School of Forest Resources

Theses & Publications

Completed

Day, M.E. 2000. Factors influencing net primary production in red spruce. Ph.D. dissertation. University of Maine, Orono, ME.

Hartley, M.J. 2003. Effects of small-gap timber harvests on songbird community composition and site-fidelity. Ph.D. thesis, University of Maine, Orono. PDF available

Jaros-Su, J. C. 1999. Insect biodiversity in managed forests. Ph.D. dissertation. University of Maine, Orono, ME.

Miller, K.M. 2006. Arboreal arthropod association with epiphytes and the effects of gap harvesting in the Acadian forest of Central Maine. M.S. thesis, University of Maine, Orono. PDF available

Olson, M.G. 2009. Spatial and temporal pattern of regeneration in the Acadian forest of Central Maine. Ph.D. dissertation. University of Maine, Orono

Saunders, M.R. 2006. Dynamics of forest structure under different silvicultural regimes in the Acadian forest. Ph.D. dissertation. University of Maine, Orono. PDF available

Schofield, D.A. 2003. Vegetation dynamics and tree radial growth response in harvest gaps, natural gaps, and closed canopy conditions in Maine’s Acadian forest. M.S. thesis, University of Maine, Orono. PDF available

Strojny, C. 2004. Effects of harvest-created and natural canopy gaps on amphibians within a northeastern forest. M.S. thesis. University of Maine, Orono. PDF available

Thomas, S.L. 2007. Effects of forest management on click beetle  (Coleoptera: Elateridae) assemblages in the Acadian forest of Maine. PhD dissertation. University of Maine, Orono. PDF available

 

Undergraduate research projects

Fortin, E., B. Hanlon, M. Avery, L. Cunningham, and N. Pelletier. 2006. Operational feasibility of expanding-gap silviculture. Senior Capstone Project. Department of Forest Operations Science.

Lemin, S.K. 2004. Determining the age of several natural gaps in the Penobscot Experimental Forest, Bradley, Maine. Senior Research Project. Department of Forest Ecosystem Science.

Trosper, Stacy N. 2007. Characterizing the spatial distribution of coarse woody debris.  Honors Thesis and Senior Research Project. Department of Forest Ecosystem Science.

Publications

Book and Journal Publications

Arseneault, J.E., Saunders, M.R., Seymour, R.S., and Wagner, R.G. 2011. First decadal response to treatment in a disturbance-based silviculture experiment in Maine. Forest Ecology and Management 262(3): 404-412.

Calhoun, A. and M.L. Hunter, Jr. 2003. Managing ecosystems for amphibian conservation. pp. 228-241 In R. Semlitsch. Amphibian Conservation. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington DC.

Day, M.E. 2000. Influence of temperature and leaf-to-air vapor pressure deficit on net photosynthesis and stomatal conductance in red spruce (Picea rubens). Tree Physiology 20: 57–63. [MAFES  publication # 2361]

Day, M.E., M.S. Greenwood, and A.S. White. 2001. Age-related changes in foliar morphology and physiology in red spruce and their influence on declining photosynthetic rates and productivity with tree age. Tree Physiology 21: 1195–1204.

Day, M.E., Greenwood, M.S., Diaz-Sala, C. 2002. Age and size-related trends in woody plant shoot development: regulatory pathways and evidence for genetic control. Tree Physiology 22:507–513.

Fraver, S., Wagner, R.G., and Day, M. 2002. Dynamics of down woody debris following gap harvesting in the Acadian forest of central Maine, USA. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 32: 2094–2105. PDF available

Hartley, M.J. and M.L. Hunter, Jr. 1998. A meta-analysis of forest cover, edge effects, and artificial nest predation rates.  Conservation Biology 12:465-469.

Hartley, M.J. 2002. Rationale and methods for conserving biodiversity in plantation forests.  Forest Ecology and Management 155: 81–95.

Miller, K.M., Wagner R.G., and Woods, S.A. 2007. Effect of gap harvesting on epiphytes and bark-dwelling arthropods in the Acadian forest of central Maine. Can. J. Forest Res. 37: 2175-2187.PDF available

Miller, K.M., Wagner, R.G., and Woods, S.A. 2008. Arboreal arthropod associations with epiphytes following gap harvesting in the Acadian forest of Maine. The Bryologist. 111(3): 424-434. PDF available

Saunders, M.R. and R.G. Wagner. 2008. Long-term spatial and structural dynamics of Acadian mixedwood stands managed under various silvicultural systems. Can. J. Forest Res. 38: 498-517. PDF available

Saunders, M.R. and R.G. Wagner. 2008. Height-diameter models with random coefficients and site variables for tree species of central Maine. Ann. For. Sci. 65: 203. PDF available

Seymour, R.S., A.S. White and P.G. deMaynadier. 2002. Natural disturbance regimes in northeastern North America – Evaluating silvicultural systems using natural scales and frequencies. Forest Ecology and Management 155:357-367. PDF available

Seymour, R.S. 2005. Integrating disturbance parameters into conventional silvicultural systems: Experience from the Acadian forest of northeastern North America. In: Peterson, C.E., and Maguire, D.A., eds. Balancing ecosystem values: innovative experiments for sustainable forestry. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-635. U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland, OR. PDF available

Seymour, R.S., Guldin, J., Marshall, D, and Palik, B. 2006. Large-scale, long-term silvicultural experiments in the United States. Allg. Forst. Jagdztg. 177: 104-112.

Su, J. C., S. A. Woods, and M. L. Hunter. 2001. Sampling along a vertical gradient to compare the insect communities of managed forests. Environ. Entomol. 30: 400-407.
In preparation, review, or press

Hartley, M.J. Do red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) population fluctuations affect songbird populations? Ecology.

Saunders, M.R. and R.G. Wagner. Use of common forest inventory plots for spatial point pattern analysis. Forest Science.

Saunders, M., R.G. Wagner, L. Rustad, and S. Fraver. Nutrient content of down woody material in the Acadian Forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research.

Strojny, C. and M. L. Hunter. Effects of harvest-created and natural canopy gaps on amphibians within a northeastern forest. Forest Ecology & Management

Su, J. C., S. A. Woods, and M. L. Hunter. Relationships between insect community structure, plant species diversity, plant structural diversity, and forest management. Forest Ecology & Management

Conference Publications

Abell, K. 2002. Characterizing the effects of forest gaps on parasitic Hymenoptera. pp. 29. In R.G. Wagner (Comp.) Proc. Eastern CANUSA Forest Science Conference, October 19-20, 2002, University of Maine, Orono, Maine. 122 p.

Day, M.E., M.G. Greenwood, and A.S. White. 2000. Long-term  maturational changes in foliar morphology and physiology in red spruce in  relation to declining net productivity with tree age. In ESA Abstracts, The  Ecological Society of America 85th Annual Meeting, August 6-10 2000  Snowbird, UT. Ecological Society of America, Washington, DC. p 84.

Day, M.E. 2000. What causes age-related variations in foliage? Invited  presentation for the discussion / workshop What DOES Cause Age-Related  Decline in Forest Productivity? The Ecological Society of America 85th  Annual Meeting, August 6-10 2000 Snowbird, UT.

Saunders, M., B. Wagner, M. Hunter, S. Woods, D. Schofield, C. Strojny, S. Thomas, S. Fraver and L. Case. FERP: Designing and Understanding Silvicultural Systems for the Future. pp. 52 In J.M. Hagan (Compiler). Proc. Forest Structure: A multi-layered Conversation, Forest Ecosystem Information Exchange, October 25, 2001, Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences, Brunswick, Maine. Published online at www.manomentmaine.com/exchange.

Saunders, M.R., and Wagner, R.G.  2005. Ten-year results of the Forest Ecosystem Research Program (FERP) – successes and challenges. pp. 147-152 In Balancing ecosystem values: Innovative experiments for sustainable forestry, Edited by Peterson, C.E., and Maguire, D.A. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland, OR. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-635.

Saunders, M.R. R.G. Wagner, and J. Brissette. 2002. Developing metrics for 3-dimensional forest stand structure: A test of the stand complexity index hypothesis. pp. 63. In R.G. Wagner (Comp.) Proc. Eastern CANUSA Forest Science Conference, October 19-20, 2002, University of Maine, Orono, Maine. 122 p.

Saunders, M.R., R.G. Wagner, M.L. Hunter, S.A. Woods, and D.A. Schofield. 2003. Documenting the ecological effects of new silvicultural systems in Maine’s Acadian forest. pp. 249 In Proc. Fourth North American Forest Ecology Workshop: Ecosystems in Transition. June 16-20, 2003, Corvallis, OR.

Schofield, D.A. and R.G. Wagner. 2002. Vegetation diversity in natural gaps, harvested gaps, and closed canopy in the Acadian forest, Maine. pp. 65. In R.G. Wagner (Comp.) Proc. Eastern CANUSA Forest Science Conference, October 19-20, 2002, University of Maine, Orono, Maine. 122 p.

Schofield, D.A. and R.G. Wagner. 2003. Plant diversity in harvest gaps, natural gaps, and closed canopy of the Acadian forest, Maine. pp. 250 In Proc. Fourth North American Forest Ecology Workshop: Ecosystems in Transition. June 16-20, 2003, Corvallis, OR.

Strojny, C.A. and M.L. Hunter, Jr.  2003. Relative abundance of forest amphibians in canopy gaps and closed forest.  Northeast Biological Graduate Student Conference, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, CA.  February 28 – March 2, 2003.

Strojny, C. 2002. Effects of artificial canopy gaps and down woody material on amphibian populations in the Acadian forests of Maine. Northeast Wildlife Graduate Student Conference, Fredericton, New Brunswick, March 1-3, 2002.

Strojny, C.A. and M.L. Hunter, Jr. 2004. A comparison of amphibian abundance in harvest gaps and natural canopy gaps in a northeastern forest.  pp. 61 In David A. MacLean (Comp.) Proc. Eastern CANUSA Forest Science Conference, October 15–16, 2004, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick. 106 p.

Strojny, C.A. and M.L. Hunter, Jr. 2004. A comparison of amphibian abundance in harvest-created and natural canopy gaps in a northeastern forest. 2004 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Norman, Oklahoma, USA. May 27-31, 2004.

Thomas, S.L. and S.A. Woods. 2004. Harvest gap effects on click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae) inhabiting coarse woody debris and soil in the Acadian forest of Maine, USA.  Society for Conservation Biology Annual Meeting, New York City, New York.

Thomas, S.L. and S.A. Woods. 2004. The effects of forest harvest gaps on click beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae) communities inhabiting coarse woody debris in Maine, USA.  Expanding the Ark: The Emerging Science and Practice of Invertebrate Conservation Symposium of the American Museum of Natural History, New York City, New York.

Thomas, S.L. and S.A. Woods. 2003. The influence of forest harvest gaps on  click beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae) communities inhabiting down coarse woody debris in Maine, USA. Society for Conservation Biology Annual Meeting, Duluth, Minnesota, USA.

Thomas, S.L. and S. A. Woods. 2003. Effects of forest management on click beetle (Coleoptera Elateridae) communities inhabiting coarse woody debris in Maine Entomological Society for America, Eastern Branch Annual Meeting, Harrisburg, PA.