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Overview

Nathan L. Stephenson is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with significant contributions to subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, and Plant Science.

Their published work spans across diverse topics, including Fire effects on ecosystems, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Tree-ring climate responses, Forest Insect Ecology and Management, Forest ecology and management, and Plant responses to elevated CO2.

Key recent papers authored by Nathan L. Stephenson include:

  • Why is Tree Drought Mortality so Hard to Predict? (2021, Trends in Ecology & Evolution)
  • Continent-wide tree fecundity driven by indirect climate effects (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Effects of postfire climate and seed availability on postfire conifer regeneration (2020, Ecological Applications)
  • North American tree migration paced by climate in the West, lagging in the East (2022, Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich))
  • Limits to reproduction and seed size-number trade-offs that shape forest dominance and future recovery (2022, Nature Communications)

Nathan L. Stephenson has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Adrian J. Das, Robert A. Andrus, Michał Bogdziewicz, Benoî t Courbaud, and Michael C. Dietze.

Their work has been published repeatedly in several notable venues, such as:

  • Nature Communications
  • Ecological Applications
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Ecosphere
  • Ecology Letters

Best Publications

  • CLIMATE CHANGE AND FORESTS OF THE FUTURE: MANAGING IN THE FACE OF UNCERTAINTY

    Constance I. Millar;Nathan L. Stephenson;Scott L. Stephens

  • Widespread increase of tree mortality rates in the western United States

    Phillip J. van Mantgem;Nathan L. Stephenson;John C. Byrne;Lori D. Daniels

  • Climatic Control of Vegetation Distribution: The Role of the Water Balance

    Nathan L. Stephenson

  • Rate of tree carbon accumulation increases continuously with tree size.

    N. L. Stephenson;A. J. Das;Richard S. Condit;S. E. Russo

  • Temperate forest health in an era of emerging megadisturbance.

    Constance I. Millar;Nathan L. Stephenson

  • Tree mortality from drought, insects, and their interactions in a changing climate

    William R.L. Anderegg;Jeffrey A. Hicke;Rosie A. Fisher;Craig D. Allen

  • Actual evapotranspiration and deficit: biologically meaningful correlates of vegetation distribution across spatial scales

    Nathan L. Stephenson

  • Apparent climatically induced increase of tree mortality rates in a temperate forest.

    Phillip J. Van Mantgem;Nathan L. Stephenson

  • Foundations of translational ecology

    Carolyn A. F. Enquist;Stephen T. Jackson;Gregg M. Garfin;Frank W. Davis

  • REFERENCE CONDITIONS FOR GIANT SEQUOIA FOREST RESTORATION: STRUCTURE, PROCESS, AND PRECISION

    Nathan L. Stephenson

  • Forest turnover rates follow global and regional patterns of productivity

    Nathan L. Stephenson;Phillip J. van Mantgem

  • Why is Tree Drought Mortality so Hard to Predict

    Anna T. Trugman;Leander D.L. Anderegg;Leander D.L. Anderegg;William R.L. Anderegg;Adrian J. Das

  • Forest gradient response in Sierran landscapes: the physical template

    Dean L. Urban;Carol Miller;Patrick N. Halpin;Nathan L. Stephenson

  • Guiding concepts for park and wilderness stewardship in an era of global environmental change

    Richard J Hobbs;David N Cole;Laurie Yung;Erika S Zavaleta

  • The contribution of competition to tree mortality in old-growth coniferous forests

    Adrian Das;John Battles;Nathan L. Stephenson;Phillip J. van Mantgem

  • Options for National Parks and Reserves for Adapting to Climate Change

    Jill S. Baron;Jill S. Baron;Lance Gunderson;Craig D. Allen;Erica Fleishman

  • Why do trees die? Characterizing the drivers of background tree mortality.

    Adrian J. Das;Nathan L. Stephenson;Kristin P. Davis

  • Climate-Induced Tree Mortality: Earth System Consequences

    Henry D. Adams;Alison K. Macalady;David D. Breshears;Craig D. Allen

  • Causes and implications of the correlation between forest productivity and tree mortality rates

    Nathan L. Stephenson;Phillip J. van Mantgem;Andrew Godard Bunn;Howard Bruner

  • 17. Montane And Subalpine Vegetation Of The Sierra Nevada And Cascade Ranges

    Dave A. Weixelman;Nathan Stephenson;Phil Rundel;Jo Ann Fites-Kaufman

  • Spatial elements of mortality risk in old-growth forests.

    Adrian Das;John Battles;Phillip J. van Mantgem;Nathan L. Stephenson

Frequent Co-Authors

Phillip J. van Mantgem
Phillip J. van Mantgem United States Geological Survey
Craig D. Allen
Craig D. Allen University of New Mexico
Hugh D. Safford
Hugh D. Safford University of California, Davis
Jon E. Keeley
Jon E. Keeley United States Geological Survey
Gregory P. Asner
Gregory P. Asner Arizona State University
Jill S. Baron
Jill S. Baron United States Geological Survey
John J. Battles
John J. Battles University of California, Berkeley
Nate G. McDowell
Nate G. McDowell Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
David N. Cole
David N. Cole US Forest Service
Constance I. Millar
Constance I. Millar US Forest Service

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