Margot Kaye

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management

Research Summary

Research projects focus on northeastern forest regeneration and global change; impacts of woody shrub invasion on eastern forest dynamics; late-successional forest in the eastern US; climate, fire, and ecology of semi-arid pine forest in the western US.

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Projects

Recent Publications

Allicin and total phenolic content in ramps (Allium tricoccum Ait.) in relation to phenological stage, morphological traits, and harvest location

Jordan, R. T., Burkhart, E. P., Kaye, M., Munoz, D. & Lambert, J. D., Aug 2024, In: Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 115, 104846.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Critical zone perspectives for managing changing forests

Kopp, M., Alving, D., Blackman, T., Kaye, M., Duncan, J. & Kaye, J., Jan 15 2023, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 528, 120627.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Drivers of forest change in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Blomdahl, E. M., Speer, J. H., Kaye, M., Zampieri, N. E., Rochner, M., Currey, B., Alving, D., Cahalan, G. D., Hagedorn, B., Li, H., Oelkers, R., Pelletier, L., Thapa, I., Willson, K., Woodward, B. D. & DeRose, R. J., Jul 1 2022, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 33, 4, JVS13141.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Mite density, not diversity, declines with biomass removal in Patagonian woodlands

Fernández, M. M., Casas, C., Bedano, J. C., Eissenstat, D. M., Kaye, M. W., García, I. M., Kun, M. E. & Garibaldi, L. A., Jan 2022, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 169, 104242.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Public and manager perceptions about prescribed fire in the Mid-Atlantic, United States

Wu, H., Miller, Z. D., Wang, R., Zipp, K. Y., Newman, P., Shr, Y. H., Dems, C. L., Taylor, A., Kaye, M. W. & Smithwick, E. A. H., Nov 15 2022, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 322, 116100.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Prescribed fire alters structure and composition of a mid-Atlantic oak forest up to eight years after burning

Dems, C. L., Taylor, A. H., Smithwick, E. A. H., Kreye, J. K. & Kaye, M. W., Dec 2021, In: Fire Ecology. 17, 1, 10.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

The Seasonal Influence of Invasive Shrubs on Light and Temperature in an Eastern Deciduous Forest Understory

Maynard-Bean, E. & Kaye, M., Aug 2 2021, In: Natural Areas Journal. 41, 3, p. 186-194 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Simulated fire regimes favor oak and pine but affect carbon stocks in mixed oak forests in Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Zhao, A., Taylor, A. H., Smithwick, E. A. H., Kaye, M. & Harris, L. B., Aug 15 2021, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 494, 119332.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Citizen scientists record novel leaf phenology of invasive shrubs in eastern U.S. forests

Maynard-Bean, E., Kaye, M., Wagner, T. & Burkhart, E. P., Nov 1 2020, In: Biological Invasions. 22, 11, p. 3325-3337 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Hunter and Non-Hunter Perceptions of Costs, Benefits, and Likelihood of Outcomes of Prescribed Fire in the Mid-Atlantic Region

Miller, Z. D., Wu, H., Zipp, K., Dems, C. L., Smithwick, E., Kaye, M., Newman, P., Zhao, A. & Taylor, A., Oct 2 2020, In: Society and Natural Resources. 33, 10, p. 1321-1327 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

Bedrock type drives forest carbon storage and uptake across the mid-Atlantic Appalachian Ridge and Valley, U.S.A.

Reed, W. P. & Kaye, M. W., Mar 15 2020, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 460, 117881.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Observing and Simulating Spatial Variations of Forest Carbon Stocks in Complex Terrain

Smeglin, Y. H., Davis, K. J., Shi, Y., Eissenstat, D. M., Kaye, J. P. & Kaye, M. W., Jan 1 2020, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 125, 1, e2019JG005160.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Invasive shrub removal benefits native plants in an eastern deciduous forest of North America

Maynard-Bean, E. & Kaye, M., Mar 1 2019, In: Invasive Plant Science and Management. 12, 1, p. 3-10 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Susquehanna shale hills critical zone observatory: Shale hills in the context of shaver’s creek watershed

Brantley, S. L., White, T., West, N., Williams, J. Z., Forsythe, B., Shapich, D., Kaye, J., Lin, H., Shi, Y., Kaye, M., Herndon, E., Davis, K. J., He, Y., Eissenstat, D., Weitzman, J., Dibiase, R., Li, L., Reed, W., Brubaker, K. & Gu, X., 2018, In: Vadose Zone Journal. 17, 1, 180092.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Spatial patterns of tree and shrub biomass in a deciduous forest using leaf-off and leaf-on lidar

Brubaker, K. M., Johnson, Q. K. & Kaye, M. W., 2018, In: Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 48, 9, p. 1020-1033 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review