Ellis Q Margolis, PhD
Ellis Margolis is a research ecologist with the Fort Collins Science Center, stationed at the New Mexico Landscapes Field Station. His research focuses on land use and climatic effects on fire regimes and forests in the southwestern U.S.
Research Highlights
- New Mexico Landscapes Field Station: Fire Research
- New Mexico Tree-Ring Science
- New Mexico Landscapes Field Station: Forest Ecosystem Research
- Synthesis of the new North American tree-ring fire-scar network
- Publication: The North American tree-ring fire-scar network
- Publication: Pre-fire assessment of post-fire debris-flow hazards in the Santa …
Ellis Margolis is a research ecologist at the New Mexico Landscapes Field Station, a Fort Collins Science Center facility in New Mexico. Ellis received a Ph.D. in Watershed Management from the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research at the University of Arizona, in Tucson, Arizona. Since joining the USGS in 2015, he has continued his research on the interactions between fire, forests, and climate and specializes in dendrochronology (the study of tree ring dating). Presently, his research focuses on land use and climatic effects on fire regimes and forests in the southwestern U.S. to guide fire regime and forest restoration for watershed management.
Professional Experience
2015 - present, Research Ecologist, USGS New Mexico Landscapes Field Station, Fort Collins Science Center, Santa Fe, NM
2009 - 2015, Research Associate, University of Arizona Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, Tucson, AZ
1999 - 2008, Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, University of Arizona, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, Tucson, AZ
1998 - 1999, Fire Technician, The Nature Conservancy National Fire Management and Research Program, Tall Timbers, FL
1997- 1998, Biologist, The Nature Conservancy Albany Pine Bush Preserve and Eastern NY Chapter, Albany, NY
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. Watershed Management, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona - 2007
M.S. Watershed Management, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona - 2003
B.S. Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona - 1995
Science and Products
Native American fire management at an ancient wildland–urban interface in the Southwest United States
Valleys of fire: Historical fire regimes of forest-grassland ecotones across the montane landscape of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico, USA
Dendrochronology of a rare long-lived mediterranean shrub
Wildfire-driven forest conversion in western North American landscapes
Climate relationships with increasing wildfire in the southwestern US from 1984 to 2015
Spatio-temporal variability of human-fire interactions on the Navajo Nation
Surface fire to Crown Fire: Fire history in the Taos Valley watersheds, New Mexico, USA
Limits to ponderosa pine regeneration following large high-severity forest fires in the United States Southwest
burnr: Fire history analysis and graphics in R
Advancing dendrochronological studies of fire in the United States
Long-term persistence and fire resilience of oak shrubfields in dry conifer forests of northern New Mexico
Drought, multi-seasonal climate, and wildfire in northern New Mexico
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.
Using the Past and the Present To Understand Fire Ecology in the Range of the Gunnison Sage-Grouse
Fort Collins Science Center Labs and Facilities
The Western Mountain Initiative (WMI)
Post-fire Recovery Patterns in Southwestern Forests
Western Mountain Initiative: Southern Rocky Mountains
Science and Products
Native American fire management at an ancient wildland–urban interface in the Southwest United States
Valleys of fire: Historical fire regimes of forest-grassland ecotones across the montane landscape of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico, USA
Dendrochronology of a rare long-lived mediterranean shrub
Wildfire-driven forest conversion in western North American landscapes
Climate relationships with increasing wildfire in the southwestern US from 1984 to 2015
Spatio-temporal variability of human-fire interactions on the Navajo Nation
Surface fire to Crown Fire: Fire history in the Taos Valley watersheds, New Mexico, USA
Limits to ponderosa pine regeneration following large high-severity forest fires in the United States Southwest
burnr: Fire history analysis and graphics in R
Advancing dendrochronological studies of fire in the United States
Long-term persistence and fire resilience of oak shrubfields in dry conifer forests of northern New Mexico
Drought, multi-seasonal climate, and wildfire in northern New Mexico
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.