Nathan Kiel
@nathankiel.bsky.social
Plant ecologist and post-doctoral research associate at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 🌲🌳🌱
‘If dead aspen are important to woodpeckers, then they are important to me.’ Sigurd Olson
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‘If dead aspen are important to woodpeckers, then they are important to me.’ Sigurd Olson
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doi.org/10.1002/ecm.... which builds directly off of nathankiel.com/s/KielTurner...
Sparse subalpine forest recovery pathways, plant communities, and carbon stocks 34 years after stand‐replacing fire
Changing global climate and wildfire regimes are threatening forest resilience (i.e., the ability to recover from disturbance). Yet distinguishing areas of “no” versus “slow” postfire forest recovery....
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August 7, 2025 at 12:10 AM
doi.org/10.1002/ecm.... which builds directly off of nathankiel.com/s/KielTurner...
To chime in as an author of the paper this was based off, a small percentage of a large area is still a large area! We’re talking >40,000 hectares (~160 sq. miles) of previously forested area that’s been slow to recover 30+ years after fire. Just adding more nuance to this discussion!
August 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
To chime in as an author of the paper this was based off, a small percentage of a large area is still a large area! We’re talking >40,000 hectares (~160 sq. miles) of previously forested area that’s been slow to recover 30+ years after fire. Just adding more nuance to this discussion!
ahh I guess it is now Sitobolium… which is similarly fun to say
February 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
ahh I guess it is now Sitobolium… which is similarly fun to say
Dennstaedtia punctilobula and Tussilago farfara !
February 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Dennstaedtia punctilobula and Tussilago farfara !
Correct! The idea is that species just south of New York/the northeast may migrate northward with climate change. Those whose southern range margin is already in the northeast could decline in abundance.
February 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Correct! The idea is that species just south of New York/the northeast may migrate northward with climate change. Those whose southern range margin is already in the northeast could decline in abundance.
To collect these data, we visited some of the most remote corners of Yellowstone. By summer’s end, we hiked >150 miles (much of it off-trail) and climbed ~30,000 ft. This couldn’t have been done without the stellar work of Eileen Mavencamp, Zach Ausavich, and Madie DeMarco!!
January 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
To collect these data, we visited some of the most remote corners of Yellowstone. By summer’s end, we hiked >150 miles (much of it off-trail) and climbed ~30,000 ft. This couldn’t have been done without the stellar work of Eileen Mavencamp, Zach Ausavich, and Madie DeMarco!!