Pamela Templer

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Current Research

The Templer Lab focuses on the effects of environmental change, including climate change, atmospheric deposition, and urbanization on biogeochemical cycling of carbon, nitrogen, and water in natural and managed ecosystems. We explore how plant-microbial interactions influence carbon exchange, nitrogen retention, forest productivity, and water and air quality. We currently work in temperate forests of the northeastern United States, urban sites throughout the Greater Boston Area, and tropical forests of Mexico. We also pursue projects that integrate across environmental science and policy through a collaborative approach with governments, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector.

I welcome inquiries from prospective students, postdocs, and visiting scientists interested in joining our lab. I am happy to discuss our current projects and potential new collaborations.

Selected Publications

• Conrad-Rooney E, AB Reinmann. PH Templer. 2025. Declining winter snowpack offsets carbon storage enhancement from growing season warming in northern temperate forest ecosystems. Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences 122:e2412873122.
• Conrad-Rooney E, C Avery, G Bowser, A Crimmins, T Francis, A Grade, P McElwee, PH Templer. 2025. Analysis of nature-related themes in U.S. Climate Assessments. Special Issue: Advancements in U.S. Climate Assessments. Climatic Change178:86.
• Garlick S, JC Besley, K Peterman, A Black-Maier, M R Downs, E Ortiz Franco, PM Groffman, A Lavallee, K O’Connell, M Storksieck, PH Templer. 2025. Six elements of effective public engagement with science. Frontiers in Ecology & Environment 23:e70014.
• Tatsumi C., K.F. Atherton, S. Garvey, E. Conrad-Rooney, L.L. Morreale, L.R. Hutyra, P.H. Templer, and J.M. Bhatnagar (2023). Urbanization and fragmentation interact to drive mutualism breakdown and the rise of unstable pathogenic communities in the forest soil microbiome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120:e230751920.
• Templer P.H., K.F. Atherton, A. Conrad-Rooney, H. Ho, L.R. Hutyra, C.F. Ianniello, D.R. Kashian, J.I. Levy, D. Meshoulam, and M.C. Urban. 2024. Strengthening graduate education and addressing environmental challenges through solutions-oriented partnerships and interdisciplinary training. Sustainable Earth Reviews 7:3.
• Templer P.H., J. Harrison, F. Pilotto, A. Flores-Diaz, P. Haase, W.H. McDowell, R. Sharif, H. Shibata, D. Blankman, A. Avila, U. Baatar, H.R. Bogena, I. Bourgeois, J. Campbell, T. Dirnbock, W.K. Dodds, M. Hauken, I. Kokorite, K. Lajtha, I.L. Lai, H. Laudon, T.C. Lin, S.R.M. Lins, H. Meesenburg, P. Pinho, A. Robinson, M. Rogora, B. Scheler, P. Schleppi, R. Sommaruga, T. Staszewski, and M. Taka (2022). Atmospheric deposition and precipitation are important predictors of inorganic nitrogen export to streams from forest and grassland watersheds: a large-scale data synthesis. Biogeochemistry 160:219-41.
• Mason R., N. Lany, J. Craine, M. Jonard, S. Ollinger, P. Groffman, R. Fulweiler, J. Angerer, Q. Read, P. Reich, P.H. Templer, A. Elmore (2022). Evidence, causes, and consequences of declining nitrogen availability in terrestrial ecosystems. Science 376:6590.
• Templer PH, A.B. Reinmann, R. Sanders-DeMott, S. Juice, F. Bowles, L. Sofen, J. Harrison, I. Halm, L. Rustad, M. Martin, and N. Grant (2017) Climate change across seasons experiment (CCASE) at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest: Combined effects of increased growing season temperatures and winter freeze-thaw cycles on the northern forest. PLOS ONE 12:e0171928.