Natalie A. Clay

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Federal Grant PI

Associate Professor

University of Arkansas primary UA Div. of Agriculture

Also affiliated: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (2014–2015); George Washington University (2023); Colby College (2010); University of Arkansas System (2025); Oklahoma Biological Survey (2015); University of Oklahoma (2010–2017); Louisiana Tech University (2016–2023); Mississippi State University (2014–2016)

Faculty Researcher

16 h-index 53 pubs 2,262 cited

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Biomedical Subjects

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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: 16
Publications: 53
Citations: 2,262

Selected Publications

Lizards at the Crossroads: How Microclimate and Habitat Structure Drive Species Turnover in a Neotropical Ecotone (2026)

Austral Ecology DOI OpenAlex
Changes in Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry Following a Simulated Tree Mortality Event of Southern Pine Beetle: A Case Study (2026)

Forests DOI OpenAlex
Hidden worlds: Testing applicability of acoustic methods for examination of deadwood arthropod communities (2025)

Agricultural and Forest Entomology DOI OpenAlex
Deadwood Supports Carnivores in Leaf Litter Communities in a Bark Beetle-Attacked Deadwood Simulation Experiment (2025)

Forest Science 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Condo or cuisine? The function of fine woody debris in driving decomposition, detritivores, and their predators (2024)

Ecology 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Tradeoffs in longleaf pine conservation: Prescribed fire management increases exotic ambrosia beetle abundance in pine-hardwood forests (2024)

Forest Ecology and Management 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Bark beetle-driven community and biogeochemical impacts in forest ecosystems: a review (2024)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America 25 citations DOI OpenAlex
Decomposition of bark beetle-attacked trees after mortality varies across forests (2023)

Forest Ecology and Management 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
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)

Biota Neotropica 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Isolating the drivers of the species‐area relationship in experimental habitat islands (2023)

Journal of Biogeography 2 citations DOI OpenAlex