Anthony D'Amato

NE CASC Principal Investigator
Professor of Silviculture and Applied Forest Ecology

Consortium Institution: 

University of Vermont

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: 

https://www.uvm.edu/rsenr/profiles/anthony_damato_tony

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

Expertise

 Temperate and boreal forests • adaptive management • silviculture • forest disturbance

Recent Publications

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Ontl, T. A., Swanston C., Brandt L. A., Butler P. R., D’Amato A., Handler S. D., et al. (2018).  Adaptation pathways: ecoregion and land ownership influences on climate adaptation decision-making in forest management. Climatic Change. 146(1-2), 75 - 88.
Woodall, C.W.., Westfall J.A.., D’Amato A., Foster J.R.., & Walters B.F.. (2018).  Decadal changes in tree range stability across forests of the eastern U.S.. Forest Ecology and Management. 429, 503 - 510.
D’Amato, A., Palik B., Slesak R., Edge G., Matula C., & Bronson D. (2018).  Evaluating Adaptive Management Options for Black Ash Forests in the Face of Emerald Ash Borer Invasion. Forests. 9(6), 348.
Dodds, K. J., Aoki C. F., Arango-Velez A., Cancelliere J., D’Amato A., DiGirolomo M. F., et al. (2018).  Expansion of Southern Pine Beetle into Northeastern Forests: Management and Impact of a Primary Bark Beetle in a New Region. Journal of Forestry. 116(2), 178 - 191.
Diamond, J. S., McLaughlin D. L., Slesak R. A., D’Amato A., & Palik B. J. (2018).  Forested versus herbaceous wetlands: Can management mitigate ecohydrologic regime shifts from invasive emerald ash borer?. Journal of Environmental Management. 222, 436 - 446.
Looney, C. E., D’Amato A., Fraver S., Palik B. J., & Frelich L. E. (2018).  Interspecific competition limits the realized niche of Fraxinus nigra along a waterlogging gradient. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 48(11), 1292 - 1301.
Janowiak, M. K., D’Amato A., Swanston C. W., Iverson L., Thompson F. R., Dijak W. D., et al. (2018).  New England and northern New York forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the New England Climate Change Response Framework project.
Kolka, R., D’Amato A., Wagenbrenner J., Slesak R., Pypker T., Youngquist M., et al. (2018).  Review of Ecosystem Level Impacts of Emerald Ash Borer on Black Ash Wetlands: What Does the Future Hold?. Forests. 9(4), 179.
Ma, W., Woodall C. W., Domke G. M., D’Amato A., & Walters B. F. (2018).  Stand age versus tree diameter as a driver of forest carbon inventory simulations in the northeastern U.S.. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 48(10), 1135 - 1147.
Nagel, L., Palik M., Battaglia A.W., Guldin J.., Swanston C.., Janowiak M. K., et al. (2017).  Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change: A National Experiment in Manager-Scientist Partnerships to Apply an Adaptation Framework. Journal of Forestry .
Looney, C. E., D’Amato A., Palik B. J., & Slesak R. A. (2017).  Canopy treatment influences growth of replacement tree species in Fraxinus nigra forests threatened by the emerald ash borer in Minnesota, USA. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 47(2), 183 - 192.
Gleason, K. E., Bradford J. B., Bottero A., D’Amato A., Fraver S., Palik B. J., et al. (2017).  Competition amplifies drought stress in forests across broad climatic and compositional gradients. Ecosphere. 8(7), e01849.
Rowe, E. R., D’Amato A., Palik B. J., & Almendinger J. C. (2017).  Early response of ground layer plant communities to wildfire and harvesting disturbance in forested peatland ecosystems in northern Minnesota, USA. Forest Ecology and Management. 398, 140 - 152.
Curzon, M.T.., D’Amato A., Fraver S.., Palik B.J.., Bottero A.., Foster J. R., et al. (2017).  Harvesting influences functional identity and diversity over time in forests of the northeastern U.S.A.. Forest Ecology and Management. 400, 93 - 99.
Bottero, A., D’Amato A., Palik B. J., Kern C. C., Bradford J. B., & Scherer S. S. (2017).  Influence of Repeated Prescribed Fire on Tree Growth and Mortality in Pinus resinosa Forests, Northern Minnesota. Forest Science. 63(1), 94 - 100.
D’Amato, A., Orwig D. A., Foster D. R., Plotkin A. Barker, Schoonmaker P. K., & Wagner M. R. (2017).  Long-term structural and biomass dynamics of virgin Tsuga canadensis-Pinus strobus forests after hurricane disturbance. Ecology. 98(3), 721 - 733.
Kabrick, J. M., Clark K. L., D’Amato A., Dey D. C., Kenefic L. S., Kern C. C., et al. (2017).  Managing Hardwood-Softwood Mixtures for Future Forests in Eastern North America: Assessing Suitability to Projected Climate Change. Journal of Forestry. 115(3), 190 - 201.
Youngquist, M. B., Eggert S. L., D’Amato A., Palik B. J., & Slesak R. A. (2017).  Potential Effects of Foundation Species Loss on Wetland Communities: A Case Study of Black Ash Wetlands Threatened by Emerald Ash Borer. Wetlands. 37(4), 787 - 799.
Looney, C. E., D’Amato A., Palik B. J., Slesak R. A., & Slater M. A. (2017).  The response of Fraxinus nigra forest ground-layer vegetation to emulated emerald ash borer mortality and management strategies in northern Minnesota, USA. Forest Ecology and Management. 389, 352 - 363.
Curzon, M. T., D’Amato A., Fraver S., Huff E. S., & Palik B. J. (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. (Gilliam, F., Ed.).Journal of Vegetation Science. 28(1), 82 - 92.
Lesk, C., Coffel E., D’Amato A., Dodds K., & Horton R. (2017).  Threats to North American forests from southern pine beetle with warming winters. Nature Climate Change. 7(10), 713 - 717.
Itter, M. S., Finley A. O., D’Amato A., Foster J. R., & Bradford J. B. (2017).  Variable effects of climate on forest growth in relation to climate extremes, disturbance, and forest dynamics. Ecological Applications. 27(4), 1082 - 1095.
Bottero, A., D’Amato A., Palik B. J., Bradford J. B., Fraver S., Battaglia M. A., et al. (2016).  Density-dependent vulnerability of forest ecosystems to drought. Journal of Applied Ecology.
Dymond, S.F., D’Amato A., Kolka R.K., Bolstad P.V., Sebestyen S.D., & Bradford J.B. (2016).  Growth-Climate relationships across topographic gradients in the northern Great Lakes. Ecohydrology . 9(6), 
CLARK, JAMES. S., Iverson L. R., Woodall C. W., Allen C.D.., Bell D.M.., .Bragg D., et al. (2016).  The impacts of increasing drought on forest dynamics, structure, and biodiversity.. Global Change Biology. 22(7), 
Cataranzo, P. F., D’Amato A., & Huff E. Silver (2016).  Increasing Forest Resiliency for an Uncertain Future.
D’Amato, A. (2016).  Modeling Effects of Climate Change on Spruce-Fir Forest Ecosystems and Associated Priority Bird Populations.
Foster, J. R., Finley A. O., D’Amato A., Bradford J. B., & Banerjee S. (2016).  Predicting tree biomass growth in the temperate-boreal ecotone: is tree size, age, competition or climate response most important?. Global Change Biology. 22(6), 
Woodall, C.. W., Walters B.. F., Russell M.. B., Coulston J.. W., Domke G.. M., D’Amato A., et al. (2016).  A Tale of Two Forest Carbon Assessments in the Eastern United States: Forest Use Versus Cover as a Metric of Change. Ecosystems. 19(8), 1401 - 1417.
Pederson, N., D’Amato A., Dyer J. M., Foster D. R., Goldblum D., Hart J. L., et al. (2015).  Climate remains an important driver of post-European vegetation change in the eastern United States. Global Change Biology. 21(6), 2105 - 2110.
Russell, M. B., Domke G. M., Woodall C. W., & D’Amato A. (2015).  Comparisons of allometric and climate-derived estimates of tree coarse root carbon stocks in forests of the United States. Carbon Balance and Management.
D’Amato, A., Cataranzo P. F., & Fletcher L. S. (2015).  Early Regeneration and Structural Responses to Patch Selection and Structural Retention in Second-Growth Northern Hardwoods. Forest Science. 61, 183–189.
Woodall, C.W.., Walters B.F.., Coulston J.. W., D’Amato A., Domke G.. M., Russell M.B.., et al. (2015).  Monitoring Network Confirms Land Use Change is a Substantial Component of the Forest Carbon Sink in the eastern United States. Scientific Reports. 5, 17028.
Foster, J. R., & D’Amato A. (2015).  Montane forest ecotones moved downslope in northeastern USA in spite of warming between 1984 and 2011. Global Change Biology.
Gill, K. Gregory, D’Amato A., & Fraver S. (2015).  Multiple developmental pathways for range-margin Pinus banksiana forests. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 200 - 214.
Woodall, C.W.., Russell M.B.., Walters B.F.., D’Amato A., Fraver S., & Domke G. M. (2015).  Net carbon flux of dead wood in forests of the Eastern US. Oecologia. 177, 861 - 874.
Looney, C. E., D’Amato A., Palik B. J., & Slesak R. (2015).  Overstory treatment and planting season affect survival of replacement tree species in emerald ash borer-threatened Fraxinus nigra forests in Minnesota, USA. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 45, 1728-1738.
Russell, M. B., Fraver S., Aakala T., Gove J. H., Woodall C. W., D’Amato A., et al. (2015).  Quantifying carbon stores and decomposition in dead wood: A review. Forest Ecology and Management. 350, 107 - 128.
Telander, A. C., Slesak R. A., D’Amato A., Palik B. J., Brooks K. N., & Lenhart C. F. (2015).  Sap flow of black ash in wetland forests of northern Minnesota, USA: Hydrologic implications of tree mortality due to emerald ash borer. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 206, 4 - 11.
Curzon, M.T.., D’Amato A., & Palik B. J. (2015).  Soil texture matters: the effects of removing harvest residues. Forestry Source. 20,
Russell, M. B., Woodall C. W., D’Amato A., Domke G. M., & Saatchi S. S. (2014).  Beyond mean functional traits: Influence of functional trait profiles on forest structure, production, and mortality across the eastern US. Forest Ecology and Management. 328, 1 - 9.
Brazee, N. J., Lindner D. L., D’Amato A., Fraver S., Forrester J. A., & Mladenoff D. J. (2014).  Disturbance and diversity of wood-inhabiting fungi: effects of canopy gaps and downed woody debris. Biodiversity and Conservation. 23, 2155 - 2172.
Kurth, V. J., D’Amato A., Palik B. J., & Bradford J. B. (2014).  Fifteen-Year Patterns of Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Following Biomass Harvesting. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 78, 624.
Curzon, M.T.., D’Amato A., & Palik B. J. (2014).  Harvest residue removal and soil compaction impact forest productivity and recovery: potential implications for bioenergy harvests. Forest Ecology and Management. 329, 99-107.
D’Amato, A., & Baiser B. (2014).  Hemlock: A forest giant on the edge. (Foster, D. R., Ed.).
Reinikainen, M., D’Amato A., Bradford J. B., & Fraver S. (2014).  Influence of stocking, site quality, stand age, low-severity canopy disturbance, and forest composition on sub-boreal aspen mixedwood carbon stocks. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 44, 230 - 242.
Foster, J. R., D’Amato A., & Bradford J. B. (2014).  Looking for age-related growth decline in natural forests: unexpected biomass patterns from tree rings and simulated mortality. Oecologia. 175, 363 - 374.
Handler, S., Duveneck M. J., Iverson L., Peters E., Scheller R. M., Wythers K. R., et al. (2014).  Minnesota forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Northwoods Climate Change Response Framework project. General Technical Report. 228 p..
Woodall, C.W.., Russell M.B.., Walters B.F.., D’Amato A., Fraver S., & Domke G. M. (2014).  Net carbon flux of dead wood in forests of the Eastern US. Oecologia.
Russell, M.B.., D’Amato A., Schulz B.. K., Woodall C.W.., Domke G. M., & Bradford J. B. (2014).  Quantifying understorey vegetation in the US Lake States: a proposed framework to inform regional forest carbon stocks. Forestry. 87, 629 - 638.
Russell, M.B.., Woodall C. W., Fraver S., D’Amato A., Domke G. M., & Skog K.E.. (2014).  Residence time and decay for downed woody debris biomass/carbon in eastern US forests.. Ecosystems. 17, 765-777.
D’Amato, A. (2014).  The Stand Against Climate Change. International Innovation. 10-12.
Russell, M.B.., Woodall C.W.., D’Amato A., Fraver S., & Bradford J. B. (2014).  Technical Note: Linking climate change and downed woody debris decomposition across forests of the eastern United States. Biogeosciences Discussions. 11, 9013 - 9034.
Slesak, R. A., Lenhart C. F., Brooks K. N., D’Amato A., & Palik B. J. (2014).  Water table response to harvesting and simulated emerald ash borer mortality in black ash wetlands in Minnesota, USA. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 44, 961 - 968.
Woodall, C.W.., Zhu K.., Westfall J.A.., Oswalt C.M.., D’Amato A., Walters B.F.., et al. (2013).  Assessing the stability of tree ranges and influence of disturbance in eastern US forests. Forest Ecology and Management. 291, 172 - 180.
D’Amato, A., Bradford J. B., Fraver S., & Palik B. J. (2013).  Effects of thinning on drought vulnerability and climate response in north temperate forest ecosystems. Ecological Applications. 23(8), 1735 - 1742.
Russell, M. B., Woodall C. W., Fraver S., & D’Amato A. (2013).  Estimates of downed woody debris decay class transitions for forests across the eastern United States. Ecological Modelling. 251, 22 - 31.
Aakala, T., Fraver S., D’Amato A., & Palik B. J. (2013).  Influence of competition and age on tree growth in structurally complex old-growth forests in northern Minnesota, USA. Forest Ecology and Management. 308, 128 - 135.
Silver, E. J., Fraver S., D’Amato A., Aakala T., & Palik B. J. (2013).  Long-term mortality rates and spatial patterns in an old-growth Pinus resinosa forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 43, 809 - 816.
Bradford, J. B., Jensen N. R., Domke G. M., & D’Amato A. (2013).  Potential increases in natural disturbance rates could offset forest management impacts on ecosystem carbon stocks. Forest Ecology and Management. 308, 178 - 187.
Fraver, S., Milo A. M., Bradford J. B., D’Amato A., Kenefic L., Palik B. J., et al. (2013).  Woody Debris Volume Depletion Through Decay: Implications for Biomass and Carbon Accounting. Ecosystems. 16(7), 1262 - 1272.
Domke, G. M., Becker D. R., D’Amato A., Ek A. R., & Woodall C. W. (2012).  Carbon emissions associated with the procurement and utilization of forest harvest residues for energy, northern Minnesota, USA. Biomass and Bioenergy. 36, 141 - 150.
Bradford, J. B., Fraver S., Milo A. M., D’Amato A., Palik B. J., & Shinneman D. J. (2012).  Effects of multiple interacting disturbances and salvage logging on forest carbon stocks. Forest Ecology and Management. 267, 209 - 214.
Bradford, J. B., & D’Amato A. (2012).  Recognizing trade-offs in multi-objective land management. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 10, 210 - 216.
Reinikainen, M., D’Amato A., & Fraver S. (2012).  Repeated insect outbreaks promote multi-cohort aspen mixedwood forests in northern Minnesota, USA. Forest Ecology and Management. 266, 148 - 159.
Aakala, T., Fraver S., Palik B. J., & D’Amato A. (2012).  Spatially random mortality in old-growth red pine forests of northern Minnesota. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 42, 899 - 907.
Fraver, S., Jain T., Bradford J. B., D’Amato A., Kastendick D., Palik B. J., et al. (2011).  The efficacy of salvage logging in reducing subsequent fire severity in conifer-dominated forests of Minnesota, USA. Ecological Applications. 21, 1895 - 1901.
D’Amato, A., Bradford J. B., Fraver S., & Palik B. J. (2011).  Forest management for mitigation and adaptation to climate change: Insights from long-term silviculture experiments. Forest Ecology and Management. 262, 803 - 816.
Bolton, N. W., & D’Amato A. (2011).  Regeneration responses to gap size and coarse woody debris within natural disturbance-based silvicultural systems in northeastern Minnesota, USA. Forest Ecology and Management. 262, 1215 - 1222.
D’Amato, A., Fraver S., Palik B. J., Bradford J. B., & Patty L. (2011).  Singular and interactive effects of blowdown, salvage logging, and wildfire in sub-boreal pine systems. Forest Ecology and Management. 262, 2070 - 2078.
D’Amato, A., Orwig D. A., & Foster D. R. (2008).  THE INFLUENCE OF SUCCESSIONAL PROCESSES AND DISTURBANCE ON THE STRUCTURE OF TSUGA CANADENSIS FORESTS. Ecological Applications. 18, 1182 - 1199.
D’Amato, A., & Orwig D. A. (2008).  STAND AND LANDSCAPE-LEVEL DISTURBANCE DYNAMICS IN OLD-GROWTH FORESTS IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. Ecological Monographs. 78, 507 - 522.