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Structural diversity as a reliable and novel predictor for ecosystem productivity Open

Elizabeth A. LaRue, Jonathan A. Knott, Grant M. Domke, Han YH Chen, Qinfeng Guo , et al. · 2023

The physical structure of vegetation is thought to be closely related to ecosystem function, but little is known of its pertinence across geographic regions. Here, we used data from over three million trees in continental North America to …

Structural diversity as a reliable and novel predictor for ecosystem productivity Open

Elizabeth A. LaRue, Jonathan A. Knott, Grant M. Domke, Han YH Chen, Qinfeng Guo , et al. · 2023

Data and code for LaRue et al. (2023) Structural diversity as a reliable and novel predictor for ecosystem productivity. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment: Accepted.

Structural diversity as a reliable and novel predictor for ecosystem productivity Open

Elizabeth A. LaRue, Jonathan A. Knott, Grant M. Domke, Han YH Chen, Qinfeng Guo , et al. · 2023

Data and code for LaRue et al. (2023) Structural diversity as a reliable and novel predictor for ecosystem productivity. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment: Accepted.

Stand and environmental conditions drive functional shifts associated with mesophication in eastern US forests Open

Margaret Woodbridge, Tara L. Keyser, Christopher M. Oswalt · 2022

There is a growing body of evidence that mesic tree species are increasing in importance across much of the eastern US. This increase is often observed in tandem with a decrease in the abundance and importance of species considered to be b…

Examining k-Nearest Neighbor Small Area Estimation Across Scales Using National Forest Inventory Data Open

David M. Bell, Barry T. Wilson, Charles E. Werstak, Christopher M. Oswalt, Charles H. Perry · 2022

National forest inventories (NFI), such as the one conducted by the United States Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program, provide valuable information regarding the status of forests at regional to national scales. Howe…

Tennessee's forests, 2014 Open

Christopher M. Oswalt, Thomas J. Brandeis, Sonja N. Oswalt · 2021

This resource bulletin consolidates data from the ninth complete survey of Tennessee’s forest resources, which was conducted during the period 2010–2014 (with additional data up to 2016) by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest …

Distributional shifts of regional forest communities in the eastern United States Open

Jonathan A. Knott, Michael A. Jenkins, Christopher M. Oswalt, Songlin Fei · 2020

This dataset contains the distribution of forest communities across the eastern United States at T1 (1980-1995) and T2 (2015-2017) and the species comprising these communities.

Biomass losses resulting from insect and disease invasions in US forests Open

Songlin Fei, Randall S. Morin, Christopher M. Oswalt, Andrew M. Liebhold · 2019

Worldwide, forests are increasingly affected by nonnative insects and diseases, some of which cause substantial tree mortality. Forests in the United States have been invaded by a particularly large number (>450) of tree-feeding pest speci…

Invasive forest pest distributions and their impacts on forest biomass Open

Songlin Fei, Randall S. Morin, Christopher M. Oswalt, Andrew M. Liebhold · 2019

Non-native pests (insects and diseases) can have multifaceted impacts on forest ecosystems. Data provided here can be used to estimate empirical measures of the aggregate impacts of all non-native pest species on mortality …

Shifts in dominant tree mycorrhizal associations in response to anthropogenic impacts Open

Insu Jo, Songlin Fei, Christopher M. Oswalt, Grant M. Domke, Richard P. Phillips · 2019

Anthropogenic influences alter tree mycorrhizal associations inducing nutrient acceleration in the U.S. forests.

Impacts of climate on the biodiversity-productivity relationship in natural forests Open

Songlin Fei, Insu Jo, Qinfeng Guo, David A. Wardle, Jingyun Fang , et al. · 2018

Forests of Virginia, 2016 Open

Thomas J. Brandeis, Andrew J. Hartsell, KaDonna C. Randolph, Christopher M. Oswalt · 2018

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Data on native tree diversity (species richness and phylogenetic), biomass, relative density, tree height, and invasive plants in forests of the eastern USA Open

Basil V. Iannone, Kevin M. Potter, Qinfeng Guo, Insu Jo, Christopher M. Oswalt , et al. · 2018

The data published here are used to investigate the drivers of this heterogeneity in the context of known contributions of native trees to the resistance of forests in the eastern United States of America to plant invasions.

Divergence of species responses to climate change Open

Songlin Fei, Johanna Desprez, Kevin M. Potter, Insu Jo, Jonathan A. Knott , et al. · 2017

Traits determine species responses to climate change, as most eastern U.S. trees shift westward following moisture change.

Abundance of major tree species in the eastern United States between 1980 and 2016 Open

Songlin Fei, Christopher M. Oswalt, Kevin M. Potter, Jonathon Knott, Insu Jo · 2017

Abundance of 86 major forest tree species in the eastern United States measured at two times between 1980 and 2016 by size classes.

Proceedings of the 18th biennial southern silvicultural research conference Open

Callie J. Schweitzer, Wayne K. Clatterbuck, Christopher M. Oswalt · 2016

At the 18th Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference held in Knoxville, TN, a range of topics germane to the ecology and management of southern forests was addressed in 101 oral and 61 poster presentations. Papers are grouped in…

Woody Vegetation and Soil Characteristics of Residential Forest Patches and Open Spaces along an Urban-to-Rural Gradient Open

Benjamin Lee Reichert, Sharon R. Jean-Philippe, Christopher M. Oswalt, Jennifer Franklin, Mark Radosevich · 2015

As the process of urbanization advances across the country, so does the importance of urban forests, which include both trees and the soils in which they grow. Soil microbial biomass, which plays a critical role in nutrient transformation …

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