Karl Wurster

 
Education

PhD   Geography, University of Maryland, 2009 (expected)
MA   Geography, University of Maryland, 2006
BS   Biology, Montana State University,20005

Research Interests

• Karl Wurster is an ESSIC/NASA-Goddard Graduate Research Fellow. His is advised by Dr. Ruth DeFries (Geography) and Dr. Marc Imhoff (NASA-Goddard).  His research interests focus around integrating satellite analysis with local ecological and social surveys to better understand the effects of land use and management on forest ecosystems.

Wurster, Karl (2007)

Multi-angle imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) detection of charcoal production sites in Senegal. Conference Proceedings - ForestSat 2007, Montepelier, France.

Wurster, Karl and Burgess, Neil (2006)

Is the fire problem getting better or worse in the Eastern Arc Mountains? WWF-USA, 1250 24th St., NW, Washington, DC, USA.