Christopher A. Maier, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Hyungwoo Lim, David Medvigy, Annikki Mäkelä, Dohyoung Kim, Timothy J. Albaugh, Aubrey Knier, Róbert Blaško, Otávio C. Campoe, Rashila Deshar, Oskar Franklin, Nils Henriksson, Kim Littke, Reimo Lutter, Christopher A. Maier, Sari Palmroth, Katrin Rosenvald, Robert A. Slesak, Arvo Tullus, Ram Oren. 2024. Overlooked branch turnover creates a widespread bias in forest carbon accounting
• S. Palmroth, D. Kim, Christopher A. Maier, D. Medvigy, A. P. Walker, R. Oren. 2024. Increased leaf area index and efficiency drive enhanced production under elevated atmospheric [ CO ₂ ] in a pine‐dominated stand showing no progressive nitrogen limitation
• Christopher A. Maier, Kurt H. Johnsen, Pete H. Anderson, Sari Palmroth, Dohyoung Kim, Heather R. McCarthy, Ram Oren. 2021. The response of coarse root biomass to long‐term CO ₂ enrichment and nitrogen application in a maturing Pinus taeda stand with a large broadleaved component
• David R. Carter, Timothy J. Albaugh, OtÁvio C. Campoe, Jake J. Grossman, Rafael A. Rubilar, Matthew Sumnall, Christopher A. Maier, Rachel L. Cook, Thomas R. Fox. 2020. Complementarity increases production in genetic mixture of loblolly pine ( Pinus taeda L.) throughout planted range
• Peter Anderson, Christopher A. Maier. 2020. Effects of fertilization and irrigation on components of soil carbon efflux and soil respiration in loblolly pine plantations
• Dohyoung Kim, David Medvigy, Christopher A. Maier, Kurt Johnsen, Sari Palmroth. 2020. Biomass increases attributed to both faster tree growth and altered allometric relationships under long‐term carbon dioxide enrichment at a temperate forest
• John Butnor, Kurt Johnsen, Christopher A. Maier, C. Dana Nelson. 2020. Intra-annual variation in soil C, N and nutrients pools after prescribed fire in a Mississippi longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) plantation
• Christopher A. Maier, Joel A. Burley, Rachel Cook, Solomon B. Ghezehei, Dennis W. Hazel, Elizabeth G. Nichols. 2019. Tree water use, water use efficiency, and carbon isotope discrimination in relation to growth potential in Populus deltoides and hybrids under field conditions
• John Butnor, Brittany Verrico, Kurt Johnsen, Christopher A. Maier, Victor Vankus, Stephen R. Keller. 2019. Phenotypic variation in climate-associated traits of red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) along elevation gradients in the southern Appalachian Mountains
• Solomon Ghezehei, Elizabeth Nichols, Christopher A. Maier, Dennis Hazel. 2019. Adaptability of Populus to physiography and growing conditions in the southeastern USA
• Na Wang, Sari Palmroth, Christopher A. Maier, Jean‐Christophe Domec, Ram Oren. 2019. Anatomical changes with needle length are correlated with leaf structural and physiological traits across five Pinus species
• John Butnor, Kurt Johnsen, Peter Anderson, Kevin Hall, Joshua Halman, Gary Hawley, Christopher A. Maier, Paul Schaberg. 2019. Growth, Photosynthesis, and Cold Tolerance of Eucalyptus benthamii Planted in the Piedmont of North Carolina
• Eduardo Acuña, Rafael Rubilar, Jorge Cancino, Timothy J. Albaugh, Christopher A. Maier. 2018. Economic assessment of Eucalyptus globulus short rotation energy crops under contrasting silvicultural intensities on marginal agricultural land
• John Butnor, Kurt Johnsen, Bob Eaton, Christopher A. Maier. 2018. Alternative collection methods for red spruce (Picea rubens) cones
• Dohyoung Kim, Ram Oren, James S. Clark, Sari Palmroth, Andrew C. Oishi, Heather R. McCarthy, Christopher A. Maier, Kurt Johnsen. 2017. Dynamics of soil CO ₂ efflux under varying atmospheric CO ₂ concentrations reveal dominance of slow processes
• Timothy J. Albaugh, Rafael A. Rubilar, Christopher A. Maier, Eduardo A. Acuña, Rachel L. Cook. 2017. Biomass and nutrient mass of Acacia dealbata and Eucalyptus globulus bioenergy plantations
• Christopher A. Maier, Timothy J. Albaugh, Rachel I. Cook, Kevin Hall, Daniel Mcinnis, Kurt Johnsen, John Johnson, Rafael A. Rubilar, James Vose. 2017. Comparative water use in short-rotation Eucalyptus benthamii and Pinus taeda trees in the southern United States
• Lauren S. Pile, Christopher A. Maier, G. Geoff Wang, Dapao Yu, Tim M. Shearman. 2016. Responses of two genetically superior loblolly pine clonal ideotypes to a severe ice storm
• Christopher A. Maier, Peter Anderson, John Butnor, Phillip M. Dougherty, Kurt Johnsen, Daniel Mcinnis. 2016. Temporal and spatial patterns of soil CO2 efflux, soil carbon, and root biomass associated with bedding in young loblolly pine plantations
• Kurt Johnsen, Jerre L. Creighton, Christopher A. Maier. 2015. Longleaf pine grown in Virginia: a provenance test
• Janine M. Albaugha, Jean-Christophe Domeca, Christopher A. Maier, Eric B. Sucre, Zakiya H. Leggett, John S. King. 2014. Gas exchange and stand-level estimates of water use and gross primary productivity in an experimental pine and switchgrass intercrop forestry system on the Lower Coastal Plain of North Carolina, U.S.A
• Carlos A. Gonzalez-Beneke, Salvador Gezan, Tmothy J. Albaugh, H. Lee Allen, Harold E. Burkhart, Thomas R. Fox, Eric J. Jokela, Christopher A. Maier, Timothy A. Martin, Rafael A. Rubilar, Lisa J. Samuelson. 2014. Local and general above-stump biomass functions for loblolly pine and slash pine trees
• Michael C. Tyree, John R. Seiler, Christopher A. Maier. 2014. Contrasting genotypes, soil amendments, and their interactive effects on short-term total soil CO₂ efflux in a 3-year-old Pinus taeda L
• Kurt Johnsen, Tara L. Keyser, John Butnor, Carlos A. Gonzalez-Beenecke, Donald J. Kaczmarek, Christopher A. Maier, Heather R. McCarthy, Ge Sun. 2014. Productivity and carbon sequestration of forests in the southern United States
• Michael Tyree, John Seiler, Christopher A. Maier. 2013. Site-specific forest management: matching genotypes and silviculture to optimize carbon sequestration
• Christopher A. Maier, Kurt Johnsen, Phillip Dougherty, Daniel Mcinnis, Pete Anderson, Steve Patterson. 2012. Effect of Harvest Residue Management on Tree Productivity and Carbon Pools during Early Stand Development in a Loblolly Pine Plantation
• Michael C Tyree, John R Seiler, Christopher A. Maier. 2011. Short-term impacts of soil amendments on belowground C cycling and soil nutrition in two contrasting Pinus taeda L. genotypes
• Barry Clinton, Christopher A. Maier, Chelcy F. Miniat, Robert Mitchell. 2011. Transient changes in transpiration, and stem and soil CO2 efflux in longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) following fire-induced leaf area reduction
• Seth G. Pritchard, Christopher A. Maier, Kurt Johnsen, Andrea J. Grabman, Anne P. Chalmers. 2010. Soil incorporation of logging residue affects fine-root and mycorrhizal root-tip dynamics of young loblolly pine clones
• Christopher A. Maier, Kurt Johnsen. 2010. Quantifying carbon sequestration in forest plantations by modeling the dynamics of above and below ground carbon pools
• Michael Tyree, John Seiler, Christopher A. Maier. 2010. Effects of nutrient and organic matter manipulation on carbon pools and fluxes in a young loblolly pine varietal stand on the lower coastal plain of South Carolina
• Christopher A. Maier, Kurt Johnsen, Barry Clinton, Kim H. Ludovici. 2009. Relationships between stem CO2 efflux, substrate supply, and growth in young loblolly pine trees
• Jean-Christophe Domec, Sari Palmroth, Eric Ward, Christopher A. Maier, M. Therezien, Ram Oren. 2009. Acclimation of leaf hydraulic conductance and stomatal conductance of Pinus taeda (loblolly pine) to long-term growth in elevated CO₂ (free-air CO₂ enrichment) and N-fertilizationpce
• Michael Tyree, John Seiler, Christopher A. Maier, Kurt Johnsen. 2009. Pinus taeda clones and soil nutrient availability: effects of soil organic matter incorporation and fertilization on biomass partitioning and leaf physiology
• Michael C. Tyree, John R. Seiler, Christopher A. Maier. 2009. Short-term impacts of nutrient manipulations on leaf gas exchange and biomass partitioning in contrasting 2-year-old Pinus taeda clones during seedling establishment
• Lisa J. Samuelson, John Butnor, Christopher A. Maier, Tom A. Stokes, Kurt Johnsen, Michael Kane. 2008. Growth and physiology of loblolly pine in response to long-term resource management: defining growth potential in the southern United States
• Christopher A. Maier, Sari Palmroth, Eric Ward. 2008. Short-term effects of fertilization on photosynthesis and leaf morphology of field-grown loblolly pine following long-term exposure to elevated CO₂ concentration
• Kurt Johnsen, Christopher A. Maier, Felipe Sanchez, Peter Anderson, John Butnor, Richard Waring, Sune Linder. 2007. Physiological girdling of pine trees via phloem chilling: proof of concept
• Christopher A. Maier, Barton D. Clinton. 2006. Relationship between stem CO₂ efflux, stem sap velocity and xylem CO₂ concentration in young loblolly pine trees
• Heather R. McCarthy, Ram Oren, Hyun-Seok Kim, Kurt Johnsen, Christopher A. Maier, Seth G. Pritchard, Michael A. Davis. 2006. Interaction of ice storms and management practices on current carbon sequestration in forests with potential mitigation under future CO₂ atmosphere
• D.A. Sampson, R.H. Waring, Christopher A. Maier, C.M. Gough, M.J. Ducey, K.H. Kohnsen. 2006. Fertilization effects on forest carbon storage and exchange, and net primary production: a new hybrid process model for stand management
• John Butnor, Kurt Johnsen, Christopher A. Maier. 2005. Soil properties differently influence estimates of soil CO₂ efflux from three chamber-based measurement systems
• S. Palmroth, Christopher A. Maier, Heather R. McCarthy, A. C. Oishi, H. S. Kim, Kurt Johnsen, Gabrial G. Katul, Ram Oren. 2005. Contrasting responses to drought of forest floor CO₂ efflux in a loblolly pine plantation and a nearby Oak-Hickory forest
• Kurt Johnsen, Christopher A. Maier, Lance W. Kress. 2005. Quantifying root lateral distribution and turnover using pine trees with a distinct stable carbon isotope signature
• Christopher M. Gough, John R. Seiler, P. Eric Wiseman, Christopher A. Maier. 2005. Soil CO₂ efflux in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) plantations on the virginia Piedmond and South Carolina coastal plain over a rotation-length chronosequence
• Kurt Johnsen, Bob Teskey, Lisa Samuelson, John Butnor, David Sampson, Felipe Sanchez, Christopher A. Maier, Steve McKeand. 2004. Carbon Sequestration in loblolly pine plantations: Methods, limitations, and research needs for estimating storage pools
• C.M. Gough, J.R. Seiler, Christopher A. Maier. 2004. Short-term effects of fertilization on loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) physiology
• Christopher A. Maier, Timothy J. Albaugh, H. Lee Allen, Phillip M. Dougherty. 2004. Respiratory carbon use and carbon storage in mid-rotation loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) plantations: the effect of site resources on the stand carbon balance
• Kurt Johnsen, John E. Major, Christopher A. Maier. 2003. Selfing results in inbreeding depression of growth but not of gas exchange of surviving adult black spruce trees
• Christopher A. Maier, Kurt Johnsen, John Butnor, Lance W. Kress, Peter Anderson. 2002. Branch growth and gas exchange in 13-year-old loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) trees in response to elevated carbon dioxide concentration and fertilization
• Chun-Tai Lai, G. Katul, J. Butnor, M. Siqueira, D. Ellsworth, Christopher A. Maier, Kurt Johnsen, S. Mickeand, R. Oren. 2002. Modelling the limits on the response of net carbon exchange to fertilization in a south-eastern pine forest
• Kurt Johnsen, David N. Wear, R. Oren, R.O. Teskey, Felipe Sanchez, R. Will, John Butnor, D. Markewitz, D. Richter, T. Rials, H.L. Allen, J. Seiler, D. Ellsworth, Christopher A. Maier, G. Katul, P.M. Dougherty. 2001. Meeting global policy commitments: carbon sequestration and southern pine forests
• David A. Sampson, Kurt Johnsen, Kim Ludovici, Timothy J. Albaugh, Christopher A. Maier. 2001. Stand-scale correspondence in empirical and simulated labile carbohydrates in loblolly pine
• Ram Oren, David S. Ellsworth, Kurt Johnsen, Nathan Phillips, Brent E. Ewers, Christopher A. Maier, Karina V.R. Schafer, Heather McCarthy, George Hendrey, Steven G. McNulty, Gabriel G. Katul. 2001. Soil fertility limits carbon sequestration by forest ecosystems in a CO₂-enriched atmosphere
• Christopher A. Maier. 2001. Stem growth and respiration in loblolly pine plantations differing in soil resource availability
• Fitzgerald L. Booker, Christopher A. Maier. 2001. Atmospheric carbon dioxide, irrigation, and fertilization effects on phenolic and nitrogen concentrations in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) needles
• K.H. Johnsen, J.R. Butnor, Christopher A. Maier, R. Oren, R. Pangle, L. Samuelson, J. Seiler, S.E. McKeand, H.L. Allen. 2001. Fertilization Increases Below-Ground Carbon Sequestration of Loblolly Pine Plantations
• Kurt Johnsen, David N. Wear, R. Oren, R.O. Teskey, Felipe Sanchez, Rodney E. Will, John Butnor, D. Markewitz, D. Richter, T. Rials, H.L. Allen, J. Seiler, D. Ellsworth, Christopher A. Maier, G. Katul, P.M. Dougherty. 2001. Meeting global policy commitments carbon sequestration and southern pine forests
• Christopher A. Maier, L.W. Kress. 2000. Soil CO₂ evolution and root respiration in 11 year-old Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) Plantations as Affected by Moisture and Nutrient Availability
• John W. Groninger, Kurt Johnsen, John. R. Seiler, Rodney E. Will, David S. Ellsworth, Christopher A. Maier. 1999. Elevated Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere: What Might It Mean for Loblolly Pine Plantation Forestry
• Christopher A. Maier, Stanley J. Zarnoch, P.M. Dougherty. 1998. Effects of temperature and tissue nitrogen on dormant season stem and branch maintenance respiration in a young loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) plantation
• Christopher A. Maier, R.O. Teskey. 1992. Internal and external control of net photosynthesis and stomatal conductance of mature eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)

• North Carolina State University, Ph.D., Forest Biology, 2000
• University of Georgia, M.S., Forest Biology, 1990
• West Georgia College, B.S., Biology, 1983