INRS State Scientific Surveys
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Allen Plocher
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1816 S. Oak Street Champaign, IL 61820 MC–652 Phone: 217-333-6292 Fax: 217-244-0802 Email: a-ploch@inhs.illinois.edu Title: Forest Ecologist Office Location: Forbes Natural History Building | ||
| Activities | Monitoring forest regeneration and understory dynamics in response to the Great Flood of 1993 and 1994 on the Illinois River. Comparing plant community development in created wetlands in three geographic zones in Illinois. Comparing understory dynamics in floodplain forests along three Illinois rivers differing in hydrologic regime: the Illinois, the Rock, and the Spoon. Courses Taught Lab sections in Introductory Biology,Dendrology Guest lecturer in Silviculture, Wetlands section of Environmental Impact Assessment (NRES) |
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| Research |
Forest dynamics, plant population biology, fire ecology, plant community response to disturbance, wetland community development |
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| Professional society involvement and activities |
Member of the Torrey Botanical Society Member of the Society of Wetland Scientists Member of the Grand Prairie Friends |
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| Education | PhD, Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, 1993 MS, Forestry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, 1984 BS, Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, 1980 AAS, Forestry, Lancaster Community College, Clifton Forge, VA, 1977 | ||