Dean
- PhD, Production Ecology, University of Minnesota
- MS, Forest Management, Michigan Technological University
- BS, Forestry, Michigan Technological University
Inspired by my senses
When I was young, art and math were some of my favorite courses. I never knew I would be using both art and math in fields such as Forestry and Wetland Ecology. An education in Forestry and Wetland Ecology combine the art (and knowledge) of how to grow trees or plants and how to maintain the stability of the ecosystem while improving the beauty of what we see across the landscape.
My role as Dean is to provide leadership and to provide the faculty, staff, and students with the necessary resources to teach, do research, and learn. While still doing some research on the ecology of wetlands and riparian areas within the Upper Great Lakes Region, I also focus on helping faculty, staff, and students to find their life's path and to realize the excitement each individual's contributions mean to our School, our university, our nation, and our world.
Recent Publications
- Anderson, H.M., M.R. Gale, M.F. Jurgensen, and C.C. Trettin. 2005 (submitted). Vascular and nonvascular plant community responses to created microtopographies in a managed forested wetland. WETLANDS.
- J. T. Karberg and M.R. Gale. 2006. Genetic diversity and distribution of Sarracenia purpurea (Sarraceniaceae) in the Western Lake Superior Basin. Canadian Journal of Botany 84:235-242.
- Kudray, G.M., and M.R. Gale. 2000. Evaluation of national inventory maps in a heavily forested region in the Upper Great Lakes. WETLANDS 20:581-587.
- McLaughlin, J.W., M.F. Jurgensen, M.R. Gale. And C.C. Trettin. 2000. Soil organic matter and nitrogen cycling in response to harvesting, mechanical site preparation, and fertilization in a wetland with a mineral substrate. Forest Ecology and Management 129:7-23.
- Silbernagel, J.M., S.R. Martin, D.R. Landon, and M.R. Gale. 1998. Paleoethnobotanical inquiry of early Euro-American and Ojibwa gardens on Grand Island, Michigan. Northeastern Naturalist 5:249-276.
- Zhou, M., T.L. Sharik, M.F. Jurgensen, D.L. Richter, M.R. Gale, and T.D. Drummer. 1998. Regeneration of northern red oak in relation to ectomycorrhizae in oak and pine stands after overstory and understory manipulations. North. J. Appl. For. 15: 182-190.
- Gale, M.R., J.W. McLaughlin, M.F. Jurgensen, C.C. Trettin, T. Soelsepp, and P.O. Lydon. 1998. Plant community responses to harvesting and post-harvest manipulations on a Picea - Larix - Pinus wetland with a mineral substrate. WETLANDS 18:150-159.