Biogeochemical hotspots following a simulated tree mortality event of southern pine beetle

Courtney M Siegert1, Heidi J Renninger1, Sasith Karunarathna2, Nicole Hornslein2, John J Riggins3, Natalie A Clay4, Juliet D Tang5, Brent Chaney2 and Natasha Drotar2, (1)Mississippi State University, Department of Forestry, Starkville, United States, (2)Mississippi State University, Forestry, Mississippi State, MS, United States, (3)Mississippi State University, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, & Plant Pathology, Mississipi State, MS, United States, (4)Louisiana Tech University, Biological Sciences, Ruston, LA, United States, (5)US Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Starkville, MS, United States