Neilson, Ronald

Position Type:

Faculty

Job Title:

Professor (Courtesy)

Department:

Forest Ecosystems & Society

Office Location:

151 FSL

Phone Number:

(541) 750-7303

Fax Number:

(541) 750-7329

Email:

Education:

B.A., 1971, University of Oregon, Eugene

M.S., 1975, Portland State University, Portland, OR

Ph.D., 1981, University of Utah, Salt Lake City

Research Interests:

Climate change, biogeography, ecosystem modeling, ecotones

Courses Taught:

Selected Publications:

Neilson, R.P. and S.W. Running. 1996. Global dynamic vegetation modelling: coupling biogeochemistry and biogeography models, p. 451-465. In: B. Walker and W. Steffen (eds.), Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
VEMAP Members. 1995. Vegetation/ ecosystem modeling and analysis project: Comparing biogeography and biogeochemistry models in a continental-scale study of terrestrial ecosystem responses to climate change and CO2 doubling. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 9:407-37.
Neilson, R.P. and D. Marks. 1994. A global perspective of regional vegetation and hydrologic sensitivities from climatic change. J. Vegetation Sci. 5:715-730.
King, G.A. and R.P. Neilson. 1992. The transient response of vegetation to climate change: A potential source of CO2 to the atmosphere. Water, Air and Soil Pollution 64:365-383.