Claudia Bartlick

Claudia Bartlick serves as a Research Associate in the Department of Forestry at Michigan State University's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, working under the mentorship of Dr. Mike Walters.

Her research focuses on forest regeneration and disturbance ecology in northern hardwood forests. Key areas include tree seedling establishment, the impact of soil disturbances (like tip-up mounds), and interactions between silviculture, deer herbivory, and ground-layer biodiversity.

Recent publications (2023) reveal a strong experimental emphasis, examining how canopy and soil disturbances drive vegetation responses. Her work contributes to sustainable forest management by elucidating regeneration dynamics in managed hardwood ecosystems.

She contributes to the Department of Forestry's research mission, collaborating within a network of laboratories that study forest ecology, genetics, economics, and human dimensions.