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George Host is Landscape Ecologist and Director of the Forest and Land Initiative as well as NRRI’s Geographic Information System laboratory. His current research includes application of LiDAR for forest resource analysis, interactions between forests and aquatic systems, and large-scale landscape assessment. Areas of expertise include quantification of environmental stressors, spatial analysis, and visualization of complex data for scientific and public audiences. Dr. Host serves on advisory panels for the MN Dept of Natural Resources, the MN Forest Resources Council, and numerous county and municipal groups.
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Projects
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Forest and Bioeconomy Research - Optimizing Management of Minnesota's forest landscapes
Weberg, R. T. (PI) & Host, G. E. (Other Role)
LEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN COMMISSION ON MN RES
7/17/19 → 6/30/22
Project: Research project
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Promoting wild rice restoration success by examining microbes
Chun, C. (PI), Host, G. E. (Co-Principal Investigator), Reschke, C. (Co-Principal Investigator) & Hicks, R. E. (Co-Principal Investigator)
7/1/17 → 6/30/20
Project: Research project
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Mapping Native Plant Communities of Minnesota's Forest Lands
Reich, P. B. (PI), Brown, T. N. (CoI) & Host, G. E. (CoI)
USDA NORTHERN RESEARCH STATION
8/29/12 → 6/30/13
Project: Research project
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Mapping Native Plant Communities of Minnesota's Forest Lands
Reich, P. B. (PI), Brown, T. N. (CoI) & Host, G. E. (CoI)
MN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
5/30/12 → 6/30/13
Project: Research project
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Mapping Native Plant Communities of Minnesota's Forest Lands
Reich, P. B. (PI), Brown, T. N. (CoI) & Host, G. E. (CoI)
2/1/12 → 1/31/13
Project: Research project
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Relics of beavers past: time and population density drive scale-dependent patterns of ecosystem engineering
Johnson-Bice, S. M., Gable, T. D., Windels, S. K. & Host, G. E., Feb 2022, In: Ecography. 2022, 2, ECOG12833.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access20 Scopus citations -
Macroinvertebrate and Fish Community Metrics: Confounding Effects and Consistency over Time
Kovalenko, K. E., Brady, V. J., Ciborowski, J. J. H., Host, G. E. & Johnson, L. B., Oct 1 2020, In: Wetlands. 40, 5, p. 1107-1116 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations -
Risk-based classification and interactive map of watersheds contributing anthropogenic stress to Laurentian Great Lakes coastal ecosystems
Host, G. E., Kovalenko, K., Brown, T. N., Ciborowski, J. J. H. & Johnson, L. B., Jun 2019, In: Journal of Great Lakes Research. 45, 3, p. 609-618 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access17 Scopus citations -
Evaluating a Great Lakes scale landscape stressor index to assess water quality in the St. Louis River Area of Concern
Bartsch, W. M., Axler, R. P. & Host, G. E., Mar 1 2015, In: Journal of Great Lakes Research. 41, 1, p. 99-110 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
9 Scopus citations -
Linking place-based science to people through spatial narratives of coastal stewardship
Silbernagel, J., Host, G. E., Hagley, C. A., Hart, D., Axler, R. P., Fortner, R., Axler, M., Smith, V., Drewes, A., Bartsch, W., Danz, N., Mathews, J. & Wagler, M., Apr 22 2015, In: Journal of Coastal Conservation. 19, 2, p. 181-198 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
17 Scopus citations