Dr. Gary M. Lovett

Forest Ecologist | PhD, Dartmouth College

Expertise
forest ecology, invasive forest pests, air pollution, climate change, nutrient cycling

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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
July 6, 1953-December 17, 2022

Northeastern forests are threatened by air pollution, climate change, and invasive forest pests. Gary Lovett studies the impacts of these stressors on forest productivity and water quality.

Lovett uses computer simulation models and field research in the Hudson Valley, Catskills, and White Mountains of New Hampshire to predict the ability of a forest to maintain crucial ecosystem services in the face of environmental change.

Lovett advises government agencies and advocacy groups that are working to amend federal regulations to stop invasive forest pests. Through Congressional briefings and interactions with state and federal agency staff, Lovett is promoting Tree-SMART Trade – a series of federal policy actions that would reduce the introduction of new forest pests – in partnership with the Science Policy Exchange.

The influence of a forest edge on cloud deposition
Weathers, Kathleen C., Gary M. Lovett, and Gene E. Likens. 1992. “The Influence of a Forest Edge on Cloud Deposition”. In Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Precipitation Scavenging and Resuspension, 1415-23. Hemisphere Publishing Corporation.
Concentration and deposition of particles and vapors in a vertical profile through a forest canopy
Lovett, Gary M., and S.E. Lindberg. 1992. “Concentration and Deposition of Particles and Vapors in a Vertical Profile through a Forest Canopy”. Atmospheric Environment 26A: 1469-76.
Atmospheric deposition and canopy interactions of nitrogen
Lovett, Gary M. 1992. “Atmospheric Deposition and Canopy Interactions of Nitrogen”. In D. W. Johnson and S. E. Lindberg (eds.). Atmospheric Deposition and Nutrient Cycling in Forest Ecosystems, 152-66. Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.
Deposition and forest canopy interactions of airborne sulfur: Results from the Integrated Forest Study
Lindberg, S.E., and Gary M. Lovett. 1992. “Deposition and Forest Canopy Interactions of Airborne Sulfur: Results from the Integrated Forest Study”. Atmospheric Environment 26A: 1477-92.
Atmospheric deposition and throughfall fluxes of base cations
Ragsdale, L.H., S.E. Lindberg, Gary M. Lovett, and D.A. Schaefer. 1992. “Atmospheric Deposition and Throughfall Fluxes of Base Cations”. In D. W. Johnson and S. E. Lindberg (eds.). Atmospheric Deposition and Nutrient Cycling in Forest Ecosystems, 235-53. Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.
Canopy interactions
Schaefer, D.A., S.E. Lindberg, and Gary M. Lovett. 1992. “Canopy Interactions”. In D. W. Johnson and S. E. Lindberg (eds.). Atmospheric Deposition and Nutrient Cycling in Forest Ecosystems, 444-49. Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.
Effects of ozone and acid mist on foliar leaching from eastern white pine and sugar maple
Lovett, Gary M., and J.G. Hubbell. 1991. “Effects of Ozone and Acid Mist on Foliar Leaching from Eastern White Pine and Sugar Maple”. Can. J. For. Res. 21: 794-802.
Scientists and journalists: a primer for scientists who talk to reporters
Warner, J. S., Gary M. Lovett, and J. Cadwallader. 1991. “Scientists and Journalists: A Primer for Scientists Who Talk to Reporters”. Bull. Ecol. Soc. Am. 72: 116-18.
Atmospheric pollutant deposition to high-elevation ecosystems
Lovett, Gary M., and J.D. Kinsman. 1990. “Atmospheric Pollutant Deposition to High-Elevation Ecosystems”. Atmospheric Environment 24A: 2767-86.
Factors controlling throughfall chemistry in a balsam fir canopy: a modeling approach
Lovett, Gary M., W.A. Reiners, and R. K. Olson. 1989. “Factors Controlling Throughfall Chemistry in a Balsam Fir Canopy: A Modeling Approach”. Biogeochemistry 8: 239-64.