This research was supported in part by the intramural research program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Evans-Allen #1024525, and Capacity Building Grant # 006531. It was also supported in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation RII Track 2 FEC: Leveraging Intelligent Informatics and Smart Data for Improved Understanding of Northern Forest Ecosystem Resiliency (INSPIRES) #1920908 and by The Lyndhurst Foundation, through the Paint Rock Forest Research Center (awarded in 2019 for surveying expenses).
