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
Forest Debris Chojnacky, D.C., T.M. Schuler. 2004. Amounts of down woody materials for mixed-oak forests in Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry. 28-2:113-117. Goodburn, J.M., C.G. Lorimer. 1998. Cavity trees and coarse woody debris in old-growth and managed northern hardwood forests in Wisconsin and Michigan. Canadian Journal of Forest Research,… Read more
Forest Management Holtsmark, Bjart. 2012. Harvesting in boreal forests and the biofuel carbon debt. Climate Change 112:415-428. Zhou D., S. Liu, J. Oeding, S. Zhao. 2013. Forest cutting and impacts on carbon in the eastern United States. Scientific Reports. 3:3547. Pearson, T. R. H., S. Brown, F. M. Casarim. 2014. Carbon emissions from tropical forest… Read more
Forest Natural Disturbances Lorimer, C.G., 1980. Age structure and disturbance history of a southern Appalachian virgin forest. Ecology, 61-5:1169-1184. Peterson, C.J. 2007. Consistent influence of tree diameter and species on damage in nine eastern North America tornado blowdowns. Forest Ecology and Management, 250:96-108. Hursh, C.R., F.W. Haasis. 1931. Effects of 1925 summer drought on southern… Read more
Forest Research Methods Pederson, Neil. 2010. External characteristics of old trees in the eastern deciduous forest. Natural Areas Journal, 30-4:396-407. Frelich, L.E., P.B. Reich. 2003. Perspectives on development of definitions and values related to old-growth forests. Environmental Reviews, 11:s9-s22. Lorimer, C.G., L.E. Frelich. 1998. A structural alternative to chronosequence analysis for uneven-aged northern hardwood forests…. Read more
Forest Succession, Development and History Ellsworth, J.W., B.C. McComb. 2003. Potential effects of passenger pigeon flocks on the structure and composition of presettlement forests of eastern North America. Conservation Biology, 17-6:1548-1558. Abrams, M.D., M.L. Scott. 1989. Disturbance-mediated accelerated succession in two Michigan forest types. Forest Science, 35-1:42-49. Hart, J.L., H.D. Grissino-Mayer. 2008. Vegetation patterns and… Read more
Forest Understory Wyatt, J.L., M.R. Silman. 2010. Centuries-old logging legacy on spatial and temporal patterns in understory herb communities. Forest Ecology and Management, 260:116-124. Kraft, L.S., T.R. Cow, D.S. Buckley, E.A. Nauertz, J.C. Zasada. 2004. Effects of harvesting and deer browsing on attributes of understory plants in northern hardwood forests, Upper Michigan, USA. Forest Ecology… Read more
Forests and Fire Kimmerer, R.W., F.K. Lake. 2001. Maintaining the mosaic: the role of indigenous burning in land management. Jounral of Forestry. 99: 36-41. Carey, H., M.Schumann. 2003. Modifying wildfire behavior—the effectiveness of fuel treatments. Santa Fe, NM: National Community Forestry Center. Keiter, R.B., 2006. The law of fire: reshaping public land policy in an… Read more
Greenhouse Gas Emissions McJeon, H., J. Edmonds, N. Bauer, L. Clarke, B. Fisher, B. P. Flannery, J. Hilaire, V. Krey, G. Marongoni, R. Mi, K. Riahi, H. Rogner, M. Tavoni. 2014. Limited impact on decadal-scale climate change from increased use of natural gas. Nature 000:1 Mcgee, J. A., Does certified organic farming reduce greenhouse gas… Read more