Cynthia Huebner, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Cynthia Huebner. 2026. Native perennials’ germination and growth response to decomposing tree of heaven ( Ailanthus altissima ) stems
• Kushal Naharki, Cynthia Huebner, Yong-Lak Park. 2023. The detection of tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima) using drones and optical sensors: implications for the management of invasive plants and insects
• Craig F. Barrett, Dhanushya Ramachandran, Chih-Hui Chen, Cameron W. Corbett, Cynthia Huebner, Brandon T. Sinn, Wen-Bin Yu, Kenji Suetsugu. 2023. Mitochondrial Genome Sequencing and Analysis of the Invasive Microstegium vimineum : A Resource for Systematics, Invasion History, and Management
• Erik T. Nilsen, Cynthia Huebner. 2023. Spatial patterns of native Robinia pseudoacacia and invasive Ailanthus altissima and their influence on regeneration, abundance, and diversity of neighboring trees at local and regional scales
• Cynthia Huebner, Melissa Thomas-Van Gundy, Chris A. Underwood. 2023. Comparison of seed bank composition over a gradient of pyrophilic vegetation
• Gerry Moore, Cynthia Huebner, Mark Twery, Steven D. Glenn, Steven E. Clemants, Ulrich Lorimer, Charles Ferguson, Laura Blackburn. 2022. Woody vegetation in the New York Metropolitan Region: changes over time, taxonomic keys, maps, ecological descriptions, and management implications
• Cynthia Huebner, Toni Jones. 2022. Invasive plants field & reference guide: an ecological perspective of plant invaders of forests & woodlands
• Craig F. Barrett, Cynthia Huebner, Zoe A. Bender, Trezalka A. Budinsky, Cameron W. Corbett, Maribeth Latvis, Michael R. McKain, M'Kayla Motley, Samuel V Skibicki, Hana L. Thixton, Mathilda V Santee, Aubrey N. Cumberledge. 2022. Digitized collections elucidate invasion history and patterns of awn polymorphism in Microstegium vimineum
• Cynthia Huebner. 2022. Effects of global climate change on regeneration of invasive plant on invasive plant species from seeds
• Dhanushya Ramachandran, Cynthia Huebner, Mark Daly, Jasmine Haimovitz, Thomas Swale, Craig F. Barrett. 2021. Chromosome Level Genome Assembly and Annotation of Highly Invasive Japanese Stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum)
• Giuseppe Brundu, Daniel Chapman, Swen Fallak, Zigmantas Gudzinskas, Cynthia Huebner, Alan Macleod, Uwe Starfinger, Johan Van Valkenburg, Rob Tanner. 2021. EPPO Technical Document No. 1084. Pest risk analysis for Celastrus orbiculatus.
• Melissa Thomas-Van Gundy, Jessica D. Perkins, Crystal Krause, Cynthia Huebner, Lorenzo Ferrari, Linda S. Smith. 2021. Primeval Paths: Bison in West Virginia
• Jaewon Kim, Cynthia Huebner, Yong-Lak Park. 2021. Plant Species Composition and Interactions within Communities Invaded by Persicaria perfoliata (Polygonaceae)
• Jaewon Kim, Cynthia Huebner, Richard Reardon, Yong-Lak Park. 2021. Spatially Targeted Biological Control of Mile-a-Minute Weed Using Rhinoncomimus latipes (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and an Unmanned Aircraft System
• Therese M. Poland, Jennifer Juzwik, Allen Rowley, Cynthia Huebner, John Kilgo, Vanessa M. Lopez, Deanna H. Olson, Dean E. Pearson, Robert Progar, Robert Rabaglia, John Rothlisberger, Justin B. Runyon, Sharlene E. Sing. 2021. Management of Landscapes for Established Invasive Species
• Jennifer Koch, Dean E. Pearson, Cynthia Huebner, Michael K. Young, Richard A. Sniezko. 2021. Restoration of Landscapes and Habitats Affected by Established Invasive Species
• Anne S. Marsh, Deborah C. Hayes, Patrice N. Klein, Nicole Zimmerman, Aliso Dalsimer, Douglas A. Burkett, Cynthia Huebner, Robert Rabaglia, Laura A. Meyerson, Bonnie L. Harper-Lore, Jamie L. Davidson, Marla R. Emery, Travis Warziniack, Rebecca Flitcroft, Becky K. Kerns, Vanessa M. Lopez. 2021. Sectoral Impacts of Invasive Species in the United States and Approaches to Management
• Cynthia Huebner. 2021. Patterns of invasive plant abundance in disturbed versus undisturbed forests within three land types over 16 years
• Mame E. Redwood, Glenn R. Matlack, Cynthia Huebner. 2019. Seed longevity and dormancy state in an invasive tree species: Ailanthus altissima (Simaroubaceae)
• Cynthia Huebner, Adam E. Regula, David W. McGill. 2018. Germination, survival, and early growth of three invasive plants in response to five forest management regimes common to US northeastern deciduous forests
• Erik Nilsen, Cynthia Huebner, David Carr, Zhe Bao. 2018. Interaction between Ailanthus altissima and Native Robinia pseudoacacia in Early Succession: Implications for Forest Management
• Mame E. Redwood, Glenn R. Matlack, Cynthia Huebner. 2018. Seed Longevity and Dormancy State Suggest Management Strategies for Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) and Japanese Stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) in Deciduous Forest Sites
• Cynthia Huebner, David W. McGill. 2018. The importance of disturbance versus physiography in defining vegetation composition and predicting possible successional trajectories
• Theresa M. Culley, Cynthia Huebner, Ari Novy. 2016. Regional and local genetic variation in Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum)
• Mame E. Redwood, Glenn R. Matlack, Cynthia Huebner. 2016. Seed longevity and dormancy state in a disturbance-dependent forest herb, Ageratina altissima
• Cynthia Huebner, Kent Karriker. 2015. Response of smooth rock skullcap (Scutellaria saxatilis), a globally rare plant, to fire
• Adam E. Regula, David W. McGill, Cynthia Huebner. 2015. Effects of different management regimes on survival of northern red oak underplantings in the Ridge and Valley Province
• Cynthia Huebner, Jim Steinman, Todd Hutchinson, Todd Ristau, Alejandro A. Royo. 2014. The distribution of a non-native (Rosa multiflora) and native (Kalmia latifolia) shrub in mature closed-canopy forests across soil fertility gradients
• Gregorio I Gavier-Pizarro, Tobias Kuemmerle, Laura E. Hoyos, Susan I Stewart, Cynthia Huebner, Nicholas S. Keuler, Volker C. Radeloff. 2012. Monitoring the invasion of an exotic tree (Ligustrum lucidum) from 1983 to 2006 with Landsat TM/ETM+ satellite data and Support Vector Machines in Córdoba, Argentina
• Cynthia Huebner, Todd Hutchinson, Todd Ristau, Alejandro A. Royo, James Steinman. 2012. Documenting the Regional and local distribution of Kalmia latifolia and Rosa multiflora in West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania Forests along a soil fertility gradient
• Cynthia Huebner, David J. Nowak, Richard Pouyat, Allison Bodine. 2012. Nonnative invasive plants: Maintaining biotic and soceioeconomic integrity along the urban-rural-natural gradient
• Cynthia Huebner. 2011. Seed mass, viability, and germination of Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) under variable light and moisture conditions
• Cynthia Huebner. 2011. Establishment and spread of Microstegium vimineum (Japanese stiltgrass) in closed-canopy forests
• Cynthia Huebner, Kurt W. Gottschalk, Gary Miller, Patrick Brose. 2010. Restoration of three forest herbs in the Liliaceae family by manipulating deer herbivory and overstorey and understorey vegetation
• Preston Aldrich, Joseph S. Briguglio, Shyam N. Kapadia, Minesh U. Morker, Ankit Rawal, Preeti Kalra, Cynthia Huebner, Gary K. Greer. 2010. Genetic Structure of the Invasive Tree Ailanthus altissima in Eastern United States Cities
• Gregorio I. Gavier-Pizarro, Volker C. Radeloff, Susan I. Stewart, Cynthia Huebner, Nicholas S. Keuler. 2010. Housing is positively associated with invasive exotic plant species richness in New England, USA
• Cynthia Huebner. 2010. Establishment of an invasive grass in closed-canopy deciduous forests across local and regional environmental gradients
• Cynthia Huebner. 2010. Spread of an invasive grass in closed-canopy deciduous forests across local and regional environmental gradients
• Cynthia Huebner, Randall Morin, Ann Zurbriggen, Robert L. White. 2009. Patterns of exotic plant invasions in Pennsylvania's Allegheny National Forest using intensive Forest Inventory and Analysis plots
• Gregorio Gavier, Susan I. Stewart, Cynthia Huebner, Volker C. Radeloff. 2009. Is housing a factor of invasive plants distribution at coarse and fine scales?
• Preston R. Aldrich, Anthony Brusa, Cheryl A. Heinz, Gary K. Greer, Cynthia Huebner. 2008. Floral visitation of the invasive stinking ash in western suburban Chicago
• Steven L. Stephenson, Harold S. Adams, Cynthia Huebner. 2007. Upland forest vegetation of the Ozark Mountains in Northwestern Arkansas
• Cynthia Huebner. 2007. Strategic management of five deciduous forest invaders using Microstegium vimineum as a model species
• Cynthia Huebner. 2007. Detection and monitoring of invasive exotic plants: a comparison of four sampling methods
• Cynthia Huebner, Steven L. Stephenson, Harold S. Adams, Gary Miller. 2007. Short-term dynamics of second-growth mixed mesophytic forest strata in West Virginia
• Cynthia Huebner, Carolyn McQuattie, Joanne Rebbeck. 2007. Mycorrhizal associations in Ailanthus altissima (Simaroubaceae) from forested and non-forested sites
• Cynthia Huebner, Patrick Tobin. 2006. Invasibility of mature and 15-year-old deciduous forests by exotic plants
• Cynthia Huebner. 2006. Fire and invasive exotic plant species in eastern oak communities: an assessment of current knowledge
• Cynthia Huebner. 2006. Testing basic ecological, evolutionary, and biogeographical principles using invasive species
• Cynthia Huebner, Cassandra Olson, Heather C. Smith, Heather Smith. 2005. Invasive Plants Field and Reference Guide: An Ecological Perspective of Plant Invaders of Forests and Woodlands
• Cynthia Huebner, Cynthia Huebner. 2005. Competitive Ability of Ailanthus altissima and an Overview of Other RWU- 4557 Invasive Plant Studies
• Michael A. Marsh, Mary Ann Fajvan, Cynthia Huebner, Thomas M. Schuler, Thomas M. Schuler. 2005. The Effects of Timber Harvesting and Prescribed Fire on Invasive Plant Dynamics in the Central Appalachians
• Cynthia Huebner, John L. Vankat. 2003. The importance of environment vs. disturbance in the vegetation mosaic of central Arizona
• Cynthia Huebner. 2003. Vulnerability of oak-dominated forests in West Virginia to invasive exotic plants: temporal and spatial patterns of nine exotic species using herbarium records and land classification data
• Jiquan Chen, Cynthia Huebner, Sari C. Saunders, Bo Song. 2002. Plant distribution and diversity across an Ozark landscape
• Cynthia Huebner, J.C. Randolph, G.R. Parker. 1995. Environmental factors affecting understory diversity in second-growth deciduous forests

Citations of Non-Forest Service Publications

• https://doi.org/10.2737/sna.ailanthus.altissima

Data and Tools

• Dataset
  

  Silvics of North America

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/products/dataandtools/silvics-north-america

• Program
  

  Ecology and Management of Invasive Species and Forest Ecosystems

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/programs/invasivesecology
  Station

  Northern Research Station
• Project
  

  Tracking the Invasion Edge of Wavyleaf Basketgrass to Facilitate Targeted Early Detection and Rapid Response

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/projects/bil-wavyleaf-basketgrass
  Station

  Northern Research Station
• Project
  

  Impact of Native Black Locust and Invasive Tree of Heaven on Tree Regeneration and Diversity

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/projects/blacklocusttreeofheaven
  Station

  Northern Research Station

Multimedia

• Webinars

  Managing Invasive Plants: Understanding Rapid Adaptation and Strategies for Control

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/products/multimedia/webinars/managing-invasive-plants-understanding-rapid-adaptation-and
• Webinars

  Managing Invasive Plants: Understanding Rapid Adaptation and Strategies for Control (SRS)

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/srs/products/multimedia/webinars/managing-invasive-plants-understanding-rapid-adaptation-and

• Miami University, Oxford, OH, Ph.D., Botany
• Indiana University, Bloomington, IN., M.S., Environmental Science
• Indiana University, Bloomington, IN., M.A., Plant Ecology
• University of California, B.S., Biology