Barnes, Burton V(erne)

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BARNES, Burton V(erne)

BARNES, Burton V(erne). American, b. 1930. Genres: Environmental sciences/Ecology. Career: U.S. Forest Service, Washington, DC, forester, 1953-59, research forester at Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, 1959-63; Baden-Wurttemberg Forest Research Station, Stuttgart, NSF Postdoc Fellowship, 1963-64; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1964-, professor of forestry, 1970-88, Stephen H. Spurr Distinguished Professor of Forestry, 1989-; Matthaei Botanical Gardens, University of Michigan, forest botanist, 1967-. Publications: (with S.H. Spurr) Forest Ecology, 2nd ed., 1973, (with D.R. Zak, S.R. Denton, S.H. Spurr) 4th ed., 1998; (with W.H. Wagner Jr.) Michigan Trees: A Guide to the Trees of Michigan and the Great Lakes Region, 1981. Address: School of Natural Resources & Environment, University of Michigan, 430 E University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1115, U.S.A.

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