Publications

Refereed Publications

​* denotes student advisee
  1. Sisson, A.*, E. Galeano, J.J. Granger, and A.N. Schulz. Drought and heat tolerance of Quercus austrina Small. 2025. International Oaks: The Journal of the International Oak Society. In press. 
  2. Adeyemo, S.M., J.J. Granger, A.N. Schulz, K.P. Poudel, Y. Yang, and Q. Zhou. 2025. Habitat suitability modeling: A tool for restoring butternut, Juglans cinerea L., in the eastern United States. Journal of Forestry 123: 801-829. 
  3. Goodnow, S.*, Y. Yang, H. Liu, and A.N. Schulz. 2025. Impacts of southern pine beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmerman) on loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) canopy and water use in the Homochitto National Forest, Mississippi, USA. Endeavors: Mississippi State Undergraduate Research Journal 1(1): 2.
  4. Adeyemo, S.M., J.J. Granger, A.N. Schulz, K.P. Poudel, Y. Yang, and Q. Zhou. 2025. Multi-species habitat suitability models to enhance oak species regeneration in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Forest Ecology and Management 585: 122658. 
  5. Schulz, A.N., N.P. Havill, T.D. Marsico, M.P. Ayres, K.J.K. Gandhi, D.A. Herms, A.M. Hoover, R.A. Hufbauer, A.M. Liebhold, K.F. Raffa, K.A. Thomas, P.C. Tobin, D.R. Uden, and A.M. Mech. 2025. What is a specialist? Quantifying host breadth enables impact prediction for invasive herbivores. Ecology Letters 28(2): e70083.
  6. Uden, D.R., A.M. Mech, N.P. Havill, A.N. Schulz, M.P. Ayres, D.A. Herms, A.M. Hoover, K.J.K. Gandhi, R.A. Hufbauer, A.M. Liebhold, T.D. Marsico, K.F. Raffa, K.A. Thomas, P.C. Tobin, and C.R. Allen. 2023. Phylogenetic risk assessment is robust for forecasting the impact of European insects on North American conifers. Ecological Applications 33(2): e2761. 
  7. Schulz, A.N., A.M. Mech, M.P. Ayres, K.J.K. Gandhi, N.P. Havill, D.A. Herms, A.M. Hoover, R.A. Hufbauer, A.M. Liebhold, T.D. Marsico, K.F. Raffa, P.C. Tobin, D.R. Uden, and K.A. Thomas. 2021. Predicting non-native insect impact: focusing on the trees to see the forest. Biological Invasions 23: 3921-3936.
  8. Schulz, A.N., R.D. Lucardi, and T.D. Marsico. 2021. Strengthening the ties that bind: an evaluation of cross-disciplinary communication between invasion ecologists and biological control researchers in entomology. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 114(2): 163-174. 
  9. Schulz, A.N., A.M. Mech, C.R. Allen, M.P. Ayres, K.J.K. Gandhi, J. Gurevitch, N.P. Havill, D.A. Herms, R.A. Hufbauer, A.M. Liebhold, K.F. Raffa, M.J. Raupp, K.A. Thomas, P.C. Tobin, and T.D. Marsico. 2020. The impact is in the details: evaluating a standardized protocol and scale for determining non-native insect impact. NeoBiota 55: 61-83. 
  10. Mech, A.M., K.A. Thomas, T.D. Marsico, D.A. Herms, C.R. Allen, M.P. Ayres, K.J.K. Gandhi, J. Gurevitch, N.P. Havill, R.A. Hufbauer, A.M. Liebhold, K.F. Raffa, A.N. Schulz, D.R. Uden, and P.C. Tobin. 2019. Evolutionary history predicts high-impact invasions by herbivorous insects. Ecology and Evolution 9: 12216-12230. 
  11. Schulz, A.N., R.D. Lucardi, and T.D. Marsico. 2019. Successful invasions and failed biocontrol: the role of antagonistic species interactions. BioScience 69(9): 711-724. 
  12. Schulz, A.N., A.M. Mech, M.M. Cram, C. Asaro, D.R. Coyle, R.D. Lucardi, S. Lucas, and K.J.K. Gandhi. 2018​. Association of Caliciopsis pinea Peck and Matsucoccus macrocicatrices Richards with eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.) seedling dieback. ​Forest Ecology and Management 423: 70-83. 
  13. Schulz, A.N., A.M. Mech, C. Asaro, D.R. Coyle, M.M. Cram, R.D. Lucardi, and K.J.K. Gandhi. 2018. Assessment of abiotic and biotic factors associated with eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.) dieback in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Forest Ecology and Management 423: 59-69. 
  14. Schulz, A.N., L.W. Wright, and R.M. Muzika. 2013. The effects of prescribed fire on insect diversity in the Missouri Ozark Highlands. MU McNair Journal 21: 8-12.​​​

Web-based Application

  • Aoki, C., M.P. Ayres, N.P. Havill, A.M. Mech, A.N. Schulz, K.J.K. Gandhi, J.T. Havill, D.A. Herms, A.M. Hoover, R.A. Hufbauer, A.M. Liebhold, S. Maco, T.D. Marsico, K.F. Raffa, K.A. Thomas, P.C. Tobin, D.R. Uden. 2023. i-Tree Pest Predictor, version 1.0. https://pestpredictor.itreetools.org/ 

Published Datasets

  1. Schulz, A.N., A.M. Mech, N.P. Havill, A.M. Hoover, B.F. Barnes, K.S. Boyd, L. Durden, R.A. Hufbauer, A.M. Liebhold, T.D. Marsico, K.F. Raffa, C. Singareddy, E. Teach, P.C. Tobin, A.W. Wolf, and K.A. Thomas. 2024. Traits and Factors Catalog (TRAFAC): Non-native insects of North American forests. U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9XT5LNP
  2. Schulz, A.N., A.M. Mech, N.P. Havill, D.R. Uden, M.P. Ayres, J. Havill, A.M. Hoover, B.F. Barnes, K.S. Boyd, L. Durden, R.A. Hufbauer, A.M. Liebhold, T.D. Marsico, K.F. Raffa, C. Singareddy, E. Teach, P.C. Tobin, A.W. Wolf, and K.A. Thomas. 2024. Code and data for “What is a specialist? Quantifying host breadth enables impact prediction for invasive herbivores.” Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12789221  
  3. Mech, A.M, A.M. Hoover, A.N. Schulz, B.F. Barnes, K.S. Boyd, L. Durden, N.P. Havill, R.A. Hufbauer, A.M. Liebhold, T.D. Marsico, K.F. Raffa, C. Singareddy, E. Teach, P.C. Tobin, A.W. Wolf, and K.A. Thomas. 2020. Traits and Factors Catalog (TRAFAC): Hardwood specialists of North America. U.S. Geological Survey data release. https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FT7C1O 
  4. Mech, A.M, K.A. Thomas, N.P. Havill, A.N. Schulz, and P.C. Tobin. 2020. Traits and Factors Catalog (TRAFAC): Conifer specialists of North America. U.S. Geological Survey data release. https://doi.org/10.5066/P9CLFQMI 

Extension Publications and Fact Sheets

​* denotes student advisee
  1. Schulz, A.N. and A.B. Self. 2024. Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica). Mississippi State University Extension Publication 4027 (08-24). 2 p. 
  2. Schulz, A.N., J.J. Granger, A.B. Self, and D. Williams*. 2024. Yard tree placement and risk assessment. Mississippi State University Extension Publication 4026 (08-24). 2 p. 
  3. Schulz, A.N., J.J. Granger, A.B. Self, and D. Williams*. 2024. Non-native and native yard trees of Mississippi. Mississippi State University Extension Publication 4025 (07-24). 2 p. 
  4. Schulz, A.N., J.J. Granger, A.B. Self, and D. Williams*. 2024. Non-native and native shrubs of Mississippi. Mississippi State University Extension Publication 4018 (07-24). 2 p.
  5. Whitney, T.D., A.N. Schulz, C. Asaro, M.M. Cram, R.D. Lucardi, E.P. McCarty, and K.J.K. Gandhi. 2021. Eastern white pine dieback in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. University of Georgia Warnell Outreach Publication WSFNR-21-58A. 7 p. 
  6. Durden, L.A., A.N. Schulz, A.M. Mech, and K.A. Thomas. 2020. A not so sudden impact: historical relations between conifers and insects can help predict damage by nonnative insects. U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2020-3039. 4 p. https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20203039 
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Stand of eastern white pine; Rabun County, GA
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Pines at dusk; Ellington, MO
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Pitfall traps, Little Black Conservation Area; Doniphan, MO
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