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Heidi Asbjornsen is affiliated with the University of New Hampshire in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a substantial body of work spanning related subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including:

  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Forest Management and Policy

Heidi Asbjornsen has contributed to multiple scientific publications over the years. Recent papers include:

  • Global transpiration data from sap flow measurements: the SAPFLUXNET database, 2021, Earth system science data
  • Forest water-use efficiency: Effects of climate change and management on the coupling of carbon and water processes, 2023, Forest Ecology and Management
  • Evaluating ecosystem service trade-offs along a land-use intensification gradient in central Veracruz, Mexico, 2020, Ecosystem Services
  • Biodiversity and carbon storage are correlated along a land use intensity gradient in a tropical montane forest watershed, Mexico, 2020, Basic and Applied Ecology
  • Managing the forest-water nexus for climate change adaptation, 2022, Forest Ecology and Management

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Matthew A. Vadeboncoeur
  • Z. Carter Berry
  • Robert H. Manson
  • Kelly W. Jones
  • Aldemar Carabajo-Hidalgo

The main publication venues where Heidi Asbjornsen frequently publishes are:

  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Tree Physiology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Ecosystem Services
  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment

Best Publications

  • Review of root dynamics in forest ecosystems grouped by climate, climatic forest type and species

    Kristiina A. Vogt;Daniel J. Vogt;Peter A. Palmiotto;Paul Boon

  • Ecohydrological advances and applications in plant-water relations research: a review

    Heidi Asbjornsen;Gregory R. Goldsmith;Maria S. Alvarado;Karin Rebel

  • Targeting perennial vegetation in agricultural landscapes for enhancing ecosystem services

    Heidi Asbjornsen;V. Hernandez-Santana;Matthew Z. Liebman;J. Bayala

  • Prairie strips improve biodiversity and the delivery of multiple ecosystem services from corn–soybean croplands

    Lisa A. Schulte;Jarad Niemi;Matthew J. Helmers;Matt Liebman

  • Stable isotopes reveal linkages among ecohydrological processes in a seasonally dry tropical montane cloud forest

    Gregory R. Goldsmith;Lyssette E. Muñoz-Villers;Friso Holwerda;Jeffrey J. McDonnell

  • Disentangling the role of photosynthesis and stomatal conductance on rising forest water-use efficiency.

    Rossella Guerrieri;Rossella Guerrieri;Soumaya Belmecheri;Scott V. Ollinger;Heidi Asbjornsen

  • Hydrological niche segregation defines forest structure and drought tolerance strategies in a seasonal Amazon forest

    Mauro Brum;Matthew A. Vadeboncoeur;Valeriy Ivanov;Heidi Asbjornsen

  • Ecosystems: Balancing Science with Management

    K. A. Vogt;J. C. Gordon;J. P. Wargo;D. J. Vogt

  • Research on Coupled Human and Natural Systems (CHANS): Approach, Challenges, and Strategies

    Marina Alberti;Heidi Asbjornsen;Lawrence A. Baker;Nicholas Brozović

  • Ecohydrological advances and applications in plant-water relations research: a review

    H. Asbjornsen;G.R. Goldsmith;Alvarado-Barrientos;K.T. Rebel

  • Seasonal patterns in depth of water uptake under contrasting annual and perennial systems in the Corn Belt Region of the Midwestern U.S.

    H. Asbjornsen;G. Shepherd;M. Helmers;G. Mora

  • Variation in water uptake dynamics among contrasting agricultural and native plant communities in the Midwestern U.S.

    Heidi Asbjornsen;German Mora;Matthew J. Helmers

  • Rainfall and cloud water interception in mature and secondary lower montane cloud forests of central Veracruz, Mexico

    F. Holwerda;L.A. Bruijnzeel;L.E. Muñoz-Villers;M. Equihua

  • Global transpiration data from sap flow measurements: the SAPFLUXNET database

    Rafael Poyatos;Víctor Granda;Víctor Flo;Mark A. Adams;Mark A. Adams

  • The two water worlds hypothesis: Addressing multiple working hypotheses and proposing a way forward

    Z. Carter Berry;Jaivime Evaristo;Georgianne Moore;María Poca

  • Foggy days and dry nights determine crown-level water balance in a seasonal tropical Montane cloud forest.

    Sybil G. Gotsch;Heidi Asbjornsen;Friso Holwerda;Gregory R. Goldsmith

  • Sediment removal by prairie filter strips in row-cropped ephemeral watersheds.

    Matthew J. Helmers;Xiaobo Zhou;Heidi Asbjornsen;Randy Kolka

  • Nutrient removal by prairie filter strips in agricultural landscapes

    Xiaobo Zhou;Matthew J. Helmers;Heidi Asbjornsen;Randall K. Kolka

  • Ecohydrological processes and ecosystem services in the Anthropocene: a review

    Ge Sun;Dennis Hallema;Dennis Hallema;Heidi Asbjornsen

  • Roots, nutrients and their relationship to spatial patterns

    Kristiina A. Vogt;Daniel J. Vogt;Heidi Asbjornsen;Randy A. Dahlgren

  • Water balances of old-growth and regenerating montane cloud forests in central Veracruz, Mexico

    L.E. Muñoz-Villers;F. Holwerda;F. Holwerda;M. Gómez-Cárdenas;M. Equihua

Frequent Co-Authors

Todd E. Dawson
Todd E. Dawson University of California, Berkeley
Matthew J. Helmers
Matthew J. Helmers Iowa State University
Matthew A. Vadeboncoeur
Matthew A. Vadeboncoeur University of New Hampshire
Randall K. Kolka
Randall K. Kolka US Forest Service
Lars A. Brudvig
Lars A. Brudvig Michigan State University
Kristiina A. Vogt
Kristiina A. Vogt University of Washington
Jeffrey J. McDonnell
Jeffrey J. McDonnell University of Saskatchewan
Thomas G. Pypker
Thomas G. Pypker Thompson Rivers University
Mark D. Tomer
Mark D. Tomer US Department of Agriculture
Rafael S. Oliveira
Rafael S. Oliveira State University of Campinas

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