Thomas W. Swetnam
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Thomas W. Swetnam is a Professor of Dendrochronology and the Director of the [Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research] at the [University of Arizona], studying disturbances of forest ecosystems across broad temporal and spatial scales.
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[edit] Education and academic activities
Swetnam received his bachelor's degree in general biology and chemistry from the University of New Mexico and subsequently received his master's and PhD from the University of Arizona in watershed management and dendrochronology.
He has received the E.A. Douglass award, the W.S. Cooper award, and the Henry Cowles award.
[edit] Bibliography
He has authored the following papers (truncated):
Comparison of two approaches for determining fire dates from tree scars. (1982, Forest Science 28(4):856-861.)
Gila fire history suggests restoration may require planned ignitions. (1983, Restoration and Management Notes 1(4):286.)
Baisan, C. H., and T. W. Swetnam. Fire history on a desert mountain range: Rincon Mountain Wilderness, USA. (1989, Canadian Journal of Forest Research 20:1559-1569.)
Fire History and climate in the Southwestern United States in J. S. Krammes, Tech. Coord, Proceedings of Symposium on Effects of Fire in Management of Southwestern U. S. Natural Resources, November 15-17, 1988, Tucson, Arizona. USDA Forest Service, General Technical Report. RM-191:6-17. pdf file 1,038K
[edit] Edited books
Dean, J. S., D. M. Meko, and T. W. Swetnam, editors 1996. Tree Rings, Environment, and Humanity, Proceedings of the International Conference, Tucson, Arizona, 17-21 May, 1994. Radiocarbon, Tucson Arizona. 889 pp.
T. T. Veblen, W. Baker, G. Montenegro, and T. W. Swetnam. editors 2003. Fire and Climatic Change in Temperate Ecosystems of the Western Americas. Ecological Studies Vol. 160. Springer, New York. 444 pp.
