Stephanie H. Laseter
Biological Scientist, SRS-R8 Liaison
Center for Integrated Forest Science and Synthesis
3160 Coweeta Lab Road
(10 miles south of Franklin and west 3 miles from US-441)
Otto, NC 28763-9218
United States
(10 miles south of Franklin and west 3 miles from US-441)
Otto, NC 28763-9218
United States
Phone
828-524-2128 x113
0000-0002-2771-173X
Current Research
Science Liaison to Region 8 and Southern Research Station
Experimental Forest network lead
Laseter, Stephanie H.; Vose, James M.; Guldin, James M.; Bragg, Don C.; Spetich, Martin A.; Keyser, Tara L.; Elliott, Katherine J.; Sayer, Mary Anne S.; Sung, Shi-Jean Susana. 2018. Experimental forests of the Southern Research Station: highlights of foundational silviculture studies. In: Kirschman, Julia E., comp. Proceedings of the 19th biennial southern silvicultural research conference; 2017 March 14-16; Blacksburg, VA. e-Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-234. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station: 149-151.
Daly, Christopher; Slater, Melissa E.; Roberti, Joshua A.; Laseter, Stephanie H.; Swift, Lloyd W. 2017.High-resolution precipitation mapping in a mountainous watershed: ground truth for evaluating uncertainty in a national precipitation dataset. International Journal of Climatology. 69: 55-768. 14 p. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.4986.
Past Research
Data management, Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory Laseter, Stephanie, Miniat Chelcy Ford, Vose, James. 2014. Flow Down! Can managing forests help maintain water supplies in the face of climate change? In: McDonald, Babs; Nickelsen, Jessica; Dobish, Julia; Riley, Elissa; Andrews, Michelle; Melear-Daniels, Emily, production staff. Natural IQ: Investigating questions about climate. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-GTR-183. Asheville, NC. USDA-Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 27-41 p. Laseter, Stephanie H.; Ford, Chelcy R.; Vose, James M.; Swift, Lloyd W. Jr. 2012. Long-term temperature and precipitation trends at the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, Otto, North Carolina, USA. Hydrology Research 43(6):890-901.
Research Interest
Climate and hydrologic science; regional syntheses products
Education
- University of Georgia, M.S., Forest Resources, 2002
- Auburn University, B.S., Wildlife Biology, 1999
Professional Experience
- Science Liaison to Region 8 and Southern Research Station , USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station and Region 8, 2017 - Current
- SRS Experimental Forest Coordinator, Southern Research Station , 2015 - 2017
- Professional Hydrologist, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, 2004 - 2015
- Hydrologist, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, 2002 - 2004
- Graduate Research Assistant, University of Georgia, 2000 - 2002
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Georgia, 2001 - 2001
Featured Publications
- Laseter, Stephanie H.; Ford, Chelcy R.; Vose, James M.; Swift, Lloyd W., Jr... 2012. Long-term temperature and precipitation trends at the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, Otto, North Carolina, USA
- Daly, Christopher; Slater, Melissa E.; Roberti, Joshua A.; Laseter, Stephanie H.; Swift, Lloyd W.. 2017. High-resolution precipitation mapping in a mountainous watershed: ground truth for evaluating uncertainty in a national precipitation dataset
- Caldwell, Peter; Miniat, Chelcy Ford; Brantley, Steven; Elliott, Katherine; Laseter, Stephanie; Swank, Wayne. 2016. Long term records provide insights on the relative influence of climate and forest community structure on water yield in the southern Appalachians
- 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
Other Publications
- 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]
- 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
- Laseter, Stephanie H.; Vose, James M.; Guldin, James M.; Bragg, Don C.; Spetich, Martin A.; Keyser, Tara L.; Elliott, Katherine J.; Sayer, Mary Anne S.; Sung, Shi-Jean Susana.. 2018. Experimental forests of the Southern Research Station: highlights of foundational silviculture studies
- Caldwell, Peter V.; Miniat, Chelcy F.; Elliott, Katherine J.; Swank, Wayne. T.; Brantley, Steven T.; Laseter, Stephanie H.. 2016. Declining water yield from forested mountain watersheds in response to climate change and forest mesophication
- Brantley, Steven T.; Bolstad, Paul V.; Laseter, Stephanie H.; Oishi, A. Christopher; Novick, Kimberly A.; Miniat, Chelcy F.. 2016. Variations in canopy and litter interception across a forest chronosequence in the southern Appalachian Mountains
- Yanai, Ruth D.; Tokuchi, Naoko; Campbell, John L.; Green, Mark B.; Matsuzaki, Eiji; Laseter, Stephanie N.; Brown, Cindi L.; Bailey, Amey S.; Lyons, Pilar; Levine, Carrie R.; Buso, Donald C.; Likens, Gene E.; Knoepp, Jennifer D.; Fukushima, Keitaro. 2015. Sources of uncertainty in estimating stream solute export from headwater catchments at three sites
- Elliott, Katherine J.; Ford Miniat, Chelcy; Pederson, Neil; Laseter, Stephanie H.. 2015. Forest tree growth response to hydroclimate variability in the southern Appalachians
- Swank, Wayne , T..; Knoepp, Jennifer , D..; Logic exception within f_get_listOfAuthors30(). Could not calculate fullname.; Logic exception within f_get_listOfAuthors30(). Could not calculate fullname.; Webster, Jackson, R... 2014. Response and recovery of water yield and timing, stream sediment, abiotic parameters, and stream chemistry following logging
- Brantley, Steven T.; Miniat, Chelcy Ford; Elliott, Katherine J.; Laseter, Stephanie H.; Vose, James M.. 2014. Changes to southern Appalachian water yield and stormflow after loss of a foundation species
- Laseter, Stephanie; Miniat, Chelcy; Vose, James. 2014. Flow Down! Can managing forests help maintain water supplies in the face of climate change?
- 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?
- Ford, Chelcy , R..; Laseter, Stephanie , H..; Swank, Wayne, T..; Vose, James , M... 2011. Can forest management be used to sustain water-based ecosystem service in the face of climate change?
- Laird, Shelby G.; Ford, C.R.; Laseter, S.H.; Vose, J.M.. 2011. Long-term forest management and climate effects on streamflow
- Vose, James M.; Laseter, Stephanie H.; McNulty, Steve G.. 2005. Stream nitrogen responses to fire in the Southeastern U.S.
Research Highlights
Science in Practice Webinars Provide Applied Science Take-Aways for Managers
Year: 2020
A new series of thirty-minute webinars highlight recent research and management implications for colleagues from the USDA Forest Service Southern Region, Southern Group of State Foresters, and the Southern Research Station.
Forest Inventory and Analysis Plots Provide Foundational Data for Experimental Forest Network
Year: 2020
New Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) plots are being installed across the Southern Research Station Experimental Forest Network. The purpose of these plots is to:Generate baseline data about tree attributes and forest health,Create a universal sampling method, andProvide an infrastructure for lon...