Andrea Woodward
I am an emerita Biologist at the U.S. Geological Survey. During my career I studied the interaction between large herbivores (elk and mountain goats) and vegetation, and the effects of climate change on subalpine vegetation. I also worked on designing ecological monitoring programs and protocols; and incorporating climate change into natural resource management plans.
As an emerita scientist, I have been finishing up a few projects that were not completed before I retired. These included two papers with co-authors describing long-term data sets: 36 years of research on old-growth forest structure based on data from elk exclosures and 28 years of data on subalpine fir seedling survival, both in Olympic National Park. I also completed with co-authors an implementation guide for decision tools meant to incorporate climate change into management decisions made by the USDA Forest Service. I am currently working on updating a field guide to mosses, lichens, and liverworts of the Pacific Northwest. I remain very interested in the curious distribution of cottonwoods in Olympic National Park and may pursue that a bit more before calling it a career.
Professional Experience
Ecologist, National Park Service Cooperative Parks Study Unit, Seattle, WA
Ecologist, National Park Service, Olympic National Park, WA (1990)
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Cornell University (1988)
Affiliations and Memberships*
Northwest Scientific Association
Science and Products
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Users' guide to system dynamics model describing Coho salmon survival in Olema Creek, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California
Hydrologic response to valley-scale structure in alpine headwaters
Identifying resource manager information needs for the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative
Mount Rainier National Park
Linking physical monitoring to coho and Chinook salmon populations in the Redwood Creek Watershed, California—Summary of May 3–4, 2012 Workshop
Ecological context for the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative
A process-based hierarchical framework for monitoring glaciated alpine headwaters
Ecoregional-scale monitoring within conservation areas, in a rapidly changing climate
Conceptual ecological models to support detection of ecological change on Alaska National Wildlife Refuges
Predicting spread of invasive exotic plants into dewatered reservoirs after dam removal on the Elwha River, Olympic National Park, Washington
Monitoring habitat restoration projects: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Region Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program and Coastal Program Protocol
Design of ecoregional monitoring in conservation areas of high-latitude ecosystems under contemporary climate change
Non-USGS Publications**
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If you are unable to access or download a product, email fresc_outreach@usgs.gov a request, including the full citation, or call (541) 750-1030.
Science and Products
If you are unable to access or download a product, email fresc_outreach@usgs.gov a request, including the full citation, or call (541) 750-1030.
Users' guide to system dynamics model describing Coho salmon survival in Olema Creek, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California
Hydrologic response to valley-scale structure in alpine headwaters
Identifying resource manager information needs for the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative
Mount Rainier National Park
Linking physical monitoring to coho and Chinook salmon populations in the Redwood Creek Watershed, California—Summary of May 3–4, 2012 Workshop
Ecological context for the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative
A process-based hierarchical framework for monitoring glaciated alpine headwaters
Ecoregional-scale monitoring within conservation areas, in a rapidly changing climate
Conceptual ecological models to support detection of ecological change on Alaska National Wildlife Refuges
Predicting spread of invasive exotic plants into dewatered reservoirs after dam removal on the Elwha River, Olympic National Park, Washington
Monitoring habitat restoration projects: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Region Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program and Coastal Program Protocol
Design of ecoregional monitoring in conservation areas of high-latitude ecosystems under contemporary climate change
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
If you are unable to access or download a product, email fresc_outreach@usgs.gov a request, including the full citation, or call (541) 750-1030.
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government