Dacia Meneguzzo
Research Forester
Forest Inventory & Analysis
1992 Folwell Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
United States
St. Paul, MN 55108
United States
Phone
651-649-5129
Current Research
I am a Research Forester in the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Research Work Unit. FIA within the Northern Research Station is responsible for the forest land inventories of 24 states extending from the Northeast to the Great Plains. I am currently the lead analyst for North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. My current research interests include: developing a new methodology to create very high resolution land cover geospatial datasets from digital aerial imagery using a geographic object-based image analysis (GEOBIA) technique; conducting landscape-level analyses of FIA and other geospatial data; and, finding new ways to incorporate GIS technology and remote sensing data into my research.
Research Interest
- Develop methods to map tree and other land cover from very high resolution digital imagery
- Create high-resolution geospatial datasets of agroforestry practices, primarily windbreaks and riparian forest buffers
- Image-based change estimation
- Conducting comprehensive assessments of tree cover in agricultural and other nonforest settings: how much is out there? where is it located? what are the important ecological/economic functions provided by these noninventoried trees?
- Understanding the interactions between landscape structure and ecological processes
Why This Research Is Important
Tree resources in agricultural and other nonforest settings are a small yet very important component of the landscape; however, information about them is lacking, especially geospatial datasets. The GIS-ready land cover products resulting from this research will provide a valuable baseline from which we can monitor and manage tree cover over time, and determine ecosystem function. In addition, there are many other potential uses of such a high resolution land cover dataset. For example, data collected on the ground could be combined with the mapped tree cover for modeling purposes, such as biomass and carbon sequestration estimation. Landscape-scale studies could incorporate this fine-resolution data into assessments of wildlife habitat and land use/land cover change. The output datasets will benefit other natural resource professionals, researchers, and agencies and will better meet research and management needs in areas where traditional forest inventory data is lacking.
Education
- Michigan Technological University, B.S., Forestry,
- University of Minnesota, Ph.D. Candidate, Natural Resources Science and Management,
- University of Minnesota, M.S., Natural Resources Science and Management,
Professional Organizations
- Member, Outdoor Writers Association of America, 2016 - Current
- Member, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, 2016 - Current
- Member, Association for Women in Science, 2011 - Current
- Member, American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, 2010 - Current
- Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2010 - 2015
Featured Publications
- Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Haugen, David E.; Walters, Brian F.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Morin, Randall S.; Nelson, Mark D.; Piva, Ronald J.; Smith, James E.. 2018. Northern Great Plains Forests 2015
- Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Lister, Andrew J.; Sullivan, Cody. 2018. Summary of findings from the Great Plains Tree and Forest Invasives Initiative
- Liknes, Greg C.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Kellerman, Todd A.. 2017. Shape indexes for semi-automated detection of windbreaks in thematic tree cover maps from the central United States
- Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Liknes, Greg C.. 2015. Status and trends of eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) in the central United States: Analyses and observations based on Forest Inventory and Analysis data
- Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Liknes, Greg C.; Nelson, Mark D.. 2013. Mapping trees outside forests using high-resolution aerial imagery: a comparison of pixel- and object based classification approaches
- Crocker, Susan J.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Liknes, Greg C.. 2010. Patterns among the ashes: Exploring the relationship between landscape pattern and the emerald ash borer
- Liknes, Greg C.; Perry, Charles H.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.. 2010. Assessing tree cover in agricultural landscapes using high-resolution aerial imagery
Other Publications
- Meneguzzo, Dacia ; Paulson, Charles S.. 2019. Forests of South Dakota, 2018
- Meneguzzo, Dacia M.. 2018. Forests of Kansas, 2017
- Paulson, Charles S.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.. 2018. Forests of South Dakota, 2017
- Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Nelson, Mark D.. 2018. Forests of Nebraska, 2017
- Meneguzzo, Dacia M.. 2017. Forests of Kansas, 2016
- Meneguzzo, D.M.. 2017. Forests of Nebraska, 2016
- Crocker, Susan J.; Barnett, Charles J.; Butler, Brett J.; Hatfield, Mark A.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lister, Tonya W.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Miles, Patrick D.; Morin, Randall S.; Nelson, Mark D.; Piva, Ronald J.; Riemann, Rachel; Smith, James E.; Woodall, Christopher W.; Zipse, William. 2017. New Jersey Forests 2013
- Nelson, Mark D.; Barnett, Charles J.; Brewer, Matt; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Domke, Grant M.; Gormanson, Dale D.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lister, Tonya W.; Matthews, Stephen; McWilliams, William H.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Miles, Patrick D.; Morin, Randall S.; Piva, Ronald J.; Riemann, Rachel; Smith, James E.; Walters, Brian F.; Westfall, Jim; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2016. Iowa Forests, 2013
- Meneguzzo, Dacia M.. 2016. Forests of Kansas, 2015
- Meneguzzo, Dacia M.. 2016. Forests of Nebraska, 2015
- Nelson, Mark D.; Brewer, Matt; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Clark, Kathryne. 2016. Forests of Iowa, 2015
- Liknes, Greg C.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Nimerfro, Kevin. 2015. Woody encroachment in the Central United States
- Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Liknes, Greg C.. 2015. Research Activities in Support of High-Resolution Land Cover Mapping in the North Central United States
- Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Crocker, Susan J.. 2015. Forests of Nebraska, 2014
- Meneguzzo, D.M.; Crocker, S.J.. 2015. Forests of Kansas, 2014
- Meneguzzo, D.M.; Butler, B.J.. 2014. Forests of Kansas, 2013
- Meneguzzo, D.M.. 2014. Forests of Nebraska, 2013
- Crocker, Susan J.; Nelson, Mark D.; Barnett, Charles J.; Butler, Brett J.; Domke, Grant M.; Hansen, Mark H.; Hatfield, Mark A.; Lister, Tonya W.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Piva, Ronald J.; Wilson, Barry T.; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2013. Illinois' Forests 2010
- Meneguzzo, D.M.. 2013. Nebraska's forest resources, 2012
- Crocker, Susan J.; Liknes, Greg C.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.. 2011. Retrospective analysis of EAB spread: understanding the effect of landscape pattern on invasion and propagation
- Meneguzzo, Dacia M; Crocker, Susan J.; Nelson, Mark D.; Barnett, Charles J.; Butler, Brett J.; Domke, Grant M.; Hansen, Mark H.; Hatfield, Mark A.; Liknes, Greg C.; Lister, Andrew J.; Lister, Tonya W.; Piva, Ronald J.; Wilson, Barry T. (Ty); Woodall, Christopher W.. 2012. Nebraska's Forests 2010
- Meneguzzo, D.M.; Walters, B.. 2012. Nebraska's forest resources, 2011
- Toney, Chris; Liknes, Greg; Lister, Andy; Meneguzzo, Dacia. 2012. Assessing alternative measures of tree canopy cover: Photo-interpreted NAIP and ground-based estimates
- Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Liknes, Greg C.. 2012. A framework for reporting tree cover attributes in agricultural landscapes
- Crocker, Susan J.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.. 2012. Quantifying change in riparian ash forests following the introduction of EAB in Michigan and Indiana
- Crocker, Susan J.; Nelson, Mark D.; Barnett, Charles J.; Brand, Gary J.; Butler, Brett J.; Domke, Grant M.; Hansen, Mark H.; Hatfield, Mark A.; Lister, Tonya W.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Perry, Charles H.; Piva, Ronald J.; Wilson, Barry T.; Woodall, Christopher W.; Zipse, Bill. 2011. New Jersey's forests, 2008
- Miles, Patrick D.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Barnett, Charles J.. 2011. Nebraska's forests, 2005: statistics, methods, and quality assurance
- Nelson, Mark D.; Brewer, Matt; Woodall, Christopher W.; Perry, Charles H.; Domke, Grant M.; Piva, Ronald J.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Moser, W. Keith; Lister, Tonya W.; Butler, Brett J.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Miles, Patrick D.; Barnett, Charles J.; Gormanson, Dale. 2011. Iowa's Forests 2008
- Meneguzzo, D.M.. 2011. Nebraska's forest resources, 2010
- Miles, Patrick D.; Heinzen, David; Mielke, Manfred E.; Woodall, Christopher W.; Butler, Brett J.; Piva, Ron J.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Perry, Charles H.; Gormanson, Dale D.; Barnett, Charles J.. 2011. Minnesota's Forests 2008
- Woodall, Christopher W.; Webb, Mark N.; Wilson, Barry T.; Settle, Jeff; Piva, Ron J.; Perry, Charles H.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Crocker, Susan J.; Butler, Brett J.; Hansen, Mark; Hatfield, Mark; Brand, Gary; Barnett, Charles. 2011. Indiana's Forests 2008
- McCaskill, G.L.; McWilliams, W.H.; Butler, B.J.; Meneguzzo, D.M.; Barnett, C.J.; Hansen, M.H.. 2011. Pennsylvania's forest resources, 2009
- McCaskill, G.L.; McWilliams, W.H.; Butler, B.J.; Meneguzzo, D.M.; Barnett, C.J.; Hansen, M.H.. 2011. Pennsylvania's forest resources, 2008
- McCaskill, G.L.; McWilliams, W.H.; Butler, B.J.; Meneguzzo, D.M.; Barnett, C.J.; Hansen, M.H.. 2011. Pennsylvania's forest resources, 2007
- Meneguzzo, D.M.. 2011. Nebraska's forest resources, 2009
- Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Crocker, Susan J.; Liknes, Greg C.. 2010. A technique for mapping urban ash trees using object-based image analysis
- Liknes, Greg C.; Crocker, Susan J.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.. 2010. Climatic controls on emerald ash borer dispersal
- Meneguzzo, D.M.. 2010. Nebraska's forest resources, 2008
- Lister, T.W.; Gladders, G.; McWilliams, W.; Meneguzo, D.; Barnett, C.; O'Connell, B.. 2010. Delaware's forest resources, 2007
- Lister, T.W.; Perdue, J.; McWilliams, W.; Meneguzzo, D.; Barnett, C.; O’Connell, B.. 2010. Maryland's forest resources, 2007
- McCaskill, G.L.; McWilliams, W.H.; Butler, B.J.; Meneguzzo, D.M.; Barnett, C.J.; Hansen, M.H.. 2010. Maine's forest resources, 2008
- McCaskill, G.L.; McWilliams, W.H.; Butler, B.J.; Meneguzzo, D.M.; Barnett, C.J.; Hansen, M.H.. 2010. Maine's forest resources, 2007
- Piva, Ronald J.; Moser, W. Keith; Haugan, Douglas D.; Josten, Gregory J.; Brand, Gary J.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Hansen, Mark H.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Perry, Charles H.; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2009. South Dakota's forests 2005
- Pugh, Scott A.; Hansen, Mark H.; Pedersen, Lawrence D.; Heym, Douglas C.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Meneguzzo, Dacia; Perry, Charles H.; Haugen, David E.; Woodall, Christopher; Jepsen, Ed. 2009. Michigan's forests 2004
- Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Hansen, Mark H.. 2009. Quantifying forest fragmentation using Geographic Information Systems and Forest Inventory and Analysis plot data
- McRoberts, Ronald E.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.. 2007. Estimating tree species richness from forest inventory plot data
- Hatfield, Mark; McRoberts, Ronald E.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Dechter, Mike; <i>et al</i>,. 2007. Forests on the edge: evaluating contributions of and threats to America's private forest lands
- Crocker, Susan J.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.. 2009. An assessment of the relationship between emerald ash borer presence and landscape pattern
- Riemann, Rachel; Lister, Tonya; Lister, Andy; Meneguzzo, Dacia; Parks, Sarah. 2009. Development of issue-relevant state level analyses of fragmentation and urbanization
- Crocker, Susan J.; Brand, Gary J.; Butler, Brett J.; Haugen, David E.; Little, Dick C.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Perry, Charles H.; Piva, Ronald J.; Wilson, Barry T.; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2009. Illinois' Forests 2005
- Meneguzzo, D.M.. 2009. Nebraska's Forest Resources, 2007
- Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Haugen, David E.; Moser, W. Keith; Perry, Charles H.; Wilson, Barry T.; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2008. Nebraska's forests, 2005
- Moser, W. Keith; Hansen, Mark H.; Atchison, Robert L.; Brand, Gary J.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Nelson, Mark D.; Perry, Charles H.; Reading, William H. IV; Wilson, Barry T.; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2008. Kansas forests 2005
- Meneguzzo, D.M.. 2007. Nebraska's forest resources, 2006
- Miles, Patrick D.; Jacobson, Keith; Brand , Gary J.; Jepsen, Ed; Meneguzzo, Dacia; Mielke, Manfred E.; Olson, Cassandra; Perry, Charles H. (Hobie); Piva, Ronald J.; Wilson, Barry Tyler; Woodall, Christopher. 2007. Minnesota's forests 1999-2003 (Part A)
- Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Brand, Gary J.; Lovett, William R.. 2007. Nebraska's Forest Resources in 2005
- Meneguzzo, Dacia M; Moser, W. Keith;; Brand, Gary J.; Hansen, Mark H.; Lovett, William R. ; Lovett, William R.. 2006. Nebraska's forest resources in 2004
- McRoberts, Ronald E.; Barbour, R. James; Gebert, Krista M.; Liknes, Greg C.; Nelson, Mark D.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; et al.,. 2006. Using basic geographic information systems functionality to support sustainable forest management decision making and post-decision assessments
Citations of Non-Forest Service Publications
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Kellerman, Todd A.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Vaitkus, Milda; White, Monica; Ossell, Ryan; Sorsen, Nathan; Stannard, Jack; Gift, Trent; Cox, Jessica; Liknes, Greg C. 2019. High-resolution land cover of Nebraska (2014). Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2019-0038
- Paull, Darci A.; Whitson, Jakob W.; Marcotte, Abbey L.; Liknes, Greg C.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Kellerman, Todd A. 2017. High-resolution land cover of Kansas (2015). Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive.https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2017-0025.
Research Highlights
Farms and Forests: Quantifying the Tree Resource in the Great Plains
Year: 2018
Between 1935 and 1942, the Prairie States Forestry Project orchestrated the planting of more than 220 million trees in 33,000 windbreaks totaling more than 18,000 miles in a swath stretching from North Dakota to Texas. Today, scientists with the Northern Research Station’s Forest Inventory and Analy...
High-resolution maps provide new perspective on tree cover in the Central Plains
Year: 2017
High-resolution maps, created by the Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis Program and its partners, help monitor important tree resources in Nebraska and Kansas.
Partnerships Produce High-resolution Land Cover Maps of the Central Plains
Year: 2016
High-resolution maps, created by the Forest Inventory and Analysis Program and its research partners, are being used to fill a monitoring role for important tree resources in the Plains States of Nebraska and Kansas.
Eastern Redcedar Forests are Expanding in the Central United States
Year: 2015
Monitoring of change in our nation’s forest resources is an important aspect of the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) work in the Forest Service’s Northern Research Station. FIA scientists analyzed more than 8,000 sites and found that eastern red cedar has been increasing its numbers in the Centr...