Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program:
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Staff Member

John Cochran

Wes Cochran
PhD
Email: jcochr3@lsu.edu

Biography

Wes Cochran received his B.S. in Zoology from Auburn University and his M.S. in Wildlife Biology from Louisiana State University. He is currently working towards a Ph.D. in Forestry, studying the bottomland hardwood forests of the Mississippi River valley. His research is focused on the role of hydrologic processes in bottomland hardwood stand dynamics and the effects of altered fluvial processes on riparian ecosystems.

Research Publications Publication Date
Cochran, W., R. F. Keim, S. L. King, L.L.Battaglia, and F. L. Willis. 2013. Hydrologic Changes and Floodplain Forests in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Proceedings of the LSU Natural Resources Symposium 4:1-8. June 2013
Project Completion Date
Evaluation of the Effects of Hydrologic and Geomorphic Processes and Bottomland Hardwood Plant Communities of the Lower White River Basin: An integrated approach May 2014