Marc D. Abrams

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Nancy and John Steimer Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management

Research Summary

Impact of fire exclusion upon species composition in old-growth forests, the varying and complex responses of temperate tree species to environmental interactions, as well as vegetation classification of Mid-Atlantic forest types.

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Recent Publications

A comparison of witness tree and contemporary compositions for old-growth forests at Savage Mountain, Maryland, and secondary forests of the northern Allegheny Mountains

Abrams, M. D., Hanberry, B. B. & Ruffner, C. M., Apr 1 2022, In: Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 149, 2, p. 151-158 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Native American imprint in palaeoecology

Abrams, M. D. & Nowacki, G. J., Nov 2020, In: Nature Sustainability. 3, 11, p. 896-897 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

Reviewing Fire, Climate, Deer, and Foundation Species as Drivers of Historically Open Oak and Pine Forests and Transition to Closed Forests

Hanberry, B. B., Abrams, M. D., Arthur, M. A. & Varner, J. M., May 12 2020, In: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 3, 56.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Global change impacts on forest and fire dynamics using paleoecology and tree census data for eastern North America

Abrams, M. D. & Nowacki, G. J., Mar 1 2019, In: Annals of Forest Science. 76, 1, 8.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Witness Tree Records for the Early Colonial Period (1623-1700) of Eastern Virginia

Abrams, M. D. & Johnson, S. E., Jan 1 2019, In: American Midland Naturalist. 181, 1, p. 115-122 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Does white-tailed deer density affect tree stocking in forests of the Eastern United States?

Hanberry, B. B. & Abrams, M. D., Dec 1 2019, In: Ecological Processes. 8, 1, 30.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

A model for longitudinal data sets relating wind-damage probability to biotic and abiotic factors: A Bayesian approach

Umeki, K., Abrams, M. D., Toyama, K. & Nabeshima, E., 2019, In: Forest Systems. 28, 3, p. 1-12 12 p., e019.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Large-scale catastrophic disturbance regimes can mask climate change impacts on vegetation – a reply to Pederson et al. (2014)

Abrams, M. D. & Nowacki, G. J., Jan 2018, In: Global Change Biology. 24, 1, p. e395-e396

Research output: Contribution to journalLetterpeer-review

A regional assessment of white-tailed deer effects on plant invasion

Averill, K. M., Mortensen, D. A., Smithwick, E. A. H., Kalisz, S., McShea, W. J., Bourg, N. A., Parker, J. D., Royo, A. A., Abrams, M. D., Apsley, D. K., Blossey, B., Boucher, D. H., Caraher, K. L., DiTommaso, A., Johnson, S. E., Masson, R. & Nuzzo, V. A., Feb 1 2018, In: AoB PLANTS. 10, 1, plx047.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Is increased precipitation during the 20th century statistically or ecologically significant in the eastern US?

Hanberry, B. B., Abrams, M. D. & White, J. D., May 4 2018, In: Journal of Land Use Science. 13, 3, p. 259-268 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

Recognizing loss of open forest ecosystems by tree densification and land use intensification in the Midwestern USA

Hanberry, B. B. & Abrams, M. D., Aug 1 2018, In: Regional Environmental Change. 18, 6, p. 1731-1740 10 p.

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A Dendroecological Analysis of Forest Dynamics for Old-Growth Abies-Tsuga-Quercus on the Boso Peninsula, Southeastern Japan

Abrams, M. D., Umeki, K., Bouma, C., Nabeshima, E. & Toyama, K., Jul 1 2017, In: Tree-Ring Research. 73, 2, p. 59-74 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

An interdisciplinary approach to better assess global change impacts and drought vulnerability on forest dynamics

Abrams, M. D. & Nowacki, G. J., Apr 1 2016, In: Tree Physiology. 36, 4, p. 421-427 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

Sowing the seeds of fire and oak in the eastern us: A tribute to Buell et al. 1954

Abrams, M. D., Aug 2016, In: Fire Ecology. 12, 2, p. 7-12 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Exploring the Early Anthropocene Burning Hypothesis and Climate-Fire Anomalies for the Eastern U.S

Abrams, M. D. & Nowacki, G. J., Feb 17 2015, In: Journal of Sustainable Forestry. 34, p. 30-48 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review