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Andreas P Wion, PhD

Andreas is a postdoc at Fort Collins Science Center stationed at the New Mexico Landscapes Field Station. His research includes demography, disturbance, and dynamics of southwestern forests and woodlands. 

Andreas Wion earned a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2014. He earned a PhD in Ecology from Colorado State University in 2022. Since joining the USGS, he has continued to work on research projects involving tree mortality and forest die-off, mast seeding, and ecosystem transformation following fires and drought. Andreas is currently building a program of ecological forecasting to improve management of dry forest and woodland ecosystems in the southwest.

Professional Experience

  • Graduate Research Assistant, Colorado State University

  • Technician (Archaeologist), US Forest Service

  • Technician (Botanist), US Forest Service

Education and Certifications

  • Colorado State University

  • University of Colorado Boulder

Affiliations and Memberships*

  • Ecological Society of America

  • Association for Fire Ecology

Science and Products

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a cross section of a tree used for dating

New Mexico Tree-Ring Science

Tree-ring science is a component of our interdisciplinary ecological research program that focuses on the effects of climate variability and human land use on forest ecology, fire ecology, and ecohydrology.
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Land Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center
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New Mexico Tree-Ring Science

Tree-ring science is a component of our interdisciplinary ecological research program that focuses on the effects of climate variability and human land use on forest ecology, fire ecology, and ecohydrology.
Learn More
link
Nambe grasslands, New Mexico.

The New Mexico Landscapes Field Station

The New Mexico Landscapes Field Station is a place-based, globally connected, ecological research group that studies ecosystem and wildlife dynamics, working with land managers, community leaders, and Tribes to deliver solutions that foster the linked health of human and natural systems. For over three decades, we have focused on shifting research needs from forest watershed health to wildlife...
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center
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The New Mexico Landscapes Field Station

The New Mexico Landscapes Field Station is a place-based, globally connected, ecological research group that studies ecosystem and wildlife dynamics, working with land managers, community leaders, and Tribes to deliver solutions that foster the linked health of human and natural systems. For over three decades, we have focused on shifting research needs from forest watershed health to wildlife...
Learn More
link
Field station member hikes in southern Bandelier National Monument, overlooking Cochiti Reservoir

New Mexico Landscapes Field Station: Forest Ecosystem Research

Below are ongoing or completed research projects related to forest ecosystems at the New Mexico Landscapes Field Station.
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center
link

New Mexico Landscapes Field Station: Forest Ecosystem Research

Below are ongoing or completed research projects related to forest ecosystems at the New Mexico Landscapes Field Station.
Learn More
link
Dr. Craig Allen standing next to a burned tree trunk in the Jemez Mountains in New Mexico.

New Mexico Landscapes Field Station: People

Staff, affiliates, and collaborators associated with the New Mexico Landscapes Field Station.
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Fort Collins Science Center
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New Mexico Landscapes Field Station: People

Staff, affiliates, and collaborators associated with the New Mexico Landscapes Field Station.
Learn More
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Photo of trees, setting sun

Synthesis and Forecasts of Piñon-Juniper Woodland Die-off

Drought, hotter temperatures, and insect outbreaks are affecting dryland ecosystems across the globe. Pinon-juniper (PJ) woodlands are a widespread vegetation type common to drylands of North America, which have been hit particularly hard by a warming climate. Specifically, mass tree die-off events are transforming PJ woodland structure, composition, and distributions. This project aims to...
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Land Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Wildland Fire Science
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Synthesis and Forecasts of Piñon-Juniper Woodland Die-off

Drought, hotter temperatures, and insect outbreaks are affecting dryland ecosystems across the globe. Pinon-juniper (PJ) woodlands are a widespread vegetation type common to drylands of North America, which have been hit particularly hard by a warming climate. Specifically, mass tree die-off events are transforming PJ woodland structure, composition, and distributions. This project aims to...
Learn More

Multi-decadal vegetation transformations of a New Mexico ponderosa pine landscape after severe fires and aerial seeding

Wildfires and climate change are having transformative effects on vegetation composition and structure, and post-fire management may have long-lasting impacts on ecosystem reorganization. Post-fire aerial seeding treatments are commonly used to reduce runoff and soil erosion, but little is known about how seeding treatments affect native vegetation recovery over long periods of time, particularly
Authors
Andreas Paul Wion, Jens T. Stevens, Kay Beeley, Rebecca Oertel, Ellis Margolis, Craig D. Allen
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

Hurricanes: An unexpected mechanism linking disturbance and seed production in trees

This technical commentary provides insights into a recent paper by a non-USGS group of authors who link hurricanes to mast seed production in long-leaf pine.
Authors
Ian Pearse, Andreas Paul Wion
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

Science and Products

link
a cross section of a tree used for dating

New Mexico Tree-Ring Science

Tree-ring science is a component of our interdisciplinary ecological research program that focuses on the effects of climate variability and human land use on forest ecology, fire ecology, and ecohydrology.
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Land Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center
link

New Mexico Tree-Ring Science

Tree-ring science is a component of our interdisciplinary ecological research program that focuses on the effects of climate variability and human land use on forest ecology, fire ecology, and ecohydrology.
Learn More
link
Nambe grasslands, New Mexico.

The New Mexico Landscapes Field Station

The New Mexico Landscapes Field Station is a place-based, globally connected, ecological research group that studies ecosystem and wildlife dynamics, working with land managers, community leaders, and Tribes to deliver solutions that foster the linked health of human and natural systems. For over three decades, we have focused on shifting research needs from forest watershed health to wildlife...
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center
link

The New Mexico Landscapes Field Station

The New Mexico Landscapes Field Station is a place-based, globally connected, ecological research group that studies ecosystem and wildlife dynamics, working with land managers, community leaders, and Tribes to deliver solutions that foster the linked health of human and natural systems. For over three decades, we have focused on shifting research needs from forest watershed health to wildlife...
Learn More
link
Field station member hikes in southern Bandelier National Monument, overlooking Cochiti Reservoir

New Mexico Landscapes Field Station: Forest Ecosystem Research

Below are ongoing or completed research projects related to forest ecosystems at the New Mexico Landscapes Field Station.
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center
link

New Mexico Landscapes Field Station: Forest Ecosystem Research

Below are ongoing or completed research projects related to forest ecosystems at the New Mexico Landscapes Field Station.
Learn More
link
Dr. Craig Allen standing next to a burned tree trunk in the Jemez Mountains in New Mexico.

New Mexico Landscapes Field Station: People

Staff, affiliates, and collaborators associated with the New Mexico Landscapes Field Station.
By
Fort Collins Science Center
link

New Mexico Landscapes Field Station: People

Staff, affiliates, and collaborators associated with the New Mexico Landscapes Field Station.
Learn More
link
Photo of trees, setting sun

Synthesis and Forecasts of Piñon-Juniper Woodland Die-off

Drought, hotter temperatures, and insect outbreaks are affecting dryland ecosystems across the globe. Pinon-juniper (PJ) woodlands are a widespread vegetation type common to drylands of North America, which have been hit particularly hard by a warming climate. Specifically, mass tree die-off events are transforming PJ woodland structure, composition, and distributions. This project aims to...
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Land Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Wildland Fire Science
link

Synthesis and Forecasts of Piñon-Juniper Woodland Die-off

Drought, hotter temperatures, and insect outbreaks are affecting dryland ecosystems across the globe. Pinon-juniper (PJ) woodlands are a widespread vegetation type common to drylands of North America, which have been hit particularly hard by a warming climate. Specifically, mass tree die-off events are transforming PJ woodland structure, composition, and distributions. This project aims to...
Learn More

Multi-decadal vegetation transformations of a New Mexico ponderosa pine landscape after severe fires and aerial seeding

Wildfires and climate change are having transformative effects on vegetation composition and structure, and post-fire management may have long-lasting impacts on ecosystem reorganization. Post-fire aerial seeding treatments are commonly used to reduce runoff and soil erosion, but little is known about how seeding treatments affect native vegetation recovery over long periods of time, particularly
Authors
Andreas Paul Wion, Jens T. Stevens, Kay Beeley, Rebecca Oertel, Ellis Margolis, Craig D. Allen
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

Hurricanes: An unexpected mechanism linking disturbance and seed production in trees

This technical commentary provides insights into a recent paper by a non-USGS group of authors who link hurricanes to mast seed production in long-leaf pine.
Authors
Ian Pearse, Andreas Paul Wion
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government

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