Nathan Gill, Ph.D.
Email: nathan.gill@ttu.edu
Phone: (806) 834-6441
Office Location
Bayer Plant Soil Science Room 254
Education
Ph.D. | Clark University | 2018
M.A. | Clark University | 2016
B.S. | Geographic Information Science | Brigham Young University | 2013
Areas of Expertise
Fire Ecology & Management
Pyrogeography
Forest Dynamics
Landscape Ecology
LEAF Lab Website
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Professional Summary
In the Landscape Ecology and Fire Lab, we are focused on three major themes within the broader discipline of fire ecology and related fields of landscape ecology, natural resources management, and geography. These include: 1) Developing the next generation of fire ecologists and managers 2) Exploring challenges and opportunities that arise from heterogeneity in landscapes and fire regimes 3) Examining socio-ecological effects of fires in temperate forests and rangelands
Publications
Schwilk, D., A. Alam, N.S. Gill, B.R. Murray, R.H. Nolan, S. Ondei, G.L.W. Perry, A.M.S. Smith, D.M.J.S. Bowman, A. Fidelis, P. Jaureguiberry, I.O. Menor, B.H.P. Rosado, H. Roland, M. Yebra, S.G. Yelenik, and T.J. Curran. 2025. From plant traits to fire behavior: scaling issues in flammability studies. American Journal of Botany, 112: e70040. LINKLechnar, C.V., G. Gyan, R. Puckett, R.D. Cox, B. Grisham, and N.S. Gill. 2025. Post-fire herbicide application reduces Macartney rose in Attwaters prairie-chicken habitat. Rangeland Ecology and Management, 98:237-245. LINK
Davis, K.T., et al. (including N.S. Gill; 63 authors). 2023. Reduced fire severity offers near-term buffer to climate-driven declines in conifer resilience across the western United States. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 120:e2208120120 LINK
Gill, N.S., J. Stallman, L. Pratt, J. Lewicki, T. Elias, P. Nadeau, and S. Yelenik. 2023. Out of the frying pan and into the fire: effects of volcanic heat and invasive grasses on the conservation of a critically endangered plant in Hawaiʻi. Environmental Conservation, 1-8 LINK
Durboraw, T.D., C.W. Boal, M.S. Fleck, and N.S. Gill. 2022. Long-term recovery of Mexican spotted owl nesting habitat after fire in the Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico. Fire Ecology, 18:31. LINK
Gill, N.S., M.G. Turner, C.D. Brown, S.I. Glassman, S.L. Haire, W.D. Hansen, E. Pansing, S.B. St Clair, and D.F. Tomback. 2022. Limitations to propagule dispersal will constrain post-fire recovery of plants and fungi in western coniferous forests. BioScience, biab139. LINK
Rodman, K., R. Andrus, A. Carlson, T. Carter, T. Chapman, J. Coop, P. Fornwalt, N.S. Gill, B. Harvey, A. Hoffman, K. Kelsey, D. Kulakowski, D. Laughlin, J. Morris, J. Negron, K. Nigro, G. Pappas, M. Redmond, C. Rhoades, M. Rocca, Z. Schapira, J. Sibold, C. Stevens-Rumann, T. Veblen, J. Wang, X. Zhang, and S. Hart. 2022. Rocky Mountain forests are poised to recover following bark beetle outbreaks, but with altered composition. Journal of Ecology, 110:2929-2949. LINK
Department of Natural Resources Management
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Address
Goddard Building, Texas Tech University, Box 42125, Lubbock TX 79409 -
Phone
806.742.2841 -
Email
nrm@ttu.edu