Browsing by Author "Barker-Plotkin, Audrey"
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Building a foundation: land-use history and dendrochronology reveal temporal dynamics of a Tsuga canadensis (Pinaceae) forest
Ellison, Aaron M.; Lavine, Michael; Kerson, Peter; Barker Plotkin, Audrey A.; Orwig, David Alan (The New England Botanical Club, 2014) -
Experimentally Testing the Role of Foundation Species in Forests: The Harvard Forest Hemlock Removal Experiment
Ellison, Aaron M.; Barker-Plotkin, Audrey A.; Foster, David Russell; Orwig, David A. (British Ecological Society, 2010)1. Problem statement– Foundation species define and structure ecological systems. In forests around the world, foundation tree species are declining due to overexploitation, pests and pathogens. Eastern hemlock (Tsuga ... -
Foundation species loss affects vegetation structure more than ecosystem function in a northeastern USA forest
Orwig, David A.; Barker-Plotkin, Audrey A.; Davidson, Eric A.; Lux, Heidi; Savage, Kathleen E.; Ellison, Aaron M. (PeerJ, 2013)Loss of foundation tree species rapidly alters ecological processes in forested ecosystems. Tsuga canadensis, an hypothesized foundation species of eastern North American forests, is declining throughout much of its range ... -
Foundation Species Loss and Biodiversity of the Herbaceous Layer in New England Forests
Ellison, Aaron M.; Barker Plotkin, Audrey A.; Khalid, Shah (MDPI AG, 2015)Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) is a foundation species in eastern North American forests. Because eastern hemlock is a foundation species, it often is assumed that the diversity of associated species is high. However, ... -
The Relative Contributions of Seed Bank, Seed Rain, and Understory Vegetation Dynamics to the Reorganization of Tsuga Canadensis Forests After Loss due to Logging or Simulated Attack by Adelges tsugae
Farnsworth, Elizabeth Jean; Barker-Plotkin, Audrey A.; Ellison, Aaron M. (Canadian Science Publishing, 2012)Profound changes are occurring in forests as native insects, nonnative insects, or pathogens irrupt on foundation tree species; comprehensive models of vegetation responses are needed to predict future forest composition. ... -
When a foundation crumbles: forecasting forest dynamics following the decline of the foundation species Tsuga canadensis
Case, Bradley S.; Buckley, Hannah L.; Barker Plotkin, Audrey A.; Orwig, David Alan; Ellison, Aaron M. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2017)In the forests of northeastern North America, invasive insects and pathogens are causing major declines in some tree species and a subsequent reorganization of associated forest communities. Using observations and experiments ...