Homepage of Dr. Nuttle 
Education
B.S. Wildlife Ecology and Management – Michigan State University
M.S. Wildlife Ecology – Mississippi State University
Ph.D. Ecology – Utah State University
Field
Forest ecology, restoration ecology, ecological modeling
Interests
I am interested in understanding processes leading to the assembly, maintenance, and loss of diversity in biological systems, as well as the representation of ecological ideas in forms that support reasoning, communication, and simulation. I use mathematical and simulation models to generate rigorous hypotheses about the structure and function of ecological systems that can be tested against data I collect in experimental and observational studies.
Publications
Books
Temperton, V. M., R. J. Hobbs, T. Nuttle, and S. Halle. 2004. Assembly Rules and Restoration Ecology: Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice. Island Press, Washington, DC, USA.
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
Nuttle, T., M. B. Adams, W. P. Carson. In review. Historic disturbance regimes promote tree diversity only under low browsing regimes in eastern deciduous forest. Ecology.
Nuttle, T., and A. Bouwer. In review. Supporting education about environmental sustainability: evaluation of a progressive learning route for qualitative models. Ecological Informatics.
Nuttle, T., B. Bredeweg, P. Salles, and M. Neumann. In review. Representing and managing uncertainty in qualitative ecological models. Ecological Informatics.
Bredeweg, B.; P. Salles, A. Bouwer, J. Liem, T. Nuttle, E. Cioaca, E. Nakova, R. Noble, A.L.R. Caldas, Y. Uzunov, E. Varadinova, and A. Zitek. 2007. Towards a structured approach to building qualitative reasoning models and simulations. Ecological Informatics 3: 1-12.
Nuttle, T., and J. W. Haefner. 2007. Design and validation of a spatially explicit simulation model for bottomland hardwood forests. Ecological Modelling 200:20-32.
Bredeweg, B., P. Salles, and T. Nuttle. 2007. Using exogenous quantities in qualitative models about environmental sustainability. AI [Artificial Intelligence] Communications 20(1):49-58.
Nuttle, T. 2007. Evaluation of restoration practice based on environmental filters. Restoration Ecology 15:330-333.
Leidolf, A., T. Nuttle, and M. L. Wolfe. 2007. Spatially scaled response of a lazuli bunting population to fire. Western North American Naturalist 67(1):1-7.
Nuttle, T., and J.W. Haefner. 2005. Seed dispersal in heterogeneous environments: bridging the gap between mechanistic dispersal and forest dynamics models. American Naturalist 165:336-349.
Nuttle, T., A. Leidolf, and L. W. Burger. 2003. Assessing the conservation value of bird communities with Partners in Flight–based ranks. Auk 120:541-549.
Leidolf, A., S. McDaniel, and T. Nuttle. 2002. The flora of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. Sida 20(2):691-765.
Nuttle, T. 1997. Densiometer bias? Are we measuring the forest or the trees? Wildlife Society Bulletin 25(3):610-611.
Nuttle, T. and L. W. Burger. 1996. Response of breeding bird communities to restoration of hardwood bottomlands. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Southeastern Fish and Wildlife Agencies 50:228-236
