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Robert M. Hubbard

Robert M. Hubbard

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
31
Citations
5977
World Ranking
8186
National Ranking
2711

Overview

Robert M. Hubbard is affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a significant emphasis on global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, ecology, atmospheric science, and insect science.

The main topics addressed in Hubbard's work include plant water relations and carbon dynamics, forest ecology and management, fire effects on ecosystems, tree-ring climate responses, forest ecology and biodiversity studies, environmental and biological studies, and forest insect ecology and management.

Hubbard has contributed to various publications, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Forests
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Ecosphere
  • Journal of Forestry Research

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Robert M. Hubbard include:

  • "Influence of stand density on growth and water use efficiency in Eucalyptus clones" (2020, Forest Ecology and Management)
  • "Contrasting water use of two Eucalyptus clones across a precipitation and temperature gradient in Brazil" (2020, Forest Ecology and Management)
  • "Climate and genotype influences on carbon fluxes and partitioning in Eucalyptus plantations" (2020, Forest Ecology and Management)
  • "Stocking effects on seasonal tree transpiration and ecosystem water balance in a fast-growing Eucalyptus plantation in Brazil" (2020, Forest Ecology and Management)
  • "Quantifying turgor loss point and leaf water potential across contrasting Eucalyptus clones and sites within the TECHS research platform" (2020, Forest Ecology and Management)

Frequent co-authors in Hubbard's research include:

  • Matthew D. Petrie
  • John B. Bradford
  • Gabriela Gonçalves Moreira
  • Otávio Camargo Campoe
  • Rodrigo Hakamada

Best Publications

  • Stomatal conductance and photosynthesis vary linearly with plant hydraulic conductance in ponderosa pine

    Robert M. Hubbard;M. G. Ryan;V. Stiller;J. S. Sperry

  • Foliage, fine-root, woody-tissue and stand respiration in Pinus radiata in relation to nitrogen status.

    Michael G. Ryan;Robert M. Hubbard;Silvia Pongracic;R. J. Raison

  • Evidence that hydraulic conductance limits photosynthesis in old Pinus ponderosa trees.

    Robert M. Hubbard;Barbara J. Bond;Michael G. Ryan

  • The relationship between tree height and leaf area: sapwood area ratio.

    N. Mcdowell;H. Barnard;B. J. Bond;T. Hinckley

  • Woody tissue maintenance respiration of four conifers in contrasting climates.

    Michael G. Ryan;Stith T. Gower;Robert M. Hubbard;Richard H. Waring

  • A comparison of sap flux-based evapotranspiration estimates with catchment-scale water balance

    Chelcy R. Ford;Robert M. Hubbard;Brian D. Kloeppel;James M. Vose

  • Transpiration and whole-tree conductance in ponderosa pine trees of different heights

    Michael G. Ryan;Barbara J. Bond;Beverly E. Law;Robert M. Hubbard

  • Tree species and soil textural controls on carbon and nitrogen mineralization rates

    Christian P. Giardina;Michael G. Ryan;Robert M. Hubbard;Robert M. Hubbard;Dan Binkley

  • Dark respiration of pines

    Michael G. Ryan;Sune Linder;James M. Vose;Robert M. Hubbard

  • Tree regeneration and future stand development after bark beetle infestation and harvesting in Colorado lodgepole pine stands

    Byron J. Collins;Charles C. Rhoades;Robert M. Hubbard;Michael A. Battaglia

  • Quantifying structural and physiological controls on variation in canopy transpiration among planted pine and hardwood species in the southern Appalachians

    Chelcy R. Ford;Robert M. Hubbard;James M. Vose

  • Relationships between moisture, chemistry, and ignition of Pinus contorta needles during the early stages of mountain pine beetle attack

    W. Matt Jolly;Russell A. Parsons;Ann M. Hadlow;Greg M. Cohn

  • Effects of irrigation on water use and water use efficiency in two fast growing Eucalyptus plantations

    Robert M. Hubbard;Jose Stape;Michael G. Ryan;Michael G. Ryan;Auro C. Almeida

  • Woody-tissue respiration for Simarouba amara and Minquartia guianensis, two tropical wet forest trees with different growth habits.

    Michael G. Ryan;Robert M. Hubbard;Deborah A. Clark;Robert L. Sanford

  • Changes in transpiration and foliage growth in lodgepole pine trees following mountain pine beetle attack and mechanical girdling

    Robert M. Hubbard;Charles C. Rhoades;Kelly Elder;Jose Negron

  • A review of precipitation and temperature control on seedling emergence and establishment for ponderosa and lodgepole pine forest regeneration

    Matthew Petrie;Matthew Petrie;A.M. Wildeman;John B. Bradford;R.M. Hubbard

  • Seasonal patterns in soil surface CO2 flux under snow cover in 50 and 300 year old subalpine forests

    Robert M. Hubbard;Michael G. Ryan;Michael G. Ryan;Kelly Elder;Kelly Elder;Charles C. Rhoades

  • Climate change may restrict dryland forest regeneration in the 21st century.

    M.D. Petrie;M.D. Petrie;John B. Bradford;R.M. Hubbard;W.K. Lauenroth

  • The effect of fertilization on sap flux and canopy conductance in a Eucalyptus saligna experimental forest

    Robert M. Hubbard;Michael G. Ryan;Michael G. Ryan;Christian P. Giardina;Christian P. Giardina;Holly Barnard

  • The Effects of Bark Beetle Outbreaks on Forest Development, Fuel Loads and Potential Fire Behavior in Salvage Logged and Untreated Lodgepole Pine Forests

    B. J. Collins;C. C. Rhoades;M. A. Battaglia;R. M. Hubbard

  • Effects of irrigation on water use and water use efficiency in two fast growing

    Robert M. Hubbard;Jose Stape;Michael G. Ryan;Auro C. Almeida

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael G. Ryan
Michael G. Ryan Colorado State University
Charles C. Rhoades
Charles C. Rhoades US Forest Service
Kelly Elder
Kelly Elder US Forest Service
José Luiz Stape
José Luiz Stape North Carolina State University
Michael Battaglia
Michael Battaglia Agriculture and Food
James M. Vose
James M. Vose North Carolina State University
Barbara J. Bond
Barbara J. Bond Oregon State University
Dan Binkley
Dan Binkley Colorado State University
Christian P. Giardina
Christian P. Giardina US Forest Service
John B. Bradford
John B. Bradford United States Geological Survey

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