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Graduate Research Assistant (315) 470-6709 |
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Research Interests |
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I am interested in forest ecology and biogeochemistry, particularly forest soils and plant nutrient cycling in relation to ecosystem function and productivity. |
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Current Research |
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My thesis work deals with biomass and nutrient content in developing northern hardwood stands at the Bartlett Experimental Forest in New Hampshire. My specific objectives are to:
-Investigate trends in biomass and nutrient content across stand age in northern hardwoods.
-Determine how biomass and nutrient content estimations for northern hardwood species vary by stand and site. Specifically, I want to understand how accurately allometric equations and nutrient content estimations developed at one site can predict biomass and nutrient content at other sites. |
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Publications |
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Heneghan, L., F. R. Fatemi, L. Umek, K. Fagen, K. Grady and M. Workman. In press. European buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica, L.), an invasive shrub in Midwest woodlands and its association with altered soil properties. Applied Soil Ecology.
Heneghan, L. C. Raushenberg, F. Fatemi, and M. Workman. 2004. European buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) and its effects on some ecosystem properties in an urban woodland. Ecological Restoration. 22 (4): 275-280.
Kharas G.B., A.M. Fuerst, A. Scola, III, D.J. Bavirsha, B.M. Bernau, S.K. Brown, P.Ece, A.N. Dabrowski, P. De Angelo, F.R. Fatemi, and K. Watson. 2002. Novel copolymers of trisubstituted ethylenes and styrene. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A- Pure and Applied Chemistry. 39 (12): 1380-1391. |
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LINKS: Northern Hardwood Forest Calcium Cycling Project - About this Project
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