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Forest Health & Invasive Species
A Decision-Support System for Management of Sugar Maple Defoliated by Forest Tent Caterpillar
Principal Investigator:
Ruth Yanai
Project Award Year:
2007
A New Way to Assess Biodiversity, Forest Condition, and Effects of Tree Harvest
Principal Investigator:
David Patrick
Project Award Year:
2009
A Spatial Management Tool for Predicting Effects of Air Pollution on Forest Health
Principal Investigator:
Linda Pardo
Project Award Year:
2016
Aboveground Forest Biomass Change in Northeastern U.S.
Principal Investigator:
Eddie Bevilacqua
Project Award Year:
2013
Adding Calcium to Forest Soils Improves Growth, Health, and Wound Healing of Sugar Maple
Principal Investigator:
Paul Schaberg
Project Award Year:
2003
Another Threat from Acid Rain? Reduced Root Turnover with Calcium Depletion
Principal Investigator:
Jamie Shanley
Project Award Year:
2002
Assessing Biological Mercury Hotspots
Principal Investigator:
Charles Driscoll
Project Award Year:
2014
Biochemical Responses of Northern Forest Trees to Thinning Treatments
Principal Investigator:
Rakesh Minocha
Project Award Year:
2007
Calcium Deficiency as a Limitation to Tree Growth and Carbon Storage in the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator:
Paul Schaberg
Project Award Year:
2008
Calcium Deficiency Implicated in Sugar Maple Decline
Principal Investigator:
Donald DeHayes
Project Award Year:
2001
Calcium Depletion and Aluminum Toxicity May Contribute to Maple Decline
Principal Investigator:
Paul Schaberg
Project Award Year:
2007
Calcium Fertilization Effects on Leaf Biochemistry of Northern Hardwood Trees Dependent on Elevation
Principal Investigator:
Rakesh Minocha
Project Award Year:
2004
Carbon Consequences of Silvicultural Management in Response to Pest Outbreaks
Principal Investigator:
Mark Ducey
Project Award Year:
2016
Chronic Nitrogen Deposition Changes Leaf Physiology across the Northeastern U.S.
Principal Investigator:
Rakesh Minocha
Project Award Year:
2003
Climate Change, Acid Rain, and Insect Defoliation Interact to Decrease Sugar Maple Growth
Principal Investigator:
Colin Beier
Project Award Year:
2013
Commercial Thinning Can Reduce Spruce-Fir Recovery from Budworm Defoliation
Principal Investigator:
MIchael Day
Project Award Year:
2013
Damage from Invasive Forest Pests Costs Billions a Year
Principal Investigator:
Gary Lovett
Project Award Year:
2013
Despite Some Winter Injury American Chestnut Shows Growth Potential for Restoration in the North
Principal Investigator:
Gary Hawley
Project Award Year:
2012
Developing a Spruce Budworm-Forest Landscape Model to Predict Future Outbreaks
Principal Investigator:
Brian Sturtevant
Project Award Year:
2015
Developing Methods for Testing Weevil-Resistance in White Pine
Principal Investigator:
Michael Greenwood
Project Award Year:
2007
Does Elevated Nitrogen Deposition Cause Phosphorus Deficiency in North Temperate Forest Ecosystems?
Principal Investigator:
Ivan Fernandez
Project Award Year:
2004
Earthworms and Land Use History Affect Soil Carbon Storage in the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator:
Donald Ross
Project Award Year:
2012
Eastern White Pine Health Monitoring Using Remote Sensing of Foliar Traits
Principal Investigator:
Parinaz Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran
Project Award Year:
2022
Effects of Beech Bark Disease and Soil Calcium on a Northern Hardwood Forest
Principal Investigator:
Gary Lovett
Project Award Year:
2004
Effects of Timber Harvesting on the Wetland Ecology of Northeastern Lowland Forests
Principal Investigator:
Christina Murphy
Project Award Year:
2022
Elevated Nitrogen Deposition May Alter Fine Root Systems in Northern Forests
Principal Investigator:
Lindsey Rustad
Project Award Year:
2002
Experimental Ice Glazing in a Northern Hardwood Forest to Understand Ecological Impacts of Ice Storms
Principal Investigator:
Lindsey Rustad
Project Award Year:
2009
Factors Affecting Sugar Maple Regeneration Across the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator:
Anthony D'Amato
Project Award Year:
2015
ForAgProtect: Mapping Tool for Invasive Species Risk Assessment
Principal Investigator:
Ben Machin
Project Award Year:
2006
Forest Disturbance Patterns Mapped Across the Northern Forest 2000-2016
Principal Investigator:
William Keeton
Project Award Year:
2016
Forest Habitat Type Affects Abundance of Invertebrate Food for Birds
Principal Investigator:
Jason Johnston
Project Award Year:
2009
Forest Management to Increase Northern Forest Climate and Pest Adaptation
Principal Investigator:
Anthony D'Amato
Project Award Year:
2022
Forest Throughfall Removal Study Suggests Red Maple More Resistant to Drought than White Pine or Red Oak
Principal Investigator:
Heidi Asbjornsen
Project Award Year:
2014
Future Distribution and Productivity of Spruce-Fir Under Climate Change
Principal Investigator:
Erin Simons-Legaard
Project Award Year:
2013
Genetic Impacts of Forest Management Strategies on Sugar Maple in the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator:
Danilo Fernando
Project Award Year:
2021
Growth, Lumber Yields, and Financial Maturity of Isolated Eastern White Pine Crop Trees
Principal Investigator:
Robert Seymour
Project Award Year:
2007
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in Hemlock Forests Affects Small Mammal Communities
Principal Investigator:
Nicholas Gotelli
Project Award Year:
2013
Impacts of Climate Change on Forests of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada
Principal Investigator:
Lindsey Rustad
Project Award Year:
2005
Impacts of Extreme Climate Events on Tree Regeneration in the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator:
Jay Wason
Project Award Year:
2022
Impacts of Spruce Budworm and Forest Management on Future Wood Supply
Principal Investigator:
Kasey Legaard
Project Award Year:
2010
Impacts of Windstorm and Salvage Harvest on Regeneration and Biodiversity in the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator:
Jon Erickson
Project Award Year:
2015
Indigenous Forest Knowledge Fund: Protecting the Brown Ash of the Northern Forest With Indigenous Communities
Principal Investigator:
John Daigle
Project Award Year:
2022
Indigenous Forest Knowledge Fund: Supporting Abenaki Stewardship of the Ecologically Rare and Culturally Important Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Ecosystem
Principal Investigator:
Heidi Asbjornsen
Project Award Year:
2022
Influence of American Beech Thickets on Biodiversity in Northern Hardwood Forests
Principal Investigator:
Stacy McNulty
Project Award Year:
2009
Invasive Pest Effects on Tree Demographics Across the Northeastern US
Principal Investigator:
Jeff Garnas
Project Award Year:
2022
Jumping Worm Invasion and Impact in the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator:
Timothy McCay
Project Award Year:
2022
Landscape-Level Factors Influencing Spruce Budworm Outbreaks in Maine and Forecasting Future Risk
Principal Investigator:
Parinaz Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran
Project Award Year:
2016
Long-Term Loss of Forest Calcium Expected to Impact Insect and Bird Populations
Principal Investigator:
Allan Strong
Project Award Year:
2005
Mapping Forest Sensitivity to Sulfur and Nitrogen Deposition in Northeastern North America
Principal Investigator:
Eric Miller
Project Award Year:
2001
Maps Help Assess Threat of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in Vermont
Principal Investigator:
Dale Bergdahl
Project Award Year:
2002
Measuring an Isotope of Nitrogen in Forest Foliage to Understand Effects of Nitrogen Deposition
Principal Investigator:
Linda Pardo
Project Award Year:
2001
Measuring Disturbance to Forests with New Remote Sensing Technologies
Principal Investigator:
Nathan Torbick
Project Award Year:
2010
Mercury Accumulation in Forest Vernal Pools, Invertebrates and Amphibians
Principal Investigator:
Vivien Taylor
Project Award Year:
2014
Modeling Spruce Budworm Impacts to Project Changes in Wood Supply and Forest Health
Principal Investigator:
Mohammad Bataineh
Project Award Year:
2014
Monitoring Seasonal Leaf Color Change Using Digital Webcams across the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator:
Andrew Richardson
Project Award Year:
2007
More Tree Species Diversity in Sugarbushes Reduces Maple Pest Levels
Principal Investigator:
Bruce Parker
Project Award Year:
2008
Multiple Stressors Play Role in Beech Bark Disease
Principal Investigator:
John Castello
Project Award Year:
2013
Naturally Occurring Fungi Show Promise in Decline and Control of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Principal Investigator:
Margaret Skinner
Project Award Year:
2011
Northeastern Ecosystem Research Cooperative (NERC) Established for Ecosystem Science Collaboration
Principal Investigator:
Gary Lovett
Project Award Year:
2001
Northern Hardwood Forests as a Refuge for Threatened Giant Silk Moths
Principal Investigator:
Dylan Parry
Project Award Year:
2015
Nutrient vs. Toxic Elements in Forest Soils and Their Impact on Forest Health
Principal Investigator:
Scott Bailey
Project Award Year:
2003
On-line Soil Database Helps Monitor Ecosystem Change in the Northeastern U.S. and Eastern Canada
Principal Investigator:
Scott Bailey
Project Award Year:
2008
Parasitic Wasps Show Tentative Promise as Biological Control for Emerald Ash Borer
Principal Investigator:
Melissa Fierke
Project Award Year:
2013
Pheromone-Based Monitoring and Control Program for Browntail Moth in the Northeast
Principal Investigator:
Angela Mech
Project Award Year:
2021
Plant-Available Forest Soil Calcium Reduced by Half from 1930s to 2006 in Adirondacks
Principal Investigator:
Arthur H. Johnson
Project Award Year:
2005
Predatory Wasp Used for Detecting Emerald Ash Borer
Principal Investigator:
Donald Chandler
Project Award Year:
2013
Relationships between Nonnative Invasive Plant Distribution and Land Use History
Principal Investigator:
Laura Kenefic
Project Award Year:
2005
Remotely Sensed LiDAR Data Detects Competitive Interactions Between Trees and Understory Vegetation
Principal Investigator:
Allan Strong
Project Award Year:
2011
Resistance to White-Nose Syndrome in Bat Populations
Principal Investigator:
Deahn Donner
Project Award Year:
2014
Role of Mycorrhizal Fungi in New England Forest Management
Principal Investigator:
Caitlin Hicks Pries
Project Award Year:
2022
Role of Tree Species and Nitrogen Deposition in Stabilizing Forest Soil Carbon
Principal Investigator:
Gary Lovett
Project Award Year:
2011
Satellite Imagery 1984-2009 Shows Stable Forest Health but Declining Spruce-Fir and Paper Birch
Principal Investigator:
Jennifer Pontius
Project Award Year:
2008
Soil Calcium Depletion Predisposes Red Spruce to Winter Injury
Principal Investigator:
Paul Schaberg
Project Award Year:
2004
Soil-Site Influences on Northern White-Cedar Stem Quality and Growth
Principal Investigator:
Ivan Fernandez
Project Award Year:
2006
Surprising Growth Resurgence of Red Spruce in the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator:
Shelly Rayback
Project Award Year:
2013
Sustainable Tapping Guidelines for Modern Maple Syrup Production
Principal Investigator:
Abby van den Berg
Project Award Year:
2010
Testing Cold Hardiness of American Chestnut for Restoration in the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator:
Gary Hawley
Project Award Year:
2008
Testing the Use of LiDAR Remotely Sensed Data for Assessing Tree Health and Insect and Bird Diversity
Principal Investigator:
Allan Strong
Project Award Year:
2013
Town Forest Health Check: A Forest Steward's Guide to Forest Health Assessment
Principal Investigator:
David Brynn
Project Award Year:
2006
Tree Foliage Chemistry Database to Monitor Forest Health
Principal Investigator:
Richard Hallett
Project Award Year:
2003
Tribes, Landowners and Agencies Collaborate to Prepare for Emerald Ash Borer in Maine
Principal Investigator:
John Daigle
Project Award Year:
2014
U.S. and Canadian Conference Provides Exchange of Forest Science
Principal Investigator:
Theodore Howard
Project Award Year:
2012
Using Satellite Imagery to Map Forest Vulnerability to Spruce Budworm Outbreaks
Principal Investigator:
Steven Sader
Project Award Year:
2009
Weather-Related Causes of Red Spruce Winter Injury and Impacts on Carbon Storage
Principal Investigator:
Paul Schaberg
Project Award Year:
2006
Winter Injury, Carbon Loss, but Surprising Growth Resurgence in Red Spruce
Principal Investigator:
Gary Hawley
Project Award Year:
2010
