MC1 DGVM | MAPSS Team | VEMAP Project
Background
- Ph. D., 1983, Colorado State University (J. Detling, W. Hunt)
- Quantitative Ecologist, 1988-1994 U.S. EPA Env. Lab., Corvallis, OR
- Assistant Professor, 1988-1999, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
- Associate Professor, 1999-Present, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
- Director of Climate Change Science, 2007-2008, The Nature Conservancy
- Senior Climate Change Scientist, Conservation Biology Institute, 2009-Present
Areas of Specialization
- Simulation modeling
- Ecosystems Research
- Nutrient Cycling
- Climate Change Impacts
- Methane Emissions (agricultural and natural wetlands)
Current Research
Selected Publications
Lenihan, J.M., D. Bachelet, R.J. Drapek, and R.P. Neilson.The response of vegetation distribution, ecosystem productivity, and fire in California to future climate scenarios simulated by the MC1
dynamic vegetation model. Climatic Change 87(Supp 1): S215-S230 (2008)
Bachelet D. and D. Price. DGVM responses to the latest IPCC future climate scenarios.
Global and Planetary Change. 64 (1-2):1-2 (2008)
Bachelet D., J. Lenihan, R. Drapek, R. Neilson. VEMAP vs VINCERA: A DGVM sensitivity to differences in climate scenarios. Global and Planetary Change 64 (1-2):38-48 (2008)
Lenihan, J.M., D. Bachelet, R.P. Neilson, R.J. Drapek.Simulated response of conterminous united states ecosystems to climate change at different levels of fire suppression, CO2 emission rate, and growth response to CO2. Global and Planetary Change 64 (1-2):16-25 (2008)
Bachelet D, J. Lenihan, and R. Neilson.The importance of fire in future climate change
scenarios over the western United States. Regional Impacts of Climate Change: Four Case
studies in the United States. pp22-41.Pew Center on Global Climate Change (2007)
Students
Member of Graduate Student Committees for: Dave Conklin (ES), Debbie Reusser (GS), Charles Hillyer (BE), Tara Hudiburg (FS)