Faculty

Laura Leites

Research Professor of Quantitative Forest Ecology

0312 Forest Resources
University Park, PA

Email lpl3@psu.edu
Phone 814-865-4244

Overview

Adaptation to climate in forest trees, seed movement under a changing climate, forest ecosystem modeling.

Areas of Expertise

Climate Change Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Quercus Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Growth Potential Keyphrases
Response To Climate Keyphrases
Pseudotsuga Menziesii Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Genetics Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Pinus Ponderosa Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Forest Inventory Agricultural and Biological Sciences

A haplotype-resolved chromosome-scale genome for Quercus rubra L. provides insights into the genetics of adaptive traits for red oak species
Beant Kapoor, Jerry Jenkins, Jeremy Schmutz, Tatyana Zhebentyayeva, Carsten Kuelheim, Mark Coggeshall, Chris Heim, Jesse R. Lasky, Laura Leites, Nurul Islam-Faridi, Jeanne Romero-Severson, Victoria L. DeLeo, Sarah M. Lucas, Desanka Lazic, Oliver Gailing, John Carlson, Margaret Staton, 2023, In: G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
Date: 2023

Forest tree species adaptation to climate across biomes
Laura Leites, Marta Benito Garzón, 2023, In: Global Change Biology
Date: 2023

Seeing past the green
Alexander C. Curtze, Allyson B. Muth, Jeffery L. Larkin, Laura P. Leites, Dec 15 2022, In: Forest Ecology and Management
Date: Dec 15 2022

Decision Support Tools to Inform the Rehabilitation and Management of High Graded Forests
Alexander C. Curtze, Allyson B. Muth, Jeffery L. Larkin, Laura P. Leites, Sep 1 2022, In: Journal of Forestry
Date: Sep 1 2022

Modeling Advance Oak Reproduction at Landscape Scale
Joshua W. Rittenhouse, Laura P. Leites, Jun 1 2022, In: Forest Science
Date: Jun 1 2022

Cost implications of cluster plot design choices for precise estimation of forest attributes in landscapes and forests of varying heterogeneity
Andrew J. Lister, Laura P. Leites, 2022, In: Canadian Journal of Forest Research
Date: 2022

Ecological analysis of intraspecific variability of eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) under climate change by combining provenance and demographic data
Anantha Prasad, Laura Leites, 2021, In: Landscape Ecology
Date: 2021

Designing plots for precise estimation of forest attributes in landscapes and forests of varying heterogeneity
Andrew J. Lister, Laura P. Leites, 2021, In: Canadian Journal of Forest Research
Date: 2021

Ecological genetics of Juglans nigra
Lauren Onofrio, Gary Hawley, Laura P. Leites, 2021, In: Ecology and Evolution
Date: 2021

Uncertainty in the modelled mortality of two tree species (Fraxinus) under novel climatic regimes
Kim C. Steiner, Lake E. Graboski, Jennifer L. Berkebile, Songlin Fei, Laura P. Leites, 2021, In: Diversity and Distributions
Date: 2021

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Height-growth response to climatic changes differs among populations of Douglas-fir
Laura P. Leites, Andrew P. Robinson, Gerald E. Rehfeldt, John D. Marshall, Nicholas L. Crookston, Jan 2012, In: Ecological Applications
Citations: 137

Forest tree species adaptation to climate across biomes
Laura Leites, Marta Benito Garzón, 2023, In: Global Change Biology
Citations: 105

Improving taper equations of loblolly pine with crown dimensions in a mixed-effects modeling framework
Laura P. Leites, Andrew P. Robinson, Apr 2004, In: Forest Science
Citations: 96

Comparative genetic responses to climate for the varieties of Pinus ponderosa and Pseudotsuga menziesii
Gerald E. Rehfeldt, Barry C. Jaquish, Javier López-Upton, Cuauhtémoc Sáenz-Romero, J. Bradley St Clair, Laura P. Leites, Dennis G. Joyce, Jul 15 2014, In: Forest Ecology and Management
Citations: 85

Comparative genetic responses to climate in the varieties of Pinus ponderosa and Pseudotsuga menziesii
Gerald E. Rehfeldt, Barry C. Jaquish, Cuauhtémoc Sáenz-Romero, Dennis G. Joyce, Laura P. Leites, J. Bradley St Clair, Javier López-Upton, Jul 15 2014, In: Forest Ecology and Management
Citations: 80

Comparative genetic responses to climate in the varieties of Pinus ponderosa and Pseudotsuga menziesii
Gerald E. Rehfeldt, Laura P. Leites, J. Bradley St Clair, Barry C. Jaquish, Cuauhtémoc Sáenz-Romero, Javier López-Upton, Dennis G. Joyce, Jul 15 2014, In: Forest Ecology and Management
Citations: 75

Possibilities and limitations of using historic provenance tests to infer forest species growth responses to climate change
Laura P. Leites, Gerald E. Rehfeldt, Andrew P. Robinson, Nicholas L. Crookston, Barry Jaquish, Aug 2012, In: Natural Resource Modeling
Citations: 63

Accuracy and equivalence testing of crown ratio models and assessment of their impact on diameter growth and basal area increment predictions of two variants of the forest vegetation simulator
Laura P. Leites, Andrew P. Robinson, Nicholas L. Crookston, Mar 2009, In: Canadian Journal of Forest Research
Citations: 62

New Seed-Collection Zones for the Eastern United States
Carolyn Pike, Kevin M. Potter, Paul Berrang, Barbara Crane, Joanne Baggs, Laura Leites, Tom Luther, Jul 1 2020, In: Journal of Forestry
Citations: 47

Role of population genetics in guiding ecological responses to climate
Gerald E. Rehfeldt, Laura P. Leites, Dennis G. Joyce, Aaron R. Weiskittel, 2017, In: Global Change Biology
Citations: 46

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