Jonathan Thompson

Research Scientist / Conservation Ecology Center

Research Focus

Jonathan is a forest landscape ecologist who is interested in how forests respond to natural and human-caused disturbances. He a currently engaged in a project that uses ecosystem and landscape simulation models to assess plausible future scenarios of land use change, timber harvest, conservation, and climate change and the potential consequences on the composition, configuration, and carbon stores of forests in the eastern United States.

Most Recent Publications

Bain, Daniel J., Green, Mark B., Campbell, John L., Chamblee, John F., Chaoka, Sayo, Fraterrigo, Jennifer M., Kaushal, Sujay S., Martin, Sherry L., Jordan, Thomas E., Parolari, Anthony J., Sobczak, William V., Weller, Donald E., Wolheim, Wilfred M., Boose, Emery R., Duncan, Jonathan M., Gettel, Gretchen M., Hall, Brian R., Kumar, Praveen, Thompson, Jonathan R., Vose, James M., Elliott, Emily M. and Leigh, David S. Legacy Effects in Material Flux: Structural Catchmen Changes Predate Long-Term Studies, Bioscience, 62 (6) 575-584. 2012.

Orwig, David A., Thompson, Jonathan R., Povak, Nicholas A., Manner, Megan, Niebyl, Donald and Foster, David R. A foundation tree at the precipice: Tsuga canadensis health after the arrival of Adelges tsugae in central New England, Ecosphere, 3 (1) art10-art10. 2012.

Swenson, Nathan G., Erickson, David L., Mi, Xiangcheng, Bourg, Norman Alan, Forero-Montana, Jimena, Ge, Xuejun, Howe, Robert, Lake, Jeffrey K., Liu, Xiaojuan, Ma, Keping, Pei, Nancai, Thompson, Jill, Uriarte, María, Wolf, Amy T., Wright, S. Joseph, Ye, Wanhu, Zhang, Jinlong, Zimmerman, Jess and Kress, John W. Phylogenetic and Functional Alpha and Beta Diversity in Temperate and Tropical Tree Communities, Ecology, 93 (8) S112-S125. 2012.

Thompson, Jonathan R., Wiek, Arnim, Swanson, Frederick J., Carpenter, Stephen R., Fresco, Nancy, Hollingsworth, Teresa, Spies, Thomas A. and Foster, David R. Scenario Studies as a Synthetic and Integrative Research Activity for Long-Term Ecological Research, Bioscience, 62 (4) 367-376. 2012.

Halofsky, J. E., Donato, D. C., Hibbs, D. E., Campbell, J. L., Donaghy Cannon, M., Fontaine, J. B., Thompson, Jonathan R., Anthony, R. G., Bormann, B. T., Kayes, L. J., Law, B. E., Peterson, D. L. and Spies, T. A. Mixed-severity fire regimes: lessons and hypotheses from the Klamath-Siskiyou Ecoregion, Ecosphere, 2 (4) 1-17. 2011.

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