Anthony D'Amato

NE CASC Principal Investigator
Associate Professor, Forest Resources

Consortium Institution: 

University of Minnesota

Affiliations: 

University of Vermont

Education: 

B.S.: Forest Ecosystem Science, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 2000
M.S.: Forest Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 2002
Ph.D.: Forest Resources, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 2006

Website: 

http://www.forestry.umn.edu/People/DAmato/index.htm

Experience: 

Associate Professor and Forestry Program Chair—Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont (January 2015-present)
Adjunct Professor—Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota (January 2015-present)
Charles Bullard Fellow—Harvard Forest, Harvard University (June 2014-December 2014)
Associate Professor, Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota, September 2012 to December 2014
Assistant Professor, Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota, August 2007 to August 2012
Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Massachusetts, December 2006 to August 2007
Research Assistant, Harvard Forest, Harvard University/University of Massachusetts, September 2002 to November 2006

Research Interests: 

  • Development  of adaptation  and mitigation strategies for managed and natural landscapes
  • Climate impacts on land-use and land cover change in the upper Great Lakes region
  • Ecological vulnerability of terrestrial ecosystems and species response to climate variability and change

Subject areas

  • Boreal forest ecosystems, temperate forest ecosystems,  sustainable forestry, dendrochronology, ecosystem modeling, renewable energy, climate adaptation science, plant community ecology and dynamics, disturbance ecology

Recent Publications

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New England and northern New York forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the New England Climate Change Response Framework project, Janowiak, Maria K., D’Amato Anthony, Swanston Christopher W., Iverson Louis, Thompson Frank R., Dijak William D., Matthews Stephen, Peters Matthew P., Prasad Anantha, Fraser Jacob, et al. , Newtown Square, PA, (2018)
Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change: A National Experiment in Manager-Scientist Partnerships to Apply an Adaptation Framework, Nagel, L, Palik M, Battaglia A.W, Guldin J., Swanston C., Janowiak Maria K., Powers M., Joyce L., Miller C., Peterson D., et al. , Journal of Forestry , 01/2017, (2017)
Canopy treatment influences growth of replacement tree species in Fraxinus nigra forests threatened by the emerald ash borer in Minnesota, USA, Looney, Christopher E., D’Amato Anthony, Palik Brian J., and Slesak Robert A. , Canadian Journal of Forest Research, Jan-02-2017, Volume 47, Issue 2, p.183 - 192, (2017)
Competition amplifies drought stress in forests across broad climatic and compositional gradients, Gleason, Kelly E., Bradford John B., Bottero Alessandra, D’Amato Anthony, Fraver Shawn, Palik Brian J., Battaglia Michael A., Iverson Louis, Kenefic Laura, and Kern Christel C. , Ecosphere, Jan-07-2017, Volume 8, Issue 7, p.e01849, (2017)
Early response of ground layer plant communities to wildfire and harvesting disturbance in forested peatland ecosystems in northern Minnesota, USA, Rowe, Erika R., D’Amato Anthony, Palik Brian J., and Almendinger John C. , Forest Ecology and Management, May-07-2017, Volume 398, p.140 - 152, (2017)
Harvesting influences functional identity and diversity over time in forests of the northeastern U.S.A., Curzon, M.T., D’Amato Anthony, Fraver S., Palik B.J., Bottero A., Foster Jane R., and Gleason K.E. , Forest Ecology and Management, Jan-09-2017, Volume 400, p.93 - 99, (2017)
Influence of Repeated Prescribed Fire on Tree Growth and Mortality in Pinus resinosa Forests, Northern Minnesota, Bottero, Alessandra, D’Amato Anthony, Palik Brian J., Kern Christel C., Bradford John B., and Scherer Sawyer S. , Forest Science, Feb-17-2017, Volume 63, Issue 1, p.94 - 100, (2017)
Long-term structural and biomass dynamics of virgin Tsuga canadensis-Pinus strobus forests after hurricane disturbance, D’Amato, Anthony, Orwig David A., Foster David R., Plotkin Audrey Barker, Schoonmaker Peter K., and Wagner Maggie R. , Ecology, Feb-03-2017, Volume 98, Issue 3, p.721 - 733, (2017)
Managing Hardwood-Softwood Mixtures for Future Forests in Eastern North America: Assessing Suitability to Projected Climate Change, Kabrick, John M., Clark Kenneth L., D’Amato Anthony, Dey Daniel C., Kenefic Laura S., Kern Christel C., Knapp Benjamin O., MacLean David A., Raymond Patricia, and Waskiewicz Justin D. , Journal of Forestry, Jan-19-2017, Volume 115, Issue 3, p.190 - 201, (2017)
Potential Effects of Foundation Species Loss on Wetland Communities: A Case Study of Black Ash Wetlands Threatened by Emerald Ash Borer, Youngquist, Melissa B., Eggert Sue L., D’Amato Anthony, Palik Brian J., and Slesak Robert A. , Wetlands, Jan-08-2017, Volume 37, Issue 4, p.787 - 799, (2017)
The response of Fraxinus nigra forest ground-layer vegetation to emulated emerald ash borer mortality and management strategies in northern Minnesota, USA, Looney, Christopher E., D’Amato Anthony, Palik Brian J., Slesak Robert A., and Slater Mitchell A. , Forest Ecology and Management, Jan-04-2017, Volume 389, p.352 - 363, (2017)
Succession, climate and neighbourhood dynamics influence tree growth over time: an 87-year record of change in a Pinus resinosa -dominated forest, Minnesota, USA, Curzon, Miranda T., D’Amato Anthony, Fraver Shawn, Huff Emily S., and Palik Brian J. , Journal of Vegetation Science, Nov-02-2016, Volume 28, Issue 1, p.82 - 92, (2017)
Threats to North American forests from southern pine beetle with warming winters, Lesk, Corey, Coffel Ethan, D’Amato Anthony, Dodds Kevin, and Horton Radley , Nature Climate Change, Aug-28-2017, Volume 7, Issue 10, p.713 - 717, (2017)
Variable effects of climate on forest growth in relation to climate extremes, disturbance, and forest dynamics, Itter, Malcolm S., Finley Andrew O., D’Amato Anthony, Foster Jane R., and Bradford John B. , Ecological Applications, Apr-19-2017, Volume 27, Issue 4, p.1082 - 1095, (2017)
Density-dependent vulnerability of forest ecosystems to drought, Bottero, Alessandra, D’Amato Anthony, Palik Brian J., Bradford John B., Fraver Shawn, Battaglia Mike A., and Asherin Lance A. , Journal of Applied Ecology, Dec-10-2016, (2016)
Growth-Climate relationships across topographic gradients in the northern Great Lakes, Dymond, S.F, D’Amato Anthony, Kolka R.K, Bolstad P.V, Sebestyen S.D, and Bradford J.B , Ecohydrology , Sep-07-2016, Volume 9, Issue 6, (2016)
The impacts of increasing drought on forest dynamics, structure, and biodiversity., CLARK, JAMES S., Iverson Louis R., Woodall Christopher W., Allen C.D., Bell D.M., .Bragg D, D’Amato Anthony, Davis F.W., Hersh M., Ibanez I., et al. , Global Change Biology, Feb-22-2016, Volume 22, Issue 7, (2016)
Increasing Forest Resiliency for an Uncertain Future, Cataranzo, Paul F., D’Amato Anthony, and Huff Emily Silver , (2016)
Modeling Effects of Climate Change on Spruce-Fir Forest Ecosystems and Associated Priority Bird Populations, D’Amato, Anthony , (2016)
Predicting tree biomass growth in the temperate-boreal ecotone: is tree size, age, competition or climate response most important?, Foster, Jane R., Finley Andrew O., D’Amato Anthony, Bradford John B., and Banerjee Sudipto , Global Change Biology, Mar-03-2016, Volume 22, Issue 6, (2016)
A Tale of Two Forest Carbon Assessments in the Eastern United States: Forest Use Versus Cover as a Metric of Change, Woodall, C. W., Walters B. F., Russell M. B., Coulston J. W., Domke G. M., D’Amato Anthony, and Sowers P. A. , Ecosystems, Jan-12-2016, Volume 19, Issue 8, p.1401 - 1417, (2016)
Climate remains an important driver of post-European vegetation change in the eastern United States, Pederson, Neil, D’Amato Anthony, Dyer James M., Foster David R., Goldblum David, Hart Justin L., Hessl Amy E., Iverson Louis R., Jackson Stephen T., Martin-Benito Dario, et al. , Global Change Biology, Jan-06-2015, Volume 21, Issue 6, p.2105 - 2110, (2015)
Comparisons of allometric and climate-derived estimates of tree coarse root carbon stocks in forests of the United States, Russell, Matthew B., Domke Grant M., Woodall Christopher W., and D’Amato Anthony , Carbon Balance and Management, 4-Sep-2015, (2015)
Early Regeneration and Structural Responses to Patch Selection and Structural Retention in Second-Growth Northern Hardwoods, D’Amato, Anthony, Cataranzo Paul F., and Fletcher Lena S. , Forest Science, Volume 61, p.183–189, (2015)
Monitoring Network Confirms Land Use Change is a Substantial Component of the Forest Carbon Sink in the eastern United States, Woodall, C.W., Walters B.F., Coulston J. W., D’Amato Anthony, Domke G. M., Russell M.B., and Sowers P. A. , Scientific Reports, 12/2015, Volume 5, p.17028, (2015)
Montane forest ecotones moved downslope in northeastern USA in spite of warming between 1984 and 2011, Foster, Jane R., and D’Amato Anthony , Global Change Biology, 04-Aug-2015, (2015)
Multiple developmental pathways for range-margin Pinus banksiana forests, Gill, Kyle Gregory, D’Amato Anthony, and Fraver Shawn , Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 11/2015, p.200 - 214, (2015)
Net carbon flux of dead wood in forests of the Eastern US, Woodall, C.W., Russell M.B., Walters B.F., D’Amato Anthony, Fraver Shawn, and Domke Grant M. , Oecologia, 3/2015, Volume 177, p.861 - 874, (2015)
Overstory treatment and planting season affect survival of replacement tree species in emerald ash borer-threatened Fraxinus nigra forests in Minnesota, USA, Looney, Christopher E., D’Amato Anthony, Palik Brian J., and Slesak Robert , Canadian Journal of Forest Research, Volume 45, p.1728-1738, (2015)
Quantifying carbon stores and decomposition in dead wood: A review, Russell, Matthew B., Fraver Shawn, Aakala Tuomas, Gove Jeffrey H., Woodall Christopher W., D’Amato Anthony, and Ducey Mark J. , Forest Ecology and Management, 08/2015, Volume 350, p.107 - 128, (2015)
Sap flow of black ash in wetland forests of northern Minnesota, USA: Hydrologic implications of tree mortality due to emerald ash borer, Telander, Andrew C., Slesak Robert A., D’Amato Anthony, Palik Brian J., Brooks Kenneth N., and Lenhart Christian F. , Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 06/2015, Volume 206, p.4 - 11, (2015)
Soil texture matters: the effects of removing harvest residues, Curzon, M.T., D’Amato Anthony, and Palik Brian J. , Forestry Source, Volume 20, Number 12, (2015)
Beyond mean functional traits: Influence of functional trait profiles on forest structure, production, and mortality across the eastern US, Russell, Matthew B., Woodall Christopher W., D’Amato Anthony, Domke Grant M., and Saatchi Sassan S. , Forest Ecology and Management, 09/2014, Volume 328, p.1 - 9, (2014)
Disturbance and diversity of wood-inhabiting fungi: effects of canopy gaps and downed woody debris, Brazee, Nicholas J., Lindner Daniel L., D’Amato Anthony, Fraver Shawn, Forrester Jodi A., and Mladenoff David J. , Biodiversity and Conservation, 8/2014, Volume 23, p.2155 - 2172, (2014)
Fifteen-Year Patterns of Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Following Biomass Harvesting, Kurth, Valerie J., D’Amato Anthony, Palik Brian J., and Bradford John B. , Soil Science Society of America Journal, 2014, Volume 78, p.624, (2014)
Harvest residue removal and soil compaction impact forest productivity and recovery: potential implications for bioenergy harvests, Curzon, M.T., D’Amato Anthony, and Palik Brian J. , Forest Ecology and Management, Volume 329, p.99-107, (2014)
Hemlock: A forest giant on the edge, D’Amato, Anthony, and Baiser Benjamin , (2014)
Influence of stocking, site quality, stand age, low-severity canopy disturbance, and forest composition on sub-boreal aspen mixedwood carbon stocks, Reinikainen, Michael, D’Amato Anthony, Bradford John B., and Fraver Shawn , Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 03/2014, Volume 44, p.230 - 242, (2014)
Looking for age-related growth decline in natural forests: unexpected biomass patterns from tree rings and simulated mortality, Foster, Jane R., D’Amato Anthony, and Bradford John B. , Oecologia, 5/2014, Volume 175, p.363 - 374, (2014)
Minnesota forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Northwoods Climate Change Response Framework project, Handler, Stephen, Duveneck Matthew J., Iverson Louis, Peters Emily, Scheller Robert M., Wythers Kirk R., Brandt Leslie, Butler Patricia, Janowiak Maria K., P. Shannon Danielle, et al. , General Technical Report, Number NRS-133, Newtown Square, PA, p.228 p., (2014)
Net carbon flux of dead wood in forests of the Eastern US, Woodall, C.W., Russell M.B., Walters B.F., D’Amato Anthony, Fraver Shawn, and Domke Grant M. , Oecologia, (2014)
Quantifying understorey vegetation in the US Lake States: a proposed framework to inform regional forest carbon stocks, Russell, M.B., D’Amato Anthony, Schulz B. K., Woodall C.W., Domke Grant M., and Bradford John B. , Forestry, 12/2014, Volume 87, p.629 - 638, (2014)
Residence time and decay for downed woody debris biomass/carbon in eastern US forests., Russell, M.B., Woodall C. W., Fraver Shawn, D’Amato Anthony, Domke Grant M., and Skog K.E. , Ecosystems, Volume 17, p.765-777, (2014)
The Stand Against Climate Change, D’Amato, Anthony , International Innovation, p.10-12, (2014)
Technical Note: Linking climate change and downed woody debris decomposition across forests of the eastern United States, Russell, M.B., Woodall C.W., D’Amato Anthony, Fraver Shawn, and Bradford John B. , Biogeosciences Discussions, 2014, Volume 11, p.9013 - 9034, (2014)
Water table response to harvesting and simulated emerald ash borer mortality in black ash wetlands in Minnesota, USA, Slesak, Robert A., Lenhart Christian F., Brooks Kenneth N., D’Amato Anthony, and Palik Brian J. , Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 08/2014, Volume 44, p.961 - 968, (2014)
Assessing the stability of tree ranges and influence of disturbance in eastern US forests, Woodall, C.W., Zhu K., Westfall J.A., Oswalt C.M., D’Amato Anthony, Walters B.F., and Lintz H.E. , Forest Ecology and Management, 3/2013, Volume 291, p.172 - 180, (2013)
Effects of thinning on drought vulnerability and climate response in north temperate forest ecosystems, D’Amato, Anthony, Bradford John B., Fraver Shawn, and Palik Brian J. , Ecological Applications, 12/2013, Volume 23, Issue 8, p.1735 - 1742, (2013)
Estimates of downed woody debris decay class transitions for forests across the eastern United States, Russell, Matthew B., Woodall Christopher W., Fraver Shawn, and D’Amato Anthony , Ecological Modelling, 2/2013, Volume 251, p.22 - 31, (2013)
Influence of competition and age on tree growth in structurally complex old-growth forests in northern Minnesota, USA, Aakala, Tuomas, Fraver Shawn, D’Amato Anthony, and Palik Brian J. , Forest Ecology and Management, 11/2013, Volume 308, p.128 - 135, (2013)
Long-term mortality rates and spatial patterns in an old-growth Pinus resinosa forest, Silver, Emily J., Fraver Shawn, D’Amato Anthony, Aakala Tuomas, and Palik Brian J. , Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 09/2013, Volume 43, p.809 - 816, (2013)
Potential increases in natural disturbance rates could offset forest management impacts on ecosystem carbon stocks, Bradford, John B., Jensen Nicholas R., Domke Grant M., and D’Amato Anthony , Forest Ecology and Management, 11/2013, Volume 308, p.178 - 187, (2013)
Woody Debris Volume Depletion Through Decay: Implications for Biomass and Carbon Accounting, Fraver, Shawn, Milo Amy M., Bradford John B., D’Amato Anthony, Kenefic Laura, Palik Brian J., Woodall Christopher W., and Brissette John , Ecosystems, 11/2013, Volume 16, Issue 7, p.1262 - 1272, (2013)
Carbon emissions associated with the procurement and utilization of forest harvest residues for energy, northern Minnesota, USA, Domke, Grant M., Becker Dennis R., D’Amato Anthony, Ek Alan R., and Woodall Christopher W. , Biomass and Bioenergy, 1/2012, Volume 36, p.141 - 150, (2012)
Effects of multiple interacting disturbances and salvage logging on forest carbon stocks, Bradford, John B., Fraver Shawn, Milo Amy M., D’Amato Anthony, Palik Brian J., and Shinneman Douglas J. , Forest Ecology and Management, 3/2012, Volume 267, p.209 - 214, (2012)
Recognizing trade-offs in multi-objective land management, Bradford, John B., and D’Amato Anthony , Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 05/2012, Volume 10, p.210 - 216, (2012)
Repeated insect outbreaks promote multi-cohort aspen mixedwood forests in northern Minnesota, USA, Reinikainen, Michael, D’Amato Anthony, and Fraver Shawn , Forest Ecology and Management, 2/2012, Volume 266, p.148 - 159, (2012)
Spatially random mortality in old-growth red pine forests of northern Minnesota, Aakala, Tuomas, Fraver Shawn, Palik Brian J., and D’Amato Anthony , Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 05/2012, Volume 42, p.899 - 907, (2012)
The efficacy of salvage logging in reducing subsequent fire severity in conifer-dominated forests of Minnesota, USA, Fraver, Shawn, Jain Theresa, Bradford John B., D’Amato Anthony, Kastendick Doug, Palik Brian J., Shinneman Doug, and Stanovick John , Ecological Applications, 09/2011, Volume 21, p.1895 - 1901, (2011)
Forest management for mitigation and adaptation to climate change: Insights from long-term silviculture experiments, D’Amato, Anthony, Bradford John B., Fraver Shawn, and Palik Brian J. , Forest Ecology and Management, 9/2011, Volume 262, p.803 - 816, (2011)
Regeneration responses to gap size and coarse woody debris within natural disturbance-based silvicultural systems in northeastern Minnesota, USA, Bolton, Nicholas W., and D’Amato Anthony , Forest Ecology and Management, 10/2011, Volume 262, p.1215 - 1222, (2011)
Singular and interactive effects of blowdown, salvage logging, and wildfire in sub-boreal pine systems, D’Amato, Anthony, Fraver Shawn, Palik Brian J., Bradford John B., and Patty Laura , Forest Ecology and Management, 12/2011, Volume 262, p.2070 - 2078, (2011)
THE INFLUENCE OF SUCCESSIONAL PROCESSES AND DISTURBANCE ON THE STRUCTURE OF TSUGA CANADENSIS FORESTS, D’Amato, Anthony, Orwig David A., and Foster David R. , Ecological Applications, 07/2008, Volume 18, p.1182 - 1199, (2008)
STAND AND LANDSCAPE-LEVEL DISTURBANCE DYNAMICS IN OLD-GROWTH FORESTS IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS, D’Amato, Anthony, and Orwig David A. , Ecological Monographs, 11/2008, Volume 78, p.507 - 522, (2008)