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Full-Text Articles in Life Sciences
Spruce Budworm Defoliation Dynamics And Its Influence On The Acadian Forest, Cen Chen
Spruce Budworm Defoliation Dynamics And Its Influence On The Acadian Forest, Cen Chen
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Spruce budworm (SBW; Choristoneura fumiferana (Clem.)) is the primary forest defoliator in North America. SBW defoliation has affected tens of millions ha of forests during its periodic outbreaks and caused severe growth reduction and mortality of spruce-fir (Picea-Abies) species. Evaluating these damaging effects of SBW defoliation requires understandings of the variation and dynamics of defoliation, as well as trees' variable responses to defoliation in consideration of various tree- stand-, and site-level factors. In this dissertation, we developed statistical models to 1) evaluate influences of SBW defoliation on spruce-fir stand dynamics of annual volume net growth, mortality, …
Effects Of Water Table Depth And Edaphic Characteristics On Plant Diversity In A Southern Mississippi Pitcher Plant Bog, Patrick Kirby
Effects Of Water Table Depth And Edaphic Characteristics On Plant Diversity In A Southern Mississippi Pitcher Plant Bog, Patrick Kirby
Master's Theses
This study examined the effects that water table depth and soil characteristics have on plant species richness and species composition within pitcher plant bogs across seasons. Eight piezometers were installed at random distances to monitor long-term water table depth and pressure fluctuations along a ~710-meter line transect traversing upland and bog habitats. Vegetation sampling quadrats (n=128) were set up near each piezometer. Cover data and water table depths were collected in spring and late summer. Soil samples collected from each treatment group were used to obtain soil texture and nutrient data. The summer collection period yielded a total gdiversity of …
Observable Persistent Effects Of Habitat Management Efforts In The Ozark Highlands After 10 Years, Maxwell Carnes-Mason
Observable Persistent Effects Of Habitat Management Efforts In The Ozark Highlands After 10 Years, Maxwell Carnes-Mason
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
I investigated the lasting impacts of a management plan designed to improve oak regeneration and benefit wildlife in the Ozark Highlands in Madison, Co., AR. To assess the efficacy of the management plan, I used variables relevant to the success and establishment of oak trees. Controlled burns and selective logging were used to thin the canopy, increase ground level productivity, and increase the abundance of small mammals. I used measurements of overstory and understory densities, light availability, and the density of mice in the genus Peromyscus across time to look at the lasting impacts of management. Different treatment plots were …
Spatial Upscaling Of Forest Response To Drought, Wei Fang, Peipei Xu, Tao Zhao, Xiang Zhao, Hui Luo, George Hendrey, Chuixiang Yi
Spatial Upscaling Of Forest Response To Drought, Wei Fang, Peipei Xu, Tao Zhao, Xiang Zhao, Hui Luo, George Hendrey, Chuixiang Yi
Publications and Research
We have integrated the observational capability of satellite remote sensing with plot-scale tree ring data to up-scale the evaluation of forest responses to drought. Satellite data, such as Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), can provide a spatially continuous measure with limited temporal coverage, while tree Ring Width Index (RWI) provides accurate assessment with much longer time series local scales. Here, we explored the relationship between RWI and NDVI of three dominant species in the Southwestern United States (SWUS), and predicted RWI spatial distribution from 2001 to 2017 based on MODIS 1-km resolution NDVI data with stringent quality control. We detected …
Foraging Behavior In Atta Leaf-Cutter Ants: A Comparison Of Disturbed Versus Undisturbed Nests, Ariana Baetz
Foraging Behavior In Atta Leaf-Cutter Ants: A Comparison Of Disturbed Versus Undisturbed Nests, Ariana Baetz
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
The genus of ant, Atta, is one of the most prolific and ecologically impactful genera in the subfamily of Leaf-Cutter ants. They prefer to build nests and forage in disturbed areas or on the borders between secondary forest and disturbed areas, as much of their preferred harvest is cultivars. Two nests of Atta were studied at the La Hesperia Nature Reserve, one an undisturbed nest aged about four years and one a recently disturbed nest aged about seven years. General foraging behaviors were observed and compared for both nests, including peak foraging hours, headwidth of foraging ants, trail length, plants …
A Delicate Balance: The Effects Of Habitat Type On Frog Communities: A Three-Pronged Study Examining The Effects Of Differing Habitat Characteristics On Anuran Diversity At El Centro De Investigación Sumak Kawsay In Situ, Ecuador, Zane Libke
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
We conducted 60 hours of visual encounter surveys and 3 hours of calling surveys on 6 different habitat types near Sumak Kawsay in situ Reserva (SKIS) near Mera, Pastaza, Ecuador. We defined habitat types defined by two variables: type of forest and proximity to water. The aim of the study was to determine what effect each variable has on anuran community composition. We compared the effectiveness of the two survey methods as well. High anuran community dissimilarity was found between each habitat type surveyed, indicating that both forest type and proximity to water are important factors that shape species richness …
Optimizing Water Quality And Temperature Parameters To Increase Survival Rates Of Anotheca Spinosa (Anura: Hylidae) Eggs At The El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center, Morgan Oestereich
Optimizing Water Quality And Temperature Parameters To Increase Survival Rates Of Anotheca Spinosa (Anura: Hylidae) Eggs At The El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center, Morgan Oestereich
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
Amphibians globally are facing extinction due to the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). This has resulted in a worldwide push for increased conservation efforts. These efforts include those of the El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center (EVACC) in El Valle de Antón, Panama, where captive assurance colonies of many native amphibian species are housed. Among these species is Anotheca spinosa, a species of tree frog native to mountainous regions of Central America. This study was performed to analyze the relationship between water quality parameters and egg survival and reproductive success of EVACC’s captive population of A. spinosa and assess how related husbandry …
Historical Population Increases And Related Inciting Factors Of Agrilus Anxius, Agrilus Bilineatus, And Agrilus Granulatus Liragus (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) In The Lake States (Michigan, Minnesota, And Wisconsin), Robert A. Haack, Toby Petrice
Historical Population Increases And Related Inciting Factors Of Agrilus Anxius, Agrilus Bilineatus, And Agrilus Granulatus Liragus (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) In The Lake States (Michigan, Minnesota, And Wisconsin), Robert A. Haack, Toby Petrice
The Great Lakes Entomologist
Three native species of tree-infesting Agrilus have regularly reached outbreak levels in the Lake States (Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin), including A. anxius Gory (bronze birch borer), A. bilineatus (Weber) (twolined chestnut borer), and A. granulatus liragus Barter & Brown (bronze poplar borer). The main host trees for these Agrilus are species of Betula for A. anxius, Castanea and Quercus for A. bilineatus, and Populus for A. granulatus liragus. Based on 197 annual forest health reports for Michigan (1950–2017, 66 years), Minnesota (1950–2017, 64 years), and Wisconsin (1951–2017, 67 years), A. bilineatus was the most often reported Agrilus …
Diversity And Abundance Of Soil Microbes Differ Along A Forest-Pasture Transect, Hannah Suli, Ashley Schumann, Cleo Bickley, Jasmine Rodriguez
Diversity And Abundance Of Soil Microbes Differ Along A Forest-Pasture Transect, Hannah Suli, Ashley Schumann, Cleo Bickley, Jasmine Rodriguez
IdeaFest: Interdisciplinary Journal of Creative Works and Research from Cal Poly Humboldt
No abstract provided.
Diffuse Light And Wetting Differentially Affect Tropical Tree Leaf Photosynthesis, Z. Carter Berry, Gregory R. Goldsmith
Diffuse Light And Wetting Differentially Affect Tropical Tree Leaf Photosynthesis, Z. Carter Berry, Gregory R. Goldsmith
Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research
‐Most ecosystems experience frequent cloud cover resulting in light that is predominantly diffuse rather than direct. Moreover, these cloudy conditions are often accompanied by rain that results in wet leaf surfaces. Despite this, our understanding of photosynthesis is built upon measurements made on dry leaves experiencing direct light.
‐Using a modified gas exchange setup, we measured the effects of diffuse light and leaf wetting on photosynthesis in canopy species from a tropical montane cloud forest.
‐We demonstrate significant variation in species‐level response to light quality independent of light intensity. Some species demonstrated 100% higher rates of photosynthesis in diffuse light …
Seed And Seedling Data From Sugarcreek Metropark Restoration Experiment, Michaela J. Woods, Meredith Cobb, Ryan W. Mcewan
Seed And Seedling Data From Sugarcreek Metropark Restoration Experiment, Michaela J. Woods, Meredith Cobb, Ryan W. Mcewan
Five Rivers MetroParks Collaboration Data Archive
This dataset encompasses information following seed germination and seedling growth of three tree species: Quercus rubra, Juglans cinerea, and Carya laciniosa. Seed sizes were recorded prior to incubation in sand, vermiculite, or without media. Seeds were then germinated with time to germination recorded in this dataset. After germination, seedlings were planted in Sugarcreek Metropark in either fall 2011 or spring 2012. One-half of seedlings were planted in tree tubes and a half without. Seedling height and diameter was recorded in June 2014 and March 2019, and death of seedlings was noted.
Comparison Of The Survival And Growth Of West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine In East Texas, Jamie Hooker
Comparison Of The Survival And Growth Of West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine In East Texas, Jamie Hooker
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
West Gulf Coastal Plain provenance loblolly (Pinus taeda L.), longleaf (Pinus palustris Mill.), shortleaf (Pinus echinata Mill.), and slash pines (Pinus elliottii Engelm.) were planted in East Texas to compare initial growth and survival. Containerized seedlings were planted in December 2015 on three study sites in Shelby, Houston, and Cherokee counties using a randomized complete block design. Seedlings were measured in January-February 2016 and again January-February 2017, January 2018, and January 2019. Three years after planting, survival was best (76.4%) in Houston County and was lowest in Cherokee County (26.4). Damage by Texas leafcutter ants (Atta …
The Effect Of Prescribed Burning On Wood-Decay Fungi In The Forests Of Northwest Arkansas, Nawaf Ibrahim Alshammari
The Effect Of Prescribed Burning On Wood-Decay Fungi In The Forests Of Northwest Arkansas, Nawaf Ibrahim Alshammari
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Prescribed burning is defined as the process of the planned application of fire to a predetermined area under specific environmental conditions in order to achieve a desired outcome such as land management. This project used both morphological and molecular methods to identify and characterize the wood-decay fungi associated with the forests of northwest Arkansas—Pea Ridge National Military Park, Devil’s Den State Park, and the Buffalo National River—through frequent visits made between February 2018 and February 2019. In addition, in order to assess the effects of prescribed burning, incubation chambers were used to compare the growth of fungi from both unburned …
Within-Stream Variability Data, Kevin W. Custer, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Within-Stream Variability Data, Kevin W. Custer, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Ryan McEwan
No abstract provided.
Wetted Width, Kevin W. Custer, Eric B. Borth, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Wetted Width, Kevin W. Custer, Eric B. Borth, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Ryan McEwan
No abstract provided.
Terrestrial Fine Woody Debris, Erin C. Rowekamp, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Terrestrial Fine Woody Debris, Erin C. Rowekamp, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Ryan McEwan
No abstract provided.
Water Toxicity Effects Test: Physicochemical Data, Kevin W. Custer, Eric B. Borth, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Water Toxicity Effects Test: Physicochemical Data, Kevin W. Custer, Eric B. Borth, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Ryan McEwan
No abstract provided.
Time To Colonization Trial Data, M. E. Maloney, Eric B. Borth, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Time To Colonization Trial Data, M. E. Maloney, Eric B. Borth, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Ryan McEwan
No abstract provided.
Twig And Fruit Litter Basket, Erin C. Rowekamp, Taylor M. Buskey, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Twig And Fruit Litter Basket, Erin C. Rowekamp, Taylor M. Buskey, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Ryan McEwan
No abstract provided.
Water Toxicity Effects Test: Survival And Growth (Dry Mass), Kevin W. Custer, Eric B. Borth, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Water Toxicity Effects Test: Survival And Growth (Dry Mass), Kevin W. Custer, Eric B. Borth, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Ryan McEwan
No abstract provided.
Terrestrial Coarse Woody Debris, Erin C. Rowekamp, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Terrestrial Coarse Woody Debris, Erin C. Rowekamp, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Ryan McEwan
No abstract provided.
Sediment % Solids And Total Organic Carbon, Kevin W. Custer, Eric B. Borth, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Sediment % Solids And Total Organic Carbon, Kevin W. Custer, Eric B. Borth, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Ryan McEwan
No abstract provided.
Site Characteristics, Kevin W. Custer, Eric B. Borth, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Site Characteristics, Kevin W. Custer, Eric B. Borth, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Ryan McEwan
Stream order, HHEI, Watershed size, Forest Cover, Maximum pool depth
Sediment Toxicity Effects Test, Kevin W. Custer, Eric B. Borth, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Sediment Toxicity Effects Test, Kevin W. Custer, Eric B. Borth, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Ryan McEwan
No abstract provided.
Seedling, Erin C. Rowekamp, Eric B. Borth, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Seedling, Erin C. Rowekamp, Eric B. Borth, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Ryan McEwan
No abstract provided.
Site Population Trial Data, M. E. Maloney, Eric B. Borth, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Site Population Trial Data, M. E. Maloney, Eric B. Borth, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Ryan McEwan
No abstract provided.
Prototype Data, M. E. Maloney, Eric B. Borth, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Prototype Data, M. E. Maloney, Eric B. Borth, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Ryan McEwan
No abstract provided.
Sapling, Erin C. Rowekamp, Eric B. Borth, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Sapling, Erin C. Rowekamp, Eric B. Borth, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Ryan McEwan
No abstract provided.
Probe Data, Charlotte A. Shade, Kevin W. Custer, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Probe Data, Charlotte A. Shade, Kevin W. Custer, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Ryan McEwan
Temperature, Dissolved oxygen, Conductivity, pH, Total dissolved solids
Macroinvertebrates, Mitchell J. Kukla, Corey Kuminecz, M. E. Maloney, Joseph Murphy, Taylor M. Buskey, Jenea I. Adams, Michelle N. Little, Eric B. Borth, Taylor M. Sparbanie, Sean D. Mahoney, Kevin W. Custer, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Macroinvertebrates, Mitchell J. Kukla, Corey Kuminecz, M. E. Maloney, Joseph Murphy, Taylor M. Buskey, Jenea I. Adams, Michelle N. Little, Eric B. Borth, Taylor M. Sparbanie, Sean D. Mahoney, Kevin W. Custer, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan
Ryan McEwan
No abstract provided.