Ben C. Smith

Works (6)

Updated: September 9th, 2024 05:03

2023 journal article

Optimizing Select Fraser Fir (Abies fraseri) Reforestation Methods within an Artificial Bald at Mount Buckley, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Southeastern Naturalist.

By: B. Smith n , S. Brown *, J. Frampton n, A. Braham n, C. Stokes * & R. Baird*

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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: September 8, 2024

2020 journal article

Modeling Self-Thinning Patterns in Loblolly Pine with Provenance and Family Effects

FOREST SCIENCE, 66(6), 712–725.

By: T. Walker n , B. Bullock*, B. Smith n  & S. McKeand n 

author keywords: Pinus taeda L.; stand density index; carrying capacity; boundary line; genetics; seed source
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 24, 2020

2014 journal article

Diversity and density of the EM fungal community present in high elevation Fraser fir forests of Great Smoky Mountains National Park

North American Fungi.

Ben Smith

TL;DR: Based on percent frequency values, Laccaria could be used in reforestation of Fraser firs in all plots, and seven of the 44 species had significantly greater percent frequency among the three treatments, and six of those were the most frequent in sapling plot treatments at the two locations. (via Semantic Scholar)
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: April 6, 2022

2014 journal article

Modeling genetic effects on growth of diverse provenances and families of loblolly pine across optimum and deficient nutrient regimes

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH, 44(11), 1453–1461.

By: B. Smith n , B. Bullock n, F. Isik n  & S. McKeand n 

author keywords: loblolly pine; Chapman-Richards function; genotype x environment interaction; growth and yield; fertilization
TL;DR: This study tests if the relative growth performance of provenances and families is the same at the individual-tree and stand levels for family block plantings and determines what type of adjustment may be required to account for genetic differences when modeling growth and yield. (via Semantic Scholar)
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Understanding and Developing Resistance in Hemlocks to the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

Southeastern Naturalist.

Ben Smith

Source: ORCID
Added: April 6, 2022

2013 journal article

Hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) infestation affects water and carbon relations of eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) and Carolina hemlock (Tsuga caroliniana)

New Phytologist, 199(2), 452–463.

By: J. Domec n, L. Rivera n, J. King n, I. Peszlen n , F. Hain n, B. Smith n, J. Frampton n

author keywords: carbon isotope; hydraulic conductivity; mortality; soil-plant-atmosphere model; stomatal conductance; traumatic resin canals; water potential; wood anatomy
MeSH headings : Animals; Carbon / metabolism; Carbon Isotopes; Circadian Rhythm / physiology; Hemiptera / physiology; Models, Biological; Nitrogen / metabolism; Plant Diseases / parasitology; Plant Leaves / anatomy & histology; Plant Leaves / physiology; Plant Stems / physiology; Plant Stomata / physiology; Seasons; Tsuga / parasitology; Water / metabolism; Wood / anatomy & histology; Xylem / anatomy & histology
TL;DR: Despite some leaf compensatory mechanisms, such as an increase in leaf hydraulic conductance and nitrogen content, tree water use and carbon assimilation were diminished significantly in infested trees, which could contribute to tree mortality. (via Semantic Scholar)
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

Employment

Updated: February 7th, 2020 10:58

2017 - present

Forest Restoration Alliance, North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Research Scholar Entomology and Plant Pathology

2011 - 2017

Forest Restoration Alliance, North Carolina State University Raleigh NC US Raleigh, NC, US
Postdoctoral Research Scholar Entomology and Plant Pathology

Education

Updated: February 7th, 2020 10:53

2005 - 2010

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
PhD Forestry and Environmental Resources

2003 - 2007

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
MS Forestry and Environmental Resources

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