Biography
Dr. Mensing is a biogeographer and paleoecologist. He has extensive experience reconstructing Quaternary environments in the Great Basin and California . His primary research tools are pollen and charcoal analysis
and he maintains the department palynology laboratory. He also has experience with tree ring analysis and woodrat middens. He enjoys field work and is always anxious to explore new corners in the intermountain west.
Research Areas of Interest
Reconstructing vegetation and climate change, Quaternary paleoecology, fire history, the invasion of exotic species, early agriculture.
Contact Information
Email: smensing@unr.edu
Phone: (775) 784-6346
Fax: (775) 784-1058
Office: Mackay Science
Mail Stop: 0154
Dr. Mensing is a biogeographer and paleoecologist. He has extensive experience reconstructing Quaternary environments in the Great Basin and California . His primary research tools are pollen and charcoal analysis
and he maintains the department palynology laboratory. He also has experience with tree ring analysis and woodrat middens. He enjoys field work and is always anxious to explore new corners in the intermountain west.
Research Areas of Interest
Reconstructing vegetation and climate change, Quaternary paleoecology, fire history, the invasion of exotic species, early agriculture.
Contact Information
Email: smensing@unr.edu
Phone: (775) 784-6346
Fax: (775) 784-1058
Office: Mackay Science
Mail Stop: 0154
