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Julia Rauchfuss

Department Affiliations


Specialties

  • Biogeography
  • Dendrochronology (dating of tree rings)
  • Disturbance History
  • Regeneration Patterns of Minnesota Forests

Educational Background

  • Diplom-Ingenieur: Cartography, University of Applied Sciences, Dresden, Germany, 2002.
  • Master of Arts: Geography, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, 2004.

Publications

  • Age dependence of spiral grain in white oaks (Quercus alba L.) in Southwestern Illinois: Rauchfuss, Julia, Julia Rauchfuss and James H. Speer, Tree Ring Research, 62(1) 13-24, 2006. Download
  • Tree Establishment During Dry Spells at an Oak Savanna in Minnesota: Rauchfuss, Julia, S.S. Ziegler, E.R. Larson, J. Rauchfuss, G.P. Elliott, Tree-Ring Research, 64(1) 47-54, 2008. Download

Research Activities

  • Disturbance History and Regeneration Patterns at the Lost 40 in the Chippewa National Forest, Northern Minnesota: We are studying this remnant white and red pine stand to understand the disturbance history and regeneration patterns., 2005 - 2008
  • Spruce Budworm at its Range Limits near the Prairie–Forest Border in Itasca State Park, Minnesota: We are studying the extent and severity of the spruce budworm outbreak at Itasca State Park, 2008 - 2007
  • Disturbance History and Regeneration Patterns in the Big Woods of Minnesota: We are studying the disturbance history and regeneration patterns of several remnant hardwood stands in what is known as the Big Woods of Minnesota, 2004 - 2009
  • The Effects of Climate and Fire on Tree Recruitment at Helen Allison Savanna in Minnesota: We are looking at the relationship between tree establishment on this savanna and climate, 2005 - 2008

Courses Taught

  • TA for GEOG 1403: Biogeography the Global Garden
  • GEOG 1403 - Biogeography of the Global Garden
  • Dendrochronology
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