Robert Musselman
Research Plant Physiologist at the Fort Collins Laboratory

e-mail: rmusselman[at]fs.fed.us
phone:970-498-1239

Scientiest-in-Charge of the Glacier Lakes Ecosystem Experiments Site (GLEES).

Personal Research Program

Briefing Papers

Recent Publications

• Plant Physiology | Atmospheric Deposition
• Air and water quality in high elevation natural ecosystems.
  • Using European ICP plots to determine critical loads of sulfur and nitrogen and critical levels of ozone.
  • Atmospheric deposition monitoring in remote regions
  • The relationship of winter recreation (skiing and snowmobiling) to air and water quality in mountain ecosystems
• The impact of energy development on natural ecosystems
  • Tree growth on reclaimed open pit coal mine lands
  • Ozone at high elevation and relationship to oil and gas development.

Musselman, Robert C.; Shepperd, Wayne D.; Smith, Frederick W.; Asherin, Lance A.; Gee, Brian W.  2012.  Response of transplanted aspen to irrigation and weeding on a Colorado reclaimed surface coal mine. Res. Pap. RMRS-RP-101. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 20 p.

Musselman, Robert  2012. Sampling procedure for lake or stream surface water chemistry.   Res. Note RMRS-RN-49. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 11 p.

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Musselman, R .C.; Smith, F. W.; Shepperd, W. D.; Asherin, L. A.; Gee, B. W.  2009.  The use of landscape fabric and supplemental irrigation to enhance survival and growth of woody perennials planted on reclaimed surface mine lands.   In: Barnhisel, R. I., ed. Proceedings 2009 National Meeting of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation: Revitalizing the Environment: Proven Solutions and Innovative Approaches; Billings, MT, May 30-June 5, 2009. Lexington, KY: American Society of Mining and Reclamation. 23 p..

Heath, Robert L.; Lefohn, Allen S.; Musselman, Robert C. 2009. Temporal processes that contribute to nonlinearity in vegetation responses to ozone exposure and dose. Atmospheric Environment. 43: 2919-2928.

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Matyssek, R.; Sandermann, H.; Wieser, G.; Booker, F.; Cieslik, S.; Musselman R.; Ernst, D. 2008. The challenge of making ozone risk assessment for forest trees more mechanistic. Environmental Pollution (published online 20 June 2008).

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Musselman, R.C.; Korfmacher, J.L. 2007. Air quality and snow chemistry at a snowmobile staging area in a Rocky Mountain subalpine forest, Snowy Range, Wyoming. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 131: 321-334.

Korfmacher, J.L.; Musselman, R.C. 2007. Evaluation of storage and filtration protocols for alpine/subalpine lake water quality samples. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 131: 107-116.

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Lugo, A.E.; F.J. Swanson; O.R. González; M.B. Adams; B. Palik; C. Kern; R.E. Thill; D.G. Brockway; C. Kern; R. Woodsmith; R. Musselman. 2006. Long-term research at the USDA Forest Service’s Experimental Forests and Ranges. BioScience 56: 39-48.

Musselman, R.C.; A. S. Lefohn; W.J. Massman; R.L. Heath. 2006. A critical review and analysis of the use of exposure- and flux-based ozone indices for predicting vegetation effects. Atmospheric Environment 40: 1869-1888.

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Bytnerowicz, A.; O. Badea.; F. Popescu; R. Musselman; M. Tanase; I. Barbu; W. Frączek; N. Gembasu; A. Surdu; F. Danescu; D. Postelnicu; R. Cenusa; C. Vasile. 2005. Air pollution, precipitation chemistry and forest health in the Retazat Mountains, Southern Carpathians, Romania. Environmental Pollution. 137: 546-567.

Musselman, R.C.; W.J. Massman; J.M. Frank; J.L. Korfmacher. 2005. The temporal dynamics of carbon dioxide under snow in a high elevation Rocky Mountain subalpine forest and meadow. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research 37(4): 527-538.

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