About

Jared Smith is a Professor of Finance in the Department of Finance at NC State University's Poole College of Management. He previously served as an assistant professor of finance at Clemson University's College of Business. Dr. Smith earned his Ph.D. in Business Administration with a focus on Finance from the University of Pittsburgh in 2014, where he also completed his B.S. in Business Administration in 2009. His research and academic contributions are centered around finance, and he is actively involved in the college's faculty community. For more information, he maintains a personal website and can be contacted via email or phone at NC State.

Research topics

• Ecology
• Geography
• Computer Science
• Environmental resource management
• Environmental science
• Environmental planning
• Forestry
• Geology
• Natural resource economics
• Oceanography
• Cartography
• World Wide Web
• Biology
• Economics

Selected publications

• Using social media to measure and map visitation to public lands in Utah

  Applied Geography · 2021 · 43 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding
  • Computer Science
  • Geography
  • Environmental resource management
  DOI

• Aboveground carbon loss associated with the spread of ghost forests as sea levels rise

  Environmental Research Letters · 2020 · 73 citations

  • Environmental science
  • Ecology
  • Oceanography

  Abstract Coastal forests sequester and store more carbon than their terrestrial counterparts but are at greater risk of conversion due to sea level rise. Saltwater intrusion from sea level rise converts freshwater-dependent coastal forests to more salt-tolerant marshes, leaving ‘ghost forests’ of standing dead trees behind. Although recent research has investigated the drivers and rates of coastal forest decline, the associated changes in carbon storage across large extents have not been quantified. We mapped ghost forest spread across coastal North Carolina, USA, using repeat Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) surveys, multi-temporal satellite imagery, and field measurements of aboveground biomass to quantify changes in aboveground carbon. Between 2001 and 2014, 15% (167 km 2 ) of unmanaged public land in the region changed from coastal forest to transition-ghost forest characterized by salt-tolerant shrubs and herbaceous plants. Salinity and proximity to the estuarine shoreline were significant drivers of these changes. This conversion resulted in a net aboveground carbon decline of 0.13 ± 0.01 TgC. Because saltwater intrusion precedes inundation and influences vegetation condition in advance of mature tree mortality, we suggest that aboveground carbon declines can be used to detect the leading edge of sea level rise. Aboveground carbon declines along the shoreline were offset by inland aboveground carbon gains associated with natural succession and forestry activities like planting (2.46 ± 0.25 TgC net aboveground carbon across study area). Our study highlights the combined effects of saltwater intrusion and land use on aboveground carbon dynamics of temperate coastal forests in North America. By quantifying the effects of multiple interacting disturbances, our measurement and mapping methods should be applicable to other coastal landscapes experiencing saltwater intrusion. As sea level rise increases the landward extent of inundation and saltwater exposure, investigations at these large scales are requisite for effective resource allocation for climate adaptation. In this changing environment, human intervention, whether through land preservation, restoration, or reforestation, may be necessary to prevent aboveground carbon loss.

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• Forecasting water demand across a rapidly urbanizing region

  The Science of The Total Environment · 2020 · 96 citations

  • Natural resource economics
  • Environmental science
  • Geography
  DOI

• Uses and Limitations of Social Media to Inform Visitor Use Management in Parks and Protected Areas: A Systematic Review

  Environmental Management · 2020 · 165 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding
  • Computer Science
  • Environmental resource management
  • Geography
  DOI

Frequent coauthors

• Erin Seekamp

  North Carolina State University

  41 shared

• Mae A. Davenport

  28 shared

• Emily J. Wilkins

  23 shared

• Yu‐Fai Leung

  North Carolina State University

  20 shared

• Allie McCreary

  Western Kentucky University

  16 shared

• Roger L. Moore

  Nottingham Trent University

  15 shared

• Anna B. Miller

  Utah State University

  14 shared

• Chase C. Lamborn

  Utah State University

  13 shared

Education

• Ph.D.

  University of Pittsburgh

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