Institution: Virginia Tech
Department: Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation
234 Mirror Lake Road
North Woodstock, NH 03262
Hubbard Brook Role: Investigator
Phone: (603) 726-8902
Email: bailey.scott@vt.edu
ORCID: 0000-0002-9160-156X
Website: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rHp3xuoAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=aoScott
ScottBailey

Research Interests

I am broadly interested in the influence of substrate, including soils, geologic parent-materials, landforms, and water, on the structure and function of ecosystems. Current research includes (1) watershed mass balance and retrospective soil monitoring to determine temporal dynamics of forest soil chemistry, (2) mineral weathering in forest soils and watersheds, (3) feedbacks between soil development and hillslope hydrology (hydropedology), and (4) the role of seepage and fractured-rock groundwater discharge as hot spots in nutrient cycling and biodiversity. Current projects range in location from the Catskill Mountains in New York to the Chic-Choc Mountains in Quebec, with a special emphasis on the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest.

Hubbard Brook Publications by this Author

Bower, J. A., Ross, D. S., Bailey, S. W., Pennino, A. M., Jercinovic, M. J., McGuire, K. J., Strahm, B. D., & Schreiber, M. E. (2023). Development of a lateral topographic weathering gradient in temperate forested podzols. Geoderma, 439, 116677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116677
Teets, A., Bailey, A. S., Hufkens, K., Ollinger, S., Schädel, C., Seyednasrollah, B., & Richardson, A. D. (2023). Early spring onset increases carbon uptake more than late fall senescence: modeling future phenological change in a US northern deciduous forest. Oecologia, 201(1), 241–257. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-022-05296-4
Lawrence, G., Fernandez, I., Bailey, S., Beier, C., Contosta, A., Lane, E., Murdoch, P., Nave, L., Quintana, A., Ross, D., & White, A. (2023). Forming regional soil carbon networks to support effective climate change solutions. Soil Science Society of America Journal, n/a(n/a). https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20551
Bourgault, R. R., Ross, D. S., Bailey, S. W., Perdrial, N., & Bower, J. (2022). Groundwater input drives large variance in soil manganese concentration and reactivity in a forested headwater catchment. Soil Science Society of America Journal, n/a(n/a). https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20439
Pardo, L. H., Green, M. B., Bailey, S. W., McGuire, K. J., & McDowell, W. H. (2022). Identifying Controls on Nitrate Sources and Flowpaths in a Forested Catchment Using a Hydropedological Framework. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 127(2), e2020JG006140. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JG006140
Studd, E. K., Bates, A. E., Bramburger, A. J., Fernandes, T., Hayden, B., Henry, H. A. L., Humphries, M. M., Martin, R., McMeans, B. C., Moise, E. R. D., O’Sullivan, A. M., Sharma, S., Sinclair, B. J., Sutton, A. O., Templer, P. H., & Cooke, S. J. (2021). Nine Maxims for the Ecology of Cold-Climate Winters. BioScience, 71(8), 820–830. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biab032
Green, M. B., Bailey, S. W., Campbell, J. L., McGuire, K. J., Bailey, A. S., Fahey, T. J., Lany, N., & Zietlow, D. (2021). A catchment water balance assessment of an abrupt shift in evapotranspiration at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire, USA. Hydrological Processes, n/a(n/a), e14300. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14300
Campbell, J. L., Rustad, L. E., Bailey, S. W., Bernhardt, E. S., Driscoll, C. T., Green, M. B., Groffman, P. M., Lovett, G. M., McDowell, W. H., McGuire, K. J., & Rosi, E. J. (2021). Watershed studies at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest: Building on a long legacy of research with new approaches and sources of data. Hydrological Processes, 35(1), e14016. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14016
Green, M. B., Pardo, L. H., Bailey, S. W., Campbell, J. L., McDowell, W. H., Bernhardt, E. S., & Rosi, E. J. (2021). Predicting high-frequency variation in stream solute concentrations with water quality sensors and machine learning. Hydrological Processes, 35(1), e14000. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14000
LoRusso, N. A., Bailey, S. W., Zeng, T., Montesdeoca, M., & Driscoll, C. T. (2021). Dissolved organic matter dynamics in reference and calcium silicate-treated watersheds at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, NH, USA. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, n/a(n/a), e2021JG006352. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JG006352
Fraser, O. L., Bailey, S. W., Ducey, M. J., & McGuire, K. J. (2020). Predictive modeling of bedrock outcrops and associated shallow soil in upland glaciated landscapes. Geoderma, 376, 114495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114495
Possinger, A. R., Bailey, S. W., Inagaki, T. M., Kögel-Knabner, I., Dynes, J. J., Arthur, Z. A., & Lehmann, J. (2020). Organo-mineral interactions and soil carbon mineralizability with variable saturation cycle frequency. Geoderma, 375, 114483. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114483
Hazlett, P., Emilson, C., Lawrence, G., Fernandez, I., Ouimet, R., & Bailey, S. (2020). Reversal of Forest Soil Acidification in the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada: Site and Soil Factors Contributing to Recovery. Soil Systems, 4(3), 54. https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems4030054
See, C. R., Green, M. B., Yanai, R. D., Bailey, A. S., Campbell, J. L., & Hayward, J. (2020). Quantifying uncertainty in annual runoff due to missing data. PeerJ, 8, e9531. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9531
Bailey, S. W. (2020). Tracking the Fate of Plagioclase Weathering Products. In Biogeochemical Cycles (pp. 151–162). American Geophysical Union (AGU). https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119413332.ch7
Battles, J. J., Cleavitt, N. L., Johnson, C. E., & Fahey, T. J. (2019). Reply to the comment by Bailey et al. on “Long-term decline of sugar maple following forest harvest, Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire.” Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 49(7), 863–864. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2018-0503
Belyazid, S., Phelan, J., Nihlgård, B., Sverdrup, H., Driscoll, C., Fernandez, I., Aherne, J., Teeling-Adams, L. M., Bailey, S., Arsenault, M., Cleavitt, N., Engstrom, B., Dennis, R., Sperduto, D., Werier, D., & Clark, C. (2019). Assessing the Effects of Climate Change and Air Pollution on Soil Properties and Plant Diversity in Northeastern U.S. Hardwood Forests: Model Setup and Evaluation. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 230(5), 106. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-019-4145-6
Bailey, S. W., McGuire, K. J., Ross, D. S., Green, M. B., & Fraser, O. L. (2019). Mineral Weathering and Podzolization Control Acid Neutralization and Streamwater Chemistry Gradients in Upland Glaciated Catchments, Northeastern United States. Frontiers in Earth Science, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2019.00063
Fraser, O. L., Bailey, S. W., & Ducey, M. J. (2019). Decadal Change in Soil Chemistry of Northern Hardwood Forests on the White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire, USA. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2018.08.0301
Bailey, S. W., Ross, D. S., Perdrial, N., Jercinovic, M., Webber, J., & Bourgault, R. (2019). Determination of Primary Mineral Content and Calcium Sources in Forest Soils using Electron Probe Microanalysis Mapping and Cluster Analysis. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 83(6), 1830–1841. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2019.07.0231
Bailey, S. W., Long, R. P., & Horsley, S. B. (2018). Comment on “Long-term decline of sugar maple following forest harvest, Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire.” Canadian Journal of Forest Research. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2018-0207
Green, M. B., Campbell, J. L., Yanai, R. D., Bailey, S. W., Bailey, A. S., Grant, N., Halm, I., Kelsey, E. P., & Rustad, L. E. (2018). Downsizing a long-term precipitation network: Using a quantitative approach to inform difficult decisions. PLOS ONE, 13(5), e0195966. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195966
Bourgault, R. R., Ross, D. S., Bailey, S. W., Bullen, T. D., McGuire, K. J., & Gannon, J. P. (2017). Redistribution of soil metals and organic carbon via lateral flowpaths at the catchment scale in a glaciated upland setting. Geoderma, 307(Supplement C), 238–252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2017.05.039
Gannon, J. P., McGuire, K. J., Bailey, S. W., Bourgault, R. R., & Ross, D. S. (2017). Lateral water flux in the unsaturated zone: A mechanism for the formation of spatial soil heterogeneity in a headwater catchment. Hydrological Processes, 31(20), 3568–3579. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.11279
Benettin, P., Bailey, S. W., Rinaldo, A., Likens, G. E., McGuire, K. J., & Botter, G. (2017). Young runoff fractions control streamwater age and solute concentration dynamics. Hydrological Processes, 31, 2982–2986. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.11243
Campbell, J. L., Yanai, R. D., Green, M. B., Likens, G. E., See, C. R., Bailey, A. S., Buso, D. C., & Yang, D. (2016). Uncertainty in the net hydrologic flux of calcium in a paired-watershed harvesting study. Ecosphere, 7(6), n/a-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1299
Bondi, C. A., Beier, C. M., Ducey, P. K., Lawrence, G. B., & Bailey, S. (2016). Can the eastern red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus) persist in an acidified landscape? Ecosphere, 7(4), n/a-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1318
Remiszewski, K. A., Bryce, J. G., Fahnestock, M. F., Pettitt, E. A., Blichert-Toft, J., Vadeboncoeur, M. A., & Bailey, S. W. (2016). Elemental and isotopic perspectives on the impact of arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal fungi on mineral weathering across imposed geologic gradients. Chemical Geology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2016.05.005
Benettin, P., Bailey, S. W., Campbell, J. L., Green, M. B., Rinaldo, A., Likens, G. E., McGuire, K. J., & Botter, G. (2015). Linking water age and solute dynamics in streamflow at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, NH, USA. Water Resources Research, n/a-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015WR017552
Gannon, J. P., Bailey, S. W., McGuire, K. J., & Shanley, J. B. (2015). Flushing of distal hillslopes as an alternative source of stream dissolved organic carbon in a headwater catchment. Water Resources Research, 51(10), 8114–8128. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015WR016927
Gillin, C. P., Bailey, S. W., McGuire, K. J., & Prisley, S. P. (2015). Evaluation of Lidar-derived DEMs through Terrain Analysis and Field Comparison. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 81(5), 387–396. https://doi.org/10.14358/PERS.81.5.387
Gillin, C., Bailey, S., McGuire, Kevin, & Gannon, J.P. (2015). Mapping of Hydropedologic Spatial Patterns in a Steep Headwater Catchment. Soil Science Soc. Am. J., 79(2), 40–453. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2014.05.0189
Bourgault, Rebecca, Ross, Donald, & Bailey, Scott. (2015). A response to “Comment on ‘chemical and  morphological distinctions between vertical and lateral  podzolization at Hubbard Brook’ by Bourgault et al.” Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., 79, 1818–1819. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2015.05.0191r
Bourgault, R. R., Ross, D. S., & Bailey, S. W. (2015). Chemical and Morphological Distinctions between Vertical and Lateral Podzolization at Hubbard Brook. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 79(2), 428. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2014.05.0190
Lawrence, L., G., Hazlett, P., H., P., Fernandez, I., F., I., Ouimet, R., O., R., Bailey, S., B., S., Shrotle, W., S., W., Smith, K., S., K., & Antidormi, M., A., M. (2015). Declining acidic deposition begins reversal of forest-soil acidification in the Northeastern U.S. and Eastern Canada. Environ. Sci. Technol., 49, 13013–13111. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1021/acs.est.5b02904
Wexler, S. K., Goodale, C. L., McGuire, K. J., Bailey, S. W., & Groffman, P. M. (2014). Isotopic signals of summer denitrification in a northern hardwood forested catchment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(46), 16413–16418. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1404321111
Bailey, S. W., Brousseau, P. A., McGuire, K. J., & Ross, D. S. (2014). Influence of landscape position and transient water table on soil development and carbon distribution in a steep, headwater catchment. Geoderma, 226–227, 279–289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2014.02.017
McGuire, K. J., Torgersen, C. E., Likens, G. E., Buso, D. C., Lowe, W. H., & Bailey, S. W. (2014). Network analysis reveals multiscale controls on streamwater chemistry. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(19), 7030–7035. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1404820111
Likens, G. E., & Bailey, S. W. (2014). The Discovery of Acid Rain at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest: A Story of Collaboration and Long-term Research. In D. C. Hayes, S. L. Stout, R. H. Crawford, & A. P. Hoover (Eds.), USDA Forest Service Experimental Forests and Ranges (HBR.2014-04; pp. 463–482). Springer New York. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4614-1818-4_20
Morse, J. L., Werner, S. F., Gillin, C. P., Goodale, C. L., Bailey, S. W., McGuire, K. J., & Groffman, P. M. (2014). Searching for biogeochemical hot spots in three dimensions: Soil C and N cycling in hydropedologic settings in a northern hardwood forest. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 119(8), 2013JG002589. https://doi.org/10.1002/2013JG002589
Gannon, J. P., Bailey, S. W., & McGuire, K. J. (2014). Organizing groundwater regimes and response thresholds by soils: A framework for understanding runoff generation in a headwater catchment. Water Resources Research, n/a-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014WR015498
Hornbeck, J.W., Eagar, C., Bailey, A.S., & Campbell, J.L. (2014). Comparisons with results from the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in the Northern Appalachians. In Response of a Forest Watershed Ecosystem: Commercial Clearcutting in the Southern Appalachians (HBR.2014-01; pp. 213–228). Oxford University Press.
Yanai, R. D., Tokuchi, N., Campbell, J. L., Green, M. B., Matsuzaki, E., Laseter, S. N., Brown, C. L., Bailey, A. S., Lyons, P., Levine, C. R., Buso, D. C., Likens, G. E., Knoepp, J. D., & Fukushima, K. (2014). Sources of uncertainty in estimating stream solute export from headwater catchments at three sites. Hydrological Processes, n/a-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.10265
Bourgault, Rebecca R., Donald S. Ross, & Scott W. Bailey. (2014). Chemical and morphological distinctions between vertically and laterally developed spodic horizons at Hubbard Brook, NH. Soil Science Society of America Journal. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2014.05.0190
Green, M. B., Bailey, A. S., Bailey, S. W., Battles, J. J., Campbell, J. L., Driscoll, C. T., Fahey, T. J., Lepine, L. C., Likens, G. E., Ollinger, S. V., & Schaberg, P. G. (2013). Reply to Smith and Shortle: Lacking evidence of hydraulic efficiency changes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110(40), E3740–E3740. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1312130110
Green, M. B., Bailey, A. S., Bailey, S. W., Battles, J. J., Campbell, J. L., Driscoll, C. T., Fahey, T. J., Lepine, L. C., Likens, G. E., Ollinger, S. V., & Schaberg, P. G. (2013). Decreased water flowing from a forest amended with calcium silicate. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 110(15), 5999–6003. http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/43311
Campbell, J. L., Bailey, A. S., Eagar, C., Green, M. B., & Battles, J. J. (2013). Vegetation treatments and hydrologic responses at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire. In: Camp, A.E.; Irland, L.C.; Carroll, C.J.W., Eds. Long-Term Silvicultural & Ecological Studies: Results for Science and Nanagement. Volume 2. Yale University, Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry, Research Paper, 013, 1–9. http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/43548
Ross, D. S., Shanley, J. B., Campbell, J. L., Lawrence, G. B., Bailey, S. W., Likens, G. E., Wemple, B. C., Fredriksen, G., & Jamison, A. E. (2012). Spatial patterns of soil nitrification and nitrate export from forested headwaters in the northeastern United States. Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences, 117. https://doi.org/10.1029/2011jg001740
Zimmer, M. A., Bailey, S. W., McGuire, K. J., & Bullen, T. D. (2012). Fine scale variations of surface water chemistry in an ephemeral to perennial drainage network. Hydrological Processes. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.9449
Hamburg, S. P., Vadeboncoeur, M. A., Richardson, A. D., & Bailey, A. S. (2012). Climate change at the ecosystem scale: A 50-year record in New Hampshire. Climatic Change. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-012-0517-2