Meet the Forestry Faculty

Jason A. Hubbart, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Hydrologic Processes & Water Quality

Phone: 573-884-7732
E-mail: hubbartj@missouri.edu
Address: 203-Q Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Building
Web site: web.missouri.edu/~hubbartj/

Education

Ph.D. 2007, University of Idaho – Moscow

Research

Water quantity, timing and quality in post-disturbance environments.
Fresh water and water quality disturbance mechanisms.
Fresh water, water quality, and hydroclimatic best management practices (BMPs).
Plant and animal biophysical response to hydrometeorological variation and perturbation.
Hydroclimatologic scaling, modeling and global change.

Research Summary

Hubbart's general research foci encompass the intricate relationships between physical and biological systems in pre- and post-disturbance environments, with particular interest in biophysical responses to microclimate and hydrologic disturbance mechanisms. Current research projects include microclimate variability and perturbation in complex terrain and riparian zones, snow hydrology, inversion processes and tree physiological response mechanisms, and water yield and water quality responses to timber harvest, agriculture and urban development. Future interdisciplinary work will focus on water flow and peak flow, water quality, microclimatology, and biophysical response mechanisms related to alterations of hydrologic regimes, and the intricate ecosystem processes at the interface between terrestrial, aquatic and social systems. Hubbart is keenly interested in conservation and sustainable management of natural resources at multiple levels including but not limited to aspects of biodiversity, sustainability and best management practices. Hubbart uses his diverse interdisciplinary background encompassing biological and hydrologic sciences to provide new insights to complex natural resource sustainability and management related issues. As an intense proponent of education, Hubbart also works to narrow the gap between science and public awareness by means of education and outreach activities.

Teaching

Watershed Management and Water Quality
Physical Hydrology
Environmental Biophysics
Field Studies in Forest Hydrology
Current Events in Environmental Science

Selected Publications

Koeniger, P., J.A. Hubbart, T. Link, and J.D. Marshall. 2008.
Isotopic Variation of Snowcover and Streamflow in Response to Changes in Canopy Structure in a Snow-Dominated Mountain Catchment. Hydrological Processes, 22(4): 557-566.
Hubbart, J.A., K.L. Kavanagh, R. Pangle, T.E. Link, and A. Schotzko. 2007.
Cold air drainage and modeled nocturnal leaf water potential in complex forested terrain. Tree Physiology, 27: 631-639.
Hubbart, J.A., T.E. Link, J.A. Gravelle, and W.J. Elliot. 2007.
Timber Harvest Impacts on Hydrologic Yield in the Continental/Maritime Hydroclimatic Region of the U.S. In: Special Issue on Headwater Forest Streams, Forest Science, 53(2): 169-180.
Hubbart, J.A. 2007.
Measuring and Modeling Hydrologic Responses to Timber Harvest in a Continental/Maritime Mountainous Environment. PhD Thesis, Department of Forest Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow, 170 pp.
Karwan, D.L., J.A. Gravelle, and J.A. Hubbart. 2007.
Effects of Timber Harvest on Suspended Sediment Loads in Mica Creek, Idaho. In Press. In Special Issue on Headwater Forest Streams, Forest Science, 53(2): 181-188.
Koeniger, P., J.A. Hubbart, T. Link, and J.D. Marshall. 2007.
In Press. Stable isotope variability in snowcover and snowmelt in response to forest management at the Mica Creek Experimental Watershed, Northern Idaho. Hydrological Processes.
Hubbart, J.A. 2006.
"Multiple Entries." In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment) Encyclopedia of Earth.
Hubbart, J.A., T.E. Link, C. Campbell, and D. Cobos. 2005.
An evaluation of a low-cost temperature measurement system. Hydrologic Processes, 19: 1517-1523.