
State University of New York
College of Environmental Science and Forestry
210 Marshall Hall
Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone:
315-470-6955
Email:
rdyanai@syr.edu
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Ruth D. Yanai began working at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in 1983, studying the cycling of phosphorus after the whole-tree harvest of Watershed 5. In 1993, the USDA NRICGP funded a project to compare archived and contemporary samples of forest floors, litterfall, and wood, from the HBEF and from a chronosequence of related sites, to determine whether recent changes in nutrient concentrations were more likely due to acid rain or to forest regrowth. Additional research interests include simulation modeling of nutrient uptake by roots and the response of plants to environmental change.
Hubbard Brook Publications by this Author
“Climate Change May Alter Mercury Fluxes In Northern Hardwood Forests”. Biogeochemistry 146(1): 1 - 16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-019-00605-1.
. 2019. . 2019.
. 2019.
. 2017.
“Measuring Mercury In Wood: Challenging But Important”. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry 97(5): 456 - 467. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03067319.2017.1324852.
. 2017. “Nutrient Concentrations Of Roots Vary With Diameter, Depth, And Site In New Hampshire Northern Hardwoods”. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 48(1): 32 - 41. http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cjfr-2017-0223.
. 2017. . 2017.
“Sampling And Processing Roots From Rocky Forest Soils”. Ecosphere 8(6): n/a - n/a. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.1863/abstract.
. 2017. . 2016.
“Response Of Forest Soil Respiration To Nutrient Addition Depends On Site Fertility”. Biogeochemistry 127(1): 113 - 124. http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10533-015-0172-6.
. 2016. “Sources Of Variability In Tissue Chemistry In Northern Hardwood Species 1”. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 46(3): 285 - 296. http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/10.1139/cjfr-2015-0302.
. 2016. . 2016.
. 2015.
. 2015.
“Evaluating The Efficiency Of Environmental Monitoring Programs”. Ecological Indicators 39: 94 - 101. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X13005001.
. 2014. “Rates Of Sustainable Forest Harvest Depend On Rotation Length And Weathering Of Soil Minerals”. Forest Ecology and Management 318: 194 - 205. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112714000140.
. 2014. . 2014.
“Synergistic Soil Response To Nitrogen Plus Phosphorus Fertilization In Hardwood Forests”. Biogeochemistry 118(1-3): 195 - 204. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10533-013-9918-1.
. 2014. “From Missing Source To Missing Sink: Long-Term Changes In The Nitrogen Budget Of A Northern Hardwood Forest”. Environmental Science & Technology 47(20): 11440 - 11448. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es4025723.
. 2013. “Recovery From Disturbance Requires Resynchronization Of Ecosystem Nutrient Cycles”. Ecological Applications 23(3): 621 - 642. http://www.esajournals.org/doi/full/10.1890/12-0751.1.
. 2013. “Assessing The Suitability Of Using Rotary Coring For Sampling In Rocky Soils”. Soil Science Society of America Journal. http://scholars.unh.edu/ersc/6.
. 2012. . 2012.
“Foliar Nutrient Concentrations Related To Soil Sources Across A Range Of Sites In The Northeastern United States”. Soil Science Society of America Journal 76(2). https://www.soils.org/publications/sssaj/abstracts/76/2/674.
. 2012. “Quantifying Uncertainty In Forest Nutrient Budgets”. Journal of Forestry 110(8): 448 - 456.
. 2012. “The Quantitative Soil Pit Method For Measuring Belowground Carbon And Nitrogen Stocks”. Soil Science Society of America Journal In Press.
. 2012. “Recovery From Disturbance Requires Resynchronization Of Ecosystem Nutrient Cycles”. Ecological Applications 23(3): 621 - 642. http://www.esajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1890/12-0751.1.
. 2012. “Variation In Mass And Nutrient Concentration Of Leaf Litter Across Years And Sites In A Northern Hardwood Forest”. Canadian Journal of Forest Research-Revue Canadienne De Recherche Forestiere 42(8): 1597 - 1610. ://WOS:000307118900017.
. 2012. “Allometric Equations For Young Northern Hardwoods: The Importance Of Age-Specific Equations For Estimating Aboveground Biomass”. Canadian Journal of Forest Research-Revue Canadienne De Recherche Forestiere 41(4): 881 - 891. ://WOS:000291185700020.
. 2011. “Estimating Uncertainties In Watershed Studies”. EOS 92(26).
. 2011. “Estimating Uncertainty In Ecosystem Budget Calculations”. Ecosystems 13(2): 239 - 248. ://WOS:000275785700005.
. 2010. “A Molecular Approach To Quantify Root Community Composition In A Northern Hardwood Forest - Testing Effects Of Root Species, Relative Abundance, And Diameter”. Canadian Journal of Forest Research-Revue Canadienne De Recherche Forestiere 40(4): 836 - 841. ://WOS:000277477300023.
. 2010. “Can Phosphorus Limit Productivity In Northern Hardwood Forests? (Poster And Abstract)”. In 94th Ecological Society of America Meeting (ESA), 94th Ecological Society of America Meeting (ESA), Ecological Society of America.
. 2009. “Heart Size Of Sugar Maple Sawlogs Across Six Northern States”. J. Forestry 107(2): 95-100.
. 2009. “Changes In Foliar And Litter N:p Ratios Suggest A Shift Towards P-Limitation At Hubbard Brook”. Abstract for 93rd Annual Ecological Society of America Meeting (ESA), August 2008.
. 2008. “Cross-Site Comparison Of Nutrient Budgets In Hardwood And Conifer Stands On Contrasting Soils”. Abstract for 93rd Annual Ecological Society of America Meeting (ESA), August 2008.
. 2008. “Identifying Roots Of Northern Hardwood Species: Patterns With Diameter And Depth”. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 38(11): 2862-2869.
. 2008. “Mineral Sources Of Calcium And Phosphorus In Soils Of The Northeastern Usa”. Soil Science Society of America Journal 72(6): 1786–1794.
. 2008. . 2008.
“Estimating Root Biomass In Rocky Soils Using Pits, Cores And Allometric Equations”. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 71: 206-213.
. 2007. . 2007.
“Validation And Refinement Of Allometric Equations For Roots Of Northern Hardwoods”. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 37: 1777-1783.
. 2007. “New Insights Into Calcium Depletion In Northeastern Forests”. J. Forestry 103(1): 14-20.
. 2005. “Spatial And Temporal Variation In Calcium And Aluminum In Northern Hardwood Forest Floors”. Water Air and Soil Pollution 160(1-4): 109 - 118. ://WOS:000226929000009.
. 2005. “The Effects Of Alcl3 Additions On Rhizosphere Soil And Fine Root Chemistry Of Sugar Maple (Acer Saccharum)”. Water, Air and Soil Pollution 159: 339-356.
. 2004. “Lead Reduction And Redistribution In The Forest Floor In New Hampshire Northern Hardwoods”. J. Environ. Qual. 33(1): 141-148.
. 2004. “Biotic Control Of Calcium Cycling In Northern Hardwood Forests: Acid Rain And Aging Forests”. Ecosystems 6(4): 399-406.
. 2003. “Detecting Change In Forest Floor Carbon”. Soil Scinece Society of America Journal 67(5): 1583-1593.
. 2003. “Processes Affecting Carbon Storage In The Forest Floor And In Downed Woody Debris”. In The Potential for U.S. Forests to Sequester Carbon and Mitigate the Greenhouse Effect, The Potential for U.S. Forests to Sequester Carbon and Mitigate the Greenhouse Effect, . Boca Raton, Florida: Lewis Publishers.
. 2003. “Soil Carbon Dynamics Following Forest Harvest: An Ecosystem Paradigm Reviewed”. Ecosystems 6(3): 197-212.
. 2003. “Calcium Depletion In The Northern Hardwood Forest: Biotic Control”. Agronomy Abstracts, Annual Meeting.
. 2000. “Calcium Depletion In The Northern Hardwood Forest: Interpreting The Forest Floor”. Agronomy Abstracts, Annual Meeting.
. 2000. “Challenges Of Measuring Forest Floor Organic Matter Dynamics: Repeated Measures From A Chronosequence”. For. Ecol. Manage. 138: 273-283.
. 2000. “Distinguishing The Effects Of Environmental Stress And Forest Succession On Changes In The Forest Floor”. Korean J. Ecol. 23(2): 83-88.
. 2000. “Accumulation And Depletion Of Base Cations In Forest Floors In The Northeastern United States”. Ecology 80(8): 2774-2787.
. 1999. “Calcium And Magnesium In Wood Of Northern Hardwood Forest Species: Relations To Site Characteristics”. Can. J. For. Res. 29: 339-346.
. 1999. “Forest Floor Microbial Biomass Across A Northern Hardwood Forest Successional Sequence”. Soil Biol. Biochem. 31: 431-439.
. 1999. “Changes In Ca And Al Over 15 Years In The Forest Floors Of A Northern Hardwood Forest”. Abstracts for 83rd Annual Meeting, Ecological Society of America: 205.
. 1998. “The Effect Of Whole-Tree Harvest On Phosphorus Cycling In A Northern Hardwood Forest”. Forest Ecology and Management 104: 281-295.
. 1998. “Long-Term Changes In Ph And Calcium In Precipitation, Streamwater And Soils At The Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire”. Suppl. Bull. Ecol. Soc. Amer. 77(3): 298.
. 1996. “Long-Term Changes In The Forest Floor Of Northern Hardwood Stands Of Different Ages”. Suppl. Bull. Ecol. Soc. Amer. 77(3): 494.
. 1996. “Losses Of Calcium And Magnesium From The Forest Floor In Northern Hardwoods Of New Hampshire”. Suppl. Bull. Ecol. Soc. Amer. 76(2): 290.
. 1995. “The Relationship Of Calcium And Magnesium In Wood Of Three Hardwoods To Site Conditions At The Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest”. Suppl. Bull. Ecol. Soc. Amer. 76(2): 8.
. 1995. . 1994.
“Changes In Forest Floor Mass And Nutrient Content Over 17 Years In A Northern Hardwood Forest”. Bull. Ecol. Soc. Amer. 74(2): 496.
. 1993. “Phosphorus Budget Of A 70-Yr-Old Northern Hardwood Forest”. Biogeochemistry 17: 1-22.
. 1992. “Soil Solution Phosphorus Dynamics In A Whole-Tree-Harvested Northern Hardwood Forest”. Soil Sci. Am.J. 55(6): 1746-1752.
. 1991. “Phosphorus Stores, Leaching And Net Mineralization In The Forest Floor Following Clear-Cutting In Northern Hardwoods”. Bull. Ecol. Soc. Amer. 68(3): 453.
. 1987. “Phosphorus Concentrations In Soil Solution Following Whole-Tree Harvest In Northern Hardwoods”. Agronomy Abstracts, Annual Meeting: 269.
. 1986. “Preliminary Estimates Of Phosphorus Removal And Redistribution Following Whole-Tree Harvest Of A Northern Hardwood Forest, New Hampshire”. IV Internat. Congress of Ecology, 71st Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, State University of New York, Syracuse University: 360.
. 1986. “Phosphorus Bioavailability From Organic, Primary Mineral, And Secondary Mineral Sources In A New Hampshire Spodosol”. Agronomy Abstracts, Annual Meeting: 227.
. 1985. “Phosphorus Dynamics In A Northern Hardwood Forest Soil Following A Whole-Tree Harvest”. Bull. Ecol. Soc. Amer. 66(2): 298.
. 1985.