PUBLICATIONS

Selected Refereed Journal Article Publications

Northington, R.M., J.R. Webster, E.F. Benfield, S.H. Schoenholtz, A.J. Timpano, and C. Zipper. An assessment of structural attributes and ecosystem function in restored Virginia coalfield streams. Hydrobiologia. Accepted. In revision.

Kelly, C.N., S.H. Schoenholtz, and M.B. Adams. Soil properties associated with net nitrification following watershed conversion from Appalachian hardwoods to Norway spruce. Plant and Soil. Accepted. In revision.

Danehy, R.J., R.E. Bilby, R.B. Langshaw, D.M. Evans, T.R. Turner, W.C. Floyd, S.H. Schoenholtz, and S.D. Duke. Biological and water quality responses to hydrologic disturbances in third order forested streams. Ecohydrololgy. Accepted. In revision.

Slesak, R.A., S.H. Schoenholtz, T.B. Harrington, and N.A. Meehan. 2011. Soil carbon and nitrogen in response to biomass removal and vegetation control in Douglas-fir plantations of the Pacific Northwest. Forest Science. In press.

Evans, D.M., S.H. Schoenholtz, P.J. Wigington, Jr., and S.M. Griffith. 2011. Nitrogen mineralization in riparian soils along a river continuum within a mult-landuse basin. Soil Science Society of America Journal. In press.

Harrington, T.B., and S.H. Schoenholtz. 2010. Effects of logging debris treatments on five-year development of competing vegetation and planted Douglas-fir. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 40:500-510. doi:10.1139/X10-011.

McFarlane, K.J., S.H. Schoenholtz, R.F. Powers, and S.S. Perakis. 2010. Soil organic matter stability in intensively managed Ponderosa pine stands in California. Soil Science Society of America Journal 74:979-992. doi:10.2136/sssaj2009.0062.

Slesak, R.A., S.H. Schoenholtz, and T.B. Harrington. 2010. Soil respiration and carbon responses to logging debris and competing vegetation. Soil Science Society of America Journal 74:936-946. doi:10.2136/sssaj2009.0234

Slesak, R.A., T.B. Harrington, and S.H. Schoenholtz. 2010. Soil and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) foliar nitrogen responses to variable logging-debris retention and competing vegetation control in the Pacific Northwest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 40:254-264. doi:10.1139/X09-188.

Slesak, R.A., S.H. Schoenholtz, T.B. Harrington, and B. Strahm. 2009. Dissolved carbon and nitrogen leaching following logging-debris retention and competing vegetation control in Douglas-fir plantations of western Oregon and Washington. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 39:1484-1497.

Floyd, W.C., S.H. Schoenholtz, S.M. Griffith, J.P. Wigington, Jr., and J.J. Steiner. 2009. Nitrate-N, landuse/landcover, and soil drainage associations at multiple spatial scales. Journal of Environmental Quality 38(4): 1473-1482. DOI:10.213jeq2008.0099.

Manley, S.W., R.M. Kaminski, P.B. Rodrigue, J.C. Dewey, S.H. Schoenholtz, P.D. Gerard, and K.J. Reinecke. 2009. Soil and nutrient retention in winter-flooded ricefields with implications for watershed management. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 64(3):173-183. DOI: 10.2489/jswc 64.3.173.

McFarlane, K.J., S.H. Schoenholtz, and R.F. Powers. 2009. Plantation management intensity affects belowground carbon and nitrogen storage in northern California. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 73(3): 1020-1032.

Dent, L., D. Vick, K. Abraham, S.H. Schoenholtz, and S. Johnson. 2008. Summer temperature patterns in headwater streams of the Oregon Coast Range. Journal of American Water Resources Association. 44(4):803-813. DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2008.00204.x

Watt, M.S., A.L. Kiyvyra, P.W. Clinton, G. Coker, R.L. Parfitt, R. Simcock, J. Dando, M.R. Davis, and S.H. Schoenholtz. 2008. Modelling water balance in fertilized and unfertilized Cupressus lusitanica and Pinus radiata grown across an environmental gradient. Forest Ecology and Management.255:1104-1112.

Smiley, P.C. Jr., E.D. Dibble, and S.H. Schoenholtz. 2006. Spatial and temporal variation of goldstripe darter abundance in first-order streams in north-central Mississippi. American Midland Naturalist 156:23-36.

Dewey, J.C., S.H. Schoenholtz, J.P. Shepard, and M.G. Messina. 2006. Issues related to wetland delineation of a Texas bottomland hardwood forest. Wetlands. 26 (2):410-429.

Friend, A.L., S.D. Roberts, S.H. Schoenholtz, J.A. Mobley, and P.D. Gerard. 2006. Poultry litter application to loblolly pine forests: growth and nutrient containment. Journal of Environmental Quality 35: 837-848.

Burkett, V., R. Draugelis-Dale, H. Williams, and S. Schoenholtz. 2005. Effects of flooding regime and seedling treatment on early survival and growth of Nuttall oak. Restoration Ecology 13 (3):471-479.

Curran, M.P., R.E. Miller, S.W. Howes, D.G. Maynard, T.A. Terry, R.L. Heninger, T. Niemann, K. Van Rees, R.F. Powers, and S.H. Schoenholtz. 2005. Progress towards more uniform assessment and reporting of soil disturbance for operations, research, and sustainability protocols. Forest Ecology and Management220(1-3): 17-30.

Hayes, J.P., S.H. Schoenholtz, M. Hartley, G. Murphy, R.F. Powers, D. Berg, and S.R. Radosevich. 2005. Environmental consequences of intensively managed forest plantations in the Pacific Northwest. Journal of Forestry 103 (2):83-87.

Smiley, P. C. Jr., E. D. Dibble, and S. H. Schoenholtz. 2005. Fishes of first-order streams in north-central Mississippi. Southeastern Naturalist 4(2):219-236.

Carroll, G.D., S.H. Schoenholtz, B.W. Young*, and E.D. Dibble. 2004. Effectiveness of forestry streamside management zones in the Sand-Clay Hills of Mississippi: Early indications. Water Air Soil Pollution: Focus 4(1):275-296.

Ice, G.G., and S.H. Schoenholtz. 2003. Understanding how extremes influence water quality: Experience from forest watersheds. Hydrological Science and Technology 19(1-4):99-107.

Schoenholtz, S.H. J.A. James, R.K. Kaminski, B.D. Leopold, and A.W. Ezell. 2001. Afforestation of bottomland hardwoods in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley: Status and trends. Wetlands. 21:602-613.

Stanturf, J.A., S.H. Schoenholtz, C.A. Schweitzer, and J.P. Shepard. 2001. Achieving restoration success: myths in bottomland hardwoood forests. Restoration Ecology. 9:189-210.

Schoenholtz, S.H., H. Van Miegroet, and J.A. Burger. 2000. A review of physical and chemical properties as indicators of forest soil quality: challenges and opportunities. Forest Ecology and Management.138:335-356.

Smith, C.T., A.T. Lowe, M.F. Skinner, P.N. Beets, S.H. Schoenholtz, and S. Fang. 2000. Response of radiata pine forests to residue management and fertilization across a fertility gradient in New Zealand. Forest Ecology and Management. 138:203-223.

Torbert, J.L., J.A. Burger, S.H. Schoenholtz, and R.E. Kreh. 2000. Growth of three pine species after eleven years on reclaimed minesoils in Virginia. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 17:95-99.

Lockaby, B.G., C.C. Trettin, and S.H. Schoenholtz. 1999. Effects of silvicultural activities on wetland biogeochemistry. Journal of Environmental Quality. 28(6):1687-1698.

Londo, A.J., M.G. Messina, and S.H. Schoenholtz. 1999. Harvesting effects on soil carbon content and efflux in an East Texas bottomland. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 63:637-644.

Keim, R.F., and S.H. Schoenholtz. 1999. Functions and effectiveness of silvicultural streamside management zones in loessial bluff forests. Forest Ecology and Management. 118:197-210.

Thornton, F.C., J.D. Joslin, B.R. Bock, A. Houston, T.H. Green, S.H. Schoenholtz, D.E. Pettry, and D.H.Tyler. 1998. Environmental effects of growing woody crops on agricultural land: First-year effects on erosion and water quality. Biomass and Bioenergy. 15:57-69.

Joslin, J.D., and S.H. Schoenholtz. 1997. Measuring the environmental effects of converting cropland to short-rotation woody crops: a research approach. Biomass and Bioenergy. 13:301-311

Messina, M.G., S.H. Schoenholtz, M.W. Lowe, Z. Wang, D.K. Gunter, and A.J. Londo. 1997. Initial responses of woody vegetation, water quality, and soils to harvesting intensity in a Texas bottomland hardwood ecosystem.Forest Ecology and Management. 90:201-215.

Aust, W.M., S.H. Schoenholtz, T.W. Zaebst, and B.A. Szabo. 1997. Recovery status of a tupelo-cypress wetland seven years after disturbance: silvicultural implications. Forest Ecology and Management. 90:161-169.

Schoenholtz, S.H., J.A. Burger, and R.E. Kreh. 1992. Fertilizer and organic matter effects on mine soil properties and revegetation success. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 56:1177-1184.

Schoenholtz, S.H., J.A. Burger, and J.L. Torbert. 1987. Natural mycorrhizal colonization of pines on reclaimed surface mines in Virginia. Journal of Environmental Quality 16:143-146.

Torbert, J.L., J.A. Burger, J.N. Lien, and S.H. Schoenholtz. 1985. Three-year results of a tree species trial on a recontoured surface mine in southwestern Virginia. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry 9:150-153.

Schoenholtz, S.H., and J.A. Burger. 1984. Influence of cultural treatments on survival and growth of pines on strip-mined sites. Reclamation and Revegetation Research 3:223-237.

Maly, E.J., S. Schoenholtz, and M.T. Arts. 1981. The influence of flatworm predation on zooplankton inhabiting small ponds. Hydrobiologia 76:233-240.

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Selected Refereed Book Chapters

Schoenholtz, S.H., J.A. Stanturf, J.A. Allen, and C.J. Schweitzer. 2005. Afforestation of agricultural lands in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley: The state of our understanding. pp. 413-432. In L.H. Fredrickson, S.L. King, and R. M. Kaminski, eds. Ecology and Management of Bottomland Hardwood Systems: The State of our Understanding. University of Missouri-Columbia. Gaylord Memorial Laboratory Special Publication No. 10. Puxico, MO.

Schoenholtz, S.H. 2004. Impacts of forest management on water quality. pp. 377-388. In J. Burley, J. Evans, and J. Youngquist, eds. Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences. Elsevier Ltd., Oxford, U.K.

Smith, C.T., A.D. Gordon, T.W. Payn, B. Richardson, S.H. Schoenholtz, M.F. Skinner, P. Snowdon and G.G. West. 2001. Indicators for sustained productive capacity of New Zealand and Australian plantation forests. pp. 183 - 197. In R.J. Raison, A.G. Brown, and D.W. Flinn, eds.. Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management. IUFRO Research Series, No. 7. CABI, Wallingford, UK.

Stanturf, J.A., and S.H. Schoenholtz. 1998. Soils and Landforms. pp. 123-147. In M.G. Messina and W.H. Conner, eds. Southern Forested Wetlands: Ecology and Management. CRC Press-Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL.

Selected Invited Presentations at Professional Meetings

"Climate Change: Science Basis and Implications for Environmental Management." Keynote presentation at Virginia League of Conservation Voters Climate Change Forum, Vienna, Virginia, May 2008.

"Climate Change: Science Basis and Implications for Environmental Management." Keynote presentation at GoGreen Virginia Environmental Forum, Abingdon, Virginia, April 2008.

"Climate Change: Science Basis and Implications for Environmental Management." Keynote presentation at GoGreen Virginia Environmental Forum, Fairfax, Virginia, April 2008.

"Hydrology and water quality of headwater streams in the Pacific Northwest: The state of our understanding." Keynote presentation at Symposium on Science and Management of Headwater Streams in the Pacific Northwest, Corvallis, Oregon, November 2005.

"The 'timeless field experiment.' Can we design studies that will endure?" (co-author with R.F. Powers) IUFRO World Congress, Brisbane, Australia, August 2005.

"Assessing environmental sustainability of silvicultural systems for woody bioenergy production: What have we learned?" International Workshop on Multiple Benefits from Sustainable Bioenergy Systems, IEA Tasks 30 and 31, Perth, Australia, August 2005.

"Fire effects on soils and watershed processes." Creating Fire Resilient Landscapes: Improving our Understanding and Application Conference, Medford, Oregon, March 2004.

"Effects of intensive plantation management on soil and water quality." Symposium on Intensive Plantation Forestry in the Pacific Northwest: Assessment of Future Potential and Economic, Environmental, and Social Implications, Portland, Oregon, January 2004.

"Effects of soil and climatic factors on Douglas-fir growth responses to woody debris removal and competing vegetation control." Annual Winter Meeting, Northwest Forest Soils Research Council, Federal Way, Washington, January 2003.

"Research needs for water quality." AFPA/NASF Water Quality Workshop, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2001.

"Role of hydrologic and edaphic functions in hardwood bottomland restoration." Conference on Sustainability of Wetlands and Water Resources, Oxford, Mississippi, May 2000.

"Bottomland hardwood restoration in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley." NRCS Forestry, Wetlands, and Wildlife Technology Workshop, Vicksburg, Mississippi, May 2000.

"Bottomland hardwood restoration in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley." Training workshop presented to Ducks Unlimited, Jackson, Mississippi, March 2000.

"The influence of water on forestry practices." Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation 1999 Summer Commodity Conference, Jackson, Mississippi, July 1999.

"Reforestation of agricultural lands in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley: The state of our understanding." Keynote presentation at Symposium on Ecology and Management of Bottomland Hardwood Systems: The State of our Understanding, Memphis, Tennessee, March 1999.

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