Clay S. Tucker

        Though I collaborate with many scientists throughout the United States, the focus of my research is on dendrochronology: the study of tree rings through time. Among other uses, I primarily study trees in floodplain forests to provide an analog for past hydrologic systems. Specifically, my research broadens our understanding of hurricane storm surge frequency and intensity, forest response to riverine flooding, and changes in streamflow variability for the past millennium.  

        I continue this work at the University of Southern Mississippi with new funding opportunities from the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. These current projects assess the effects of streamflow on tree rings and stand dynamics of flooded wetland forests.