Publications

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2025:

Doraisami, M., Thomas, Sean. C., Gorgolewski, A. S., & Martin, A. R. (2025). The importance of the volatile carbon fraction in estimating deadwood carbon concentrations. Forest Ecology and Management, 581, 122555. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.122555

Kayes, I., Halim, M. A., & Thomas, S. C. (2025). Biochar mitigates methane emissions from organic mulching in urban soils: Evidence from a long-term mesocosm experiment. Journal of Environmental Management, 376, 124525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.124525

Liao, W., Appleby, M., Rosenblat, H., Halim, M., Rogers, C., Chen, J., Margolis, L., Drake, J., & Thomas, S. (2025). Variation in green roof vegetation health driven by age and design. Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-6049604/v1

Thomas, S. C., Halim, M. A., & Ali, S. T. (2025). Comparative responses of legume vs. Non-legume tropical trees to biochar additions (p. 2025.02.19.639164). bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.02.19.639164

2024:

Cann, J., Tang, E., & Thomas, S. C. (2024). Biochar and Deactivated Yeast as Seed Coatings for Restoration: Performance on Alternative Substrates. Seeds, 3(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/seeds3040037

Cooper, D. L. M., Lewis, S. L., Sullivan, M. J. P., Prado, P. I., ter Steege, H., Barbier, N., Slik, F., Sonké, B., Ewango, C. E. N., Adu-Bredu, S., Affum-Baffoe, K., de Aguiar, D. P. P., Ahuite Reategui, M. A., Aiba, S.-I., Albuquerque, B. W., de Almeida Matos, F. D., Alonso, A., Amani, C. A., do Amaral, D. D., … Zent, S. (2024). Consistent patterns of common species across tropical tree communities. Nature, 625(7996), 728–734. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06820-z

Halim, M. A., Bieser, J. M. H., & Thomas, S. C. (2024). Large, sustained soil CO2 efflux but rapid recovery of CH4 oxidation in post-harvest and post-fire stands in a mixedwood boreal forest. Science of The Total Environment, 930, 172666. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172666

Halim, M. A., Liao, W., Kayes, I., Drake, J., Margolis, L., Wunch, D., & Thomas, S. (2024). GreenRoofNet: Integrating High-Resolution Aerial Imagery with Deep Learning for Efficient Green Roof Monitoring (Nos. EGU24-4737). EGU24. Copernicus Meetings. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-4737

Karim, M. R., Halim, M. A., Kayes, I., Liao, W., Mukul, S. A., Rahman, H. M. T., & Thomas, S. C. (2024). Co-Management Effects on Forest Restoration in Protected Areas of Bangladesh: A Remote Sensing and GIS-Based Analysis. Land, 13(10), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/land13101709

Karim, M. R., Halim, M. A., & Thomas, S. C. (2024). Foliar methane and nitrous oxide fluxes in tropical tree species. Science of The Total Environment, 954, 176503. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176503

Kayes, I., Halim, M. A., Wunch, D., & Thomas, S. (2024). Demystifying the methane clouds over Dhaka, Bangladesh (Nos. EGU24-12408). EGU24. Copernicus Meetings. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-12408

Liao, W., Sidhu, V., Sifton, M. A., Margolis, L., Drake, J. A. P., & Thomas, S. C. (2024). Biochar and vegetation effects on discharge water quality from organic-substrate green roofs. Science of The Total Environment, 922, 171302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171302

Rezaul Karim, K. M., Halim, M. A., & Thomas, S. (2024). Foliar Methane and Nitrous Oxide Fluxes: A Comprehensive Study in Tropical Forest Ecosystems. 11673. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-11673

Ríos Guayasamín, P. D., Smith, S. M., & Thomas, S. C. (2024). Biochar effects on NTFP-enriched secondary forest growth and soil properties in Amazonian Ecuador. Journal of Environmental Management, 350, 119068. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119068

Thomas, S. C., Gorgolewski, A. S., & Vantellingen, J. (2024). Managed Forests and Methane: Recent Research and Prospects for Best Management Practices. In Y. Wang, M. E. Lucas Borja, Z. Sun, & P. Pereira (Eds.), Forest Management for Climate Change Mitigation: Recent Innovations and Research Needs (pp. 221–258). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2022_937

Thomas, S. C., Liu, Y., & Tang, E. (2024). Polyvinyl Acetate Binders Undermine the Effectiveness of Biochar-Based Seed Coatings. Land, 13(7), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.3390/land13070941

Thomas, S. C., Ruan, R., Gale, N. V., & Gezahegn, S. (2024). Phytotoxicity and hormesis in common mobile organic compounds in leachates of wood-derived biochars. Biochar, 6(1), 51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42773-024-00339-w

Williams, J. M., & Thomas, S. C. (2024). High-carbon wood ash biochar enhances native tree survival and growth on sand-capped mine tailings. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 31(31), 43874–43895. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-33962-y

2023:

Gorgolewski, A. S., Caspersen, J. P., Vantellingen, J., & Thomas, S. C. (2023). Tree Foliage is a Methane Sink in Upland Temperate Forests. Ecosystems, 26(1), 174–186. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-022-00751-y

Liao, W., Drake, J., & Thomas, S. C. (2023, July). Biochar granulation and vegetation improve leachate water quality from a green roof substrate. Novatech 2023. https://hal.science/hal-04166531

Liao, W., Halim, M. A., Kayes, I., Drake, J. A. P., & Thomas, S. C. (2023). Biochar Benefits Green Infrastructure: Global Meta-Analysis and Synthesis. Environmental Science & Technology, 57(41), 15475–15486. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c04185

Saade, J., Cazares, S. P., Liao, W., Frizzi, G., Sidhu, V., Margolis, L., Thomas, S., & Drake, J. (2023). Influence of Biochar Amendment on Runoff Retention and Vegetation Cover for Extensive Green Roofs. In R. Gupta, M. Sun, S. Brzev, M. S. Alam, K. T. W. Ng, J. Li, A. El Damatty, & C. Lim (Eds.), Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2022 (pp. 1117–1132). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34593-7_71

Sifton, M. A., Smith, S. M., & Thomas, S. C. (2023). Biochar-biofertilizer combinations enhance growth and nutrient uptake in silver maple grown in an urban soil. PLOS ONE, 18(7), e0288291. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288291

Sujeeun, L., & Thomas, S. C. (2023a). Biochar: A Tool for Combatting Both Invasive Species and Climate Change. In S. Tripathi, R. Bhadouria, P. Srivastava, R. Singh, & D. R. Batish (Eds.), Plant Invasions and Global Climate Change (pp. 367–393). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-5910-5_16

Sujeeun, L., & Thomas, S. C. (2023b). Biochar mitigates allelopathic effects in temperate trees. Ecological Applications, 33(4), e2832. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2832

Tang, E., Liao, W., & Thomas, S. C. (2023). Optimizing Biochar Particle Size for Plant Growth and Mitigation of Soil Salinization. Agronomy, 13(5), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13051394

Thomas, S. C. (2023a). Biochar seed-coatings for precision aerial seeding in forest restoration. Bio-Char III: Production, Characterization and Applications. https://dc.engconfintl.org/biochar_iii/66

Thomas, S. C. (2023b). Insects and forest succession. In Forest Entomology and Pathology: Volume 1: Entomology (pp. 205–236). Springer International Publishing Cham. https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/63911/1/978-3-031-11553-0.pdf#page=213

Williams, J. M., & Thomas, S. C. (2023a). Effects of high-carbon wood ash biochar on volunteer vegetation establishment and community composition on metal mine tailings. Restoration Ecology, 31(5), e13861. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13861

Williams, J. M., & Thomas, S. C. (2023b). High-carbon wood ash biochar for mine tailings restoration: A field assessment of planted tree performance and metals uptake. Science of The Total Environment, 901, 165861. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165861

2022:

Bieser, J. M. H., Al-Zayat, M., Murtada, J., & Thomas, S. C. (2022). Biochar mitigation of allelopathic effects in three invasive plants: Evidence from seed germination trials. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 102(1), 213–224. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjss-2020-0160

Doraisami, M., Kish, R., Paroshy, N. J., Domke, G. M., Thomas, S. C., & Martin, A. R. (2022). A global database of woody tissue carbon concentrations. Scientific Data, 9(1), 284. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01396-1

Gorgolewski, A. S., Vantellingen, J., Caspersen, J. P., & Thomas, S. C. (2022). Overlooked sources of methane emissions from trees: Branches and wounds. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 52(8), 1165–1175. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2021-0289

Halim, M. A., Vantellingen, J., Gorgolewski, A. S., Rose, W. K., Drake, J. A. P., Margolis, L., & Thomas, S. C. (2022). Greenhouse gases and green roofs: Carbon dioxide and methane fluxes in relation to substrate characteristics. Urban Ecosystems, 25(2), 487–498. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-021-01166-8

Kish, R., James, P. M. A., Mariani, R. O., Schurman, J. S., Thomas, S. C., Young, E. N., & Martin, A. R. (2022). Beech Bark Disease in an Unmanaged Temperate Forest: Patterns, Predictors, and Impacts on Ecosystem Function. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2022.831663

Liao, W., Drake, J., & Thomas, S. C. (2022a). Biochar granulation enhances plant performance on a green roof substrate. Science of The Total Environment, 813(Complete). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152638

Liao, W., Drake, J., & Thomas, S. C. (2022b). Biochar granulation, particle size, and vegetation effects on leachate water quality from a green roof substrate. Journal of Environmental Management, 318(Complete). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115506

Liao, W., Drake, J., & Thomas, S. C. (2022c, August). Biochar granulation enhances plant performance and leachate water quality on a green roof substrate. 2022 ESA Annual Meeting. https://hal.science/hal-04166524

Liao, W., Sifton, M. A., & Thomas, S. C. (2022). Biochar granulation reduces substrate erosion on green roofs. Biochar, 4(1), 61. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42773-022-00186-7

Sifton, M. A., Lim, P., Smith, S. M., & Thomas, S. C. (2022). Interactive effects of biochar and N-fixing companion plants on growth and physiology of Acer saccharinum. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 74(Complete). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127652

Sujeeun, L., & Thomas, S. C. (2022). Biochar Rescues Native Trees in the Biodiversity Hotspot of Mauritius. Forests, 13(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13020277

Vantellingen, J., Gorgolewski, A. S., & Thomas, S. C. (2022). Post-harvest recovery of soil methane oxidation on skid trails and landings in a managed northern hardwood forest. Forest Ecology and Management, 515(Complete). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120202

2021:

Cuni-Sanchez, A., Sullivan, M. J. P., Platts, P. J., Lewis, S. L., Marchant, R., Imani, G., Hubau, W., Abiem, I., Adhikari, H., Albrecht, T., Altman, J., Amani, C., Aneseyee, A. B., Avitabile, V., Banin, L., Batumike, R., Bauters, M., Beeckman, H., Begne, S. K., … Zibera, E. (2021). High aboveground carbon stock of African tropical montane forests. Nature, 596(7873), 536–542. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03728-4

Davies, S. J., Abiem, I., Abu Salim, K., Aguilar, S., Allen, D., Alonso, A., Anderson-Teixeira, K., Andrade, A., Arellano, G., Ashton, P. S., Baker, P. J., Baker, M. E., Baltzer, J. L., Basset, Y., Bissiengou, P., Bohlman, S., Bourg, N. A., Brockelman, W. Y., Bunyavejchewin, S., … Zuleta, D. (2021). ForestGEO: Understanding forest diversity and dynamics through a global observatory network. Biological Conservation, 253(Complete). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108907

ForestPlots.net, Blundo, C., Carilla, J., Grau, R., Malizia, A., Malizia, L., Osinaga-Acosta, O., Bird, M., Bradford, M., Catchpole, D., Ford, A., Graham, A., Hilbert, D., Kemp, J., Laurance, S., Laurance, W., Ishida, F. Y., Marshall, A., Waite, C., … Tran, H. D. (2021). Taking the pulse of Earth’s tropical forests using networks of highly distributed plots. Biological Conservation, 260(Complete). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108849

Gale, N. V., & Thomas, S. C. (2021). Spatial heterogeneity in soil pyrogenic carbon mediates tree growth and physiology following wildfire. Journal of Ecology, 109(3), 1479–1490. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13571

Gezahegn, S., Garcia, C., Lai, R., Zhou, X., Tjong, J., Thomas, S. C., Huang, F., Jaffer, S., Weimin, Y., & Sain, M. (2021). Benign species-tuned biomass carbonization to nano-layered graphite for EMI filtering and greener energy storage functions. Renewable Energy, 164(Complete), 1039–1051. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.10.010

Gezahegn, S., Sain, M., & Thomas, S. C. (2021). Phytotoxic condensed organic compounds are common in fast but not slow pyrolysis biochars. Bioresource Technology Reports, 13(Complete). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2020.100613

Glick, H. B., Umunay, P. M., Makana, J.-R., Thomas, S. C., Reuning-Scherer, J. D., & Gregoire, T. G. (2021). Developmental Dynamics of Gilbertiodendron dewevrei (Fabaceae) Drive Forest Structure and Biomass in the Eastern Congo Basin. Forests, 12(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12060738

Kish, R., Mariani, R., Young, E., Doraisami, M., Schurman, J., Thomas, S., & Martin, A. (2021). Indiscriminate Spread and Tree Mortality of Beech Bark Disease in an Unmanaged Temperate Forest. 2021, B55A-1201. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts.

Malcolm, J. R., Brousseau, B., Jones, T., & Thomas, S. C. (2021). Use of Sentinel-2 Data to Improve Multivariate Tree Species Composition in a Forest Resource Inventory. Remote Sensing, 13(21), Article 21. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13214297

Martin, A. R., Domke, G. M., Doraisami, M., & Thomas, S. C. (2021). Carbon fractions in the world’s dead wood. Nature Communications, 12(1), 889. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21149-9

Schurman, J. S., & Thomas, S. C. (2021). Linking Soil CO2 Efflux to Individual Trees: Size-Dependent Variation and the Importance of the Birch Effect. Soil Systems, 5(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems5010007

Sivarajah, J., Thomas, S., & Smith, S. (2021, June 21). UV radiation and urban shade trees: How much protection can they provide us? Technological Advances in Science, Medicine and Engineering Conference 2021. Technological Advances in Science, Medicine and Engineering Conference 2021. https://acamedics.com/conferences/tasme/2021/index.php/tasme/tasme2021/paper/view/250

Thomas, S. C. (2021a). Biochar effects on germination and radicle extension in temperate tree seedlings under field conditions. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 51(1), 10–17. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2019-0386

Thomas, S. C. (2021b). Post-processing of biochars to enhance plant growth responses: A review and meta-analysis. Biochar, 3(4), 437–455. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42773-021-00115-0

Thomas, S., Gorgolewski, A., Vantellingen, J., & Caspersen, J. (2021). Foliar methane uptake capacity as a critical plant trait in the global carbon cycle. EGU21-6724. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-6724

Vantellingen, J., & Thomas, S. C. (2021a). Log landings are methane emission hotspots in managed forests. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 51(12), 1916–1925. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2021-0109

Vantellingen, J., & Thomas, S. C. (2021b). Skid Trail Effects on Soil Methane and Carbon Dioxide Flux in a Selection-Managed Northern Hardwood Forest. Ecosystems, 24(6), 1402–1421. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-020-00591-8

2020:

Borden, K. A., Thomas, S. C., & Isaac, M. E. (2020). Variation in fine root traits reveals nutrient-specific acquisition strategies in agroforestry systems. Plant and Soil, 453(1), 139–151. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-019-04003-2

Halim, M. A., Vantellingen, J., Gorgolewski, A., Rose, W., Sifton, M., Drake, J., Margolis, L., & Thomas, S. C. (2020). Greenhouse gas fluxes from green roof substrates and biochar as a mitigation tool. 2020, GC130-05. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts.

Hubau, W., Lewis, S. L., Phillips, O. L., Affum-Baffoe, K., Beeckman, H., Cuní-Sanchez, A., Daniels, A. K., Ewango, C. E. N., Fauset, S., Mukinzi, J. M., Sheil, D., Sonké, B., Sullivan, M. J. P., Sunderland, T. C. H., Taedoumg, H., Thomas, S. C., White, L. J. T., Abernethy, K. A., Adu-Bredu, S., … Zemagho, L. (2020). Asynchronous carbon sink saturation in African and Amazonian tropical forests. Nature, 579(7797), 80–87. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2035-0

Karim, M. R., Halim, M. A., Gale, N. V., & Thomas, S. C. (2020). Biochar Effects on Soil Physiochemical Properties in Degraded Managed Ecosystems in Northeastern Bangladesh. Soil Systems, 4(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems4040069

Sivarajah, S., Thomas, S. C., & Smith, S. M. (2020). Evaluating the ultraviolet protection factors of urban broadleaf and conifer trees in public spaces. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 51, 126679. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126679

Sullivan, M. J. P. (n.d.). Data from Sullivan et al. (2020) Long-term thermal sensitivity of Earth’s tropical forests. Science. DOI: 10.1126/science.aaw7578. University of Leeds.

Sullivan, M. J. P., Lewis, S. L., Affum-Baffoe, K., Castilho, C., Costa, F., Sanchez, A. C., Ewango, C. E. N., Hubau, W., Marimon, B., Monteagudo-Mendoza, A., Qie, L., Sonké, B., Martinez, R. V., Baker, T. R., Brienen, R. J. W., Feldpausch, T. R., Galbraith, D., Gloor, M., Malhi, Y., … Phillips, O. L. (2020). Long-term thermal sensitivity of Earth’s tropical forests. Science, 368(6493), 869–874. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaw7578

2019:

Bieser, J. M. H., & Thomas, S. C. (2019). Biochar and high-carbon wood ash effects on soil and vegetation in a boreal clearcut. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 49(9), 1124–1134. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2019-0039

Gale, N. V., & Thomas, S. C. (2019). Dose-dependence of growth and ecophysiological responses of plants to biochar. Science of The Total Environment, 658, 1344–1354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.239

Gezahegn, S., Lai, R., Huang, L., Chen, L., Huang, F., Blozowski, N., Thomas, S. C., Sain, M., Tjong, J., Jaffer, S., Behravesh, A., & Weimin, Y. (2019). Porous graphitic biocarbon and reclaimed carbon fiber derived environmentally benign lightweight composites. Science of The Total Environment, 664, 363–373. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.408

Gezahegn, S., Sain, M., & Thomas, S. C. (2019). Variation in Feedstock Wood Chemistry Strongly Influences Biochar Liming Potential. Soil Systems, 3(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems3020026

Halim, M. A., Chen, H. Y. H., & Thomas, S. C. (2019). Stand age and species composition effects on surface albedo in a mixedwood boreal forest. Biogeosciences, 16(22), 4357–4375. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-4357-2019

Kuyek, N. J., & Thomas, S. C. (2019). Trees are larger on southern slopes in late-seral conifer stands in northwestern British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 49(11), 1349–1356. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2019-0089

Liao, W., & Thomas, S. C. (2019). Biochar Particle Size and Post-Pyrolysis Mechanical Processing Affect Soil pH, Water Retention Capacity, and Plant Performance. Soil Systems, 3(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems3010014

Menge, D. N. L., Chisholm, R. A., Davies, S. J., Abu Salim, K., Allen, D., Alvarez, M., Bourg, N., Brockelman, W. Y., Bunyavejchewin, S., Butt, N., Cao, M., Chanthorn, W., Chao, W.-C., Clay, K., Condit, R., Cordell, S., da Silva, J. B., Dattaraja, H. S., de Andrade, A. C. S., … Fung, T. (2019). Patterns of nitrogen-fixing tree abundance in forests across Asia and America. Journal of Ecology, 107(6), 2598–2610. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13199

Thomas, S. C., Halim, M. A., Gale, N. V., & Sujeeun, L. (2019). Biochar enhancement of facilitation effects in agroforestry: Early growth and physiological responses in a maize-leucaena model system. Agroforestry Systems, 93(6), 2213–2225. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-018-0336-1

2018:

Halim, M. A., & Thomas, S. C. (2018). A proxy-year analysis shows reduced soil temperatures with climate warming in boreal forest. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 16859. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-35213-w

Kumar, P., Chen, H. Y. H., Thomas, S. C., & Shahi, C. (2018a). Epixylic vegetation abundance, diversity, and composition vary with coarse woody debris decay class and substrate species in boreal forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 48(4), 399–411. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2017-0283

Kumar, P., Chen, H. Y. H., Thomas, S. C., & Shahi, C. (2018b). Linking resource availability and heterogeneity to understorey species diversity through succession in boreal forest of Canada. Journal of Ecology, 106(3), 1266–1276. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12861

Martin, A. R., Doraisami, M., & Thomas, S. C. (2018). Global patterns in wood carbon concentration across the world’s trees and forests. Nature Geoscience, 11(12), 915–920. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-018-0246-x

Petroff, A., Murphy, J. G., Thomas, S. C., & Geddes, J. A. (2018). Size-resolved aerosol fluxes above a temperate broadleaf forest. Atmospheric Environment, 190, 359–375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.07.012

Sivarajah, S., Smith, S. M., & Thomas, S. C. (2018). Tree cover and species composition effects on academic performance of primary school students. PLOS ONE, 13(2), e0193254. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193254

2017:

Bieser, J., & Thomas, S. (2017). Biochar and ash amendment effects on mine reclamation in the boreal forest. Biochar: Production, Characterization and Applications. https://dc.engconfintl.org/biochar/44

Borden, K. A., Thomas, S. C., & Isaac, M. E. (2017). Interspecific variation of tree root architecture in a temperate agroforestry system characterized using ground-penetrating radar. Plant and Soil, 410(1), 323–334. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-016-3015-x

Filewod, B., Gonsamo, A., & Thomas, S. C. (2017). Satellite Observations of Leaf Area Index Decline Following a Spring 2010 Heatwave in Ontario’s Northern Temperate Forests. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 43(6), 563–568. https://doi.org/10.1080/07038992.2017.1386545

Gale, N., Halim, M. A., & Thomas, S. C. (2017). Biochar and Ecosystem Restoration: Plant Ecophysiological Responses. 2017, GC11A-0724. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts.

Gale, N. V., Halim, M. A., Horsburgh, M., & Thomas, S. C. (2017). Comparative responses of early-successional plants to charcoal soil amendments. Ecosphere, 8(10), e01933. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1933

Halim, M. A., & Thomas, S. C. (2017). Surface albedo in relation to disturbance and early stand dynamics in the boreal forest: Implications for climate models. 2017, B21F-2025. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts.

Hossain, S. Md. Y., Caspersen, J. P., & Thomas, S. C. (2017). Reproductive costs in Acer saccharum: Exploring size-dependent relations between seed production and branch extension. Trees, 31(4), 1179–1188. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-017-1536-4

Kumar, P., Chen, H. Y. H., Thomas, S. C., & Shahi, C. (2017). Effects of coarse woody debris on plant and lichen species composition in boreal forests. Journal of Vegetation Science, 28(2), 389–400. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12485

Kuttner, B. G., & Thomas, S. C. (2017). Interactive effects of biochar and an organic dust suppressant for revegetation and erosion control with herbaceous seed mixtures and willow cuttings. Restoration Ecology, 25(3), 367–375. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.12439

Roussel, J.-R., Caspersen, J., Béland, M., Thomas, S., & Achim, A. (2017). Removing bias from LiDAR-based estimates of canopy height: Accounting for the effects of pulse density and footprint size. Remote Sensing of Environment, 198, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2017.05.032

Seehausen, M. L., Gale, N. V., Dranga, S., Hudson, V., Liu, N., Michener, J., Thurston, E., Williams, C., Smith, S. M., & Thomas, S. C. (2017). Is There a Positive Synergistic Effect of Biochar and Compost Soil Amendments on Plant Growth and Physiological Performance? Agronomy, 7(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy7010013

Sujeeun, L., & Thomas, S. C. (2017). Potential of Biochar to Mitigate Allelopathic Effects in Tropical Island Invasive Plants: Evidence From Seed Germination Trials. Tropical Conservation Science, 10, 1940082917697264. https://doi.org/10.1177/1940082917697264

Sullivan, M. J. P., Talbot, J., Lewis, S. L., Phillips, O. L., Qie, L., Begne, S. K., Chave, J., Cuni-Sanchez, A., Hubau, W., Lopez-Gonzalez, G., Miles, L., Monteagudo-Mendoza, A., Sonké, B., Sunderland, T., ter Steege, H., White, L. J. T., Affum-Baffoe, K., Aiba, S., de Almeida, E. C., … Zemagho, L. (2017). Diversity and carbon storage across the tropical forest biome. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 39102. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep39102

Thomas, S. C., Bieser, J., Sujeeun, L., Al-Zayat, M., & Murtada, J. (2017, August 11). Biochars sorb many allelochemicals: Results from a range of allelopathic invasive plants. 2017 ESA Annual Meeting (August 6 -- 11). https://eco.confex.com/eco/2017/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/69225

Winsborough, C. L., Thomas, S. C., & Basiliko, N. (2017). Soil responses to non-nitrogenous amendments in a nitrogen-saturated temperate forest: An unexpected decrease in methane oxidation after phosphorus and lime addition. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 97(4), 796–800. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjss-2017-0023

Zheng, T., Chen, J., He, L., Arain, M. A., Thomas, S. C., Murphy, J. G., Geddes, J. A., & Black, T. A. (2017). Inverting the maximum carboxylation rate (Vcmax) from the sunlit leaf photosynthesis rate derived from measured light response curves at tower flux sites. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 236, 48–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.01.008

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Gale, N. V., Sackett, T. E., & Thomas, S. C. (2016). Thermal treatment and leaching of biochar alleviates plant growth inhibition from mobile organic compounds. PeerJ, 4, e2385. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2385

Mitchell, P. J., Simpson, A. J., Soong, R., Schurman, J. S., Thomas, S. C., & Simpson, M. J. (2016). Biochar amendment and phosphorus fertilization altered forest soil microbial community and native soil organic matter molecular composition. Biogeochemistry, 130(3), 227–245. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-016-0254-0

Norghauer, J. M., Free, C. M., Landis, R. M., Grogan, J., Malcolm, J. R., & Thomas, S. C. (2016). Herbivores limit the population size of big‐leaf mahogany trees in an Amazonian forest. Oikos, 125(1), 137–148. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.02324

Page-Dumroese, D. S., Coleman, M. D., & Thomas, S. C. (2016). Opportunities and Uses of Biochar on Forest Sites in North America. In V. J. Bruckman, E. Apaydın Varol, B. B. Uzun, & J. Liu (Eds.), Biochar (1st ed., pp. 315–335). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316337974.016

2015:

Anderson-Teixeira, K. J., Davies, S. J., Bennett, A. C., Gonzalez-Akre, E. B., Muller-Landau, H. C., Joseph Wright, S., Abu Salim, K., Almeyda Zambrano, A. M., Alonso, A., Baltzer, J. L., Basset, Y., Bourg, N. A., Broadbent, E. N., Brockelman, W. Y., Bunyavejchewin, S., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Butt, N., Cao, M., Cardenas, D., … Zimmerman, J. (2015). CTFS-ForestGEO: A worldwide network monitoring forests in an era of global change. Global Change Biology, 21(2), 528–549. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12712

Martin, A. R., Gezahegn, S., & Thomas, S. C. (2015). Variation in carbon and nitrogen concentration among major woody tissue types in temperate trees. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 45(6), 744–757. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2015-0024

Noyce, G. L., Basiliko, N., Fulthorpe, R., Sackett, T. E., & Thomas, S. C. (2015). Soil microbial responses over 2 years following biochar addition to a north temperate forest. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 51(6), 649–659. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-015-1010-7

Sackett, T. E., Basiliko, N., Noyce, G. L., Winsborough, C., Schurman, J., Ikeda, C., & Thomas, S. C. (2015). Soil and greenhouse gas responses to biochar additions in a temperate hardwood forest. GCB Bioenergy, 7(5), 1062–1074. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12211

Thomas, S. C., & Gale, N. (2015). Biochar and forest restoration: A review and meta-analysis of tree growth responses. New Forests, 46(5), 931–946. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-015-9491-7

Thomas, S. C., Martin, A. R., & Mycroft, E. E. (2015). Tropical trees in a wind-exposed island ecosystem: Height-diameter allometry and size at onset of maturity. Journal of Ecology, 103(3), 594–605. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12378

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