Fernow LTREB Publications

LTREB Related Publications

During period of LTREB funding:

===== 2022 =====

Eastman, B.A., M.B. Adams, and W.T. Peterjohn. 2022. The path less taken: Long-term N additions slow leaf litter decomposition and favor the physical transfer pathway of soil organic matter formation. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 166 DOI:10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108567

Eisenhut, S.E., I. Holaskova, and K. Stephan. 2022. Role of tree species, the herb layer and watershed characteristics in nitrate assimilation in a Central Appalachian hardwood forest. Nitrogen 3: 333-352 DOI:10.3390/nitrogen3020022

===== 2021 =====

Burnham, M.B., M.J. Christ, M.B. Adams, and W.T. Peterjohn. 2021. Assessing the linkages between tree species composition and stream water nitrate in a reference watershed in central Appalachia. Forests 12, 1116 DOI:10.3390/f12081116

Eastman, B.A., M.B. Adams, E.R. Brzostek, M.B. Burnham, J.E. Carrara, C. Kelly, B.E. McNeil, C.A. Walter, and W.T. Peterjohn. 2021. Altered plant carbon partitioning enhanced forest ecosystem carbon storage after 25 years of nitrogen additions. New Phytologist. DOI:10.1111/nph.17256 Supporting Information

Gilliam, F.S. 2021. Response of temperate forest ecosystems under decreased nitrogen deposition: Research challenges and opportunities. Forests 12, 509 DOI:10.3390/f12040509

Guillen, L.A., M.B. Adams, E. Elliot, J. Hubbart, C. Kelly, B. McNeil, W. Peterjohn, and N. Zegre. 2021. The Fernow Experimental Forest, West Virginia, USA: Insights, datasets, and opportunities. Hydrological Processes 35:e14106 DOI:10.1002/hyp.14106

Kemner, J.E., M.B. Adams, L.M. McDonald, W.T. Peterjohn, and C.N. Kelly. 2021. Fertilization and tree species influence on stable aggregates in forest soil. Forests 12, 39 DOI:10.3390/f12010039

Smith, L.J., and K. Stephan. 2021. Nitrogen fertilization, stand age, and overstory tree species impact the hervaceous layer in a central Appalachian hardwood forest. Forests 12, 829 DOI:10.3390/f12070829

Storm, A., M.B. Adams, and J. Schuler. 2021. Long-term projections of species-specific responses to chronic additions of nitrogen, sulfur, and lime. Forests 12, 1069 DOI:10.3390/f12081069

Walter, C.A., Z.K. Fowler, M.B. Adams, M.B. Burnham, B.E. McNeil, and W.T. Peterjohn. 2021. Nitrogen fertilization increases windstorm damage in an aggrading forest. Forests 12, 443 DOI:10.3390/f12040443

===== 2020 =====

Atkins, J.W., B. Bond-Lamberty, R.T. Fahey, L.T. Haber, E. Stuart-Haentjens, E. LaRue, B.E. McNeil, D.A. Orwig, A.E.L. Stovall, J.M. Tallant, J.A. Walter, and C.M. Gough. 2020. Application of multidimensional structural characterization to detect and describe moderate forest disturbance. Ecosphere 11(6) DOI:10.1002/ecs2.3156

Gilliam, F.S., M.B. Adams, and W.T. Peterjohn. 2020. Response of soil fertility to 25 years of experimental acidification in a temperate hardwood forest. Journal of Environmental Quality DOI:10.1002/jeq2.20113

Malcomb, J.D., T.M. Scanlon, H.E. Epstein, D.L. Druckenbrod, M.A. Vadeboncoeur, M. Lanning, M.B. Adams, and L. Wang. 2020. Assessing temperate forest growth and climate sensitivity in response to a long-term whole-watershed acidification experiment. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 125, e2019JG005560, DOI:10.1029JG005560

Moore, J.A.M., M.A. Anthony, G.J. Pec, L.K.Torcha, A Trzebny, K.M. Geyer, L.T.A. vanDiepen, and S.D. Frey. 2020. Fungal community structure and function shifts with atmospheric nitrogen deposition. Global Change Biology 00:1-16, DOI:10.1111/gcb.15444

===== 2019 =====

Burnham, M.B., M.B. Adams, and W.T. Peterjohn. 2019. Assessing tree d15N of four temperate deciduous species as an indicator of N availability using independent long-term records at the Fernow Experimental Forest, WV. Oecologia DOI: 10.1007/s00442-019-04528-4

Clark, C.M., S.M. Simkin, E.B. Allen, W.D. Bowman, J. Belnap, M.L. Brooks, S.L. Collins, L.H. Geiser, F.S. Gilliam, S.E. Jovan, L.H. Pardo, B.K. Schulz, C,J. Stevens, K.N. Suding, H.L. Throop, and D.M. Waller. 2019. Potential vulnerability of 348 herbaceous species to atmospheric deposition of nitrogen and sulfur in the United States. Nature Plants 5:697-705 DOI:10.1038/s41477-019-0442-8

Gilliam, F.S. 2019. Excess nitrogen in temperate forest ecosystems decreases herbaceous layer diversity and shifts control from soil to canopy structure. Forests DOI: 10.3390/f10010066

Gilliam, F.S. 2019. Response of herbaceous layer species to canopy and soil variables in a central Appalachian hardwood forest ecosystem. Plant Ecology 220:1131-1138 DOI: 10.1007/s11258-019-00984-3

Gilliam, F.S., D.A. Burns, C.T.Driscoll, S.D. Frey, G.M. Lovett, and S.A. Watmough. 2019. Decreased atmospheric nitrogen deposition in eastern North America: Predicted responses of forest ecosystems. Environmental Pollution 244: 560-574 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.09.135

Lanning, M., L. Wang, T.M. Scanlon, M.A. Vadeboncoeur, M.B. Adams, H.E. Epstein, and D. Druckenbrod. 2019. Intensified vegetation water use under acid deposition. Science Advances 5: eaav5168

Sebestyen, S. D., D.S. Ross, J.B. Shanley, E.M. Elliott, C. Kendall, J.L., Campbell, D.B. Dail, I.J. Fernandez, C.L. Goodale, G.B. Lawrence, G.M. Lovett, P.J. McHale, M. J. Mitchell, S.J. Nelson, M.D. Shattuck, T.R. Wickman, R.T. Barnes, J.T. Bostic, A.R. Buda, D.A. Burns, K.N. Esleman, J.C. Finlay, D.M. Nelson, N. Ohte, L.H. Pardo, L.A. Rose, R.D. Sabo, S.L. Schiff, J. Spoelstra, and K.W.J. Williard. 2019. Unprocessed atmospheric nitrate in waters of the Northern Forest Region in the USA and Canada. Environmental Science and Technology DOI:10.1021/acs.est.9b01276

Smith, L.J. 2019. The Impact of tree species, elevated nitrogen deposition, stand age, and environmental factors on herbaceous plant communities in a central Appalachian hardwood forest. M.S. Thesis, West Virginia University, WV, USA.

Walter, C.A., M.B. Burnham, M.B. Adams, B.E. McNeil, L.N. Deel, and W.T. Peterjohn. 2019. Nitrogen availability decreases the severity of snow storm damage in a temperate forest. Forest Science DOI: 10.1093/forsci/fxz064

Young, D., N. Zegre, P. Edwards, and R. Fernandez. 2019. Assessing streamflow sensitivity of forested headwater catchments to disturbance and climate change in the central Appalachian Mountains region, USA. Science of The Total Environment 694:133382 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.188

===== 2018 =====

Carrara, J.E., C.A. Walter, J.S. Hawkins, W.T. Peterjohn, C. Averill, and E.R. Brzostek. 2018. Interactions among plants, bacteria, and fungi reduce extracellular enzyme activities under long-term N fertilization. Global Change Biology DOI:10.1111/gcb.14081

Craine, J.M., A.J. Elmore, L. Wang, J. Aranibar, M. Bauters, P. Boeckx, B.E. Crowley, M.A. Dawes, S. Delzon, A. Fajardo11, Y. Fang, L. Fujiyoshi, A. Gray, R. Guerrieri, M.J. Gundale,.D.J. Hawke, P. Hietz, M. Jonard, E. Kearsley, T. Kenzo, M. Makarov, S. Marañón-Jiménez, T.P. McGlynn, B.E. McNeil, S.G. Mosher, D.M. Nelson, P.L. Peri, J. Christophe Roggy, R. Sanders-DeMott, M. Song, P. Szpak, P.H. Templer, D. Van der Colff, C. Werner, X. Xu, Y. Yang, G. Yu, and K. Zmudczyńska-Skarbek. 2018. Isotopic evidence for oligotrophication of terrestrial ecosystems. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2:1735-1744. DOI:10.1038/s41559-018-0694-0

Fang, F., B.E. McNeil, T.A. Warner, and A.E. Maxwell. 2018. Combining high spatial resolution multi-temporal satellite data with leaf-on LiDAR to enhance tree species discrimination at the crown level. International Journal of Remote Sensing 39:9054-9072. DOI:10.1080/01431161.2018.1504343

Gilliam, F.S., J.D. May, and M.B. Adams. 2018. Response of foliar nutrients of Rubus allegheniensis to nutrient amendments in a central Appalachian hardwood forest. Foret Ecology and Management 411:101-107

Gilliam, F.S., C.A. Walter, M.B. Adams, and W.T. Peterjohn. 2018. Nitrogen (N) dynamics in the mineral soil of a central Appalachian hardwood forest during a quarter century of whole-watershed N additions. Ecosystems 21:1489-1504

Oda, T., M.B. Green, R. Urakawa, T.M. Scanlon, S.D. Sebestyen, K.J. McGuire, M. Katsuyama, K. Fukuzawa, M.B. Adams, and N. Ohte. 2018. Stream runoff and nitrate recovery times after forest disturbance in US and Japan. Water Resources Research. 54:6042-6054. DOI:10.1029/2017WR021986

San Clements, M.D., I.J. Fernandez, R.H. Lee, J.A. Roberti, M.B. Adams, G.A. Rue, and D.M. McKnight. 2018. Long-term experimental acidification drives watershed scale shift in dissoved organic matter composition and flux. Environmental Science & Technology DOI:10.1021/acs.est.7b04499

Storm, A.J. 2018. Long-Term effects of Chronic Additions of Nitrogen, Sulfur and Lime on the Growth and Development of a Central Appalachian Forest, West Virginia, USA. Masters Thesis, West Virginia University, WV, USA

Vadeboncoeur, M.A., M.B. Green, H. Asbjornsen, J.L. Campbell, M.B. Adams, E.W. Boyer, D.A. Burns, I.J. Fernandez, M.J. Mitchell, and J.B. Shanley. 2018. Systematic variation in evapotranspiration trends and drivers across the northeastern United States. Journal of Hydrologic Processes. 32:3547-3560.

===== 2017 =====

Burnham, M.B. 2017. Using long-term records to investigate watershed nitrogen supply and demand dynamics at the Fernow Experimental Forest, West Virginia, USA. Doctoral Dissertation, West Virginia University, WV, USA

Burnham, M.B., J.R. Cumming, M.B. Adams, and W.T. Peterjohn. 2017. Soluble soil aluminum alters the relative uptake of mineral nitrogen forms by six mature temperate broadleaf tree species: possible implications for watershed nitrate retention. Oecologia DOI 10.1007/s00442-017-3955-8

McLauchlan, K.K., L.M. Gerhart, J.J. Battles, J.M. Craine, A.J. Elmore, P.E. Higuera, M.C. Mack, B.E. McNeil, D.M. Nelson, N. Pederson, and S.S. Perakis. 2017. Centennial-scale reductions in nitrogen availability in temperate forests of the United States. Scientific Reports DOI 10.1038/s41598-017-08170-z

Walter, C.A., M.B. Adams, F.S. Gilliam, and W.T. Peterjohn. 2017. Non-random species loss in a forest herbaceous layer following nitrogen addition. Ecology 98:2322-2332 DOI 10.1002/ecy.1928

2010-2015
===== 2016 =====

Burnham, M.B., B.E. McNeil, M.B. Adams, and W.T. Peterjohn. 2016. The response of tree ring d15N to whole-watershed urea fertilization at the Fernow Experimental Forest, WV. Biogeochemistry 130:133-145 DOI 10.1007/s10533-016-0248-y

Dye, A., A.B. Plotkin, D. Bishop, N. Pederson, B. Poulter, and A. Hessl. 2016. Comparing tree-ring and permanent plot estimates of aboveground net primary production in three eastern U.S. forests. Ecosphere 7:e01454.10.1002/ecs2.1454

Gilliam, F.S., J.H. Billmyer, C.A. Walter, and W.T. Peterjohn. 2016. Effects of excess nitrogen on biogeochemistry of a temperate hardwood forest: Evidence of nutrient redistribution by a forest understory species. Atmospheric Environment 146:261-270 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.04.007

Gilliam, F.S., N.T. Welch, A.H. Phillips, J.K. Billmyer, W.T. Peterjohn, Z.K. Fowler, C.A. Walter, M.B Burnham, J.D. May, and M.B. Adams. 2016. Twenty-five-year response of the herbaceous layer of a temperate hardwood forest to elevated nitrogen deposition. Ecosphere 7(4)e01250.10.1002/ecs2.1250, Article e01250

Pelloquin, R.A., and S.L. Stephenson. 2016. Assessing the ecological impact of whole watershed acidification on the myxomycetes associated with forest floor leaf litter. Current Research in Environmental and Applied Mycology 6(3): 184–189 DOI 10.5943/cream/6/3/5

Simkin, S.M., E.B. Allen, W.D. Bowman, C.M. Clark, J.Belnap, M.L. Brooks, B.S. Cade, S.L. Collins, L.H. Geiser, F.S. Gilliam, S.E. Jovan, L.H. Pardo, B.K. Schulz, C.J. Stevens, K.N. Suding, H.L. Throop, and D.M. Waller. 2016. Conditional vulnerability of plant diversity to atmospheric nitrogen deposition across the United States. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences DOI:10.1073/pnas.1515241113

Walter, C.A. 2016. Does enhanced nitrogen input affect the structure and composition of forest vegetation? Results from long-term experiments at the Fernow Experimental Forest. Doctoral Dissertation, West Virginia University, WV, USA

Walter, C.A., D.T. Raiff, M.B. Burnham, F.S. Gilliam, M.B. Adams, and W.T. Peterjohn. 2016. Nitrogen fertilization interacts with light to increase Rubus spp. cover in a temperate forest. Plant Ecology DOI 10.1007/s11258-016-0583-z

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=====2015=====

Fowler, Z.K., M.B. Adams, and W.T. Peterjohn. 2015. Will more nitrogen enhance carbon storage in young forest stands in central Appalachia? Forest Ecology and Management 337:144-152

Gilliam, F.S., J.E. Galloway, and J.S. Sarmiento. 2015. Variation with slope aspect in effects of temperature on nitrogen mineralization and nitrification in mineral soil of mixed hardwood forests. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 45:958-962.

Peterjohn, W.T., M.A. Harlacher, M.J. Christ, and M.B. Adams. 2015. Testing associations between tree species and nitrate availability:Do consistent patterns exist across spatial scales? Forest Ecology and Management 358:335-343
Rose, L.A, E.M. Elliot, and M.B. Adams. 2015. Triple nitrate isotopes indicate differing nitrate source contributions to streams across a nitrogen saturation gradient. Ecosystems DOI: 10.1007/s10021-015-9891-8

Singh, A., S.P. Serbin, B.E. McNeil, C.C. Kingdon, and P.A. Townsend. 2015. Imaging spectroscopy algorithms for mapping canopy foliar chemical and morphological traits and their uncertainties. Ecological Applications 25:2180-2197

Walter, C.A., M.B. Burnham, F.S. Gilliam, and W.T. Peterjohn. 2015. A reference-based approach for estimating leaf area and cover in the forest herbaceous layer. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 187:657 DOI 10.1007/s10661-015-4878-7
=====2014=====

Adams, M.B., J.D. Knoepp, and J.R. Webster. 2014. Inorganic nitrogen retention by watersheds at Fernow Experimental Forest and Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory. Soil Science Society of America Journal DOI:10.2136/sssaj2013.11.0463nafsc

Creed, I.F., A.T. Spargo, J.A. Jones, J.M. Buttle, M.B. Adams, F.D. Beall, E. Booth, J. Campbell, D. Clow, K. Elder, M.B. Green, N.B. Grimm, C. Miniat, P. Ramlal, A. Saha, S. Sebestyen, D. Spittlehouse, S. Sterling, M.W. Williams, R. Winkler, H. Yao. 2014. Changing forest water yields in response to climate warming: Results from long-term experimental watershed sites across North America. Global Change Biology DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12615

Fowler, Z.K. 2014. The effects of accelerated soil acidification on aggrading temperate deciduous forests: The Fernow Experimental Forest Long Term Soil Productivity (LTSP) Study at 13 years. Doctoral Dissertation, West Virginia University, WV, USA

Gilliam, F.S. 2014. Nitrogen biogeochemistry research at Fernow Experimental Forest, West Virginia, USA: soils, biodiversity and climate change. Chapter 29 in M.A. Sutton et al. (eds.), in Nitrogen Deposition, Critical Loads and Biodiversity, DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-7939-6_29, Springer Science+Business Media, Dordrecht
Gilliam, F.S., Editor. 2014. The herbaceous layer in forests of Eastern North America, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, New York, New York, USA.

Jensen, N.K., E.J. Holzmueller, P.J. Edwards, M. Thomas-Van Gundy, D.R. DeWalle, and K.W.J. Williard. 2014. Tree response to experimental watershed acidification. Water Air and Soil Pollution 225:2034 DOI 10.1007/s11270-014-2034-6

=====2013=====

Argerich, A. S.L. Johnson, S.D. Sebestyen, C.C. Rhoades, E. Greathouse, J.D. Knoepp, M.B. Adams, G.E. Likens, J.L. Campbell, W.H. McDowell, F.N. Scatena, and G.G. Ice. 2013. Trends in stream nitrogen concentrations for forested reference catchments across the USA. Environmental Research Letters 8: 014039 DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/8/1/014039.

Clark, C.M., P.E. Morefield, F.S. Gilliam, and L.H. Pardo. 2013.Estimated losses of plant biodiversity in the United States from historical N deposition (1985-2010). Ecology 94:1441-1448.

De Frenne et al. 2013. Microclimate moderates plant responses to macroclimate warming. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110:18561-18565.

=====2012=====

Jones, J.A., I.F. Creed, K.L. Hatcher, R.J. Warren, M.B. Adams, M.H. Benson, E. Boose, W.A. Brown, J.L. Campbell, A. Covich, D.W. Clow, C.N. Dahm, K. Elder, C.R. Ford, N.B. Grimm, D.L. Henshaw, K.L. Larson, E.S. Miles, K.M. Miles, S.D. Sebestyen, A.T. Spargo, A.B. Stone, J.M. Vose, and M.W. Williams. 2012. Ecosystem processes and human influences regulate streamflow response to climate change at long-term ecological research sites. BioScience 62:390-404.

Kerr, J.G., M.C. Eimers, I.F. Creed, M.B. Adams, F. Beall, D. Burns, J.L. Campbell, S.F. Christopher, T.A. Clair, F. Courchesne, L. Duchesne, I. Fernandez, D. Houle, D.S. Jeffries, G.E. Likens, M.J. Mitchell, J. Shanley, and H. Yao. 2012.The effect of seasonal drying on sulphate dynamics in streams across southeastern Canada and the northeastern USA. Biogeochemistry 111:393-409. DOI: 10.1007/s10533-011-9664-1

Sun, G., S.B McLaughlin, J.H. Porter, J. Uddling, P.J. Mulholland, M.B. Adams, and N. Pederson. 2012. Interactive influences of ozone and climate on streamflow of forested watersheds. Global Change Biology DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02787.x

=====2011=====

Gilliam, F.S., and M.B. Adams. 2011. Effects of nitrogen on temporal and spatial patterns of nitrate in streams and soil solution of a central hardwood forest. ISRN Ecology DOI:10.5402/2011/138487

Gilliam, F.S., R.L. McCulley, and J.A. Nelson. 2011. Spatial variability in soil microbial communities in a nitrogen-saturated hardwood forest watershed. Soil Science Society of America Journal 75: DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2010.0172

Kelly, C.N., S.H. Schoenholtz, and M.B. Adams. 2011. Soil properties associated with net nitrification following watershed conversion from Appalachian hardwoods to Norway spruce. Plant and Soil 344:361-376.

Pardo, L.H., M.E. Fenn, C.L. Goodale, L.H. Geiser, C.T. Driscoll, E.B. Allen, J.S. Baron, R. Bobbink, W.D. Bowman, C.M. Clark, B. Emmett, F.S. Gilliam, T.L. Greaver, S.J. Hall, E.A. Lilleskov, L. Liu, J.A. Lynch, K.J. Nadelhoffer, S.S. Perakis, M.J. Robin-Abbott, J.L. Stoddard, K.C. Weathers, and R.L. Dennis. 2011.Effects of nitrogen deposition and empirical nitrogen loads for ecoregions of the United States. Ecological Applications 21:3049-3082.

Stone, M.M., M.S. Weiss, C.L. Goodale, M.B. Adams, I.J. Fernandez, D.P. German, and S.D. Allison. 2011. Temperature sensitivity of soil enzyme kinetics under N-fertiliazation in two temperatue forests. Global Change Biology. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02545.x .

=====2010=====

Bobbink, R., K. Hicks, J. Galloway, T. Spranger, R. Alkemade, M. Ashmore, M. Bustamante, S. Cinderby, E. Davidson, F. Dentener, B. Emmett, J.-W. Erisman, M. Fenn, F. Gilliam, A. Nordin, L. Pardo and W. de Vries. 2010. Global assessment of nitrogen deposition effects on terrestrial plant diversity effects of terrestrial ecosystems: a synthesis. Ecological Applications 20:30-59.

Fernandez, I.J. M.B. Adams, M.D. SanClements, and S.A. Norton. 2010. Comaparing decadal responses of whole-watershed manipulations at the Bear Brook and Fernow experiments. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-010-1524-2

Gilliam, F.S., A. Cook, and S. Lyter. 2010. Effects of experimental freezing on soil nitrogen dynamics in soils from a net nitrification gradient in a nitrogen-saturated hardwood forest ecosystem. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 40: 436-444.

Johnson, B.A., K.B. Piatek, M.B. Adams, and J.R. Brooks. 2010. Does nitrogen and sulfur deposition affect forest productivity? In: Rentch, J.S.; Schuler, Thomas M., eds. Proceedings from the conference on the ecology and management of high-elevation forests in the central and southern Appalachian Mountains. 2009 May 14-15; Slatyfork, WV. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-64. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 85-93.

Piatek, K.B., P. Munasinghe, W. T. Peterjohn, M.B. Adams, and J. Cumming. 2010. A decrease in oak litter mass changes nutrient dynamics in the litter layer of a central hardwood forest. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 27:97-104.

SanClements, M.D., I.J. Fernandez, and S.A. Norton. 2010. Phosphorus in soils of temperate forests: Linkages to acidity and aluminum. Soil Science Society of America Journal 74:2175-2186.

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=====2009=====

Davis, S.C., A.E. Hessl, C.J. Scott, M.B. Adams, and R.B. Thomas. 2009. Forest carbon sequestration changes in response to timber harvest. Forest Ecology and Management 258:2101-2109.

Davis, S.C., K.E. Dragan, C.R. Buyarski, and R.B. Thomas. 2009. High foliar and soil nitrogen concentrations in central Appalachian forests. Ecosystems 12: 46-56. DOI: 10.1007/s10021-008-9205-5.

Piatek, K.B., P. Munasinghe, W. T. Peterjohn, M.B. Adams, and J. Cumming. 2009. Oak contribution to litter nutrient dynamics in an Appalachian forest receiving elevated N and dolomite. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 39:936-944.

=====2008=====

Adams, M.B. 2008. Long-term leaf fall mass from three watersheds on the Fernow Experimental Forest, West Virginia. In: Jacobs, Douglass F.; Michler, Charles H., eds. 2008. Proceedings, 16th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2008 April 8-9; West Lafayette, IN. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-24. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 179-186.

Davis, S.C., A.E. Hessl, and R.B. Thomas. 2008. A modified nitrogen budget for temperate deciduous forests in an advanced stage of nitrogen saturation. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. DOI: 10.1029/2008GB003187.

Munasinghe, P.S. 2008. Effects of atmospheric acid deposition and single versus mixed leaf litters on foliar litter decomposition, carbon, nitrogen,phosphorus and calcium dynamics in a regenerating forest, West Virginia, USA. Masters Thesis, West Virginia University, WV, USA

=====2007=====

Adams, M.B., J.N. Kochenderfer, and P.J. Edwards. 2007. The Fernow Watershed Acidification Study: Ecosystem acidification, nitrogen saturation and base cation leaching. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus 7:267-273.

Brookshire, E.N.J., H.M. Valett, S.A. Thomas, and J.R. Webster. 2007. Atmospheric N deposition increases organic N loss from temperate forests. Ecosystems. DOI: 10.1007/s10021-007-9019-x.

Gilliam, F.S. 2007. The ecological significance of the herbaceous layer in temperate forest ecosystems. BioScience 57:845-858.

Gress, S.E., T.D. Nichols, C.C. Northcraft, and W.T. Peterjohn. 2007. Nutrient limitation in soils exhibiting differing nitrogen availabilities: What lies beyond nitrogen saturation? Ecology 88: 119-130.

=====2006=====

Adams, M.B., D.R. DeWalle, and J.L. Hom (editors). 2006. The Fernow Watershed Acidification Study. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 279 pages.

Edwards, P.J., and K.W.J. Williard. 2006. Declines in soil-water nitrate in nitrogen-saturated watersheds. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 36: 1931-1942.

Gilliam, F.S. 2006. Response of the herbaceous layer of forest ecosystems to excess nitrogen deposition. Journal of Ecology 94: 1176-1191.

Gilliam, F.S., A.W. Hockenberry, and M.B. Adams. 2006. Effects of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on the herbaceous layer of a central Appalachian hardwood forest. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 133: 240-254.

Pardo, L.H., P.H. Templer, C.L. Goodale, S. Duke. P.M. Groffman, M.B. Adams, P. Boeckx, J. Boggs, J. Campbell, B. Colman, J. Compton, B. Emmett, P. Gundersen, J. Kjonaas, G. Lovett, M. Mack, A. Bagill, M. Mbila, M.J. Mitchell, G. McGee, S. McNulty, K. Nadelhoffer, S. Ollinger, D. Ross, H. Rueth, L. Rustad, P. Schaberg, S. Schiff, P. Schleppi, J. Spoelstra, and W. Wessel. 2006. Regional assessment of N saturation using foliar and root d15N. Biogeochemistry 80:143-171.

Wallenstein. M.D., W.T. Peterjohn, and W.H. Schlesinger. 2006. N fertilization effects on denitrification and N cycling in an aggrading forest. Ecological Applications 16: 2168-2176.

=====2005=====

Gilliam, F.S., N.L. Lyttle, A.Thomas, and M.B. Adams. 2005. Soil variability along a nitrogen mineralization and nitrification gradient in a nitrogen-saturated hardwood forest. Soil Science Society of America. Journal 69: 247-256.

May, J.D., S.S. Burdette, F.S. Gilliam, and M.B. Adams. 2005. Interspecific divergence in foliar nutrient dynamics and stem growth in a temperate forest in response to chronic nitrogen inputs. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 35:1023-1030.

Williard, K..W.J., D.R. DeWalle, and P.J. Edwards. 2005. Influence of bedrock geology and tree species composition on stream nitrate concentrations in mid-Appalachian forested watershed. Water, Air, and soil Pollution 160:55-76.

=====2004=====

Adams, M.B., J.A. Burger, L. Zelazny, and J. Baumgras. 2004. Description of the Fork Mountain long-term soil productivity study: site characterization. USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experimental Station, General Technical Report NE-323, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA.

Campbell, J.L., J.W. Hornbeck, M.J. Mitchell, M.B. Adams, M.S. Castro, C.T. Driscoll, J.S. Kahl, J.N. Kochenderfer, G.E. Likens, J.A. Lynch, P.S. Murdoch, S.J. Nelson, and J.B. Shanley. 2004. Input-output budgets of inorganic nitrogen for 24 forest watersheds in the northeastern United States: A review. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 151:373-396.

Schuler, T.M. 2004. Fifty years of partial harvesting in a mixed mesophytic forest: composition and productivity. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 34: 985-997.

Venterea, R.T., P.M. Groffman, M.S. Castro, L.V. Verchot, I.J. Fernandez, and M.B. Adams. 2004. Soil emissions of nitric oxide in two forest watersheds subjected to elevated N inputs. Forest Ecology and Management. 196: 335-349.

Prior to LTREB funding:

2000-2003 Back to top

=====2003=====

Aber, J.D., C.L. Goodale, S.V. Ollinger, M-L. Smith, A.H. Magill, M.E. Martin, R.A. Hallett, and J.L. Stoddard. 2003. Is nitrogen deposition altering the nitrogen status of northeastern forests? BioScience 53:375-389.

Adams, M.B., T.M. Schuler, W.M. Ford, and J.N. Kochenderfer. 2003. Large woody debris in a second-growth central Appalachian hardwood stand: volume, composition, and dynamics. Proceedings, 13th Central Hardwood Forest conference; 2002 April 1-3; Urbana, IL. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-234. St. Paul, MN: U.S.

Williard, K.W.J., D.R. DeWalle, and P.J. Edwards. 2003. Assessing the extent of nitrogen saturation in norther West Virginia forested watersheds: a survey of stream nitrate concentrations. In:Van Sambeek, J.W.; Dawson, J.O.; Ponder, F., Jr.: Loewenstein, E.F.; Fralish, J.S., eds. 2003. Proceedings, 13th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2002 April 1-3; Urbana, IL. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-234. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 121-129

=====2002=====

Christ, M.J., W.T. Peterjohn, J.R. Cumming, and M.B. Adams.2002. Nitrification potentials and landscape, soil and vegetation characteristics in two Central Appalachian watersheds differing in NO3- export. Forest Ecology and Management 159:145-158.

Edwards, P.J., J.N. Kochenderfer, D.W. Coble, and M.B. Adams. 2002. Soil leachate responses during 10 years of induced whole-watershed acidification. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 140:99-118.

Edwards, P.J., F. Wood, and J.N. Kochenderfer. 2002. Baseflow and peakflow chemical responses to experimental applications of ammonium sulphate to forested watersheds in north-central West Virginia, USA. Hydrological Processes 16:2287-2310.

Odenwald, S.S. 2002. Effects of watershed acidification on soil chemistry, radial growth, and bolewood chemistry of three hardwood species in West Virginia. M.S. Thesis. The Pennsylvania State University, PA, USA

=====2001=====

Adams, M.B., and D.R. Owens. 2001. Specific gravity of coarse woody debris for some central Appalachian hardwood forest species. USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experimental Station, General Technical Report NE-716, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA.

Gilliam, F.S., C.C. Sommerville, N.L. Lyttle, and M.B. Adams. 2001.Factors influencing spatial variability in nitrogen processing in nitrogen-saturated soils. The Scientific World 1:505-513.

Gilliam, F.S., B.M. Yurish, and M.B. Adams. 2001. Temporal and spatial variation of nitrogen transformations in nitrogen-saturated soils of a central Appalachian hardwood forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 31:1768-1785.

Williard, K..W.J., D.R. DeWalle, P.J. Edwards, and W.E. Sharpe. 2001. 18O isotopic separation of stream nitrate sources in mid-Appalachian forested watersheds. Journal of Hydrology 252:174-188.

=====2000=====

Adams, M.B., J.A. Burger, A.B. Jenkins, and L. Zelazny. 2000. Impact of harvesting and atmospheric pollution on nutrient depletion of eastern US hardwood forests. Forest Ecology and Management 138:301-319.

Schuler, T.M., and A.R. Gillespie. 2000. Temporal patterns of woody species diversity in a central Appalachian forest from 1856 to 1997. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 127:149-161.

1990-1999 Back to top

=====1999=====

Adams, M.B. 1999. Acidic deposition and sustainable forest management in the central Appalachians, USA. Forest Ecology and Management 122:17-28.

DeWalle, D.R., J.S. Tepp, B.R. Swistock, W.E. Sharpe, and P.J. Edwards. 1999. Tree-ring cation response to experimental watershed acidification in West Virginia and Maine. Journal of Environmental Quality 28:299-309.

Lux, H.B, and J.R. Cumming. 1999. Effect of aluminum on the growth and nutrition of tulip-poplar seedlings. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 29:2003-2007.

Peterjohn, W.T., C.J. Foster, M.J. Christ, and M.B. Adams. 1999. Patterns of nitrogen availability within a forested watershed exhibiting symptoms of nitrogen saturation. Forest Ecology and Management 119:247-257.

Taylor, S.B. 1999. Geomorphic controls on sediment-transport efficiency in the central Appalachians - A comparative analysis of three watersheds underlain by the Acadian Clastic Wedge. Ph.D. Dissertation. Department of Geology, West Virginia University. Chapter 2 only.

Williard, K.W.J., D.R. DeWalle, P.J. Sharpe, P.J. Edwards, and M.B. Adams. 1999. Spatial variations in stream nitrate concentrations in a region containing a nitrogen saturated watershed. Pages 23-30 in W.E. DeWalle, and J.R. Drohan, editors. The effects of acidic deposition on aquatic ecosystems in Pennsylvania. Proceedings of the 1998 PA Acidic Deposition Conference, Vol. II. Environmental Resources Institute, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.

=====1998=====

Peterjohn, W.T., R.J. McGervey, A.J. Sexstone, M.J. Christ, C.J. Foster, and M.B. Adams. 1998. Nitrous oxide production in two forested watersheds exhibiting symptoms of nitrogen saturation. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 28:1723-1732.

=====1997=====

Adams, M.B., T.R. Angradi, and J.N. Kochenderfer. 1997. Stream water and soil solution responses to 5 years of nitrogen and sulfur additions at the Fernow Experimental Forest, West Virginia. Forest Ecology and Management 95:79-91.

Butler, L., G.A. Chrislip, V.A. Kondo, and E.C. Townsend. 1997. Effect of diflubenzuron on nontarget canopy arthropods in closed, deciduous watersheds in a central Appalachian forest. Journal of Economic Entomology 90:784-794.

DeWalle, D.R., P.J. Edwards, B.R. Swistock, R. Aravena, and R.J. Drimmie. 1997. Seasonal isotope hydrology of three Appalachian forest catchments. Hydrologic Processes 11:1895-1906.

Pan, C., S.J. Tajchman, and J.N. Kochenderfer. 1997. Dendroclimatological analysis of major forest species of the central Appalachians. Forest Ecology and Management 98:77-87.

Williard, K..W.J., D.R. DeWalle, P.J. Edwards, and R.R. Schnable.1997. Indicators of nitrate export from forested watersheds of the mid-Appalachians, United States of America. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 11:649-656.

=====1996=====

Adams, M.B., and T.R. Angradi. 1996. Decomposition and nutrient dynamics of hardwood leaf litter in the Fernow Whole-Watershed Acidification Experiment. Forest Ecology and Management 83:61-69.

Gilliam, F.S., and M.B. Adams. 1996. Wetfall deposition and precipitation chemistry for a central Appalachian forest. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association 46:978-984.

Gilliam, F.S., M.B. Adams, and B.M. Yurish. 1996. Ecosystem nutrient responses to chronic nitrogen inputs at Fernow Experimental Forest, West Virginia. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 26: 196-205.

Peterjohn, W.T., M.B. Adams, and F.S. Gilliam. 1996. Symptoms of nitrogen saturation in two central Appalachian hardwood forest ecosystems. Biogeochemistry 35:507-522.

=====1995=====

Adams, M.B., J.N. Kochenderfer, T.R. Angradi, and P.J. Edwards. 1995. Nutrient budgets of two watersheds on the Fernow Experimental Forest. In: Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Fosbroke, Sandra L. C., ed. Proceedings, 10th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 1995 March 5-8; Morgantown, WV.: Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-197. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 119-130

Dubey, T., S.L. Stephenson, and P.J. Edwards. 1995. Dimilin effects on leaf-decomposing aquatic fungi on the Fernow Experimental Forest, West Virginia. In: Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Fosbroke, Sandra L. C., ed. Proceedings, 10th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 1995 March 5-8; Morgantown, WV.: Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-197. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 421-429

Fu, H., S.J. Tajchman, J.N. Kochenderfer. 1995. Topography and radiation exchange of a mountainous watershed. .Journal of Applied Meteorology 34:890-901.

Gilliam, F.S., and M.B. Adams. 1995. Plant and soil nutrients in young versus mature central Appalachian hardwood stands. In: Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Fosbroke, Sandra L. C., ed. Proceedings, 10th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 1995 March 5-8; Morgantown, WV.: Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-197. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 109-118

Gilliam, F.S., N.L. Turrill, and M.B. Adams. 1995. Herbaceous-layer and overstory species in clear-cut and mature central Appalachian hardwood forests. Ecological Applications 5:947-955.

Tajchman, S.J., H. Fu, J.N. Kochenderfer, and C. Pan. 1995. Spatial characteristics of topography, energy exchange, and forest cover in a central Appalachian watershed. Proceedings, 10th Central Hardwood Forest Conference. USDA Forest Service Northeast Forest Experimental Station General Technical Report NE-197.

Tepp, J.S. 1995. Effects of soil ammonium sulfate applications on tree-ring chemistry in three diffuse-porous Appalachian hardwood species M.S. Thesis. The Pennsylvania State University, PA, USA

=====1994=====

Adams, M.B., J.N. Kochenderfer,F. Wood, T. Angradi, and P.J. Edwards. 1994. Forty years of hydrometeorological data from the Fernow Experimental Forest, West Virginia. USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-184. Radnor PA.

Gilliam, F.S., N.L. Turrill, S.D. Aulick, D.K. Evans, and M.B. Adams. 1994. Herbaceous layer and soil response to experimental acidification in a central Appalachian hardwood forest. Journal of Environmental Quality 23:835-844.

Stoddard, J.L. 1994. Long-term changes in watershed retention of nitrogen: Its causes and aquatic consequences. Pages 223–282 in LA Baker, ed. Environmental Chemistry of Lakes and Reservoirs. Washington (DC):American Chemical Society.

=====1993=====

Adams, M.B., P.J. Edwards, F. Wood, and J.N. Kochenderfer. 1993. Artificial watershed acidification on the Fernow Experimental Forest, USA. Journal of Hydrology 150:505-519.

Edwards, P.J., and F. Wood. 1993. Field and laboratory quality assurance/quality control protocols and accomplishments for the Fernow Experiment Forest watershed acidification study. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-177. Radnor, PA: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 15 p.

Gilliam, F.S., and N.L. Turrill. 1993. Herbaceous layer cover and biomass in a young versus a mature stand of central Appalachian hardwood forest. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 120:445-450.

Hornbeck, J.W., M.B. Adams, E.S. Corbett, E.S. Verry, and J.A. Lynch. 1993. Long-term impacts of forest treatments on water yield: a summary for northeastern USA. Journal of Hydrology 150:323-344.

=====1991=====

DeWalle, D.R., B.R. Swistock, R.G. Sayre, and W.E. Sharpe. 1991. Spatial variations of sapwood chemistry with soil acidity in Appalachian forests. Journal of Environmental Quality 20:486-491.

Edwards, P.J., and J.D. Helvey. 1991. Long-term ionic increases from a central Appalachian forested watershed. Journal of Environmental Quality 20:250-255.

1980-1989 Back to top

=====1989=====

Helvey, J.D., J.N. Kochenderfer, and P.J. Edwards. 1989. Effects of forest fertilization on selected ion concentrations in central appalachian streams. Proceedings, 7th Central Hardwood Forest Conference. USDA Forest Service North Central Forest Experimental Station General Technical Report NC-132.

=====1986=====

Helvey, J.D., and S.H. Kunkle. 1986. Input-output budgets of selected nutrients on an experimental watershed near Parsons, West Virginia. USDA Forest Service Res. Paper NE-584. Broomall, PA .

Timble, G.R., E.H. Tryon, H.C. Smith, and J.D. Hillier. 1986. Age and stem origin of Appalachian hardwood reproduction follwoing a clearcut and herbicide treatment. USDA Forest Service Research Paper NE-589. Broomall, PA.

=====1985=====

DeWalle, D.R., G.C. Ribblett, J.D. Helvey, and J.N. Kochenderfer. 1985. Laboratory investigation of leachate chemistry from six Appalachian forest floor types subjected to simulated acid rain. Journal of Enviornmental Quality 14:234-240.

=====1983=====

Kochenderfer, J.N., and G.W. Wendel. 1983. Plant succession and hydrologic recovery on a deforested and herbicided watershed. Forest Science 29:545-558.

1970-1979 Back to top

=====1978=====

Brenneman, B.B., D.J. Frederick, W.E. Gardner, L.H. Schoenhofen, and P.L. Marsh. 1978. Biomass of species and stands of West Virginia hardwoods. Pages 159-178 in Proceedings, Central Hardwood Forest Conference II, 14-16 November 1978, West Lafaayette, Indiana.

=====1977=====

Auchmoody, L.R., and H.C. Smith. 1977. Response of yellow-poplar and red oak to fertilization in West Virginia. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 41:803-807.

Timble, G.R. 1977. A history of the Fernow Experimental Forest and the Parsons Timber and Watershed Laboratory. USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Report NE-28. Upper Darby, PA.

=====1975=====

Kochenderfer, J.N., and G.M. Aubertin. 1975. Effects of management practices on water quality and quantity: Fernow Experimental Forest. Pages 14-24 in West Virginia Municipal Watershed Management Symposium Proceedings. General Technical Report NE-13. Upper Darby, PA, USDA, Forest Service.

=====1974=====

Aubertin, G.M., and J.H. Patric. 1974. Water quality after clearcutting a small watershed in West Virginia. Journal of Environmental Quality 3:243-249.

=====1973=====

Patric, J.H. 1973. Deforestation effects on soil moisture, streamflow, and water balance in the central Appalachians. USDA Forest Service Research Paper NE-259. Upper Darby, PA.

=====1971=====

Patric, J.H., and K.G. Reinhart. 1971. Hydrologic effects of deforesting two mountain watersheds in West Virginia. Water Resources Research 7:1182-1188.

=====1970=====

Troendle, C.A. 1970. A comparison of soil-moisture loss from forested and clearcut areas in West Virginia. USDA Forest Research Note NE-120, Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 8p.

1960-1969 Back to top

Reinhart, K.G., A.R. Eschner, G.R. Trimble. 1963. Effect on streamflow of four forest practices in the mountains of West Virginia. Res. Pap. NE-1. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 79 p.

Reinhart, K.G. 1964. Approximating soil-moisture in experimental watersheds by means of precipitaton and streamflow records. Soil Science Society Proceedings 28:575-578.

1950-1959 Back to top

Reinhart, K.G. 1958. Calibration of five small forested watersheds. Transactions, American Geophysical Union 38: 933-936.

Weitzman, S., and K.G. Reinhardt. 1957. Water yields from small forested catchments. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 12:56-59.

Weitzman, S. 1953. Five years of research on the Fernow Experimental Forest. Station Paper NE-61. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 1-44