{"id":27,"date":"2023-07-12T11:34:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T15:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/terrestrialecosystems\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2026-02-04T18:45:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T23:45:42","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/terrestrialecosystems\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/terrestrialecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2023\/07\/andymeasure.jpg\" alt=\"andymeasure\" height=\"352\" width=\"400\" title=\"andymeasure\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/terrestrialecosystems\/c-and-n-cycling-at-the-bartlett-experimental-forest\/\">Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in NH Forests<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nCarbon cycling in forests represents a key point of interaction between terrestrial ecosystems and the earth&#8217;s climate.\u00a0 As a result, efforts to quantify and enhance forest carbon sequestration have become important goals of U.S. Forest Service and the University of New Hampshire&#8230;.<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/terrestrialecosystems\/c-and-n-cycling-at-the-bartlett-experimental-forest\/\">read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/terrestrialecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2023\/07\/aes_winter_photo_3_0.jpg\" alt=\"aes_winter_photo_3_0\" height=\"1500\" width=\"2000\" title=\"aes_winter_photo_3_0\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t<strong>Interactions between Land-Use and Climate Change<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nBecause natural and managed ecosystems are vital to the region&#8217;s economic and cultural well-being, understanding the long-term effects of climate change is paramount. However, ecosystems also play an important role in climate regulation.\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/terrestrialecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2023\/07\/fallfoliagetile.jpg\" alt=\"fallfoliagetile\" height=\"246\" width=\"292\" title=\"fallfoliagetile\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t<strong>Canopy Diversity and Ecosystem Function in Forests<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nThis project addresses questions related to (1) the influence of tree diversity on carbon cycling and other ecosystem processes in forests, and (2) ways in which forest canopy diversity can be represented and estimated at multiple scales using remote sensing.\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/terrestrialecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2023\/07\/hb_albedo_tile.jpg\" alt=\"hb_albedo_tile\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" title=\"hb_albedo_tile\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t<strong>Canopy Nitrogen and Carbon Assimilation in Forests<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nThis study combines field measurements and remote sensing of canopy traits in forests with measurements of forest productivity, ecosystem carbon budgets and land-atmosphere exchange of carbon, water and energy.\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/terrestrialecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2026\/02\/PXL_20240719_141504582-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"PXL_20240719_141504582\" height=\"2560\" width=\"1928\" title=\"PXL_20240719_141504582\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t<p><strong>Response of Northeastern Forests to Drought and Cold Stress<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Info forthcoming]\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/terrestrialecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2026\/02\/IMG_5281-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"IMG_5281\" height=\"2560\" width=\"1920\" title=\"IMG_5281\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t<strong>Carbon Allocation and Nitrogen Availability<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n[Info forthcoming]\n\t<p><strong>ADDITIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Hubbard Brook LTER<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The overall goal of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hubbardbrook.org\/\">HBR-LTER<\/a>\u00a0program is to improve understanding of the response of Northern Forest ecosystems to natural and anthropogenic disturbances..<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Harvard Forest LTER<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Chronic Nitrogen Amendment plots were established in 1988 as part of the National Science Foundation\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lternet.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Long-Term Ecological Research<\/a> program, and are located on Prospect Hill at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harvard Forest<\/a>\u00a0in central Massachusetts (42 30&#8217;N, 72 10&#8217;W).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chronicn.unh.edu.\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chronic N 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