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Pregitzer, C. C., M. S. Ashton, S. Charlop-Powers, A. W. D’Amato, B. R. Frey, B. Gunther, R. A. Hallett, K. S. Pregitzer, C. W. Woodall, and M. A. Bradford “Defining and assessing urban forests to inform management and policy.” Environmental Research Letters vol. 14 no. 8 Environmental Research Letters, August 2019, 085002. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ab2552
Martin, M., K. Geiger, B. M. P. Singhakumara, and M. S. Ashton “Quantitatively characterizing the floristics and structure of a traditional homegarden in a village landscape, Sri Lanka.” Agroforestry Systems vol. 93 no. 4 Agroforestry Systems, August 2019, 1439-1454. doi:10.1007/s10457-018-0254-2
Steidinger, B. S., T. W. Crowther, J. Liang, M. E. Van Nuland, G. D. A. Werner, P. B. Reich, G. Nabuurs, S. De-Miguel, M. Zhou, N. Picard, B. Herault, X. Zhao, C. Zhang, D. Routh, K. G. Peay, and GFBI Consortium (including H. B. Glick and P. Umunay) “Climatic controls of decomposition drive the global biogeography of forest-tree symbioses.” Nature vol. 569 no. 7756 Nature, May 2019, 404-408. doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1128-0
Robertson, K. M., W. J. Platt, and C. E. Faires “Patchy Fires Promote Regeneration of Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) in Pine Savannas.” Forests vol. 10 no. 5 Forests, May 2019, 367. doi:10.3390/f10050367
Ellis, P. W., T. Gopalakrishna, R. C. Goodman, F. E. Putz, A. Roopsind, P. M. Umunay, J. Zalman, E. A. Ellis, K. Moh, T. G. Gregoire, and B. W. Griscom “Reduced-impact logging for climate change mitigation (RIL-C) can halve selective logging emissions from tropical forests.” Forest Ecology and Management vol. 438 Forest Ecology and Management, April 2019, 255-266. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2019.02.004
Brodersen, C. R., M. J. Germino, D. M. Johnson, K. Reinhardt, W. K. Smith, L. M. Resler, M. Y. Bader, A. Sala, L. M. Keuppers, G. Broll, D. M. Cairns, F.-K. Holtmeier, and G. Wieser. “Seedling Survival at Timberline Is Critical to Conifer Mountain Forest Elevation and Extent.” Frontiers in Forests and Global Change vol. 2 Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, April 2019, 9. doi:10.3389/ffgc.2019.00009
Umunay, P., T. G. Gregoire, T. Gopalakrishna, P. W. Ellis, and F. E. Putz “Selective logging emissions and potential emission reductions from reduced-impact logging in the Congo Basin.” Forest Ecology and Management vol. 437 Forest Ecology and Management, April 2019, 360-371. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2019.01.049
Moreira, A. B., T. G. Gregoire, and H. T. Z. do Couto “Wood density and carbon concentration of coarse woody debris in native forests, Brazil.” Forest Ecosystems vol. 6 Forest Ecosystems, April 2019, 18. doi:10.1186/s40663-019-0177-z
Orefice, J., Smith, R.G., Carroll, J., Asbjornsen, H. & Howard, T. “Forage productivity and profitability in newly-established open pasture, silvopasture, and thinned forest production systems.” Agroforest Syst vol. 93 no. 1 Agroforest Syst, February 2019, 51-65. doi:10.1007/s10457-016-0052-7
Hubau, W., T. De Mil, J. Van den Bulcke, O. L. Phillips, B. Angoboy Ilondea, J. Van Acker, M. J. P. Sullivan, L. Nsenga, B. Toirambe, C. Couralet, L. F. Banin, S. K. Begne, T. R. Baker, N. Bourland, E. Chezeaux, C. J. Clark, M. Collins, J. A. Comiskey, A. Cuni-Sanchez, V. Deklerck, S. Dierickx, J.-L. Doucet, C. E. N. Ewango, T. R. Feldpausch, M. Gilpin, C. Gonmadje, J. S. Hall, D. J. Harris, O. J. Hardy, M.-N. D. Kamdem, E. Kasongo Yakusu, G. Lopez-Gonzalez, J.-R. Makana, Y. Malhi, F. M. Mbayu, S. Moore, J. Mukinzi, G. Pickavance, J. R. Poulsen, J. Reitsma, M. Rousseau, B. Sonké, T. Sunderland, H. Taedoumg, J. Talbot, J. Tshibamba Mukendi, P. M. Umunay, J. Vleminckx, L. J. T. White, L. Zemagho, S. L. Lewis, and H. Beeckman “The persistence of carbon in the African forest understory.” Nature Plants vol. 5 no. 2 Nature Plants, February 2019, 133-140. doi:10.1038/s41477-018-0316-5
Pregitzer, C. C., S. Charlop-Powers, S. Bibbo, H. M. Forgione, B. Gunther, R. A. Hallett, and M. A. Bradford “A city-scale assessment reveals that native forest types and overstory species dominate New York City forests.” Ecological Applications vol. 29 no. 1 Ecological Applications, January 2019, e01819. doi:10.1002/eap.1819
Weerasinghe, M., M. S. Ashton, E. R. Hooper, and B. M. P. Singhakumara “Floristics of soil seed banks on agricultural and disturbed land cleared of tropical forests.” Restoration Ecology vol. 27 no. 1 Restoration Ecology, January 2019, 138-147. doi:10.1111/rec.12711
Bemmels, J. B., S. J. Wright, N. C. Garwood, S. A. Queenborough, R. Valencia, and C. W. Dick “Filter‐dispersal assembly of lowland Neotropical rainforests across the Andes.” Ecography vol. 41 no. 11 Ecography, November 2018, 1763-1775. doi:10.1111/ecog.03473
Umunay, P., B. Lujan, C. Meyer, and J. Cobián “Trifecta of Success for Reducing Commodity-Driven Deforestation: Assessing the Intersection of REDD+ Programs, Jurisdictional Approaches, and Private Sector Commitments.” Forests vol. 9 no. 10 Forests, October 2018, 609. doi:10.3390/f9100609
Rutenbeck, N. E., B. R. Frey, K. R. Covey, G. P. Berlyn, O. J. Schmitz, B. C. Larson, and M. S. Ashton “Influence of gap position and competition control on the leaf physiology of planted Picea glauca and natural regeneration of Populus tremuloides.” Forest Ecology and Management vol. 424 Forest Ecology and Management, September 2018, 228-235. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2018.05.010
Fattorini, L., T. G. Gregoire, and S. Trentini “The Use of Calibration Weighting for Variance Estimation Under Systematic Sampling: Applications to Forest Cover Assessment.” Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics vol. 23 no. 3 Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics, September 2018, 358-373. doi:10.1007/s13253-018-0325-x
Chen, L, L. S. Comita, S. J. Wright, N. G. Swenson, J. K. Zimmerman, XC. Mi, ZQ. Hao, WH. Ye, S. P. Hubbell, W. J. Kress, M. Uriarte, J. Thompson, C. J. Nytch, XG. Wang, JY. Lian, and KP. Ma “Forest tree neighborhoods are structured more by negative conspecific density dependence than by interactions among closely related species.” Ecography vol. 41 no. 7 Ecography, July 2018, 1114-1123. doi:10.1111/ecog.03389
Frey, B. R. and M. S. Ashton “Growth, survival and sunfleck response of underplanted red oaks (Quercus spp., section Erythrobalanus) along a topographic gradient in southern New England.” Forest Ecology and Management vol. 419-420 Forest Ecology and Management, July 2018, 179-186. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2018.03.030
Lefland, A. B., M. C. Duguid, R. S. Morin, and M. S. Ashton “The demographics and regeneration dynamic of hickory in second-growth temperate forest.” Forest Ecology and Management vol. 419-420 Forest Ecology and Management, July 2018, 187-196. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2018.03.027
Lefland, A. B., E. S. Huff, and B. Donahue “A Community Forestry Model Linking Research, Management, Education, and Stakeholder Engagement: Case Study Results from the Town of Weston, Massachusetts, USA.” Small-Scale Forestry vol. 17 no. 2 Small-Scale Forestry, June 2018, 191-210. doi:10.1007/s11842-017-9382-1
Bull, G. Q., A. K. Boedhihartono, G. Bueno, B. Cashore, C. Elliott, J. D. Langston, R. A. Riggs, and J. Sayers “Global forest discourses must connect with local forest realities.” International Forestry Review vol. 20 no. 2 International Forestry Review, June 2018, 160-166. doi:10.1505/146554818823767573
Birigazzi, L., J. G. P. Gamarra, and T. G. Gregoire “Unbiased emission factor estimators for large-area forest inventories: domain assessment techniques.” Environmental and Ecological Statistics vol. 25 no. 2 Environmental and Ecological Statistics, June 2018, 199-219. doi:10.1007/s10651-018-0397-3
Craven, D., J. S. Hall, G. P. Berlyn, M. S. Ashton, and M. van Breugel “Environmental filtering limits functional diversity during succession in a seasonally wet tropical secondary forest.” Journal of Vegetation Science vol. 29 no. 3 Journal of Vegetation Science, May 2018, 511-520. doi:10.1111/jvs.12632
Sullivan, M. J. P., S. L. Lewis, W. Hubau, L. Qie, T. R. Baker, L. F. Banin, J. Chave, A. Cuni-Sanchez, T. R. Feldpausch, G. Lopez-Gonzalez, E. Arets, P. Ashton, J.-F. Bastin, N. J. Berry, J. Bogaert, R. Boot, F. Q. Brearley, R. Brienen, D. F. R. P. Burslem, C. de Canniere, M. Chudomelová, M. Dancák, C. Ewango, R. Hédl, J. Lloyd, J.-R. Makana, Y. Malhi, B. S. Marimon, B. H. Marimon Jr., F. Metali, S. Moore, L. Nagy, P. N. Vargas, C. A. Pendry, H. Ramírez-Angulo, J. Reitsma, E. Rutishauser, K. Abu Salim, B. Sonké, R. S. Sukri, T. Sunderland, M. Svátek, P. M. Umunay, R. V. Martinez, R. R. E. Vernimmen, E. V. Torre, J. Vleminckx, V. Vos, and O. L. Phillips “Field methods for sampling tree height for tropical forest biomass estimation.” Methods in Ecology and Evolution vol. 9 no. 5 Methods in Ecology and Evolution, May 2018, 1179-1189. doi:10.1111/2041-210X.12962
Zhu, Y., S. A. Queenborough, R. Condit, S. P. Hubbell, K.P. Ma, and L. S. Comita “Density-dependent survival varies with species life-history strategy in a tropical forest.” Ecology Letters vol. 21 no. 4 Ecology Letters, April 2018, 506-515. doi:10.1111/ele.12915
Fotis, A. T., S. J. Murphy, R. D. Ricart, M. Krishnadas, J. Whitacre, J. W. Wenzel, S. A. Queenborough, and L. S. Comita “Above-ground biomass is driven by mass-ratio effects and stand structural attributes in a temperate deciduous forest.” Journal of Ecology vol. 106 no. 2 Journal of Ecology, March 2018, 561-570. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.12847
Montes-Londoño, I., F. Montagnini, and M. S. Ashton “Allometric relationships and reforestation guidelines for Maclura tinctoria, an important multi-purpose timber tree of Latin America.” New Forests vol. 49 no. 2 New Forests, March 2018, 249-263. doi:10.1007/s11056-017-9617-1
Ashton, M. S. and M. J. Kelty. “The Practice of Silviculture: Applied Forest Ecology.” Wiley Wiley, March 2018, 776 pp.
Visser, M. D., S. A. Schnitzer, H. C. Muller-Landau, E. Jongejans, H. de Kroon, L. S. Comita, S. P. Hubbell, and S. J. Wright “Tree species vary widely in their tolerance for liana infestation: A case study of differential host response to generalist parasites.” Journal of Ecology vol. 106 no. SI Journal of Ecology, March 2018, 781-794. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.12815
Ashton, M. S., E. R. Hooper, B. Singhakumara, and S. Ediriweera “Regeneration recruitment and survival in an Asian tropical rain forest: implications for sustainable management.” Ecosphere vol. 9 no. 2 Ecosphere, February 2018, e02098. doi:10.1002/ecs2.2098
Oberle, B., K. R. Covey, K. M. Dunham, E. J. Hernandez, M. L. Walton, D. F. Young, and A. E. Zanne “Dissecting the Effects of Diameter on Wood Decay Emphasizes the Importance of Cross-Stem Conductivity in Fraxinus americana.” Ecosystems vol. 21 no. 1 Ecosystems, January 2018, 85-97. doi:10.1007/s10021-017-0136-x
Doroski, D. A., A. J. Felson, M. A. Bradford, M. Ashton, E. E. Oldfield, R. A. Hallett, and S. E. Kuebbing “Factors driving natural regeneration beneath a planted urban forest.” Urban Forestry & Urban Greening vol. 29 Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, January 2018, 238-247. doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2017.11.019
Krishnadas, M. and L. S. Comita “Influence of soil pathogens on early regeneration success of tropical trees varies between forest edge and interior.” Oecologia vol. 186 no. 1 Oecologia, January 2018, 259-268. doi:10.1007/s00442-017-4006-1
Brock, E. K. “Sudden Change as an Unwelcome Experiment: Lessons on Time from Forest Management.” Environmental History vol. 23 no. 1 Environmental History, January 2018, 157-163. doi:10.1093/envhis/emx131
Butler, S. M, E. S. Huff, S. A. Snyder, B. J. Butler, and M. Tyrrell “The Role of Gender in Management Behaviors on Family Forest Lands in the United States.” Journal of Forestry vol. 116 no. 1 Journal of Forestry, January 2018, 32-40. doi:10.5849/jof.2016-076R2
Young, K. J. “Mimicking Nature: A Review of Successional Agroforestry Systems as an Analogue to Natural Regeneration of Secondary Forest Stands.” Springer International Publishing Springer International Publishing, December 2017, 179-209. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-69371-2_8
Johnson, D. J., R. Condit, S. P. Hubbell, and L. S. Comita “Abiotic niche partitioning and negative density dependence drive tree seedling survival in a tropical forest.” Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences vol. 284 no. 1869 Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, December 2017, 20172210. doi:10.1098/rspb.2017.2210
Roberts, E. “Agroforestry for the Northeastern United States: Research, Practice, and Possibilities.” Springer International Publishing Springer International Publishing, December 2017, 79-126. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-69371-2_4
Bertsch, A. “Indigenous Successional Agroforestry: Integrating the Old and New to Address Food Insecurity and Deforestation.” Springer International Publishing Springer International Publishing, December 2017, 165-178. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-69371-2_7
Eibl, B. I., F. Montagnini, M. A. López, L. N. López, R. Montechiesi, and E. Esterche “Organic Yerba Mate, Ilex paraguariensis, in Association with Native Species: A Sustainable Production Alternative.” Springer International Publishing Springer International Publishing, December 2017, 261-281. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-69371-2_11
Wason, J., M. Dovciak, C. Beier, and J. Battles “Tree growth is more sensitive than species distributions to recent changes in climate and acidic deposition in the northeastern United States.” Journal of Applied Ecology vol. 54 no. 6 Journal of Applied Ecology, December 2017, 1648-1657. doi:10.1111/1365-2664.12899
Montes-Londoño, I. “Tropical Dry Forests in Multi-functional Landscapes: Agroforestry Systems for Conservation and Livelihoods.” Springer International Publishing Springer International Publishing, December 2017, 47-78. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-69371-2_3
Wason, J., E. Bevilacqua, and M. Dovciak “Climates on the move: Implications of climate warming for species distributions in mountains of the northeastern United States.” Agricultural and Forest Meteorology vol. 246 Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, November 2017, 272-280. doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.05.019
Murphy, S. J., T. Wiegand, and L. S. Comita “Distance-dependent seedling mortality and long-term spacing dynamics in a neotropical forest community.” Ecology Letters vol. 20 no. 11 Ecology Letters, November 2017, 1469-1478. doi:10.1111/ele.12856
Umunay, P. M., K. R. Covey, J.-R. Makana, and T. G. Gregoire “Effect of light, fire and weed control on establishment of Pericopsis elata harms regeneration.” New Forests vol. 48 no. 6 New Forests, November 2017, 735-752. doi:10.1007/s11056-017-9594-4
Umunay, P. M., T. G. Gregoire, and M. S. Ashton “Estimating biomass and carbon for Gilbertiodendron dewevrei (De Wild) Leonard, a dominant canopy tree of African tropical Rainforest: Implications for policies on carbon sequestration.” Forest Ecology and Management vol. 404 Forest Ecology and Management, November 2017, 31-44. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2017.08.020
Kolden, C. A., T. M. Bleeker, A. M. S. Smith, H. M. Poulos, and A. E. Camp “Fire Effects on Historical Wildfire Refugia in Contemporary Wildfires.” Forests vol. 8 no. 10 Forests, October 2017, 400. doi:10.3390/f8100400
Sinacore, K., J. S. Hall, C. Potvin, A. A. Royo, M. J. Ducey, and M. S. Ashton “Unearthing the hidden world of roots: Root biomass and architecture differ among species within the same guild.” PLoS ONE vol. 12 no. 10 PLoS ONE, October 2017, e0185934. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0185934
Wood, S. A., J. A. Gilbert, J. W. Leff, N. Fierer, H. D'Angelo, C. Bateman, S. M. Gedallovich, C. M. Gillikin, M. R. Gradoville, P. Mansor, A. Massmann, N. Yang, B. L. Turner, F. Q. Brearley, and K. L. McGuire “Consequences of tropical forest conversion to oil palm on soil bacterial community and network structure.” Soil Biology & Biochemistry vol. 112 Soil Biology & Biochemistry, September 2017, 258-268. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.05.019
Rubenstein, M. A., T. W. Crowther, D. S. Maynard, J. S. Schilling, and M. A. Bradford “Decoupling direct and indirect effects of temperature on decomposition.” Soil Biology and Biochemistry vol. 112 Soil Biology and Biochemistry, September 2017, 110-116. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.05.005
Audino, L. D., S. J. Murphy, L. Zambaldi, J. Louzada, and L. S. Comita “Drivers of community assembly in tropical forest restoration sites: role of local environment, landscape and space.” Ecological Applications vol. 27 no. 6 Ecological Applications, September 2017, 1731-1745. doi:10.1002/eap.1562
Diallo, M. D., T. Goalbaye, M. Mahamat-Saleh, P. S. Sarr, D. Masse, S. A. Wood, L. Diop, R. P. Dick, A. Diop, and A. Guisse “Effects of major woody species of the Senegalese Great Green Wall on N mineralization and microbial biomass in soils.” Bois et Forests des Tropiques vol. 333 Bois et Forests des Tropiques, September 2017, 43-55.
van Marle, M. J. E., S. Kloster, B. I. Magi, J. R. Marlon, A.-L. Daniau, R. D. Field, A. Arneth, M. Forrest, S. Hantson, N. M. Kehrwald, W. Knorr, G. Lasslop, F. Li, S. Mangeon, C. Yue, J. W. Kaiser, and G. R. van der Werf. “Historic global biomass burning emissions based on merging satellite observations with proxies and fire models (1750–2015).” Geoscientific Model Development vol. 10 Geoscientific Model Development, September 2017, 3329-3357. doi:10.5194/gmd-10-3329-2017
Oliver, C. D., K. L. O'Hara, and P. J. Baker “Effects of Restoration at the Stand Level.” CRC Press CRC Press, August 2015, 37-68.

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