Overview
As a forest ecologist, my general scientific interest is in better understanding forest ecosystems, both tropical and temperate. I also serve as the Advising Coordinator for the undergraduate programs in Natural Resources and the Science of Natural and Environmental Systems.
Research Focus
My current research is focused on forest soil carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics, tropical montane forest ecosystems and dynamics of forest soils invaded by exotic earthworms.
Outreach and Extension Focus
I work with the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation to communicate ecosystem science to policy makers and the public through our Science Links.
Teaching Focus
In 2012, my teaching focused on field biology and principles of forest ecology.
Additional Links
Awards and Honors
- SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
(2005)
Cornell University
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor
(2001)
Cornell University
- Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow
(2001)
Cornell University
- Chancellor’s Award for Teaching
(1997)
Cornell University
- NACTA Teaching Award of Merit
(1996)
NACTA
Selected Publications
Journal Publications
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Lawrence,
B. A.,
Fahey,
T. J.,
& Zedler,
J. B.
(2013). Root dynamics of Carex stricta-dominated tussock meadows. . Plant and Soil.
364:325-339.
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Fahey,
T. J.,
Sherman,
R. E.,
& Weinstein,
D. A.
(2013). Demography, biomass and productivity of a northern hardwood forest on the Allegheny Plateau. . J. Torrey Botanical Society.
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Fahey,
T. J.,
Jacobs,
K. R.,
& Sherman,
R. E.
(2012). Fine root turnover in sugar maple estimated by 13C isotope dilution . Canadian Journal of Forest Research.
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Stosheck,
L.,
Sherman,
R. E.,
Suarez,
E. R.,
& Fahey,
T. J.
(2012). Exotic earthworm distributions did not expand over a decade in a hardwood forest in New York State. Applied Soil Ecology.
62:124-130.
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Fahey,
T. J.,
Yavitt,
J. B.,
Sherman,
R. E.,
Maerz,
J. C.,
Groffman,
P. M.,
Fisk,
M. C.,
& Bohlen,
P. J.
(2012). Earthworms, litter and soil carbon in a northern hardwood forest. Biogeochemistry.
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Knapp,
A. K.,
Smith,
M. D.,
Hobbie,
S. E.,
Collins,
S. L.,
Fahey,
T. J.,
Hansen,
G. J.,
Landis,
D. A.,
La Pierre,
K. J.,
Melillo,
J. M.,
Seastadt,
T. R.,
Shaver,
G. R.,
& Webster,
J. R.
(2012). Past, present and future roles of long-term experiments in the LTER network. . BioScience.
62:377-389.
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Nagle,
G. N.,
Fahey,
T. J.,
Woodbury ,
P. B.,
& Ritchie,
J. C.
(2012). Bank erosion in fifteen tributaries in the glaciated upper Susquehanna Basin of New York and Pennsylvania . Physical Geography.
33:229-251.
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Sherman,
R. E.,
Fahey,
T. J.,
Martin,
P.,
& Battles,
J. J.
(2012). Patterns of growth, recruitment, mortality and biomass across an altitudinal gradient in a neotropical montane forest, Dominican Republic. . Journal of Tropical Ecology.
28:1-13.
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Wang,
G.,
Fahey,
T. J.,
Xue,
S.,
& Liu,
F.
(2012). Root morphology and architecture respond to N addition in Pinus tabuliformis, west China. . Oecologia.
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Fahey,
T. J.,
Yavitt,
J. B.,
Sherman,
R. E.,
Groffman,
P. M.,
& Guoliang,
W.
(2012). Partitioning of below ground C in young sugar maple forest. Plant and Soil.
Presentations and Activities
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Carbon-nitrogen interactions in forest soils: Conceptual overview and some recent observations .
2012.
Lund University.
Sweden.
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