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71
Citations
15970
World Ranking
1616
National Ranking
685

Overview

Wayne T. Swank was affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States. Their research focused primarily on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with specific work in the subfields of Water Science and Technology, Ecology, and Atmospheric Science.

Their main topics of study included:

  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Cryospheric studies and observations

Swank contributed to scholarly work published in the Maryland Shared Open Access Repository (USMAI Consortium). Among their recent papers was "A method of modeling source area response to climate variability," published in 2020 within this venue.

Their frequent coauthors included:

  • Alan Yeakley
  • George M. Hornberger
  • Herman H. Shugart

The scientific output of Wayne T. Swank centered on studies relevant to environmental and planetary systems, particularly exploring interactions in watershed environments, wetland ecology, and atmospheric processes. Their work contributed to advancing knowledge in these interconnected areas through modeling and empirical investigations.

Best Publications

  • Forest hydrology and ecology at Coweeta.

    Wayne T. Swank;D. A. Crossley

  • Fluxes of Dissolved Organic Nutrients and Humic Substances in a Deciduous Forest

    Robert G. Qualls;Bruce L. Haines;Wayne T. Swank

  • Long-term hydrologic and water quality responses following commercial clearcutting of mixed hardwoods on a southern Appalachian catchment

    W.T Swank;J.M Vose;K.J Elliott

  • THE ROLE OF BLACK LOCUST (ROBINIA PSEUDO- ACACIA) IN FOREST SUCCESSION

    L. R. Boring;W. T. Swank

  • CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF LANDUSE ON WATER QUALITY IN A SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN WATERSHED

    Paul V. Bolstad;Wayne T. Swank

  • Effects of wild pig rooting in a deciduous forest

    Francis J. Singer;Wayne T. Swank;Edward E. C. Clebsch

  • Early Regeneration of a Clear-Cut Southern Appalachian Forest

    Lindsay R. Boring;Carl D. Monk;Wayne T. Swank

  • Vegetation dynamics after a prescribed fire in the southern Appalachians

    Katherine J Elliott;Ronald L. Hendrick;Amy E Major;James M Vose

  • Distinguishing between Nitrification and Denitrification as Sources of Gaseous Nitrogen Production in Soil.

    Eric A. Davidson;Wayne T. Swank;Thomas O. Perry

  • Streamflow Greatly Reduced by Converting Deciduous Hardwood Stands to Pine

    Wayne T. Swank;James E. Douglass

  • Effects of Whole-Tree and Stem-Only Clearcutting on Postharvest Hydrologic Losses, Nutrient Capital, and Regrowth

    L. K. Mann;D. W. Johnson;D. C. West;D. W. Cole

  • Environmental Parameters Regulating Gaseous Nitrogen Losses from Two Forested Ecosystems via Nitrification and Denitrification.

    Eric A. Davidson;Wayne T. Swank

  • Stability of Stream Ecosystems

    J. R. Webster;M. E. Gurtz;J. J. Hains;J. L. Meyer

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

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

  • Sources, fates, and impacts of nitrogen inputs to terrestrial ecosystems: review and synthesis

    Lindsay R. Boring;Wayne T. Swank;Jack B. Waide;Gray S. Henderson

  • Long-term changes in forest composition and diversity following early logging (1919-1923) and the decline of American chestnut (Castanea dentata)

    Katherine J. Elliott;Wayne T. Swank

  • Decomposition of woody debris in a regenerating, clear-cut forest in the Southern Appalachians

    Kim G. Mattson;Wayne T. Swank;Jack B. Waide

  • Streamflow changes associated with forest cutting, species conversions, and natural disturbances.

    W. T. Swank;L. W. Swift;J. E. Douglass

  • Successional changes in plant species diversity and composition after clearcutting a Southern Appalachian watershed

    Katherine J. Elliott;Lindsay R. Boring;Wayne T. Swank;Bruce R. Haines

  • Studies of Cation Budgets in the Southern Appalachians on Four Experimental Watersheds with Contrasting Vegetation

    Philip J. Johnson;Wayne T. Swank

  • Insect defoliation enhances nitrate export from forest ecosystems

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Frequent Co-Authors

James M. Vose
James M. Vose North Carolina State University
Jennifer D. Knoepp
Jennifer D. Knoepp US Forest Service
Jackson R. Webster
Jackson R. Webster Virginia Tech
Barton D. Clinton
Barton D. Clinton US Forest Service
Dale W. Johnson
Dale W. Johnson University of Nevada Reno
Judy L. Meyer
Judy L. Meyer University of Georgia
Tim Burt
Tim Burt Durham University
Paul V. Bolstad
Paul V. Bolstad University of Minnesota
Steven G. McNulty
Steven G. McNulty US Forest Service
Robert G. Qualls
Robert G. Qualls University of Nevada Reno

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