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Barrens and Grasslands Robertson, P.A., A.L. Heikens. 1994. Fire frequency in oak-hickory forests of southern Illinois. Castanea, 59-3:286-291. Homoya, M.A., 1994. Indiana Barrens: Classification and Description. Castanea, 59-3:204-213. Heikens, A.L., K.A. West, P.A. Robertson. 1994. Short-term response of chert and shale barrens vegetation to fire in southwestern Illinois. Castanea, 59-3:274-285. DeSelm, H.R. 1994. Tennessee Barrens…. Read more

Biomass Energy – Atmosphere China, S., C. Mazzoleni, K. Gorkowski, A.C. Aiken, M.K. Dubey. 2013. Morphology and mixing state of individual freshly emitted wildfire carbonaceous particles. Nature Communications. Jacobson, M.Z. 2014. Effects of biomass burning on climate, accounting for heat and moisture fluxes, black and brown carbon, and cloud absorption effects. Journal of Geophysical Research:… Read more

Biomass Energy – Forests and Crops Hudiburg, T.W., B.E. Law, C. Wirth, S. Luyssaert. 2011. Regional carbon dioxide implications of forest bioenergy production. Nature Climate Change. Schulze, E.D., C. Korner, B.E. Law, H. Haberl, S. Luyssaert. 2012. Large-scale bioenergy from additional harvest of forest biomass is neither sustainable nor greenhouse gas neutral. GCB Bioenergy. Holtsmark,… Read more

Carbon Sequestering – Forests Lamlom, S. H., R. A. Savidge. 2003. A Reassessment of carbon content in wood: variation within and between 41 North American species. Biomass and Bioenergy 25:381-388. Smith, J. E., L. S. Heath, K. E. Skog, R. A. Birdsey. 2006. Methods for calculating forest ecosystem and harvested carbon with standard estimates for… Read more

Carbon Sequestering – Old Growth Forests Luyssaert, S. E., D. Schulze, A. Borner, A. Knohl, D. Hessenmoller, B. E. Law, P. Ciais, J. Grace. 2008. Old-growth forests as global carbon sinks. Nature Letters 455. McGarvey, J.C., J.R. Thompson, H.E. Epstein, H.H. Shugart. 2015. Carbon Storage in old-growth forests of the mid atlantic: toward better understanding… Read more

Climate Change – Ecosystems Deser, D., R. Knutti, S. Solomon, A.S. Phillips. 2012. Communication of the role of natural variability in future North American climate. Nature Climate Change. 2:775-780 Beschta, R.L., D.L. Donahue, D.A. DellaSala, J.J. Rhodes, J.R. Karr, M.H. O’Brien, T.L. Fleischner, C.D. Williams. 2012. Adapting to Climate Change on Western Public Lands: Addressing… Read more

Climate Change – Forests Anderegg, W.R.L., J.M. Kane, L.D.L. Anderegg. 2012. Consequences of widespread tree mortality triggered by drought and temperature stress. Nature Climate Change. Sun, G., S.B. McLaughlin, J.H. Porter, J. Uddling, P.J. Mulholland, M.B. Adams, N. Pederson. 2012. Interactive influences of ozone and climate on streamflow of forested watersheds. Global Change Biology, 18:3395-3409…. Read more

Forest Canopy Sexton, J.O., T. Bax, P. Siqueira, J.J. Swenson, S. Hensley. 2009. A comparison of lidar, radar, and field measurements of canopy height in pine and hardwood forests of southeastern North America. Forest Ecology and Management, 257:1136-1147. Webster, C.R., C.G. Lorimer. 2003. Comparative growing space efficiency of four tree species in mixed conifer-hardwood forests…. Read more

Forest Composition Braun, E.L. 1935. The vegetation of Pine Mountain, Kentucky: An analysis of the influence of soils and slope exposure as determed by geological structure. American Midland Naturalist, 16-4:517-565. Braun, L.E. 1937. A remarkable colony of coastal plain plants on the Cumberland plateau in Laurel County, Kentucky. American Midland Naturalist, 18-3:363-366. Braun, E.L., 1942…. Read more