Pederson, N., T. Evans, and K. Tackett. 2008. Images of a death spiral: Decline of hemlock woolly-adelgid
infected trees. University of Kentucky's Annual Spring Symposium. May 9th. Oral Presentation.

Tacket, K. N. Pederson and S. Clark. 2008. Age structure of two hemlock-dominated ravines and adjacent upland oak-hardwood forests within the Cumberland Plateau Region. Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists. April 16-19, 2008. Spartanburg, SC.

Evans, T., T. Blythe, C. Lattin, K. Tackett and N. Pederson. 2008. Effects of Climate and Geography on the Radial Growth of Seven Eastern Tree Species. Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists. April 16-19, 2008. Spartanburg, SC.

Pederson, N., Patsy Clinton, Jessica Dorzinsky, Jane Foster, Alexis Reed, Saskia van de Gevel, Jodi Axelson and Daniel Griffin. Influence of Climate and Land-Use History upon Carbon Sequestration in Great Smoky Mountains, USA. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. April 15-19, 2008. Boston, MA. PDF

Pederson, N., E.R. Cook and K. Vranes. 2008. The Paleoclimatological Power of Biodiversity: 500 yrs of New York City Watershed Drought. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. April 15-19, 2008. Boston, MA. PDF

Blythe, T. 2008. Change in water-use efficiency and xylem production of two Pinus strobus plantations. Eastern Kentucky University's Eighteenth Annual Senior Thesis Presentation Event. Eastern Kentucky University's Honors Program. April 12, 2008.

Pederson, N. and B. Black. 2008. The Relation Between Growth Rate & Longevity in Trees: a Biological Law? University of Kentucky's EcoLunch. March 28th, 2008. PDF

Tackett. K. 2008. Age Structure and Disturbance History of Two-hemlock Dominated Ravines in the Cumberland Plateau Region. Eastern Kentucky University's Department of Biological Sciences Seminar Series, March 7th, 2008. PDF

Pederson. N., J.M. Varner, III and B.J. Palik. 2007. Disturbance History of a Managed Longleaf Pine Landscape and the Potential Role of Climate. Annual Meeting of the Kentucky Academy of Sciences, Louisville, KY, November 9th-10th, 2007.

Pederson, N., A. D’amato, D. Orwig, D. Luthringer, E. Frank, A. Kelly, S.L. Van De Gevel, R.D. Griffin, J. Axelson, K.S.K. Beal, C. Bois, P. Clinton, J. Dorzinsky, J.M. Dyer, J. Foster, H. Gamper, K. Hrinkevich, S. Mohan, M. Nesius, A. Reed, J. Riddle, D. Twedt and L.J. Winship. 2007. Natural History of Trees: Divining Life-history Traits Through Dendrochronology. Annual Meeting of the Kentucky Academy of Sciences, Louisville, KY, November 9th-10th, 2007.

Blythe, T. and N. Pederson. 2007. Radial Growth of Southernmost and Northeasternmost Populations of Quercus Montana (Chestnut Oak). 2007 National Collegiate Honors Council's Annual Conference -“Creative Tensions, Challenging Environments.” Denver, Colorado, October 31 – November 4, 2007.

Blythe, T., C. Ford and N. Pederson. 2007. Changes in water use efficiency and xylem production of two Pinus strobus plantations. Annual Meeting of the Kentucky Academy of Sciences, Louisville, KY, November 9th-10th, 2007.

Blythe, T., T. Evans, C. Lattin, K. Tackett and N. Pederson. 2007. Effects of Climate and Geography on the Radial Growth of Seven Eastern Tree Species. Annual Meeting of the Kentucky Academy of Sciences, Louisville, KY, November 9th-10th, 2007. Poster Presentation

Tackett, K., N. Pederson and S. Clark. 2007. Searching for potential old-growth forest in the Cumberland Plateau Region: Comparison of age structure in hemlock-dominated ravines and adjacent upland oak-hardwood forests within Cane Creek WMA, Laurel County, Kentucky. Annual Meeting of the Kentucky Academy of Sciences, Louisville, KY, November 9th-10th, 2007.

Pederson, N. 2007. The Interconnected Values of Old-growth Forests & Tree-Ring Research. First Meeting of the Kentucky Old-Growth Forest Society. Jun 15th & 16th.. Jun 15th & 16th. Oral Presentation.

Pederson, N. 2007. Accelerated Growth Rates in Old Trees: the seemingly unimportance of CO2. University of Kentucky's Annual Spring Symposium. May 11th. Oral Presentation.

Pederson, N. 2007. The Living Dead, Overachieving Elderly and Other Revelations Through Talkative Trees. The Ohio State University School of Natural Resources Seminar Series. May 9th. Invited Presentation.

Pederson, N., E.R. Cook, G.C. Jacoby, C. Lattin and H.M. Hopton.  2007. The Influence of Age and Geographic Location on the Climatic Sensitivity and Growth Rates of Southern Temperate Tree Species. Oral Presentation. Association of Southeastern Biologists. . Apr 18-21. Columbia, SC.

J .W. Munger, S. Urbanski, C. Barford, S. Wofsy, C. Kucharik, E. Pyle, J. Budney, K. McKain, N. Pederson, D. Fitzjarrald, and M. Czikowsky. "Trends in CO2 Exchange at Harvard Forest". U.S. North American Carbon Program Investigators Meeting. Jan 22-24, 2007. Colorado Springs, CO. Poster.

Pederson, N. 2006. Old-Growth Trees: One Foot in the Grave? American Society of Consulting Arborists Annual Conference, Napa, California, December 4th, 2006. Invited Presentation.

Pederson, N. 2006. Paleoclimatic and Neo-paleoeological Applications for Kentucky's Mesonet. Annual Meeting of the Kentucky Academy of Sciences, Morehead, KY, November 10th, 2006. Invited Presentation.

Pederson, N. 2006. Zombie Maples, Day-Walking Pines and Old Trees on 'Supplements': Forest Secrets Revealed Through Tree-Ring Analysis. University of Kentucky Department of Forestry Seminar Series, November 8th, 2006. Invited Presentation.

Pederson, N. 2006. Changes in Climate Sensitivity and Growth Rates of Trees Across the Hudson River Valley. Changing Climate And Its Consequences In The Hudson River Valley: Past, Present, and Future. NASA/Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY, November 2nd, 2006. Invited Presentation.

Pederson, N. 2006. Bontanical & Dendrochronological [and Gastronomical] Exploration of Sichuan Province, China. Eastern Kentucky University Department of Biological Sciences Seminar, September 1, 2006. [Pieces of this presentation is available here]

Pederson, N. 2006. Nothing Venture, Nothing Gained: Tree-ring Analysis in Temperate Hardwood Forests. Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Botany, Beijing, China, July 1st, 2006. Invited Presentation.

Pederson, N. 2006. An Introduction to Tree Ring Analysis. West-China Alpine Botanical Garden Dujiayang City, Sichuan Province, China. June 2006. Invited Presentation.

Pederson, N. E.R. Cook, H.M. Hopton, G.C. Jacoby and K. Griffin. 2006. Evidence of Accelerated Growth in Old Trees: A 'New' Sink for Old Carbon? 7th International Dendrochronological Conference, Beijing, China. June 16th, 2006. Oral Presentation.

Pederson, N. 2006. Zombie Maples, Day-walking Pines and other Tales Of Woe... International Dendroecological Fieldweek, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June, 2006.

Pederson, N., B. Poulter, M. Evans. 2006. Locating potential old-growth forests in the commonwealth of Kentucky. 7th Eastern Old-Growth Conference. Little Rock, AR. Poster

Pederson, N., T. D’Amato and D. Orwig. 2006. Natural history from dendrochronology: maximum ages and canopy persistence of rarely studied hardwood species. 15th Central Hardwood Conference. Knoxville, TN.

Pederson, N. 2006. From the Other Side of the Appalachian Mountains: Accelerated Growth Rates in Old Trees and Other Dendro Sundries. Dept. Bio. Ecolunch Seminar Series, University of Kentucky. Invited Presentation.

Pederson, N. 2005. Temperature Sensitivity, Accelerated Growth Rates in Old Trees and zombie Maples: Dendro-discoveries in the Eastern US. Laboratory of Tree Ring Research, University of Arizona Invited Presentation.

Pederson, N. 2005. From the Other Side of the Appalachian Mountains: Accelerated Growth Rates in Old Trees and Other Dendro Sundries. Dept. Bio. Science Departmental Seminar Series, Eastern Kentucky Univ.