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Barton D. Clinton

Barton D. Clinton

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
32
Citations
5932
World Ranking
9600
National Ranking
3442

Overview

Barton D. Clinton is affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States, contributing to research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work centers on several interconnected subfields, including Nature and Landscape Conservation as well as Global and Planetary Change.

Their research topics focus on areas related to forest ecosystems and plant physiology, including:

  • Forest ecology and management
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Barton D. Clinton's publication record includes papers in recognized venues such as the Maryland Shared Open Access Repository (USMAI Consortium). A notable recent paper is titled "Tree Growth and Mortality in a Southern Appalachian Deciduous Forest Following Extended Wet and Dry Periods", published in 2020 in the Maryland Shared Open Access Repository (USMAI Consortium), which has been cited 13 times.

Collaboration is part of Clinton's research process, with frequent coauthors including J. Alan Yeakley and David E. Apsley, each contributing to at least one joint publication.

Best Publications

  • Loss of foundation species: consequences for the structure and dynamics of forested ecosystems

    Aaron M. Ellison;Michael S. Bank;Barton D. Clinton;Elizabeth A. Colburn

  • A long-term study of tree seedling recruitment in southern Appalachian forests: the effects of canopy gaps and shrub understories

    Brian Beckage;James S. Clark;Barton D. Clinton;Bruce L. Haines

  • CANOPY GAP CHARACTERISTICS AND DROUGHT INFLUENCES IN OAK FORESTS OF THE COWEETA BASIN

    B. D. Clinton;L. R. Boring;W. T. Swank

  • Catastrophic windthrow in the southern Appalachians: characteristics of pits and mounds and initial vegetation responses.

    Barton D Clinton;Corey R Baker

  • Regeneration patterns in canopy gaps of mixed-oak forests of the southern Appalachians: influences of topographic position and evergreen understory.

    Barton D. Clinton;Lindsay R. Boring;Wayne T. Swank

  • Light, temperature, and soil moisture responses to elevation, evergreen understory, and small canopy gaps in the southern Appalachians

    Barton D Clinton

  • Vertical leaf area distribution, light transmittance, and application of the Beer–Lambert Law in four mature hardwood stands in the southern Appalachians

    James M. Vose;Neal H. Sullivan;Barton D. Clinton;Paul V. Bolstad

  • Forest dynamics following eastern hemlock mortality in the southern Appalachians

    Chelcy R. Ford;Katherine J. Elliott;Barton D. Clinton;Brian D. Kloeppel

  • Does Rhododendron maximum L. (Ericaceae) Reduce the Availability of Resources Above and Belowground for Canopy Tree Seedlings

    E.T. Nilsen;B.D. Clinton;T.T. Lei;O.K. Miller

  • Inhibition of seedling survival under Rhododendron maximum (Ericaceae): could allelopathy be a cause?

    Erik T. Nilsen;John F. Walker;Orson K. Miller;Shawn W. Semones

  • Using stand replacement fires to restore southern Appalachian pine-hardwood ecosystems: effects on mass, carbon, and nutrient pools

    James M Vose;Wayne T Swank;Barton D Clinton;Jennifer D Knoepp

  • Stand restoration burning in oak-pine forests in the southern Appalachians: effects on aboveground biomass and carbon and nitrogen cycling

    Robert M. Hubbard;James M. Vose;Barton D. Clinton;Katherine J. Elliott

  • Effects of Rhododendron maximum L. on Acer rubrum L. Seedling Establishment

    Barton D. Clinton;James M. Vose

  • Stream water responses to timber harvest: Riparian buffer width effectiveness

    Barton D. Clinton

  • Relationship between stem CO2 efflux, stem sap velocity and xylem CO2 concentration in young loblolly pine trees.

    Chris A. Maier;Barton D. Clinton

  • VARIATION IN STREAM WATER QUALITY IN AN URBAN HEADWATER STREAM IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS

    Barton D. Clinton;James M. Vose

  • Ground Water Chlorinated Ethenes in Tree Trunks: Case Studies, Influence of Recharge, and Potential Degradation Mechanism

    Don A. Vroblesky;Barton D. Clinton;James M. Vose;Clifton C. Casey

  • Effects of Rhododendron maximum Thickets on Tree Seed Dispersal, Seedling Morphology, and Survivorship

    Thomas T. Lei;Shawn W. Semones;John F. Walker;Barton D. Clinton

  • Relationships between stem CO2 efflux, substrate supply, and growth in young loblolly pine trees

    Chris A. Maier;Kurt H. Johnsen;Barton D. Clinton;Kim H. Ludovici

  • Site preparation burning to improve southern Appalachian pine-hardwood stands: vegetation composition and diversity of 13-year-old stands

    Barton D. Clinton;J.M. Vose;W.T. Swank

  • Suppression of ectomycorrhizae on canopy tree seedlings in Rhododendron maximum L. (Ericaceae) thickets in the southern Appalachians

    John F. Walker;Orson K. Miller;Tom Lei;Shawn Semones

Frequent Co-Authors

James M. Vose
James M. Vose North Carolina State University
Jennifer D. Knoepp
Jennifer D. Knoepp US Forest Service
Wayne T. Swank
Wayne T. Swank US Forest Service
Erik T. Nilsen
Erik T. Nilsen Virginia Tech
Chris A. Maier
Chris A. Maier US Forest Service
Paul V. Bolstad
Paul V. Bolstad University of Minnesota
Jackson R. Webster
Jackson R. Webster Virginia Tech
Kurt H. Johnsen
Kurt H. Johnsen US Forest Service
Robert J. Mitchell
Robert J. Mitchell La Trobe University
Paul M. Bradley
Paul M. Bradley United States Geological Survey

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