ecoNEWS VTTony D'Amato
Professor, University of Vermont Rubenstein School
News
- 4/22/2024
InvestigatorScientists Discover Forests That May Resist Climate ChangeA surprising phenomenon changes how forests are organized—and may help protect species from climate change, UVM researchers say
- 3/10/2023
InvestigatorTree Seedling Survival in Extreme Weather Depends on Seed Size and Forest Floor ConditionsResearchers tested 10 tree species to compare survival in extreme rain and drought events.
- 4/07/2022
InvestigatorBalancing Forest Carbon Storage and Wildlife HabitatManaging for a mosaic of diverse forest habitats across the northeastern U.S. creates a resilient landscape more adapted to climate change.
- 6/21/2021
InvestigatorHow Might Vermont Forests Look in 200 Years Under a Changing Climate?Over the next 200 years, changing climate will likely cause shifts in tree species composition and health of Vermont and northeastern forests.
- 4/01/2020
InvestigatorVermont Has Conserved One Third of the Land Needed for an Ecologically Functional FutureNew study points to successes and gaps in the state’s landscape-level conservation design.
- 10/03/2019
InvestigatorHistory of Rare Champlain Valley Clayplain Forests in VermontRemnants of rare clayplain oak forests shed light on how to restore them to the landscape.
- 2/28/2018
InvestigatorVermont and New England Forests Face More Precipitation and Milder WintersAcross New England and northern New York, tree species and forest communities face increasing threats under warmer and more variable conditions.
- 11/30/2017
InvestigatorProtecting New England Lands: An Update on the Wildlands and Woodlands VisionThe Wildlands and Woodlands vision was developed to protect the natural and cultural importance of these lands in the New England region.
- 4/20/2016
InvestigatorUnexpected Range Expansion of Boreal Species Despite Warming ClimateMultiple drivers are affecting the growth of species on mountaintops in the Green and White Mountains.