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West, Jason Associate Professor
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- Associate Professor, Ecology and Conservation Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Fiorella, R. P., West, J. B., & Bowen, G. J.
(2019).
Biased estimates of the isotope ratios of steady-state evaporation from the assumption of equilibrium between vapour and precipitation. Hydrological Processes.
33(19), 2576-2590.
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Hyodo, A., Malghani, S., Zhou, Y., Mushinski, R. M., Toyoda, S., Yoshida, N., Boutton, T. W., & West, J. B.
(2019).
Biochar amendment suppresses N2 O emissions but has no impact on 15 N site preference in an anaerobic soil. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry.
33(2), 165-175.
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dos Santos, R. L., Freire, F. J., Almeida de Oliveira, E. C., Galvao dos Santos Freire, M. B., West, J. B., Barbosa, J., Alves de Moura, M. J., & Bezerra, P.
(2019).
Nitrate Reductase Activity and Nitrogen and Biomass Accumulation in Sugarcane under Molybdenum and Nitrogen Fertilization. Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo.
43, e0180171.
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Chesson, L. A., Barnette, J. E., Bowen, G. J., Brooks, J. R., Casale, J. F., Cerling, T. E., ... West, J. B.
(2018).
Applying the principles of isotope analysis in plant and animal ecology to forensic science in the Americas. Oecologia.
187(4), 1077-1094.
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Antunes, C., Chozas, S., West, J., Zunzunegui, M., Diaz Barradas, M. C., Vieira, S., & Mguas, C.
(2018).
Groundwater drawdown drives ecophysiological adjustments of woody vegetation in a semi-arid coastal ecosystem. Global Change Biology.
24(10), 4894-4908.
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de Araujo Filho, R. N., Galvao dos Santos Freire, M. B., Wilcox, B. P., West, J. B., Freire, F. J., & Marques, F. A.
(2018).
Recovery of carbon stocks in deforested caatinga dry forest soils requires at least 60 years. Forest Ecology and Management.
407, 210-220.
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Gimeno, T. E., Oge, J., Royles, J., Gibon, Y., West, J. B., Burlett, R., ... Wingate, L.
(2017).
Bryophyte gas-exchange dynamics along varying hydration status reveal a significant carbonyl sulphide (COS) sink in the dark and COS source in the light. New Phytologist.
215(3), 965-976.
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Lu, M., Krutovsky, K. V., Nelson, C. D., West, J. B., Reilly, N. A., & Loopstra, C. A.
(2017).
Association genetics of growth and adaptive traits in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) using whole-exome-discovered polymorphisms. Tree Genetics and Genomes.
13(3), 57.
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Wonkka, C. L., West, J. B., Twidwell, D., & Rogers, W. E.
(2017).
Grass Mortality and Turnover Following Core Rangeland Restoration Practices. Rangeland Ecology and Management.
70(3), 290-300.
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Moore, G., Li, F., Kui, L. i., & West, J.
(2016).
Flood water legacy as a persistent source for riparian vegetation during prolonged drought: an isotopic study ofArundo donaxon the Rio Grande. 9(6), 909-917.
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Cernusak, L. A., Barbour, M. M., Arndt, S. K., Cheesman, A. W., English, N. B., Feild, T. S., ... Farquhar, G. D.
(2016).
Stable isotopes in leaf water of terrestrial plants. Plant, Cell and Environment.
39(5), 1087-1102.
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Cerling, T. E., Barnette, J. E., Bowen, G. J., Chesson, L. A., Ehleringer, J. R., Remien, C. H., ... West, J. B.
(2016).
Forensic Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Science.
44(1), 175-206.
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Wonkka, C. L., Twidwell, D., West, J. B., & Rogers, W. E.
(2016).
Shrubland resilience varies across soil types: implications for operationalizing resilience in ecological restoration. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS.
26(1), 128-145.
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Zhang, Y., Vogel, J. G., Meek, C., Will, R., Wilson, D., & West, J.
(2016).
Wood decomposition by microbes and macroinvertebrates, and soil CO2 efflux vary in response to throughfall reduction and fertilization in a loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) plantation. Forest Ecology and Management.
382, 10-20.
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Wonkka, C. L., Twidwell, D., West, J. B., & Rogers, W. E.
(2016).
Shrubland resilience varies across soil types: implications for operationalizing resilience in ecological restoration. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS.
26(1), 128-145.
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Will, R. E., Fox, T., Akers, M., Domec, J., Gonzalez-Benecke, C., Jokela, E. J., ... Martin, T. A.
(2015).
A Range-Wide Experiment to Investigate Nutrient and Soil Moisture Interactions in Loblolly Pine Plantations. Forests.
6(6), 2014-2028.
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Colon-Rivera, R. J., Feagin, R. A., West, J. B., Lopez, N. B., & Benitez-Joubert, R. J.
(2014).
Hydrological modification, saltwater intrusion, and tree water use of a Pterocarpus officinalis swamp in Puerto Rico. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.
147, 156-167.
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Kui, L., Li, F., Moore, G., & West, J.
(2013).
Can the riparian invader,Arundo donax, benefit from clonal integration?. Weed Research.
53(5), 370-377.
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Kreuzer, H. W., West, J. B., & Ehleringer, J. R.
(2013).
Forensic applications of light-element stable isotope ratios of Ricinus communis seeds and ricin preparations. Journal of Forensic Sciences.
58 Suppl 1(SUPPL. 1), S43-S51.
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Kahmen, A., Hoffmann, B., Schefuss, E., Arndt, S. K., Cernusak, L. A., West, J. B., & Sachse, D.
(2013).
Leaf water deuterium enrichment shapes leaf wax n-alkane delta D values of angiosperm plants II: Observational evidence and global implications. GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA.
111, 50-63.
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Webb-Robertson, B., Kreuzer, H., Hart, G., Ehleringer, J., West, J., Gill, G., & Duckworth, D.
(2012).
Bayesian integration of isotope ratio for geographic sourcing of castor beans. BioMed Research International.
2012, 450967-8.
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Colon-Rivera, R. J., Feagin, R. A., West, J. B., & Yeager, K. M.
(2012).
Salt marsh connectivity and freshwater versus saltwater inflow: multiple methods including tidal gauges, water isotopes, and LIDAR elevation models. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES.
69(8), 1420-1432.
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Bowen, G. J., West, J. B., Zhao, L., Takahashi, G., Miller, C., & Zhang, T.
(2012).
Cyberinfrastructure for isotope analysis and modeling. Eos.
93(19), 185-187.
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Sachse, D., Billault, I., Bowen, G. J., Chikaraishi, Y., Dawson, T. E., Feakins, S. J., ... Kahmen, A.
(2012).
Molecular Paleohydrology: Interpreting the Hydrogen- Isotopic Composition of Lipid Biomarkers from Photosynthesizing Organisms. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Science.
40(1), 221-249.
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Hurley, J. M., West, J. B., & Ehleringer, J. R.
(2010).
Stable isotope models to predict geographic origin and cultivation conditions of marijuana. Science and Justice.
50(2), 86-93.
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Hultine, K. R., Belnap, J., van, R., Ehleringer, J. R., Dennison, P. E., Lee, M. E., ... West, J. B.
(2010).
Tamarisk biocontrol in the western United States: ecological and societal implications. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.
8(9), 467-474.
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Hurley, J. M., West, J. B., & Ehleringer, J. R.
(2010).
Tracing retail cannabis in the United States: geographic origin and cultivation patterns. International Journal of Drug Policy.
21(3), 222-228.
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West, J. B., Hurley, J. M., Duds, F. O., & Ehleringer, J. R.
(2009).
The stable isotope ratios of marijuana. II. Strontium isotopes relate to geographic origin. Journal of Forensic Sciences.
54(6), 1261-1269.
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Espeleta, J. F., West, J. B., & Donovan, L. A.
(2009).
Tree species fine-root demography parallels habitat specialization across a sandhill soil resource gradient. ECOLOGY.
90(7), 1773-1787.
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Dijkstra, F. A., West, J. B., Hobbie, S. E., & Reich, P. B.
(2009).
Antagonistic effects of species on C respiration and net N mineralization in soils from mixed coniferous plantations. Forest Ecology and Management.
257(3), 1112-1118.
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Bowen, G. J., West, J. B., Vaughn, B. H., Dawson, T. E., Ehleringer, J. R., Fogel, M. L., ... Still, C. J.
(2009).
Isoscapes to Address LargeScale Earth Science Challenges. Eos.
90(13), 109-110.
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Bowen, G. J., Hoogewerff, J., & West, J. B.
(2009).
Isoscapes: Isotope mapping and its applications. Journal of Geochemical Exploration.
102(3), V-VII.
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West, J. B., Sobek, A., & Ehleringer, J. R.
(2008).
A simplified GIS approach to modeling global leaf water isoscapes. PLoS ONE.
3(6), e2447-e2447.
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West, J. B., Ehleringer, J. R., & Cerling, T. E.
(2007).
Geography and vintage predicted by a novel GIS model of wine delta18O. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
55(17), 7075-7083.
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Dijkstra, F. A., West, J. B., Hobbie, S. E., Reich, P. B., & Trost, J.
(2007).
Plant diversity, CO2, and N influence inorganic and organic N leaching in grasslands. ECOLOGY.
88(2), 490-500.
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West, J. B., Hobbie, S. E., & Reich, P. B.
(2006).
Effects of plant species diversity, atmospheric [CO2], and N addition on gross rates of inorganic N release from soil organic matter. Global Change Biology.
12(8), 1400-1408.
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Reich, P. B., Hobbie, S. E., Lee, T., Ellsworth, D. S., West, J. B., Tilman, D., ... Trost, J.
(2006).
Nitrogen limitation constrains sustainability of ecosystem response to CO2. Nature.
440(7086), 922-925.
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West, J. B., Bowen, G. J., Cerling, T. E., & Ehleringer, J. R.
(2006).
Stable isotopes as one of nature's ecological recorders. Trends in Ecology and Evolution.
21(7), 408-414.
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West, J. B., HilleRisLambers, J., Lee, T. D., Hobbie, S. E., & Reich, P. B.
(2005).
Corrigendum. New Phytologist.
167(3), 913-913.
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West, J. B., HilleRisLambers, J., Lee, T. D., Hobbie, S. E., & Reich, P. B.
(2005).
Legume species identity and soil nitrogen supply determine symbiotic nitrogen-fixation responses to elevated atmospheric [CO2]. New Phytologist.
167(2), 523-530.
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Espeleta, J. F., West, J. B., & Donovan, L. A.
(2004).
Species-specific patterns of hydraulic lift in co-occurring adult trees and grasses in a sandhill community (vol 138, pg 341, 2004). Oecologia.
139(3), 486-486.
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West, J. B., & Donovan, L. A.
(2004).
Effects of individual bunchgrasses on potential C and N mineralization of longleaf pine savanna soils. 131(2), 120-125.
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West, J. B., Espeleta, J. F., & Donovan, L. A.
(2004).
Fine root production and turnover across a complex edaphic gradient of a Pinus palustris-Aristida stricta savanna ecosystem. Forest Ecology and Management.
189(1-3), 397-406.
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Espeleta, J. F., West, J. B., & Donovan, L. A.
(2004).
Species-specific patterns of hydraulic lift in co-occurring adult trees and grasses in a sandhill community. Oecologia.
138(3), 341-349.
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West, J. B., Espeleta, J. F., & Donovan, L. A.
(2003).
Root longevity and phenology differences between two co-occurring savanna bunchgrasses with different leaf habits. Functional Ecology.
17(1), 20-28.
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Donovan, L. A., West, J. B., & McLeod, K. W.
(2000).
Quercus species differ in water and nutrient characteristics in a resource-limited fall-line sandhill habitat. Tree Physiology: an international botanical journal.
20(14), 929-936.
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Donovan, L. A., Gris, D. J., West, J. B., Pappert, R. A., Alder, N. N., & Richards, J. H.
(1999).
Predawn disequilibrium between plant and soil water potentials in two cold-desert shrubs. Oecologia.
120(2), 209-217.
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Fiorella, R. P., West, J. B., & Bowen, G. J.
(2019).
Biased estimates of the isotope ratios of steady-state evaporation from the assumption of equilibrium between vapour and precipitation. Hydrological Processes.
33(19), 2576-2590.
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book
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West, J. B., Bowen, G. J., & Dawson, T. E.
(2010).
Isoscapes. Springer Netherlands.
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Kelly, J. F., Bearhop, S., Bowen, G. J., Hobson, K. A., Norris, D. R., Wassenaar, L. I., West, J. B., & Wunder, M. B.
(2008).
Future Directions and Challenges for Using Stable Isotopes in Advancing Terrestrial Animal Migration Research. Ed. 2.
Elsevier.
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Bowen, G. J., & West, J. B.
(2008).
Isotope Landscapes for Terrestrial Migration Research. Ed. 2.
Elsevier.
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Williams, D. G., Evans, R. D., West, J. B., & Ehleringer, J. R.
(2007).
Applications of Stable Isotope Measurements for Early-Warning Detection of Ecological Change. Ed. 1.
Elsevier.
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West, J. B., Bowen, G. J., & Dawson, T. E.
(2010).
Isoscapes. Springer Netherlands.
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chapter
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West, J.
(2014).
Case study for CO2 mitigation. LONG HEDGE: PRESERVING ORGANISATIONAL VALUE THROUGH CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION.
(pp. 295-+).
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West, J.
(2014).
Constructing the firm marginal abatement curve. LONG HEDGE: PRESERVING ORGANISATIONAL VALUE THROUGH CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION.
(pp. 300-306).
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West, J. B., Kreuzer, H. W., & Ehleringer, J. R.
(2010).
Approaches to Plant Hydrogen and Oxygen Isoscapes Generation. ISOSCAPES: UNDERSTANDING MOVEMENT, PATTERN, AND PROCESS ON EARTH THROUGH ISOTOPE MAPPING.
(pp. 161-178).
Springer Nature.
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Bowen, G. J., West, J. B., & Dawson, T. E.
(2010).
Isoscapes in a Rapidly Changing and Increasingly Interconnected World. ISOSCAPES: UNDERSTANDING MOVEMENT, PATTERN, AND PROCESS ON EARTH THROUGH ISOTOPE MAPPING.
(pp. 425-432).
Springer Nature.
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Ehleringer, J. R., Cerling, T. E., & West, J. B.
(2007).
Forensic Science Applications of Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis. Forensic Analysis on the Cutting Edge.
(pp. 399-422).
Wiley.
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West, J.
(2014).
Case study for CO2 mitigation. LONG HEDGE: PRESERVING ORGANISATIONAL VALUE THROUGH CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION.
(pp. 295-+).
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conference paper
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West, J. B.
(2012).
Botanical isoscapes: emerging stable isotope tools for geographic sourcing and authentication. Planta Medica: natural products and medicinal plant research.
1031-1031.
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Lee, H., Zhao, L., Bowen, G. J., Miller, C. C., Kalangi, A., Zhang, T., & West, J. B.
(2011).
Enabling online geospatial isotopic model development and analysis. 39.
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West, J. B., Kreuzer, H. W., & Ehleringer, J. R.
(2010).
Dissecting the large-scale spatiotemporal variation in Ricinus communis (Castor Bean) seed oil delta H-2. GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA.
A1127-A1127.
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West, J. B., Hurley, J. M., & Ehleringer, J. R.
(2009).
Stable isotope ratios of marijuana. I. Carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes describe growth conditions. Journal of Forensic Sciences.
84-89.
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West, J. B.
(2012).
Botanical isoscapes: emerging stable isotope tools for geographic sourcing and authentication. Planta Medica: natural products and medicinal plant research.
1031-1031.
Research
principal investigator on
co-principal investigator on
- Enhancing Livestock Production from Rangelands in the Great Plains awarded by United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2019 - 2024
- Integrating Genomic Data and Physiological Measurements To Identify Fast Growing, Drought-Tolerant Loblolly Pine Varieties awarded by United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2019 - 2022
- State Water Resources Research Institute Program Funds awarded by United States Department of the Interior - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2011 - 2016
Teaching
teaching activities
- BICH491 Hnr-research Instructor
- ECCB491 Research Instructor
- ECCB691 Research Instructor
- ESSM311 Biogeochem & Global Chang Instructor
- ESSM491 Research Instructor
- ESSM621 Physiological Plant Ecol Instructor
- ESSM685 Directed Studies Instructor
- ESSM691 Research Instructor
- FIVS484 Internship Instructor
- FIVS484 Professional Internship Instructor
- FIVS491 Research Instructor
- RENR215 Fundamentls Of Eco Lab Instructor
- WFSC484 Internship Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Kui, Li (2012-10). Ecohydrological Controls and Effects of Rhizome Integration on the Performance of Arundo donax in a Rio Grande Riparian Zone.
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Li, Fan (2012-07). Effects of the Arundo donax L. on Hydrological Regime of the Rio Grande Basin.
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Mattox, April Marie (2013-07). Effects of Woody Vegetation Removal on Soil Water Dynamics in a South Texas Shrubland.
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Wilson, Elizabeth Susan (2014-07). The Drought Response of Physiological and Structural Traits in Loblolly Pine (P. taeda L.) Clones with a Focus on Mesophyll Conductance to CO_(2).
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Zhang, Yang (2016-05). Effects of Climate and Forest Management on Wood Decomposition.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Botany, University of Georgia - (Athens, Georgia, United States) 2002
awards and honors
Contact
first name
- Jason
has last name
- West
mailing address
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Texas A&M Agrilife Research
Ecosystem Science & Management
2126 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2126
USA
Other
- jbwest@tamu.edu