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Fahey, Timothy James
Cornell Faculty Member
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As a forest ecologist, my general scientific interest is in better understanding forest ecosystems, both tropical and temperate. I also serve as the Advising Coordinator for the undergraduate programs in Natural Resources and the Science of Natural and Environmental Systems.
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- David R. Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future (ACSF) Faculty Fellow
Research
research overview
- My current research is focused on forest soil carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics, tropical montane forest ecosystems and dynamics of forest soils invaded by exotic earthworms.
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- biogeochemistry
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- conservation
- ecology
- forest
- nutrient cycling
- soil
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Publications
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academic article
- Demography, biomass and productivity of a northern hardwood forest on the Allegheny Plateau. . J. Torrey Botanical Society. 2013
- Root dynamics of Carex stricta-dominated tussock meadows. . Plant and Soil. 364:325-339. 2013
- Bank erosion in fifteen tributaries in the glaciated upper Susquehanna Basin of New York and Pennsylvania . Physical Geography. 33:229-251. 2012
- Earthworms, litter and soil carbon in a northern hardwood forest. Biogeochemistry. 2012
- Effects of three years of regrowth inhibition on the resilience of a clear-cut northern hardwood forest . Ecosystems. 2012
- Exotic earthworm distributions did not expand over a decade in a hardwood forest in New York State. Applied Soil Ecology. 62:124-130. 2012
- Fine root turnover in sugar maple estimated by 13C isotope dilution . Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 2012
- Local-scale carbon budgets and mitigation opportunities for the northeastern United States.. BioScience. 62:23-38. 2012
- Long-Term Integrated Studies Show Complex and Surprising Effects of Climate Change in the Northern Hardwood Forest. . BioScience. 62:1056-1066. 2012
- Long-term integrated studies show complex and surprising effects of climate change in the northern hardwood forest.. BioScience. 61:1056-1066. 2012
- Nitrogen Translocation to Fresh Litter in Northern Hardwood Forest. . Ecosystems. 2012
- Partitioning of below ground C in young sugar maple forest. Plant and Soil. 2012
- Past, present and future roles of long-term experiments in the LTER network. . BioScience. 62:377-389. 2012
- Patterns of growth, recruitment, mortality and biomass across an altitudinal gradient in a neotropical montane forest, Dominican Republic. . Journal of Tropical Ecology. 28:1-13. 2012
- Root morphology and architecture respond to N addition in Pinus tabuliformis, west China. . Oecologia. 2012
- Watershed-Level Responses to Calcium Silicate Treatment in a Northern Hardwood Forest. . Ecosystems. 15:416-434. 2012
- Accumulation of Carbon and Nitrogen in Residential Soils with Different Land Use Histories.. Ecosystems. 14:287-297. 2011
- Are cloud forest tree structure and environment related in the Venezuelan Andes?. Austral Ecology. 36:280-289. 2011
- Denitrification in suburban lawn soils. . Journal of Environmental Quality. 40:1932-1940. 2011
- Dynamics of oxidized and reduced iron in a northern hardwood forest. . Biogeochemistry. 104:103-119. 2011
- Earthworms increase the ratio of bacteria to fungi in northern hardwood forest soils, primarily by eliminating the organic horizon. . Biology and Biochemistry. 43:2135-2141. 2011
- Effects of exotic earthworms on bacterial and fungal abundance in northern hardwood forest, central New York, USA.. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 43:2135-2141. 2011
- Influence of invasive earthworms on above and belowground vegetation in a northern hardwood forest.. American Midland Naturalist. 166:53-62. 2011
- Links between biomass and tree demography in a northern hardwood forest: A decade of stability and change in Hubbard Brook Valley, New Hampshire. . Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 41:898-901. 2011
- Litter layers (Oie) as a calcium source of sugar maple seedlings in a northern hardwood forest. . Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 41:898-901. 2011
- Local-scale Carbon Budgets and Mitigation Opportunities for the Northeastern United States.. BioScience. 61:23-38. 2011
- Nitrate production and availability in residential soils.. Ecological Applications. 21:2357-2366. 2011
- Regeneration ecology of sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.): seedling survival in relation to nutrition, site factors and damage by insects and pathogens. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 41:235-244. 2011
- Rhizosphere disturbance influences fungal colonization and community development on dead fine roots. Plant and Soil. 341:279-293. 2011
- Transport of carbon and nitrogen between litter and soil organic matter in a northern hardwood forest. Ecosystems. 14:326-340. 2011
- Vegetation Zonation in a Neotropical Montane Forest: Environment, Disturbance and Ecotones. Biotropica. 43:533-543. 2011
- A simulation model of earthworm the impacts of invasive earthworm on soil carbon dynamics. Ecological Modeling. 221. 2010
- Carbon resources, soil organisms, and nitrogen availability: Landscape patterns in a northern hardwood forest. Forest Ecology and Management. 260:1175-1183. 2010
- Effects of nitrogen addition on vegetation and ecosystem carbon in a semi-arid grassland. Biogeochemistry. 98:185-193. 2010
- Forest Carbon Storage: Ecology, Management and Policy. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 5:245-252. 2010
- Key nitrogen cycling processes in pine plantations along a short urban-rural gradient in Nanchang, China. Forest Ecology and Management. 259:477-486. 2010
- Nitrogen aboveground turnover and soil stocks to 8 m depth in primary and disturbed forest following selective logging in southern Amazonia. Global Change Biology. 16. 2010
- Organic carbon in soil physical fractions under different-aged plantations of Mongolian pine in semiarid region of Northeast China. Applied Soil Ecology. 44:42-48. 2010
- Response of leaf anatomy of Chenopodium acuminatum to soil resource availability in a semi-arid grassland. Plant Ecology. 209:375-382. 2010
- Snow depth, soil freezing and nitrogen cycling in a northern hardwood forest landscape. Biogeochemistry. 102:223-238. 2010
- Changes in soil nitrogen availability due to stand development and management practices on semi-arid sandy lands in northern China.. Land Degradation and Development. 20:481-491. 2009
- Climate variation and soil carbon and nitrogen cycling processes in a northern hardwood forest.. Ecosystems. 12. 2009
- Nitrogen aboveground turnover and soil stocks to 8 m depth in primary and disturbed forest following selective logging in southern Amazonia.. Global Change Biology. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02068.x:1365-2486. 2009
- Patterns of late-season photosynthate movement in sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh) saplings.. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 39:2294-2298. 2009
- Bryophyte response to eastern hemlock decline caused by hemlock woolly adelgid infestation.. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 135:12-25. 2008
- Effects of soil freezing on fine roots in a northern hardwood forest.. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 38:82-91. 2008
- Fine root heterogeneity by branch order: exploring the discrepancy in root turnover estimates between minirhizotron and carbon isotopic methods. New Phytologist. 177:443-446. 2008
- Fire and vegetation dynamics in high-elevation neotropical montane forests of the Dominican Republic.. Ambio. 37:535-541. 2008
- Growth and survivorship of American beech (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.) seedlings in a northern hardwood forest following a mast event.. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 135:328-345. 2008
- Identifying roots of northern hardwood species: patterns with diameter and depth.. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 38:2862-2869. 2008
- Nitrogen retention in urban lawns and forests.. Ecological Applications. 18:1615-1626. 2008
- The influence of soil fertility on rhizosphere effects in northern hardwood forest soils.. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 72:453-461. 2008
- Approaches for analyzing local carbon mitigation strategies: Tompkins County, New York, USA. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. 12:360-373. 2007
- Dynamics of nitrogen and dissolved organic carbon at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest. Ecology. 88:1153-1166. 2007
- Fertilization effects on fineroot biomass, rhizosphere microbes and respiratory fluxes in hardwood forest soils. New Phytologist. 176:655-664. 2007
- Local-scale analysis of carbon mitigation strategies: Tompkins County, New York, USA. Energy Policy. 35. 2007
- Mercury cycling in litter and soil in different forest types in the Adirondack Region, New York, USA. Ecological Applications. 17:1341-1351. 2007
- Mercury cycling in litter and soil in different forest types in the Adirondack region, New York, USA. Ecological Applications. 17:1341-1351. 2007
- Population and Biomass Dynamics of Trees in a Northern Hardwood Forest at Hubbard Brook. Canadian Journal of Forest Restoration. 37:737-749. 2007
- The role of water availability in seasonal growth of Bazzania trilobata on boulders in an eastern hemlock stand. The Bryologist. 110:295-308. 2007
- Tropical montane forest ecotones: climate gradients, natural disturbance, and vegetation zonation in the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic. Journal of Biogeography. 34:1792-1806. 2007
- Variations in sediment sources and yields in the Finger Lakes and Catskills regions of New York. Hydrological Processes. 21:828-838. 2007
- Exploring patterns of exotic earthworm distribution in a temperate hardwood forest in south-central New York, USA. Landscape Ecology. 21:297-306. 2006
- Fire history along environmental gradients in subtropical pine forests of the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic. Journal of Tropical Ecology. 16:154-165. 2006
- Landscape variation in microarthropod response to calcium addition in a northern hardwood forest. Pedobiologia. 50:69-78. 2006
- Patterns of litter disappearance in a northern hardwood forest invaded by exotic earthworms. Ecological Applications. 16:154-166. 2006
- Response of sugar maple to calcium addition to northern hardwood forest at Hubbard Brook, NH. Ecology. 87:1267-1280. 2006
- Snow depth, soil freezing, and fluxes of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane in a northern hardwood forest. Global Change Biology. 12:1748-1760. 2006
- Solutes and soil in and around an in-stream wetland on the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire, USA. Wetlands. 26:376-384. 2006
- Spatial and temporal dynamics of exotic earthworm communities along invasion fronts in a temperate hardwood forest in South-Central New York (USA). Biological Invasions. 00:1-12. 2006
- The relative uptake of Ca and Sr into tree foliage using a whole-watershed calcium addition. Biogeochemistry. 80:21-41. 2006
- Tree species and mycorrhizal associations influence the magnitude of rhizosphere effects. Ecology. 87:1302-1313. 2006
- Vegetation dynamics in declining eastern hemlock stands: 9 years of forest response to hemlock wooly adelgid infestation. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 36:1435-1450. 2006
- An in situ Approach for Measuring Root-Associated Respiration and Nitrate Uptake of Forest Trees. Plant and Soil. 272:125-131. 2005
- Patterns of rhizosphere carbon flux in sugar maple (Acer saccharum) and yellow birch (Betula allegheniensis) saplings. Global Change Biology. 11:983-995. 2005
- Phosphorus concentrations in overland flow from diverse locations on a New York dairy farm. Journal of Environmental Quality. 34:1224-1233. 2005
- Soil Respiration and Soil Carbon Balance in a Northern Hardwood Forest Ecosystem. Canadian Journal of Forest Reservation. 35:244-253. 2005
- The Biogeochemistry of Carbon at Hubbard Brook. Biogeochemistry. 75:109-176. 2005
- Vegetation-environment relationships in forest ecosystems of the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic. Botanical Society. 132:293-310. 2005
- Comparing direct and indirect methods of assessing canopy structure in a northern hardwood forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Reservation. 34:584-591. 2004
- Earthworm invasion, fine- root distributions, and soil respiration in north temperate forests. Ecosystems. 7:55-62. 2004
- Ecosystem consequences of exotic earthworm invasion of north temperate forests. Ecosystems. 7:1-12. 2004
- Effects of exotic earthworms on soil phosphorus cycling in two broadleaf temperate forests. Ecosystems. 7:28-44. 2004
- Exotic earthworm invasion and microbial biomass in temperate forest soils. Ecosystems. 7:45-54. 2004
- Forty years of tropical forest recovery from agriculture: structure and floristics of secondary and old-growth riparian forests in the Dominican Republic. Biotropica. 36:297-317. 2004
- Influence of earthworm invasion on redistribution and retention of soil carbon and nitrogen in northern temperate forests. Ecosystems. 7:28-44. 2004
- Nor Gloom of Night: A New Conceptual Model for the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study. BioScience. 54:139-148. 2004
- Community and population dynamics of spruce-fir forests on Whiteface Mountain, New York: Recent trends, 1985-2000. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 33:54-63. 2003
- Environmental control of fine root dynamics in a northern hardwood forest. Global Change Biology. 9:670-679. 2003
- Factors controlling spatial variation of tree species abundance in a forested landscape. Ecology. 84:1862-1878. 2003
- Influence of non-native earthworms on mycorrhizal colonization of sugar maple (Acer saccharum). New Phytologist. 157:145-153. 2003
- Initial responses of phosphorus biogeochemistry to calcium addition in a northern hardwood forest ecosystem. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 33:1864-1873. 2003
- Nitrogen dynamics in ice storm-damaged forest ecosystems Implications for nitrogen limitation theory. Ecosystems. 6:431-443. 2003
- Soil freezing and the acid-base chemistry of soil solutions in a northern hardwood forest. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 67:1897-1908. 2003
- Spatial patterns of biomass and aboveground net primary productivity in a mangrove ecosystems in the Dominican Republic. Ecosystems. 6:384-398. 2003
- Belowground ectomycorrhizal fungal community change over a nitrogen deposition gradient in Alaska. Ecology. 83:104-115. 2002
- Ectomycorrhizal fungal taxa differing in response to N deposition also differ in pure culture organic N use and natural abundance N isotopes. New Phytologist. 154:219-231. 2002
- Effects of a large ice storm on the structure of a northern hardwood forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 32:1763-1775. 2002
- Fine root turnover in a northern hardwood forest: a direct comparison of the radiocarbon and minirhizotron methods. Canadian Journal of Forest Research Rapid Communication. 32:1692-1697. 2002
- Influence of earthworm invasion on soil microbial biomass and activity in a northern hardwood forest. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 34:1929-1937. 2002
- Linking community and national park development: A case study from the Dominican Republic. Nat. Res. Forum. 26:140-149. 2002
- Mycorrhizal weathering of apatite as an important calcium source in base-poor forest ecosystems. Nature. 417:729-731. 2002
- Response of the natural abundance of 15N in forest soils and foliage to high nitrate loss following clear-cutting. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 32:1126-1136. 2002
- Colder soils in a warmer world: A snow manipulation study in a northern hardwood forest ecosystem. Biogeochemistry. 56:135-150. 2001
- Ectomycorrhizal fungal aboveground community change over an atmospheric nitrogen deposition gradient. Ecological Applications. 11:397-410. 2001
- Effects of mild winter freezing on soil nitrogen and carbon dynamics in a northern hardwood forest. Biogeochemistry. 56:191-213. 2001
- Effects of soil freezing disturbance on soil solution nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon chemistry in a northern hardwood ecosystem. Biogeochemistry. 56:215-238. 2001
- Evaluating minirhizotron estimates of fine root dynamics in a northern hardwood forest. Plant and Soil. 229:167-176. 2001
- Hurricane impacts on a mangrove forest in the Dominican Republic: Damage patterns and early recovery. Biotropica. 33:393-408. 2001
- Microbial biomass and nitrogen cycling responses to fertilization and litter removal in young northern hardwood forests. Biogeochemistry. 53:201-223. 2001
- Plant-soil-microbial interactions in a northern montane hardwood forest. Ecology. 82:965-978. 2001
- Snow depth manipulation and its influence on soil frost and water dynamics in a northern hardwood forest. Biogeochemistry. 56:151-174. 2001
- Soil freezing alters fine root dynamics in a northern hardwood forest. Biogeochemistry. 56:175-190. 2001
- Structure and composition of three northern hardwood-conifer forests with differing disturbance histories. Forest Ecology and Management. 144:201-212. 2001
- Changes in streamwater chemistry after 20 years from forested watersheds in New Hampshire, USA. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 30:1206-1213. 2000
- Gap dynamics following forest decline: A case study of red spruce forests. Ecological Applications. 10:760-774. 2000
- Patterns of leaf mass, area and nitrogen in young northern hardwood forests. Ecology. 144:253-264. 2000
- Small-scale disturbance and regeneration dynamics in a neotropical mangrove forest. Journal of Ecology. 88:165-178. 2000
- The use of cesium-137 to estimate agricultural erosion in steep slopes in a tropical watershed. Hydrological Processes. 14:957-969. 2000
- Effects of rainfall acidity and ozone on canopy leaching in red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.). Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 29:487-496. 1999
- Nitrogen Deposition In and Around an Intensive Agricultural District in Central New York. Journal of Environmental Quality. 28:1585-1600. 1999
- Radial growth trends of sugar maple (Acer saccharum) in an Allegheny northern hardwood forest affected by beech bark disease. Journal Torrey Botanical Society. 126:245-254. 1999
- Snow Depth, soil frost and nutrient loss in a northern hardwood forest. Hydrological Processes. 13:2275-2286. 1999
- The management of sedimentation in tropical watersheds. Environ. Management. 23:441-452. 1999
- Recent changes in an upland forest in south-central New York. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 125:51-59. 1998
- Response of early successional northern hardwood forests to changes in nutrient availability. Ecological Monographs. 68. 1998
- Soil seed bank dynamics of pin cherry in northern hardwood forest, New Hampshire, USA. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 28:1471-1480. 1998
- Soil-plant interactions in a neotropical mangrove forest: iron, phosphorus and sulfur dynamics. Oecologia. 115:553-563. 1998
- The biogeochemistry of calcium at Hubbard Brook. Biogeochemistry. 41:89-173. 1998
- The effects of acid precipitation and ozone on the ectomycorrhizae of red spruce saplings. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 103:263-276. 1998
- Seasonal air and soil temperature effects on photosynthesis in red spruce (Picea rubens) saplings. Tree Physiology. 17:187-194. 1997
- Sprouting and layering of striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum L.) in hardwood forests in central NY. Journal Torrey Botanical Society. 124:246-253. 1997
- Factors regulating throughfall flux in a forested landscape. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 26:2134-2144. 1996
- Line intersect sampling of forest gaps. Forest Science. 42:131-138. 1996
- Peat and solution chemistry responses to CaCO3 application in wetlands next to Woods Lake New York. Biogeochemistry. 32:245-263. 1996
- Spatial patterning in the canopy gap regime of a subalpine Abies-Picea forest. Journal of Vegetation Science. 6:807-814. 1996
- Spruce decline as a disturbance event in the subalpine forest of the northeastern United States. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 26:408-421. 1996
- The Experimental Watershed Liming Study: comparison of lake/watershed base neutralization strategies. Biogeochemistry. 32:143-174. 1996
- Watershed liming effects on the forest floor N cycle. Biogeochemistry. 32:221-244. 1996
- Methane and carbon dioxide dynamics of a northern hardwood ecosystem. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 59:796-804. 1995
- Beaver impoundments in temperate forests as sources of atmospheric CO2. Geophysical Research Letters. 21:995-998. 1994
- Fifty years of change in an upland forest in south-central New York: general patterns. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club. 121:130-139. 1994
- Fifty-three years of change in an upland forest in south-central New York: growth, mortality and recruitment. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club. 121:140-147. 1994
- Fine root dynamics in a northern hardwood forest ecosystem at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, NH. Journal of Ecology. 82:533-548. 1994
- Further studies of root decomposition following harvest of a northern hardwood forest. Forest Science. 40:618-629. 1994
- Litterfall dynamics and ecosystem recovery during forest development. Forest Ecology and Management. 63:181-198. 1994
- The biogeochemistry of potassium at Hubbard Brook. Biogeochemistry. 25:61-125. 1994
- The effects of acid deposition on the biogeochemical cycles of major nutrients in model red spruce ecosystems. Biogeochemistry. 24:85-114. 1994
- Controls on soil solution chemistry in a subalpine forest in north-central Colorado. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 57:1122-1130. 1993
- Crown architecture of stand grown sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) in the Adirondack Mountains. Tree Physiol.. 13:297-310. 1993
- Dead bole mass and nutrients remaining 23 years after clear-felling of a northern hardwood forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 23:1298-1305. 1993
- Effect of site characteristics and initial densities on forest development in a northern hardwood forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 22:1860-1868. 1993
- Effects of soil disturbance on vegetation recovery and nutrient accumulation following whole-tree harvest of a northern hardwood ecosystem on W5, Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest. Journal of Applied Ecology. 30:661-675. 1993
- Methane fluxes in a northern hardwood forest ecosystem in relation to acid precipitation. Chemosphere. 26:721-730. 1993
- REGROW: a computer model to simulate successional processes in disturbed northern hardwood forest. Journal of Applied Ecology. 30:676-688. 1993
- Throughfall chemistry in an Engelmann spruce-subalpine fir forest in north-central Colorado. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 23:738-742. 1993
- Biomass and nutrients in an Engelmann spruce-subalpine fir forest in north central Colorado: pools, annual production and internal cycling. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 22:315-325. 1992
- Methane fluxes, concentrations, and production in two Adirondack beaver impoundments. Limnology and Oceanography. 37:1057-1066. 1992
- Mycorrhizae and forest ecosystems. Mycorrhizae. 1:83-89. 1992
- Colonization dynamics of herbs and shrubs in a disturbed northern hardwood forest. Journal of Ecology. 79:605-616. 1991
- Decomposition and nutrient release from logging residue following conventional harvest of Sitka spruce in North Wales. Forestry. 64:289-301. 1991
- Nutrient accumulation in vegetation following conventional and whole-tree harvest of Sitka spruce plantations in North Wales. Forestry. 64:271-288. 1991
- Solute concentrations and fluxes of major nutrients in potted red spruce saplings exposed to simulated acid rain treatments. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 54:155-168. 1991
- Availability, quality and selection of browse by white-tailed deer after clearcutting. Forest Science. 37:261-270. 1990
- Mass and nutrient content of decaying boles in an Englemann spruce-subalpine fir forest, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 20:730-737. 1990
- Nitrification potential in the organic horizons following clearfelling of northern hardwood forests. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 22:277-279. 1990
- A better seed and litter trap. Can. J. For. Res.. 17:1623-1624. 1988
- Population persistence and demographics of a woodland herb, Aster acuminatus. American Journal of Botany. 75:1057-1064. 1988
- Precipitation and throughfall chemistry in Pinus contorta spp. latifolia ecosystems, southeastern Wyoming. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 18:337-345. 1988
- Root decomposition and nutrient flux following whole-tree harvest of northern hardwood forest. Forest Science. 34:744-768. 1988
- Seed dispersal and colonization in a disturbed northern hardwood forest. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club. 115:89-99. 1988
- Soil hydrology in lodgepole pine ecosystems, southeastern Wyoming. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 52:844-848. 1988
- Soil solution chemistry in lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta ssp. latifolia) ecosystems, southeastern Wyoming, USA. Biogeochemistry. 6:91-118. 1988
- Studies of the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem and its watershed-5 (in Chinese). Acta Phytoecol. Geobot. Sinica. 12:237-244. 1988
- Interactions of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur in forest ecosystems. Biogeochemistry. 3:465-490. 1987
- Net ecosystem production and nutrient accumulation during stand development in Wyoming lodgepole pine forests. Ecology. 68:1966-1973. 1987
- Subalpine heathlands of the Mahoosuc Range, Maine. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club. 114:429-436. 1987
- Litter decay and leaching from the forest floor in Pinus contorta (Lodgepole pine) ecosystems. Journal of Ecology. 74:525-545. 1986
- Lodgepole pine ecosystems. BioScience. 36:610-617. 1986
- Vegetation environment relationships in a mixed conifer swamp forest in central New York. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 113:357-371. 1986
- Chemical composition of interstitial water in decaying lodgepole pine bole wood. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 15:1149-1153. 1985
- The nitrogen cycle in lodgepole pine forest, southeastern Wyoming. Biogeochemistry. 1:257-275. 1985
- Water and nutrient outflow from contrasting lodgepole pine forests in Wyoming. Ecological Monographs. 55:29-48. 1985
- An experimental analysis of solution chemistry in a lodgepole pine forest floor. Oikos: A Journal of Ecology. 43:222-234. 1984
- Biomass and leaf area in lodgepole pine forests of different structure. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 14:259-265. 1984
- Soil and xylem water potential and soil water content in contrasting Pinus contorta ecosystems, southeastern Wyoming. Oecologia. 61:346-351. 1984
- Nutrient dynamics of aboveground detritus in lodgepole pine ecosystems, southeastern Wyoming. Ecological Monographs. 53:51-72. 1983
- Loss of mass and nutrient changes of decaying woody roots in lodgepole pine forests, southeastern Wyoming. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 12:745-752. 1982
- Fire in the forests of New Hampshire and Maine. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 108:362-373. 1981
- Transpiration from 100 year old lodgepole pine forests measured with whole tree potometers. Ecology. 62:717-726. 1981
- Changes in nutrient content of snow water during outflow from Rocky Mountain coniferous forest. . Oikos: A Journal of Ecology. 32:422-428. 1979
- The effect of night frost on the transpiration of Pinus contorta ssp.latifolia. Oecologia. 14:483-490. 1979
- The vegetation on a heath bald in Maine. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 103:23-29. 1976
- Soil freezing along an altitudinal gradient on Mt. Moosilauke, New Hampshire, 1973-1974. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 5:700-705. 1975
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- Foliage and fine root longevity in pines. Vol. 43. 1994
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- Estimating aboveground net primary productivity in forest-dominated ecosystems 2007
- Estimating belowground primary productivity 2007
- Guiding principles and standards for measurement 2007
- Fine Root Production and Demography 1999
- Measurement of Static Root Parameters: Biomass, Length, and Distribution in the Soil Profile 1999
- Carbon dynamics following clear-cutting of a northern hardwood forest ecosystem 1995
- Efficiency of nutrient acquisition by fine roots and mycorrhizae 1994
- Production of methane and nitrous oxide by organic soils within a northern hardwood forest ecosystem 1993
- Production of methane and nitrous oxide by organic soils within a northern hardwood forest ecosystem 1993
- Inorganic nutrients: internal distribution and resorption 1990
- Controls of soil solution chemistry in lodgepole pine forest ecosystems 1985
- Controls of soil solution chemistry in lodgepole pine forest ecosystems, Wyoming, USA 1985
- Organic chemistry of the soil solution during snowmelt leaching in Pinus contorta forest ecosystem 1985
- Organic chemistry of the soil solution during snowmelt leaching in Pinus contorta forest ecosystems, Wyoming, USA 1985
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- Combining physical and social characteristics for stream management. Proc. Am. Water Res. Assoc. 4. 2005
- Linking the biological, physical, and social perspectives in watershed research. Proc. 2005 Annual Conf. Soil & Water Conservation Society. 2005
- Description and application of H2O TRANS, a stand level hydrologic model for western coniferous forests. Third International Conference on State of the Art in Ecological Modelling. 1982
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Teaching
teaching overview
- My teaching is focused on principles of environmental science and principles of forest ecology. In 2010, I offered a seminar in Forest Ecosystem Management.
teaching activities
- NTRES-7900: Graduate-Level Thesis Research - Spring 2013
- NTRES-8900: Master's Thesis Research - Spring 2013
- NTRES-9900: Doctoral-Level Thesis Research - Spring 2013
- BIOEE-9990: Ph.D. Dissertation Research - Fall 2012
- NTRES-2100: Introductory Field Biology - Fall 2012
- NTRES-4200: Forest Ecology - Fall 2012
- NTRES-4201: Forest Ecology Laboratory - Fall 2012
- NTRES-4990: Undergraduate Research - Fall 2012
- NTRES-4991: Honors Research in Natural Resources - Fall 2012
- NTRES-7900: Graduate-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2012
- NTRES-8900: Master's Thesis Research - Fall 2012
- NTRES-9900: Doctoral-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2012
- BIOEE-9990: Ph.D. Dissertation Research - Spring 2012
- NTRES-7900: Graduate-Level Thesis Research - Spring 2012
- NTRES-8900: Master's Thesis Research - Spring 2012
- NTRES-9900: Doctoral-Level Thesis Research - Spring 2012
- BIOEE-9990: Ph.D. Dissertation Research - Fall 2011
- NTRES-2100: Introductory Field Biology - Fall 2011
- NTRES-4200: Forest Ecology, Lecture - Fall 2011
- NTRES-4201: Forest Ecology Laboratory - Fall 2011
- NTRES-4990: Undergraduate Research - Fall 2011
- NTRES-4991: Honors Research in Natural Resources - Fall 2011
- NTRES-7900: Graduate-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2011
- NTRES-8900: Master's Thesis Research - Fall 2011
- NTRES-9900: Doctoral-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2011
Service
outreach overview
- I work with the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation to communicate ecosystem science to policy makers and the public through our Science Links.
service to the profession
- Hubbard Brook Research Foundation Trustee 2003 -
- Scientific Advisory Committee of Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study Board of Advisors 1996 -
- SIGMA XI Member - 2012
reviewer or editor for
- Annals of Botany
- Biogeochemistry
- Biological Invasions
- Canadian Journal of Forest Research
- Ecological Applications
- Ecology
- Ecology Letters
- Ecosphere
- Ecosystems
- Forest Ecology and Management
- Forests
- Frontiers in Ecology and Environment
- Graduate Women in Science Fellowships
- Hatch/McStennis Grant
- IGERT Spring Grant Proposals (Biogeochemistry)
- Journal of Ecology
- NSF Ecosystem Science Panel
- National Institutes for Climatic Change Research (NICCR)
- National Science Foundation
- National Science Foundation
- National Science Foundation
- New Phytologist
- PLOS One
- PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Scientists of the United States of America
- Plant and Soil
- Science of the Total Environment
- Soil Biology and Biochemistry
- Tree Physiology
- USDA/CSREES
- Wetlands
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Botany, University of Wyoming 1979
- M.S. in Botany, University of Wyoming 1977
- B.S. in Biology, Dartmouth College 1974
awards and honors
Other
college
- CALS
research keyword
- conservation
- ecology
- forest
- nutrient cycling
- soil
name prefix
- Dr.