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.

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.
Effect of Climate Change between 1984 and 2007 on Precipitation Chemistry at a Site in Northeastern USA
Kelly, Victoria R., Kathleen C. Weathers, Gary M. Lovett, and Gene E. Likens. 2009. “Effect of Climate Change Between 1984 and 2007 on Precipitation Chemistry at a Site in Northeastern USA”. Environ. Sci. Technol. 43: 3461-66. doi:10.1021/es8033473.
Effects of Air Pollution on Ecosystems and Biological Diversity in the Eastern United States
Lovett, Gary M., T.H. Tear, D.C. Evers, Stuart E. G. Findlay, B.J. Cosby, J.K. Dunscomb, Charles T. Driscoll, and Kathleen C. Weathers. 2009. “Effects of Air Pollution on Ecosystems and Biological Diversity in the Eastern United States”. Year in Ecology and Conservation Biology 2009 1162: 99-135. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Lovett_NYAS_2009.pdf.
Carbon cycling along a gradient of beech bark disease impact in the Catskill Mountains, New York
Hancock, J. E., Mary A. Arthur, Kathleen C. Weathers, and Gary M. Lovett. 2008. “Carbon Cycling Along a Gradient of Beech Bark Disease Impact in the Catskill Mountains, New York”. Can. J. For. Res. 38: 1267-74. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Hancock_2008_CJFR.pdf.
Does elevated nitrogen deposition or ecosystem recovery from acidification drive increased dissolved organic carbon loss from upland soil? A review of evidence from field nitrogen addition experiments
Evans, C, Christine L. Goodale, S. Caporn, N. Dise, B. Emmett, I.J. Fernandez, C. Field, et al. 2008. “Does Elevated Nitrogen Deposition or Ecosystem Recovery from Acidification Drive Increased Dissolved Organic Carbon Loss from Upland Soil? A Review of Evidence from Field Nitrogen Addition Experiments”. Biogeochemistry 91: 13-35.
The influence of tree species, nitrogen fertilization, and soil C to N ratio on gross soil nitrogen transformations
Christenson, Lynn M., Gary M. Lovett, Kathleen C. Weathers, and Mary A. Arthur. 2008. “The Influence of Tree Species, Nitrogen Fertilization, and Soil C to N Ratio on Gross Soil Nitrogen Transformations”. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 73: 638-46. doi:10.2136/sssaj2008.0049.
Long-term sodium chloride retention in a rural watershed: Legacy effects of road salt on stream water concentrations
Kelly, Victoria R., Gary M. Lovett, Kathleen C. Weathers, Stuart E. G. Findlay, David L. Strayer, D.J. Burns, and Gene E. Likens. 2008. “Long-Term Sodium Chloride Retention in a Rural Watershed: Legacy Effects of Road Salt on Stream Water Concentrations”. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42: 410-15. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Kelly_et_al_EST_2008.pdf.
Threats From Above: Air Pollution Impacts on Ecosystems and Biological Diversity in the Eastern United States
Lovett, Gary M., and T.H. Tear. 2008. “Threats From Above: Air Pollution Impacts on Ecosystems and Biological Diversity in the Eastern United States”. The Nature Conservancy and the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Threats_From_Above.pdf.
Effects of nitrogen saturation on tree growth and death in a mixed-oak forest
Wallace, Z. P., Gary M. Lovett, J.E. Hart, and B. Machona. 2007. “Effects of Nitrogen Saturation on Tree Growth and Death in a Mixed-Oak Forest”. For. Ecol. Manage 243: 210-18. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Wallace_2007_ForEcolMgt.pdf.
Plant and soil natural abundance d15N: Indicators of relative rates of nitrogen cycling in temperate forest ecosystems
Templer, Pamela H., Mary A. Arthur, Gary M. Lovett, and Kathleen C. Weathers. 2007. “Plant and Soil Natural Abundance d15N: Indicators of Relative Rates of Nitrogen Cycling in Temperate Forest Ecosystems”. Oecologia 153: 399-406. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Templer_et_al_Oecologia_2007.pdf.