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Michael Walters

Michael Walters

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Associate Professor Emeritus, with active Forest Ecology research program
Department of Forestry

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517-355-1762

Email:
mwalters@msu.edu

Degrees:
PhD in Forestry, University of Minnesota, 1994
MS in Biology,University of Utah, 1986
BS in Biology, Washington State University, 1983

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Articles Featuring

  • Northern hardwoods study wraps up sixth growing season since harvest, 6-year findings soon to be published, December 13, 2023
  • Northern Hardwood Study Collaboration with MSU and MDNR Extended, January 24, 2022
  • Complex drivers of sugar maple (Acer saccharum) regeneration reveal challenges to long-term sustainability of managed northern hardwood forests, January 1, 2021
  • Preserving hardwood diversity through new management, February 22, 2018
  • Looking at forests in a new light, November 24, 2014
  • Managing forests requires a birds-eye view, June 2, 2011
  • Research maps out trade-offs between deer and timber, May 27, 2011

Authored Documents

  • Combined long-term effects of variable tree regeneration and timber management on forest songbirds and timber production, May 2, 2011

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