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Robert A. Monserud

Robert A. Monserud

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
41
Citations
10396
World Ranking
5713
National Ranking
1947

Overview

Robert A. Monserud is affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States. Their research spans several areas within environmental science, with a focus on forest ecosystems and the impacts of climate on species distribution.

The main fields of study for Monserud include:

  • Environmental Science

The subfields of study encompass:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Ecology

Monserud's work addresses multiple key topics relevant to forest and ecological research. These topics include:

  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management

Their recent publication record features a paper titled "Species, Climatypes, Climate Change, and Forest Health: A Conversion of Science to Practice for Inland Northwest (USA) Forests", published in 2020 in the journal Forests. This paper has been cited several times and examines the practical applications of scientific findings related to forest health and climate types in the Inland Northwest region of the United States.

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Monserud include:

  • Gerald E. Rehfeldt
  • Marcus V. Warwell

Monserud's research contributions have appeared predominantly in the journal:

  • Forests

The scope of Monserud's work integrates empirical modeling and analysis to understand how climate change influences species distribution patterns and forest health, particularly in relation to fire ecology and insect dynamics within forest systems.

Best Publications

  • A global biome model based on plant physiology and dominance, soil properties and climate

    I. Colin Prentice;Wolfgang Cramer;Sandy P. Harrison;Rik Leemans

  • Comparing global vegetation maps with the Kappa statistic

    Robert A. Monserud;Rik Leemans

  • A basal area increment model for individual trees growing in even- and uneven-aged forest stands in Austria

    Robert A. Monserud;Hubert Sterba

  • Modeling individual tree mortality for Austrian forest species

    Robert A. Monserud;Robert A. Monserud;Hubert Sterba;Hubert Sterba

  • Height Growth and Site Index Curves for Inland Douglas-fir Based on Stem Analysis Data and Forest Habitat Type

    Robert A. Monserud

  • Simulation of forest tree mortality

    Robert A. Monserud

  • A crown ratio model for Austrian forests

    Hubert Hasenauer;Robert A. Monserud

  • Homeostatic gas-exchange parameters inferred from 13C/12C in tree rings of conifers.

    John D. Marshall;Robert A. Monserud

  • Effects of diversity of tree species and size on forest basal area growth, recruitment, and mortality

    Jingjing Liang;Joseph Buongiorno;Robert A. Monserud;Eric L. Kruger

  • Time-series analyses of tree-ring chronologies

    Ra Monserud

  • Allometric crown relations in three northern Idaho conifer species

    Robert A Monserud;John D Marshall

  • Optimizing any-aged management of mixed-species stands: II. effects of decision criteria

    Robert G. Haight;Robert A. Monserud

  • Time-series analysis of δ13C from tree rings. I. Time trends and autocorrelation

    Robert A. Monserud;John D. Marshall

  • An evaluation of diagnostic tests and their roles in validating forest biometric models

    Yuqing Yang;Robert A Monserud;Shongming Huang

  • Foliage height influences specific leaf area of three conifer species

    John D Marshall;Robert A Monserud

  • Applicability of the forest stand growth simulator PROGNAUS for the Austrian part of the Bohemian Massif

    Hubert Sterba;Robert A. Monserud

  • Performance and comparison of stand growth models based on individual tree and diameter class growth

    Alan R. Ek;Robert A. Monserud

  • Global vegetation change predicted by the modified Budyko model

    Robert A. Monserud;Nadja M. Tchebakova;Rik Leemans

  • Do individual-tree growth models correctly represent height:diameter ratios of Norway spruce and Scots pine?

    Sonja Vospernik;Robert A. Monserud;Hubert Sterba

  • Growth and yield of all-aged Douglas-fir western hemlock forest stands: a matrix model with stand diversity effects

    Jingjing Liang;Joseph Buongiorno;Robert A Monserud

  • Biased predictions for tree height increment models developed from smoothed ‘data’

    Hubert Hasenauer;Robert A. Monserud

Frequent Co-Authors

Hubert Sterba
Hubert Sterba BOKU University
Aaron R. Weiskittel
Aaron R. Weiskittel University of Maine
Douglas A. Maguire
Douglas A. Maguire Oregon State University
Joseph Buongiorno
Joseph Buongiorno University of Wisconsin–Madison
John D. Marshall
John D. Marshall University of Gothenburg
Robert G. Haight
Robert G. Haight US Forest Service
Hubert Hasenauer
Hubert Hasenauer BOKU University
Gerald E. Rehfeldt
Gerald E. Rehfeldt US Forest Service
Steven W. Running
Steven W. Running University of Montana
Eric L. Kruger
Eric L. Kruger University of Wisconsin–Madison

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