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Biggs
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Thomas H.
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Research Interests |
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Lecturer: PhD University of Arizona, 1997
Geology,
Geomorphology,
Petrology & Economic Geology,
Biogeochemistry,
Environmental Geology
281 Clark Hall
434-924-0580
thb3k@virginia.edu
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My primary teaching interests are physical geology, landscape evolution,
petrology, especially economic ore deposits, and environmental geology.
I am also interested in the geology of Virginia and the tectonic
evolution of the state and mid-Atlantic region. At the present time, my
on-going research includes studies of the effects of fire frequency on
soil nutrient concentrations and distributions, plant diversity, and
isotopic signatures in the semiarid grasslands of southeastern Arizona.
This research is an important aspect of land management efforts in the
southwestern U.S. and other semiarid grassland environments, and is a
continuation of my dissertation research at the University of Arizona.
I am also mapping the surficial geology of selected areas of Arizona for
the Arizona Geological Survey.
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Selected Recent Publications
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Pearthree, P.A., and Biggs, T.H., 1999, Surficial geology and geologic
hazards of the Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona: Avra, Brown
Mountain, Cat Mountain, and Jaynes 7.5' quadrangles: Arizona Geological
Survey, Open-file Report 99-22, 19p., 2 sheets 1:24,000 scale.
Biggs, T.H., Quade, J. and Webb, R.H., (in revision), Fire, nutrient
concentrations, and ?13C of soil organic matter in a southeastern
Arizona desert grassland: Geoderma.
Biggs, T.H., Webb, R.H., and Quade, J., 1999, Fire frequency and spatial
variability of soil biogeochemistry and plant biochemistry in a
southeastern Arizona desert grassland, in, Gottfried, G.J., Eskew, L.G.,
Curtin, C.G., and Edminster, C.B., compilers, Toward integrated
research, land management, and ecosystem protection in the Malpai
borderlands: Conference Proceedings RMRS-P-10, USDA Forest Service,
Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO, January 1999,
Douglas, AZ.
Biggs, T.H., Leighty, R.S., Skotnicki, S.J., and Pearthree, P.A., 1999,
Geology and geomorphology of the San Bernardino Valley, southeastern
Arizona: Arizona Geological Survey, Open-file Report 99-19, 20p., 3
sheets 1:32,000 scale.
Virginia Publications
Bartlett, C.S., Jr., and Biggs, T.H., 1980, Geology of the Abingdon,
Shady Valley, Wyndale and Holston Valley, Virginia 7.5-minute
quadrangles: Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, Publication 16.
Rader, E.K., and Biggs, T.H., 1976, Geology of the Strasburg and Toms
Brook, Virginia 7.5-minute quadrangles: Virginia Division of Mineral
Resources, Report of Investigations #45.
Rader, E.K., and Biggs, T.H., 1975, Geology of the Front Royal, Virginia
7.5-minute quadrangle: Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, Report
of Investigations #40.
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