Influence of eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) forests on aquatic invertebrate assemblages in headwater streams

By C. Snyder, J. Young, D. Lemarié, David R. Smith. 2002

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Multi-year ecosystem response to hemlock woolly adelgid infestation in southern New England forests (2008, background): “Hemlock’s dominance in wetlands and riparian areas enhances the vulnerability of aquatic ecosystems and their related fauna to these changes (Snyder et al. 2002; Ross et al. 2003).”
Vegetation dynamics in declining eastern hemlock stands: 9 years of forest response to hemlock woolly adelgid infestation (2006, background): “Initial efforts to document the immediate consequences of HWA on forest ecosystems suggest significant changes in patterns of species abundance, stand structure, and ecosystem function (Orwig and Foster 1998; Jenkins et al. 1999; Snyder et al. 2002).”
Role of winter temperature and climate change on the survival and future range expansion of the hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) in eastern North America (2008, background): “Streams within hemlock forests have a greater diversity of aquatic invertebrates compared to those within hardwood forests, and some species, such as Hydropsyche ventura, Polycentropus sp., and Natarsia sp. are exclusively found in association with hemlock (Snyder et al. 2002).”
A geographically variable model of hemlock woolly adelgid spread (2007, background): “Hemlock shade over streams and wetlands helps maintain a cool and moist microclimate (Snyder et al. 2002).”
How aquatic insects live in cold climates (2007, background): “Hydrological features in both lotic and lentic habitats are influenced by such characteristics as vegetation type (e.g., Snyder et al. 2002), relief of the catchment, and lake morphology (Blenckner 2005).”
Classical biological control for the protection of natural ecosystems (2010, background): “In the Delaware River Basin, hemlock deaths affected stream insects (Snyder et al., 2002), brook trout (Ross et al., 2003), and various understory plants (Eschtruth et al., 2006), with species requiring cooler temperatures being replaced by ones adapted to warmer habitats.”
A foundation tree at the precipice: Tsuga canadensis health after the arrival of Adelges tsugae in central New England (2012, background): “…U.S., hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) is a quintessential foundation species, creating cool, dark microenvironments, acidic soils, and unique habitat for diverse understory herbs and shrubs (D’Amato et al. 2009) and wildlife (Snyder et al. 2002, Tingley et al. 2002, Ross et al. 2003, Rohr et al. 2009).”
Leaf diversity alters litter breakdown in a Piedmont stream (2004, background): “…breakdown in stream ecosystems (but see Leff and McArthur 1989, McArthur et al. 1994), despite the recognition that many riparian corridors are losing plant species and/or becoming highly managed because of disease or invasive herbivores (Smock and MacGregor 1988, Sweeney 1993, Snyder et al. 2002).”
Climate Change Futures: Health, Ecological and Economic Dimensions (2004, background): “When stands of Hemlocks die, their needles add large amounts of nitrogen to the streams and tributaries, and the impacts of their loss is under intense study (Orwig and Foster 2000; Snyder et al. 2002; Ross et al. 2003).”
Living in the litter: the influence of tree leaf litter on wetland communities (2011, background): “Comparisons also revealed that conifer monoculture treatments were associated with a greater average pH than broadleaf treatments during the fi rst sample date (p 0.039), but not on the second date (p 0.096). known for stream systems and may be diff erent for lentic habitats (Snyder et al. 2002).”
Ecosystem to regional impacts of introduced pests and pathogens: historical context, questions and issues (2002, background): “In addition, hemlock’s dominance in wetlands and riparian areas enhances the vulnerability of aquatic ecosystems to these changes (Snyder et al., 2002).”
Experimentally testing the role of foundation species in forests: the Harvard Forest Hemlock Removal Experiment (2010, background): “The environment created by this foundation tree species provides critical habitat for unique assemblages of associated animals, including birds, insects, salamanders and fish (Snyder et al. 2002; Tingley et al. 2002; Ellison et al. 2005b; Dilling et al. 2007;Mathewson 2009).”