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Jodi Forrester is an Associate Professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at North Carolina State University, affiliated with the College of Natural Resources. Her research focuses on forest ecology, silviculture, decomposition processes, and ecosystem dynamics, with emphasis on oak regeneration, carbon cycling, and disturbance impacts. She leads projects funded by USDA agencies, including studies on Fraser fir ecosystems, hardwood forest regeneration, and gopher tortoise habitat conservation.
Her grants include evaluating Fraser fir mortality patterns (2023-2028), monitoring mid-rotation hardwood forests (2023-2028), and assessing Carolina hemlock health (2021-2025). She collaborates on projects addressing oak-hickory forest restoration, shortleaf pine ecology, and the ecological impacts of invasive species like earthworms.
Key research themes include forest structural complexity, biodiversity conservation, and the interplay between silvicultural practices and ecosystem services. Her work spans temperate forests, with studies on decomposition rates, carbon emissions from stumps, and the effects of canopy gaps on microbial communities and seedling recruitment.
Dr. Forrester's publications analyze tree regeneration responses to disturbances, wood-decay fungal interactions, and the spatial distribution of pine species in mixed forests. She actively contributes to North American forest ecology workshops and integrates long-term experimental data into management strategies for sustainable forest ecosystems.
