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Todd F. Hutchinson Adjunct Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2004
Phone: 740.368.0090
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Research Program Summary
My research focuses on the fire and vegetation ecology of oak forests. Within that framework, I am particularly interested in: 1) prescribed fire as a tool to improve oak regeneration and thus sustainability, 2) fire effects on herbaceous layer vegetation, including species composition and diversity, invasive species, and threatened and endangered species, and 3) the history of fire in southern Ohio and its effects on forest composition.
Selected References
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Hutchinson, T. F., E.K. Sutherland, and D.A. Yaussy. Prescribed fire effects on the structure, composition, and regeneration of mixed-oak forests in Ohio. Forest Ecology and Management. In press.
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Hutchinson, T. F., R.E.J. Boerner, S. Sutherland, E.K. Sutherland, M. Ortt, and L. Iverson. 2005. Prescribed fire effects on the herbaceous layer of mixed-oak forests. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 35: 877-890.
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Artman, V. L., T. F. Hutchinson, and J. D. Brawn. 2005. Fire ecology and bird populations in eastern deciduous forests. Studies in Avian Biology 30: 127-138.
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Iverson, L.R., D.A. Yaussy, J. Rebbeck, T. F. Hutchinson, R.P. Long, and A. Prasad. 2004. A comparison of thermocouples and temperature paints to monitor spatial and temporal characteristics of landscape-scale prescribed fires. International Journal of Wildland Fire 13:311-322.
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Hutchinson, T. F., D. L. Rubino, E. K. Sutherland, and B. C. McCarthy. 2003. History of forests and land-use. In Characteristics of mixed-oak forest ecosystems in southern Ohio prior to the reintroduction of fire. Edited by E. K. Sutherland and T. F. Hutchinson. USDA Forest Service GTR-NE-299. pp. 17-27.
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Hutchinson, T. F., E. K. Sutherland, and C. T. Scott. 2003. Composition and abundance of tree regeneration. In Characteristics of mixed-oak forest ecosystems in southern Ohio prior to the reintroduction of fire. Edited by E. K. Sutherland and T. F. Hutchinson. General Technical Report GTR-NE-299. pp. 85-98.
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Hutchinson, T. F., and S. Sutherland. 2000. Fire and understory vegetation: a large-scale study in Ohio and a search for general response patterns in central hardwood forests. In Proceedings: workshop on fire, people, and the central hardwoods landscape. Compiled by D.A. Yaussy. USDA Forest Service GTR-NE-299. pp. 64-74.
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Iverson, L. R., and T. F. Hutchinson. 2002. Soil temperature and moisture fluctuations during and after prescribed fire in mixed-oak forests, USA. Natural Areas Journal 22: 296-304.
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Sutherland, S., T. F. Hutchinson, and J. L. Windus. 2003. Understory vegetation. In Characteristics of mixed-oak forest ecosystems in southern Ohio prior to the reintroduction of fire. Edited by E. K. Sutherland and T. F. Hutchinson. USDA Forest Service GTR-NE-299. pp. 67-83.
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Hutchinson, T. F., R. E. J. Boerner, L. R. Iverson, S. Sutherland, and E. K. Sutherland. 1999. Landscape patterns of understory composition and richness across a moisture and nitrogen mineralization gradient in Ohio (U.S.A.) Quercus forests. Plant Ecology 144:179-189.
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Hutchinson, T. F., and J. L. Vankat. 1998. Landscape structure and the spread of the exotic shrub Lonicera maackii in southwestern Ohio forests. American Midland Naturalist 139:383-390.
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Hutchinson, T. F., and J. L. Vankat. 1997. Amur honeysuckle in southwestern Ohio forests: invasibility and effects. Conservation Biology 11:1117-1124.
Current Research Projects
Effects of fire and thinning on the
herbaceous layer of oak forests in the Ohio Hills, a component of
the national Fire and Fire Surrogates Study (FFS).
Testing the effectiveness of shelterwood harvests, fire, and
herbicide to regenerate oak in southern Ohio; with Joanne Rebbeck
and Daniel Yaussy.
The vascular flora of the Vinton Furnace Experimental Forest;
with Marilyn Ortt and Richard Gardner.
Effects of deer browsing on the herbaceous layer of oak forests
under different management regimes.
Faculty Research Focus Area
Eastern Deciduous Forest Ecology
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