates in a range of moisture conditions found in eastern oak forests.
There
are no prior studies related to
the effects of understory burning and selective harvest commonly used
in
forestry on bryophyte species in the eastern oak forests of the United
States, and
substrate specific examinations, in general, are highly
limited.
This
study is being conducted at three southeastern Ohio areas: The Raccoon
Ecological Management Area, Tar Hallow State Forest, and Zaleski State
Forest. Four treatments implemented at each study area
under
the direction of the USDA Forest Service Fire and Fire Surrogate
Research Program were: (1) untreated, (2) understory
burning only, (3) selective harvest only, and (4) understory burning
and selective harvest together.
Through this study, I hope to form a basis for understanding bryophyte species distribution patterns throughout the managed oak forests of the eastern United States and to determine what responses occur in bryophyte species occurrence and abundance after understory burning and/or selective harvest.
This page last updated: January 12, 2009
