David B. McWethy, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

709-Leon Johnson Hall

Department of Earth Sciences

Montana State University

Bozeman, MT 59717

406 994-6856

406 994-3190 (FAX)

dmcwethy@montana.edu

• Factors influencing variation in species diversity at different scales
• Patterns of human land-use that affect vegetation change
• Variation in vegetation response to human use of fire
• The influence of ecosystem productivity on vegetation response to disturbance