George Host

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George Host

George Host, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate

Position and Focus

Dr. Host's current research interests include landscape/forest ecology, biostatistics and modeling.

His currents project Web sites include:


Background

Ph.D., Forest Ecology, Michigan State University, East Lansing. 1987
M.S., Botany, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. 1982
B.S., Botany, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. 1977


Current Publications

  • Hutchens JJ, Schuldt JA, Richards C, Johnson LB, Host GE, Breneman DH. 2009. Multi-scale mechanistic indicators of Midwestern USA stream macroinvertebrates. Ecological Indicators 9(6):1138-1150.
  • Host GE, Stech HW, Lenz KE, Roskoski K, Mather R. 2008. Forest patch modeling: using high performance computing to simulate above-ground interactions among individual trees. Functional Plant Biology 35:976-987.
  • Brazner JC, Danz NP, Trebitz AS, Niemi GJ, Regal RR, Hollenhorst TP, Host GE, Reavie ED, Brown TN, Hanowski JM, Johnston CA, Howe RW, Ciborowski JJH. 2007. Responsiveness of Great Lakes wetland indicators to human disturbances at multiple spatial scales: a multi-assemblage assessment. Journal of Great Lakes Research 33(3):42-66.
  • Danz NP, Niemi GJ, Regal RR, Hollenhorst TP, Johnson LB, Hanowski JM, Axler RP, Ciborowski JJH, Hrabik T, Brady VJ, Kelly JR, Morrice JA, Brazner JC, Howe RW, Johnston CA, Host GE. 2007. Integrated measures of anthropogenic stress in the U.S. Great Lakes basin. Environmental Management 39:631-647.
  • Hollenhorst TP, Brown TN, Johnson LB, Ciborowski JJH, Host GE. 2007. Methods for generating multi-scale watershed delineations for indicator development in Great Lake coastal ecosystems. Journal of Great Lakes Research 33(3):13-26.
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    Project list for George Host :


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    Long-term Soil Productivity: Effects of Soil Compaction, and Organic Matter Removal on Ground-flora Diversity
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    Vegetation Characterization and Conifer Regeneration Strategies for the Grand Portage National Monument
    Identify sites on the Grand Portage National Monument where white pine is most likely to succeed, work with park staff to develop and implement regeneration strategies
    Synoptic mapping of native plant communities of the Laurentian Mixed Forest