Dawn Lemke
Research Associate
Center for Forest Ecosystem Assessment
Program
Affiliation:
Department of Biology and Environmental Science
Alabama A&M University
CCS-BW Room 220
P.O. Box 1208
Normal, AL 35762
Phone: 256-372-4652
Fax: 256-372-5429
Email: dawn.lemke@aamu.edu
Degrees Earned
1999 P.G.Dip Resource Studies Lincoln University,
NZ
2002 M. Phil Ecology, Massey University, NZ
2012 (expected) Ph.D Environmental Science,
Canterbury University, NZ
Research Interest
My research interests are diverse and focus on
application of statistical, geospatial and remote sensing tools to ecological
issues including species distribution modeling, biomass assessment and invasive
plant potential. I am currently working with researchers at Alabama A&M
University, United States Forest Service, Canterbury University and Lincoln
University.
Research
Activities
Lemke, D., C. Schweitzer, Y. Wang, W. Tadesse,
I. Tazisong, (Invited Presentation) 2011. Invasion of non-native plants at
reclaimed surface mines: A case study in the Shale Hills region of Alabama.
39th Annual Conference, "Protecting Tomorrow’s Waterways through
Responsible Land Reclamation Today”. September 25-28, Daniels, WV.
Lemke, D., C. Schweitzer, Y. Wang, D. Virone,
(Poster) 2011. Invasion of non-native trees on reclaimed surface mines of the
southern Cumberland Plateau. 28th Annual Meeting of the American Society of
Mining and Reclamation, Reclamation: Sciences Leading to Success. June 11 to
16, Bismarck, ND. (Outstanding
Student Poster)
Lemke, D., C. Schweitzer, and Y. Wang,
(Presentation) 2011. Impact of invasive plants on mine reclamation revegetation
goals on the Southern Cumberland Plateau. Joint meeting of the 2nd Kentucky
Invasive Species Conference and the 13th Annual Southeast EPPC Conference. May
3-5, Lexington, KY.
Lemke,
D., J. Brown, J. Miller, P. Hulme, J. Coulston, (Poster) 2011. Potential
distribution of five invasive trees in the Southern USA. Joint meeting of the 2nd Kentucky Invasive
Species Conference and the 13th Annual Southeast EPPC Conference. May 3-5,
Lexington, KY. (Outstanding
Student Poster)
Lemke, D., J. Brown, Y. Wang, (Presentation)
2011. Application of adaptive sampling with a generalized random tessellation
stratified design: A case study of invasive plants at reclaimed mines on the
Southern Cumberland Plateau. 72nd Annual ASB Meeting. April 13-16, Huntsville,
AL.
Lemke,
D., J. Miller, J. Coulston, J. Brown, P. Hulme, (Poster) 2011. Ensemble
modeling of tallowtree in forests of the Southern USA. 72nd Annual ASB Meeting. April
13-16, Huntsville, AL.
Publications
Lemke, D., P.E. Hulme, J.A. Brown
and W. Tadesse. 2011. Distribution modelling of Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera
japonica) invasion in the Cumberland Plateau and Mountain Region, USA. Forest
Ecology and Management. Vol 262(2), pp. 139-149
Lemke,
D., J. Brown, P. Hulme, W. Tadesse, 2010. Monitoring and modeling: assessing the impact of invasive plants on the
landscape. Geoworld,
April: 19 – 22.
Miller, J. H., D. Lemke, and J. Coulston.
2011. The Invasion of Southern Forests by Nonnative Plants: Current and Future
Occupation with Impacts, Management Strategies, and Mitigation Approaches. “How
will invasive plants likely affect southern forests and related ecosystems in
the future?”. Draft USFS Forest Futures Report
Recent Presentations
Lemke,
D., C. Schweitzer, Y. Wang, W. Tadesse, I. Tazisong, (Invited Presentation)
2011. Invasion of non-native plants at reclaimed surface mines: A case study in
the Shale Hills region of Alabama. 39th Annual Conference, "Protecting
Tomorrow’s Waterways through Responsible Land Reclamation Today”. September
25-28, Daniels, WV.
Lemke,
D., C. Schweitzer, Y. Wang, D. Virone, (Poster) 2011. Invasion of non-native
trees on reclaimed surface mines of the southern Cumberland Plateau. 28th
Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Reclamation:
Sciences Leading to Success. June 11 to 16, Bismarck, ND. (Outstanding Student Poster)
Lemke,
D., C. Schweitzer, and Y. Wang, (Presentation) 2011. Impact of invasive plants
on mine reclamation revegetation goals on the Southern Cumberland Plateau.
Joint meeting of the 2nd Kentucky Invasive Species Conference and the 13th
Annual Southeast EPPC Conference. May 3-5, Lexington, KY.
Lemke, D., J. Brown, J.
Miller, P. Hulme, J. Coulston, (Poster) 2011. Potential distribution of five
invasive trees in the Southern USA. Joint meeting of the
2nd Kentucky Invasive Species Conference and the 13th Annual Southeast EPPC
Conference. May 3-5, Lexington, KY. (Outstanding Student Poster)
Lemke,
D., J. Brown, Y. Wang, (Presentation) 2011. Application of adaptive sampling
with a generalized random tessellation stratified design: A case study of
invasive plants at reclaimed mines on the Southern Cumberland Plateau. 72nd
Annual ASB Meeting. April 13-16, Huntsville, AL.
Lemke, D., J. Miller, J.
Coulston, J. Brown, P. Hulme, (Poster) 2011. Ensemble modeling of tallowtree in
forests of the Southern USA. 72nd Annual
ASB Meeting. April 13-16, Huntsville, AL.