Institution: Cornell University
Department: Department of Natural Resource
Fernow Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
Hubbard Brook Role: Investigator
TimFahey

Research Interests

Research on the structure and function of terrestrial ecosystems; Teaching ecology and environmental conservation; Work with the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation to communicate ecosystem science to policy makers and the public through our Science Links.

Hubbard Brook Publications by this Author

Green, M. B., Pardo, L. H., Campbell, J. L., Rosi, E., Bernhardt, E. S., Driscoll, C. T., Fahey, T. J., LoRusso, N., Matthes, J., & Templer, P. H. (2023). Combination of factors rather than single disturbance drives perturbation of the nitrogen cycle in a temperate forest. Biogeochemistry. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-023-01105-z
Gonzales, K. E., Yanai, R. D., Fahey, T. J., & Fisk, M. C. (2023). Evidence for P limitation in eight northern hardwood stands: Foliar concentrations and resorption by three tree species in a factorial N by P addition experiment. Forest Ecology and Management, 529, 120696. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120696
Cleavitt, N. L., Montague, M. S., Battles, J. J., Box, O. F., Matthes, J. H., & Fahey, T. J. (2022). Enemy release from beech bark disease coincides with upslope shift of American beech. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 52(9), 1224–1233. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2022-0107
Hong, D. S., Gonzales, K. E., Fahey, T. J., & Yanai, R. D. (2022). Foliar nutrient concentrations of six northern hardwood species responded to nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization but did not predict tree growth. PeerJ, 10, e13193. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13193
Fahey, T. J., Cleavitt, N. L., & Battles, J. J. (2022). Long term variation of leaf abundance in a northern hardwood forest. Ecological Indicators, 137, 108746. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.108746
Shan, S., Devens, H., Fahey, T. J., Yanai, R. D., & Fisk, M. C. (2022). Fine Root Growth Increases in Response to Nitrogen Addition in Phosphorus-limited Northern Hardwood Forests. Ecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-021-00735-4
Sharma, S., Andrus, R., Bergeron, Y., Bogdziewicz, M., Bragg, D. C., Brockway, D., Cleavitt, N. L., Courbaud, B., Das, A. J., Dietze, M., Fahey, T. J., Franklin, J. F., Gilbert, G. S., Greenberg, C. H., Guo, Q., Hille Ris Lambers, J., Ibanez, I., Johnstone, J. F., Kilner, C. L., … Clark, J. S. (2022). North American tree migration paced by climate in the West, lagging in the East. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(3), e2116691118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2116691118
Valipour, M., Johnson, C. E., Battles, J. J., Campbell, J. L., Fahey, T. J., Fakhraei, H., & Driscoll, C. T. (2021). Response of biomass, hydrology and biogeochemistry to alternative approaches of cutting a northern forest: model comparisons. Biogeochemistry. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-021-00862-z
Valipour, M., Johnson, C. E., Battles, J. J., Campbell, J. L., Fahey, T. J., Fakhraei, H., & Driscoll, C. T. (2021). Simulation of the effects of forest harvesting under changing climate to inform long-term sustainable forest management using a biogeochemical model. Science of The Total Environment, 767, 144881. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144881
Clark, J. S., Andrus, R., Aubry-Kientz, M., Bergeron, Y., Bogdziewicz, M., Bragg, D. C., Brockway, D., Cleavitt, N. L., Cohen, S., Courbaud, B., Daley, R., Das, A. J., Dietze, M., Fahey, T. J., Fer, I., Franklin, J. F., Gehring, C. A., Gilbert, G. S., Greenberg, C. H., … Zlotin, R. (2021). Continent-wide tree fecundity driven by indirect climate effects. Nature Communications, 12(1), 1242. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20836-3
Cowles, J., Templeton, L., Battles, J. J., Edmunds, P. J., Carpenter, R. C., Carpenter, S. R., Paul Nelson, M., Cleavitt, N. L., Fahey, T. J., Groffman, P. M., Sullivan, J. H., Neel, M. C., Hansen, G. J. A., Hobbie, S., Holbrook, S. J., Kazanski, C. E., Seabloom, E. W., Schmitt, R. J., Stanley, E. H., … Vander Zanden, J. M. (2021). Resilience: insights from the U.S. LongTerm Ecological Research Network. Ecosphere, 12(5), e03434. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3434
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
Alber, M., Blair, J., Driscoll, C. T., Ducklow, H., Fahey, T., Fraser, W. R., Hobbie, J. E., Karl, D. M., Kingsland, S. E., Knapp, A., Rastetter, E. B., Seastedt, T., Shaver, G. R., & Waide, R. B. (2021). Sustaining Long-Term Ecological Research: Perspectives from Inside the LTER Program. In R. B. Waide & S. E. Kingsland (Eds.), The Challenges of Long Term Ecological Research: A Historical Analysis (pp. 81–116). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66933-1_4
Cleavitt, N. L., Battles, J. J., Fahey, T. J., & Doorn, N. S. van. (2021). Disruption of the competitive balance between foundational tree species by interacting stressors in a temperate deciduous forest. Journal of Ecology, n/a(n/a). https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13687
Rustad, L. E., Campbell, J. L., Driscoll, C. T., Fahey, T. J., Groffman, P. M., Schaberg, P. G., Hawley, G. J., Halm, I., Bowles, F., Leuenberger, W., Schwaner, G., Winant, G., & Leonardi, B. (2020). Experimental approach and initial forest response to a simulated ice storm experiment in a northern hardwood forest. PLOS ONE, 15(9), e0239619. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239619
Campbell, J. L., Rustad, L. E., Driscoll, C. T., Halm, I., Fahey, T. J., Fakhraei, H., Groffman, P. M., Hawley, G. J., Leuenberger, W., & Schaberg, P. G. (2020). Simulating Impacts of Ice Storms on Forest Ecosystems. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 160, 61492. https://doi.org/10.3791/61492
Fakhraei, H., Fahey, T. J., & Driscoll, C. T. (2020). The Biogeochemical Response of Nitrate and Potassium to Landscape Disturbance in Watersheds of the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire, USA. In D. F. Levia, D. E. Carlyle-Moses, S. Iida, B. Michalzik, K. Nanko, & A. Tischer (Eds.), Forest-Water Interactions (pp. 537–563). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26086-6_22
Weitzman, J. N., Groffman, P. M., Campbell, J. L., Driscoll, C. T., Fahey, R. T., Fahey, T. J., Schaberg, P. G., & Rustad, L. E. (2019). Ecosystem Nitrogen Response to a Simulated Ice Storm in a Northern Hardwood Forest. Ecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-019-00463-w
Fahey, R. T., Atkins, J. W., Campbell, J. L., Rustad, L. E., Duffy, M., Driscoll, C. T., Fahey, T. J., & Schaberg, P. G. (2019). Effects of an experimental ice storm on forest canopy structure. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 50(2), 136–145. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2019-0276
See, C. R., Yanai, R. D., & Fahey, T. J. (2019). Shifting N and P concentrations and stoichiometry during autumn litterfall: Implications for ecosystem monitoring. Ecological Indicators, 103, 488–492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.04.017
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
Clyne, A. B., Cleavitt, N. L., & Fahey, T. J. (2019). Terrestrial Gastropod Grazing on Macrolichens in a Northern Broadleaf–Conifer Forest. Northeastern Naturalist, 26(2), 261–274. https://doi.org/10.1656/045.026.0203
Cleavitt, N. L., Clyne, A. B., & Fahey, T. J. (2019). Epiphytic macrolichen patterns along an elevation gradient in the White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire1. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, 146(1), 8–17. https://doi.org/10.3159/TORREY-D-18-00021.1
Valipour, M., Driscoll, C. T., Johnson, C. E., Battles, J. J., Campbell, J. L., & Fahey, T. J. (2018). The application of an integrated biogeochemical model to simulate dynamics of vegetation, hydrology and nutrients in soil and streamwater following a whole-tree harvest of a northern hardwood forest. Science of The Total Environment, 645, 244–256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.066
Shan, S., Fisk, M. C., & Fahey, T. J. (2018). Contrasting effects of N and P on rhizosphere processes in two northern hardwood species. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 126, 219–227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.09.007
Groffman, P. M., Driscoll, C. T., Durán, J., Campbell, J. L., Christenson, L. M., Fahey, T. J., Fisk, M. C., Fuss, C., Likens, G. E., Lovett, G., Rustad, L., & Templer, P. H. (2018). Nitrogen oligotrophication in northern hardwood forests. Biogeochemistry, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-018-0445-y
Goswami, S., Fisk, M. C., Vadeboncoeur, M. A., Garrison‐Johnston, M., Yanai, R. D., & Fahey, T. J. (2018). Phosphorus limitation of aboveground production in northern hardwood forests. Ecology, 99(2), 438–449. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2100
Battles, J. J., Cleavitt, N. L., Saah, D. S., Poling, B. T., & Fahey, T. J. (2017). Ecological impact of a microburst windstorm in a northern hardwood forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 47(12), 1695–1701. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2017-0206
Cleavitt, N. L., Battles, J. J., Johnson, C. E., & Fahey, T. J. (2017). Long-term decline of sugar maple following forest harvest, Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 48(1), 23–31. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2017-0233
Fahey, T. J., Yanai, R. D., Gonzales, K. E., & Lombardi, J. A. (2017). Sampling and processing roots from rocky forest soils. Ecosphere, 8(6), n/a-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1863
Cleavitt, N. L., & Fahey, T. J. (2017). Seed production of sugar maple and American beech in northern hardwood forests, New Hampshire, USA. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 47(7), 985–990. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2017-0096
Durán, J., Morse, J. L., Rodríguez, A., Campbell, J. L., Christenson, L. M., Driscoll, C. T., Fahey, T. J., Fisk, M. C., Mitchell, M. J., Templer, P. H., & Groffman, P. M. (2017). Differential sensitivity to climate change of C and N cycling processes across soil horizons in a northern hardwood forest. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 107, 77–84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.12.028
Christenson, L., Clark, H., Livingston, L., Heffernan, E., Campbell, J., Driscoll, C., Groffman, P., Fahey, T., Fisk, M., Mitchell, M., & Templer, P. H. (2017). Winter Climate Change Influences on Soil Faunal Distribution and Abundance: Implications for Decomposition in the Northern Forest. Northeastern Naturalist, 24(sp7), B209–B234. https://doi.org/10.1656/045.024.s721
Sorensen, P. O., Templer, P. H., Christenson, L., Duran, J., Fahey, T., Fisk, M. C., Groffman, P. M., Morse, J. L., & Finzi, A. C. (2016). Reduced snow cover alters root-microbe interactions and decreases nitrification rates in a northern hardwood forest. Ecology, 97(12), 3359–3368. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.1599
Cleavitt, N. L., Berry, E. J., Hautaniemi, J., & Fahey, T. J. (2016). Life stages, demographic rates, and leaf damage for the round-leaved orchids, Platanthera orbiculata (Pursh.) Lindley and P. macrophylla (Goldie) P.M. Brown in a northern hardwood forest in New Hampshire, USA. Botany, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjb-2016-0164
Durán, J., Morse, J. L., Groffman, P. M., Campbell, J. L., Christenson, L. M., Driscoll, C. T., Fahey, T. J., Fisk, M. C., Likens, G. E., Melillo, J. M., Mitchell, M. J., Templer, P. H., & Vadeboncoeur, M. A. (2016). Climate change decreases nitrogen pools and mineralization rates in northern hardwood forests. Ecosphere, 7(3), n/a-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1251
Fuss, C. B., Driscoll, C. T., Groffman, P. M., Campbell, J. L., Christenson, L. M., Fahey, T. J., Fisk, M. C., Mitchell, M. J., Templer, P. H., Durán, J., & Morse, J. L. (2016). Nitrate and dissolved organic carbon mobilization in response to soil freezing variability. Biogeochemistry, 131(1–2), 35–47. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-016-0262-0
Kang, H., Fahey, T. J., Bae, K., Fisk, M., Sherman, R. E., Yanai, R. D., & See, C. R. (2016). Response of forest soil respiration to nutrient addition depends on site fertility. Biogeochemistry, 127(1), 113–124. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-015-0172-6
Fahey, T., Heinz, A. K., Battles, J. J., Fisk, M. C., Driscoll, C. T., Blum, J. D., & Johnson, C. E. (2016). Fine root biomass declined in response to restoration of soil calcium in a northern hardwood forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, ja. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2015-0434
Bae, K., Fahey, T. J., Yanai, R. D., & Fisk, M. (2015). Soil Nitrogen Availability Affects Belowground Carbon Allocation and Soil Respiration in Northern Hardwood Forests of New Hampshire. Ecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-015-9892-7
See, C. R., Yanai, R. D., Fisk, M. C., Vadeboncoeur, M. A., Quintero, B. A., & Fahey, T. J. (2015). Soil nitrogen affects phosphorus recycling: foliar resorption and plant–soil feedbacks in a northern hardwood forest. Ecology, 96(9), 2488–2498. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0188.1
Fahey, T. J., Templer, P. H., Anderson, B. T., Battles, J. J., Campbell, J. L., Driscoll, C. T., Fusco, A. R., Green, M. B., Kassam, K.-A. S., Rodenhouse, N. L., Rustad, L., Schaberg, P. G., & Vadeboncoeur, M. A. (2015). The promise and peril of intensive-site-based ecological research: insights from the Hubbard Brook ecosystem study. Ecology, 96(4), 885–901. https://doi.org/10.1890/14-1043.1
Shao, S., Driscoll, C. T., Johnson, C. E., Fahey, T. J., Battles, J. J., & Blum, J. D. (2015). Long-term responses in soil solution and stream-water chemistry at Hubbard Brook after experimental addition of wollastonite. Environmental Chemistry. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/EN15113
Cleavitt, N. L., Battles, J. J., Fahey, T. J., & Blum, J. D. (2014). Determinants of survival over 7 years for a natural cohort of sugar maple seedlings in a northern hardwood forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 44(9), 1112–1121. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2014-0177
Halman, J. M., Schaberg, P. G., Hawley, G. J., Hansen, C. F., & Fahey, T. J. (2014). Differential impacts of calcium and aluminum treatments on sugar maple and American beech growth dynamics. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 52–59. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2014-0250
Durán, J., Morse, J. L., Groffman, P. M., Campbell, J. L., Christenson, L. M., Driscoll, C. T., Fahey, T. J., Fisk, M. C., Mitchell, M. J., & Templer, P. H. (2014). Winter climate change affects growing-season soil microbial biomass and activity in northern hardwood forests. Global Change Biology, 20(11), 3568–3577. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12624
Johnson, C. E., Driscoll, C. T., Blum, J. D., Fahey, T. J., & Battles, J. J. (2014). Soil Chemical Dynamics after Calcium Silicate Addition to a Northern Hardwood Forest. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 78(4), 1458. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2014.03.0114
Halman, J. M., Schaberg, P. G., Hawley, G. J., Pardo, L. H., & Fahey, T. J. (2013). Calcium and aluminum impacts on sugar maple physiology in a northern hardwood forest. Tree Physiology, 33(11), 1242–1251. https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpt099
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
Battles, J. J., Fahey, T. J., Driscoll, C. T., Blum, J. D., & Johnson, C. E. (2013). Restoring Soil Calcium Reverses Forest Decline. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. https://doi.org/10.1021/ez400033d