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Paul C. Selmants

Dr. Paul Selmants is a Research Ecologist with the Western Geographic Science Center at Moffett Field, CA. His research seeks to quantify the impact of human activities on terrestrial ecosystems at regional to continental scales. 

Paul uses data synthesis, geospatial analysis, and simulation modeling to examine the impact of climate and land use change on ecosystem carbon balance at the landscape scale. His research focus is on the western continental United States and the Hawaiian Islands. 

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