Nate G. McDowell

Rising water is an underappreciated driver of forest mortality

The paper tracks forest mortality across the U.S. Great Lakes and coastlines from 2012 to 2023, finding rising water levels as a major driver of tree death, especially in wetlands and low-lying forests.

Short-term coastal forest responses to a hurricane-scale freshwater and saltwater flooding experiment

This study examines the immediate effects of saltwater and freshwater flooding on coastal upland forests following an experimental hurricane-scale flooding event.

Experimental flooding impacts soil biogeochemistry but not aboveground vegetation in a coastal forest

This study examines the effects of experimental flooding on coastal forest soil biogeochemistry and vegetation, finding impacts on soil but not consistent aboveground responses.