David F. Scott
B.Sc. (Forestry) Honours University of Stellenbosch , South Africa, 1978
M.Sc. (Forestry) University of Montana , Missoula, MT, USA, 1983
Ph.D. (Hydrology) University of Natal (now the University of KwaZulu-Natal), Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 1994
Contact Information
Dr. David F. Scott 
Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences
University of British Columbia Okanagan
3333 University Way
Kelowna, British Columbia
CANADA V1V 1V7
Office: SCI315
Tel: 250.807.8755
Fax: 250.807.8005
E-mail: david.scott@ubc.ca
Research Interests
Dave Scott is a forest hydrologist with a general interest in the hydrological effects of forest management and land use change. Particular interests are the effects of wildfire on hydrology and erosion, and the effects of fast-growing timber plantations on streamflow (water yield and low flows). Much of his research has involved analysis of long-term, afforested catchment experiments in South Africa (including those that burned), and developing general prediction models based on these analyses.
Dave worked for the South African Forestry Research Institute at the Jonkershoek Forestry Research Centre and the CSIR in Stellenbosch between 1986 and 2001. He moved to the Okanagan from South Africa at the end of 2001. He was appointed to an endowed research chair in watershed management at Okanagan University College, funded by Forest Renewal British Columbia. His new research program in British Columbia looks at the effects of wildfire on soils, hydrology and erosion, and the study of residence time of snowmelt water in headwater catchments, using conservative tracers.
Other Interests
Dave's personal interests include field hockey, soccer, cricket, rambling, wine, gardening, woodwork & folk music. In 1999 he was the winner of the Zonnebloem National Winetaster of the Year Competition in South Africa. He coaches (field) hockey in the interior of BC.
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3/30/2010 5:18:57 PM
