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.

Comparisons of watershed sulfur budgets in southeast Canada and northeast US: new approaches and implications
Mitchell, Myron J., Gary M. Lovett, Scott W. Bailey, F. Beall, D.A. Burns, Donald C. Buso, Thomas A. Clair, et al. 2011. “Comparisons of Watershed Sulfur Budgets in Southeast Canada and Northeast US: New Approaches and Implications”. Biogeochemistry 103: 181-207. doi:10.1007/s10533-010-9455-0.
A new conceptual model of nitrogen saturation based on experimental nitrogen addition to an oak forest
Lovett, Gary M., and Christine L. Goodale. 2011. “A New Conceptual Model of Nitrogen Saturation Based on Experimental Nitrogen Addition to an Oak Forest”. Ecosystems 14: 615-31. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/lovett_goodale_2011_ecosystems.pdf.
Setting limits: Using air pollution thresholds to protect and restore U.S. ecosystems
Fenn, Mark E., Kathleen F. Lambert, Tamara Blett, D.A. Burns, Linda H. Pardo, Gary M. Lovett, Richard Haeuber, D.C. Evers, Charles T. Driscoll, and D.S. Jeffries. 2011. “Setting Limits: Using Air Pollution Thresholds to Protect and Restore U.S. Ecosystems”. Issues in Ecology, no. 14. Ecological Society of America: 1-21. http://www.esa.org/science_resources/issues/FileEnglish/issuesinecology14.pdf.
The role of federal agencies in the application of scientific knowledge
Pouyat, Richard V., Kathleen C. Weathers, Richard Haeuber, Gary M. Lovett, A.M. Bartuska, Lynn M. Christenson, Stuart E. G. Findlay, et al. 2010. “The Role of Federal Agencies in the Application of Scientific Knowledge”. Front. Ecol. Environ. 8: 322-28.
Winter climate change implications for decomposition in Northeastern forests: Comparisons of sugar maple litter to herbivore fecal inputs
Christenson, Lynn M., Myron J. Mitchell, Peter M. Groffman, and Gary M. Lovett. 2010. “Winter Climate Change Implications for Decomposition in Northeastern Forests: Comparisons of Sugar Maple Litter to Herbivore Fecal Inputs”. Global Change Biol. 16: 2589-2601. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02115.x.
Big changes from little bugs
Lovett, Gary M. 2010. “Big Changes from Little Bugs”. New York Forest Owner.
Effects of biological invasions on forest carbon sequestration
Peltzer, D .A., R.B. Allen, Gary M. Lovett, D. Whitehead, and D.A. Wardle. 2010. “Effects of Biological Invasions on Forest Carbon Sequestration”. Global Change Biol. 16: 732-46. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Peltzer_2010_GCB.pdf.
Effects of tree species and N additions on forest floor microbial communities and extracellular enzyme activities
Weand, M. P., Mary A. Arthur, Gary M. Lovett, R.L. McCulley, and Kathleen C. Weathers. 2010. “Effects of Tree Species and N Additions on Forest Floor Microbial Communities and Extracellular Enzyme Activities”. Soil Biol. Biochem. 42: 2161-73.
Legacies of land use history diminish over 22 years in a forest in southeastern New York
Katz, D. S. W., Gary M. Lovett, Charles D. Canham, and C. M. O’Reilly. 2010. “Legacies of Land Use History Diminish over 22 Years in a Forest in Southeastern New York”. J. Torrey Bot. Soc. 137: 236-51. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/katz_lovett_2010_torrey.pdf.
Long-term changes in forest carbon and nitrogen cycling caused by an introduced pest/pathogen complex
Lovett, Gary M., Mary A. Arthur, Kathleen C. Weathers, and Jacob M. Griffin. 2010. “Long-Term Changes in Forest Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling Caused by an Introduced Pest Pathogen Complex”. Ecosystems 13: 1188-1200.

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