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Robert B. McKaneEcologist Voice: 541-754-4631 |
Education:
- B.S., Univ. of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN; Forest Resources, 1976
- M.S., Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; Forest Soils, 1983
- Ph.D., Univ. of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN; Soil Science, 1991
Previous Positions:
- 1995-1997: NRC Postdoctoral Research Associate, Western Ecology Division, NHEERL, Corvallis, OR
- 1990-1995: Research Associate, The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA
- 1989-1990: Research Assistant, Dept. of Soil Science, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
- 1987-1989: Research Technician, Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis
- 1984-1987: Research Assistant, Dept. of Soil Science, University of Minnesota, St. Paul
- 1984-1986: Teaching Assistant (Advanced Forest Soils), Dept. of Soil Science, University of Minnesota, St. Paul
- 1983: Research Technician, Dept. of Soil Science, University of Minnesota, St. Paul
- 1980-1982: Research Assistant, College of Forest Resources, Univ. of Washington, Seattle
- 1981: Teaching Assistant (Introductory Forest Soils), College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle
Research Interests and Skills:
- Ecosystem ecology
- Biogeochemistry
- Plant community ecology
- Modeling
- Stable isotope techniques
Professional Societies:
- Ecological Society of America
- Soil Science Society of America
- Organization for Tropical Studies
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Norris, M., J. Blair, L. Johnson and R. McKane. (In press). Assessing changes in biomass, productivity, and C and N stores following Juniperus virginiana forest expansion into tallgrass prairie. Can. J. For. Res.
- Lewis, J.D., R.B. McKane, D.T. Tingey and P.A. Beedlow. 2000. Vertical gradients in photosynthetic light response within an old-growth Douglas-fir and western hemlock canopy. Tree Physiology 20:447-456.
- Homann, P.S., R.B. McKane, P. Sollins. 2000. Belowground processes in forest-ecosystem biogeochemical simulation models. For. Ecol. & Mgmt.138:3-18.
- McKane, R.B., E.B. Rastetter, G.R. Shaver, K.J. Nadelhoffer, A.E. Giblin, J.A. Laundre, and F.S. Chapin III 1997. Climatic effects on tundra carbon storage inferred from experimental data and a model. Ecology 78:1170-1187.
- McKane, R.B., E.B. Rastetter, G.R. Shaver, K.J. Nadelhoffer, A.E. Giblin, J.A. Laundre, and F.S. Chapin III.1997. Reconstruction and analysis of historical changes in carbon storage in arctic tundra. Ecology 78:1188-1198.
- Rastetter, E.B., R.B. McKane, G.R. Shaver, K.J. Nadelhoffer, and A.E. Giblin. 1997. Analysis of CO2, temperature and moisture effects on C storage in Alaskan arctic tundra using a general ecosystem model. Pages 437-451 in W. Oechel, T. Callaghan, T. Giomanov, J. Holten, B. Maxwell, O. Molau, and B. Sveingjornsson, editors. Global Change and Arctic Terrestrial Ecosystems, Springer, New York.
- Nadelhoffer, K., G. Shaver, B. Fry, A. Giblin, L. Johnson, and R. McKane. 1996. 15N natural abundances and N use by tundra plants. Oecologia 107:386-394.
- McKane, R.B., E.B. Rastetter, J.M. Melillo, G.R. Shaver, C.S. Hopkinson, D.N. Fernandes, D.L. Skole, and W.H. Chomentowski. 1995. Effects of global change on carbon storage in tropical forests of South America. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 9:329-350.
- Fry, B.,D.E. Jones, G.W. Kling, R.B. McKane, K.J. Nadelhoffer, and B.J. Peterson. 1995. Adding 15N tracers to ecosystem experiments. Pages 171-192 in E. Wada, T. Yoneyama, M. Minagawa, T. Ando, and B. Fry, editors, Stable Isotopes in the Biosphere. Kyoto University Press, Japan.
- Rastetter, E.B., R.B. McKane, G.R. Shaver, and J.M. Melillo. 1992. Changes in C storage by terrestrial ecosystems: How carbon-nitrogen interactions restrict responses to CO2 temperature. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 64:327-344.
- McKane, R.B., D.F. Grigal, and M.P. Russelle. 1990. Spatiotemporal differences in 15N uptake and the organization of an old-field plant community. Ecology 71(3):1126-1132.
- McKane, R.B. 1991. Regulation of carbon and nitrogen cycling and plant community structure during old-field succession. Dissertation, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.