Michael Christopher Tyree

Assistant Professor of Forest Ecophysiology

 

  

 

Faculty Vita

Contact Information:

Mailing Address:  School of  Forestry, LA Tech University, P. O. Box 10138, Ruston, LA  71272

Physical Address:  School of Forestry, LA Tech University, 1201 Reese Dr., Ruston, LA  71270

Office Location:  South Campus, Lomax Hall, Room # 14

Office Phone Number: (318)257-2947

Fax Number: (318)257-5061

Email Address:  mtyree@latech.edu

Office Hours:

I maintain an open door policy, however, if you are traveling from across campus or from home please call or send an email to make sure I am in.  My designated office hours are MWR 9:30 a.m. -1 p.m.

Courses:

Fall:

FOR 115-Forest Biology and Field Dendrology

FOR 111-Introduction to Forestry

Winter:

FOR 116-Silvics and Field Dendrology II

Education:

Ph.D.-Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2008,  Major Forestry; Focus Physiological Ecology

 

M.S.-Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2005, Forestry

 

B.S.-Pennsylvania State University, 2002-Majoring in Forest Science with a Biology Option

Research Interests:

My interests include the effects of human activity on carbon cycling in managed forest systems. Specifically: 1) understanding how intensive silviculture influences soil biological properties, C retention, and soil respiration, 2) genotypic differences in resource acquisition in response to changes in nutrient availability, and 3) the potential for short-rotation woody biomass production on marginal agricultural land.