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Overview

Erica A. H. Smithwick is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States and works primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their research encompasses several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Sociology and Political Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Soil Science.

Their recent scholarly contributions include papers published across a variety of scientific journals and venues. Notable recent publications are:

  • "Robust paths to net greenhouse gas mitigation and negative emissions via advanced biofuels" (2020), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Conceptual Links between Landscape Diversity and Diet Diversity: A Roadmap for Transdisciplinary Research" (2020), BioScience
  • "Just energy imaginaries? Examining realities of solar development on Pennsylvania's farmland" (2023), Energy Research & Social Science
  • "Seed source pattern and terrain have scale-dependent effects on post-fire tree recovery" (2020), Landscape Ecology
  • "Prescribed fire alters structure and composition of a mid-Atlantic oak forest up to eight years after burning" (2021), Fire Ecology

Frequent publication venues for this researcher include:

  • Landscape Ecology
  • Fire Ecology
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

They collaborate regularly with several coauthors, including:

  • Alan H. Taylor
  • Margot W. Kaye
  • Sarah E. Gergel
  • Susan M. Kotikot
  • Cody L. Dems

The main research topics addressed by Erica A. H. Smithwick cover a range of ecological and environmental concerns, such as:

  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Best Publications

  • Continued warming could transform Greater Yellowstone fire regimes by mid-21st century

    Anthony L. Westerling;Monica G. Turner;Erica A. H. Smithwick;William H. Romme

  • Predicting fine root lifespan from plant functional traits in temperate trees

    M. Luke McCormack;Thomas S. Adams;Erica A. H. Smithwick;David M. Eissenstat

  • POTENTIAL UPPER BOUNDS OF CARBON STORES IN FORESTS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

    Erica A. H. Smithwick;Mark E. Harmon;Suzanne M. Remillard;Steven A. Acker

  • Spatial Extrapolation: The Science of Predicting Ecological Patterns and Processes

    James R. Miller;Monica G. Turner;Erica A. H. Smithwick;C. Lisa Dent

  • Postfire Soil N Cycling in Northern Conifer Forests Affected by Severe, Stand-Replacing Wildfires

    Erica A. H. Smithwick;Monica G. Turner;Michelle C. Mack;F. Stuart Chapin

  • Variability in root production, phenology, and turnover rate among 12 temperate tree species.

    M. Luke McCormack;M. Luke McCormack;Thomas S. Adams;Erica A. H. Smithwick;David M. Eissenstat

  • Inorganic nitrogen availability after severe stand-replacing fire in the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem

    Monica G. Turner;Erica A. H. Smithwick;Kristine L. Metzger;Daniel B. Tinker

  • Robust paths to net greenhouse gas mitigation and negative emissions via advanced biofuels.

    John L. Field;Tom L. Richard;Erica A. H. Smithwick;Hao Cai

  • Improving the representation of roots in terrestrial models

    Erica A.H. Smithwick;Melissa S. Lucash;M. Luke McCormack;Gajan Sivandran

  • Variation in NH4+ mineralization and microbial communities with stand age in lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) forests, Yellowstone National Park (USA)

    Erica A.H. Smithwick;Monica G. Turner;Kristine L. Metzger;Teri C. Balser

  • Seasonal variation and ecosystem dependence of emission factors for selected trace gases and PM2.5 for southern African savanna fires

    S. Korontzi;Darold E. Ward;Ronald A. Susott;Robert J. Yokelson

  • Landscape heterogeneity following large fires: insights from Yellowstone National Park, USA

    Tania Schoennagel;Erica A. H. Smithwick;Monica G. Turner

  • Representing climate, disturbance, and vegetation interactions in landscape models

    Robert E. Keane;Donald McKenzie;Donald A. Falk;Erica A.H. Smithwick

  • Root stress and nitrogen deposition: consequences and research priorities

    Erica A. H. Smithwick;David M. Eissenstat;Gary M. Lovett;Richard D. Bowden

  • Deer feeding selectivity for invasive plants

    Kristine M. Averill;Kristine M. Averill;David A. Mortensen;Erica A. H. Smithwick;Eric Post

  • Modeling the effects of fire and climate change on carbon and nitrogen storage in lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) stands

    E. A. H. Smithwick;M. G. Ryan;M. G. Ryan;D. M. Kashian;W. H. Romme

  • A regional assessment of white-tailed deer effects on plant invasion

    Kristine M Averill;David A Mortensen;Erica A H Smithwick;Susan Kalisz

  • Regional scale patterns of fine root lifespan and turnover under current and future climate

    M. Luke McCormack;David M. Eissenstat;Anantha M. Prasad;Erica A. H. Smithwick

  • Long-Term Nitrogen Storage and Soil Nitrogen Availability in Post-Fire Lodgepole Pine Ecosystems

    Erica A. H. Smithwick;Daniel M. Kashian;Michael G. Ryan;Monica G. Turner

  • Spatial heterogeneity and soil nitrogen dynamics in a burned black spruce forest stand: distinct controls at different scales

    Erica A. H. Smithwick;Michelle C. Mack;Monica G. Turner;F. Stuart Chapin

  • Reconstructing Disturbances and Their Biogeochemical Consequences over Multiple Timescales

    Kendra K. McLauchlan;Philip E. Higuera;Daniel G. Gavin;Steven S. Perakis

Frequent Co-Authors

Monica G. Turner
Monica G. Turner University of Wisconsin–Madison
William H. Romme
William H. Romme Colorado State University
Michael G. Ryan
Michael G. Ryan Colorado State University
M. Luke McCormack
M. Luke McCormack Morton Arboretum
Steven S. Perakis
Steven S. Perakis United States Geological Survey
Annika Nordin
Annika Nordin Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Shaun A. Watmough
Shaun A. Watmough Trent University
Mark E. Fenn
Mark E. Fenn US Forest Service
Paul G. Schaberg
Paul G. Schaberg US Forest Service
David M. Eissenstat
David M. Eissenstat Pennsylvania State University

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