Ruth D. Yanai
Professor
210 Marshall Hall
One Forestry Drive
Syracuse, NY 13210-2788
(315) 470-6955
rdyanai@syr.edu

• Vita
• Research
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Highest Education:

Ph.D. Yale University (Forest Ecology), 1990.

Areas of Study:

Forest ecology, ecosystem nutrient cycling, roots, and forest soils.

Courses Taught:

Forest Ecology (FOR 332)
Research Experience Forest Ecosystem Science (FOR 496)
Writing for Scientific Publication (FOR 694)
Women in Scientific and Environmental Professions (FOR 797)

Selected Publications:

(Complete Publications List)

Park, B.B., R.D. Yanai, T.J. Fahey, T.G. Siccama, S.W. Bailey, J.B. Shanley, and N.L. Cleavitt. 2008. Fine root dynamics and forest production across a calcium gradient in northern hardwood and conifer ecosystems. Ecosystems 11: 325-341.

Lucash, M.S., D.M. Eissenstat, J.D. Joslin, K.J. McFarlane, and R.D. Yanai. 2007. Estimating nutrient uptake by mature tree roots under field conditions: challenges and opportunities. Trees - Structure and Function 21: 593-603.

Yanai, R.D., B.B. Park, and S.P. Hamburg. 2006. The vertical and horizontal distribution of roots in northern hardwood stands of varying age. Can. J. For. Res. 36: 450-459.

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., S.V. Stehman, M.A. Arthur, C.E. Prescott, A.J. Friedland, T.G. Siccama, and D. Binkley. 2003. Detecting change in forest floor carbon. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 67:1583-1593.