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Climate Change
65-Year Forest Study Provides Pros and Cons of Alternative Management Practices
Principal Investigator:
Laura Kenefic
Project Award Year:
2016
A Less Expensive Tool to "Measure" Forest Stream Mercury Behavior
Principal Investigator:
James Shanley
Project Award Year:
2008
A Moose, a Bird, and a Shrub: An Ecological Relationship That May Change with Climate
Principal Investigator:
Allan Strong
Project Award Year:
2009
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
A Toolkit to Visualize How Forest Ecological Services Fare in Response to Timber Harvesting
Principal Investigator:
Colin Beier
Project Award Year:
2011
Adaptation of Northern Forest Trees Species to a Warmer, Drier Future World
Principal Investigator:
Heidi Asbjornsen
Project Award Year:
2021
Advancing the Use of Electronic Sensors to Detect Environmental Change
Principal Investigator:
LIndsey Rustad
Project Award Year:
2011
An Improved Mathematical Model to Predict Changes in Northern Forest Ecosystems
Principal Investigator:
Andrew Ouimette
Project Award Year:
2012
Assessing Ecological Value and Conservation Priority of High-Elevation Spruce-Fir Forest
Principal Investigator:
David Publicover
Project Award Year:
2011
Assessing Potential Effects of Climate Change on Mink Frog Range and Persistence
Principal Investigator:
David Patrick
Project Award Year:
2012
Balancing Sustainable Wood Production and Carbon Sequestration in Northern Hardwood Forests
Principal Investigator:
Eddie Bevilacqua
Project Award Year:
2008
Carbon & Nitrogen Dynamics in Soil Organic Matter of Forests Regrowing After Harvest
Principal Investigator:
Gary Lovett
Project Award Year:
2016
Carbon Consequences of Silvicultural Management in Response to Pest Outbreaks
Principal Investigator:
Mark Ducey
Project Award Year:
2016
Changing Atmospheric Deposition of Nitrogen & Sulfur Alters Dissolved Organic Matter in Northern Forest Streams
Principal Investigator:
Ivan Fernandez
Project Award Year:
2011
Citizen Scientists Enlisted to Help Track Changes in Forests and Climate
Principal Investigator:
Ellen Denny
Project Award Year:
2007
Citizen Scientists Keep an Eye on 46 Northeastern Species to Help Track Climate Change
Principal Investigator:
Ellen Denny
Project Award Year:
2009
Climate Change, Acid Rain, and Insect Defoliation Interact to Decrease Sugar Maple Growth
Principal Investigator:
Colin Beier
Project Award Year:
2013
Climate Change-Induced Soil Frost May Reduce Tree Nutrient Uptake
Principal Investigator:
Anne Socci
Project Award Year:
2007
Consequences of Forest Management Practices on Climate Change
Principal Investigator:
David Hollinger
Project Award Year:
2007
Cracking the Code of the Northern Forest Carbon Cycle
Principal Investigator:
Scott Ollinger
Project Award Year:
2015
Developing a Spruce Budworm-Forest Landscape Model to Predict Future Outbreaks
Principal Investigator:
Brian Sturtevant
Project Award Year:
2015
Eastern White Pine Health Monitoring Using Remote Sensing of Foliar Traits
Principal Investigator:
Parinaz Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran
Project Award Year:
2022
Effects of Climate Change on the Mink Frog of the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator:
David Patrick
Project Award Year:
2010
Effects of Future Changes in Climate and Carbon Dioxide on Northeastern Forest Ecosystems
Principal Investigator:
Scott Ollinger
Project Award Year:
2006
Effects of Winter Climate Change on Growing Season Sap Flow and Carbon Exchange in the Northern Hardwood Forest
Principal Investigator:
Pamela Templer
Project Award Year:
2009
Enhancing Researcher Collaboration, Stakeholder Interaction, and Opportunities for Young Scientists in Ecosystem Science
Principal Investigator:
Gary Lovett
Project Award Year:
2010
Environmental Advantages of Torrefied Wood Pellets Over Coal for Electricity Production
Principal Investigator:
Stephen Shaler
Project Award Year:
2013
Estimates of Carbon Stocks in Old Growth Northern Forests
Principal Investigator:
Coeli Hoover
Project Award Year:
2006
Experimental Ice Glazing in a Northern Hardwood Forest to Understand Ecological Impacts of Ice Storms
Principal Investigator:
Lindsey Rustad
Project Award Year:
2009
Fine-tuning Predictions of Forest Tree Growth Response to Thinning and Climate Change
Principal Investigator:
Aaron Weiskittel
Project Award Year:
2008
Fire as a Tool in Northern Red Oak Regeneration and Management
Principal Investigator:
Matthew Vadeboncoeur
Project Award Year:
2022
Forest Disturbance Patterns Mapped Across the Northern Forest 2000-2016
Principal Investigator:
William Keeton
Project Award Year:
2016
Forest Ecosystem Management Demonstration Project: Carbon and Methane Responses One Decade Later
Principal Investigator:
William Keeton
Project Award Year:
2013
Forest Ecosystem Response to Environmental Change: Regional Collaboration and Database Development
Principal Investigator:
Lindsey Rustad
Project Award Year:
2004
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
How Climate Change Affects Organic Carbon in Northern Forest Watersheds
Principal Investigator:
James Shanley
Project Award Year:
2010
How Forest Evapotranspiration May Be Affected by Climate Change
Principal Investigator:
Heidi Asbjornsen
Project Award Year:
2012
How Forest Management Treatments Affect Carbon Storage in a Northern Conifer Forest
Principal Investigator:
Aaron Weiskittel
Project Award Year:
2011
Identification of Eastern White Pine Seed Sources Better Adapted to Climate Change
Principal Investigator:
Ronald Zalesny
Project Award Year:
2010
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
Importance of Mycorrhizal Fungi in the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator:
Andrew Ouimette
Project Award Year:
2012
Importance of Woody Debris in Forest Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles and Storage
Principal Investigator:
Ivan Fernandez
Project Award Year:
2016
Improving Methods to Measure Forest Productivity in the Northeast
Principal Investigator:
Jennifer Jenkins
Project Award Year:
2003
Indigenous Forest Knowledge Fund: NEBI (Water): Connecting N’dakinna (Land), Bilowagizegad (Climate), and Alnobak (People)
Principal Investigator:
Adam Wymore
Project Award Year:
2021
Invasive Pest Effects on Tree Demographics Across the Northeastern US
Principal Investigator:
Jeff Garnas
Project Award Year:
2022
Limitations on Availability of Forest Soil Nitrogen for Tree Growth
Principal Investigator:
Edward Brzostek
Project Award Year:
2007
Monitoring Changes in Soil Carbon and Mercury in Managed Northern Forests
Principal Investigator:
Donald Ross
Project Award Year:
2007
Monitoring Seasonal Leaf Color Change Using Digital Webcams across the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator:
Andrew Richardson
Project Award Year:
2007
Montane Tree Species Distributions Not Yet Shifting Upslope in Response to Changes in Climate
Principal Investigator:
Martin Dovciak
Project Award Year:
2011
Northeast Environmental Sensor Network Encourages Scientist Collaboration and Public Engagement
Principal Investigator:
Lindsey Rustad
Project Award Year:
2013
On-line Soil Database Helps Monitor Ecosystem Change in the Northeastern U.S. and Eastern Canada
Principal Investigator:
Scott Bailey
Project Award Year:
2008
Perceptions of Maple Producers Towards Climate Change
Principal Investigator:
Diane Kuehn
Project Award Year:
2013
Predicting Effects of Climate Change on Northern Forest Soil and Stream Water
Principal Investigator:
John Campbell
Project Award Year:
2007
Quantifying Changes in Northeast Forest Condition, Connectivity for Wildlife, and Climate Resilience
Principal Investigator:
Melissa Clark
Project Award Year:
2022
Quantifying Mercury in Forest Biomass
Principal Investigator:
Ruth Yanai
Project Award Year:
2015
Rare Fern in Northern Forest Valuable to Understand Plant Responses to Climate Change
Principal Investigator:
Danilo Fernando
Project Award Year:
2011
Reduced Soil Manganese Limits Forest Floor Litter Decomposition by Fungi
Principal Investigator:
Serita Frey
Project Award Year:
2014
Response of Stream Water Chemistry to Climate Variability in the Northeastern U.S. and Southeastern Canada
Principal Investigator:
Myron Mitchell
Project Award Year:
2007
Role of Mycorrhizal Fungi in New England Forest Management
Principal Investigator:
Caitlin Hicks Pries
Project Award Year:
2022
Satellite Imagery 1984-2009 Shows Stable Forest Health but Declining Spruce-Fir and Paper Birch
Principal Investigator:
Jennifer Pontius
Project Award Year:
2008
Shifts in Alpine Plant Populations as Indicators of Climate Change
Principal Investigator:
Julia Goren
Project Award Year:
2013
Soils in a Warmer World
Principal Investigator:
Alexandra Contosta
Project Award Year:
2006
Surprising Growth Resurgence of Red Spruce in the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator:
Shelly Rayback
Project Award Year:
2013
Testing Cold Hardiness of American Chestnut for Restoration in the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator:
Gary Hawley
Project Award Year:
2008
Tree Foliage Chemistry Database to Monitor Forest Health
Principal Investigator:
Richard Hallett
Project Award Year:
2003
U.S. and Canadian Conference Provides Exchange of Forest Science
Principal Investigator:
Theodore Howard
Project Award Year:
2012
Understanding the Impacts of Climate Change on Obligate Spruce-Fir Birds
Principal Investigator:
David King
Project Award Year:
2015
Using Critical Loads to Assess Air Pollution and Its Effects on Forest Ecosystems
Principal Investigator:
Charles Driscoll
Project Award Year:
2005
Using Genetics to Evaluate Re-colonization by Moose in the Northeastern U.S.
Principal Investigator:
Heidi Kretser
Project Award Year:
2009
Using Ground Penetrating Radar to Measure Soil Frost
Principal Investigator:
John Butnor
Project Award Year:
2011
Weather-Related Causes of Red Spruce Winter Injury and Impacts on Carbon Storage
Principal Investigator:
Paul Schaberg
Project Award Year:
2006
Webcams Monitor Changing Climate Effects on Leaf Phenology and Forest Productivity
Principal Investigator:
Andrew Richardson
Project Award Year:
2009
Winter Climate is Changing in the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator:
Alexandra Contosta
Project Award Year:
2016
Winter Injury, Carbon Loss, but Surprising Growth Resurgence in Red Spruce
Principal Investigator:
Gary Hawley
Project Award Year:
2010
Wood Energy Biomass for the Northern Forest: Connecting Researchers, Policymakers and Communities
Principal Investigator:
Cecilia Danks
Project Award Year:
2010