RESEARCH
Garren AM, Bolding MC, Barrett SM, Hawks EM, Aust WM, Coates TA. 2023. A comparison of forest biomass and conventional harvesting effects on estimated erosion, BMP implementation, ground cover, and residual woody debris in Virginia. Biomass (in press).
Perkins LJ, Coates TA, Hiers JK, Fowler CT, Bigelow SW. 2023. Prescribed fire use among black landowners in the Red Hills Region, USA. Ethnobiology Letters, 14(1):36-48. https://ojs.ethnobiology.org/index.php/ebl/article/view/1855/992.
Copenheaver CA, van de Gevel S, Downing A, Coates TA. 2023. Reducing the risk of sexual misconduct during field research with students. Natural Areas Journal, 43(2):117-123. DOI: 10.3375/0885-8608-43.2.117.
McClure A, Coates TA, Hiers JK, Seiler JR, O’Brien JJ, Hoffman C. 2022. Estimating heat tolerance of buds in six common southeastern US tree species in fire-prone forests. Fire Ecology 18:32. https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-022-00160-5.
Copenheaver CA, van de Gevel SL, Downing AK, Coates TA. 2022. Reducing the risk of sexual misconduct at dendrochronology conferences and workshops. Tree-Ring Research, 78(2):140-149. https://doi.org/10.3959/2022-1.
Coates TA, Ford WM. 2022. Fuels and vegetation changes in southwestern, unburned portions of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA, 2003-2019. Journal of Forestry Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-022-01515-z.
Garren AM, Bolding MC, Barrett SM, Aust WM, Coates TA. 2022. Characteristics of forest biomass harvesting businesses in Virginia. Biomass and Bioenergy 163:106501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2022.106501.
Vaughan MC, Hagan DL, Bridges WC, Barrett K, Norman S, Coates TA, Klein R. 2022. Effects of season of burn on fire-excluded plant communities in the southern Appalachians, USA. Forest Ecology and Management 516:120244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120244.
Beasley C, Carter D, Coates TA, Keyser T, Greenberg C. 2022. Impacts of oak-focused silvicultural treatments on the regeneration layer nine years post treatment in a productive mixed-oak southern Appalachian forest. Journal of theTorrey Botanical Society 149(2):166-180. https://doi.org/10.3159/TORREY-D-21-00031.1.
Garren AM, Bolding MC, Barrett SM, Aust WM, Coates TA, Hawks EM. 2022. Best management practices, erosion, residual woody biomass, and soil disturbances within biomass and conventional clearcut harvests in Virginia’s Mountain region. Forest Science 68(3):299-311. https://doi.org/10.1093/forsci/fxac016.
Garren AM, Bolding MC, Barrett SM, Aust WM, Coates TA. 2021. Evaluating the productivity and costs of five energywood harvesting operations in the lower Mid-Atlantic Region of the U.S. International Journal of Forest Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1080/14942119.2021.2015676.
Vaughan MC, Hagan DL, Bridges WC, Dickinson MB, Coates TA. 2021. How do fire behavior and fuel consumption vary between dormant and early growing season prescribed burns in the southern Appalachian Mountains? Fire Ecology 17:27. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-021-00108-1.
Copenheaver CA, Coates TA, Downing AK, van de Gevel SL. 2021. Best instructional practices for outdoor laboratories: reducing sexual harassment risk. North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Journal 65:322-327. https://www.nactateachers.org/index.php/journal-sp-1148215168.
Hahn G, Coates TA, Aust MW, Bolding MC, Thomas-Van Gundy MA. 2021. Long-term impacts of silvicultural treatments on wildland fuels and modeled fire behavior in the Ridge and Valley Province, Virginia (USA). Forest Ecology and Management 496:119475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119475.
Hahn G, Coates TA, Aust MW. 2021. Soil chemistry following single-entry, dormant season prescribed fires in the Ridge and Valley Province of Virginia, USA. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 52(17):2065-2073. https://doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2021.1908327.
Uzun H, Zhang W, Olivares C, Erdem CU, Coates TA, Karanfil T, Chow AT. 2020. Effect of prescribed fires on the export of dissolved organic matter, precursors of disinfection by-products and water treatability. Water Research 187:116385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2020.116385.
Coates TA, Johnson A, Aust WM, Hagan DL, Chow AT, Trettin CC. 2020. Forest composition, fuel loading, and soil chemistry resulting from 50 years of forest management in two southeastern Coastal Plain watersheds, USA. Forest Ecology and Management 473:118337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118337.
Dukes C, Coates TA, Hagan DL, Aust WM, Waldrop TA, Simon DM. 2020. Long-term effects of repeated prescribed fire and fire surrogate treatments on forest soil chemistry in the southern Appalachian Mountains (USA). Fire 3(2),20. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire3020020.
Coates TA, Waldrop TA, Mohr HH, Hutchinson TF. 2020. The development of a southern Appalachian fuels photo series. In: Bragg D, ed. 2020. Proceedings of the 20th Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference; 2019 March 12-14; Shreveport, LA. Proceedings SRS-P. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 69-73.
https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/gtr/gtr_srs253/gtr_srs253_010.pdf.
Coates TA. 2020. Laboratory analysis of gas emissions from Southeastern forest fuels. In: Hood SM, Drury S, Steelman T, Steffens R, eds. Proceedings of the Fire Continuum Conference – preparing for the future of wildland fire; 2018 May 21-24; Missoula, MT. Proceedings RMRS-P. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea4a2778a22135afc733499/t/5ed1439389d12f1ce60d74e2/1590772630689/Concurrent+Presentation+Abstracts+FCC.pdf.
Dukes CJ, Coates TA, Hagan DL, Aust WM, Waldrop TA, Simon DM. 2020. Assessing potential long-term changes in southern Appalachian Mountain forest soil chemistry from repeated use of fuel reduction treatments. In: Bragg D, ed. Proceedings of the 20th Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference; 2019 March 12-14; Shreveport, LA. Proceedings SRS-P. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 77-78. https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/gtr/gtr_srs253/gtr_srs253_012.pdf.
Hahn GE, Coates TA, Aust WM, Copenheaver CA, Thomas-Van Gundy MA. 2020. Eight years later, did a wildfire in southwest Virginia accomplish first-entry prescribed fire tree regeneration objectives? In: Bragg D, ed. Proceedings of the 20th Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference; 2019 March 12-14; Shreveport, LA. Proceedings SRS-P. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 74-76.
https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/gtr/gtr_srs253/gtr_srs253_011.pdf.
Coates TA, Waldrop TA, Mohr HH, Hutchinson T. 2019. Photo guide for estimating fuel loading in the southern Appalachian Mountains. USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, General Technical Report GTR-SRS-241, Asheville, NC, USA. 180 p.
https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/gtr/gtr_srs241.pdf.
Majidzadeh H, Chen H, Coates TA, Tsai K, Olivares C, Trettin C, Uzun H, Karanfil T, Chow A. 2019. Long-term watershed management is an effective strategy to reduce organic matter export and DBP precursors in source water. International Journal of Wildland Fire 28(10):804-813,822. https://doi.org/10.1071/WF18174_CO.
Thompson EG, Coates TA, Aust WM, Thomas-Van Gundy MA. 2019. Wildfire and prescribed fire effects on forest floor properties and erosion potential in the Central Appalachian region, USA. Forests 10,493. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10060493.
Hahn G, Coates TA, Latham RE, Majidzadeh H. 2019. Prescribed fire effects on water quality and freshwater ecosystems in moist-temperate eastern North America. Natural Areas Journal 39(1):46-57. https://doi.org/10.3375/043.039.0104.
Coates TA, Hagan DL, Aust WM, Johnson A, Keen JC, Chow AT, Dozier JH. 2018. Mineral soil chemical properties as influenced by long-term use of prescribed fire with differing frequencies in a southeastern Coastal Plain pine forest. Forests 9(12),739. https://doi.org/10.3390/f9120739.
Coates TA, Waldrop TA, Shelburne VB, Hill HS. 2018. Does sampler size affect southeastern Piedmont forest soil bulk density estimation? Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 49:701-707. https://doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2018.1432640.
Coates TA, Chow AT, Hagan DL, Waldrop TA, Wang GG, Bridges WC, Rogers MF, Dozier JH. 2018. Thermocouple probe orientation affects prescribed fire behavior estimation. Journal of Environmental Quality 47:170-176. https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2017.02.0055.
Coates TA, Chow AT, Hagan DL, Wang GG, Bridges WC, Dozier JH. 2017. Frequent prescribed fire as a long-term practice in longleaf pine forests does not affect detrital chemical composition. Journal of Environmental Quality 46:1020-1027. https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2017.03.0112.
Coates TA, Shelburne VB, Waldrop TA, Smith BR, Hill HS, Simon DM. 2010. Forest soil response to fuel reduction treatments in the southern Appalachian Mountains. In: Stanturf JA, ed. 2010. Proceedings of the 14th Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS–121. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 283-287. https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/gtr/gtr_srs121/gtr_srs121_283.pdf.
Yanai RD, Germain RH, Anderson NM, Coates TA, Mishler AK. 2009. Heart size of sugar maple sawlogs across six northern states. Journal of Forestry 107(2):95-100. https://doi.org/10.5849/jof.14-004.
Boerner REJ, Coates TA, Waldrop TA, Yaussy DA. 2008. Assessing ecosystem restoration alternatives in eastern deciduous forests: the view from belowground. Restoration Ecology 16(3):425-434. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-100X.2007.00312.x.
Coates TA, Boerner REJ, Waldrop TA, Yaussy DA. 2008. Soil nitrogen transformations under alternative management strategies in Appalachian Mountain forests. Soil Science Society of America Journal 72:558-565. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2006.0313.
Coates TA, Yanai RD, Germain RH. 2006. Factors influencing wood discoloration in sugar maple: results from log yard inventories. ECANUSA Forest Science Conference, University of Laval; October 20, 2006. https://crsf.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites /214/2017/01/ ECANUSA_2006_Proceedings.pdf.
Coates TA, Shelburne VB, Waldrop TA, Smith BR, Hill HS. 2006. Effects of fuel reduction treatments on soil nitrogen transformation in the southeastern Piedmont. In: Dickinson MB, ed. 2006. Fire in eastern oak forests: delivering science to land managers, proceedings of a conference; 2005 November 15-17; Columbus, OH. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-1. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. p. 272.
https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/gtr/gtr_nrs-p1/coates_p1_272.pdf.
Perkins LJ, Coates TA, Hiers JK, Fowler CT, Bigelow SW. 2023. Prescribed fire use among black landowners in the Red Hills Region, USA. Ethnobiology Letters, 14(1):36-48. https://ojs.ethnobiology.org/index.php/ebl/article/view/1855/992.
Copenheaver CA, van de Gevel S, Downing A, Coates TA. 2023. Reducing the risk of sexual misconduct during field research with students. Natural Areas Journal, 43(2):117-123. DOI: 10.3375/0885-8608-43.2.117.
McClure A, Coates TA, Hiers JK, Seiler JR, O’Brien JJ, Hoffman C. 2022. Estimating heat tolerance of buds in six common southeastern US tree species in fire-prone forests. Fire Ecology 18:32. https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-022-00160-5.
Copenheaver CA, van de Gevel SL, Downing AK, Coates TA. 2022. Reducing the risk of sexual misconduct at dendrochronology conferences and workshops. Tree-Ring Research, 78(2):140-149. https://doi.org/10.3959/2022-1.
Coates TA, Ford WM. 2022. Fuels and vegetation changes in southwestern, unburned portions of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA, 2003-2019. Journal of Forestry Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-022-01515-z.
Garren AM, Bolding MC, Barrett SM, Aust WM, Coates TA. 2022. Characteristics of forest biomass harvesting businesses in Virginia. Biomass and Bioenergy 163:106501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2022.106501.
Vaughan MC, Hagan DL, Bridges WC, Barrett K, Norman S, Coates TA, Klein R. 2022. Effects of season of burn on fire-excluded plant communities in the southern Appalachians, USA. Forest Ecology and Management 516:120244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120244.
Beasley C, Carter D, Coates TA, Keyser T, Greenberg C. 2022. Impacts of oak-focused silvicultural treatments on the regeneration layer nine years post treatment in a productive mixed-oak southern Appalachian forest. Journal of theTorrey Botanical Society 149(2):166-180. https://doi.org/10.3159/TORREY-D-21-00031.1.
Garren AM, Bolding MC, Barrett SM, Aust WM, Coates TA, Hawks EM. 2022. Best management practices, erosion, residual woody biomass, and soil disturbances within biomass and conventional clearcut harvests in Virginia’s Mountain region. Forest Science 68(3):299-311. https://doi.org/10.1093/forsci/fxac016.
Garren AM, Bolding MC, Barrett SM, Aust WM, Coates TA. 2021. Evaluating the productivity and costs of five energywood harvesting operations in the lower Mid-Atlantic Region of the U.S. International Journal of Forest Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1080/14942119.2021.2015676.
Vaughan MC, Hagan DL, Bridges WC, Dickinson MB, Coates TA. 2021. How do fire behavior and fuel consumption vary between dormant and early growing season prescribed burns in the southern Appalachian Mountains? Fire Ecology 17:27. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-021-00108-1.
Copenheaver CA, Coates TA, Downing AK, van de Gevel SL. 2021. Best instructional practices for outdoor laboratories: reducing sexual harassment risk. North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Journal 65:322-327. https://www.nactateachers.org/index.php/journal-sp-1148215168.
Hahn G, Coates TA, Aust MW, Bolding MC, Thomas-Van Gundy MA. 2021. Long-term impacts of silvicultural treatments on wildland fuels and modeled fire behavior in the Ridge and Valley Province, Virginia (USA). Forest Ecology and Management 496:119475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119475.
Hahn G, Coates TA, Aust MW. 2021. Soil chemistry following single-entry, dormant season prescribed fires in the Ridge and Valley Province of Virginia, USA. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 52(17):2065-2073. https://doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2021.1908327.
Uzun H, Zhang W, Olivares C, Erdem CU, Coates TA, Karanfil T, Chow AT. 2020. Effect of prescribed fires on the export of dissolved organic matter, precursors of disinfection by-products and water treatability. Water Research 187:116385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2020.116385.
Coates TA, Johnson A, Aust WM, Hagan DL, Chow AT, Trettin CC. 2020. Forest composition, fuel loading, and soil chemistry resulting from 50 years of forest management in two southeastern Coastal Plain watersheds, USA. Forest Ecology and Management 473:118337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118337.
Dukes C, Coates TA, Hagan DL, Aust WM, Waldrop TA, Simon DM. 2020. Long-term effects of repeated prescribed fire and fire surrogate treatments on forest soil chemistry in the southern Appalachian Mountains (USA). Fire 3(2),20. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire3020020.
Coates TA, Waldrop TA, Mohr HH, Hutchinson TF. 2020. The development of a southern Appalachian fuels photo series. In: Bragg D, ed. 2020. Proceedings of the 20th Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference; 2019 March 12-14; Shreveport, LA. Proceedings SRS-P. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 69-73.
https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/gtr/gtr_srs253/gtr_srs253_010.pdf.
Coates TA. 2020. Laboratory analysis of gas emissions from Southeastern forest fuels. In: Hood SM, Drury S, Steelman T, Steffens R, eds. Proceedings of the Fire Continuum Conference – preparing for the future of wildland fire; 2018 May 21-24; Missoula, MT. Proceedings RMRS-P. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea4a2778a22135afc733499/t/5ed1439389d12f1ce60d74e2/1590772630689/Concurrent+Presentation+Abstracts+FCC.pdf.
Dukes CJ, Coates TA, Hagan DL, Aust WM, Waldrop TA, Simon DM. 2020. Assessing potential long-term changes in southern Appalachian Mountain forest soil chemistry from repeated use of fuel reduction treatments. In: Bragg D, ed. Proceedings of the 20th Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference; 2019 March 12-14; Shreveport, LA. Proceedings SRS-P. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 77-78. https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/gtr/gtr_srs253/gtr_srs253_012.pdf.
Hahn GE, Coates TA, Aust WM, Copenheaver CA, Thomas-Van Gundy MA. 2020. Eight years later, did a wildfire in southwest Virginia accomplish first-entry prescribed fire tree regeneration objectives? In: Bragg D, ed. Proceedings of the 20th Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference; 2019 March 12-14; Shreveport, LA. Proceedings SRS-P. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 74-76.
https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/gtr/gtr_srs253/gtr_srs253_011.pdf.
Coates TA, Waldrop TA, Mohr HH, Hutchinson T. 2019. Photo guide for estimating fuel loading in the southern Appalachian Mountains. USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, General Technical Report GTR-SRS-241, Asheville, NC, USA. 180 p.
https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/gtr/gtr_srs241.pdf.
Majidzadeh H, Chen H, Coates TA, Tsai K, Olivares C, Trettin C, Uzun H, Karanfil T, Chow A. 2019. Long-term watershed management is an effective strategy to reduce organic matter export and DBP precursors in source water. International Journal of Wildland Fire 28(10):804-813,822. https://doi.org/10.1071/WF18174_CO.
Thompson EG, Coates TA, Aust WM, Thomas-Van Gundy MA. 2019. Wildfire and prescribed fire effects on forest floor properties and erosion potential in the Central Appalachian region, USA. Forests 10,493. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10060493.
Hahn G, Coates TA, Latham RE, Majidzadeh H. 2019. Prescribed fire effects on water quality and freshwater ecosystems in moist-temperate eastern North America. Natural Areas Journal 39(1):46-57. https://doi.org/10.3375/043.039.0104.
Coates TA, Hagan DL, Aust WM, Johnson A, Keen JC, Chow AT, Dozier JH. 2018. Mineral soil chemical properties as influenced by long-term use of prescribed fire with differing frequencies in a southeastern Coastal Plain pine forest. Forests 9(12),739. https://doi.org/10.3390/f9120739.
Coates TA, Waldrop TA, Shelburne VB, Hill HS. 2018. Does sampler size affect southeastern Piedmont forest soil bulk density estimation? Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 49:701-707. https://doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2018.1432640.
Coates TA, Chow AT, Hagan DL, Waldrop TA, Wang GG, Bridges WC, Rogers MF, Dozier JH. 2018. Thermocouple probe orientation affects prescribed fire behavior estimation. Journal of Environmental Quality 47:170-176. https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2017.02.0055.
Coates TA, Chow AT, Hagan DL, Wang GG, Bridges WC, Dozier JH. 2017. Frequent prescribed fire as a long-term practice in longleaf pine forests does not affect detrital chemical composition. Journal of Environmental Quality 46:1020-1027. https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2017.03.0112.
Coates TA, Shelburne VB, Waldrop TA, Smith BR, Hill HS, Simon DM. 2010. Forest soil response to fuel reduction treatments in the southern Appalachian Mountains. In: Stanturf JA, ed. 2010. Proceedings of the 14th Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS–121. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 283-287. https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/gtr/gtr_srs121/gtr_srs121_283.pdf.
Yanai RD, Germain RH, Anderson NM, Coates TA, Mishler AK. 2009. Heart size of sugar maple sawlogs across six northern states. Journal of Forestry 107(2):95-100. https://doi.org/10.5849/jof.14-004.
Boerner REJ, Coates TA, Waldrop TA, Yaussy DA. 2008. Assessing ecosystem restoration alternatives in eastern deciduous forests: the view from belowground. Restoration Ecology 16(3):425-434. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-100X.2007.00312.x.
Coates TA, Boerner REJ, Waldrop TA, Yaussy DA. 2008. Soil nitrogen transformations under alternative management strategies in Appalachian Mountain forests. Soil Science Society of America Journal 72:558-565. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2006.0313.
Coates TA, Yanai RD, Germain RH. 2006. Factors influencing wood discoloration in sugar maple: results from log yard inventories. ECANUSA Forest Science Conference, University of Laval; October 20, 2006. https://crsf.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites /214/2017/01/ ECANUSA_2006_Proceedings.pdf.
Coates TA, Shelburne VB, Waldrop TA, Smith BR, Hill HS. 2006. Effects of fuel reduction treatments on soil nitrogen transformation in the southeastern Piedmont. In: Dickinson MB, ed. 2006. Fire in eastern oak forests: delivering science to land managers, proceedings of a conference; 2005 November 15-17; Columbus, OH. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-1. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. p. 272.
https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/gtr/gtr_nrs-p1/coates_p1_272.pdf.