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Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry

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Samuel Brooks
Ecologist
sebrooks@fs.fed.us
Phone: (808) 933-8121 ext. 168

USDA, Forest Service
Pacific Southwest Research Station
Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry
60 Nowelo Street
Hilo, HI 96720
Ph: (808) 933-8121
Fx: (808) 933-8120

Education

B.S. Natural Resources (Specialization in Forest Ecology), 2003, Oregon State University, Corvallis
M.S. Conservation Biology & Environmental Science, 2010, University of Hawaii, Hilo

Research Interests/Duties

Restoration ecology, forest ecology, tropical dry forest ecosystems, greenhouse management

Current Emphases, Studies, Projects

The potential for restoration to break the grass/fire cycle in dryland ecosystems in Hawaii. Project funded by the Department of Defense, Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP).

Project Collaborators and Affiliations:

  • Susan Cordell (PI), USDA FS
  • Jarrod Thaxton (Co-PI), UPR – Mayaguez
  • Gregory Asner (Co-PI), Carnegie Institution
  • Jim Kellner, University of Maryland
  • Kealoha Kinney, USDA FS
  • Samuel Brooks, USDA FS
  • Amanda Uowolo, USDA FS
  • Mark Cheynowth, UHM

Remote sensing technology for threatened and endangered plant species recovery. Project funded by the Department of Defense, Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP).

Project Collaborators and Affiliations:

  • Erin Questad (PI), Cal-Poly Pomona
  • Susan Cordell (Co-PI), USDA FS
  • Jim Kellner, University of Maryland
  • Kealoha Kinney, USDA FS
  • Samuel Brooks, USDA FS
  • Amanda Uowolo, USDA FS
Selected Publications

Brooks, S.; Cordell, S.; Perry, L. 2009. Broadcast seeding as a potential tool to reestablish native species in degraded dry forest ecosystems in Hawaii. Ecological Rest. 27(3): 300-305.
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