Heather D. Alexander

Auburn University — United States

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

32h-index4.6kcitations148works2.62yr avg
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Research Topics

Fire effects on ecosystems(93), Climate change and permafrost(62), Tree-ring climate responses(35), Rangeland and Wildlife Management(26), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(24)

Publications148 total

Counteracting effects of longleaf pine and sweetgum leaf litter on fuelbed flammability and post-fire tree regeneration across a canopy cover gradient
Forest Ecology and Management·2026
Patterns of Soil Dissolvable Matter Following Prescribed Fire Reintroduction in Hurricane-Damaged Southeastern U.S. Coastal Forests
Environmental Processes·2026
Savanna restoration on the Cumberland Plateau impacts whole-ecosystem carbon storage and increases biodiversity
Forest Ecology and Management·2026
Wildfire and Permafrost Thaw Reduce C Pools and Diminish Carbon Sequestration Potential in Yedoma Surface Soils
Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences·2025
Permafrost–wildfire interactions: active layer thickness estimates for paired burned and unburned sites in northern high latitudes
Earth system science data·2025· 5 citedOpen Access
Next generation Arctic vegetation maps: Aboveground plant biomass and woody dominance mapped at 30 m resolution across the tundra biome
Remote Sensing of Environment·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Leaf Water Storage Capacity Among Eight US Hardwood Tree Species: Differences in Seasonality and Methodology
Hydrology·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
Fuel loads and composition across a pine dominance gradient within fire-dependent pine–oak mixedwoods of the southeastern U.S. undergoing hardwood encroachment
Canadian Journal of Forest Research·2025
Fuel Loads and Composition Across a Pine Dominance Gradient within Unmanaged, Fire-Dependent Pine-Oak Mixedwoods of the Southeastern U.S
SSRN Electronic Journal·2025Open Access
Supplementary material to "Permafrost-wildfire interactions: Active layer thickness estimates for paired burned and unburned sites in northern high-latitudes"
2024Open Access
Permafrost-wildfire interactions: Active layer thickness estimates for paired burned and unburned sites in northern high-latitudes
2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Variations in stand structure, composition, and fuelbeds drive prescribed fire behavior during mountain longleaf pine restoration
Forest Ecology and Management·2024· 2 cited
Controls over Fire Characteristics in Siberian Larch Forests
Ecosystems·2024· 2 cited
Overstory and fuel traits drive moisture dynamics of mesophytic and pyrophytic leaf litter and 10-h woody debris fuels in a mixed longleaf pine-hardwood woodland
Fire Ecology·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Cone and fruit impacts on understory flammability depend on traits and forest floor coverage
Fire Ecology·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Linking Post-fire Tree Density to Carbon Storage in High-Latitude Cajander Larch (Larix cajanderi) Forests of Far Northeastern Siberia
Ecosystems·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Winter soil temperature varies with canopy cover in Siberian larch forests
Environmental Research Letters·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
The Arctic Plant Aboveground Biomass Synthesis Dataset
Scientific Data·2024· 10 citedOpen Access
Fire‐Induced Carbon Loss and Tree Mortality in Siberian Larch Forests
Geophysical Research Letters·2024· 16 citedOpen Access
Does longleaf pine cone production correlate with seed production, size, and germination rate?
2024Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Michelle C. Mack(19), M. M. Loranty(17), Susan M. Natali(12), Logan T. Berner(10), S. J. Goetz(9), N. Zimov(9), Jill F. Johnstone(7), Mary A. Arthur(7), S. P. Davydov(7), Pieter S. A. Beck(6), Alison K. Paulson(6), Heather Kropp(6), Courtney M. Siegert(5), Bruce C. Forbes(4), Esther Lévesque(4), Alessandro Petraglia(4), Paul Grogan(4), Steven F. Oberbauer(4), Anne D. Bjorkman(3), Isla H. Myers‐Smith(3)