Research Consortia and Infrastructure
Forest Global Earth Observatory (ForestGEO)
ForestGEO is a global network of scientists and forest research sites studying forest dynamics in a era of global change.
GEO-TREES
GEO-TREES is a global network of scientists and forest research sites providing high-accuracy ground data for satellite-derived biomass mapping.
SCBI ForestGEO plot
The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) hosts a 25.6 ha ForestGEO plot and is a GEO-TREES site.
Current Research Foci
Global Change Impacts on a Temperate Deciduous Forest
With support from an NSF LTREB grant, ‘Disentangling mechanisms through which global change may reverse the carbon sink of a temperate deciduous forest’, we are working to understand how various global change drivers are impacting the SCBI ForestGEO plot and beyond.
Temperate GEO-TREES
We are working to develop the temperate component of GEO-TREES, a global network of scientists and forest research sites providing high-accuracy ground data for satellite-derived biomass mapping.
Climate Sensitivity of Tropical Tree Growth
We are using ForestGEO’s unparalleled long-term measurements of tree growth to understand the interannual climate sensitivity of tropical tree growth.