School of the EnvironmentRobert Andrus

Robert Andrus

  1. Adjoint Faculty
Email Addressrobert.andrus@wsu.edu

Biography

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Robbie Andrus is a postdoc in the School of the Environment. He studies recovery of forests from disturbances (bark beetles, fire) in the context of climate change. Robbie grew up in Chimacum, WA and worked as a fire scientist/fire fighter for North Cascades NP from 2010-13. He enjoys fly fishing, foraging for edible mushrooms and berries, backcountry skiing, and mountain biking.

Education

  • Ph.D. University of Colorado – Boulder, CO
  • M.S. University of Colorado – Boulder, CO
  • B.A. Willamette University, Salem, O

Research Interests

  • Disturbance ecology (impacts, interactions, and recovery) in forest ecosystems
  • Drought effects on forest demography (regeneration, growth, and mortality)
  • Methods: field surveys, tree rings, remote sensing, and spatial analysis

Publications

  • Andrus, R.A., Peach, L.R., Cinquini, A.R., Yusi, J.T., Mills, B., Holz, A., Meddens, A.J.H., Moffett, K.B., Ramirez, A., Buhl, C.J, Fischer, M., Goodrich, B.A., Adams, H.D. Canary in the Forest? Tree mortality and canopy dieback of western redcedar linked to drier and warmer summer climate conditions. Journal of Biogeography. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14732
  • Andrus, R.A. Franz, M., Robichaud, P., Lewis-Scholes, S., Hudak, A., Meddens, A. Spatial and temporal drivers of postfire conifer recovery in a managed forest landscape. Fire Ecology 18:29. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-022-00153-4
  • Andrus, R.A., Chai, R.K., Harvey, B.J., Rodman, K.C., Veblen, T.T. Increasing rates of subalpine tree mortality linked to warmer and drier summers. Journal of Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13634
  • Andrus, R.A., Martinez, A.J., Jones, G.M., Meddens, A.J.H. Assessing the quality of fire refugia for wildlife habitat. Forest Ecology and Management. 482:118868. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118868
  • Andrus, R.A., Hart, S.J., Tutland, N., Veblen, T.T. Future dominance by quaking aspen expected following short-interval, compounded disturbance interaction. Ecosphere. 12: e03345. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3345