This page highlights the publications, analyses, webinars, and tools that form the technical foundation of Seris Forest Analytics. Together, these works reflect the expertise and evidence base that guide the firm’s approach to forest carbon accounting, monitoring, and policy analysis.
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Scientific Research Publications: Peer-reviewed papers and technical reports that advance understanding of forest carbon dynamics, monitoring, and policy-relevant analysis.
Science Delivery Products: Applied resources—including webinars, online tools, and short-form content designed to translate complex science into practical guidance for policy.
Publications
Murray, L.T., C. Woodall, A. Lister, K. Stockmann, H. Gu, S. Urbanski, K. Riley, E. Greenfield, et al. 2024. Chapter 5: Quantifying greenhouse gas sources and sinks in managed forest systems. In Hanson, W.L., C. Itle, K. Edquist. (eds.). Quantifying greenhouse gas fluxes in agriculture and forestry: Methods for entity‐scale inventory. Technical Bulletin Number 1939, 2nd edition. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Chief Economist.
Murray, L.T., Oswalt, S.N., Goeking, S.A., Renwick, K. (2025). Forest Definitions Applied for National United States Forest Reporting: Status, Gaps, and Opportunities. Trees, Forests and People, Elsevier, 22 Mar. 2025
Renwick, Katherine M; Woodall, Christopher W; Mihiar, Christopher; Murray, Lara T; Lewis, Reid; Beeson, Peter C; Coulston, John. 2025. Evaluating the current status of agriculture-driven deforestation across jurisdictional scales in the United States using foundational, federal datasets. Environmental Research Letters. 20(7): 074002-
Pearson, T.R.H, Brown, S., Murray, L.T., Sidman, G. 2017. Greenhouse gas emissions from tropical forest degradation: an underestimated source. Journal of Carbon Balance and Management 12 (1), 3. DOI: 10.1186/s13021-017-0072-2
Bernal, B., Murray, L.T., Pearson, T.R.H. 2018. Global carbon dioxide removal rates from forest landscape restoration. Journal of Carbon Balance and Management, 13:22.
Woodal, C.W., H.L Munro, J.W. Atkins, B.P. Bullock, T.R. Fox, C.M. Hoover, S.M. Kinane, L.T. Murray, S.P. Prisley, J.D. Shaw, E Smith-Mateja, A.R. Weiskettel, W.R.L. Andregg, G. Nabuurs, K.A. Novick, B. Poulter, A. Starcevic, and C.G. Giebink. 2025. Prioritizing opportunities to empower forest carbon decisions through strategic investment in forest modeling capacity. Journal of Forestry.
Munro, H. L., Woodall, C. W., Anderegg, W. R. L., Atkins, J. W., Beier, C. M., Bullock, B. P., DeLyser, K., Diaz, D. D., Eskelson, B. N. I., Evans, M. E. K., Foppert, J. D., Foster, B. C., Fox, T. R., Frank, J. M., Froese, R. E., Gaines III, G. C., Gould, P., Hailemariam, T., Hall, E. S., Heckman, K. A., Helmer, E. H., Hogan, J. A., Hoover, C. M., Kinane, S. M., MacFarlane, D. W., Murray, L. T., Paradis, G., Poudel, K. P., Prisley, S. P., Rakestraw, J. L., Restrepo, H., Sharma, A., Shaw, J. D., Smith-Mateja, E., VanderSchaaf, C. L., Vatandaslar, C., Weiskittel, A. R., & Yang, S.-I. (2025). Challenges and Strategic Recommendations for Enhancing Quantification and Projection of Forest Carbon Dynamics. Journal of Forestry, 123, 703–734
D’Amato, Anthony W.; Woodall, Christopher W.; Weiskittel, Aaron R.; Littlefield, Caitlin E.; Murray, Lara T. 2022. Carbon conundrums: Do United States’ current carbon market baselines represent an undesirable ecological threshold? 4 p. Global Change Biology.
McGinley, K.; Murray, L.T.; Robertson, G.; White, E.M. 2023. National report on sustainable forests, 2020. FS-1217. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Washington Office.
Dave, R., Saint-Laurent, C., Murray, L., Antunes Daldegan, G., Brouwer, R., de Mattos Scaramuzza, C. A., Raes, L., Simonit, S., Catapan, M., García Contreras, G., Ndoli, A., Karangwa, C., Perera, N., Hingorani, S., & Pearson, T. (2019). Second Bonn Challenge progress report: Application of the Barometer in 2018 (IUCN Report No. 2019-018). Gland, Switzerland: IUCN.
Goslee, K., Walker, S. M., Mitchard, E., Grais, A., Netzer, M., Brown, K., Murray, L., & Mulbah, P. (2016). Development of Liberia’s REDD+ Reference Level. Republic of Liberia Forestry Development Authority & Winrock International.
Goslee, K., Walker, S. M., Grais, A., Murray, L., Casarim, F., & Brown, S. (2015). Module C-CS: Calculations for estimating carbon stocks (LEAF Technical Guidance Series). Arlington, VA: Winrock International.
Goslee, K., Brown, S., Walker, S.M., Murray, L.T., Tepe, T. 2015. Review of aboveground biomass estimation techniques. Winrock International under High Carbon Stocks Study.
Walker, S.M., Murray, L.T., Tepe, T. 2016 Allometric Equation Evaluation Guidance Document. Winrock International.
Hayes, Jennifer; Murray, Lara, eds. 2021. Research Improves Climate-Smart Management of America’s Forests and Grasslands. FS-1175. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Research & Development. 19p.
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