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Constance A. Harrington

Constance A. Harrington

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
36
Citations
4980
World Ranking
7142
National Ranking
2406

Overview

Constance A. Harrington is affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions to subfields such as nature and landscape conservation, global and planetary change, plant science, mechanical engineering, and ecology.

The main topics Harrington addresses in their work include:

  • Forest ecology and management
  • Plant water relations and carbon dynamics
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies
  • Forest management and policy
  • Tree root and stability studies
  • Plant responses to elevated CO2

Harrington has contributed multiple papers to several scientific journals and venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Forest Service Research Data Archive
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Tree Physiology
  • Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Harrington are:

  • "Causes of widespread foliar damage from the June 2021 Pacific Northwest Heat Dome: more heat than drought" (2023), Tree Physiology
  • "Projected impacts of climate change on the range and phenology of three culturally-important shrub species" (2020), PLoS ONE
  • "A Direct Measure of Stand Density Based on Stand Growth" (2020), Forest Science
  • "Differences in branch hydraulic architecture related to the aridity of growing sites and seed sources of coastal Douglas-fir saplings" (2021), Tree Physiology
  • "Effects of variable-density thinning on non-native understory plants in coniferous forests of the Pacific Northwest" (2021), Forest Ecology and Management

Harrington frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Anthony W. D'Amato
  • Brian J. Palik
  • Robert A. Slesak
  • Thomas J. Dean
  • Leslie C. Brodie

Best Publications

  • Forest responses to climate change in the northwestern United States: Ecophysiological foundations for adaptive management

    Daniel J. Chmura;Paul D. Anderson;Glenn T. Howe;Constance A. Harrington

  • Modeling the effects of winter environment on dormancy release of Douglas-fir

    Constance A. Harrington;Peter J. Gould;J. Bradley St.Clair

  • Small mammals in young forests: implications for management for sustainability

    Andrew B Carey;Constance A Harrington

  • Harvest residue and competing vegetation affect soil moisture, soil temperature, N availability, and Douglas-fir seedling growth

    Scott D. Roberts;Scott D. Roberts;Constance A. Harrington;Thomas A. Terry

  • Initial shock and long-term stand development following thinning in a Douglas-fir plantation.

    Constance A. Harrington;Donald L. Reukema

  • Tree growth and stand development in short-rotation Populus plantings: 7-year results for two clones at three spacings

    Dean S. DeBell;Gary W. Clendenen;Constance A. Harrington;John C. Zasada

  • Forests planted for ecosystem restoration or conservation

    Constance A. Harrington

  • Climate-related genetic variation in drought-resistance of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)

    Sheel Bansal;Constance A. Harrington;Peter J. Gould;Peter J. Gould;J. Bradley St.Clair

  • Individual tree growth response to variable-density thinning in coastal Pacific Northwest forests.

    Scott D.s Roberts;Constance A. Harrington

  • Wood density and fiber length in young populus stems: relation to clone, age, growth rate, and pruning

    Dean S. DeBell;Ryan Singleton;Constance A. Harrington;Barbara L. Gartner

  • Influence of harvest residues and vegetation on microsite soil and air temperatures in a young conifer plantation

    Warren D. Devine;Constance A. Harrington

  • Factors influencing initial sprouting of red alder.

    Constance A. Harrington

  • Will changes in phenology track climate change? A study of growth initiation timing in coast Douglas‐fir

    Kevin R. Ford;Constance A. Harrington;Sheel Bansal;Sheel Bansal;Peter J. Gould;Peter J. Gould

  • Responses of red alder and black cottonwood seedlings to flooding

    Constance A. Harrington

  • Productivity of Populus in monoclonal and polyclonal blocks at three spacings

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  • Silviculture for multiple objectives in the Douglas-fir region.

    R.O. Curtis;D.S. DeBell;C.A. Harrington;D.P. Lavender

  • Temperature regulation of bud-burst phenology within and among years in a young Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) plantation in western Washington, USA

    John D Bailey;Constance A Harrington

  • Productivity of Populus in monoclonal and polyclonal blocks at three spacings

    Dean S. DeBell;Constance A. Harrington

  • Apical dominance and apical control in multiple flushing of temperate woody species

    Morris G Cline;Constance A Harrington

  • Climate change shifts in habitat suitability and phenology of huckleberry (Vaccinium membranaceum)

    Janet S. Prevéy;Lauren E. Parker;Constance A. Harrington;Clayton T. Lamb

  • Post-Planting Treatments Increase Growth of Oregon White Oak (Quercus garryana Dougl. ex Hook.) Seedlings

    Warren D. Devine;Constance A. Harrington;Lathrop P. Leonard

  • Oak Forest Ecosystems: Ecology and Management for Wildlife

    Constance Harrington

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara L. Gartner
Barbara L. Gartner Oregon State University
Barbara Lachenbruch
Barbara Lachenbruch Oregon State University
John M. Marzluff
John M. Marzluff University of Washington
David L. Peterson
David L. Peterson University of Washington
Scott D. Bridgham
Scott D. Bridgham University of Oregon
Dominique Bachelet
Dominique Bachelet Oregon State University

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