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Ruth D. Yanai
Professor
210 Marshall Hall
One Forestry Drive
Syracuse, NY 13210-2788
(315) 470-6955
rdyanai@syr.edu
Highest Education:
Ph.D. Yale University (Forest Ecology), 1990.
Areas of Study:
- Multiple-Element Limitation in Northern Hardwood Ecosystems (MELNHE)
- Quantifying Uncertainty in Ecosystem Studies (QUEST)
- Forest ecology, ecosystem nutrient cycling, roots, and forest soils.
Graduate Advisees
Kikang Bae
kbae02@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: PHD
- Graduate Advisor(s): Yanai
- Area of Study: Ecology and Ecosystems
Graduate Research Topic
- Study site: northern hardwood forests in Bartlett, Jeffers Brook, and Hubbard Brook in NH.
TOPIC 1: Investigate differences in soil respiration rate across forest ages and examine the relationship between soil respiration and abiotic (soil temperature, soil moisture) and biotic (roots, litterfall) factors.
TOPIC 2: Determine changes of root respiration with trenching and root turnover with minirhizotron tubes after fertilization (+N, +P, +NP) across forest ages.
TOPIC 3: Determine the colonization rate of roots by andomycorrhizal fungal (AMF) and ectomycorrhizal fungal (EMF) on roots, and identify the EMF communities in surface and deep soils of young and old forests.
Franklin Diggs
fdiggs@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: MS
- Graduate Advisor(s): Yanai
- Area of Study: Forest Ecosystem Science & Appl
Craig See
crsee@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: MS
- Graduate Advisor(s): Yanai
- Area of Study: Environ Systems & Risk Management
Courses Taught:
- Forest Ecology (FOR 332)
- Research Experience Forest Ecosystem Science (FOR 496)
- Writing for Scientific Publication (FOR 694)
- Capstone in Natural Resources (FOR 692)
- Women in Scientific and Environmental Professions (FOR 797)
Selected Publications:
Yanai, R.D., J.J. Battles, A.D. Richardson, E.B. Rastetter, D.M. Wood, and C. Blodgett.2010. Estimating uncertainty in ecosystem budget calculations. Ecosystems 13(2): 239-248. PDF
Yanai, R.D., M.C. Fisk, T.J. Fahey, N.L. Cleavitt, and B.B. Park. 2008. Identifying roots of northern hardwood species: patterns with diameter and depth. Can. J. For. Res. 38(11): 2862-2869
Yanai, R.D., J.D. Blum, S.P. Hamburg, M.A. Arthur, C.A. Nezat, and T.G. Siccama. 2005. New insights into calcium depletion in northeastern forests. J. For. 103:14-20
Yanai, R.D., W.S. Currie, and C.L. Goodale. 2003. Soil carbon dynamics after forest harvest: an ecosystem paradigm reconsidered. Ecosystems 6:197-212
Yanai, R.D., T.G Siccama, M.A. Arthur, C.A. Federer, and A.J. Friedland. 1999. Accumulation and depletion of base cations in forest floors in the northeastern US. Ecology 80:2774-2787
Yanai, R.D. 1994. A steady-state model of nutrient uptake accounting for newly-grown roots. Soil. Sci. Soc. Am. J. 58:1562-1571
Yanai, R.D. 1992. Phosphorus budget of a 70-year old northern hardwood forest. Biogeochemistry 17:1-22
