Applied Forest Ecology Lab

JEP


 

Dr. JeriLynn E. Peck

 

 

As a research scientist in the School of Forest Resources, I split my time among applied research in forest ecology and providing training in community-level data analyses.
 
 

Interests:


I teach short-courses for beginning use of the multivariate data analysis software PC-ORD, developed by my M.S. advisor Dr. Bruce McCune at Oregon State University.  These workshops are intended to introduce multivariate statistical concepts, briefly describe each of the classification, ordination, and other tools available in PC-ORD, and train users in a data analysis approach and process applicable to community (species) datasets.  I hold workshops most years in Pennsylvania and Oregon or by invitation.

PC-ORD Workshops Site
 

 

Lately, my research interests have turned to forest ecology with collaborations in the Applied Forest Ecology & Silviculture Lab at Penn State.

 

 

For the first 15 years, my research focused on all aspects of the commercial harvest of moss.  This included species composition, biomass distribution, cover and biomass growth rates, post-harvest recovery dynamics, and alternative management approaches.  After years of dedicated effort, I conclusively showed that moss...grows...slowly.

Moss Harvest Web Site

 

Education:

 
Ph.D. 2007 
Forest and Disturbance Ecology, University of Minnesota
    Advisors:  Drs. Lee Frelich and Alan Ek
M.S. 1996 
Nonvascular Epiphyte Ecology, Oregon State University
    Advisor:  Dr. Bruce McCune
B.S. 1992 Environmental Economics, Linfield College

Recent Publications:

 

Peck, J.E. & E.K. Zenner.  2009.  Spatial patterns of natural Pinus strobus L. regeneration in a Pinus resinosa Ait. Stand.  The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 136(6):369-379.

Zenner, E.K. & J.E. Peck.  2009.  Maintaining the pine legacy in Itasca State Park.  Natural Areas Journal 29:157-166.

Studlar, S.M. & J.E. Peck.  2009.  Extensive green roofs and mosses:  reflections from a pilot study in Terra Alta, West Virginia.  Evansia 26(3):52-63.

Peck, J.E. & E.K. Zenner.  2009.  Field Note:  Quantifying the risk of mortality and damage to advance regeneration within the path of harvesting equipment.  Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 25:211-213.

Zenner, E.K. & J.E. Peck.  2009.  Characterizing structural conditions in mature managed red pine:  Spatial dependency of metrics and adequacy of plot size.  Forest Ecology and Management 257:311-320.

Peck, J.E., H.M. Hoganson, P.S. Muir, A.R. Ek, & L.E. Frelich.  2008.  Constructing sustainable harvest schedules for the nontimber forest product of epiphytic moss.  Forest Science 54(2):185-194.

Peck, J.E. & L.E. Frelich.  2008.  Commercial moss harvest does not disrupt successional development of understory epiphytic bryophytes in the Pacific Northwest.  Ecological Applications 18(1):146-158.

Peck, J.E. & P.S. Muir.  2008.  Biomass inventory and regrowth rate of harvestable epiphytic moss in the Oregon Coast Range.  Western Journal of Applied Forestry 23(1):34-39.

Peck, J.E. & S.M. Studlar.  2008.  Establishing international guidelines for the sustainable harvest of forest moss.  Evansia 25(3):65-71.

 

Contact Information:

 

207 Forest Resources Building
University Park, PA  16802
(814) 865-4508 (office)
(814) 865-3725 (fax)
peckj@psu.edu

 

 

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