Gerould Wilhelm Explained

Gerould Wilhelm
Birth Date:1948
Birth Place:Franklin, New Hampshire[1]
Nationality:American
Fields:Botany, Lichenology
Workplaces:United States Army Corps of Engineers, Morton Arboretum, Conservation Design Forum, Conservation Research Institute
Alma Mater:Florida State University, Southern Illinois University Carbondale[2]
Thesis Title:Vascular Flora of the Pensacola Region
Thesis Year:1984
Doctoral Advisor:Robert H. Mohlenbrock

Gerould S. Wilhelm (born 1948) is an American botanist and lichenologist. He is known as author of several floras of the Chicago Region and the development of the Floristic Quality Assessment methodology, a tool to assess the integrity of natural areas. He is the director of research at Conservation Research Institute, a nonprofit organization "dedicated to the promotion of planning, design, restoration, and long-term management of sustainable ecological systems in built and natural environments through applied research, education, and outreach."

Selected publications

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wilhelm . Gerould . Rericha . Laura . 2017 . Flora of the Chicago Region: A Floristic and Ecological Synthesis . Indiana Academy of Sciences.
  2. Web site: The Origin of Flora of the Chicago Region: A Floristic and Ecological Synthesis . Gerould . Wilhelm . Conservation Research Institute . 2018-02-16 .