
Research Interests
- Environmental Restoration/Remediation
- Forest Ecology
- Nursery Stock
- Tropical Forestry
Selected Publications
Dumroese, R. K., Landis, T. D., Pinto, J. R., Haase, D. L., Wilkinson, K. W., & Davis, A. S. (2025). Meeting Forest Restoration Challenges: Using the Target Plant Concept. REFORESTA, (1), 37-52. doi:10.21750/refor.1.03.3
Gerber, K., Ross-Davis, A., Perakis, S. S., & Davis, A. S. (2022). Early growth and ecophysiological responses of Koa (Acacia koa A. Gray) seedlings to reduced water and phosphorus. NEW FORESTS, 53(4), 643-660. doi:10.1007/s11056-021-09877-8
Sheridan, R. A., & Davis, A. S. (2021). Characterizing the Utility of the Root-to-Shoot Ratio in Douglas-Fir Seedling Production. FORESTS, 12(12). doi:10.3390/f12121745
Davis, A. S., & Pinto, J. R. (2021). The Scientific Basis of the Target Plant Concept: An Overview. FORESTS, 12(9). doi:10.3390/f12091293
Haase, D. L., Bouzza, K., Emerton, L., Friday, J. B., Lieberg, B., Aldrete, A., & Davis, A. S. (2021). The High Cost of the Low-Cost Polybag System: A Review of Nursery Seedling Production Systems. LAND, 10(8). doi:10.3390/land10080826
Jacobs, D. F., Davis, A. S., Dumroese, R. K., & Burney, O. T. (2020). Nursery Cultural Techniques Facilitate Restoration of Acacia koa Competing with Invasive Grass in a Dry Tropical Forest. FORESTS, 11(11). doi:10.3390/f11111124
Davis, A. S., Jacobs, D. F., Wightman, K. E., & Birge, Z. K. D. (2006). Organic matter added to bareroot nursery beds influences soil properties and morphology of Fraxinus pennsylvanica and Quercus rubra seedlings. NEW FORESTS, 31(2), 293-303. doi:10.1007/s11056-005-7484-7
Davis, A. S., & Jacobs, D. F. (2005). Quantifying root system quality of nursery seedlings and relationship to outplanting performance. NEW FORESTS, 30(2-3), 295-311. doi:10.1007/s11056-005-7480-y
Ross-Davis, A. L., Broussard, S. R., Jacobs, D. F., & Davis, A. S. (2005). Afforestation motivations of private landowners: An examination of hardwood tree plantings in Indiana. NORTHERN JOURNAL OF APPLIED FORESTRY, 22(3), 149-153. doi:10.1093/njaf/22.3.149
Jacobs, D. F., Ross-Davis, A. L., & Davis, A. S. (2004). Establishment success of conservation tree plantations in relation to silvicultural practices in Indiana, USA. NEW FORESTS, 28(1), 23-36. doi:10.1023/B:NEFO.0000031329.70631.d0