Tania Schoennagel

Fire ecology • Landscape ecology • Geographic information systems (GIS) • Dendrochronology

My research addresses the causes and consequences of western forest disturbances, primarily wildfire and insect outbreaks.

As a landscape ecologist, I conduct research at multiple spatial and temporal scales to examine: (1) disturbance dynamics and successional patterns, (2) effects of past climate variability and future climate change, and (3) ecological implications of forest management policy and changing land use. I employ field studies, dendrochronology, GIS analyses and spatial modeling. My research generally focuses on fundamental ecological questions with applications to forest management, land-use policy and climate change.

Schoennagel's website

Publications

Selected publications

Pellegrini, AFA., T. Refsland, C, Averill.  et al. 2021: Decadal changes in fire frequencies shift tree communities and functional traits. Nature Ecology & Evolution 5: 504–512. DOI: 10.1038/s41559-021-01401-7

Mietkiewicz, N., JK Balch, T Schoennagel, S Leyk, LA St. Denis, BA Bradley 2020:  In the line of fire: Consequences of human-ignited wildfires to homes in the U.S. (1992–2015). Fire 2020, 3(3):50. DOI: 10.3390/fire3030050

For additional publications, see Tania's Google Scholar profile.