Succession Modeling on Mount St. Helens

This study is currently in-progress!

Goal: Simulate forest recovery after the 1980 eruption and examine effects of different climate scenarios.

Methods: LANDIS-II disturbance landscape model, LINKAGES forest ecosystem process model, land cover classification, literature review

Importance: A succession model provides a roadmap of change projections that will influence current and future research on the monument.

Broader Impacts: This work joins a collection of studies that make Mt. St. Helens the most-studied volcano in the world.

Skills: Project management, GIS and cartography, remote sensing, science communication, collaboration, data management