Forest management and global change
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We study the effects of management and disturbance on forest ecosystems, including carbon, nutrient, and water cycling. The guiding question of our work is, "How can we use basic science to enhance forest sustainability?" We combine global vegetation and climate models, remote sensing data, and field and laboratory measurements to assess changes in forests and plantations from Brazil to Sweden.
People
- Michelle and Kevin Douglas Provostial Professor and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment and at the Precourt Institute for Energy
- Associate Senior Lecturer, Lund University
- Ecologist, U.S. Forest Service
Publications
- Biophysical and economic limits to negative CO2 emissions. (2016). Nature Climate Change, 6. https://doi.org/doi:10.1038/nclimate2870
- Quantifying surface albedo and other direct biogeophysical climate forcings of forestry activities: A review.. (2015). Global Change Biology, 21. https://doi.org/doi:10.1111/gcb.12951
- Redefining fine roots improves understanding of below-ground contributions to terrestrial biosphere processes. (2015). New Phytologist, 207. https://doi.org/doi:10.1111/nph.13363
- Woody plant-cover dynamics in Argentine savannas from the 1880s to 2000s: the interplay of encroachment and agriculture conversion at varying scales. (2015). Ecosystems, 18. https://doi.org/doi:10.1007/s10021-015-9841-5
- Biophysical forcings of land-use changes from potential forestry activities in North America.. (2014). Ecological Monographs, 84. https://doi.org/doi:10.1890/12-1705.1
- Contrasting hydraulic architecture and function in deep and shallow roots of tree species from a semi-arid habitat. (2014). Annals of Botany, 113. https://doi.org/doi:10.1093/aob/mct294
- Nitrogen fertilization has a stronger effect on soil nitrogen-fixing bacterial communities than elevated atmospheric CO2. (2014). Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 80. https://doi.org/doi:10.1128/AEM.04034-13
- Role of aquaporin activity in regulating deep and shallow root hydraulic conductance during extreme drought. (2014). Trees, 28. https://doi.org/doi:10.1007/s00468-014-1036-8
- Shifting carbon pools along a plant cover gradient in woody encroached savannas of central Argentina. (2014). Forest Ecology and Management, 331. https://doi.org/doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2014.07.035
- Land use and topography shape soil and groundwater salinity in central Argentina. (2013). Agricultural Water Management, 129. https://doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.agwat.2013.07.017
- The structure, distribution, and biomass of the world’s forests. (2013). Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 44. https://doi.org/doi:10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-110512-135914
- A global analysis of groundwater recharge for vegetation, climate, and soils. (2012). Vadose Zone Journal, 11. https://doi.org/doi:10.2136/vzj2011.0021RA
- Assessing the potential of wildfires as a sustainable bioenergy opportunity. (2012). GCB Bioenergy, 4. https://doi.org/doi:10.1111/j.1757-1707.2012.01181.x
- Global resorption efficiencies and concentrations of carbon and nutrients in leaves of terrestrial plants. (2012). Ecological Monographs, 82. https://doi.org/doi:10.1890/11-0416.1
- The carbon balance of South America: a review of the status, decadal trends and main determinants. (2012). Biogeosciences, 9. https://doi.org/doi:10.5194/bg-9-5407-2012
- The hydrologic consequences of land cover change in central Argentina. (2012). Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment, 154. https://doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.agee.2011.01.008
- A large and persistent carbon sink in the world’s forests. (2011). Science, 333. https://doi.org/doi:10.1126/science.1201609