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Professor R.
Robberecht Department of Forest Ecology & Biogeosciences College of Natural Resources University of Idaho 
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Ph.D., Ecophysiology and ecology, The Ecology Center, Utah State University, 1981 | |
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M.S., Ecophysiology and ecology, The Ecology Center, Utah State University, 1977 | |
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B.S., Ecology &
biology, San Diego State University, 1974
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Professor, Department of Rangeland Ecology, College of Natural Resources University of Idaho, December 1983 - present. | |
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Professor in two university-wide interdisciplinary programs: | |
| Environmental Science Program (1998 - present) | ||
| Bioinformatics & Computational Biology (2003 - present) | ||
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Fulbright Scholar at the Institute of Biology, University of Tromsø, Norway, 1990-1991. | |
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Assistant Research Professor, Systems Ecology Research Group, San Diego State University, May-December 1983. | |
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, October 1981 - April 1983. | |
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Research Associate, The Ecology Center, Utah State University, May - September 1981. | |
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Emphasis areas:
Physiological plant ecology;
plant response to environmental stress factors; mechanisms of
plant competition; cold and heat stress effects; plant water relations;
photosynthesis and plant energy balance; extensive research on
mechanisms of plant response to natural and enhanced levels of
UV-B radiation. Guided
independent learning and the use of information technology in science
education.
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Effect of enhanced UV-B radiation
on carbon dynamics in selected tree species
(with J. H. Bassman and G.E. Edwards, Washington
State University, Pullman, Washington). Sponsored by USDA Competitive
Grants Program. 1999-2000.
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A
new learning environment: Expanding environmental science degree course
offerings in Idaho. Idaho State Board of Education. Grant with M. von
Braun (principal investigator) and 12 co-principal investigators.
1999-2002.
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Regeneration
potential of vegetation on newly exposed riverside shorelines. United
States Army Corps of Engineers. 1997
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Goal oriented management and
planning for forest nurseries: Interactive computer applications
for effective use of forest resources
(with Molly Stock and David Wenny, Department of Forest Resources, University of Idaho). Sponsored by the McIntire-Stennis Grant
Program, USDA. 1995-1997. Electronic Poster©
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Development of multimedia modules
for instruction and electronic books for computer-aided education. Sponsored by the University of Idaho.1994.
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Freezing tolerance, cold acclimation,
and photosynthetic capacity of coniferous seedlings and bunchgrasses:
Consequences for forest regeneration and responses to global climate
change
(with John Marshall, Department of Forest Resources). Sponsored by the McIntire-Stennis Grants Program, USDA.
1992-1994. Electronic Poster©
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The effect of interspecific plant
competition on the productivity of tree seedlings during the regeneration
of forest stands. Sponsored by the McIntire-Stennis Research Grants Program, USDA.
1998-1991. Electronic Poster©
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Ecological Restoration: Effects of Land Management Disturbances on Headwater Riparian Ecosystems.
(Walter Edelen, Department of Range Resources). Sponsored in part by the University of Idaho Experimental Forest. Electronic Poster©
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Freezing tolerance and cold acclimation
in arctic and subarctic cushion plant
(with Olavi Junttila, Department of Plant Physiology and Microbiology, University of
Tromsų). Sponsored by the Norwegian Research Council and the University of Tromsų Phytoron, Jarle Nilsen, Director. Electronic Poster©
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Intraspecific competition in
hot desert environments
(with Park S. Nobel, Department of Biology, University of
California, Los Angeles). Sponsored by the United States Department of Energy. Electronic Poster©
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| Publications Journal articles & book chapters | Contributed papers | Popular articles |
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Bassman, J. H.,
G. E. Edwards, and R. Robberecht.
2003. Photosynthesis and growth in seedlings of five forest tree species with
contrasting leaf anatomy subjected to supplemental UV-B radiation.
Forest
Science
49:176-187.
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Bassman, J.H.,
G.E. Edwards and R. Robberecht.
2002. Long-term exposure to enhanced UV-B radiation is not detrimental to
growth and photosynthesis in Douglas-fir. New Phytologist
154:107-120
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Warren, J.M., J.H.
Bassman, D.S. Mattinson, J.K.
Fellman, G.E. Edwards, and R. Robberecht.
2002. Alteration of foliar flavonoid composition
induced by enhanced UV-B radiation in Pinus
ponderosa, Quercus rubra,
Pseudotsuga menziesii and
Populus
trichocarpa. Journal
of Photochemistry and Photobiology B:
Biology
66:125-133.
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Bassman,
J.H., R. Robberecht, and G.E. Edwards. 2000. Effects of Enhanced UV-B Radiation
on Growth and Gas Exchange in Populus
deltoides Bartr. Ex Marsh. International Journal of Plant Science
162:103-110.
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Nagel, L.M., J.H. Bassman, G.E. Edwards, R. Robberecht, and V.R. Franceshi. 1998.
Leaf area and anatomical changes associated with exposure to enhanced ultraviolet-B radiation in
Populus trichocarpa, Quercus rubra, Pseudostuga menziesii, and Pinus ponderosa.
Physiologia Plantarum 104:385-396.
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Junttila, O., and R. Robberecht. 1998.
Ecological aspects of cold-adapted plants with a special emphasis on environmental control of
cold hardening and dehardening. Chapter 2, in R. Margesin and F. Schinner, editors.
Cold-adapted organisms - Fundamentals and applications.
Landes Bioscience, Georgetown, Texas, USA.
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Sadiq, R., M.W. Stock, D. Wenny, and R. Robberecht. 1998.
An expert system for forest nursery management. AI Applications 12:41-50.[Abstract]
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Bunting, S.C., R. Robberecht,
and G.E. Defossé. 1998. Length and timing
of grazing on postburn productivity of two bunchgrasses in an experimental range. International Journal of
Wildland Fire. 8:15-20.[Abstract]
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Defossé, G.E., M.B. Bertiller,
and R. Robberecht. 1997. Soil water, topography, grazing, and
wind effects on emergence and survival of Festuca spp. in a grassland of
Patagonia. Journal of Vegetation Science 8:677-684.[Abstract]
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Schumaker, M.A., J.H. Bassman, R. Robberecht, and G. Radamaker. 1997. Growth, leaf anatomy, and physiology of Populus clones in response to solar ultraviolet-B radiation. Tree Physiology 17:617-626.[Abstract] |
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Kolb, P.F. and R. Robberecht.
1996. Pinus ponderosa seedling establishment and the influence
of competition with the bunchgrass, Agropyron spicatum.
International Journal of Plant Sciences 157:509-515.
[Abstract]
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Kolb, P.F. and R. Robberecht.
1996. High temperature and water stress effects on the survival
of Pinus ponderosa seedlings. Tree Physiology 16:665-672. [Abstract]
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Defossé, G.E., R. Robberecht,
and M.B. Bertiller. 1997. Seedling dynamics of Festuca
in Patagonia: Competition, microsites, and grazing. Journal of Range Management 50:73-79.[Abstract]
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Defossé, G.E. and R. Robberecht.
1996. Effects of competition on the postfire recovery on the postfire recovery of two bunchgrass species. Journal
of Range Management 49:137-142.[Abstract]
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Defossé, G.E., M.B. Bertiller,
and R. Robberecht. 1995. Germination characteristics of Festuca
pallescencs, a Patagonia bunchgrass with reclamation potential.
Seed Science and Technology 23:715-723.[Abstract]
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Defossé, G.E. and R. Robberecht.
1995. Future ecological and socio-economic strategies for the rangelands
of the Chubut province, Argentina. In
J. Powell, editor, Proceedings, International Development Symposium,
Society for Range Management, Denver, Colorado, USA. [Abstract]
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Robberecht, R. and G.E. Defossé.
1995. The relative sensitivity of two bunchgrass species to
fire. International Journal of Wildland Fire
5:127-134. [Abstract]
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Junttila, O. and R. Robberecht.
1993. The influence of season and phenology on freezing tolerance
in Silene acaulis L., a subarctic and arctic cushion
plant of circumpolar distribution. Annals of Botany 71:423-426. [Abstract]
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Robberecht, R. and O. Junttila.
1992. The freezing response of an arctic cushion plant, Saxifraga
caespitosa L.: Acclimation, freezing tolerance and ice
nucleation. Annals of Botany 70:129-135. [Abstract]
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Alcocer-Ruthling, J.B.M., R.
Robberecht, and D. C. Thill. 1989. Response of Bouteloua scorpiodes
to water stress at two phenological stages. Botanical Gazette
150:454-461. [Abstract]
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Robberecht, R. Environmental
Photobiology. 1989. Pages 134-154 in K.C. Smith, editor. The
Science of Photobiology. Plenum, New York, USA. [Abstract]
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Robberecht, R. 1988. Big galleta
grass - A warm season bunchgrass in the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts.
Rangelands 10:58-60.
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Defossé, G.E., J.B.M.
Alcocer-Ruthling, and R. Robberecht. 1987. A program for range
science development in Patagonia, Argentina. Pages 60-65 in J.T.
O'Rourke, editor. Proceedings, International Rangeland
Development Symposium, Society for Range Management.
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Defossé, G.E. and R. Robberecht.
1987. Patagonia: Range Management at the end of the world. Rangelands
9:106-109.[Abstract]
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Bunting, S.C. and R. Robberecht.
1986. Development of flame ring for studying the fire effects
on plants. Restoration & Management Notes 4:1-2.
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Robberecht, R. and M.M. Caldwell.
1986. Leaf UV optical properties of Rumex patientia and
Rumex obtusifolius L. in regard to a protective mechanism
against solar UV-B radiation injury. Pages 251-259 in R.C.
Worrest and M.M. Caldwell, editors. Stratospheric ozone reduction,
solar ultraviolet radiation and plant life. Springer-Verlag, Berlin,
Federal Republic of Germany. [Abstract]
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Robberecht, R. and P.S. Nobel.
1986. Intraspecific competition in Hilaria rigida, a C4
bunchgrass endemic to southwestern United States desert rangelands.
Pages 463-464 in P.J. Joss, P.W. Lynch, and O.B. Williams,
editors. Rangelands: A resource under siege. Australian Academy
of Sciences, Canberra, Australia. [Abstract]
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Robberecht, R., B.E. Mahall,
and P.S. Nobel. 1983. Experimental removal of intraspecific competitors
- Effects on water relations and productivity of a desert bunchgrass,
Hilaria rigida. Oecologia 60:21-24. [Abstract]
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Robberecht, R. and P.S. Nobel.
1983. A Fibonacci sequence in rib number for a barrel cactus.
Annals of Botany 51:153-155. [Abstract]
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Caldwell, M.M., R. Robberecht,
and S.D. Flint. 1983. Internal filters: Prospects for UV-acclimation
in higher plants. Physiologia Plantarum 58:445-450. [Abstract]
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Robberecht, R. and M.M. Caldwell.
1983. Protective mechanisms and acclimation to solar ultraviolet-B
radiation in Oenothera stricta. Plant, Cell and Environment
6:477-485. [Abstract]
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Caldwell, M.M., R. Robberecht,
R.S. Nowak, and W.D. Billings. 1982. Differential photosynthetic
inhibition by ultraviolet radiation in species from the arctic-alpine
life zone. Arctic and Alpine Research 14:195-202. [Abstract]
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Robberecht, R., M.M. Caldwell,
and W.D. Billings. 1980. Leaf ultraviolet optical properties along
a latitudinal gradient in the arctic-alpine life zone. Ecology
61:612-619. [Abstract]
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Caldwell, M.M., R. Robberecht,
and W.D. Billings. 1980. A steep latitudinal gradient of solar
ultraviolet-B radiation in the arctic-alpine life zone. Ecology
61:600-611. [Abstract]
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Robberecht, R. and M.M. Caldwell.
1978. Leaf epidermal transmittance of ultraviolet radiation and
its implications for plant sensitivity to ultraviolet-radiation
induced injury. Oecologia 32:277-287. [Abstract]
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| Contributed
Papers Journal articles & book chapters | Contributed papers | Popular articles |
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Bassman, J.H., G.E. Edwards, and R. Robberecht. 2000. Effects of Enhanced UV-B Radiation on Six North Temperate Forest Tree Species With Contrasting Leaf Anatomy. Workshop on Impacts of UV Radiation on Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems. Abstract. 2nd SPARC General Assembly, Stratospheric Processes and their Role in Climate, World Climate Research Programme, November 6 - 10, 2000, Mar del Plata, Argentina. [Abstract]
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Warren, J.M., J.H. Bassman, D.S. Mattinson, J.K. Fellman, G.E. Edwards, and R. Robberecht. 2000. Alteration of foliar flavonoid composition induced by enhanced UV-B radiation in Pinus ponderosa, Quercus rubra, and Pseudotsuga menziesii, and Populus trichocarpa. North American Forest Biology Workshop in Merida, Mexico. July 16-20, 2000. [Abstract]
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Robberecht, R. and W.S. Hunt. 1996.
Seasonal changes in the freezing tolerance of Pinus ponderosa seedlings and the bunchgrass,
Agropyron spicatum. Abstract. Fifth International Cold Hardiness Seminar, Corvalis, Oregon, USA.
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Robberecht, R., W.S. Hunt, and
J.D.. Marshall. 1995. Instrumentation for analysis of freezing
tolerance in conifer and grass seedlings. Abstract. Ecological
Society of America, annual national meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah,
USA.
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Robberecht R. and W.S. Hunt.
1995. Freezing tolerance and cold acclimation of seedlings of
Pinus ponderosa and Agropyron spicatum, two competing species
in a forest/grassland ecotone: Instrumentation and plant response.
Abstract, Gordon Conference on Temperature Stress in Plants.
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Defossé, G.E., M.B. Bertiller,
and R. Robberecht. 1995. Germination characteristics of Festuca
pallescens, a Patagonian bunchgrass with reclamation potential.
Abstract. Society for Range Management, annual national meeting,
Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
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Defossé, G.E., M.B. Bertiller,
and R. Robberecht. 1995. Soil water, topography, grazing. and
wind effects on Festuca spp.: Emergence and survival in
a grassland of Patagonia, Argentina. Abstract. Society for Range
Management, annual national meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
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Defossé, G.E. and R. Robberecht.
1995. Ecological and socio-economic strategies for rangeland
of the Chubut province, Argentina, for the next century. Abstract.
International Development Symposium, Society for Range Management,
Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
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Robberecht, R. and O. Junttila.
1992. Freezing tolerance, cold acclimation, and energy balance
for two northern latitude cushion plant species. Abstract. Ecological
Society of America, annual national meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii,
USA.
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Kolb, P.F. and R. Robberecht.
1992. The effects of water stress on thermal tolerance for Pinus
ponderosa seedlings. Abstract. Ecological Society of America,
annual national meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
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Robberecht, R. and O. Junttila.
1991. The freezing response of a subarctic and arctic cushion
plant, Saxifraga caespitosa L. Abstract. XVI Congress of
Scandinavian Society for Plant Physiology, Ulvik, Norway.
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Robberecht, R. and O. Junttila.
Freezing tolerance and cold acclimation in arctic populations
of Saxifraga caespitosa L. 1991. Abstract. IV International
Cold Stress Seminar, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Kolb, P.F., and R. Robberecht.
1991. Bunchgrass competition and environmental stress effects
on Pinus ponderosa seedlings. Abstract. Ecological
Society of America, annual national meeting, San Antonio, Texas,
USA.
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Robberecht, R. 1990. Photosynthesis
and canopy structure of an adventive weedy species, Centaurea
solstitialis L. Abstract. Ecological Society of America,
annual national meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
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Robberecht, R. 1990. Mechanisms
of protection against natural and enhanced solar UV-B radiation:
The role of pigments and leaf optical properties. Symposium paper.
Fourth International Congress of Systematic and Evolutionary Biology,
Smithsonian Institution and the University of Maryland, Washington,
D.C., USA.
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Dobson, J.L., R. Robberecht,
and J.D. McKendrick. 1989. The response of Arctophila fulva
to rapidly changing aquatic and terrestrial habitats associated
with oil development in northern Alaska. Abstract. Ecological
Society of America, annual national meeting, Toronto, Canada.
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Robberecht, R. 1989. The effects
of solar ultraviolet radiation, UV-B, on plant pigments. National
workshop on Interactions of UV-B and Plants, Gainesville, Florida,
USA.
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Dobson, J.L., R. Robberecht,
and J.D. McKendrick. 1989. Phenotypic plasticity of aquatic and
terrestrial growth forms of arctic pendant grass. Abstract. Society
for Range Management, annual national meeting, Billings, Montana,
USA.
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Alcocer-Ruthling, J.B.M. and
R. Robberecht. 1988. The response of Bouteloua scorpioides
to water stress at two phenological stages. Abstract, Ecological
Society of America, annual national meeting, Davis, California,
USA.
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Robberecht, R. 1987. The significance
of highly glaucous leaves in grasses: The influence on leaf and
canopy optical properties, photosynthesis and energy balance.
Abstract, XIV International Botanical Congress, Berlin, Germany.
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Defossé, G.E., J.B.M.
Alcocer-Ruthling, and R. Robberecht. 1987. A program for range
science in Patagonia, Argentina. Proceedings, International Development
Symposium, Society for Range Management, Boise, Idaho, USA.
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Robberecht, S.C. Bunting, and
G.E. Defossé. 1987. Response of bunchgrasses to fire: Instrumentation and
plant sensitivity. Abstract, Society for Range Management, annual national
meeting, Boise, Idaho, USA.
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Robberecht, R. and S.C. Bunting.
1986. Simulation of grassland wildfire: Instrumentation and plant
response. Abstract, Ecological Society of America, annual national
meeting, Syracuse, New York, USA.
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Chausi, E.B., R. Robberecht.
1985. Seasonal grazing -- a practical management system for the
Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. Abstract, Society for
Range Management, annual national meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah,
USA.
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Robberecht, R. 1984. Roots: Reflections
on belowground management. Society for Range Management, Idaho
Section, Boise, Idaho, USA.
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Robberecht, R. and P.S. Nobel.
1984. Intraspecific competition in Hilaria rigida, a C4
bunchgrass endemic to southwestern United State rangelands. Second
International Rangeland Congress, Adelaide, Australia.
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Robberecht, R. 1983. Adaptive
mechanisms in higher plants to solar ultraviolet-B radiation.
Invited paper at the NATO-sponsored Advanced Research Workshop
on The impact of solar ultraviolet (UV-B) radiation upon terrestrial
ecosystems. Bad Windsheim, West Germany.
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Robberecht, R. and P.S. Nobel.
1983. Response of a perennial grass to altered plant density.
Abstract, Ecological Society of America, annual national meeting,
Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA.
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Robberecht, R., B.E. Mahall,
and P.S. Nobel. 1983. Intraspecific competition in the desert
bunchgrass, big galleta (Hilaria rigida). Abstract, Society
for Range Management annual national meeting, Albuquerque, New
Mexico, USA.
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Robberecht, R. and M.M. Caldwell.
1982. Analysis of leaf optical properties. Abstract, Association
Internationale de Photobiologie, International workshop of the
Effects of ultraviolet radiation on plants, New Delhi, India.
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Caldwell, M.M., R. Robberecht, and S.D. Flint. 1982. Internal filters: Prospects for UV-acclimation in higher plants. Abstract, Association Internationale de Photobiologie, International workshop of the effects of ultraviolet radiation on plants, New Delhi, India. |
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Robberecht, R. and P.S. Nobel.
1982. A Fibonacci number sequence of rib development in a barrel
cactus, Ferocactus acanthodes. Abstract, Ecological Society
of America, annual national meeting, State College, Pennsylvania,
USA.
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Robberecht, R. and M.M. Caldwell.
1980. Mechanisms of higher plant acclimation to solar UV radiation.
Abstract, Ecological Society of America, annual national meeting,
Tucson, Arizona, USA.
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Robberecht, R. and M.M. Caldwell.
1978. Leaf epidermal transmittance of ultraviolet radiation and
its implication for plant sensitivity to ultraviolet-radiation
injury. Abstract, Ecological Society of America, annual national
meeting, Athens, Georgia, USA.
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Caldwell, M.M., R. Robberecht,
and W.D. Billings. 1978. A natural global solar ultraviolet radiation
gradient: Irradiance and plant adaptation. Abstract, Ecological
Society of America, annual national meeting, Athens, Georgia,
USA.
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Robberecht, R. 1996. The New Frontier: Computer-aided education in natural resources. Featured article. Idaho Forester 1996:59-60.
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Kolb, P.F. and R. Robberecht. 1991. Ponderosa pine seedlings - survivors in a hostile envrionment. Focus on Renewable Natural Resources 17:16-17. [Article]
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