Scientists & Staff

Mary Beth Adams
News Releases
- NEW! Publications on Forests, Floods and The FernowNovember 26, 2007
Current Research
- Much of my current research deals with nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems as affected by different management and disturbance regimes. I conduct long-term experiments and particularly enjoy working collaboratively particularly in cross-site studies, with other scientists in the Forest Service, and scientists at universities and other agencies.
- I work to understand how water and nutrients move through forests to help land managers get manage these precious resources.
- I am an investigator on the Fernow Watershed Acidification Study, which is using ammonium sulfate fertilizer to look at acidification of an entire forested watershed; This long term experiment, in its 25th year, is a National Science Foundation LTREB (long-Term Research in Environmental Biology) site and has fostered many graduate and undergraduate research projects.
- I am also evaluating the role of soil nutrients in sustaining the long-term productivity and diversity of Appalachian hardwood forests. This latter study is affiliated with the international Long Term Soil Productivity Study.
- I am a strong supporter of Experimental Forests and Ranges, and spent a significant amount of time in managing the Fernow Experimental Forest, as well as representing the NRS on the Experimental Forests and Ranges chartered working group, of which I was a founding member.
Research Interests
- I conduct long-term experiments and particularly enjoy working collaboratively particularly in cross-site studies, with other scientists in the Forest Service, and scientists at universities and other agencies.
- I am interested in developing management recommendations for ecosystem restoration and/or rehabilitation. The high elevation red spruce ecosystem in the Appalachians is one of the most endangered ecosystems in the U.S.; I started my research career with the Forest Service in red spruce work, and continue to particpate in research projects in this endangered ecosystem.
- The effects of air pollutants on forest resources is a continuing research area, including evaluation of alternatives/opportunities for restoration.
- I am also interested in evaluating the effects of energy development on natural resources
Why This Research is Important
Long-term research is a hallmark of Forest Service research. It is important for us to understand that the trends we are observing are due to various management treatments or other causal factors, and not just due to annual variability in rainfall and temperature. My research will help us better manage our forests sustainably for many yearsEducation
- North Carolina State University, Ph.D. Soil Science and Forestry, 1986
- Purdue University, M.S. Forestry, 1982
- Forestry Purdue University, B.S. Forestry, 1980
Professional Organizations
- Soil Science Society of America
- Society of American Foresters (SAF)
- Ecological Society of America
- Association for Women in Science
- West Virginia Association of Professional Soil Scientists
Featured Publications & Products
- Adams, Mary Beth; Knoepp, Jennifer D.; Webster, Jackson R. 2014. Inorganic nitrogen retention by watersheds at Fernow Experimental Forest and Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 78(S1): S84-S94.
- Adams, Mary Beth; Simpson, Brian ; Kelly, Charlene ; Schuler, Jamie L.; Juracko, John. 2020. Stand dynamics of reference plots in the West Virginia long-term soil productivity studies. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-192. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 20 p.
- Adams, Mary Beth; Edwards, Pamela J.; Ford, W. Mark; Schuler, Thomas M.; Thomas-Van Gundy, Melissa; Wood, Frederica. 2012. Fernow Experimental Forest: Research History and Opportunities. Experimental Forests and Ranges EFR-2. Washington, D.C: USDA Forest Service. 26 p.
- Creed, Irena F.; Spargo, Adam T.; Jones, Julia A.; Buttle, Jim M.; Adams, Mary B.; Beall, Fred D.; Booth, Eric G.; Campbell, John L.; Clow, Dave; Elder, Kelly; Green, Mark B.; Grimm, Nancy B.; Miniat, Chelcy; Ramlal, Patricia; Saha, Amartya; Sebestyen, Stephen; Spittlehouse, Dave; Sterling, Shannon; Williams, Mark W.; Winkler, Rita; Yao, Huaxia. 2014. Changing forest water yields in response to climate warming: results from long-term experimental watershed sites across North America. Global Change Biology. 20(10): 3191-3208.
- Argerich, A.; Johnson, S.L.; Sebestyen, S.D.; Rhoades, C.C.; Greathouse, E.; Knoepp, J.D.; Adams, M.B.; Likens, G.E.; Campbell, J.L.; McDowell, W.H.; Scatena, F.N.; Ice, G.G. 2013. Trends in stream nitrogen concentrations for forested reference catchments across the USA. Environmental Research Letters. 8: 014039.
- Adams, Mary Beth. 2011. Land application of hydrofracturing fluids damages a deciduous forest stand in West Virginia. Journal of Environmental Quality. 40: 1340-1344.
- Jones, Julia A.; Creed, Irena F.; Hatcher, Kendra L.; Warren, Robert J.; Adams, Mary Beth; Benson, Melinda H.; Boose, Emery; Brown, Warren A.; Campbell, John L.; Covich, Alan; Clow, David W.; Dahm, Clifford N.; Elder, Kelly; Ford, Chelcy R.; Grimm, Nancy B.; Henshaw, Donald L; Larson, Kelli L.; Miles, Evan S.; Miles, Kathleen M.; Sebestyen, Stephen D.; Spargo, Adam T.; Stone, Asa B.; Vose, James M.; Williams, Mark W. 2012. Ecosystem processes and human influences regulate streamflow response to climate change at long-term ecological research sites. BioScience. 62(4): 390-404.
- Adams, Mary Beth; Edwards, Pamela J.; Ford, W. Mark; Johnson, Joshua B.; Schuler, Thomas M.; Thomas-Van Gundy, Melissa; Wood, Frederica. 2011. Effects of development of a natural gas well and associated pipeline on the natural and scientific resources of the Fernow Experimental Forest. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-76. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 24 p.
- Nuttle, Tim; Royo, Alejandro A.; Adams, Mary Beth; Carson, Walter P. 2013. Historic disturbance regimes promote tree diversity only under low browsing regimes in eastern deciduous forest. Ecological Monographs. 83: 3-17.
- Kelly, Charlene N.; Schoenholtz, Stephen H.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2010. Vegetation controls on carbon and nitrogen cycling and retention: contrasts in spruce and hardwood watershed budgets. In: Rentch, James S.; Schuler, Thomas M., eds. 2010. Proceedings from the conference on the ecology and management of high-elevation forests in the central and southern Appalachian Mountains. 2009 May 14-15; Slatyfork, WV. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-64. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 213.
Publications & Products
- Adams, Mary Beth; Cook, Gregory W. 2021. Chapter 13: Ecoregion 8.4.3 Western Allegheny Plateau: Fernow Experimental Forest, West Virginia. Chapter 13 In: Ryan, Douglas F., ed. 2021. Biological responses to stream nutrients: a synthesis of science from experimental forests and ranges. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-981. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station: 319-348.
- Adams, Mary Beth; Jurgensen, Martin ; Palik, Brian ; Miller, Chris ; Page-Dumroese, Deborah. 2021. Wood stake decomposition twenty years after organic matter removal at the Lake States LTSP sites. Forest Ecology and Management
- Guillén, Luis Andrés; Adams, Mary Beth; Elliot, Emily ; Hubbart, Jason ; Kelly, Charlene ; McNeil, Brenden ; Peterjohn, William ; Zegre, Nicolas. 2021. The Fernow Experimental Forest, West Virginia, USA : Insights, datasets, and opportunities. Hydrological Processes
- Storm, Alexander ; Adams, Mary Beth; Schuler, Jamie. 2021. Long-Term Projection of Species-Specific Responses to Chronic Additions of Nitrogen, Sulfur, and Lime. Forests
- Walter, Christopher A.; Fowler, Zachariah K.; Adams, Mary Beth; Burnham, Mark B.; McNeil, Brenden E.; Peterjohn, William T. 2021. Nitrogen Fertilization Increases Windstorm Damage in an Aggrading Forest. Forests
- Zipper, Carl E.; Adams, Mary Beth.; Skousen, Jeff. 2021. The Appalachian coalfield in historical context. In: Zipper, C.E.; Skousen, J., eds. Appalachia's coal-mined landscapes. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature: 1-26.
- Adams, Mary Beth; Archer, Vince A.; Bailey, Scott ; McGuire, Kevin ; Miniat, Chelcy F.; Neary, Daniel G.; O'Geen, Toby ; Robichaud, Peter R.; Strobel, Michael. 2020. Soils and water. In: Pouyat, R.; Page-Dumroese D.; Patel-Weynand T.; Geiser L., eds. Forest and rangeland soils of the United States under changing conditions. Springer, Cham: 33-49.
- Adams, Mary Beth; Archer, Vince A.; Bailey, Scott ; McGuire, Kevin ; Miniat, Chelcy F.; Neary, Daniel G.; O'Geen, Toby ; Robichaud, Peter R.; Strobel, Michael. 2020. Soils and water [Chapter 3]. 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. 33-49.
- Adams, Mary Beth; Kelly, Charlene ; Simpson, Brian ; Juracko, John. 2020. Growth and productivity of a 45-year-old Norway spruce plantation on the Fernow Experimental Forest. Research Note NRS-253. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 11 p.
- Gilliam, Frank S.; Adams, Mary Beth; Peterjohn, William T. 2020. Response of soil fertility to 25 years of experimental acidification in a temperate hardwood forest. Journal of Environmental Quality
- Kemner, Jacob E.; Adams, Mary Beth; McDonald, Louis M.; Peterjohn, William T.; Kelly, Charlene N. 2020. Fertilization and Tree Species Influence on Stable Aggregates in Forest Soil. Forests
- Malcomb, Jacob D.; Scanlon, Todd M.; Epstein, Howard E.; Druckenbrod, Daniel L.; Vadeboncoeur, Matthew A.; Lanning, Matthew ; Adams, Mary Beth; Wang, Lixin. 2020. Assessing Temperate Forest Growth and Climate Sensitivity in Response to a Long‐Term Whole‐Watershed Acidification Experiment. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences
- Walter, Christopher ; Burnham, Mark ; Adams, Mary Beth; McNeil, Brenden ; Deel, Lindsay ; Peterjohn, William T. 2020. Nitrogen Availability Decreases the Severity of Snow Storm Damage in a Temperate Forest. Forest Science
- Adams, Mary Beth; Kelly, Charlene ; Kabrick, John ; Schuler, Jamie. 2019. Temperate forests and soils [Chapter 6]. In: Busse, Matt; Giardina, Christian P.; Morris, Dave M.; Page, Dumroese, Deborah S. Global change and forest soils: Cultivating stewardship of a finite natural resource. Developments in Soil Science, Vol. 36. Elsevier. p. 83-108.
- Burnham, Mark B.; Adams, Mary Beth; Peterjohn, William T. 2019. Assessing tree ring δ15N of four temperate deciduous species as an indicator of N availability using independent long-term records at the Fernow Experimental Forest, WV. Oecologia
- Knoepp, Jennifer D.; Adams, Mary Beth; Harrison, Robert ; West, Larry ; Laseter, Stephanie H.; Markewitz, Daniel ; Richter, Daniel D.; Callaham Jr., Mac A. 2019. History of forest soils knowledge and research. Global Change and Forest Soils
- Knoepp, Jennifer D.; Adams, Mary Beth; Harrison, Robert ; West, Larry ; Laseter, Stephanie H.; Markewitz, Daniel ; Richter, Daniel D.; Callaham, Mac A. 2019. History of forest soils knowledge and research [Chapter 4]. In: Busse, Matt; Giardina, Christian P.; Morris, Dave M.; Page, Dumroese, Deborah S. Global change and forest soils: Cultivating stewardship of a finite natural resource. Developments in Soil Science, Vol. 36. Elsevier. p. 43-55.
- Knoepp, Jennifer D.; Markewitz, Daniel ; Callaham , Mac A.; Adams, Mary Beth; Laseter, Stephanie H.; West, Larry ; Harrison, Robert ; Richter, Daniel D. 2019. Long-term forest soils research: lessons learned from the US experience. Developments in Soil Science
- Knoepp, Jennifer D.; Markewitz, Daniel ; Callaham, Mac A.; Adams, Mary Beth; Laseter, Stephanie H.; West, Larry ; Robert Harrison, ; Richter, Daniel D. 2019. Long-term forest soils research: Lessons learned from the US experience [Chapter 19]. In: Busse, Matt; Giardina, Christian P.; Morris, Dave M.; Page, Dumroese, Deborah S. Global change and forest soils: Cultivating stewardship of a finite natural resource. Developments in Soil Science, Vol. 36. Elsevier. p. 473-504.
- Lanning, Matthew ; Wang, Lixin ; Scanlon, Todd M.; Vadeboncoeur, Matthew A.; Adams, Mary B.; Epstein, Howard E.; Druckenbrod, Daniel. 2019. Intensified vegetation water use under acid deposition. Science Advances
- Skousen, J. ; Monteleone, A. ; Tyree, M. ; Swab, R. ; Groninger, J. ; Adams, M. ; Buckley, D. ; Wood, P. ; Williams, R. ; Eggerud, S. ; Angel, P. ; Zipper, C. 2019. Establishing small tree and shrub species on mined lands using the forestry reclamation approach. Forest Reclamation Advisory. No. 18. Pittsburgh, PA: Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative
- Zipper, Carl ; Angel, Patrick ; Adams, Mary Beth; Sanderson, Tyler ; Sena, Kenton ; Barton, Christopher ; Agouridis, Carmen. 2019. The forestry reclamation approach: an essential tool for controlling invasive exotic plants on active mine sites. Forest Reclamation Advisory No. 17. Pittsburgh, PA: Appalacian Regional Reforestation Initiative. 7 p.
- Adams, Mary Beth. 2018. Site productivity and diversity of the Middle Mountain long-term soil productivity study, West Virginia: Pre-experimental site characterization. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-176. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 24 p.
- Gilliam, Frank S.; May, Jeffrey D.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2018. Response of foliar nutrients of Rubus allegheniensis to nutrient amendments in a central Appalachian hardwood forest. Forest Ecology and Management
- Gilliam, Frank S.; Walter, Christopher A.; Adams, Mary Beth; Peterjohn, William T. 2018. Nitrogen (N) Dynamics in the Mineral Soil of a Central Appalachian Hardwood Forest During a Quarter Century of Whole-Watershed N Additions. Ecosystems
- Oda, Tomoki ; Green, Mark B.; Urakawa, Rieko ; Scanlon, Todd M.; Sebestyen, Stephen D.; McGuire, Kevin J.; Katsuyama, Masanori ; Fukuzawa, Karibu ; Adams, Mary B.; Ohte, Nobuhito. 2018. Stream Runoff and Nitrate Recovery Times After Forest Disturbance in the USA and Japan. Water Resources Research
- SanClements, Michael D.; Fernandez, Ivan J.; Lee, Robert H.; Roberti, Joshua A.; Adams, Mary Beth; Rue, Garret A.; McKnight, Diane M. 2018. Long-Term Experimental Acidification Drives Watershed Scale Shift in Dissolved Organic Matter Composition and Flux. Environmental Science & Technology
- Thomas-Van Gundy, Melissa A.; Schuler, Thomas M.; Adams, M. Beth. 2018. Early impacts of fire and canopy gaps on seedling and sapling layers: evidence for reversing mesophication? In: Kirschman, Julia E., comp. In: Kirschman, Julia E., comp. 2018. Proceedings of the 19th biennial southern silvicultural research conference. e-Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-234. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station
- Vadeboncoeur, Matthew A.; Green, Mark B.; Asbjornsen, Heidi ; Campbell, John L.; Adams, Mary Beth; Boyer, Elizabeth W.; Burns, Douglas A.; Fernandez, Ivan J.; Mitchell, Myron J.; Shanley, James B. 2018. Systematic variation in evapotranspiration trends and drivers across the Northeastern United States. Hydrological Processes
- Adams, Mary Beth. 2017. The Forestry Reclamation Approach: guide to successful reforestation of mined lands. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-169. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 128 p.
- Adams, Mary Beth. 2017. Frontmatter. In: Adams, Mary Beth, ed. The Forestry Reclamation Approach: guide to successful reforestation of mined lands. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-169. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 1-9.
- Adams, Mary Beth. 2017. Appendix. In: Adams, Mary Beth, ed. The Forestry Reclamation Approach: guide to successful reforestation of mined lands. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-169. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 3 p.
- Burnham, Mark B.; Cumming, Jonathan R.; Adams, Mary Beth; Peterjohn, William T. 2017. Soluble soil aluminum alters the relative uptake of mineral nitrogen forms by six mature temperate broadleaf tree species: possible implications for watershed nitrate retention. Oecologia
- Horn, Tammy; Angel, Patrick; Zipper, Carl; Ulyshen, Michael; French, Michael; Burger, Jim; Adams, Mary Beth. 2017. Re-establishing pollinator habitat on mined lands using the forestry reclamation approach. Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative. Forest Reclamation Advisory No. 14. 7 p.
- Ponder, Felix; Kabrick, John M.; Adams, Mary Beth; Page-Dumroese, Deborah S.; Jurgensen, Marty F. 2017. Mass loss and nutrient concentrations of buried wood as a function of organic matter removal, soil compaction, and vegetation control in a regenerating oak-pine forest. In: Kabrick, John M.; Dey, Daniel C.; Knapp, Benjamin O.; Larsen, David R.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Stelzer, Henry E., eds. Proceedings of the 20th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2016 March 28-April 1; Columbia, MO. General Technical Report NRS-P-167. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 45-57.
- Walter, Christopher A.; Adams, Mary Beth; Gilliam, Frank S.; Peterjohn, William T. 2017. Non-random species loss in a forest herbaceous layer following nitrogen addition. Ecology. 98(9): 2322-2332.
- Adams, Mary Beth. 2016. Insights from long-term research on the Fernow Experimental Forest. In: Stringer, Christina E.; Krauss, Ken W.; Latimer, James S., eds. 2016. Headwaters to estuaries: advances in watershed science and management -Proceedings of the Fifth Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds. March 2-5, 2015, North Charleston, South Carolina. e-General Technical Report SRS-211. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 302 p.
- Amatya, Devendra; Campbell, John; Wohlgemuth, Pete; Elder, Kelly; Sebestyen, Stephen; Johnson, Sherri; Keppeler, Elizabeth; Adams, Mary Beth; Caldwell, Peter; Misra, D. 2016. Hydrological processes of reference watersheds in Experimental Forests, USA. In: Forest Hydrology: Processes, Management, and Applications, Amatya, Williams, Bren, and de Jong (Editors), CABI Publishers, UK
- Burnham, Mark B.; McNeil, Brenden E.; Adams, Mary Beth; Peterjohn, William T. 2016. The response of tree ring δ15N to whole-watershed urea fertilization at the Fernow Experimental Forest, WV. Biogeochemistry. 130(1-2): 133-145.
- Campbell, John L.; Vadeboncoeur, Matthew A.; Asbjornsen, Heidi; Green, Mark B.; Adams, Mary Beth; Boyer, Elizabeth W. 2016. Evaluating biological and physical drivers of evapotranspiration trends at northeastern US watersheds. In: Stringer, Christina E.; Krauss, Ken W.; Latimer, James S., eds. 2016. Headwaters to estuaries: advances in watershed science and management -Proceedings of the Fifth Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds. March 2-5, 2015, North Charleston, South Carolina. e-General Technical Report SRS-211. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 302 p.
- Gilliam, Frank S.; Welch, Nicole Turrill; Phillips, Anne Hockenberry; Billmyer, Jake H.; Peterjohn, William T.; Fowler, Zachariah K.; Walter, Christopher A.; Burnham, Mark B.; May, Jeffrey D.; Adams, Mary Beth; Peters, D. P. C. 2016. Twenty-five-year response of the herbaceous layer of a temperate hardwood forest to elevated nitrogen deposition. Ecosphere. 7(4): e01250. 16 p.
- Mahoney, Kathleen R.; Russell, Kevin R.; Ford, W. Mark; Rodrigue, Jane L.; Riddle, Jason D.; Schuler, Thomas M.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2016. Woodland salamander responses to a shelterwood harvest-prescribed burn silvicultural treatment within Appalachian mixed-oak forests. Forest Ecology and Management. 359: 277-285.
- Pourmokhtarian, Afshin; Driscoll, Charles T.; Campbell, John L.; Hayhoe, Katharine; Stoner, Anne M. K.; Adams, Mary Beth; Burns, Douglas; Fernandez, Ivan; Mitchell, Myron J.; Shanley, James B. 2016. Modeled ecohydrological responses to climate change at seven small watersheds in the northeastern United States. Global Change Biology
- Walter, Christopher A.; Raiff, Devon T.; Burnham, Mark B.; Gilliam, Frank S.; Adams, Mary Beth; Peterjohn, William T. 2016. Nitrogen fertilization interacts with light to increase Rubus spp. cover in a temperate forest. Plant Ecology. 217(4): 421-430.
- Adams, M.B.; Angel, P.; Barton, C.; Slavicek, J. 2015. American elm in mine land reforestation. Reclamation Matters. Fall: 34-38.
- Adams, Mary Beth; Kochenderfer, James N. 2015. The Fernow Experimental Forest and Canaan Valley: A history of research. Southeastern Naturalist. 14(7): 433-440.
- Fowler, Zachariah K.; Adams, Mary Beth; Peterjohn, William T. 2015. Will more nitrogen enhance carbon storage in young forest stands in central Appalachia?. Forest Ecology and Management. 337: 144-152.
- Peterjohn, William T.; Harlacher, Margaret A.; Christ, Martin J.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2015. Testing associations between tree species and nitrate availability: do consistent patterns exist across spatial scales?. Forest Ecology and Management 358: 335-343.
- Rose, Lucy A.; Elliott, Emily M.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2015. Triple nitrate isotopes indicate differing nitrate source contributions to streams across a nitrogen saturation gradient. Ecosystems. doi: 10.1007/s10021-015-9891-8.
- Adams, Mary Beth; Kochendenfer [sic], James N. 2014. Recovery of central Appalachian forested watershed. In: Swank, Wayne T.; Webster, Jackson R., comps., eds. Long-term response of a forest watershed ecosystem. Clearcutting in the southern Appalachian. Oxford University Press: 194-212.
- Thomas-Van Gundy, Melissa; Rentch, James; Adams, Mary Beth; Carson, Walter. 2014. Reversing legacy effects in the understory of an oak-dominated forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 44(4): 350-364.
- Vose, James M.; Swank, Wayne T.; Adams, Mary Beth; Amatya, Devendra; Campbell, John; Johnson, Sherri; Swanson, Frederick J.; Kolka, Randy; Lugo, Ariel E.; Musselman, Robert; Rhoades, Charles. 2014. The role of experimental forests and ranges in the development of ecosystem science and biogeochemical cycling research [Chapter 17]. In: Hayes, D.C.; Stout, S.L.; Crawford, R.H.; Hoover, A.P., eds. USDA Forest Service experimental forests and ranges research for the long term. New York, NY: 387-403.
- Vose, James M.; Swank, Wayne T.; Adams, Mary Beth; Amatya, Devendra; Campbell, John; Johnson, Sherri; Swanson, Frederick J.; Kolka, Randy; Lugo, Ariel E.; Musselman, Robert; Rhoades, Charles. 2014. The role of experimental forests and ranges in the development of ecosystem science and biogeochemical cycling research. In: Hayes, D.C.; Stout, S.L.; Crawford, R.H.; Hoover, A.P., eds. USDA Forest Service Experimental Forests and Ranges Research for the Long Term: 387-404.
- Schuler, Thomas M.; Thomas-Van Gundy, Melissa; Adams, Mary Beth; Ford, W. Mark. 2013. Analysis of two pre-shelterwood prescribed fires in a mesic mixed-oak forest in West Virginia. In: Miller, Gary W.; Schuler, Thomas M.; Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Brooks, John R.; Grushecky, Shawn T.; Spong, Ben D.; Rentch, James S., eds. Proceedings, 18th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2012 March 26-28; Morgantown, WV; Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-117. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 430-446.
- Kerr, J.G.; Eimers, M.C.; Creed, I.F.; Adams, M.B.; Beall, F.; Burns, D.; Campbell, J.L.; Christopher, S.F.; Clair, T.A.; Courchesne, F.; Duchesne, L.; Fernandez, I.; Houle, D.; Jeffries, D.S.; Likens, G.E.; Mitchell, M.J.; Shanley, J.; Yao, H. 2012. The effect of seasonal drying on sulphate dynamics in streams across southeastern Canada and the northeastern USA. Biogeochemistry
- Tedela, Negussie H.; McCutcheon, Steven C.; Campbell, John L.; Swank, Wayne T.; Adams, Mary Beth; Rasmussen, Todd C. 2012. Curve numbers for nine mountainous eastern United States watersheds: seasonal variation and forest cutting. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering. 17: 1199-1203.
- Tedela, Negussie H.; McCutcheon, Steven C.; Rasmussen, Todd C.; Hawkins, Richard H.; Swank, Wayne T.; Campbell, John L.; Adams, Mary Beth; Jackson, C. Rhett; Tollner, Ernest W. 2012. Runoff curve numbers for 10 small forested watersheds in the mountains of the eastern United States. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering. 17: 1188-1198.
- Vanderberg, Michael R.; Adams, Mary Beth; Wiseman, Mark S. 2012. Evaluating forest biomass utilization in the Appalachians: A review of potential impacts and guidelines for management. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-106. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 39 p.
- Vose, James M.; Ford, Chelcy R.; Laseter, Stephanie; Dymond, Salli; Sun, GE; Adams, Mary Beth; Sebestyen, Stephen; Campbell, John; Luce, Charles; Amatya, Devendra; Elder, Kelly; Heartsill-Scalley, Tamara. 2012. Can forest watershed management mitigate climate change impacts on water resources?. In: Webb, Ashley A.; Bonell, Mike; Bren, Leon; Lane, Patrick N. J.; et. al., eds. Revisiting experimental catchment studies in forest hydrology. Proceedings of a workshop held during the XXV International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics; 2011 June 27- July 8; Melbourne, Australia. International Association of Hydrological Sciences Publication 353. Osfordshire, UK: International Association of Hydrological Sciences Publication: 12-25.
- Vose, James M.; Ford, Chelcy R.; Laseter, Stephanie; Dymond, Salli; Sun, Ge; Adams, Mary Beth; Sebestyen, Stephen; Campbell, John; Luce, Charlie; Amatya, Devendra; Elder, Kelly; Heartsill Scalley, Tamara. 2012. Can forest watershed management mitigate climate change effects on water resources. In: Webb, Ashley A.; Bonell, Mike; Bren, Leon; Lane, Patrick N. J.; et. al., eds. 2012. 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:Oxfordshire, UK. 12-25.
- Adams, Mary Beth; Ford, W. Mark; Schuler, Thomas M.; Thomas-Van Gundy, Melissa. 2011. Effects of natural gas development on forest ecosystems. In: Fei, Songlin; Lhotka, John M.; Stringer, Jeffrey W.; Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Miller, Gary W., eds. Proceedings, 17th central hardwood forest conference; 2010 April 5-7; Lexington, KY; Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-78. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 219-226.
- Gilliam, Frank S.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2011. Effects of nitrogen on temporal and spatial patterns of nitrate in streams and soil solution of a central hardwood forest. ISRN Ecology. 2011: 1-9.
- Kelly, Charlene N.; Schoenholtz, Stephen H.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2011. Soil properties associated with net nitrification following watershed conversion with Appalachian hardwoods to Norway spruce. Plant and Soil. 344: 361-376.
- Kelly, Charlene; Schoenholtz, Stephen; Adams, Mary Beth. 2011. Contrasts in carbon and nitrogen ecosystem budgets in adjacent Norway spruce and Appalachian hardwood watersheds in the Fernow Experimental Forest, West Virginia. In: Medley, C.N.; Patterson, Glenn; Parker, M.J., eds. Observing, studying and managing for change -- Proceedings of the fourth interagency conference on research in the watersheds. Scientific Investigations Rep. 2011-5169. Reston, VA: U.S. Department of Interior, Geological Survey: 121-126.
- Piatek, Kathryn B.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2011. Are nitrate exports in stream water linked to nitrogen fluxes in decomposing foliar litter?. In: In: Fei, Songlin; Lhotka, John M.; Stringer, Jeffrey W.; Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Miller, Gary W., eds. Proceedings, 17th central hardwood forest conference; 2010 April 5-7; Lexington, KY; Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-78. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 153-163.
- Adams, Harold S.; Stephenson, Steven; Rollins, Adam W.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2010. The isolated red spruce communities of Virginia and West Virginia. In: Rentch, James S.; Schuler, Thomas M., eds. 2010. Proceedings from the conference on the ecology and management of high-elevation forests in the central and southern Appalachian Mountains; 2009 May 14-15; Slatyfork, WV. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-64. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 1-12.
- Adams, Mary Beth. 2010. A network of experimental forests and ranges: Providing soil solutions for a changing world. In: Gilkes, R.J.; Prakongkep, N., eds. 10th World Congress of soil science, soil solutions for a changing world; 2010 August 1-6; Brisbane, Australia. Australia: International Union of Soil Scientists: 1-3. [published on DVD]
- Adams, Mary Beth. 2010. Acidic deposition and red spruce in the central and southern Appalachians, past and present. In: Rentch, James S.; Schuler, Thomas M., eds. 2010. Proceedings from the conference on the ecology and management of high-elevation forests in the central and southern Appalachian Mountains. 2009 May 14-15; Slatyfork, WV. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-64. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 202.
- Adams, Mary Beth; Burger, James A. 2010. Soil nutrients, aboveground productivity and vegetative diversity after 10 years of experimental acidification and base cation depletion. In: Gilkes, R.J.; Prakongkep, N., eds. 10th World Congress of soil science, soil solutions for a changing world; 2010 August 1-6; Brisbane, Australia. Australia: International Union of Soil Scientists: 104-106. [published on DVD]
- Adams, Mary Beth; NcNeel, Joe. 2010. Meeting current and future conservation challenges through the synthesis of long-term silviculture and range management research. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-84. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 82 p.
- Elias, Patricia; Burger, James; Connolly, Stephanie; Adams, Mary Beth. 2010. Detecting and monitoring acidic deposition effects on soil chemistry and forest growth on the Monongahela National Forest. In: Rentch, James S.; Schuler, Thomas M., eds. 2010. Proceedings from the conference on the ecology and management of high-elevation forests in the central and southern Appalachian Mountains. 2009 May 14-15; Slatyfork, WV. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-64. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 209.
- Johnson, Brittany A.; Piatek, Kathryn B.; Adams, Mary Beth; Brooks, John R. 2010. Does nitrogen and sulfur deposition affect forest productivity?. In: Rentch, James S.; Schuler, Thomas M., eds. 2010. Proceedings from the conference on the ecology and management of high-elevation forests in the central and southern Appalachian Mountains. 2009 May 14-15; Slatyfork, WV. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-64. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 85-93.
- Lisle, Thomas E.; Adams, Mary Beth; Reid, Leslie M.; Elder, Kelly. 2010. Hydrologic influences of forest vegetation in a changing world: Learning from Forest Service experimental forests, ranges, and watersheds. In: Adams, Mary Beth; NcNeel, Joe; Rodriguez-Franco, Carlos. 2010. Meeting current and future conservation challenges through the synthesis of long-term silviculture and range management research. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-84. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service: 37-49.
- Moseley, Kurtis R.; Ford, W. Mark; Edwards, John W.; Adams, Mary B. 2010. Reptile, amphibian, and small mammal species associated with natural gas development in the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia. Res. Pap. NRS-10. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 14 p.
- Najjar, Raymond G.; Pyke, Christopher R.; Adams, Mary Beth; Breitburg, Denise; Hershner, Carl; Kemp, Michael; Howarth, Robert; Mulholland, Margaret R.; Paolisso, Michael; Secor, David; Sellner, Kevin; Wardrop, Denice; Wood, Robert. 2010. Potential climate-change impacts on the Chesapeake Bay. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 86:1-20.
- Royo, Alejandro A.; Collins, Rachel; Adams, Mary Beth; Kirschbaum, Chad; Carson, Walter P. 2010. Pervasive interactions between ungulate browsers and disturbance regimes promote temperate forest herbaceous diversity. Ecology. 91(1): 93-105.
- Schuler, Thomas M.; Thomas Van-Gundy, Melissa; Adams, Mary B.; Ford, W. Mark. 2010. Seed bank response to prescribed fire in the central Appalachians.. Res. Pap. NRS-9. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 9 p.
- Swanson, Frederick J.; Eubanks, Steve; Adams, Mary Beth; Brissette, John C. 2010. Guide to effective research-management collaboration at long-term environmental research sites. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-821. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 12 p.
- Adams, Mary Beth; Cole, Dale W.; Davey, Charles B.; Chang, Scott H. 2009. Preface. Forest Ecology and Management. 258: ix,xi.
- Elias, P.E.; Burger, J.A.; Adams, M.B. 2009. Acid deposition effects on forest composition and growth on the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia. Forest Ecology and Management. 258: 2175-2182.
- Wells, Gail; Hayes, Deborah; Krause, Katrina; Bartuska, Ann; LeVan-Green, Susan; Anderson, Jim; Gough, Tivoli; Adams, Mary; Schuler, Thomas; Kolka, Randy; Sebestyen, Steve; Kenefic, Laura; Brissette, John; Stout, Susan; Kanoti, Keith; Swanson, Fred; Greene, Sarah; Herring, Margaret; Ritchie, Martin; Skinner, Carl; Lisle, Tom; Keppeler, Elizabeth; Reid, Leslie; Wohlegemuth, Peter; Kitchen, Stanley; McCaughey, Ward; Guldin, Jim; Bragg, Don; Shelton, Michael; Loftis, David; Greenberg, Cathryn; Murphy, Julia. 2009. Experimental forests and ranges : 100 years of research success stories. General Technical Report FPL-GTR-182. Madison, WI: USDA-Forest Service, Forest Products
- Adams, Mary Beth. 2008. Long-term leaf fall mass from three watersheds on the Fernow Experimental Forest, West Virginia. In: Jacobs, Douglass F.; Michler, Charles H., eds. 2008. Proceedings, 16th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2008 April 8-9; West Lafayette, IN. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-24. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 179-186.
- Adams, Mary Beth; Loughry, Linda; Plaugher, Linda, comps. 2008. Experimental Forests and Ranges of the USDA Forest Service. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-321 Revised. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 178 p. [CD ROM]
- Adams, Mary Beth; Kochenderfer, James N. 2007. Long-term stream chemistry monitoring on the fernow experiment forest: implications for sustainable management of hardwood forests. e-Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-101. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station: 97-106 [CD-ROM].
- Adams, Mary Beth; Kochenderfer, James N.; Edwards, Pamela J. 2007. The Fernow Watershed Acidification Study: ecosystem acidification, nitrogen saturation and base cation leaching. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus. 7: 267-273.
- Eisenbies, M.A.; Aust, W.M.; Burger, J.A.; Adams, M.B. 2007. Forest operations, extreme flooding events, and considerations for hydrologic modeling in the Appalachians--A review. Forest Ecology and Management. 242: 77-98.
- Eisenbies, Mark H.; Adams, M.B.; Aust, W. Michael; Burger, James A. 2007. Bibliography of forest water yields, flooding issues, and the hydrologic modeling of extreme flood events. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-8. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 40 p.
- Kochenderfer, James N.; Adams, Mary Beth; Miller, Gary W.; Helvey, David J. 2007. Factors affecting large peakflows on Appalachian watersheds: lessons from the Fernow Experimental Forest. Res. Pap. NRS-3. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 24 p.
- DeWalle, David R.; Kochenderfer, James N.; Adams, Mary Beth; Miller, Gary W. 2006. Vegetation and acidification, Chapter 5. In: Adams, Mary Beth; DeWalle, David R.; Hom, John L., eds.; The Fernow watershed acidification study. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer: 137-188.
- Gilliam, Frank S.; Hockenberry, Anne W.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2006. Effects of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on the herbaceous layer of a central Appalachian hardwood forest. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 133(2): 240-254.
- Kochenderfer, James N.; Adams, Mary Beth; Miller, Gary W.; Wood, Frederica. 2006. Growth and development of planted northern red oak on bulldozed skidroads after clearcutting in Appalachian hardwoods. Res. Pap. NE-730. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 16 p.
- Lugo, Ariel D.; Swanson, Frederick J.; González, Olga Ramos; Adams, Mary Beth; Palik, Brian; Thill, Ronald E.; Brockway, Dale G.; Kern, Christel; Woodsmith, Richard; Musselman, Robert. 2006. Long-term research at the USDA Forest Service's experimental forests and ranges.. BioScience. 56(1): 39-48
- 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.
- Schuler, Thomas M.; Ford, W. Mark; Adams, Mary Beth; Kochenderfer, James N.; Edwards, Pamela J. 2006. Large area comparisons of forest management practices in West Virginia (1951-present). In: Irland, Lloyd C.; Camp, Ann E.; Brissette, John C.; and Donohew, Zachary R., eds. Long-term Silvicultural & Ecological Studies: Results for Science and Management. New Haven, CT: Yale University: 94-103
- Gilliam, Frank S.; Lyttle, Nikki L.; Thomas, Ashley; Adams, Mary Beth. 2005. Soil variability along a nitrogen mineralization and nitrification gradient in a nitrogen-saturated hardwood forest. Soil Sciencie Society of American Journal. 69: 247-256.
- May, Jeffrey D.; Burdette, Sarah Beth; Gilliam, Frank S.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2005. Interspecific divergence in foliar nutrient dynamics and stem growth in a temperate forest in response to chronic nitrogen inputs. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 35: 1023-1030.
- Schuler, Thomas M.; Adams, Mary Beth; Ford, W. Mark; Kochenderfer, James N.; Edwards, Pamela J. 2005. Large Area Comparisons of Forest Management Practices (1951 - Present). 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: 72
- Adams, M.B.; Edwards, P.J.; Kochenderfer, J.N.; Wood, F. 2004. Fifty years of watershed research on the Fernow Experimental Forest, WV: effects of forest management and air pollution on hardwood forests. In: Renard, Kenneth G.; McElroy, Stephen A.; Gburek, William J.; Canfield, H. Evan; Scott, Russell L., eds. First interagency conference on research in the watersheds; 2003 October 27-30; Benson, AZ. Tucson, AZ: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Southwest Watershed Research Center: 391-396.
- Adams, Mary Beth; Burger, James; Zelazny, Lucian; Baumgras, John. 2004. Description of the Fork Mountain long-term soil productivity study: site characterization. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-323. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 40 p.
- Campbell, John L.; Hornbeck, James W.; Mitchell, Myron J.; Adams, Mary Beth; Castro, Mark S.; Driscoll, Charles T.; Kahl, Jeffrey S.; Kochenderfer, James N.; Likens, Gene E.; Lynch, James A.; Murdoch, Peter S.; Nelson, Sarah J.; Shanley, James B. 2004. Input-output budgets of inorganic nitrogen for 24 forest watersheds in the northeastern United States: a review. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 151: 373-396.
- Gilliam, Frank S.; Dick, David A.; Kerr, Michelle L.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2004. Effects of silvicultural practices on soil carbon and nitrogen in a nitrogen saturated central Appalachian (USA) hardwood forest ecosystem. Environmental Management
- Adams, M. B.; Schuler, T. M.; Ford, W. M.; Kochenderfer, J. N. 2003. Large woody debris in a second-growth central Appalachian hardwood stand: volume, composition, and dynamics. In: Van Sambeek, J. W.; Dawson, Jeffery O.; Ponder Jr., Felix; Loewenstein, Edward F.; Fralish, James S., eds. Proceedings of the 13th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-234. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station: 237-245
- Adams, Mary Beth. 2003. Ecological issues related to N deposition to natural ecosystems: research needs. Environment International 29:189-199
- DeWalle, David R.; Tepp, Jeffrey S.; Swistock, Bryan R.; Edwards, Pamela J.; Sharpe, William E.; Adams, Mary Beth; Kochenderfer, James N. 2003. Dendrochemical response to soil fertilization. In: Van Sambeek, J. W.; Dawson, Jeffery O.; Ponder Jr., Felix; Loewenstein, Edward F.; Fralish, James S., eds. Proceedings of the 13th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-234. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station: 480-488
- Edwards, Pamela J.; Kochenderfer, James N.; Coble, Dean W.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2002. Soil leachate responses during 10 years of induced whole-watershed acidification. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 140: 99-118.
- Madarish, Darlene M.; Rodrigue, Jane L.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2002. Vascular flora and macroscopic fauna on the Fernow Experimental Forest. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-291. Newtown Square, PA: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 37 p.
- Adams, M.B.; Owens, D.R. 2001. Specific gravity of coarse woody debris for some central Appalachian hardwood forest species. Res. Pap. NE-716. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 4 p.
- Gilliam, Frank S.; Somerville, Charles C.; Lyttle, Nikki L.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2001. Factors influencing spatial variability in nitrogen processing in nitrogen-saturated soils. The Scientific World
- Gilliam, Frank S.; Yurish, Bradley M.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2001. Temporal and spatial variation of nitrogen transformations in nitrogen-saturated soils of a central Appalachian hardwood forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research
- Adams, M.B.; Burger, J.A.; Jenkins, A.B.; Zelazny, L. 2000. Impact of harvesting and atmospheric pollution on nutrient depletion of eastern US hardwood forests. Forest Ecology and Management. 138: 301-319.
- Fernandez, Ivan J.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2000. Nitrogen saturation in experimental forested watersheds. In: Mickler, Robert A.; Birdsey, Richard A.; Hom, John, eds. Responses of northern U.S. forests to environmental change. Ecological studies 139. New York: Springer-Verlag: 333-355.
- Adams, Mary Beth. 1999. Acidic deposition and sustainable forest management in the central Appalachians, USA. Forest Ecology and Management. 122: 17-28.
- Adams, M.B.; Angradi, T.R. 1996. Decomposition and nutrient dynamics of hardwood leaf litter in the Fernow Whole-Watershed Acidification Experiment. Forest Ecology and Management. 83: 61-69.
- Gilliam, Frank S.; Adams, Mary Beth. 1996. Wetfall deposition and precipitation chemistry for a central Appalachian forest. Journal of Air and Waste Management Association. 46: 978-984.
- Peterjohn, William T.; Adams, Mary Beth; Gilliam, Frank S. 1996. Symptoms of nitrogen saturation in two central Appalachian hardwood forest ecosystems. Biogeochemistry. 35: 507-522.
- Gilliam, Frank S.; Adams, Mary Beth; Yurish, Bradley M. 1996. Ecosystem nutrient responses to chronic nittogen inputs at Fernow Experimental Forest, West Virginia. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 26: 196-205.
- Adams, Harold S.; Stephenson, Steven L.; Lawrence, David M.; Adams, Mary Beth; Eisenback, John D. 1995. Red spruce/hardwood ecotones in the central Appalachians. In: Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Fosbroke, Sandra L. C., ed. Proceedings, 10th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 1995 March 5-8; Morgantown, WV.: Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-197. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. p.522
- Adams, M. B.; Kochenderfer, J. N.; Angradi, T. R.; Edwards, P. J. 1995. Nutrient budgets of two watersheds on the Fernow Experimental Forest. In: Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Fosbroke, Sandra L. C., ed. Proceedings, 10th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 1995 March 5-8; Morgantown, WV.: Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-197. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 119-130
- Gilliam, Frank S.; Adams, Mary Beth. 1995. Plant and soil nutrients in young versus mature central Appalachian hardwood stands. In: Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Fosbroke, Sandra L. C., ed. Proceedings, 10th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 1995 March 5-8; Morgantown, WV.: Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-197. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 109-118
- Gilliam, Frank S.; Turrill, Nicole L.; Adams, Mary Beth. 1995. Herbaceous-layer and overstory species in clear-cut and mature central Appalachian hardwood forests. Ecological Applications. 5(4): 947-955.
- Hornbeck, J. W.; Adams, M. B.; Corbett, E. S.; Verry, E. S.; Lynch, J. A. 1995. A summary of water yield experiments on hardwood forested watersheds in northeastern United States. In: Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Fosbroke, Sandra L. C., ed. Proceedings, 10th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 1995 March 5-8; Morgantown, WV.: Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-197. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 282-295
- Adams, Mary Beth; Kochenderfer, James N.; Wood, Frederica; Angradi, Ted R.; Edwards, Pamela. 1994. Forty years of hydrometeorological data from the Fernow Experiment Forest, West Virginia. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-184. Radnor, PA: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 24 p
- Gilliam, Frank S.; Turrill, Nicole L.; Aulick, Staci D.; Evans, Dan K.; Adams, Mary Beth. 1994. Herbaceious layer and soil response to experimental acidification in a central Appalachian hardwood forest. Journal of Environmental Quality. 23: 835-844.
- Stephenson, Steven L.; Kumar, Ashok; Bhatt, Rajendra; Dubey, Tara; Landolt, John C.; Adams, Mary Beth. 1994. Preliminary checklist of fungi of the Fernow Experiment Forest. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-182. Radnor, PA: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 10 p.
- Adams, M.B.; Edwards, P.J.; Wood, F.; Kochenderfer, J.N. 1993. Artificial watershed acidification on the Fernow Experimental Forest, USA. Journal of Hydrology. 150: 505-519.
- Godwin, Marc Layne; Wood, Frederica; Adams, Mary Beth; Eye, Maxine C.; [Compilers]. 1993. Annotated bibliography of research related to the Fernow Experimental Forest . Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-174. Radnor, PA: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 131 p.
- Adams, M.B.; O'Neill, E.G. 1991. Effects of ozone and acidic deposition on carbon allocation and mycorrhizal colonization of Pinus taeda L. seedlings. Forest Science. 37(1): 5-16.
- Adams, Mary Beth; Nichols, Dale S.; Federer, Anthony C.; Jensen, Keith F.; Parrott, Harry. 1991. Screening procedure to evaluate effects of air pollution on Eastern Region wildernesses cited as Class I air quality areas. . Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-151. Radnor, PA: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 33 p.
- Adams, M.B.; Kelly, J.M.; Taylor, G.E.; Edwards, N.T. 1990. Growth of five families of Pinus taeda L. during three years of ozone exposure. New Phytologist. 116: 689-694.
Research Datasets
- Wood, Frederica; Kochenderfer, James N.; Adams, Mary B. 2016. Felled tree biomass for four hardwood species of the central Appalachians, West Virginia. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2016-0016.
National Research Highlights
New Methods, Old Studies Reveal Source of Carbon in Lakes and Streams
Year: 2018
Over recent decades, dissolved organic carbon concentrations (DOC) in lakes and streams have increased through the northern hemisphere, leading to concerns about changes in drinking water quality and about productivity of these aquatic ecosystems. Scientists paired a novel technique and long-term studies to explore this phenomenon and develop insight that can be used to improve water quality.
Re-establishing pollinator habitat on mined lands using the forestry reclamation approach
Year: 2017
Many pollinator species are threatened worldwide for many reasons, including habitat loss. In Appalachia, native forests serve as critical pollinator habitat. A Forest Service scientist helped develop guidelines that will inform land managers on how to restore mined lands to create pollinator habitat.
Elevated Nitrogen Deposition Changes Herb Layer Diversity
Year: 2016
Adding nitrogen to a forest stand decreased the diversity of the herb layer over time by increasing the amount of Rubus spp. (blackberry), which use nitrogen efficiently when there is enough light. More blackberry mean less of other herb layer plants.
Disease-resistant American Elms are Suitable for Mine-land Reforestation
Year: 2015
Almost 1 million acres of reclaimed mine land in the Appalachians are no longer forested. Restoring these lands to productive forests requires planting a diversity of hardwood tree seedlings. A Forest Service scientist and her partners found that planting American elm seedlings that are tolerant of Dutch elm disease may be useful in mine spoil reforestation.
“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 Tale of Nitrogen Retention From Two Watersheds
Year: 2014
Because elevated nitrogen loading can impair terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, understanding the origins, retention, and export of nitrogen from forested watersheds is crucial. Forest Service scientists at Fernow Experimental Forest and Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory analyzed long-term watershed studies to demonstrate the important effects of atmospheric deposition, history of disturbance, and biological inputs on the ability of a forest to keep nitrogen out of streams.
Ozone and Climate Change Interact to Affect Streamflow
Year: 2013
Climate change is affecting the Nation's forests, but not in isolation. Tropospheric ozone has long been known to affect the health of individual trees. Recent research by Forest Service scientists and partners shows that ozone and climate change can interact to change how forests use water at the watershed scale.
Writing Appalachian Ecology: Essays and Outreach
Year: 2013
In the summer of 2012 and 2013, students from West Virginia University's English Department, along with their instructors, participated in an unusual course focused on exploring, experiencing, and writing about the Fernow Experimental Forest. The course, Writing Appalachian Ecology, aimed to bridge the gap between sciences and humanities. Both the students and the Forest Service scientists involved in the course learned much about communication from each other.
Guidelines for Forest Biomass Utilization
Year: 2012
Online resource offers environmentally and economically sound biomass utilization in the Appalachian Mountains