STUDYING THE IMPACTS OF STRESSORS ON MARITIME FORESTS
Together with Warnell faculty colleagues Nate Nibbelink and Clint Moore, Dr. King and colleagues are studying how multiple stressors —
DEER HERBIVORY, HURRICANE DAMAGE, FIRE SUPPRESSION, AND WATER AVAILABILITY
— are affecting tree regeneration in different forest types on Jekyll Island, Georgia.
This project includes not only ecological research, but also social science to examine how different stakeholders understand the connections between deer, climate, management decisions, and the current and future of the forests on Jekyll Island.
It also will include Structured Decision-Making, a methodology that helps analyze how different management strategies deliver different degrees of “success” in terms of the range of diverse goals and values that different stakeholders may have.
Knowing Trees 