National Wetlands Research Center

Forest Ecology Branch

Chief: Carroll L. Cordes, Ph.D. (cordesc@usgs.gov)
Phone: 337 266-8636
Fax: 337 266-8592

Provide ecological, modeling, and restoration research on forested wetlands in the South.

Capabilities

• Computer Modeling
• Conservation Genetics
• Dendroecology
• Fire Science
• Functions and Processes
• Reforestation/Restoration
• Nutrient Dynamics and Biogeochemical Cycling
• FEB Staff Profiles

Most forest research at the National Wetlands Research Center focuses on forested wetlands, the most common and widespread wetland type in the South. They include bottomland hardwood forests, cypress-tupelo swamps, and mangrove forests, and are of great economic and ecological value. Despite dramatic losses this century (80% of bottomland hardwoods in the lower Mississippi Valley alone), southern forested wetlands still account for more than a third of all wetlands in the contiguous 48 states.

Return to NWRC Organization and Programs.

Accessibility FOIA Privacy Policies and Notices

U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/about/feb/frst_eco.htm
Page Contact Information: nwrcweb@usgs.gov
Page Last Modified: Tuesday, 12-Aug-2008 16:28:37 EDT