Scientists & Staff

Lindsey Rustad

Team Leader / Research Ecologist

Northern Forest Science and Applications

271 Mast Road

Durham, NH, 03824

Phone: 603-397-7406

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News Releases

Flow of Water Cycle Data is Seen and Heard in WaterVizNovember 14, 2018
Cool Science (Very Cool) Examines How Ice Storms May Shape the Future of Northern ForestsJanuary 21, 2016
Flow of Data Through Forest Service's Online WaterViz Tool Helped by NSF GrantAugust 19, 2015
New York City Park Plugs Into ResearchDecember 3, 2014
Forest Service, USM Program Making Forest Data Accessible for Students with DisabilitiesFebruary 18, 2014
As Data Flow, Scientists Advocate for Quality ControlAugust 5, 2013
Site-specific, Long-term Research Expanding Understanding of Climate ChangeDecember 5, 2012
Climate Change Effects, Potential Mitigation in Northeast Forests Subject of Forest Service ReportAugust 15, 2012
Forest Data Show How a Fading Tropical Storm Irene Triggered Historic FloodingOctober 5, 2011

Current Research

Overarching research interests: Effects of anthropogenic disturbances on forested ecosystems of Northeastern North America, with an emphasis on acidic deposition and climate change.

Examples:

NE Forests 2100: The effects of climate change on forest ecosystems of the northeastern United States and Eastern Canada.
A cross site study of fine root response to experimentally elevated N deposition.
Understanding the impacts of ice storms on forest ecosystems of the northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. (pilot stage)
Decadal-scale effects of experimental N additions on biogeochemical processes at the Bear Brook Watershed in Maine.

Research Interests

Continued synthesis of existing data and efforts to increase communication and collaboration amongst regional, national and international global change scientists.
Evaluation of the effects of ice storms on forests of the northeastern United States.
Evaluation of the single and interactive effects of chronic N additions and drought on fine root dynamics in northern forest ecosystems.
Integration of art and science to better understand pattern and process in large ecological data sets and share this information with a broader audience.

Why This Research is Important

An overwhelming scientific consensus exists that 20th century human activities have induced dramatic and unprecedented changes in the earth's chemical and physical environment. As such, the response of terrestrial ecosystems to this global phenomenon has been the subject of intense scientific scrutiny over the past several decades. Although much has been learned about terrestrial ecosystem response to these perturbations (e.g. climate change, acidic deposition), urgent and immediate needs remain to continue to build a sound scientific basis for regional, national and international policies regulating such things as carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions, and atmospheric deposition of nitrogen, sulfur, and mercury. In order to meet these complex needs in a timely fashion, a growing consensus exists within the scientific community that it will be necessary to better integrate observational, experimental, and modeling techniques into a unified multidisciplinary approach to understanding ecosystem response to global change.

Education

University of Maine, Ph.D. Plant Science, 1988
Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, M.F.S. Forest Science, 1983
Cornell University, B.A. Philosophy, 1980

Professional Organizations

Soil Science Society of America (1987 - Current)
Education K-12
Ecological Society of America

Awards & Recognition

USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station's Distinguished Scientist Award, 2018
USDA Forest Service Deputy Chief's Distinguished Science Award, 2018
Fellow for Soil Science Society of America, 2015

Featured Publications & Products

Rustad, Lindsey E.; Campbell, John L.; Driscoll, Charles T.; Fahey, Timothy J.; Groffman, Peter M.; Schaberg, Paul G.; Hawley, Gary J.; Halm, Ian ; Bowles, Frank ; Leuenberger, Wendy ; Schwaner, Geoffrey ; Winant, Gabriel ; Leonardi, Brendan. 2020. Experimental approach and initial forest response to a simulated ice storm experiment in a northern hardwood forest. PLOS ONE
Rustad, Lindsey E.; Knoepp, Jennifer ; Richter, Daniel D.; Scott, D. Andrew. 2020. Biogeochemical Cycling in Forest and Rangeland Soils of the United States. In: Pouyat, Richard V.; Page-Dumroese, Deborah S.; Patel-Weynand, Toral; Geiser, Linda H., editors. 2020. Forest and rangeland soils of the United States under changing conditions: A comprehensive science synthesis. Springer, Cham.
Ellison, Aaron M.; LeRoy, Carri J.; Landsbergen, Kim J.; Bosanquet, Emily; Borden, David Buckley; CaraDonna, Paul J.; Cheney, Katherine; Crystal-Ornelas, Robert; DeFreece, Ardis; Goralnik, Lissy; Irons, Ellie; Merkle, Bethann Garramon; O'Connell, Kari E. B.; Penick, Clint A.; Rustad, Lindsey; Schulze, Mark; Waser, Nickolas M.; Wysong, Linda M. 2018. Art/Science Collaborations: New Explorations of Ecological Systems, Values, and their Feedbacks. The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America
Rustad, Lindsey; Campbell, John; Dukes, Jeffrey S.; Huntington, Thomas; Fallon Lambert, Kathy; Mohan, Jacqueline; Rodenhouse, Nicholas. 2012. Changing climate, changing forests: The impacts of climate change on forests of the northeastern United States and eastern Canada. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-99. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 48 p.
Groffman, Peter M.; Rustad, Lindsey; Templer, Pamela H.; Campbell, John; Christenson, Lynn M.; Lany, Nina K.; Socci, Anne M.; Vadeboncoeur, Matthew A.; Schaberg, Paul; Wilson, Geoffrey F.; Driscoll, Charles T.; Fahey, Timothy J.; Fisk, Melany C.; Goodale, Christine L.; Green, Mark B.; Hamburg, Steven P.; Johnson, Chris E.; Mitchell, Myron J.; Morse, Jennifer L.; Pardo, Linda H.; Rodenhouse, Nicholas L. 2012. Long-term integrated studies show complex and surprising effects of climate change in northern hardwood forests. BioScience. 62(12): 1056-1066
Fahey, Timothy J.; Templer, Pamela H.; Anderson, Bruce T.; Battles, John J.; Campbell, John L.; Driscoll, Charles T.; Fusco, Anthony R.; Green, Mark B.; Kassam, Karim-Aly S.; Rodenhouse, Nicholas L.; Rustad, Lindsey; Schaberg, Paul G.; Vadeboncoeur, Matthew A. 2015. The promise and peril of intensive-site-based ecological research: insights from the Hubbard Brook ecosystem study. Ecology. 96(4): 885-901.
Campbell, John L.; Rustad, Lindsey E.; Boyer, Elizabeth W.; Christopher, Sheila F.; Driscoll, Charles T.; Fernandez, Ivan .J.; Groffman, Peter M.; Houle, Daniel; Kiekbusch, Jana; Magill, Alison H.; Mitchell, Myron J.; Ollinger, Scott V. 2009. Consequences of climate change for biogeochemical cycling in forests of northeastern North America. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 39: 264-284.
Rustad, Lindsey E. 2008. The response of terrestrial ecosystems to global climate change: Towards an integrated approach. Science of The Total Environment. 404(2-3): 222-235.
Rustad, L.E.; Campbell, J.L.; Marion, G.M.; Norby, R.J.; Mitchell, M.J.; Hartley, A.E.; Cornelissen, J.H.C.; Gurevitch, J. 2001. A meta-analysis of the response of soil respiration, net nitrogen mineralization, and aboveground plant growth to experimental ecosystem warming. Oecologia. 126: 543-562.
Campbell, John L.; Rustad, Lindsey E.; Driscoll, Charles T.; Halm, Ian ; Fahey, Timothy J.; Fakhraei, Habibollah ; Groffman, Peter M.; Hawley, Gary J.; Leuenberger, Wendy ; Schaberg, Paul G. 2020. Simulating Impacts of Ice Storms on Forest Ecosystems. Journal of Visualized Experiments

Publications & Products

Campbell, John L.; Rustad, Lindsey E.; Bailey, Scott W.; Bernhardt, Emily S.; Driscoll, Charles T.; Green, Mark B.; Groffman, Peter M.; Lovett, Gary M.; McDowell, William H.; McGuire, Kevin J.; Rosi, Emma J. 2021. Watershed studies at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest: Building on a long legacy of research with new approaches and sources of data. Hydrological Processes
Kwon, T. ; Shibata, H. ; Kepfer-Rojas, S. ; Schmidt, I.K. ; Larsen, K.S. ; Beier, C. ; Berg, B. ; Verheyen, K. ; Lamarque, J-F ; Hagedorn, F. ; Eisenhauer, N. ; Djukic, I. ; Caliman, A. ; Paquette, A. ; Gutiérrez-Girón, A. ; Petraglia, A. ; Augustaitis, A. ; Saillard, A. ; Ruiz-Fernández, A.C. ; Sousa, A.I. ; Lillebø, A.I. ; da Rocha Gripp, A. ; Lamprecht, A. ; Bohner, A. ; Francez, A-J ; Malyshev, A. ; Andrić, A. ; Stanisci, A. ; Zolles, A. ; Avila, A. ; Virkkala, A-M ; Probst, A. ; Ouin, A. ; Khuroo, A.A. ; Verstraeten, A. ; Stefanski, A. ; Muys, B. ; Gozalo, B. ; Ahrends, B. ; Yang, B. ; Erschbamer, B. ; Christiansen, C.T. ; Centre Norwegian Research, ; Meredieu, C. ; Mony, C. ; Nock, C. ; Wang, C-P ; Baum, C. ; Rixen, C. ; Delire, C. ; Piscart, C. ; Andrews, C. ; Branquinho, C. ; Jan, D. ; Vujanović, D. ; Adair, E.C. ; Crawford, E.R. ; Hornung, E. ; Groner, E. ; Lucot, E. ; Gacia, E. ; Lévesque, E. ; Benedito, E. ; Davydov, E.A. ; Bolzan Padilha, F. ; Maestre, F.T. ; Maunoury-Danger, F. ; Kitz, F. ; Hofhansl, F. ; Sutter, F. ; de Almeida Lobo, F. ; Souza, F.L. ; Zehetner, F. ; Koffi, F.K. ; Certini, G. ; Pinha, G.D. ; González, G. ; Pauli, H. ; Bahamonde, H.A. ; Feldhaar, H. ; Jäger, H. ; Serrano, H.C. ; Verheyden, H. ; Bruelheide, H. ; Meesenburg, H. ; Jungkunst, H. ; Jactel, H. ; Kurokawa, H. ; Yesilonis, I. ; van Halder, I. ; García Quirós, I. ; Fekete, I. ; Ostonen, I. ; Borovská, J. ; Roales, J. ; Shoqeir, J. ; Probst, J-L ; Vijayanathan, J. ; Dolezal, J. ; Sanchez-Cabeza, J-A ; Merlet, J. ; Loehr, J. ; von Oppen, J. ; Löffler, J. ; Benito Alonso, J.L. ; Cardoso-Mohedano, J-G ; Morina, J.C. ; Jiménez, J.J. ; Alatalo, J.M. ; Seeber, J. ; Kemppinen, J. ; Stadler, J. ; Kriiska, K. ; Van den Meersche, K. ; Fukuzawa, K. ; Szlavecz, K. ; Gerhátová, K. ; Lajtha, K. ; Hoshizaki, K. ; Green, K. ; Steinbauer, K. ; Pazianoto, L. ; Dienstbach, L. ; Yahdjian, L. ; Williams, L.J. ; van den Brink, L. ; Rustad, L. ; Carneiro, L.S. ; Di Martino, L. ; Villar, L. ; Morley, M. ; Lebouvier, M. ; Tomaselli, M. ; Schaub, M. ; Glushkova, M. ; Almazan-Torres, M.G. ; de Graaff, M-A ; Bauters, M. ; Mazón, M. ; Frenzel, M. ; Wagner, M. ; Didion, M. ; Hamid, M. ; Lopes, M. ; Apple, M. ; Mojses, M. ; Gualmini, M. ; Vadeboncoeur, M. ; Danger, M. ; Scherer-Lorenzen, M. ; Růžek, M. ; Isabellon, M. ; Di Musciano, M. ; Carbognani, M. ; Zhiyanski, M. ; Puşcaş, M. ; Barna, M. ; Ataka, M. ; Luoto, M. ; Alsafaran, M.H. ; Barsoum, N. ; Korboulewsky, N. ; Lecomte, N. ; Filippova, N. ; Hölzel, N. ; Ferlian, O. ; Romero, O. ; Pinto-Jr, O. ; Peri, P. ; Turtureanu, P.D. ; Haase, P. ; Macreadie, P. ; Reich, P.B. ; Petřík, P. ; Choler, P. ; Marmonier, P. ; Ponette, Q. ; Guariento, R.D. ; Canessa, R. ; Kiese, R. ; Kanka, R. ; Gatti, R.C. ; Martins, R.L. ; Ogaya, R. ; Georges, R. ; Gavilán, R.G. ; Wittlinger, S. ; Suzuki, S. ; Martin, S. ; Anja, S. ; Gogo, S. ; Schueler, S. ; Drollinger, S. ; Mereu, S. ; Wipf, S. ; Trevathan-Tackett, S. ; Stoll, S. ; Löfgren, S. ; Trogisch, S. ; Seitz, S. ; Glatzel, S. ; Venn, S. ; Dousset, S. ; Mori, T. ; Sato, T. ; Hishi, T. ; Nakaji, T. ; Theurillat, J-P ; Camboulive, T. ; Spiegelberger, T. ; Scholten, T. ; Mozdzer, T.J. ; Rusňák, T. ; Ramaswiela, T. ; Enoki, T. ; Ursu, T-M ; Morra di Cella, U. ; Hamer, U. ; Klaus, V. ; Cecco, V.D. ; Rego, V. ; Fontana, V. ; Piscová, V. ; Bretagnolle, V. ; Maire, V. ; Farjalla, V. ; Pascal, V. ; Zhou, W. ; Luo, W. ; Parker, W. ; Utsumi, Y. ; Kominami, Y. ; Kotroczó, Z. ; Tóth, Z. 2021. Effects of Climate and Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition on Early to Mid-Term Stage Litter Decomposition Across Biome. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Kwon, TaeOh ; Shibata, Hideaki ; Kepfer-Rojas, Sebastian ; Schmidt, Inger K.; Larsen, Klaus S.; Beier, Claus ; Berg, Björn ; Verheyen, Kris ; Lamarque, Jean-Francois ; Hagedorn, Frank ; Eisenhauer, Nico ; Djukic, Ika ; Gonzalez, Grizelle; Yesilonis, Ian; Rustad, Lindsey. 2021. Effects of Climate and Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition on Early to Mid-Term Stage Litter Decomposition Across Biomes. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Torresan, Chiara ; Benito Garzón, Marta ; O'Grady, Michael ; Robson, Thomas Matthew; Picchi, Gianni ; Panzacchi, Pietro ; Tomelleri, Enrico ; Smith, Melanie ; Marshall, John ; Wingate, Lisa ; Tognetti, Roberto ; Rustad, Lindsey E.; Kneeshaw, Dan. 2021. A new generation of sensors and monitoring tools to support climate-smart forestry practices. Canadian Journal of Forest Research
Campbell, John L.; Rustad, Lindsey E.; Garlick, Sarah ; Newman, Noah ; Stanovick, John S.; Halm, Ian ; Driscoll, Charles T.; Barjenbruch, Brian L.; Burakowski, Elizabeth ; Hilberg, Steven D.; Sanders, Kristopher J.; Shafer, Jason C.; Doesken, Nolan J. 2020. A Comparison of Low-Cost Collector Configurations for Quantifying Ice Accretion. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
Fahey, Robert T.; Atkins, Jeff W.; Campbell, John L.; Rustad, Lindsey E.; Duffy, Meghan ; Driscoll, Charles T.; Fahey, Timothy J.; Schaberg, Paul G. 2020. Effects of an experimental ice storm on forest canopy structure. Canadian Journal of Forest Research
Kimsey, Mark J.; Laing, Larry E.; Anderson, Sarah M.; Bruggink, Jeff ; Campbell, Steve ; Diamond, David ; Domke, Grant M.; Gries, James ; Holub, Scott M.; Nowacki, Gregory ; Page-Dumroese, Deborah S.; Perry, Charles H. (Hobie); Rustad, Lindsey E.; Stephens, Kyle ; Vaughan, Robert. 2020. Soil mapping, monitoring, and assessment [Chapter 9]. In: Pouyat, Richard V.; Page-Dumroese, Deborah S.; Patel-Weynand, Toral; Geiser, Linda H., editors. 2020. Forest and rangeland soils of the United States under changing conditions: A comprehensive science synthesis. Springer, Cham. p. 169-188.
Sanders-DeMott, Rebecca ; Campbell, John L.; Groffman, Peter M.; Rustad, Lindsey E.; Templer, Pamela H. 2019. Soil warming and winter snowpacks: Implications for northern forest ecosystem functioning. In: Mohan, J.E., ed. Ecosystem Consequences of Soil Warming: Microbes, Vegetation, Fauna and Soil Biogeochemistry. Cambridge, MA: Academic Press. 245-278.
Song, Jian ; Wan, Shiqiang ; Piao, Shilong ; Knapp, Alan K.; Classen, Aimée T.; Vicca, Sara ; Ciais, Philippe ; Hovenden, Mark J.; Leuzinger, Sebastian ; Beier, Claus ; Kardol, Paul ; Xia, Jianyang ; Liu, Qiang ; Ru, Jingyi ; Zhou, Zhenxing ; Luo, Yiqi ; Guo, Dali ; Adam Langley, J. ; Zscheischler, Jakob ; Dukes, Jeffrey S.; Tang, Jianwu ; Chen, Jiquan ; Hofmockel, Kirsten S.; Kueppers, Lara M.; Rustad, Lindsey ; Liu, Lingli ; Smith, Melinda D.; Templer, Pamela H.; Quinn Thomas, R. ; Norby, Richard J.; Phillips, Richard P.; Niu, Shuli ; Fatichi, Simone ; Wang, Yingping ; Shao, Pengshuai ; Han, Hongyan ; Wang, Dandan ; Lei, Lingjie ; Wang, Jiali ; Li, Xiaona ; Zhang, Qian ; Li, Xiaoming ; Su, Fanglong ; Liu, Bin ; Yang, Fan ; Ma, Gaigai ; Li, Guoyong ; Liu, Yanchun ; Liu, Yinzhan ; Yang, Zhongling ; Zhang, Kesheng ; Miao, Yuan ; Hu, Mengjun ; Yan, Chuang ; Zhang, Ang ; Zhong, Mingxing ; Hui, Yan ; Li, Ying ; Zheng, Mengmei. 2019. A meta-analysis of 1,119 manipulative experiments on terrestrial carbon-cycling responses to global change. Nature Ecology & Evolution
Weitzman, Julie N.; Groffman, Peter M.; Campbell, John L.; Driscoll, Charles T.; Fahey, Robert T.; Fahey, Timothy J.; Schaberg, Paul G.; Rustad, Lindsey E. 2019. Ecosystem Nitrogen Response to a Simulated Ice Storm in a Northern Hardwood Forest. Ecosystems
Yang, Yang ; Meng, Linghui ; Yanai, Ruth D.; Montesdeoca, Mario ; Templer, Pamela H.; Asbjornsen, Heidi ; Rustad, Lindsey E.; Driscoll, Charles T. 2019. Climate change may alter mercury fluxes in northern hardwood forests. Biogeochemistry
Asbjornsen, Heidi ; Campbell, John L.; Jennings, Katie A.; Vadeboncoeur, Matthew A.; McIntire, Cameron ; Templer, Pamela H.; Phillips, Richard P.; Bauerle, Taryn L.; Dietze, Michael C.; Frey, Serita D.; Groffman, Peter M.; Guerrieri, Rosella ; Hanson, Paul J.; Kelsey, Eric P.; Knapp, Alan K.; McDowell, Nathan G.; Meir, Patrick ; Novick, Kimberly A.; Ollinger, Scott V; Pockman, Will T.; Schaberg, Paul G.; Wullschleger, Stan D.; Smith, Melinda D.; Rustad, Lindsey E. 2018. Guidelines and considerations for designing field experiments simulating precipitation extremes in forest ecosystems. Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Djukic, Ika; Kepfer-Rojas, Sebastian; Schmidt, Inger Kappel; Larsen, Klaus Steenberg; Beier, Claus; Berg, Björn; Verheyen, Kris; Caliman, Adriano; Paquette, Alain; Gutiérrez-Girón, Alba; Humber, Alberto; Valdecantos, Alejandro; Petraglia, Alessandro; Alexander, Heather; Augustaitis, Algirdas; Saillard, Amélie; Fernández, Ana Carolina Ruiz; Sousa, Ana I.; Lillebø, Ana I.; da Rocha Gripp, Anderson; Francez, André-Jean; Fischer, Andrea; Bohner, Andreas; Malyshev, Andrey; Andrić, Andrijana; Smith, Andy; Stanisci, Angela; Seres, Anikó; Schmidt, Anja; Avila, Anna; Probst, Anne; Ouin, Annie; Khuroo, Anzar A.; Verstraeten, Arne; Palabral-Aguilera, Arely N.; Stefanski, Artur; Gaxiola, Aurora; Muys, Bart; Bosman, Bernard; Ahrends, Bernd; Parker, Bill; Sattler, Birgit; Yang, Bo; Juráni, Bohdan; Erschbamer, Brigitta; Ortiz, Carmen Eugenia Rodriguez; Christiansen, Casper T.; Carol Adair, E.; Meredieu, Céline; Mony, Cendrine; Nock, Charles A.; Chen, Chi-Ling; Wang, Chiao-Ping; Baum, Christel; Rixen, Christian; Delire, Christine; Piscart, Christophe; Andrews, Christopher; Rebmann, Corinna; Branquinho, Cristina; Polyanskaya, Dana; Delgado, David Fuentes; Wundram, Dirk; Radeideh, Diyaa; Ordóñez-Regil, Eduardo; Crawford, Edward; Preda, Elena; Tropina, Elena; Groner, Elli; Lucot, Eric; Hornung, Erzsébet; Gacia, Esperança; Lévesque, Esther; Benedito, Evanilde; Davydov, Evgeny A.; Ampoorter, Evy; Bolzan, Fabio Padilha; Varela, Felipe; Kristöfel, Ferdinand; Maestre, Fernando T.; Maunoury-Danger, Florence; Hofhansl, Florian; Kitz, Florian; Sutter, Flurin; Cuesta, Francisco; de Almeida Lobo, Francisco; de Souza, Franco Leandro; Berninger, Frank; Zehetner, Franz; Wohlfahrt, Georg; Vourlitis, George; Carreño-Rocabado, Geovana; Arena, Gina; Pinha, Gisele Daiane; González, Grizelle; Additional, Authors; Yesilonis, Ian; Additional, Authors ; Rustad, Lindsey; et, al. 2018. Early stage litter decomposition across biomes. Science of The Total Environment
Green, Mark B.; Campbell, John L.; Yanai, Ruth D.; Bailey, Scott W.; Bailey, Amey S.; Grant, Nicholas; Halm, Ian; Kelsey, Eric P.; Rustad, Lindsey E. 2018. Downsizing a long-term precipitation network: Using a quantitative approach to inform difficult decisions. PLOS ONE
Groffman, Peter M.; Driscoll, Charles T.; Durán, Jorge ; Campbell, John L.; Christenson, Lynn M.; Fahey, Timothy J.; Fisk, Melany C.; Fuss, Colin ; Likens, Gene E.; Lovett, Gary ; Rustad, Lindsey ; Templer, Pamela H. 2018. Nitrogen oligotrophication in northern hardwood forests. Biogeochemistry
Janowiak, Maria K.; D'Amato, Anthony W.; Swanston, Christopher W.; Iverson, Louis; Thompson, Frank R.; Dijak, William D.; Matthews, Stephen; Peters, Matthew P.; Prasad, Anantha; Fraser, Jacob S.; Brandt, Leslie A.; Butler-Leopold, Patricia; Handler, Stephen D.; Shannon, P. Danielle; Burbank, Diane; Campbell, John; Cogbill, Charles; Duveneck, Matthew J.; Emery, Marla R.; Fisichelli, Nicholas; Foster, Jane; Hushaw, Jennifer; Kenefic, Laura; Mahaffey, Amanda; Morelli, Toni Lyn; Reo, Nicholas J.; Schaberg, Paul G.; Simmons, K. Rogers; Weiskittel, Aaron; Wilmot, Sandy; Hollinger, David; Lane, Erin; Rustad, Lindsey; Templer, Pamela H. 2018. New England and northern New York forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the New England Climate Change Response Framework project. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-173. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 234 p.
Marinos, Richard E.; Campbell, John L.; Driscoll, Charles T.; Likens, Gene E.; McDowell, William H.; Rosi, Emma J.; Rustad, Lindsey E.; Bernhardt, Emily S. 2018. Give and Take: A Watershed Acid Rain Mitigation Experiment Increases Baseflow Nitrogen Retention but Increases Stormflow Nitrogen Export. Environmental Science & Technology
Coble, Adam P.; Vadeboncoeur, Matthew A.; Berry, Z. Carter; Jennings, Katie A.; McIntire, Cameron D.; Campbell, John L.; Rustad, Lindsey E.; Templer, Pamela H.; Asbjornsen, Heidi. 2017. Are Northeastern U.S. forests vulnerable to extreme drought?. Ecological Processes
McNulty, Steven G.; Boggs, Johnny L.; Aber, John D.; Rustad, Lindsey E. 2017. Spruce-fir forest changes during a 30-year nitrogen saturation experiment. Science of The Total Environment
Templer, Pamela H.; Reinmann, Andrew B.; Sanders-DeMott, Rebecca ; Sorensen, Patrick O.; Juice, Stephanie M.; Bowles, Francis ; Sofen, Laura E.; Harrison, Jamie L.; Halm, Ian ; Rustad, Lindsey ; Martin, Mary E.; Grant, Nicholas ; Rixen, Christian. 2017. Climate change across seasons experiment (CCASE): A new method for simulating future climate in seasonally snow-covered ecosystems. PLoS ONE
Puhlick, Joshua J.; Weiskittel, Aaron R.; Fernandez, Ivan J.; Fraver, Shawn; Kenefic, Laura S.; Seymour, Robert S.; Kolka, Randall K.; Rustad, Lindsey E.; Brissette, John C. 2016. Long-term influence of alternative forest management treatments on total ecosystem and wood product carbon storage. Canadian Journal of Forest Research
Schlesinger, William H.; Dietze, Michael C.; Jackson, Robert B.; Phillips, Richard P.; Rhoades, Charles C.; Rustad, Lindsey E.; Vose, James M. 2015. Forest biogeochemistry in response to drought. Global Change Biology. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13105.
Smith, Melinda D.; La Pierre, Kimberly J.; Collins, Scott L.; Knapp, Alan K.; Gross, Katherine L.; Barrett, John E.; Frey, Serita D.; Gough, Laura ; Miller, Robert J.; Morris, James T.; Rustad, Lindsey E.; Yarie, John. 2015. Global environmental change and the nature of aboveground net primary productivity responses: insights from long-term experiments. Oecologia
Peterson, David L.; Wolken, J.M.; Hollingsworth, Teresa; Giardina, Christian; Littell, J.S.; Joyce, Linda; Swanston, Chris; Handler, Stephen; Rustad, Lindsey; McNulty, Steve. 2014. Regional Highlights of Climate Change. Climate Change and United States Forests. Springer Netherlands: 113-148. Chapter 6
Vicca, S.; Bahn, M.; Estiarte, M.; van Loon, E. E.; Vargas, R.; Alberti, G.; Ambus, P.; Arain, M. A.; Beier, C.; Bentley, L. P.; Borken, W.; Buchmann, N.; Collins, S. L.; de Dato, G.; Dukes, J. S.; Escolar, C.; Fay, P.; Guidolotti, G.; Hanson, P. J.; Kahmen, A.; Kröel-Dulay, G.; Ladreiter-Knauss, T.; Larsen, K. S.; Lellei-Kovacs, E.; Lebrija-Trejos, E.; Maestre, F. T.; Marhan, S.; Marshall, M.; Meir, P.; Miao, Y.; Muhr, J.; Niklaus, P. A.; Ogaya, R.; Peñuelas, J.; Poll, C.; Rustad, L. E.; Savage, K.; Schindlbacher, A.; Schmidt, I. K.; Smith, A. R.; Sotta, E. D.; Suseela, V.; Tietema, A.; van Gestel, N.; van Straaten, O.; Wan, S.; Weber, U.; Janssens, I. A. 2014. Can current moisture responses predict soil CO2 efflux under altered precipitation regimes? A synthesis of manipulation experiments. Biogeosciences. 11(11): 2991-3013.
Campbell, John L.; Rustad, Lindsey E.; Porter, John H.; Taylor, Jeffrey R.; Dereszynski, Ethan W.; Shanley, James B.; Gries, Corinna ; Henshaw, Donald L.; Martin, Mary E.; Sheldon, Wade M.; Boose, Emery R. 2013. Quantity is Nothing without Quality: Automated QA/QC for Streaming Environmental Sensor Data. BioScience
Crowley, K.F.; McNeil, B.E.; Lovett, G.M.; Canham, C.D.; Driscoll, C.T.; Rustad, L.E.; Denny, E.; Hallett, R.A.; Arthur, M.A.; Boggs, J.L.; Goodale, C.L.; Kahl, J.S.; McNulty, S.G.; Ollinger, S.V.; Pardo, L.H.; Schaberg, P.G.; Stoddard, J.L.; Weand, M.P.; Weather, K.C. 2012. Do nutrient limitation patterns shift from nitrogen toward phosphorus with increasing nitrogen deposition across the northeastern United States?. Ecosystems. 15: 940-957.
Neary, Daniel; Hayes, Deborah; Rustad, Lindsey; Vose, James; Gottfried, Gerald; Sebesteyn, Stephen; Johnson, Sherri; Swanson, Fred; Adams, Mary. 2012. US Forest Service Experimental Forests and Ranges Network: a continental research platform for catchment-scale research. In: Revisiting Experimental Catchment Studies in Forest Hydrology; Proceedings of a Workshop held during the XXV IUGG General Assembly in Melbourne, June-July 2011. IAHS Publ 353. Online: http://www.iahs.info/uploads/dms/16035.353%20Abstracts%2012.pdf
Rustad, Lindsey E.; Campbell, John L. 2012. A novel ice storm manipulation experiment in a northern hardwood forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 42: 1810-1818.
Rustad, Lindsey; Campbell, John; Cox, Roger; Dukes, Jeffrey; Huntington, T.G.; Magill, Allison; Richardson, Andrew; Mohan, Jacqueline; Pontius, Jennifer; Rodenhouse, N.R.; Watson, M.R. 2009. NE Forests 2100: A synthesis of climate change impacts on forests of the northeastern US and eastern Canada. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 39: v-vii.
Gerten, Dieter; Luo, Yiqi; Le Maire, Guerric; Parton, William J.; Keough, Cindy; Weng, Ensheng; Beier, Claus; Ciais, Philippe; Cramer, Wolfgang; Dukes, Jeffrey S.; Hanson, Paul J.; Knapp, Alan A. K.; Linder, Sune; Nepstad, Dan; Rustad, Lindsey; Sowerby, Alwyn. 2008. Modelled effects of precipitation on ecosystem carbon and water dynamics in different climatic zones. Global Change Biology
Luo, Yiqi; Gerten, Dieter; Le Maire, Guerric; Parton, William J.; Weng, Ensheng; Zhou, Xuhui; Keough, Cindy; Beier, Claus; Ciais, Philippe; Cramer, Wolfgang; Dukes, Jeffrey S.; Emmett, Bridget; Hanson, Paul J.; Knapp, Alan; Linder, Sune; Nepstad, Dan; Rustad, Lindsey. 2008. Modeled interactive effects of precipitation, temperature, and [CO₂] on ecosystem carbon and water dynamics in different climatic zones. Global Change Biology
Pendall, Elise; Rustad, Lindsey; Schimel, Josh. 2008. Towards a predictive understanding of belowground process responses to climate change: have we moved any closer?. Functional Ecology
Kahl, J. S.; Nelson, S. J.; Fernandez, I.; Haines, T.; Norton, S.; Wiersma, G. B.; Jacobson, G.; Amirbahman, A.; Johnson, K.; Schauffler, M.; Rustad, L.; Tonnessen, K.; Lent, R.; Bank, M.; Elvir, J.; Eckhoff, J.; Caron, H.; Ruck, P.; Parker, J.; Campbell, J.; Manski, D.; Breen, R.; Sheehan, K.; Grygo, A. 2007. Watershed Nitrogen and Mercury Geochemical Fluxes Integrate Landscape Factors in Long-term Research Watersheds at Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Lovett, Gary M.; Burns, Douglas A.; Driscoll, Charles T.; Jenkins, Jennifer C.; Mitchell, Myron J.; Rustad, Lindsey; Shanley, James B.; Likens, Gene E.; Haeuber, Richard. 2007. Who needs environmental monitoring?. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Pardo, L.H.; Templer, P.H.; Goodale, C.L.; Duke, S.; Groffman, P.M.; Adams, M.B.; Boeckx, P.; Boggs, J.; Campbell, J.; Colman, B.; Compton, J.; Emmett, B.; Gundersen, P.; Kjonaas, J.; Lovett, G.; Mack, M.; Magill, A.; Mbila, M.; Mitchell, M.J.; McGee, G.; McNulty, S.; Nadelhoffer, K.; Ollinger, S.; Ross, D.; Rueth, H.; Rustad, L.; Schaberg, P.; Schiff, S.; Schleppi, P.; Spoelstra, J.; Wessel, W. 2006. Regional assessment of N saturation using foliar and root δ¹⁵N. Biogeochemistry. 80: 143-171.
Rustad, Lindsey E. 2006. From transient to steady-state response of ecosystems to atmospheric CO₂-enrichment and global climate change: conceptual challenges and need for an integrated approach. Plant Ecology
Sherman, Jessica; Fernandez, Ivan J.; Norton, Stephen A.; Ohno, Tsutomu; Rustad, Lindsey E. 2006. Soilaluminum, iron, and phosphorus dynamics in response to long-term experimental nitrogen and sulfur additions at the Bear Brook Watershed in Maine, USA. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 121(1-3): 421-429.
Szillery, Johanna E.; Fernandez, Ivan J.; Norton, Stephen A.; Rustad, Lindsey E.; White, Alan S. 2006. Using Ion-Exchange Resins to Study Soil Response to Experimental Watershed Acidification. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Elvir, Jose Alexander; Rustad, Lindsey; Wiersma, G. Bruce; Fernandez, Ivan; White, Alan S.; White, Gregory J. 2005. Eleven-year response of foliar chemistry to chronic nitrogen and sulfur additions at the Bear Brook Watershed in Maine. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 35:1402-1410
Fernandez, Ivan J.; Rustad, Lindsey E.; Norton, Stephen A.; Wiersma, G. Bruce; Kahl, J. Stephen. 2005. The Bear Brook Watershed in Maine ? Decadal Responses to Whole Forest Ecosystem Manipulations. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting; 2005 March 16-18; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-325. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 42
McNulty, Steven G.; Boggs, Johnny; Aber, John D.; Rustad, Lindsey; Magill, Allison. 2005. Red spruce ecosystem level changes following 14 years of chronic N fertilization. Forest Ecology and Management, Vol. 219: 279-291
Jefts, S. S.; Fernandez, I. J.; Rustad, L.E.; Dail, D. B. 2004. Comparing Methods for Assessing Forest Soil Net Nitrogen Mineralization and Net Nitrification. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis
Jefts, Sultana; Fernandez, Ivan J.; Rustad, Lindwey E.; Dail, D. Bryan. 2004. Decadal responses in soil N dynamics at the Bear Brook Watershed in Maine, USA. Forest Ecology and Management. 189: 189-205.
Fernandez, Ivan J.; Rustad, Lindsey E.; Norton, Stephen A.; Kahl, Jeffrey S.; Cosby, Bernard J. 2003. Experimental Acidification Causes Soil Base-Cation Depletion at the Bear Brook Watershed in Maine. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 67: 1909-1919.
Parker, Jennifer L.; Fernandez, Ivan J.; Rustad, Lindsey E.; Norton, Stephen A. 2002. Soil organic matter fractions in experimental forested watersheds. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution
Parker, Jennifer L.; Fernandez, Ivan J.; Rustad, Lindsey E.; Norton, Stephen A. 2001. Effects of Nitrogen Enrichment, Wildfire, and Harvesting on Forest-Soil Carbon and Nitrogen. Soil Science Society of America Journal
Rustad, Lindsey. 2001. Global change: Matter of time on the prairie. Nature
Rustad, Lindsey E.; Huntington, Thomas G.; Boone, Richard D. 2000. Controls on soil respiration: Implications for climate change. Biogeochemistry
Sievering, Herman; Fernandez, Ivan; Lee, John; Hom, John; Rustad, Lindsey. 2000. Forest canopy uptake of atmospheric nitrogen deposition at eastern U.S. conifer sites: Carbon storage implications?. Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Arnold, S.S.; Fernandez, I.J.; Rustad, L.E.; Zibilske, L.M. 1999. Microbial response of an acid forest soil to experimental soil warming. Biology and Fertility of Soils
Fernandez, I.; Rustad, L.; David, M.; Nadelhoffer, K.; Mitchell, M. 1999. Mineral soil and solution responses to experimental N and S enrichment at the Bear Brook Watershed in Maine (BBWM). Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Kahl, J.; Norton, S.; Fernandez, I.; Rustad, L.; Handley, M. 1999. Nitrogen and sulfur input-output budgets in the experimental and reference watersheds, Bear Brook Watershed in Maine (BBWM). Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
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National Research Highlights

1. Master's student, Wendy Leunberger, takes measurements following a simulated ice storm experiment at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest.
2. Scientists create a simulated ice storm at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, NH.

Why ice storms aren't cool: Experimental ice storms demonstrate real time impacts on northern forests

Year: 2017

Extreme weather events are becoming increasingly common, creating dangerous disturbances to forests, towns, and cities. Forest Service scientists are pioneering new approaches to study these hazardous events with the long-term goals of making future forests and communities more resilient.

Well-managed northern conifer forests were found to store more carbon than those that have been exploitatively harvested. Laura Kenefic, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service.

Sustainable Northern Conifer Forest Management Stores More Carbon than Exploitative Harvesting

Year: 2016

An important part of climate change mitigation is carbon storage in forests and wood products. Yet managers are often uncertain about which management approaches maximize carbon storage. New findings from long-term research in northern conifers in Maine reveal that sustainable forest management results in greater carbon storage than exploitative harvesting.

Phenocam and Antenna on top of the pierce laboratory at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, NH. USDA Forest Service

“Smart Forests” Digital Environmental Sensors and Telecommunications Take Research to New Levels

Year: 2015

Scientific breakthroughs of the 21st century will be powered by tools that help researchers collect and manipulate massive datasets, visualize that data, and offer new ways of understanding the scientific processes behind that information. Forest Service scientists are taking a lead in developing a national Experimental Forests and Ranges “Smart Forests” Network. This network of wired forests uses digital environmental sensors, wireless communications, and new data visualization programs to create a powerful integrated research and monitoring program for the nation’s air, water, forest and rangeland resources.

A screen shot of the WaterViz visualization. USDA Forest Service

WaterViz for Hubbard Brook: A Water Cycle Visualization Tool

Year: 2014

The WaterViz for Hubbard Brook is a new water-cycle visualization tool for creatively communicating water science to the public with realtime forest data. It uses hydrologic data captured digitally from a small first-order catchment at the Forest Service's Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in the White Mountains National Forest to animate a flash visualization and sonification available to viewers and listeners worldwide on the Internet.

Changing Climate, Changing Forests

Year: 2012

Effects of climate change on forests of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada

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