{"id":6,"date":"2019-10-14T12:33:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T19:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:21:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:21:05","slug":"projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p>The Forest Ecosystem Dynamics Lab prides itself in its involvement in many different research projects that use many different techniques to investigate a variety of topics. The below topics summarize our broad research interests pretty well, broadly looking at different facets of tree mortality and response to disturbances (e.g., wildfire, insect outbreaks, and drought).<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--thirds\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2022\/10\/Meddens_schoolFire_May2021_IMG_8410-792x594.jpeg\" alt=\"Hillside burnt at different burn severities with varying levels of conifer recovery\" class=\"wp-image-261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2022\/10\/Meddens_schoolFire_May2021_IMG_8410-792x594.jpeg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2022\/10\/Meddens_schoolFire_May2021_IMG_8410-396x297.jpeg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2022\/10\/Meddens_schoolFire_May2021_IMG_8410-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2022\/10\/Meddens_schoolFire_May2021_IMG_8410-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2022\/10\/Meddens_schoolFire_May2021_IMG_8410-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2022\/10\/Meddens_schoolFire_May2021_IMG_8410-990x743.jpeg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2022\/10\/Meddens_schoolFire_May2021_IMG_8410-1188x891.jpeg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/projects\/managementpost-fire\/\">Management of Post-Fire Landscapes<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2023\/02\/320920_orig-792x752.jpg\" alt=\"Map of the western United States showing cumulative bark beetle caused tree mortality in 2010 along with a graph showing an increase in mortality area from 1997 to 2010\" class=\"wp-image-334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2023\/02\/320920_orig-792x752.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2023\/02\/320920_orig-396x376.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2023\/02\/320920_orig-768x730.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2023\/02\/320920_orig.jpg 842w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/projects\/gridded-aerial-survey-data\/\">Gridded Aerial Survey Data<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"702\" height=\"716\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-30-at-1.50.09-PM-1.png\" alt=\"Colored polygons atop satellite imagery of forests, showing varying degrees of insect disturbance\" class=\"wp-image-566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-30-at-1.50.09-PM-1.png 702w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-30-at-1.50.09-PM-1-396x404.png 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/projects\/detecting-insect-disturbance-using-high-resolution-satellite-data\/\">Detecting Insect Disturbance Using High Resolution Satellite Data<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--thirds\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2023\/02\/Cross-section-of-WRC-tree-rings-from-Chimacum-WA.jpg\" alt=\"Cross section of a tree showcasing tree rings for dendrochronology analysis\" class=\"wp-image-336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2023\/02\/Cross-section-of-WRC-tree-rings-from-Chimacum-WA.jpg 720w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2023\/02\/Cross-section-of-WRC-tree-rings-from-Chimacum-WA-396x297.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/projects\/western-redcedar-mortality\/\">Western Redcedar Mortality<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2024\/05\/rocky_habitat2-792x652.jpg\" alt=\"A rocky hillside.\" class=\"wp-image-580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2024\/05\/rocky_habitat2-792x652.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2024\/05\/rocky_habitat2-396x326.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2024\/05\/rocky_habitat2-768x633.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2024\/05\/rocky_habitat2-1536x1265.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2024\/05\/rocky_habitat2-2048x1687.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/projects\/rocky-habitat\/\">Mapping Rocky Habitat and Associated Species<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2019\/10\/photo-firerefugia-cover-792x595.jpg\" alt=\"An example of fire refuge on a hillside that was impacted by high severity wildfire\" class=\"wp-image-89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2019\/10\/photo-firerefugia-cover-792x595.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2019\/10\/photo-firerefugia-cover-396x297.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2019\/10\/photo-firerefugia-cover-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2019\/10\/photo-firerefugia-cover.jpg 875w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/projects\/detecting-unburned-areas\/\">Detecting Unburned Areas<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--thirds\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"511\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2023\/02\/1474302540.jpg.png\" alt=\"Mapped and outlined fire refugia from satellite imagery\" class=\"wp-image-335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2023\/02\/1474302540.jpg.png 511w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2023\/02\/1474302540.jpg-396x214.png 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/projects\/ranking-unburned-islands\/\">Ranking Unburned Islands<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2019\/10\/UAV_field-792x559.jpeg\" alt=\"Field crew preparing unmanned aerial vehicle for take off.\" class=\"wp-image-99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2019\/10\/UAV_field-792x559.jpeg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2019\/10\/UAV_field-396x280.jpeg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2019\/10\/UAV_field-768x543.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2019\/10\/UAV_field.jpeg 797w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/projects\/uav-lidar\/\">UAV Lidar<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"314\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2019\/10\/resilience_cover.jpg\" alt=\"Tree reaction to spruce beetle attack.\" class=\"wp-image-101\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/projects\/resilience\/\">Resilience<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":16861,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16861"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":639,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=6"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}