PROCEEDINGS: Index of Abstracts

MONITORING AND PREDICTING REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

Delineation of Climate Regions in the Northeastern United States
Arthur T. DeGaetano

Enhancement of Regional Wet Deposition Estimates Based on Modeled Precipitation Inputs
James A. Lynch, Jeffrey W. Grimm, and Edward S. Corbett

RESPONSES OF NORTHERN TREE SPECIES TO REGIONAL STRESS

Effects of Calcium Fertilization and Acid Mist on Calcium Concentration and Cold Tolerance of Red Spruce Needles
G. R. Strimbeck, David R. Vann, and Arthur H. Johnson

Ozone-Induced Accelerated Foliar Senescence: Implications for Toxicity and Compensation
Eva J. Pell, Bryan W. Brendley, and Judith P. Sinn

Root Growth and Respiration of Aspen in Response to Ozone and Elevated Carbon Dioxide
M. D. Coleman, R. E. Dickson, and J. G. Isebrands

Effects of Ozone and CO₂ on the Growth and Physiology of Aspen
D. F. Karnosky, Z. Gagnon, R. E. Dickson, P. Pechter, M. Coleman, Olevi Kull, Anu Sober, and J. G. Isebrands

Interacting Effects of Ozone and CO2 on Growth and Physiological Processes in Northern Forest Trees
J. G. Isebrands and D. F. Karnosky

The Chronic Response of Yellow-Poplar and Eastern White Pine to Ozone and Elevated Carbon Dioxide: Three-Year Summary
Joanne Rebbeck

Effects of Carbon Dioxide Enrichment on Response of Pitch Pine Grown at Different Nutrient Levels to Aluminum
George A. Schier and Carolyn J. McQuattie

Elevated CO₂ Compensates for Water Stress in Northern Red Oak
Patricia T. Tomlinson and Paul D. Anderson

Modeling Impacts of CO₂, Ozone, and Climate Change on Tree Growth
George E. Host, Gary W. Theseira, and J. G. Isebrands

Ozone Exposure, Uptake, and Response of Different-Sized Black Cherry Trees
Todd S. Fredericksen, John M. Skelly, Kim C. Steiner, and Thomas E. Kolb

Water Use in Forest Canopy Black Cherry Trees and Its Relationship to Leaf Gas Exchange and Environment
B. J. Joyce, K. C. Steiner, and J. M. Skelly

Effects of Elevated CO₂ and Ozone on Phenolic Glycosides of Trembling Aspen
James K. Nitao, Muraleedharan G. Nair, William J. Mattson, Daniel A. Herms, Bruce A. Birr, Mark D. Coleman, Terry M. Trier, and J.G. Isebrands

Variable Performance of Outbreak Defoliators on Aspen Clones Exposed to Elevated CO₂ and O3
Daniel A. Herms, William J. Mattson, David N. Karowe, Mark D. Coleman, Terry M. Trier, Bruce A. Birr, and J. G. Isebrands

Genetic Aftereffects of Increased Temperature in Larix
Michael S. Greenwood and Keith W. Hutchison

Physiological and Genotypic Responses of Central Hardwood Species to Allelochemicals, Other Stresses, and Their Interactions
J. W. Van Sambeek, John E. Preece, Nadia E. Navarrete, and George Rink

RESPONSES OF ECOSYSTEM PROCESSES TO REGIONAL STRESS

The Howland Integrated Forest Study (HIFS) - Ecosystem Research on Atmospheric Influences Governing Forest Function
Ivan J. Fernandez, Lindsey E. Rustad, Jeffrey A. Simmons, and James W. McLaughlin

Biogeochemical Cycling of Carbon, Nitrogen, and Sulfur at the Howland Integrated Forest Study Site, Howland, Maine
James W. McLaughlin, Ivan J. Fernandez, Stewart M. Goltz, Lindsey E. Rustad, and Larry Zibilske

Elemental Cycling Response of an Adirondack Subalpine Spruce-Fir Forest to Atmospheric and Environmental Change
Andrew J. Friedland and Eric K. Miller

Internal Uptake and Assimilation of Gaseous Nitric Acid by Western Forest Tree Species
John L. Hom, Marek Krywult, Andrzej Bytnerowicz, and Kevin E. Pearcy

Climatic and Pollution Influences on Ecosystem Processes in Northern Hardwood Forests
Kurt S. Pregitzer, David D. Reed, Glenn D. Mroz, Andrew J. Burton, John A. Witter, and Donald A. Zak

Effects of Elevated CO₂ and Shade on the Decomposition of Senesced Tree Foliage: Impacts on Microbial Activity
Michael G. Kaufman, R. Malcolm Strand, Mark E. Kubiske, William J. Mattson, Daniel A. Herms, Edward D. Walker, Kurt S. Pregitzer, and Richard W. Merritt

Effects of Elevated CO₂ and Shade on the Decomposition of Senesced Tree Foliage: Impacts on the Growth and Survival of Treehole Mosquitoes
R. Malcolm Strand, Daniel A. Herms, Michael G. Kaufman, Mark E. Kubiske, William J. Mattson, Edward D. Walker, Kurt S. Pregitzer, and Richard W. Merritt

Cation Depletion in New England Forests
Richard Hallett and James Hornbeck

Aluminum Mobilization and Calcium Depletion in the Forest Floor of Red Spruce Forests in the Northeastern United States
Gregory B. Lawrence, Mark B. David and Walter C. Shortle

Calcium Status of the Forest Floor in Red Spruce Forests of the Northeastern U.S. - Past, Present and Future
Mark B. David, Gregory B. Lawrence, Walter C. Shortle, and Scott W. Bailey

Putrescine: A Marker of Stress in Red Spruce Trees
Rakesh Minocha, Walter C. Shortle, Gregory B. Lawrence, Mark B. David, and Subhash C. Minocha

Long-term Changes in the Acidity of a DeKalb Forest Soil in the Mid-Region of the Susquehanna River Watershed
Joy R. Robert and William E. Sharpe

Experimental Soil Warming Effect on C, N, and Major Element Cycling in a Low Elevation Spruce-Fir Forest Soil
Lindsey E. Rustad, Ivan J. Fernandez, and Stephanie Arnold

Soil Respiration and Net N Mineralization Along a Climate Gradient in Maine
Jeffrey A. Simmons, Ivan J. Fernandez, and Russell D. Briggs

Increasing Soil Temperature in a Northern Hardwood Forest: Effects on Elemental Dynamics and Primary Productivity
Patrick J. McHale, Myron J. Mitchell, Dudley J. Raynal, and Francis P. Bowles

Microhabitat Effects of Litter Temperature and Moisture on Forest-Floor Invertebrate Communities
Tim A. Christiansen, Sue A. Perry, and William B. Perry

Effects of Acidic Precipitation on Leaf Decomposition Rates, Microbial Biomass, and Leaf Pack Macroinvertebrates in Six Streams on the Allegheny Plateau of West Virginia
Erik S. Engstrom, Sean K. Meegan, Sue A. Perry, and William B. Perry

Leaf Litter Processing in West Virginia Mountain Streams: Effects of Temperature and Stream Chemistry
Jacquelyn M. Rowe, William B. Perry, and Sue A. Perry

Leaf Litter Decomposition and Elemental Change in Three Appalachian Mountain Streams of Different pH
Steven W. Solada, Sue A. Perry, and William B. Perry

Methane Evolution from Minnesota Peatlands
Elon S. Verry

Nutrient Cycling in Aggrading Forests: 50 Years of Research at Pack Forest, New York
Edwin H. White, Charles A. Z. Buxbaum, and Christopher A. Nowak

Relative Nitrogen Mineralization and Nitrification Potentials in Relation to Soil Chemistry in Oak Forest Soils Along a Historical Deposition Gradient
Ralph E. J. Boerner and Elaine Kennedy Sutherland

Mortality Patterns in Oak Forests Along a Climatic and Acid Deposition Gradient
Elaine Kennedy Sutherland, Daniel A. Yaussy, and Ralph E. J. Boerner

FOREST AND LANDSCAPE RESPONSES TO REGIONAL STRESS AND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

Thirty-three Year Changes in Above- and Below-Ground Biomass in Northern Hardwood Stands in Vermont
A. H. Johnson and G. R. Strimbeck

Evaluation of Methodology for Detecting/Predicting Migration of Forest Species
Dale S. Solomon and William B. Leak

Growth Responses of White Oak and Black Oak to Drought Stress Across Gradients of Acid Deposition and Microclimate
David LeBlanc and Robert Haack

Assessing the Ability of Plants to Respond to Climatic Change Through Distribution Shifts
Mark W. Schwartz

Overview of Current Research on Atmospheric Interactions With Wildland Fires
Warren E. Heilman

Synoptic Circulation and Temperature Pattern During Severe Wildland Fires
Warren E. Heilman

Atmospheric Mesoscale Simulations of Regional Wildland Fire Episodes: Looking for Weather-Related Factors and Scales of Interaction
Brian E. Potter

HUMAN-FOREST INTERACTIONS AND REGIONAL CHANGE

Spatial Patterns in Carbon Storage in a Lake States' Landscape
J. C. Bell, D. F. Grigal, P. C. Bates, and C. A. Butler

Carbon Storage in Managed Forests of the Northern Great Lake States
Jeanette L. Rollinger and Terry F. Strong

Temperature and Earthworm Effects on C and N Dynamics in Oak Stands Along an Urban-Rural Land Use Gradient
R. V. Pouyat, P. M. Groffman, M. M. Carreiro, P. Bohlen, and R. W. Parmelee

AN INTEGRATED NATIONAL MODEL OF THE EFFECTS OF GLOBAL CHANGE ON U.S. FORESTS

Preparation of Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) and State Soil Geographic Data Base (STATSGO) Data for Global Change Research in the Eastern United States
Louis R. Iverson, Anantha M. G. Prasad, and Charles T. Scott

Regeneration Attributes of Tree Species in the Central Hardwoods Type
Elaine Kennedy Sutherland, Betsy J. Hale, and David M. Hix

Herbivorous Insects and Climate Change: Potential Changes in the Spatial Distribution of Forest Defoliator Outbreaks
David W. Williams and Andrew M. Liebhold

Predicting the Effects of Tropospheric Ozone on Forest Productivity in the Northeastern U.S.
Scott V. Ollinger, John D. Aber, and Peter B. Reich

Catalog of Long-Term Research Conducted Within the USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station
Hope R. Barrett
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BOREAL FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE

Carbon Balance of the Alaskan Boreal Forest
John Yarie and Tim Hammond

An Energy Balance Model for Forest Canopies: A Case Study
S. M. Goltz and James A. Smith

Temporal and Spatial Trends of Fluxes and Concentrations of CO₂ Above and Within the Canopy at Howland, Maine: Preliminary Results
S. M. Goltz

Dynamics of Calcium Concentration in Stemwood of Red Spruce and Siberian Fir
Kevin T. Smith, Walter C. Shortle, Rakesh Minocha, and Vladislav A. Alexeyev