Publications

Zhu, Q., Cheb, J., Bourque, CP.A., Sonnentag O., Montagnani L., O'Halloran T.L., Scott R.L., Forsythe, J.D., Song, B., Zou, H., Duan, M. (2024). Albedo-induced global warming potential following disturbances in global temperate and boreal forests. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 129.
Maricar Aguilos, Ge Sun, Ning Liu, Yulong Zhang, Gregory Starr, Andrew Christopher Oishi, Thomas L O'Halloran, Jeremy Forsythe, Jingfeng Wang, Modi Zhu, Devendra Amatya, Benju Baniya, Steve McNulty, Asko Noormets, John King. Energy availability and leaf area dominate control of ecosystem evapotranspiration in the southeastern U.S., Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Volume 349, 2024,109960, ISSN 0168-1923.
Williams, T.M., B. Williams, B. Song, T.L. O'Halloran, J.D. Forsythe. 2022. Mapping natural forest stands with low-cost drones. Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences: Vol. 14: Iss.1, pp 22-42.
Ahlswede, B. J., O'Halloran, T. L., Forsythe, J. D., & Thomas, R. Q. 2021. A minimally managed switchgrass ecosystem in a humid subtropical climate is a source of carbon to the atmosphere. GCB Bioenergy, 14, 24-36.
Williams, T.M., T.L. O'Halloran, B. Song, J.D. Forsythe, and B.J. Williams. 2021. Sources of error from dense understory vegetation in Coastal Plain forest hydrologic analyses using LiDAR DEMs. In Proceedings 13th Southern Forestry and Natural Resource Management GIS Conference. Athens, GA. pp. 41.
Williams, T.M., T.L. O'Halloran, B. Song, J.D. Forsythe, and B.J. Williams. 2020. Evaluating high water table hydrology and eddy covariance measurements of evapotranspiration at a newly instrumented watershed in coastal South Carolina. In Proceedings 7th Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds. Tifton, GA: USDA-Agricultural Research Service. pp. 47.
Forsythe, J. D., T. L. O'halloran, and M. A. Kline. 2020. An eddy covariance mesonet for measuring greenhouse gas fluxes in coastal South Carolina. Data 5:1-20.

Posters & Presentations

Forsythe J, Potter S, Rogers B, Berner L, Hansen W, Goetz S, Johnstone J, Mack M, Walker X. Quantifying The Controls On Boreal Forest Reburning With Interpretable Machine Learning. Talk at: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2025.
Hall J, Hayes K, Asena Q, Forsythe J, Frumhoff P, Hu K-T, Mathes K, Murphy L, Rogers B, Talucci A, Wang J, Hansen W. Predicting forest burn risk from 2026 to 2040 in interior Alaska. Talk at: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2025.
Liang W, Bauck K, Maloney D, Embury Hoy E, Montesano P, Wang JA, Lara M, Yang D, Forsythe J, Berner L, Walker X, Duncanson L. Meta-analysis of North American Arctic and Boreal Aboveground Carbon Maps to Provide Guidance for User Communities. Talk at: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2025.
Forsythe J, Potter S, Rogers B, Berner L, Goetz S, Johnstone J, Mack M, Walker X. Legacy of Wildfire in Boreal Forests: Characterizing Fire-on-Fire Interactions with Satellite Remote Sensing. Talk at: Bonanaza Creek LTER All Hands Meeting - June 2025.
Forsythe J, Rogers B, Berner L, Goetz S, Johnstone J, Mack M, Walker X. Drivers and Impacts of Reburning in Boreal Forest Ecosystems (DIRE). Talk at: NASA ABoVE Team Meeting - May 2025.
Maloney D, Hoy E, Larson E, Montesano P, Wang J, Liang W, Bauck K, Walker X, Forsythe J. A Comparative Analysis of Available Arctic and Boreal Biomass Datasets. Poster presented at: NASA ABoVE Team Meeting - May 2025.
Forsythe J, Mack M, Walker X. Decades of Discovery: How NSF's Long Term Ecological Research is Advancing Arctic Understanding. Invited Talk at: Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee Meeting 2025.
Forsythe J, Potter S, Rogers B, Berner L, Goetz S, Johnstone J, Mack M, Walker X. Mapping Top-Down and Bottom-Up Controls on Wildfire in Boreal Forest Ecosystems. Invited Talk at: Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee Meeting 2025.
Forsythe J, Potter S, Rogers B, Berner L, Goetz S, Johnstone J, Mack M, Walker X. Top-Down and Bottom-Up Controls on Short Interval Wildfire in Boreal Forest Ecosystems. Talk at: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2024.
Forsythe J. Pixels, Patterns, and Plants: Integrating Remote Sensing, Micrometeorology, and Field Ecology to Unravel Ecosystem Functioning Across Diverse Landscapes. Invited talk at NAU Ecoinformatics Seminar Series 2024.
Forsythe J, Potter S, Rogers B, Berner L, Goetz S, Johnstone J, Mack M, Walker X. Evidence of Reburning in Boreal Forest Ecosystems from Landsat Observations. Poster presented at: NASA ABoVE Team Meeting - May 2024. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.23454.75844.
Forsythe J D, O'Halloran T L. Diffuse Light & Evapotranspiration in Southern Pine Forests. Invited talk presented at: NASA ECOSTRESS Science and Application Team Meeting - Fall 2023. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.18362.77769.
Forsythe J D Writing Tutorials For Accessing & Visualizing ECOSTRESS Data With Open Source Tools. Invited talk presented at: ECOSTRESS Science and Application Team Meeting - Fall 2023. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.26751.38563.
Forsythe J D, O'Halloran T L. Responses of Southern Pine Forest Gross Primary Productivity to Diffuse Radiation: A 17 Site-Year Study. Talk presented at: Ecological Society of America 08/2023. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.35978.85443.
Forsythe J D, O'Halloran T L. Sensitivity of Diffuse Light Fertilization in Southern Pine Carbon Fluxes Observed with Remotely-Sensed Vegetation Indices. Talk presented at: American Meteorological Society 35th Conference; 05/2023. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.13047.60320.
Forsythe J D, O'Halloran T L, Wise M, Balkcum O, Song B, Kline M A, DeGarady C. How do fire & management alter longleaf pine understory carbon stocks & whole ecosystem carbon sequestration?. Poster presented at: 14th Biennial Longleaf Conference; 2022 October 27. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.24852.37762
J.D. Forsythe, O'Halloran, T.L. Carbon Management & Clearcut Recovery in Longleaf Pine Ecosystems. Jones Center at Ichauway (invited). Newton, GA. April 11, 2022.
O'Halloran, T.L., J.D. Forsythe, L. Clay. Managing land to sequester carbon and greenhouse gases. SC Soil and Water Conservation Society (invited). Charleston, SC. February 21, 2022.
O'Halloran, T.L., C. DeGarady, M. Motallebi, B.S. Song., L. Clay, J.D. Forsythe. Carbon and climate benefits of longleaf pine forests. SC Native Plant Society, Lowcountry Chapter (invited; virtual). February 15, 2022.
Balkcum O, Song B, Forsythe J D, Wise M, Kline M A, O'Halloran T L. Marshes Migrating Into Forests: Effects of Sea Level Rise on Coastal Ecosystems. Poster presented at Clemson University Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science Behind the Gate; Georgetown SC, 2021 July.
Wise M., Forsythe J.D., Song B., Balkcum O., Kline M.A., O'Halloran T.L. How Does Fire Alter Carbon Stocks and Plant Diversity in a Longleaf Pine Understory? Poster presented at Clemson University Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science Behind the Gate; Georgetown SC, 2021 July.
Kuleba A, O'Halloran T L, Rady J, Powell L, Forsythe J D. Role of Phenology in Switchgrass Carbon Fluxes. Poster presented at Clemson University Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science Behind the Gate; Georgetown SC, 2021 July.
Clay, L., Forsythe, J.D., and O'Halloran, T.L. Comparing Carbon Dioxide and Methane Fluxes between a Natural Salt Marsh and Managed Wetlands. Behind the Gate. Baruch Institute for Coastal Ecology and Forest Science, 2021 July.
Forsythe J D, O'Halloran T L, Williams T, Kaminski R, Kline M A. An Eddy Covariance Mesonet Measuring Coastal Carbon Fluxes in South Carolina. Poster presented at: 7th North American Carbon Program Open Science Meeting; 2021 March. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.21100.28804
Forsythe J D, O'Halloran T L, Kline M A. Establishing An Eddy Covariance Mesonet in Coastal South Carolina. Poster presented at: Ameriflux 2020; 2020 October 8. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.13901.26086
Forsythe JD, Foster, BL. The Effects Of Disturbance And Soil Nutrient Enrichment On Grassland Community Biodiversity Across Spatial Scales. Poster presented at: University of Kansas Madison & Lila Self Graduate Fellowship Symposium. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.26076.92806