Asbjornsen, Heidi

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Iowa State University

Dr. Asbjornsen's research interests include forest ecosystem ecology, restoration ecology, ecosystem management, and focusing on the role of anthropogenic and natural disturbance (especially fire) in both temperate and tropical ecosystems. They also include working to develop and apply participatory approaches to integrating ecological research with community-based initiatives for promoting sustainable natural resource management and enhancing quality of life.

Home Page:

Heidi Asbjornsen's website

Publications:

Variation in Water Uptake Dynamics Among Contrasting Agricultural and Native Plant Communities in the Midwestern U.S

Stand Structure, Composition, and Regeneration Dynamics Following Removal of Encroaching Woody Vegetation from Midwestern Oak Savannas

Patterns of Oak Regeneration in a Midwestern Savanna Restoration Experiment

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

The Socioeconomic Conditions Determining the Development, Persistence, and Decline of Forest Garden Systems

Oak Regeneration Before and After Initial Restoration Efforts in a Tall Grass Oak Savanna Conference Paper

Composition and Age Structure of a Degraded Tallgrass Oak Savanna in Central Iowa

CHANS Projects:

Biocomplexity of Integrated Perennial-Annual Agroecosystems

Sponsors

National Science Foundation (NSF) - The only federal agency whose mission includes support for all fields of fundamental science and engineering, except for medical sciences. We are tasked with keeping the United States at the leading edge of discovery in areas from astronomy to geology to zoology. So, in addition to funding research in the traditional academic areas, the agency also supports "high-risk, high pay-off" ideas, novel collaborations and numerous projects that may seem like science fiction today, but which the public will take for granted tomorrow.

Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, Michigan State University - A center of excellence that integrates ecology with socioeconomics, demography, and other disciplines for ecological sustainability from local, national, to global scales.

Global Land Project - A joint research project for land systems in the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme and the International Human Dimensions Programme.

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Coupled human and natural systems (CHANS) are integrated systems in which humans and natural components interact. CHANS research has recently emerged as an exciting and integrative field of cross-disciplinary scientific inquiry, with research projects covering a variety of coupled systems in locations spanning the globe. Although individual projects have generated many important insights, it is essential to systematically transform the field to be more than the sum of its parts and provide broader insights of greater scientific and societal significance than those resulting from individual projects alone. The goal of CHANS-Net is to foster this transformation by facilitating communication and collaboration among members of the CHANS research community.

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