Hemlock Declines Rapidly with Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Infestation: Impacts on the Carbon Cycle of Southern Appalachian Forests

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Forest dynamics following eastern hemlock mortality in the southern Appalachians (2012, background): “…plots; a ratio of co-occurring hardwood BAI in the treatment stands to the BAI of hardwood stems in the neighboring hardwood reference plots; and a ratio of shrub BAI in the treatment stands to the shrub BAI in the neighboring hardwood reference plots (a similar approach to Nuckolls et al. 2009).”
A foundation tree at the precipice: Tsuga canadensis health after the arrival of Adelges tsugae in central New England (2012, background): “Even more rapid deterioration of hemlock has been observed in the southeastern U.S., where hemlock productivity (Nuckolls et al. 2009) and crown density (Siderhurst et al. 2010) exhibited significant declines and tree mortality increased after only 3–6 years of HWA infestation (Ford et al. 2011,…”
Hemlock woolly adelgid in the southern Appalachians: Control strategies, ecological impacts, and potential management responses (2013, background): “As a result, the contribution of hemlock leaf and branch litter to the forest floor and streams increases initially (Nuckolls et al., 2009; Knoepp et al., 2011; Siderhurst et al., 2010; Webster et al., 2012) and then declines as foliage production ceases on dead and severely impacted trees.”