Paul Henne, Ph.D.
Paul Henne studies the impacts of environmental change on forest ecosystems. His research aims to understand how climate change, wildfire, and management regimes interact to affect tree species distributions and carbon stocks in the forests of the Rocky Mountains.
Professional Experience
2015-present, Research Ecologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Denver, CO, USA
2014-2015, Oberassistent, Paleoecology, Institute of Plant Sciences, and Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Switzerland
2008-2014, Postdoc, Paleoecology, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Switzerland
2007-2008, Postdoc, Paleoecology and Vegetation Dynamics, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Education and Certifications
PhD, Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006
BS, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Michigan, 1999
Science and Products
Evaluating k-nearest neighbor (kNN) imputation models for species-level aboveground forest biomass mapping in northeast China
A landscape model of variable social-ecological fire regimes
Estimating soil respiration in a subalpine landscape using point, terrain, climate and greenness data
Microclimatic gradients provide evidence for a glacial refugium for temperate trees in a sheltered hilly landscape of Northern Italy
Integrating forest inventory data and MODIS data to map species-level biomass in Chinese boreal forests
An empirical perspective for understanding climate change impacts in Switzerland
Holocene paleoclimate inferred from salinity histories of adjacent lakes in southwestern Sicily (Italy)
Holocene vegetation and fire history of the mountains of northern Sicily (Italy)
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Evaluating k-nearest neighbor (kNN) imputation models for species-level aboveground forest biomass mapping in northeast China
A landscape model of variable social-ecological fire regimes
Estimating soil respiration in a subalpine landscape using point, terrain, climate and greenness data
Microclimatic gradients provide evidence for a glacial refugium for temperate trees in a sheltered hilly landscape of Northern Italy
Integrating forest inventory data and MODIS data to map species-level biomass in Chinese boreal forests
An empirical perspective for understanding climate change impacts in Switzerland
Holocene paleoclimate inferred from salinity histories of adjacent lakes in southwestern Sicily (Italy)
Holocene vegetation and fire history of the mountains of northern Sicily (Italy)
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.