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Andrew J. Sanchez Meador, Ph.D.
ajsm@forestdynamics.com

http://www.forestdynamics.com

Education
Doctorate of Philosophy, Northern Arizona Univ., Forest Science 2006
Dissertation topic: Modeling spatial and temporal changes of ponderosa pine forests in northern Arizona since Euro-American settlement. Advisors: Margaret M Moore & Pablo F. Parysow
Master of Science, Mississippi State Univ., Forestry 2002
Thesis topic: Applications in growth and yield of longleaf pine (Pinus palustrius mill.): A comparison of artificial neural networks and other traditional modeling methodologies. Advisor: Emily B. Schultz
Bachelor of Science, Mississippi State Univ., Forestry 1999

Publications
Peer-Reviewed

  1. Sanchez Meador, A.J., P.F. Parysow, and M.M. Moore. In Press. A new method for delineating tree patches and assessing spatial reference conditions of ponderosa pine forests in northern Arizona. Restoration Ecology. Download
  2. Sanchez Meador, A.J. and M.M. Moore. 2010. Lessons from long-term studies of harvest methods in southwestern ponderosa pine-Gambel oak forests on the Fort Valley Experimental Forest, Arizona, U.S.A. Forest Ecology and Management. 260 (2): 193-206. Download
  3. Sanchez Meador, A.J., P.F. Parysow and M.M. Moore. 2010. Historical stem-mapped permanent plots increase precision of reconstructed reference data in ponderosa pine forests of northern Arizona. Restoration Ecology. 18(2): 224-234.  Download
  4. Sanchez Meador, A.J., M.M. Moore, J.D. Bakker, and P.F. Parysow. 2009. 108 years of change in spatial pattern following selective harvest of a ponderosa pine stand in northern Arizona, USA. Journal of Vegetation Science. 20(1): 79-90.  Download
  5. Abella, S. R., W. W. Covington, P. Z. Fulé, L. B. Lentile, A. J. Sanchez Meador, and P. Morgan. 2007. Past, present, and future old growth in frequent-fire conifer forests of the western United States. Ecology and Society 12(2): 16. Download

In Review and In Preparation

  1. Huffman, D.W., A.J. Sanchez Meador, and J.E. Crouse. In review. Coarse woody debris and vegetation 30 years after after stand replacing fire in a pinyon-juniper woodland. Rangeland Ecology and Management.
  2. Huang, C., C. Sorenson, and A.J. Sanchez Meador. In review. Financial feasibility of enhancing economic development of Arizona’s Native American tribes through a tradable carbon rights system. Journal of Forestry.
  3. Huffman, D.W., A.J. Sanchez Meador , J.D. Bakker, D.M. Bell, and M.M. Moore. In Preparation. Long-term influences of site and land-use history on functional attributes of ponderosa pine forests in northern Arizona. Forest Ecology and Management.
  4. Fry, D., A.J. Sanchez Meador , S. Stephens. In Preparation. Spatial patterns of regeneration and stand dynamics in a Jeffrey pine-mixed conifer forest in the Sierra San Pedro Martir, Mexico. Forest Ecology and Management.

Conference Proceedings

  1. Bakker, J.D., A.J. Sanchez Meador, P.Z. Fulé, D.W. Huffman, and M.M. Moore. 2008 ‘Growing Trees Backwards’: Description of a Stand Reconstruction Model. Pp 136-142 in Olberding, S.D., and M.M. Moore (tech coords). 2008. Fort Valley Experimental Forest – A Century of Research 1908-2008. Conference Proceedings; August 7-9, 2008; Flagstaff, AZ. Proceedings RMRS-P-53. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 408 p. Download
  2. De Blois, B.P., A.J. Finkral, A.J. Sanchez Meador, and M.M. Moore. 2008. Early Thinning Experiments Established by the Fort Valley Experimental Forest. Pp 197-203 in Olberding, S.D., and M.M. Moore (tech coords). 2008. Fort Valley Experimental Forest – A Century of Research 1908-2008. Conference Proceedings; August 7-9, 2008; Flagstaff, AZ. Proceedings RMRS-P-53. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 408 p. Download
  3. Dyer, J.H., A.J. Sanchez Meador, M.M. Moore, and J.D. Bakker. 2008. Forest Structure and Tree Recruitment Changes on a Permanent Historical Cinder Hills Plot Over a 130-Year Period. Pp 214-221 in Olberding, S.D., and M.M. Moore (tech coords). 2008. Fort Valley Experimental Forest – A Century of Research 1908-2008. Conference Proceedings; August 7-9, 2008; Flagstaff, AZ. Proceedings RMRS-P-53. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 408 p. Download
  4. Sanchez Meador, A.J. and M.M. Moore. 2008. 93 Years of Stand Density and Land-Use Legacy Research at the Coulter Ranch Study Site. Pp 321-330 in Olberding, S.D., and M.M. Moore (tech coords). 2008. Fort Valley Experimental Forest – A Century of Research 1908-2008. Conference Proceedings; August 7-9, 2008; Flagstaff, AZ. Proceedings RMRS-P-53. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 408 p. Download
  5. Sanchez Meador, A.J. and S.D. Olberding. 2008. Fort Valley’s Early Scientists: A Legacy of Distinction. Pp 331-338 in Olberding, S.D., and M.M. Moore (tech coords). 2008. Fort Valley Experimental Forest – A Century of Research 1908-2008. Conference Proceedings; August 7-9, 2008; Flagstaff, AZ. Proceedings RMRS-P-53. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 408 p. Download

External Research Grant Activity

  • National Interagency Fire Center, Joint Fire Science Program, Title of project: Characterizing Crown Biomass and Crown Density Profiles in Conifer Forests of the Interior Northwest. Investigators: D.L.R. Affleck (PI),  J. Goodburn (Co-PI), L.P. Queen (Co-PI), A.J. Sanchez Meador (Co-PI), C. Seielstad (Co-PI), and  R.E. Keane (Federal Collaborator). 2010-2013. $394,364. Funded
  • National Interagency Fire Center, Joint Fire Science Program, Title of project: Assessing fuel treatment longevity in ponderosa pine forests: Using untapped silvicultural resources. Investigators: S. Abella (PI), A.J. Sanchez Meador (Co-PI), C.W. Denton (Co-PI), D.G. Brewer (Co-PI) and M. Manthei (Federal Collaborator). 2009-2011. $317,600. Not funded
  • National Interagency Fire Center, Joint Fire Science Program, Title of project: Developing a comprehensive guide to forest thinning for fuel reduction in frequent-fire ponderosa pine and mixed conifer forests. Investigators: S. Abella (PI), A.J. Sanchez Meador (Co-PI), C.W. Denton (Co-PI), D.G. Brewer (Co-PI) and J. S. Bradybaugh (Federal Collaborator). 2009-2010. $140,100. Not Funded
  • National Research Initiative (NRI) Competitive Grants Program, USDA. Title of project: Controls on historical and contemporary tree regeneration patterns (1909-2009) and implications for future stand development (2010-2060) in southwestern forests. 2008-2011. Investigators: M.M. Moore (PI), J.D. Bakker (Co-PI), D. Laughlin (Co-PI) and A.J. Sanchez Meador (Federal Collaborator). $450,000. Funded
  • National Interagency Fire Center Joint Fire Science Program, Title of project: Development and Delivery of a National Woody Biomass Estimator Library (NWBEL). Investigators: A.J. Sanchez Meador (PI and Federal Collaborator), T. Matney (Co-PI), and E.B. Schultz (Co-PI). 2007-2008. $119,400. Not Funded
  • National Research Initiative (NRI) Competitive Grants Program, USDA. Title of project: Multi-scaled assessment of temporal and spatial pattern in southwestern forests: long-term dynamics and effects of restoration treatments. Investigators: M.M. Moore (PI), J.D. Bakker (Co-PI), A.J. Sanchez Meador (Co-PI), and D.W. Huffman (Co-PI). 2006-2009. $400,000. Not Funded
  • Integrative Environmental Research Program, Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research, NAU. Title of project: A conceptual framework of vegetation dynamics in ponderosa pine forest ecosystems of the Southwest. 2005-2006. Investigators: M.M. Moore (PI), J.D. Bakker (Co-PI), and A.J. Sanchez Meador (Co-PI). $1,717. Funded

Recent Presentations (Previous 4 years – * Indicates Presenter)

  1. Moore, M. M., A. J. Sánchez Meador, J. D. Bakker, D. C. Laughlin, D. W. Huffman, and S. D. Olberding. 2009. Ecological lessons learned from the Fort Valley Experimental Forest. Invited presentation at the 7th North American Forest Ecology Workshop: Ecological Lessons from Long-term Studies in Experimental Forests. Logan, UT, June 2009
  2. Heterogeneity of tree sizes within stands decreases Eucalyptus growth. Stape, J.L., A.J. Sanchez Meador, and D. Binkley*. IUFRO conference on Factors Influence Productivity in Tropical Plantations, Porto Segro, Bahia, Brazil. November 2008. [poster]
  3. Using FIA data and FVS in support of state-and-transition planning models. Vandendriesche, D. and Sanchez Meador*, A.J. Invited presentation in “Forest Growth and Productivity Modeling  Symposium, Society of American Foresters National Convention. Reno, NV. November 2008.
  4. Facilitating consistency in volume and biomass estimation using National Estimator Libraries. Oberle*, M., D. A.J. Sanchez Meador, and K. Cormier. Forest Inventory and Analysis Symposium, Park City, UT. October 2008.
  5. Using PPP and remote sensing to estimate biomass for forest stewardship projects. Sanchez Meador*, A.J., K. Cormier, M. Oberle, G. Boyack, and D. Johns. 2007 National Convention of the Society of America Foresters, Portland, OR. October, 2007. [poster]
  6. 3P Remote Sensing (3PRS): An efficient way to estimate stand volume in low value/biomass timber. Oberle*, M., D. Johns, K. Cormier, G. Boyack, and A.J. Sanchez Meador. 2007 National Silviculture Workshop, Ketchikan, AK. May, 2007. [poster]
  7. Land use legacies in southwestern ponderosa pine forests: Effects of historical harvesting practices. Sanchez Meador*, A.J., M.M. Moore, and J.D. Bakker. Invited presentation in ‘Do past management activities compound the effects of fire exclusion in western forests?’ Special Session, 3rd International Fire Ecology and Management Congress, San Diego, CA. November 2006.
  8. Land use legacies in southwestern ponderosa pine forests: Effects of historical livestock grazing. Bakker*, J.D., M.M. Moore, and A.J. Sanchez Meador. Invited presentation in ‘Do past management activities compound the effects of fire exclusion in western forests?’ Special Session, 3rd International Fire Ecology and Management Congress, San Diego, CA. November 2006.
  9. Quantifying long-term changes in ponderosa pine spatial pattern and stand development using the Woolsey plots. Sanchez Meador*, A.J. Dept. of Forestry, Mississippi State Univ., MS. November 2006.
  10. Long-term vegetation research in the Southwest: Past, present, future. Moore*, M.M., J.D. Bakker, A.J. Sanchez Meador, W.W. Covington, S.D. Olberding, and C.B. Edminster. Invited presentation in ‘Long Term Forest Research: Sustaining a Scientific Legacy’ Symposium, Society of American Foresters National Convention. Pittsburgh, PA. October 2006.
    Quantifying temporal changes (1876-2004) in tree spatial pattern using historically mapped permanent plots. Sanchez Meador*, A.J., J.H. Dyer, J.D. Bakker and M.M. Moore. Western Mensurationists’ Meeting, Fortuna, CA. June 2006.