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Natalie A. Clay
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Federal Grant PI
Associate Professor
Also affiliated: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (2014–2015); Colby College (2010); University of Arkansas System (2025); University of Oklahoma (2010–2017); Louisiana Tech University (2016–2023); Mississippi State University (2014–2016)
14 h-index
49 pubs
1,138 cited
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Natalie A. Clay's research group at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville investigates ecological processes, with a particular focus on the interactions between organisms and their environment. Recent work has examined the role of bark beetles in forest ecosystems, including their impact on decomposition rates and biogeochemical cycles. Studies have also explored the influence of fungal species on termite feeding behavior in wood and the presence of sodium limitation in ant and termite populations in Neotropical savannas.
Her research has been supported by federal funding, including a $503,649 NSF grant for collaborative research on terrestrial riparian-stream carbon connections across a salt gradient. Clay leads a research group and has collaborated with other researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Michelle A. Evans-White and Donald B. Shepard. Her work has resulted in 53 publications, with a h-index of 16 and over 2,200 citations.
Metrics
- h-index: 14
- Publications: 49
- Citations: 1,138
Positions
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Associate Professor publications 2023–2026University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Entomology and Plant Pathology ORCID
Selected Publications
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Lizards at the Crossroads: How Microclimate and Habitat Structure Drive Species Turnover in a Neotropical Ecotone (2026)
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Changes in Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry Following a Simulated Tree Mortality Event of Southern Pine Beetle: A Case Study (2026)
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Hidden worlds: Testing applicability of acoustic methods for examination of deadwood arthropod communities (2025)
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Deadwood Supports Carnivores in Leaf Litter Communities in a Bark Beetle-Attacked Deadwood Simulation Experiment (2025)
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Condo or cuisine? The function of fine woody debris in driving decomposition, detritivores, and their predators (2024)
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Bark beetle-driven community and biogeochemical impacts in forest ecosystems: a review (2024)
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Decomposition of bark beetle-attacked trees after mortality varies across forests (2023)
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Herpetofauna of protected areas in the Caatinga VIII: An updated checklist for the Serra das Confusões region with new data from Serra Vermelha, Piauí, Brazil (2023)
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Isolating the drivers of the species‐area relationship in experimental habitat islands (2023)
Federal Grants 1 $503,649 total
NSF
PI
Aug 2024 - Jul 2027
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Courtney Siegert
Mississippi State University (US)
5 shared publications
- Bark beetle-driven community and biogeochemical impacts in forest ecosystems: a review
- Decomposition of bark beetle-attacked trees after mortality varies across forests
- Deadwood Supports Carnivores in Leaf Litter Communities in a Bark Beetle-Attacked Deadwood Simulation Experiment
- Hidden worlds: Testing applicability of acoustic methods for examination of deadwood arthropod communities
- Changes in Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry Following a Simulated Tree Mortality Event of Southern Pine Beetle: A Case Study
John J. Riggins
Oregon State University (US)
5 shared publications
- Bark beetle-driven community and biogeochemical impacts in forest ecosystems: a review
- Decomposition of bark beetle-attacked trees after mortality varies across forests
- Deadwood Supports Carnivores in Leaf Litter Communities in a Bark Beetle-Attacked Deadwood Simulation Experiment
- Hidden worlds: Testing applicability of acoustic methods for examination of deadwood arthropod communities
- Changes in Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry Following a Simulated Tree Mortality Event of Southern Pine Beetle: A Case Study
Nicholas Benedetto
Louisiana Tech University (US)
3 shared publications
- Decomposition of bark beetle-attacked trees after mortality varies across forests
- Condo or cuisine? The function of fine woody debris in driving decomposition, detritivores, and their predators
- Deadwood Supports Carnivores in Leaf Litter Communities in a Bark Beetle-Attacked Deadwood Simulation Experiment
Oscar Leverón
Universidad Nacional de Ciencias Forestales (HN)
3 shared publications
- Bark beetle-driven community and biogeochemical impacts in forest ecosystems: a review
- Decomposition of bark beetle-attacked trees after mortality varies across forests
- Hidden worlds: Testing applicability of acoustic methods for examination of deadwood arthropod communities
Richard W. Hofstetter
Northern Arizona University (US)
3 shared publications
- Bark beetle-driven community and biogeochemical impacts in forest ecosystems: a review
- Decomposition of bark beetle-attacked trees after mortality varies across forests
- Hidden worlds: Testing applicability of acoustic methods for examination of deadwood arthropod communities
Craig R. McClain
University of Louisiana at Lafayette (US)
2 shared publications
- Condo or cuisine? The function of fine woody debris in driving decomposition, detritivores, and their predators
- Isolating the drivers of the species‐area relationship in experimental habitat islands
Ricardo Marques
Universidade Federal da Bahia (BR)
2 shared publications
- Herpetofauna of protected areas in the Caatinga VIII: An updated checklist for the Serra das Confusões region with new data from Serra Vermelha, Piauí, Brazil
- Lizards at the Crossroads: How Microclimate and Habitat Structure Drive Species Turnover in a Neotropical Ecotone
Adrian Antonio Garda
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (BR)
2 shared publications
- Herpetofauna of protected areas in the Caatinga VIII: An updated checklist for the Serra das Confusões region with new data from Serra Vermelha, Piauí, Brazil
- Lizards at the Crossroads: How Microclimate and Habitat Structure Drive Species Turnover in a Neotropical Ecotone
Brena Fernanda S Carvalho
Universidade Federal da Paraíba (BR)
2 shared publications
- Herpetofauna of protected areas in the Caatinga VIII: An updated checklist for the Serra das Confusões region with new data from Serra Vermelha, Piauí, Brazil
- Lizards at the Crossroads: How Microclimate and Habitat Structure Drive Species Turnover in a Neotropical Ecotone
Cecília Rodrigues Vieira
Universidade de Brasília (BR)
2 shared publications
- Herpetofauna of protected areas in the Caatinga VIII: An updated checklist for the Serra das Confusões region with new data from Serra Vermelha, Piauí, Brazil
- Lizards at the Crossroads: How Microclimate and Habitat Structure Drive Species Turnover in a Neotropical Ecotone
Davi Lima Pantoja
Universidade Federal do Piauí (BR)
2 shared publications
- Herpetofauna of protected areas in the Caatinga VIII: An updated checklist for the Serra das Confusões region with new data from Serra Vermelha, Piauí, Brazil
- Lizards at the Crossroads: How Microclimate and Habitat Structure Drive Species Turnover in a Neotropical Ecotone
Donald B. Shepard
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
2 shared publications
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- Herpetofauna of protected areas in the Caatinga VIII: An updated checklist for the Serra das Confusões region with new data from Serra Vermelha, Piauí, Brazil
- Lizards at the Crossroads: How Microclimate and Habitat Structure Drive Species Turnover in a Neotropical Ecotone
Felipe Eduardo Alves Coelho
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
2 shared publications
- Herpetofauna of protected areas in the Caatinga VIII: An updated checklist for the Serra das Confusões region with new data from Serra Vermelha, Piauí, Brazil
- Lizards at the Crossroads: How Microclimate and Habitat Structure Drive Species Turnover in a Neotropical Ecotone
Gabriel Henrique de Oliveira Caetano
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
2 shared publications
- Herpetofauna of protected areas in the Caatinga VIII: An updated checklist for the Serra das Confusões region with new data from Serra Vermelha, Piauí, Brazil
- Lizards at the Crossroads: How Microclimate and Habitat Structure Drive Species Turnover in a Neotropical Ecotone
Guarino Rinaldi Colli
Universidade de Brasília (BR)
2 shared publications
- Herpetofauna of protected areas in the Caatinga VIII: An updated checklist for the Serra das Confusões region with new data from Serra Vermelha, Piauí, Brazil
- Lizards at the Crossroads: How Microclimate and Habitat Structure Drive Species Turnover in a Neotropical Ecotone
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