Keith Gilland
MS Student
Dept. of Environmental and Plant BiologyOhio University
Adviser: Dr. Brian C. McCarthy
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Keith Gilland MS Student Dept. of Environmental and Plant BiologyOhio University Adviser: Dr. Brian C. McCarthy |
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Current Research
I am currently investigating the performance of American Chestnut on former coal mine sites reclaimed using the FRA End-Dump method. Essentially this method of reclamation leaves a loose substrate that should be more suitable for tree growth than traditional methods that leave a highly compacted surface that has proven to be a hindrance to tree establishment. Additionally, these sites are serving as a springboard for the reintroduction of American Chestnut to the Eastern forest after its demise due to the arrival of the Chestnut blight in the early part of the 20th Century. A comprehensive breeding program conducted by the American Chestnut Foundation has yielded a blight resistant hybrid tree is becoming available for this reintroduction and my studies will provide insight into its suitability as a tool for mine reclamation.
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Restoration Ecology, Ecology of the Eastern Deciduous Forest, Reintroduction of the American Chestnut Education BS in Botany 2007, Miami University, Oxford Ohio. Professional Activities Ohio Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation: Secretary TA Experience PBIO 436/536 Plant Community Ecology: Fall 2008 PBIO 220 Woody Plants: Summer 2008 PBIO 103 Plants and People: Spring 2008 BIO 101 General Biology Lab: Fall 2007,Winter 2008 |
Contact Info : Keith Gilland 317 Porter Hall Ohio University Athens, Ohio 45701-2979 Email: kg548007@ohio.edu Office:740.597.3116 Cell: 513-259-8793 Fax: 740.593.1130 |
| Jockey Hollow West Wildlife Management Area March 2008 after planting 1,000 American Chestnut Seedlings |
Jockey Hollow West Wildlife Management Area , August 2008 | Jockey Hollow West Wildlife Management Area Winter 2008 Prior to reclamation (during mining) |
