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<p>We conducted an online survey of the forest science community to identify perceived barriers to installing and maintaining long-term research sites focused on forest management, important research areas needing more study, and potential disciplines of collaboration. We grouped respondents by employer type (university, federal government) or regions (Southeastern, Mountain West, Midwest / Northeast) in the United States. Respondents ranked the top three barriers to long-term research being ‘A lack of funding to collect data’, ‘Researcher longevity / Interest’, and ‘Administrative decisions’ regardless of employer or region. Whether researchers used a long-term research site depended most on the quality of available data and the proximity to their employer home. Among topics needing long-term research, ‘Forest health and resilience’ and ‘Climate change’, were consistently ranked as 1st or 2nd priority. In the Midwest / Northeast, ‘Regeneration dynamics’ were considered the 3rd greatest priority, while ‘Forest productivity’ research was ranked 3rd in the Southeastern and Mountain West regions. The forest science community ranked the disciplines of ‘Ecology’, ‘Soil science’, and ‘Ecological restoration’ as those most appropriate collaborators in study design and planning for long-term research focused on forest management. The community desired to see results from these studies in published scientific literature, field visits, and online venues.</p>

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Long-Term Research for Forest Management: Community Survey of Barriers and Needs

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  • 发表日期：

    2025年10月3日

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  • Jason Vogel,
  • Tyler Carney,
  • Taylor Stein,
  • Aditya Singh,
  • Lillian Hendrick

摘要

We conducted an online survey of the forest science community to identify perceived barriers to installing and maintaining long-term research sites focused on forest management, important research areas needing more study, and potential disciplines of collaboration. We grouped respondents by employer type (university, federal government) or regions (Southeastern, Mountain West, Midwest / Northeast) in the United States. Respondents ranked the top three barriers to long-term research being ‘A lack of funding to collect data’, ‘Researcher longevity / Interest’, and ‘Administrative decisions’ regardless of employer or region. Whether researchers used a long-term research site depended most on the quality of available data and the proximity to their employer home. Among topics needing long-term research, ‘Forest health and resilience’ and ‘Climate change’, were consistently ranked as 1st or 2nd priority. In the Midwest / Northeast, ‘Regeneration dynamics’ were considered the 3rd greatest priority, while ‘Forest productivity’ research was ranked 3rd in the Southeastern and Mountain West regions. The forest science community ranked the disciplines of ‘Ecology’, ‘Soil science’, and ‘Ecological restoration’ as those most appropriate collaborators in study design and planning for long-term research focused on forest management. The community desired to see results from these studies in published scientific literature, field visits, and online venues.