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 nontimber forest product management, efforts to improve the curricula and productivity of the School, and providing training in community-level data analyses.
 

Research Interests:

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

Moss Harvest Web Site

I also teach short-courses for beginning use of the multivariate data analysis software PC-ORD, developed by my former 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

PCORD Workshop Files:

Preparatory PDF     PCORD4fixes EXE     PCORD5fixes ZIP     WorkshopFiles ZIP