Mitchell, Stephen
Associate Professor Emeritus
Founding Director, Master of Sustainable Forest Management Program
Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences
Forest Sciences Centre 3041
2424 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Canada
work phone: 604-822-4591
Areas of research include:
- Silviculture Systems
- Windthrow Assessment and Management
- Natural Disturbance Processes
- Stand Dynamics
Projects
Windthrow modelling
ForestGALES_BC hybrid mechanistic model
Empirical windthrow models
Diagnostic frameworks for windthrow assessment
Integration of windthrow risk into TASS/TIPSY
Stand density management diagrams and windfirmness
Drag and mechanical properties of trees, acclimative growth
Instrumentation of trees in wind tunnels
Tree-pulling experiments
Response of trees to shading, shaking and staking
Post-thinning acclimative growth patterns
Wind as a natural disturbance agent in forests
Disturbance and recovery in BC forests
Disturbance and recovery following hurricanes in mangrove forests in Belize
Windthrow and large woody debris inputs into riparian ecosystems
Windthrow management
Edge windfirming treatments
Stanley Park 2006 windstorm, restoration and management plans
Awards
Institute of Chartered Foresters – Silviculture Prize 2013
ABCFP – Distinguished Forest Professional 2014