Joshua J. Puhlick,^1,*,** Shawn Fraver,^1,*** Ivan J. Fernandez,^1,**** Aaron Teets,^2,***** Aaron R. Weiskittel,^1,****** Laura S. Kenefic<sup>3,*******

1</sup>1University of Maine, 5755 Nutting Hall, School of Forest Resources, Orono, ME 04469
²2Northern Arizona University, Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
³3USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, 54 Government Road, Bradley, ME 04411

^*Corresponding author: joshua.puhlick@maine.edu; (207) 404-1771
^**Joshua Puhlick holds degrees in forestry from University of Maine (BS, PhD) and Northern Arizona University (MS). He is currently a Research Associate in the School of Forest Resources at the University of Maine. His research has focused on silvicultural strategies for meeting ecosystem services including carbon storage.
^***Shawn Fraver is an Assistant Professor of forest ecology at the University of Maine. His research addresses a wide range of topics related to the ecology of both natural and managed forests. Much of this work relies on dendrochronology (tree-ring) methods to assess tree growth and forest productivity through time.
^****Ivan Fernandez received his BS in Biology (Hartwick College), MS in Soil Chemistry and PhD in Forest Resources (University of Maine). After working for the National Council of the Paper Industry for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI) he returned to the University of Maine as Professor of Soil Science where he has studied biogeochemical cycling in northern forests for over three decades.
^*****Aaron Teets received his BS in Biological Sciences (Virginia Tech) and MS in Forest Resources (University of Maine). He is currently a graduate student at Northern Arizona University. His research focuses on factors affecting tree growth, CO2 uptake, and tree phenology.
^******Aaron Weiskittel holds degrees in forestry from The Ohio State University (BS) and Oregon State University (MS, PhD). His research is primarily focused on refining decision-support tools for improved forest management. He is currently Director of the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests and Center for Advanced Forestry Systems as well as a Professor in the School of Forest Resources.
^*******Laura Kenefic has a B.A. from State University of New York at Binghamton, M.S. from State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and Ph.D. from University of Maine. She works for the U.S. Forest Service, Northern Research Station as a Research Forester and Team Leader. Her research program includes ecology and management of northern conifers, northern hardwoods, and mixedwoods.