Chaïna Bapikee

Graduate Student
Forest Resources
1530 Cleveland Avenue North
St. Paul, MN 55108
bapik001@umn.edu

Education
University of Minnesota: Ph.D candidate, Natural Resources Science and Management, Forest Resources Department
Université de Montréal: M.Sc. Geography
Université du Québec à Montréal: B.Sc. Geography

Research
The general objective of my doctoral thesis is to use a large-scale forest inventory/health data to examine the current status and dynamics of northern hardwood forests facing climate change and resulting changes in drought and windstorm frequency in the upper Great Lakes region (MN, WI, MI).  

Presentations
Bapikee and Frelich. 2008. Climate Change and Dynamics of Northern Hardwood Forests in the upper Great Lakes Region. Presented at the 6th Forest and Wildlife Research Review.

Hometown: Ile de la Réunion, a tiny French tropical island in Indian Ocean. This is where I grew up but I also lived in France for a few years before migrating to Canada in 2001.

Hobbies and interests: Traveling is what I like to do the most. Among the countries I visited/lived in are: Madagascar, Mauritius Island, France, Spain, Morocco, Germany, England, Sweden, Canada (all accross the country from west coast to east coast, including the Arctic circle where I worked), Mexico, Brazil, and of course the United States. I also love to cook and sew and enjoy being outside as much as possible.