Katherine Elliott, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Nina Wurzburger, Katherine Elliott, Chelcy F. Miniat. 2023. Forest mycorrhizal dominance depends on historical land use and nitrogen‐fixing trees
• Katie H. Greenberg, Christopher E. Moorman, Katherine Elliott, Katherine Martin, Mark Hopey, Peter V. Caldwell. 2023. Breeding bird abundance and species diversity greatest in high-severity wildfire patches in central hardwood forests
• Hailong Huang, Wei Wu, Katherine Elliott, Chelcy F. Miniat, Charles Driscoll. 2022. Impact of Climate Change on Hydrochemical Processes at Two High-Elevation Forested Watersheds in the Southern Appalachians, United States
• Michael Ulyshen, Katherine Elliott, Joel Scott, Scott Horn, Patsy Clinton, Ning Liu, Chelcy F. Miniat, Peter V. Caldwell, Andrew C. Oishi, Jennifer D. Knoepp, Paul Bolstad. 2022. Effects of Rhododendron removal and prescribed fire on bees and plants in the southern Appalachians
• Edward B. Rastetter, Mark D. Ohman, Katherine Elliott, J. S. Rehage, Victor H. Rivera‐Monroy, R. E. Boucek, Edward Castañeda‐Moya, Tess M. Danielson, Laura Gough, Peter M. Groffman, C. Rhett Jackson, Chelcy F. Miniat, Gaius R. Shaver. 2021. Time lags: Insights from the U S long term ecological research network
• Katherine Elliott, Chelcy F. Miniat. 2021. Removing riparian Rhododendron maximum in post-Tsuga canadensis riparian forests does not degrade water quality in southern Appalachian streams
• Joel Scott, Chelcy F. Miniat, Jessie Motes, Sarah L. Ottinger, Nina Wurzburger, Katherine Elliott. 2021. Black locust allometric equations: improved allometric equations for black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) in the Coweeta Basin
• Ernest D. Osburn, Chelcy F. Miniat, Katherine Elliott, J.E. Barrett. 2021. Effects of Rhododendron removal on soil bacterial and fungal communities in southern Appalachian forests
• Maura P. Dudley, Kelsey Solomon, Seth Wenger, C. Rhett Jackson, Mary Freeman, Katherine Elliott, Chelcy F. Miniat, Catherine M. Pringle. 2021. Do crayfish affect stream ecosystem response to riparian vegetation removal?
• Peter V. Caldwell, Katherine Elliott, Ning Liu, James Vose, David Zietlow, Jennifer D. Knoepp. 2020. Watershed‐scale vegetation, water quantity, and water quality responses to wildfire in the southern Appalachian mountain region, United States
• Scott Raulerson, C. Rhett Jackson, Nathan D. Melear, Seth E. Younger, Maura Dudley, Katherine Elliott. 2020. Do southern Appalachian Mountain summer stream temperatures respond to removal of understory rhododendron thickets?
• Katherine Elliott, Chelcy F. Miniat, Andrea S. Medenblik. 2019. The long-term case for partial-cutting over clear-cutting in the southern Appalachians USA
• Sandra N. Dharmadi, Katherine Elliott, Chelcy F. Miniat. 2019. Lack of forest tree seedling recruitment and enhanced tree and shrub growth characterizes post-Tsuga canadensis mortality forests in the southern Appalachians
• Ernest D. Osburn, Katherine Elliott, Jennifer D. Knoepp, Chelcy F. Miniat, J.E. Barrett. 2018. Soil microbial response to Rhododendron understory removal in southern Appalachian forests: Effects on extracellular enzymes
• Stephanie H. Laseter, James Vose, Jim M. Guldin, Don C. Bragg, Marty Spetich, Tara L. Keyser, Katherine Elliott, Mary Anne Sword Sayer, Shi-Jean Susana Sung. 2018. Experimental forests of the Southern Research Station: highlights of foundational silviculture studies
• Katherine Elliott, Chelcy F. Miniat. 2018. Herbaceous-layer diversity and tree seedling recruitment are enhanced following Rhododendron maximum shrub removal
• Robert J. Warren, Katherine Elliott, Itamar Giladi, Joshua R. King, Mark A. Bradford. 2018. Field experiments show contradictory short- and long-term myrmecochorous plant impacts on seed-dispersing ants
• Paul V. Bolstad, Katherine Elliott, Chelcy F. Miniat. 2018. Forests, shrubs, and terrain: top-down and bottom-up controls on forest structure
• Tristan M. Cofer, Katherine Elliott, Janis K. Bush, Chelcy F. Miniat. 2018. Rhododendron maximum impacts seed bank composition and richness following Tsuga canadensis loss in riparian forests
• Jackson R. Webster, Jennifer D. Knoepp, Katherine Elliott, Ryan E. Emanuel, Peter V. Caldwell, C. Rhett Jackson, Chelcy F. Miniat. 2018. Unexpected ecological advances made possible by long-term data: A Coweeta example
• Katherine Elliott, Peter V. Caldwell, Steven T. Brantley, Chelcy F. Miniat, James Vose, Wayne Swank. 2017. Water yield following forest-grass-forest transitions
• Katherine Elliott, James Vose. 2016. Effects of riparian zone buffer widths on vegetation diversity in southern Appalachian headwater catchments
• Jennifer D. Knoepp, James Vose, William A. Jackson, Katherine Elliott, Stan Zarnoch. 2016. High elevation watersheds in the southern Appalachians: indicators of sensitivity to acidic deposition and the potential for restoration through liming
• Katherine Elliott, Chelcy F. Miniat, Jennifer D. Knoepp, Michael A. Crump, C. Rhett Jackson. 2016. Restoration of southern Appalachian riparian forest affected by eastern hemlock mortality
• James Vose, Katherine Elliott. 2016. Oak, fire, and global change in the eastern USA: what might the future hold?
• Peter V. Caldwell, Chelcy F. Miniat, Katherine Elliott, Wayne. T. Swank, Steven T. Brantley, Stephanie H. Laseter. 2016. Declining water yield from forested mountain watersheds in response to climate change and forest mesophication
• Chelcy F. Miniat, Steven Brantley, Katherine Elliott, Peter V. Caldwell, Stephanie H. Laseter, Wayne Swank. 2016. Long term records provide insights on the relative influence of climate and forest community structure on water yield in the southern Appalachians
• Jennifer D. Knoepp, Katherine Elliott, William A. Jackson, James Vose, Chelcy F. Miniat, Stan Zarnoch. 2016. Soil and stream chemistry relationships in high elevation waters
• Katherine Elliott, James Vose. 2016. Riparian area harvesting impacts on vegetation composition and diversity
• R. J. Warren, S. M. Pearson, S. Henry, K. Rossouw, J. P. Love, M. J. Olejniczak, Katherine Elliott, M. A. Bradford. 2015. Cryptic indirect effects of exurban edges on a woodland community
• Katherine Elliott, Chelcy F. Miniat, Neil Pederson, Stephanie H. Laseter. 2015. Forest tree growth response to hydroclimate variability in the southern Appalachians
• Robert J. Mitchell, Yongqiang Liu, Joseph J. O'Brien, Katherine Elliott, Gregory Starr, Chelcy F. Miniat, J. Kevin Hiers. 2014. Future climate and fire interactions in the southeastern region of the United States
• Sarah Butler, Alan S. White, Katherine Elliott, Robert S. Seymour. 2014. Disturbance history and stand dynamics in secondary and old-growth forests of the Southern Appalachain Mountains, USA
• Katherine Elliott, James Vose, Jennifer D. Knoepp, Barton D. Clinton, Brian D. Kloeppel. 2014. Functional role of the herbaceous layer in eastern deciduous forest
• Steven T. Brantley, Chelcy F. Miniat, Katherine Elliott, Stephanie H. Laseter, James Vose. 2014. Changes to southern Appalachian water yield and stormflow after loss of a foundation species
• Katherine Elliott, James Vose, Duke Rankin. 2014. Herbaceous species composition and richness of mesophytic cove forests in the southern Appalachians: synthesis and knowledge gaps
• Jackson Webster, Wayne Swank, James Vose, Jennifer D. Knoepp, Katherine Elliott. 2014. Bridging the gap between ecosystem theory and forest watershed management
• Lindsay R. Boring, Katherine Elliott, Wayne Swank. 2014. Successional forest dynamics 30 years following clearcutting
• T.C. McDonnell, T.J. Sullivan, B.J. Cosby, W.A. Jackson, Katherine Elliott. 2013. Effects of climate, land management, and sulfur deposition on soil base cation supply in national forests of the southern Appalachian mountains
• Katherine Elliott, James Vose, William A. Jackson. 2013. Effects of future sulfate and nitrate deposition scenarios on Linville Gorge and Shining Rock Wildernesses
• Katherine Elliott, Jennifer D. Knoepp, James Vose, William A. Jackson. 2013. Interacting effects of wildfire severity and liming on nutrient cycling in a southern Appalachian wilderness area
• Katherine Elliott, James Vose, Jennifer D. Knoepp, William Jackson. 2012. Effects of wildfires and liming of pine-oak-heath communities in the Linville Gorge Wilderness, western North Carolina
• Tyler J. Tran, Katherine Elliott. 2012. Estimating Rhododendron maximum L. (Ericaceae) Canopy Cover Using GPS/GIS Technology
• Corinne E. Block, Jennifer D. Knoepp, Katherine Elliott, Jennifer M. Fraterrigo. 2012. Impacts of Hemlock Loss on Nitrogen Retention Vary with Soil Nitrogen Availability in the Southern Appalachian Mountains
• Katherine Elliott, James Vose. 2012. Age and distribution of an evergreen clonal shrub in the Coweeta basin: Rhododendron maximum L
• J.R. Webster, K. Morkeski, C.A. Wojculewski, B.R. Niederlehner, E.F. Benfield, Katherine Elliott. 2012. Effects of hemlock mortality on streams in the southern Appalachian mountains
• James Vose, Jennifer D. Knoepp, Barry Clinton, Katherine Elliott. 2012. Restoration of shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata) - hardwood ecosystems severely impacted by the southern pine beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis)
• Chelcy F. Miniat, Katherine Elliott, Barry Clinton, Brian D. Kloeppel, James Vose. 2011. Forest dynamics following eastern hemlock mortality in the southern Appalachians
• Katherine Elliott, Craig A. Harper, Beverly Collins. 2011. Herbaceous response to type and severity of disturbance
• Barry Clinton, James Vose, Jennifer D. Knoepp, Katherine Elliott, Barbara Reynolds, Stan Zarnoch. 2010. Can structural and functional characteristics be used to identify riparian zone width in southern Appalachian headwater catchments?
• Katherine Elliott, James Vose. 2010. The contribution of the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory to developing and understanding of long-term (1934-2008) changes in managed and unmanaged forests
• Katherine Elliott, James Vose. 2010. Short-term effects of prescribed fire on mixed oak forests in the southern Appalachians: vegetation response
• P.V. Bolstad, Katherine Elliott, G. Narayanaraj, James Vose. 2010. Terrain and landform influence on Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carriere (Eastern Hemlock) distribution in the southern Appalachian Mountains
• Katherine Elliott, James Vose, Ronald Hendrick. 2009. Long-term effects of high intensity prescribed fire on vegetation dynamics in the Wine Spring Creek Watershed, Western North Carolina, USA
• Jennifer D. Knoepp, Katherine Elliott, Barry Clinton, James Vose. 2009. Effects of prescribed fire in mixed oak forests of the southern Appalachians: forest floor, soil, and soil solution nitrogen responses
• Katherine Elliott, James Vose, Alan S. White. 2009. Pine regeneration following wildland fire
• Katherine Elliott, Wayne T. Swank. 2008. Long-term changes in forest composition and diversity following early logging (1919-1923) and the decline of American chestnut (Castanea dentata)
• Katherine Elliott, James Vose, Alan S. White. 2008. Pine regeneration following wildland fire
• Katherine Elliott, James Vose, Alan S. White. 2008. Pine regeneration following wildland fire (P-53)
• Katherine Elliott, James Vose, Jennifer D. Knoepp, Dale W. Johnson, William T. Swank, William Jackson. 2008. Simulated effects of sulfur deposition on nutrient cycling in class I wilderness areas
• Jason P. Love, James Vose, Katherine Elliott. 2007. Effects of restoration burns on macroinvertebrates in southern Appalachian pine-oak forests
• Katherine Elliott, James Vose. 2006. Fire effects on water quality: a synthesis of response regulating factors among contrasting ecosystems
• Aaron M. Ellison, Michael S. Bank, Barton D. Clinton, Elizabeth A. Colburn, Katherine Elliott, Chelcy F. Miniat, David R. Foster, Brian D. Kloeppel, Jennifer D. Knoepp, Gary M. Lovett, Jacqueline Mohan, David A. Orwig, Nicholas L. Rodenhouse, William V. Sobczak, Kristina A. Stinson, Jeffrey K. Stone, Christopher M. Swan, Jill Thompson, Betsy Von Holle, Jackson R. Webster. 2005. Loss of foundation species: consequences for the structure and dynamics of forested ecosystems
• Katherine Elliott, James Vose. 2005. Initial effects of prescribed fire on quality of soil solution and streamwater in the Southern Appalachian Mountains
• Katherine Elliott, James Vose. 2005. Effects of understory prescribed burning on shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata Mill.)/mixed-hardwood forests
• Katherine Elliott, Jennifer D. Knoepp. 2005. The effects of three regeneration harvest methods on plant diversity and soil characteristics in the southern Appalachians
• Robert M. Hubbard, James Vose, Barton D. Clinton, Katherine Elliott, Jennifer D. Knoepp. 2004. Stand restoration burning in oak-pine forests in the southern Applachians: effects on aboveground biomass and carbon and nitrogen cycling
• Katherine Elliott, James Vose, Barton D. Clinton, Jennifer D. Knoepp. 2004. Effects of Understory Burning in a Mesic Mixed-Oak Forest of the Southern Appalachians
• Barton D. Clinton, James Vose, Jennifer D. Knoepp, Katherine Elliott. 2003. Stream nitrate response to different burning treatments in Southern Appalachian Forests
• Katherine Elliott, James Vose, Barton D. Clinton. 2002. Growth of eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.) related to forest floor consumption by prescribed fire in the Southern Appalachians
• Katherine Elliott, Stephanie L. Hitchcock, Lisa Krueger. 2002. Vegetation response to large scale disturbance in a southern Appalachian forest: Hurricane Opal and salvage logging
• Katherine Elliott, Lindsay R. Boring, Wayne T. Swank. 2002. Aboveground biomass and nutrient accumulation 20 years after clear-cutting a southern Appalachian watershed
• Katherine Elliott, James Vose, Wayne T. Swank, Paul V. Bolstad. 1999. Long-term patterns in vegetation-site relationships in a southern Appalachian forest
• Katherine Elliott, Ronald L. Hendrick, Amy E. Major, James Vose, Wayne T. Swank. 1999. Vegetation dynamics after a prescribed fire in the southern Appalachians
• Katherine Elliott, Lindsay R. Boring, Wayne T. Swank. 1998. Changes in vegetation structure and diversity after grass-to-forest succession in a Southern Appalachian watershed
• Barton D. Clinton, Katherine Elliott, Wayne T. Swank. 1997. Response of Planted Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus L.) to Mechanical Release, Competition, and Drought in the Southern Appalachians
• Katherine Elliott, Lindsay R. Boring, Wayne T. Swank, Bruce L. Haines. 1997. Successional changes in plant species diversity and composition after clearcutting a Southern Appalachian watershed
• Katherine Elliott, Deidre Hewitt. 1997. Forest Species Diversity in Upper Elevation Hardwood Forests in the Southern Appalachian Mountains
• James Vose, Katherine Elliott, Dale W. Johnson, David T. Tingey, Mark G. Johnson. 1997. Soil respiration response to three years of elevated CO₂ and N fertilization in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Doug. ex Laws.)
• Katherine Elliott, James Vose. 1995. Evaluation of the Competitive Environment for White Pine (Pinus strobus L.) Seedlings Planted on Prescribed Burn Sites in the Southern Appalachians
• James Vose, Katherine Elliott, Dale W. Johnson, Roger F. Walker, Mark G. Johnson, David T. Tingey. 1995. Effects of elevated CO₂ and N fertilization on soil respiration from ponderosa pine (Pine ponderosa) in open-top chambers
• James Vose, Katherine Elliott, D.W. Johnson. 1995. Soil CO₂ flux in response to elevated atmospheric CO₂ and nitrogen fertilization: patterns and methods
• Katherine Elliott, Wayne T. Swank. 1994. Impacts of drought on tree mortality and growth in a mixed hardwood forest
• Dale Johnson, Donn Geisinger, Roger Walker, John Newman, James Vose, Katherine Elliott, Timothy Ball. 1994. Soil pCO₂, soil respiration, and root activity in CO₂ - fumigated and nitrogen-fertilized ponderosa pine
• Katherine Elliott, Wayne T. Swank. 1994. Changes in tree species diversity after successive clearcuts in the Southern Appalachians
• Katherine Elliott, James Vose. 1994. Photosynthesis, water relations, and growth of planted Pinus strobus L. on burned sites in the southern Appalachians
• Katherine Elliott, Barton D. Clinton. 1993. Equations for Estimating Biomass of Herbaceous and Woody Vegetation in Early-Successional Southern Appalachian Pine-Hardwood Forests
• Katherine Elliott, James Vose. 1993. Site preparation burning to improve southern Appalachian pine-hardwood stands: photosynthesis, water relations, and growth of planted Pinus strobus during establishment
• Katherine Elliott, Alan S. White. 1993. Effects of competition from young northern hardwoods on red pine seedling growth, nutrient use efficiency, and leaf morphology
• Alan S. White, Katherine Elliott. 1992. Predicting the effects of hardwood competition on red pine seedling growth
• Charles Grier, Katherine Elliott, Deborah G. McCullough. 1992. Biomass distribution and productivity of Pinus edulis-Juniperus monosperma woodlands of north-central Arizona
• Katherine Elliott, Alan S. White. 1987. Competitive Effects of Various Grasses and Forbs on Ponderosa Pine Seedlings

• University of Maine, Ph.D., Forest Ecology, 1991
• Northern Arizona University, M.S., Forest Ecology, 1985
• Northern Arizona University, B.S., Forest Science, 1982