Dr. Austin Himes
Title
- Assistant Professor
Contact Information
austin.himes@msstate.edu
Office: 662-325-4249
Thompson Hall, Rm 369
Overview
Education
- Oregon State University, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Forest Ecosystems and Society
- University of Washington, Master of Science (M.S.), Environmental and Forest Sciences
- University of Oregon, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) , Environmental Science
- University of Oregon, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Literature
Research Interests
Silviculture
Forest Ecology
Ecosystem Services and Natures Benefit to People
Short Rotation Woody Crops for Bioenergy
Publications
Year | Publications |
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2022 | Baach, E., Himes, A., Polinko, A., Granger, J. J., Zhou, Q. 2022. Diversity-productivity relationships in forests of the southeastern United States: Leveraging national inventory data and tree functional traits. Forest Ecology and Management 521:120426. Download |
2022 | Buntrock, L., Thomas, V., Strahm, B., Fox, T., Harrison, R., Himes, A., Littke, K. 2022. Patterns in Foliar Isotopic Nitrogen, Percent Nitrogen, and Site Index for Managed Forest Systems in the United States. Forests 13(10):1694. Download |
2022 | Himes, A., Betts, M., Messier, C., Seymour, R. 2022. Perspectives: Thirty years of triad forestry, a critical clarification of theory and recommendations for implementation and testing. Forest Ecology and Management 510:120103. Download |
2021 | Himes, A., Emerson, P., McClung, R., Renninger, H. J., Rosenstiel, T., Stanton, B. 2021. Leaf traits indicative of drought resistance in hybrid poplar. Agricultural Water Management 246(106676). Download |
2021 | Himes, A., Leavengood, S., Polinko, A. D. 2021. Variation in Wood Properties of Hybrid Poplar Lumber by Radial and Vertical Position in Stem; A case study from Boardman, OR. Wood and Fiber Science 53(3):161-177. Download |
2021 | Eisenbies, M., Volk, T., DeSouza, D., Hallen, K., Stanton, B., Espinoza, J., Himes, A., Shuren, R., Stonex, R., Summers, B., Zerpa, J. 2021. An assessment of the harvesting and fuel performance of a single-pass cut-and-chip harvester in commercial-scale short-rotation poplar crops as influenced by crop and weather conditions. Biomass and Bioenergy 149:106075. Download |
2020 | Stanton, B. J., Bourque, A., Coleman, M., Eisenbies, M., Emerson, R. M., Espinoza, J., Gantz, C., Himes, A., Rodstrom, A., Shuren, R., Stonex, R., Volk, T., Zerpa, J. 2020. The practice and economics of hybrid poplar biomass production for biofuels and bioproducts in the Pacific Northwest. Bioenergy Research 14:543-560. Download |
2020 | Himes, A., Puettmann, K., Muraca, B. 2020. Trade-offs between ecosystem services along gradients of tree species diversity and values. Ecosystem Services 44. Download |
2020 | Himes, A., Puettmann, K. 2020. Tree species diversity and composition relationship to biomass, understory community, and crown architecture in intensively managed plantations of the coastal pacific northwest, USA. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 50(1):1-12. Download |
2020 | Himes, A., Busby, G. 2020. Wood buildings as a climate solution. Developments in the Built Environment 4:100030. Download |
2018 | Kimura, E., Fransen, S. C., Collins, H. P., Stanton, B. J., Himes, A., Smith, J., Guy, S. O., Johnston, W. J. 2018. Effect of intercropping hybrid poplar and switchgrass on biomass yield, forage quality, and land use efficiency for bioenergy production. Biomass and Bioenergy 111:31-38. Download |
2018 | Himes, A., Muraca, B. 2018. Relational values: the key to pluralistic valuation of ecosystem services. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 35:1-7. Download |
2017 | Eisenbies, M. H., Volk, T. A., Espinoza, J., Gantz, C., Himes, A., Posselius, J., Shuren, R., Stanton, B., Summers, B. 2017. Biomass, spacing and planting design influence cut-and-chip harvesting in hybrid poplar. Biomass and Bioenergy 106:182-190. Download |
2017 | Collins, H. P., Fay, P. A., Kimura, E., Fransen, S., Himes, A. 2017. Intercropping with switchgrass improves net greenhouse gas balance in hybrid poplar plantations on a sand soil. Soil Science Society of America Journal 81(4):781-795. Download |
2014 | Himes, A., Turnblom, E. C., Harrison, R. B., Littke, K. M., Devine, W. D., Zabowski, D., Briggs, D. G. 2014. Predicting risk of long-term nitrogen depletion under whole-tree harvesting in the coastal Pacific Northwest. Forest Science 60(2):382-390. Download |
Graduate Students
- Kelsi Ibeh
Awards & Honors
- College of Forestry Dean’s Distinguished Fellow
Oregon State University College of Forestry - Jake Eaton Short Rotation Hardwood Plantations Fellow
Oregon State University, College of Forestry - OSU Foundation Fellow Tuition Support Scholarship
Oregon State University - Provost’s Distinguished Graduate Fellow
Oregon State University - Oregon State University Graduate School Thesis/Dissertation Completion Award
Oregon State University - 2019 Robert F. Tarrant Graduate Fellow for Hardwood Ecology and Silviculture
Oregon State University College of Forestry - 2018 Robert F. Tarrant Graduate Fellow for Hardwood Ecology and Silviculture
Oregon State University College of Forestry
Society Memberships
- Ecological Society of American
- Forest Stewards Guild
- Society of American Foresters