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40
Citations
4857
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6221
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2104

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  • 1960 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert G. Wagner is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research spans multiple topics within environmental science and engineering, emphasizing forest ecology and management alongside related policy and biomass utilization aspects.

Their recent publications highlight a range of forest science themes, including operational-scale partial harvesting effects on tree growth and mortality, trends in doctoral dissertation topics related to forest resources, and physiological responses of trees in managed sites. Selected papers include:

  • Effect magnitudes of operational-scale partial harvesting on residual tree growth and mortality of ten major tree species in Maine USA, 2021, Forest Ecology and Management
  • Change in Doctoral Dissertation Topics in Forest Resources from US Universities Over Four Decades, 2022, Forest Science
  • Evaluation of physiological responses of balsam fir and red spruce trees growing in two pre-commercial thinned (PCT) and four never-pre-commercial thinned (N-PCT) sites in Maine, USA, 2021, Forest Service Research Data Archive
  • New Approach Needed To Address Declining Forestry Research Capacity And Relevancy in the US: A Call-To-Action, 2025, Journal of Forestry

Research contributions cover the following main topics:

  • Forest ecology and management
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Wood Treatment and Properties

Wagner's fields of study include Environmental Science and Engineering, with a focus on several subfields such as:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Building and Construction

Wagner frequently collaborates with coauthors including Arun K. Bose, Aaron R. Weiskittel, Anthony W. D'Amato, Kristen Bellisario, and Nicole Kong. Their work has been published in venues such as Forest Ecology and Management, Forest Science, Forest Service Research Data Archive, and Journal of Forestry.

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Wagner was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1960.

Best Publications

  • The role of vegetation management for enhancing productivity of the world's forests

    Robert G. Wagner;Keith M. Little;Brian Richardson;Ken Mcnabb

  • Process versus empirical models: which approach for forest ecosystem management?

    Michael D. Korzukhin;Michael T. Ter-Mikaelian;Robert G. Wagner

  • Dynamics of coarse woody debris following gap harvesting in the Acadian forest of central Maine, U.S.A.

    Shawn Fraver;Robert G Wagner;Michael Day

  • A Comparison of Methods for Measuring Effects of Density and Proportion in Plant Competition Experiments

    Mary Lynn Roush;Steven R. Radosevich;Robert G. Wagner;Bruce D. Maxwell

  • Clearcutting and burning of northern spruce-fir forests: implications for small mammal communities

    Thomas P. Sullivan;R. A. Lautenschlager;Robert G. Wagner

  • The role of herbicides for enhancing forest productivity and conserving land for biodiversity in North America.

    Robert G. Wagner;Michael Newton;Elizabeth C. Cole;James H. Miller

  • Critical period of interspecific competition for northern conifers associated with herbaceous vegetation

    Robert G Wagner;Gina H Mohammed;Thomas L Noland

  • Neighborhood predictors of interspecific competition in young Douglas-fir plantations

    Robert G. Wagner;Steven R. Radosevich

  • NEIGHBORHOOD APPROACH FOR QUANTIFYING INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION IN COASTAL OREGON FORESTS

    Robert G. Wagner;Steven R. Radosevich

  • Competition thresholds for the survival and growth of ponderosa pine seedlings associated with woody and herbaceous vegetation

    Robert G. Wagner;Terry D. Petersen;Darrell W. Ross;Steven R. Radosevich

  • Research directions to advance forest vegetation management in North America

    Robert G. Wagner

  • Competition and critical-period thresholds for vegetation management decisions in young conifer stands.

    Robert G. Wagner

  • Changes in diversity of plant and small mammal communities after herbicide application in sub-boreal spruce forest

    Thomas P. Sullivan;Thomas P. Sullivan;Robert G. Wagner;Douglas G. Pitt;R. A. Lautenschlager

  • Acceptable practices in Ontario's forests: Differences between the public and forestry professionals

    R. G. Wagner;J. Flynn;R. Gregory;C. K. Mertz

  • Changes in landscape composition and stand structure from 19452002 on an industrial forest in New Brunswick, Canada

    David A Etheridge;David A MacLean;Robert G Wagner;Jeremy S Wilson

  • Effects of intensive forest management on stand and landscape characteristics in northern New Brunswick, Canada (1945-2027)

    David A. Etheridge;David A. MacLean;Robert G. Wagner;Jeremy S. Wilson

  • Absorption and translocation of glyphosate in aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) as influenced by droplet size, droplet number, and herbicide concentration

    Shu Hua Liu;Robert A. Campbell;John A. Studens;Robert G. Wagner

  • Relative competitiveness of nine early-successional boreal forest species associated with planted jack pine and black spruce seedlings

    F. Wayne Bell;Michael T. Ter-Mikaelian;Robert G. Wagner

  • Long-term spatial and structural dynamics in Acadian mixedwood stands managed under various silvicultural systems

    Mike R. SaundersM.R. Saunders;Mike R. SaundersM.R. Saunders;Robert G. WagnerR.G. Wagner;Robert G. WagnerR.G. Wagner

  • Motor–manual, mechanical, and herbicide release affect early successional vegetation in northwestern Ontario

    F. Wayne Bell;R. A. Lautenschlager;Robert G. Wagner;Doug G. Pitt

  • The role of herbicides for enhancing forest productivity and conserving land for biodiversity in

    Robert G. Wagner;Michael Newton;Elizabeth C. Cole;James H. Miller

  • Critical period of interspecific competition for northern conifers associated with herbaceous

    Robert G. Wagner;Gina H. Mohammed;Thomas L. Noland

Frequent Co-Authors

Aaron R. Weiskittel
Aaron R. Weiskittel University of Maine
Thomas P. Sullivan
Thomas P. Sullivan University of British Columbia
Steven R. Radosevich
Steven R. Radosevich Oregon State University
David A. MacLean
David A. MacLean University of New Brunswick
Clarence J. Swanton
Clarence J. Swanton University of Guelph
Paul Slovic
Paul Slovic University of Oregon
Robin Gregory
Robin Gregory University of British Columbia
Druscilla S. Sullivan
Druscilla S. Sullivan Mammal Research Institute
Shawn Fraver
Shawn Fraver University of Maine
Bruce D. Maxwell
Bruce D. Maxwell Montana State University

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