Current Research

• Much of my current research deals with nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems as affected by different management and disturbance regimes. I conduct long-term experiments and particularly enjoy working collaboratively particularly in cross-site studies, with other scientists in the Forest Service, and scientists at universities and other agencies.
• I work to understand how water and nutrients move through forests to help land managers get manage these precious resources.
• I am an investigator on the Fernow Watershed Acidification Study, which is using ammonium sulfate fertilizer to look at acidification of an entire forested watershed; This long term experiment, in its 25th year, is a National Science Foundation LTREB (long-Term Research in Environmental Biology) site and has fostered many graduate and undergraduate research projects.
• I am also evaluating the role of soil nutrients in sustaining the long-term productivity and diversity of Appalachian hardwood forests. This latter study is affiliated with the international Long Term Soil Productivity Study.
• I am a strong supporter of Experimental Forests and Ranges, and spent a significant amount of time in managing the Fernow Experimental Forest, as well as representing the NRS on the Experimental Forests and Ranges chartered working group, of which I was a founding member.

Research Interests

• I conduct long-term experiments and particularly enjoy working collaboratively particularly in cross-site studies, with other scientists in the Forest Service, and scientists at universities and other agencies.
• I am interested in developing management recommendations for ecosystem restoration and/or rehabilitation. The high elevation red spruce ecosystem in the Appalachians is one of the most endangered ecosystems in the U.S.; I started my research career with the Forest Service in red spruce work, and continue to particpate in research projects in this endangered ecosystem.
• The effects of air pollutants on forest resources is a continuing research area, including evaluation of alternatives/opportunities for restoration.
• I am also interested in evaluating the effects of energy development on natural resources

Why This Research is Important

Long-term research is a hallmark of Forest Service research. It is important for us to understand that the trends we are observing are due to various management treatments or other causal factors, and not just due to annual variability in rainfall and temperature. My research will help us better manage our forests sustainably for many years

Education

• North Carolina State University, Ph.D. Soil Science and Forestry 1986
• Purdue University, M.S. Forestry 1982
• Forestry Purdue University, B.S. Forestry 1980

Professional Organizations

• Soil Science Society of America
• Society of American Foresters (SAF)
• Ecological Society of America
• Association for Women in Science
• West Virginia Association of Professional Soil Scientists

Featured Publications & Products

• Adams, Mary Beth; Knoepp, Jennifer D.; Webster, Jackson R. 2014. Inorganic nitrogen retention by watersheds at Fernow Experimental Forest and Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory.
• Adams, Mary Beth; Simpson, Brian ; Kelly, Charlene ; Schuler, Jamie L.; Juracko, John . 2020. Stand dynamics of reference plots in the West Virginia long-term soil productivity studies.
• Adams, Mary Beth; Edwards, Pamela J.; Ford, W. Mark; Schuler, Thomas M.; Thomas-Van Gundy, Melissa; Wood, Frederica. 2012. Fernow Experimental Forest: Research History and Opportunities.
• Creed, Irena F.; Spargo, Adam T.; Jones, Julia A.; Buttle, Jim M.; Adams, Mary B.; Beall, Fred D.; Booth, Eric G.; Campbell, John L.; Clow, Dave; Elder, Kelly; Green, Mark B.; Grimm, Nancy B.; Miniat, Chelcy; Ramlal, Patricia; Saha, Amartya; Sebestyen, Stephen; Spittlehouse, Dave; Sterling, Shannon; Williams, Mark W.; Winkler, Rita; Yao, Huaxia. 2014. Changing forest water yields in response to climate warming: results from long-term experimental watershed sites across North America.
• Argerich, A.; Johnson, S.L.; Sebestyen, S.D.; Rhoades, C.C.; Greathouse, E.; Knoepp, J.D.; Adams, M.B.; Likens, G.E.; Campbell, J.L.; McDowell, W.H.; Scatena, F.N.; Ice, G.G. 2013. Trends in stream nitrogen concentrations for forested reference catchments across the USA.
• Adams, Mary Beth. 2011. Land application of hydrofracturing fluids damages a deciduous forest stand in West Virginia.
• Jones, Julia A.; Creed, Irena F.; Hatcher, Kendra L.; Warren, Robert J.; Adams, Mary Beth; Benson, Melinda H.; Boose, Emery; Brown, Warren A.; Campbell, John L.; Covich, Alan; Clow, David W.; Dahm, Clifford N.; Elder, Kelly; Ford, Chelcy R.; Grimm, Nancy B.; Henshaw, Donald L; Larson, Kelli L.; Miles, Evan S.; Miles, Kathleen M.; Sebestyen, Stephen D.; Spargo, Adam T.; Stone, Asa B.; Vose, James M.; Williams, Mark W. 2012. Ecosystem processes and human influences regulate streamflow response to climate change at long-term ecological research sites.
• Adams, Mary Beth; Edwards, Pamela J.; Ford, W. Mark; Johnson, Joshua B.; Schuler, Thomas M.; Thomas-Van Gundy, Melissa; Wood, Frederica. 2011. Effects of development of a natural gas well and associated pipeline on the natural and scientific resources of the Fernow Experimental Forest.
• Nuttle, Tim; Royo, Alejandro A.; Adams, Mary Beth; Carson, Walter P. 2013. Historic disturbance regimes promote tree diversity only under low browsing regimes in eastern deciduous forest.
• Kelly, Charlene N.; Schoenholtz, Stephen H.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2010. Vegetation controls on carbon and nitrogen cycling and retention: contrasts in spruce and hardwood watershed budgets.

Publications

• Adams, Mary Beth; Kelly, Charlene ; Simpson, Brian ; Juracko, John . 2020. Growth and productivity of a 45-year-old Norway spruce plantation on the Fernow Experimental Forest.
• Burnham, Mark B.; Adams, Mary Beth; Peterjohn, William T. 2019. Assessing tree ring 15N of four temperate deciduous species as an indicator of N availability using independent long-term records at the Fernow Experimental Forest, WV.
• Knoepp, Jennifer D.; Adams, Mary Beth; Harrison, Robert ; West, Larry ; Laseter, Stephanie H.; Markewitz, Daniel ; Richter, Daniel D.; Callaham Jr., Mac A. 2019. History of forest soils knowledge and research.
• Knoepp, Jennifer D.; Adams, Mary Beth; Harrison, Robert ; West, Larry ; Laseter, Stephanie H.; Markewitz, Daniel ; Richter, Daniel D.; Callaham, Mac A. 2019. History of forest soils knowledge and research Chapter 4.
• Lanning, Matthew ; Wang, Lixin ; Scanlon, Todd M.; Vadeboncoeur, Matthew A.; Adams, Mary B.; Epstein, Howard E.; Druckenbrod, Daniel . 2019. Intensified vegetation water use under acid deposition.
• Knoepp, Jennifer D.; Markewitz, Daniel ; Callaham, Mac A.; Adams, Mary Beth; Laseter, Stephanie H.; West, Larry ; Robert Harrison, ; Richter, Daniel D. 2019. Long-term forest soils research: Lessons learned from the US experience Chapter 19.
• Knoepp, Jennifer D.; Markewitz, Daniel ; Callaham , Mac A., Jr..; Adams, Mary Beth; Laseter, Stephanie H.; West, Larry ; Harrison, Robert ; Richter, Daniel D. 2019. Long-term forest soils research: lessons learned from the US experience.
• Adams, Mary Beth; Kelly, Charlene ; Kabrick, John ; Schuler, Jamie . 2019. Temperate forests and soils Chapter 6.
• SanClements, Michael D.; Fernandez, Ivan J.; Lee, Robert H.; Roberti, Joshua A.; Adams, Mary Beth; Rue, Garret A.; McKnight, Diane M. 2018. Long-Term Experimental Acidification Drives Watershed Scale Shift in Dissolved Organic Matter Composition and Flux.
• Gilliam, Frank S.; Walter, Christopher A.; Adams, Mary Beth; Peterjohn, William T. 2018. Nitrogen (N) Dynamics in the Mineral Soil of a Central Appalachian Hardwood Forest During a Quarter Century of Whole-Watershed N Additions.
• Gilliam, Frank S.; May, Jeffrey D.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2018. Response of foliar nutrients of Rubus allegheniensis to nutrient amendments in a central Appalachian hardwood forest.
• Adams, Mary Beth. 2018. Site productivity and diversity of the Middle Mountain long-term soil productivity study, West Virginia: Pre-experimental site characterization.
• Oda, Tomoki ; Green, Mark B.; Urakawa, Rieko ; Scanlon, Todd M.; Sebestyen, Stephen D.; McGuire, Kevin J.; Katsuyama, Masanori ; Fukuzawa, Karibu ; Adams, Mary B.; Ohte, Nobuhito . 2018. Stream Runoff and Nitrate Recovery Times After Forest Disturbance in the USA and Japan.
• Vadeboncoeur, Matthew A.; Green, Mark B.; Asbjornsen, Heidi ; Campbell, John L.; Adams, Mary Beth; Boyer, Elizabeth W.; Burns, Douglas A.; Fernandez, Ivan J.; Mitchell, Myron J.; Shanley, James B. 2018. Systematic variation in evapotranspiration trends and drivers across the Northeastern United States.
• Adams, Mary Beth. 2017. Appendix.
• Adams, Mary Beth. 2017. Frontmatter.
• Ponder, Felix, Jr..; Kabrick, John M.; Adams, Mary Beth; Page-Dumroese, Deborah S.; Jurgensen, Marty F. 2017. Mass loss and nutrient concentrations of buried wood as a function of organic matter removal, soil compaction, and vegetation control in a regenerating oak-pine forest.
• ​Walter, Christopher A.; Adams, Mary Beth; Gilliam, Frank S.; Peterjohn, William T. 2017. Non-random species loss in a forest herbaceous layer following nitrogen addition.
• Horn, Tammy; Angel, Patrick; Zipper, Carl; Ulyshen, Michael; French, Michael; Burger, Jim; Adams, Mary Beth. 2017. Re-establishing pollinator habitat on mined lands using the forestry reclamation approach.
• Burnham, Mark B.; Cumming, Jonathan R.; Adams, Mary Beth; Peterjohn, William T. 2017. Soluble soil aluminum alters the relative uptake of mineral nitrogen forms by six mature temperate broadleaf tree species: possible implications for watershed nitrate retention.
• Adams, Mary Beth. 2017. The Forestry Reclamation Approach: guide to successful reforestation of mined lands.
• Campbell, John L.; Vadeboncoeur, Matthew A.; Asbjornsen, Heidi; Green, Mark B.; Adams, Mary Beth; Boyer, Elizabeth W. 2016. Evaluating biological and physical drivers of evapotranspiration trends at northeastern US watersheds.
• Amatya, Devendra; Campbell, John; Wohlgemuth, Pete; Elder, Kelly; Sebestyen, Stephen; Johnson, Sherri; Keppeler, Elizabeth; Adams, Mary Beth; Caldwell, Peter; Misra, D. 2016. Hydrological processes of reference watersheds in Experimental Forests, USA.
• Adams, Mary Beth. 2016. Insights from long-term research on the Fernow Experimental Forest.
• Pourmokhtarian, Afshin; Driscoll, Charles T.; Campbell, John L.; Hayhoe, Katharine; Stoner, Anne M. K.; Adams, Mary Beth; Burns, Douglas; Fernandez, Ivan; Mitchell, Myron J.; Shanley, James B. 2016. Modeled ecohydrological responses to climate change at seven small watersheds in the northeastern United States.
• Walter, Christopher A.; Raiff, Devon T.; Burnham, Mark B.; Gilliam, Frank S.; Adams, Mary Beth; Peterjohn, William T. 2016. Nitrogen fertilization interacts with light to increase Rubus spp. cover in a temperate forest.
• Burnham, Mark B.; McNeil, Brenden E.; Adams, Mary Beth; Peterjohn, William T. 2016. The response of tree ring 15N to whole-watershed urea fertilization at the Fernow Experimental Forest, WV.
• Gilliam, Frank S.; Welch, Nicole Turrill; Phillips, Anne Hockenberry; Billmyer, Jake H.; Peterjohn, William T.; Fowler, Zachariah K.; Walter, Christopher A.; Burnham, Mark B.; May, Jeffrey D.; Adams, Mary Beth; Peters, D. P. C. 2016. Twenty-five-year response of the herbaceous layer of a temperate hardwood forest to elevated nitrogen deposition.
• Mahoney, Kathleen R.; Russell, Kevin R.; Ford, W. Mark; Rodrigue, Jane L.; Riddle, Jason D.; Schuler, Thomas M.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2016. Woodland salamander responses to a shelterwood harvest-prescribed burn silvicultural treatment within Appalachian mixed-oak forests.
• Adams, M.B.; Angel, P.; Barton, C.; Slavicek, J. 2015. American elm in mine land reforestation.
• Peterjohn, William T.; Harlacher, Margaret A.; Christ, Martin J.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2015. Testing associations between tree species and nitrate availability: do consistent patterns exist across spatial scales.
• Adams, Mary Beth; Kochenderfer, James N. 2015. The Fernow Experimental Forest and Canaan Valley: A history of research.
• Rose, Lucy A.; Elliott, Emily M.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2015. Triple nitrate isotopes indicate differing nitrate source contributions to streams across a nitrogen saturation gradient.
• Fowler, Zachariah K.; Adams, Mary Beth; Peterjohn, William T. 2015. Will more nitrogen enhance carbon storage in young forest stands in central Appalachia.
• Adams, Mary Beth; Kochendenfer [sic], James N. 2014. Recovery of central Appalachian forested watershed.
• Thomas-Van Gundy, Melissa; Rentch, James; Adams, Mary Beth; Carson, Walter. 2014. Reversing legacy effects in the understory of an oak-dominated forest.
• Vose, James M.; Swank, Wayne T.; Adams, Mary Beth; Amatya, Devendra; Campbell, John; Johnson, Sherri; Swanson, Frederick J.; Kolka, Randy; Lugo, Ariel E.; Musselman, Robert; Rhoades, Charles. 2014. The role of experimental forests and ranges in the development of ecosystem science and biogeochemical cycling research.
• Vose, James M.; Swank, Wayne T.; Adams, Mary Beth; Amatya, Devendra; Campbell, John; Johnson, Sherri; Swanson, Frederick J.; Kolka, Randy; Lugo, Ariel E.; Musselman, Robert; Rhoades, Charles. 2014. The role of experimental forests and ranges in the development of ecosystem science and biogeochemical cycling research Chapter 17.
• Schuler, Thomas M.; Thomas-Van Gundy, Melissa; Adams, Mary Beth; Ford, W. Mark. 2013. Analysis of two pre-shelterwood prescribed fires in a mesic mixed-oak forest in West Virginia.
• Vose, James M.; Ford, Chelcy R.; Laseter, Stephanie; Dymond, Salli; Sun, Ge; Adams, Mary Beth; Sebestyen, Stephen; Campbell, John; Luce, Charlie; Amatya, Devendra; Elder, Kelly; Heartsill Scalley, Tamara. 2012. Can forest watershed management mitigate climate change effects on water resources.
• Vose, James M.; Ford, Chelcy R.; Laseter, Stephanie; Dymond, Salli; Sun, GE; Adams, Mary Beth; Sebestyen, Stephen; Campbell, John; Luce, Charles; Amatya, Devendra; Elder, Kelly; Heartsill-Scalley, Tamara. 2012. Can forest watershed management mitigate climate change impacts on water resources.
• Tedela, Negussie H.; McCutcheon, Steven C.; Campbell, John L.; Swank, Wayne T.; Adams, Mary Beth; Rasmussen, Todd C. 2012. Curve numbers for nine mountainous eastern United States watersheds: seasonal variation and forest cutting.
• Vanderberg, Michael R.; Adams, Mary Beth; Wiseman, Mark S. 2012. Evaluating forest biomass utilization in the Appalachians: A review of potential impacts and guidelines for management.
• Tedela, Negussie H.; McCutcheon, Steven C.; Rasmussen, Todd C.; Hawkins, Richard H.; Swank, Wayne T.; Campbell, John L.; Adams, Mary Beth; Jackson, C. Rhett; Tollner, Ernest W. 2012. Runoff curve numbers for 10 small forested watersheds in the mountains of the eastern United States.
• Kerr, J.G.; Eimers, M.C.; Creed, I.F.; Adams, M.B.; Beall, F.; Burns, D.; Campbell, J.L.; Christopher, S.F.; Clair, T.A.; Courchesne, F.; Duchesne, L.; Fernandez, I.; Houle, D.; Jeffries, D.S.; Likens, G.E.; Mitchell, M.J.; Shanley, J.; Yao, H. 2012. The effect of seasonal drying on sulphate dynamics in streams across southeastern Canada and the northeastern USA.
• Piatek, Kathryn B.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2011. Are nitrate exports in stream water linked to nitrogen fluxes in decomposing foliar litter.
• Kelly, Charlene; Schoenholtz, Stephen; Adams, Mary Beth. 2011. Contrasts in carbon and nitrogen ecosystem budgets in adjacent Norway spruce and Appalachian hardwood watersheds in the Fernow Experimental Forest, West Virginia.
• Adams, Mary Beth; Ford, W. Mark; Schuler, Thomas M.; Thomas-Van Gundy, Melissa. 2011. Effects of natural gas development on forest ecosystems.
• Gilliam, Frank S.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2011. Effects of nitrogen on temporal and spatial patterns of nitrate in streams and soil solution of a central hardwood forest.
• Kelly, Charlene N.; Schoenholtz, Stephen H.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2011. Soil properties associated with net nitrification following watershed conversion with Appalachian hardwoods to Norway spruce.
• Adams, Mary Beth. 2010. A network of experimental forests and ranges: Providing soil solutions for a changing world.
• Adams, Mary Beth. 2010. Acidic deposition and red spruce in the central and southern Appalachians, past and present.
• Elias, Patricia; Burger, James; Connolly, Stephanie; Adams, Mary Beth. 2010. Detecting and monitoring acidic deposition effects on soil chemistry and forest growth on the Monongahela National Forest.
• Johnson, Brittany A.; Piatek, Kathryn B.; Adams, Mary Beth; Brooks, John R. 2010. Does nitrogen and sulfur deposition affect forest productivity.
• Swanson, Frederick J.; Eubanks, Steve; Adams, Mary Beth; Brissette, John C. 2010. Guide to effective research-management collaboration at long-term environmental research sites.
• Lisle, Thomas E.; Adams, Mary Beth; Reid, Leslie M.; Elder, Kelly. 2010. Hydrologic influences of forest vegetation in a changing world: Learning from Forest Service experimental forests, ranges, and watersheds.
• Adams, Mary Beth; NcNeel, Joe. 2010. Meeting current and future conservation challenges through the synthesis of long-term silviculture and range management research.
• Royo, Alejandro A.; Collins, Rachel; Adams, Mary Beth; Kirschbaum, Chad; Carson, Walter P. 2010. Pervasive interactions between ungulate browsers and disturbance regimes promote temperate forest herbaceous diversity.
• Najjar, Raymond G.; Pyke, Christopher R.; Adams, Mary Beth; Breitburg, Denise; Hershner, Carl; Kemp, Michael; Howarth, Robert; Mulholland, Margaret R.; Paolisso, Michael; Secor, David; Sellner, Kevin; Wardrop, Denice; Wood, Robert. 2010. Potential climate-change impacts on the Chesapeake Bay.
• Moseley, Kurtis R.; Ford, W. Mark; Edwards, John W.; Adams, Mary B. 2010. Reptile, amphibian, and small mammal species associated with natural gas development in the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia.
• Schuler, Thomas M.; Thomas Van-Gundy, Melissa; Adams, Mary B.; Ford, W. Mark. 2010. Seed bank response to prescribed fire in the central Appalachians..
• Adams, Mary Beth; Burger, James A. 2010. Soil nutrients, aboveground productivity and vegetative diversity after 10 years of experimental acidification and base cation depletion.
• Adams, Harold S.; Stephenson, Steven, L..; Rollins, Adam W.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2010. The isolated red spruce communities of Virginia and West Virginia.
• Elias, P.E.; Burger, J.A.; Adams, M.B. 2009. Acid deposition effects on forest composition and growth on the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia.
• Wells, Gail; Hayes, Deborah; Krause, Katrina; Bartuska, Ann; LeVan-Green, Susan; Anderson, Jim; Gough, Tivoli; Adams, Mary; Schuler, Thomas; Kolka, Randy; Sebestyen, Steve; Kenefic, Laura; Brissette, John; Stout, Susan; Kanoti, Keith; Swanson, Fred; Greene, Sarah; Herring, Margaret; Ritchie, Martin; Skinner, Carl; Lisle, Tom; Keppeler, Elizabeth; Reid, Leslie; Wohlegemuth, Peter; Kitchen, Stanley; McCaughey, Ward; Guldin, Jim; Bragg, Don; Shelton, Michael; Loftis, David; Greenberg, Cathryn; Murphy, Julia. 2009. Experimental forests and ranges : 100 years of research success stories.
• Adams, Mary Beth; Cole, Dale W.; Davey, Charles B.; Chang, Scott H. 2009. Preface.
• Adams, Mary Beth; Loughry, Linda; Plaugher, Linda, comps, comps. 2008. Experimental Forests and Ranges of the USDA Forest Service.
• Adams, Mary Beth. 2008. Long-term leaf fall mass from three watersheds on the Fernow Experimental Forest, West Virginia.
• Eisenbies, Mark H.; Adams, M.B.; Aust, W. Michael; Burger, James A. 2007. Bibliography of forest water yields, flooding issues, and the hydrologic modeling of extreme flood events.
• Kochenderfer, James N.; Adams, Mary Beth; Miller, Gary W.; Helvey, David J. 2007. Factors affecting large peakflows on Appalachian watersheds: lessons from the Fernow Experimental Forest.
• Eisenbies, M.A.; Aust, W.M.; Burger, J.A.; Adams, M.B. 2007. Forest operations, extreme flooding events, and considerations for hydrologic modeling in the Appalachians--A review.
• Adams, Mary Beth; Kochenderfer, James N. 2007. Long-term stream chemistry monitoring on the fernow experiment forest: implications for sustainable management of hardwood forests.
• Adams, Mary Beth; Kochenderfer, James N.; Edwards, Pamela J. 2007. The Fernow Watershed Acidification Study: ecosystem acidification, nitrogen saturation and base cation leaching.
• Gilliam, Frank S.; Hockenberry, Anne W.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2006. Effects of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on the herbaceous layer of a central Appalachian hardwood forest.
• Kochenderfer, James N.; Adams, Mary Beth; Miller, Gary W.; Wood, Frederica. 2006. Growth and development of planted northern red oak on bulldozed skidroads after clearcutting in Appalachian hardwoods.
• Schuler, Thomas M.; Ford, W. Mark; Adams, Mary Beth; Kochenderfer, James N.; Edwards, Pamela J. 2006. Large area comparisons of forest management practices in West Virginia (1951-present).
• Lugo, Ariel D.; Swanson, Frederick J.; González, Olga Ramos; Adams, Mary Beth; Palik, Brian; Thill, Ronald E.; Brockway, Dale G.; Kern, Christel; Woodsmith, Richard; Musselman, Robert. 2006. Long-term research at the USDA Forest Service's experimental forests and ranges..
• Pardo, L.H.; Templer, P.H.; Goodale, C.L.; Duke, S.; Groffman, P.M.; Adams, M.B.; Boeckx, P.; Boggs, J.; Campbell, J.; Colman, B.; Compton, J.; Emmett, B.; Gundersen, P.; Kjonaas, J.; Lovett, G.; Mack, M.; Magill, A.; Mbila, M.; Mitchell, M.J.; McGee, G.; McNulty, S.; Nadelhoffer, K.; Ollinger, S.; Ross, D.; Rueth, H.; Rustad, L.; Schaberg, P.; Schiff, S.; Schleppi, P.; Spoelstra, J.; Wessel, W. 2006. Regional assessment of N saturation using foliar and root δ15N.
• DeWalle, David R.; Kochenderfer, James N.; Adams, Mary Beth; Miller, Gary W. 2006. Vegetation and acidification, Chapter 5.
• May, Jeffrey D.; Burdette, Sarah Beth; Gilliam, Frank S.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2005. Interspecific divergence in foliar nutrient dynamics and stem growth in a temperate forest in response to chronic nitrogen inputs.
• Schuler, Thomas M.; Adams, Mary Beth; Ford, W. Mark; Kochenderfer, James N.; Edwards, Pamela J. 2005. Large Area Comparisons of Forest Management Practices (1951 - Present).
• Gilliam, Frank S.; Lyttle, Nikki L.; Thomas, Ashley; Adams, Mary Beth. 2005. Soil variability along a nitrogen mineralization and nitrification gradient in a nitrogen-saturated hardwood forest.
• Adams, Mary Beth; Burger, James; Zelazny, Lucian; Baumgras, John. 2004. Description of the Fork Mountain long-term soil productivity study: site characterization.
• Gilliam, Frank S.; Dick, David A.; Kerr, Michelle L.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2004. Effects of silvicultural practices on soil carbon and nitrogen in a nitrogen saturated central Appalachian (USA) hardwood forest ecosystem.
• Adams, M.B.; Edwards, P.J.; Kochenderfer, J.N.; Wood, F. 2004. Fifty years of watershed research on the Fernow Experimental Forest, WV: effects of forest management and air pollution on hardwood forests.
• Campbell, John L.; Hornbeck, James W.; Mitchell, Myron J.; Adams, Mary Beth; Castro, Mark S.; Driscoll, Charles T.; Kahl, Jeffrey S.; Kochenderfer, James N.; Likens, Gene E.; Lynch, James A.; Murdoch, Peter S.; Nelson, Sarah J.; Shanley, James B. 2004. Input-output budgets of inorganic nitrogen for 24 forest watersheds in the northeastern United States: a review.
• DeWalle, David R.; Tepp, Jeffrey S.; Swistock, Bryan R.; Edwards, Pamela J.; Sharpe, William E.; Adams, Mary Beth; Kochenderfer, James N. 2003. Dendrochemical response to soil fertilization.
• Adams, Mary Beth. 2003. Ecological issues related to N deposition to natural ecosystems: research needs.
• Adams, M. B.; Schuler, T. M.; Ford, W. M.; Kochenderfer, J. N. 2003. Large woody debris in a second-growth central Appalachian hardwood stand: volume, composition, and dynamics.
• Edwards, Pamela J.; Kochenderfer, James N.; Coble, Dean W.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2002. Soil leachate responses during 10 years of induced whole-watershed acidification.
• Madarish, Darlene M.; Rodrigue, Jane L.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2002. Vascular flora and macroscopic fauna on the Fernow Experimental Forest.
• Gilliam, Frank S.; Somerville, Charles C.; Lyttle, Nikki L.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2001. Factors influencing spatial variability in nitrogen processing in nitrogen-saturated soils.
• Adams, M.B.; Owens, D.R. 2001. Specific gravity of coarse woody debris for some central Appalachian hardwood forest species.
• Gilliam, Frank S.; Yurish, Bradley M.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2001. Temporal and spatial variation of nitrogen transformations in nitrogen-saturated soils of a central Appalachian hardwood forest.
• Adams, M.B.; Burger, J.A.; Jenkins, A.B.; Zelazny, L. 2000. Impact of harvesting and atmospheric pollution on nutrient depletion of eastern US hardwood forests.
• Fernandez, Ivan J.; Adams, Mary Beth. 2000. Nitrogen saturation in experimental forested watersheds.
• Adams, Mary Beth. 1999. Acidic deposition and sustainable forest management in the central Appalachians, USA.
• Adams, M.B.; Angradi, T.R. 1996. Decomposition and nutrient dynamics of hardwood leaf litter in the Fernow Whole-Watershed Acidification Experiment.
• ​Gilliam, Frank S.; Adams, Mary Beth; Yurish, Bradley M. 1996. Ecosystem nutrient responses to chronic nittogen inputs at Fernow Experimental Forest, West Virginia.
• Peterjohn, William T.; Adams, Mary Beth; Gilliam, Frank S. 1996. Symptoms of nitrogen saturation in two central Appalachian hardwood forest ecosystems.
• Gilliam, Frank S.; Adams, Mary Beth. 1996. Wetfall deposition and precipitation chemistry for a central Appalachian forest.
• Hornbeck, J. W.; Adams, M. B.; Corbett, E. S.; Verry, E. S.; Lynch, J. A. 1995. A summary of water yield experiments on hardwood forested watersheds in northeastern United States.
• Gilliam, Frank S.; Turrill, Nicole L.; Adams, Mary Beth. 1995. Herbaceous-layer and overstory species in clear-cut and mature central Appalachian hardwood forests.
• Adams, M. B.; Kochenderfer, J. N.; Angradi, T. R.; Edwards, P. J. 1995. Nutrient budgets of two watersheds on the Fernow Experimental Forest.
• Gilliam, Frank S.; Adams, Mary Beth. 1995. Plant and soil nutrients in young versus mature central Appalachian hardwood stands.
• Adams, Harold S.; Stephenson, Steven L.; Lawrence, David M.; Adams, Mary Beth; Eisenback, John D. 1995. Red spruce/hardwood ecotones in the central Appalachians.
• Adams, Mary Beth; Kochenderfer, James N.; Wood, Frederica; Angradi, Ted R.; Edwards, Pamela. 1994. Forty years of hydrometeorological data from the Fernow Experiment Forest, West Virginia.
• Gilliam, Frank S.; Turrill, Nicole L.; Aulick, Staci D.; Evans, Dan K.; Adams, Mary Beth. 1994. Herbaceious layer and soil response to experimental acidification in a central Appalachian hardwood forest.
• Stephenson, Steven L.; Kumar, Ashok; Bhatt, Rajendra; Dubey, Tara; Landolt, John C.; Adams, Mary Beth. 1994. Preliminary checklist of fungi of the Fernow Experiment Forest.
• Godwin, Marc Layne; Wood, Frederica; Adams, Mary Beth; Eye, Maxine C.; [Compilers], . 1993. Annotated bibliography of research related to the Fernow Experimental Forest.
• Adams, M.B.; Edwards, P.J.; Wood, F.; Kochenderfer, J.N. 1993. Artificial watershed acidification on the Fernow Experimental Forest, USA.
• Adams, M.B.; O'Neill, E.G. 1991. Effects of ozone and acidic deposition on carbon allocation and mycorrhizal colonization of Pinus taeda L. seedlings.
• Adams, Mary Beth; Nichols, Dale S.; Federer, Anthony C.; Jensen, Keith F.; Parrott, Harry. 1991. Screening procedure to evaluate effects of air pollution on Eastern Region wildernesses cited as Class I air quality areas..
• Adams, M.B.; Kelly, J.M.; Taylor, G.E., Jr..; Edwards, N.T. 1990. Growth of five families of Pinus taeda L. during three years of ozone exposure.

Research Highlights

Highlight	Title	Year
NRS-2014-047	A Tale of Nitrogen Retention From Two Watersheds Because elevated nitrogen loading can impair terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, understanding the origins, retention, and export of nitrogen fr ...	2014
NRS-2015-131	Disease-resistant American Elms are Suitable for Mine-land Reforestation Almost 1 million acres of reclaimed mine land in the Appalachians are no longer forested. Restoring these lands to productive forests requires ...	2015
NRS-2016-110	Elevated Nitrogen Deposition Changes Herb Layer Diversity Adding nitrogen to a forest stand decreased the diversity of the herb layer over time by increasing the amount of Rubus spp. (blackberry), which ...	2016
NRS-2012-25	Guidelines for Forest Biomass Utilization Online resource offers environmentally and economically sound biomass utilization in the Appalachian Mountains	2012
NRS-2018-101	New Methods, Old Studies Reveal Source of Carbon in Lakes and Streams Over recent decades, dissolved organic carbon concentrations (DOC) in lakes and streams have increased through the northern hemisphere, leading ...	2018
NRS-2013-056	Ozone and Climate Change Interact to Affect Streamflow Climate change is affecting the Nation's forests, but not in isolation. Tropospheric ozone has long been known to affect the health of individua ...	2013
NRS-2017-20	Re-establishing pollinator habitat on mined lands using the forestry reclamation approach Many pollinator species are threatened worldwide for many reasons, including habitat loss. In Appalachia, native forests serve as critical polli ...	2017
NRS-2013-084	Writing Appalachian Ecology: Essays and Outreach In the summer of 2012 and 2013, students from West Virginia University's English Department, along with their instructors, participated in an un ...	2013
NRS-2015-175	“Smart Forests” Digital Environmental Sensors and Telecommunications Take Research to New Levels Scientific breakthroughs of the 21st century will be powered by tools that help researchers collect and manipulate massive datasets, visualize t ...	2015