Andrea Woodward
I am an emerita Biologist at the U.S. Geological Survey. During my career I studied the interaction between large herbivores (elk and mountain goats) and vegetation, and the effects of climate change on subalpine vegetation. I also worked on designing ecological monitoring programs and protocols; and incorporating climate change into natural resource management plans.
As an emerita scientist, I have been finishing up a few projects that were not completed before I retired. These included two papers with co-authors describing long-term data sets: 36 years of research on old-growth forest structure based on data from elk exclosures and 28 years of data on subalpine fir seedling survival, both in Olympic National Park. I also completed with co-authors an implementation guide for decision tools meant to incorporate climate change into management decisions made by the USDA Forest Service. I am currently working on updating a field guide to mosses, lichens, and liverworts of the Pacific Northwest. I remain very interested in the curious distribution of cottonwoods in Olympic National Park and may pursue that a bit more before calling it a career.
Professional Experience
Ecologist, National Park Service Cooperative Parks Study Unit, Seattle, WA
Ecologist, National Park Service, Olympic National Park, WA (1990)
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Cornell University (1988)
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Northwest Scientific Association
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Developing effective sampling designs for monitoring natural resources in Alaskan national parks: an example using simulations and vegetation data
Great Basin Integrated Landscape Monitoring Pilot Summary Report
Framework for ecological monitoring on lands of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges and their partners
Conceptual ecological models to guide integrated landscape monitoring of the Great Basin
Forest Vegetation Monitoring Protocol for National Parks in the North Coast and Cascades Network
Protocol for Monitoring Fish Assemblages in Pacific Northwest National Parks
Protocol for Landsat-Based Monitoring of Landscape Dynamics at North Coast and Cascades Network Parks
Inventory of the mosses, liverworts, and lichens of Olympic National Park, Washington- Species list
A Framework for Long-term Ecological Monitoring in Olympic National Park: Prototype for the Coniferous Forest Biome
Bryophytes and lichens: Small but indispensable forest dwellers
The role of ecological theory in long-term ecological monitoring: Report on a workshop
Relationships among environmental variables and distribution of tree species at high elevation in the Olympic Mountains
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Filter Total Items: 39Developing effective sampling designs for monitoring natural resources in Alaskan national parks: an example using simulations and vegetation data
Monitoring natural resources in Alaskan national parks is challenging because of their remoteness, limited accessibility, and high sampling costs. We describe an iterative, three-phased process for developing sampling designs based on our efforts to establish a vegetation monitoring program in southwest Alaska. In the first phase, we defined a sampling frame based on land ownership and specific veAuthorsWilliam L. Thompson, Amy E. Miller, Dorothy C. Mortenson, Andrea WoodwardGreat Basin Integrated Landscape Monitoring Pilot Summary Report
The Great Basin Integrated Landscape Monitoring Pilot project (GBILM) was one of four regional pilots to implement the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Science Thrust on Integrated Landscape Monitoring (ILM) whose goal was to observe, understand, and predict landscape change and its implications on natural resources at multiple spatial and temporal scales and address priority natural resource managemAuthorsSean P. Finn, Kate Kitchell, Lori Anne Baer, David R. Bedford, Matthew L. Brooks, Alan L. Flint, Lorraine E. Flint, J.R. Matchett, Amy Mathie, David M. Miller, David S. Pilliod, Alicia Torregrosa, Andrea WoodwardFramework for ecological monitoring on lands of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges and their partners
National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska and throughout the U.S. have begun developing a spatially comprehensive monitoring program to inform management decisions, and to provide data to broader research projects. In an era of unprecedented rates of climate change, monitoring is essential to detecting, understanding, communicating and mitigating climate-change effects on refuge and other resources undeAuthorsAndrea Woodward, Erik A. BeeverConceptual ecological models to guide integrated landscape monitoring of the Great Basin
The Great Basin Integrated Landscape Monitoring Pilot Project was developed in response to the need for a monitoring and predictive capability that addresses changes in broad landscapes and waterscapes. Human communities and needs are nested within landscapes formed by interactions among the hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere. Understanding the complex processes that shape landscapes and deriviAuthorsD. M. Miller, S.P. Finn, Andrea Woodward, Alicia Torregrosa, M. E. Miller, D. R. Bedford, A.M. BrasherForest Vegetation Monitoring Protocol for National Parks in the North Coast and Cascades Network
Plant communities are the foundation for terrestrial trophic webs and animal habitat, and their structure and species composition are an integrated result of biological and physical drivers (Gates, 1993). Additionally, they have a major role in geologic, geomorphologic and soil development processes (Jenny, 1941; Stevens and Walker, 1970). Throughout most of the Pacific Northwest, environmental coAuthorsAndrea Woodward, Karen M. Hutten, John R. Boetsch, Steven A. Acker, Regina M. Rochefort, Mignonne M. Bivin, Laurie L. KurthProtocol for Monitoring Fish Assemblages in Pacific Northwest National Parks
Rivers and streams that drain from Olympic, Mount Rainier, and North Cascades National Parks are among the most protected corridors in the lower 48 States, and represent some of the largest tracts of contiguous, undisturbed habitat throughout the range of several key fish species of the Pacific Northwest. These watersheds are of high regional importance as freshwater habitat sanctuaries for nativeAuthorsSamuel J. Brenkman, Patrick J. ConnollyProtocol for Landsat-Based Monitoring of Landscape Dynamics at North Coast and Cascades Network Parks
Background and Objectives As part of the National Park Service's larger goal of developing long-term monitoring programs in response to the Natural Resource Challenge of 2000, the parks of the North Coast and Cascades Network (NCCN) have determined that monitoring of landscape dynamics is necessary to track ecosystem health (Weber and others, 2005). Landscape dynamics refer to a broad suite ofAuthorsRobert E. Kennedy, Warren B. Cohen, Alan A. Kirschbaum, Erik HaunreiterInventory of the mosses, liverworts, and lichens of Olympic National Park, Washington- Species list
The identification of non-vascular cryptogam species (lichens, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) is especially challenging because of their small size, their often microscopic or chemical distinguishing features, and their enormous diversity. Consequently, they are a poorly known component of Olympic National Park, despite their ecological and aesthetic importance. This project is the first attemAuthorsM. Hutten, Andrea Woodward, K. HuttenA Framework for Long-term Ecological Monitoring in Olympic National Park: Prototype for the Coniferous Forest Biome
This report is the result of a five-year collaboration between scientists of the U.S. Geological Survey Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Olympic Field Station, and the natural resources staff of Olympic National Park to develop a comprehensive strategy for monitoring natural resources of Olympic National Park. Olympic National Park is the National Park Serviceʼs prototype monitoringAuthorsKurt Jenkins, Andrea Woodward, Ed SchreinerBryophytes and lichens: Small but indispensable forest dwellers
* What is a Bryophyte? * Bryophytes are the small green plants commonly known as mosses, liverworts and hornworts. Compared to plants, they have primitive tissues for conducting food and water, and they lack a protective outer surface to maintain water balance. Most bryophytes, because they lack tissues such as roots, obtain their water through direct surface contact with their environment. DurAuthorsMartin Hutten, Andrea WoodwardThe role of ecological theory in long-term ecological monitoring: Report on a workshop
No abstract available.AuthorsAndrea Woodward, Kurt J. Jenkins, Edward G. SchreinerRelationships among environmental variables and distribution of tree species at high elevation in the Olympic Mountains
Relationships among environmental variables and occurrence of tree species were investigated at Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park, Washington, USA. A transect consisting of three plots was established down one north-and one south-facing slope in stands representing the typical elevational sequence of tree species. Tree species included subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa), Douglas-fir (PseuAuthorsAndrea WoodwardNon-USGS Publications**
Woodward, A., Schreiner, E.G., Silsbee, D.G., 1995, Climate, geography, and tree establishment in subalpine meadows of the Olympic Mountains, Washington, USA: Arctic and Alpine Research, v. 27, no. 3, p. 217-225.Woodward, A., Reed, J.D., 1995, Intake and digestibility for sheep and goats consuming supplementary Acacia brevispicaandSesbania sesban: Animal Feed Science and Technology, v. 56, no. 3-4, p. 207-216.Woodward, A., Coppock, D.L., 1995, Role of plant defense in the utilization of native browse in southern Ethiopia: Agroforestry Systems, v. 32, p. 147-161.Woodward, A., 1994, Cooperative research on glacier-climate relationships begins in the Pacific Northwest: Park Science, v. 14, no. 4, p. 9.Woodward, A., Silsbee, D.G., Schreiner, E.G., Means, J.E., 1994, Influence of climate on radial growth and cone production in subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa) and mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana): Canadian Journal of Forest Research, v. 24, p. 1133-1143.Schreiner, E.G., Gracz, M.B., Kaye, T.N., Woodward, A., Buckingham, N.M., 1994, Rare plants In: Schreiner, E.G., Moorhead, B.B., eds., Mountain Goats in Olympic National Park: Biology and Management of an Introduced Species: Scientific Monograph NPS/NROLYM/NRSM-94/25, Denver, CO, US Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Natural Resources Publication Office, p. 173-185.Schreiner, E.G., Woodward, A., 1994, Responses of vegetation to reductions in goat density In: Schreiner, E.G., Moorhead, B.B., eds., Mountain Goats in Olympic National Park: Biology and Management of an Introduced Species: Scientific Monograph NPS/NROLYM/NRSM-94/25, Denver, CO, US Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Natural Resources Publication Office, p. 129-138.Schreiner, E.G., Woodward, A., 1994, Study documents mountain goat impacts at Olympic National Park: Park Science, v. 14, no. 2, p. 23-25.Woodward, A., Schreiner, E.G., Moorhead, B.B., 1994, Ungulate-forest relationships in Olympic National Park- Retrospective exclosure studies: Northwest Science, v. 68, no. 2, p. 97-110.Woodward, A., Gracz, M.B., Schreiner, E.G., 1991, Climatic effects on establishment of subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa) in meadows of the Olympic Mountains: Northwest Environmental Journal, v. 7, no. 2, p. 353-354.**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
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