Natalie A. Clay Source Confirmed
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University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
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Natalie A. Clay's research investigates the ecological impacts of disturbances in forest ecosystems, with a particular focus on bark beetle infestations and their consequences for community structure and biogeochemical processes. Her work examines how tree mortality following bark beetle attacks influences decomposition rates across different forest types and the subsequent effects on deadwood beetle communities.
Clay also studies nutrient limitations in ecosystems, including evidence of sodium limitation in ants and termites in Neotropical savannas and riparian detrital systems. Her research extends to the interactions between insects and fungi, investigating how termite feeding on loblolly pine varies with different bluestain fungal species. She is a Principal Investigator on a National Science Foundation grant ($503,649) focused on quantifying terrestrial riparian-stream carbon connections across a salt gradient. Clay leads a research group at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and has published 50 papers, accumulating over 2,133 citations and an h-index of 16.
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- h-index: 16
- Publications: 50
- Citations: 2,133
Selected Publications
- Changes in Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry Following a Simulated Tree Mortality Event of Southern Pine Beetle: A Case Study (2026) DOI
- Hidden worlds: Testing applicability of acoustic methods for examination of deadwood arthropod communities (2025) DOI
- Deadwood Supports Carnivores in Leaf Litter Communities in a Bark Beetle-Attacked Deadwood Simulation Experiment (2025) DOI
- Condo or cuisine? The function of fine woody debris in driving decomposition, detritivores, and their predators (2024) DOI
- Tradeoffs in longleaf pine conservation: Prescribed fire management increases exotic ambrosia beetle abundance in pine-hardwood forests (2024) DOI
- Bark beetle-driven community and biogeochemical impacts in forest ecosystems: a review (2024) DOI
- Decomposition of bark beetle-attacked trees after mortality varies across forests (2023) DOI
- 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) DOI
- Isolating the drivers of the species‐area relationship in experimental habitat islands (2023) DOI
Federal Grants 1 $503,649 total
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