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Overview

Gary J. Hawley is affiliated with the University of Vermont in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, contributing notably to forest ecology and management.

The scientist has published extensively across several subfields of study, including:

  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Plant Science

Hawley's main research topics involve:

  • Forest ecology and management
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Tree Root and Stability Studies
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
  • Fire effects on ecosystems

Their frequent co-authors include Paula F. Murakami, Paul G. Schaberg, Christopher F. Hansen, and Lindsey E. Rustad, highlighting collaborative work in various aspects of forest and environmental research.

Hawley has published in multiple scientific venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Canadian Journal of Forest Research
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Journal of Visualized Experiments
  • Journal of Forestry Research
  • PLoS ONE

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Gary J. Hawley include:

  • Restoring a keystone tree species for the future: American chestnut assisted migration plantings in an adaptive silviculture experiment (2022) in Forest Ecology and Management
  • Experimental approach and initial forest response to a simulated ice storm experiment in a northern hardwood forest (2020) in PLoS ONE
  • Growth trends and environmental drivers of major tree species of the northern hardwood forest of eastern North America (2022) in Journal of Forestry Research
  • Phenology, cold injury and growth of American chestnut in a Range-Wide provenance test (2022) in Forest Ecology and Management
  • Eastern white pine and eastern hemlock growth: possible tradeoffs in response of canopy trees to climate (2021) in Canadian Journal of Forest Research

This profile reflects a body of work that engages with forest dynamics, climate impacts on tree growth, and ecological conservation strategies, contributing data and insights relevant to the sustainable management of northern hardwood forests and keystone tree species.

Best Publications

  • ACID RAIN IMPACTS ON CALCIUM NUTRITION AND FOREST HEALTH

    Donald H. DeHayes;Paul G. Schaberg;Gary J. Hawley;G. Richard Strimbeck

  • Anthropogenic alterations of genetic diversity within tree populations: Implications for forest ecosystem resilience

    Paul G. Schaberg;Donald H. DeHayes;Gary J. Hawley;Samuel E. Nijensohn

  • Anthropogenic calcium depletion: a unique threat to forest ecosystem health?

    Paul G. Schaberg;Donald H. DeHayes;Gary J. Hawley

  • Associations of calcium and aluminum with the growth and health of sugar maple trees in Vermont

    Paul G. Schaberg;James W. Tilley;Gary J. Hawley;Donald H. DeHayes

  • Influence of simulated snow cover on the cold tolerance and freezing injury of yellow‐cedar seedlings

    Paul G. Schaberg;Paul E. Hennon;David V. D'amore;Gary J. Hawley

  • Long-term calcium addition increases growth release, wound closure, and health of sugar maple (Acer saccharum) trees at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest

    Brett A. Huggett;Brett A. Huggett;Paul G. Schaberg;Paul G. Schaberg;Gary J. Hawley;Gary J. Hawley;Christopher Eager;Christopher Eager

  • Midwinter dehardening of montane red spruce during a natural thaw

    G.R. Strimbeck;P.G. Schaberg;D.H. DeHayes;J.B. Shane

  • Calcium addition at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest reduced winter injury to red spruce in a high-injury year

    Gary J. Hawley;Paul G. Schaberg;Christopher Eagar;Catherine H. Borer

  • Effects of chronic N fertilization on foliar membranes, cold tolerance, and carbon storage in montane red spruce

    Paul G. Schaberg;Donald H. DeHayes;Gary J. Hawley;Paula F. Murakami

  • Red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) foliar chemistry in Northern Vermont and New York, USA

    A. J. Friedland;A. J. Friedland;A. J. Friedland;G. J. Hawley;G. J. Hawley;G. J. Hawley;R. A. Gregory;R. A. Gregory;R. A. Gregory

  • Calcium addition at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest increases sugar storage, antioxidant activity and cold tolerance in native red spruce (Picea rubens).

    Joshua M. Halman;Paul G. Schaberg;Gary J. Hawley;Christopher Eagar

  • Chemical weathering and chemical denudation dynamics through ecosystem development and disturbance

    Zsuzsanna Balogh-Brunstad;C. Kent Keller;Bernard T. Bormann;Rachel O'Brien

  • Severe red spruce winter injury in 2003 creates unusual ecological event in the northeastern United States

    Brynne E. Lazarus;Paul G. Schaberg;Donald H. DeHayes;Gary J. Hawley

  • Acid mist and soil Ca and Al alter the mineral nutrition and physiology of red spruce.

    P. G. Schaberg;D. H. DeHayes;G. J. Hawley;G. R. Strimbeck

  • Association of red coloration with senescence of sugar maple leaves in autumn

    P.G. Schaberg;P.F. Murakami;M.R. Turner;H.K. Heitz

  • Physiological implications of seasonal variation in membrane-associated calcium in red spruce mesophyll cells

    D. H. DeHayes;P. G. Schaberg;G. J. Hawley;C. H. Borer

  • The surprising recovery of red spruce growth shows links to decreased acid deposition and elevated temperature

    Alexandra M. Kosiba;Paul G. Schaberg;Shelly A. Rayback;Gary J. Hawley

  • Seasonal differences in freezing tolerance of yellow-cedar and western hemlock trees at a site affected by yellow-cedar decline

    Paul G Schaberg;Paul E Hennon;David V D'Amore;Gary J Hawley

  • Calcium and aluminum impacts on sugar maple physiology in a northern hardwood forest

    Joshua M. Halman;Paul G. Schaberg;Gary J. Hawley;Linda H. Pardo

  • Silviculture alters the genetic structure of an eastern hemlock forest in Maine, USA

    Gary J. Hawley;Paul G. Schaberg;Donald H. DeHayes;John C. Brissette

  • CLIMATE WARMING, REDUCED SNOW, AND FREEZING INJURY COULD EXPLAIN THE DEMISE OF YELLOW-CEDAR IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA, USA

    P. Hennon;D. D''Amore;D. Wittwer;A. Johnson

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul G. Schaberg
Paul G. Schaberg US Forest Service
Peter M. Groffman
Peter M. Groffman City University of New York
Timothy J. Fahey
Timothy J. Fahey Cornell University
Karen H. Beard
Karen H. Beard Utah State University
Charles T. Driscoll
Charles T. Driscoll Syracuse University
Lindsey E. Rustad
Lindsey E. Rustad US Forest Service
Chris A. Maier
Chris A. Maier US Forest Service
Scott W. Bailey
Scott W. Bailey US Forest Service
Steven G. McNulty
Steven G. McNulty US Forest Service

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