Richard Cobb
@forestpathogens
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Forest ecologist with a focus on insect and disease outbreak. I work at an intersection of epidemiology, community ecology, and biogeochemistry
Cal Poly
Joined November 2014
This is worth the short time it takes to watch, esp given our recent southern CA slide: How It Happens | Mudslides https://t.co/ERp0wNV81B via @nytvideo
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A steep slope, made unstable by rain or fire, can give way without warning, creating a destructive torrent of rock and mud.
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I've just launched a youtube channel to support Forest Health at Cal Poly, winter quarter 2018. The channel highlights 10 forest health problems with biological causes. The videos are a little rough in places and I welcome your feedback
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Nice write up on Ecosphere paper led by Richard Cobb @forestpathogens and Katinka Ruthrof on post tree die-off dynamics and management options using conceptual state and transition models: https://t.co/ht5IMLRt7p
https://t.co/VyOTzBkYjt
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The state of Missouri is recruiting a forest pathologist to be based in Columbia. Looks like a good job:
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We've got a new analysis in Ecosphere that streamlines adaptive management of tree mortality. We used State and Transition modeling -- a technique popular with range land management -- to show how you can relate mortality events across the globe
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Here's a great starter position with FHP for those just finishing BS/MS programs in forest health:
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A nice pathways opportunity for advanced undergraduates in forestry:
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Myself & @jilla_hamilton searching for a great Masters/PhD candidate in tree conservation genetics! Please RT! @globaltrees @SallyNAitken
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Full disclosure: I was often the student Shapiro highlights, but for different reasons
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Pretty darn useful advice for undergraduates... and new professors:
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@noamross We're getting our second application of SODDr - a study of disease resistance vs tolerance - ready for submission. As said: super flexible
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@noamross See this SODDr model description and an example application: https://t.co/8x5i1m7UmK SODDr is flexible & easy to use, I hope is used more
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The issue includes the first publication on SODDr the @Noamross stage structured multi-host model
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Sudden Oak Death work. Contribute to noamross/SODDr development by creating an account on GitHub.
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The issue covers the broad range of approaches and evaluation, ad-hoc, eradication, and designed experiments: https://t.co/HT3GMttscF
The journal Forest Phytophthora's has just published a special issue on sudden oak death managment:
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The journal Forest Phytophthora's has just published a special issue on sudden oak death managment:
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Chris's work has done a tremendous amount to link plant epi and broader disease ecology -- solved a lot of practical problems also
"Close interaction between modellers, biologists & stakeholders essential for success" in using epid. models in mngmt
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I just signed my offer letter yesterday: I'm happy to announce I'm joining the Nat Res Env Sci dept at Cal Poly this fall as Assistant Prof
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P ramorum reestablished quickly. It seems clear that disease-fire interactions where important, what about repeated fire and disease?
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Keep in mind, these results are from the 2008 Basin Fire; the 2016 Soberanes Fire impacted the *same* areas only 8 years later
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Increased burn severity occurred in forests adjacent to disease impacted stands- this is likely driven by disease-generated fuels
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