Erica Smithwick
Director of the Ecology Institute; Professor of Geography
- 323 Walker
University Park, PA - eus17@psu.edu
- 814-865-6693
Research Summary
Uunderstanding how a wide range of disturbances, especially fire, affect ecosystem function at landscape scales.
Huck Institutes Affiliations
Most Recent Papers
A regional assessment of white-tailed deer effects on plant invasion
Kristine M. Averill, David A. Mortensen, Erica A.H. Smithwick, Susan Kalisz, William J. McShea, Norman A. Bourg, John D. Parker, Alejandro A. Royo, Marc D. Abrams, David K. Apsley, Bernd Blossey, Douglas H. Boucher, Kai L. Caraher, Antonio DiTommaso, Sarah E. Johnson, Robert Masson, Victoria A. Nuzzo, 2018, AoB PLANTS
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Erica Smithwick, Emily Baxter, Kyung Kim, Stephanie Edel-Malizia, Stevie Rocco, Dean Blackstock, 2018, Journal of Geography on p. 40-49
Exploring invasibility with species distribution modeling
Jamie L. Peeler, Erica A.H. Smithwick, 2018, Diversity and Distributions
A decade of colonization
Eric D. Taber, Michael L. Hutchinson, Erica A.H. Smithwick, Justine I. Blanford, 2017, Journal of Vector Ecology on p. 3-12
Predicting root zone soil moisture with soil properties and satellite near-surface moisture data across the conterminous United States
D. Baldwin, S. Manfreda, K. Keller, E. A.H. Smithwick, 2017, Journal of Hydrology on p. 393-404
Landscape fragmentation as a risk factor for buruli ulcer disease in Ghana
Jianyong Wu, Erica A.H. Smithwick, 2016, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene on p. 63-69
Deer feeding selectivity for invasive plants
Kristine M. Averill, David A. Mortensen, Erica A.H. Smithwick, Eric Post, 2016, Biological Invasions on p. 1247-1263
Situated knowledge of pathogenic landscapes in Ghana
Petra Tschakert, Vincent Ricciardi, Erica Smithwick, Mario Machado, David Ferring, Heidi Hausermann, Leah Bug, 2016, Social Science and Medicine on p. 160-171
Grassland productivity in response to nutrient additions and herbivory is scale-dependent
Erica A.H. Smithwick, Douglas C. Baldwin, Kusum J. Naithani, 2016, PeerJ
Influence of protected areas on malaria prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa
Eric D. Taber, Erica A H Smithwick, 2015, Applied Geography on p. 35-45
High-Impact Papers
Continued warming could transform greater yellowstone fire regimes by mid-21st century
Anthony L. Westerling, Monica G. Turner, Erica A.H. Smithwick, William H. Romme, Michael G. Ryan, 2011, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. 13165-13170
Predicting fine root lifespan from plant functional traits in temperate trees
M. Luke Mccormack, Thomas S. Adams, Erica A.H. Smithwick, David M. Eissenstat, 2012, New Phytologist on p. 823-831
Variability in root production, phenology, and turnover rate among 12 temperate tree species
M. Luke McCormack, Thomas S. Adams, Erica A H Smithwick, David M. Eissenstat, 2014, Ecology on p. 2224-2235
Modeling the effects of fire and climate change on carbon and nitrogen storage in lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) stands
E. A H Smithwick, M. G. Ryan, D. M. Kashian, W. H. Romme, D. B. Tinker, M. G. Turner, 2009, Global Change Biology on p. 535-548
Long-term nitrogen storage and soil nitrogen availability in post-fire lodgepole pine ecosystems
Erica A.H. Smithwick, Daniel M. Kashian, Michael G. Ryan, Monica G. Turner, 2009, Ecosystems on p. 792-806
Regional scale patterns of fine root lifespan and turnover under current and future climate
M. Luke McCormack, David M. Eissenstat, Anantha M. Prasad, Erica A H Smithwick, 2013, Global Change Biology on p. 1697-1708
Variation in Aboveground Cover Influences Soil Nitrogen Availability at Fine Spatial Scales Following Severe Fire in Subalpine Conifer Forests
Monica G. Turner, William H. Romme, Erica A H Smithwick, Daniel B. Tinker, Jun Zhu, 2011, Ecosystems on p. 1081-1095
Variation in foliar nitrogen and aboveground net primary production in young postfire lodgepole pine
Monica G. Turner, Erica A.H. Smithwick, Daniel B. Tinker, William H. Romme, 2009, Canadian Journal of Forest Research on p. 1024-1035
Deer feeding selectivity for invasive plants
Kristine M. Averill, David A. Mortensen, Erica A.H. Smithwick, Eric Post, 2016, Biological Invasions on p. 1247-1263
Post-Fire Spatial Patterns of Soil Nitrogen Mineralization and Microbial Abundance
Erica A H Smithwick, Kusum J. Naithani, Teri C. Balser, William H. Romme, Monica G. Turner, 2012, PLoS One