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BIOSKETCH
David <strong>Verbyla</strong> is a pr<strong>of</strong>essor in the Department <strong>of</strong>
Forest Sciences, University <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong> Fairbanks. His
research interests include l<strong>and</strong>scape-level changes in the
<strong>Alaska</strong>n boreal forest associated with climate warming,
estimating wildfire severity from remote sensing, <strong>and</strong>
validation <strong>of</strong> remote sensing products.
Editor: Martin Sykes
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