Relevant publications

Fasth, B., Harmon, M. E., Woodall, C. W., Sexton, J.; 2010. Evaluation of techniques for determining the density of fine woody debris. Res. Pap. NRS-11. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 18 p.

Harmon, M.E., Fasth, B., Woodall, C. W., Sexton, J.; 2013. Carbon concentration of standing and downed woody detritus: Effects of tree taxa, decay class, position, and tissue type, Forest Ecology and Management, Volume 291, 1 March 2013, Pages 259-267

Harmon, M.E.; Woodall, C.W.; Fasth, B.; Sexton, J.; Yatskov, M. 2011. Differences between standing and downed dead tree wood density reduction factors: A comparison across decay classes and tree species. Res. Pap. NRS-15. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 40 p.

Harmon, M.E.; Woodall, C.W.; Fasth, B.; Sexton, J. 2008. Woody detritus density and density reduction factors for tree species in the United States: a synthesis. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-29. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 84 p.

Harmon, M. E., O. N. Krankina, M. Yatskov, and E. Matthews 2001. Predicting broad-scale carbon stores of woody detritus from plot-level data. In: Lai, R., J. Kimble, B. A. Stewart. Assessment Methods for Soil Carbon, CRC Press, New York, pp. 533-552.

Harmon, M. E., O. N. Krankina, and J. Sexton 2000. Decomposition vectors: a new approach to estimating woody detritus decomposition dynamics. Can. J. For. Res. 30: 76-84.

Harmon, M. E. and J. Sexton, 1996. Guidelines for measurements of woody detritus in forest ecosystems. U. S. LTER Publication No. 20.

Harmon, M. E., D. F. Whigham, J. Sexton, and I. Olmsted 1995. Decomposition and mass of woody detritus in the dry tropical forests of the Northeastern Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Biotropica 27: 305-316.

Harmon, M. E., Sexton, J., Caldwell, B. A., and Carpenter, S. E. 1994. Fungal sporocarp mediated losses of Ca, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, N, P, and Zn from conifer logs in the early stages of decomposition. Can. J. For. Res. 24: 1883-1893.

Harmon, M. E. and H. Chen 1991. Coarse woody debris dynamics in two old-growth ecosystems. BioScience 41(9): 604-610.

Harmon, M. E., G. A. Baker, G. Spycher, and S. E. Greene 1990. Leaf-litter decomposition in the Picea/Tsuga forests of Olympic National Park, Washington, U. S. A. For. Ecol. Manage. 31: 55-66.

Harmon, M. E., K. Cromack, Jr., and B. G. Smith 1987. Coarse woody debris in mixed-conifer forests, Sequoia National Park, California. Can. J. For. Res. 17: 1265-1272.

Harmon, M. E., J. F. Franklin, F. J. Swanson, P. Sollins, S. V. Gregory, J. D. Lattin, N. H. Anderson, S. P. Cline, N. G. Aumen, J. R. Sedell, G. W. Lienkaemper, K. Cromack Jr., and K. W. Cummins 1986. Ecology of coarse woody debris in temperate ecosystems. In: Advances in Ecological Research 15: 133-302.

Krankina, O.N., R.F. Treyfeld, M.E. Harmon, G. Spycher, and E.D. Povarov. 2001. Coarse woody debris in the forests of St. Petersburg region, Russia. Ecol. Bull. 49: 93–104.

Krankina, O. N. and E. Kurbanov. 2000. Woody detritus in temperate pine forests of Western Russia. World Resource Review 12 (4): 741-754.

Krankina, O. N., Y. A. Kukuev, R. F. Treyfeld, M. E. Harmon, N. N. Kashpor, V. G. Kresnov, V. M. Skudin, N. A. Protasov, M. A. Yatskov, G. Spycher, and E. D. Povarov. 2000. Coarse woody debris in forest regions of Russia: Estimation methods and role of forest management for carbon sequestration. Pp. 87 In: The Role of Boreal Forests and Forestry in the Global Carbon Budget. Abstracts of an International Science Conference held May 8-12, 2000, Edmonton, Alberta.

Krankina, O. N., M. E. Harmon, and A. V. Griazkin. 1999. Nutrient stores and dynamics of woody detritus in a boreal forest: modeling potential implications at the stand level. Can. J. For. Res. 29:20-32.

Krankina, O. N. and M. E. Harmon. 1995. Dynamics of the dead wood carbon pool in northwestern Russian boreal forests. Water, Air and Soil Pollution 82:227-238.

Krankina, O. N. and M. E. Harmon. 1994. The impact of intensive forest management on carbon stores in forest ecosystems. The 5th Global Warming International Conference and Expo., San Francisco, April 4-7, 1994. World Resource Review 6(2):161-177.

Woodall, C.W.; Monleon, V.J. 2008. Sampling protocols, estimation procedures, and analytical guidelines for the down woody materials indicator of the Forest Inventory and Analysis Program. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-22. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 68 p.

Woodall, C.W., Heath, L.S., Smith, J.E. 2008. National inventories of dead and downed forest carbon stocks in the United States: opportunities and challenges. Forest Ecology and Management. 256: 221-228.

Woodall, C.W.; Rondeux, J.; Verkerk, P.J.; Stahl, G. 2009. Estimating dead wood during national forest inventories: a review of inventory methodologies and suggestions for harmonization. Environmental Management. 44: 624-631.

Yatskov, M. A. 2000. A chronosequence of wood decomposition in the boreal forests of Russia. MS thesis. Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, pp. 168.