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Assessing Changing Carbon Pool Dynamics And Species Composition In A Pennsylvania Broadleaf Forest Fragment, Kyleigh Levinsky, Jessica L. Schedlbauer Jan 2024

Assessing Changing Carbon Pool Dynamics And Species Composition In A Pennsylvania Broadleaf Forest Fragment, Kyleigh Levinsky, Jessica L. Schedlbauer

Sustainability Research & Creative Activities Grants Reports

Temperate broadleaf forests are pivotal to the global carbon cycle, Representing 37% of the global forest carbon pool (Pan et al 2011). • Maintaining compositional diversity in temperate broadleaf forests, such as the Gordon Natural Area (GNA) is critical to maintaining ecosystem services, such as carbon sequestration. • Pressures from native and non-native herbivores threaten the biodiversity of temperate broadleaf forests in the United States (Ghandi et al. 2010). The introduction of non-native insects such as the emerald ash borer (Argrilus planipennis), as well as the overpopulation of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) has led to declines in some tree species. …


A Method For Estimating The Current And Future Carbon Content Of Standing Biomass Applied To Gishwati Forest Reserve, Rwanda, David Courard-Houri, Rebecca Chancellor, Aaron S. Rundus, A. Boland Jan 2016

A Method For Estimating The Current And Future Carbon Content Of Standing Biomass Applied To Gishwati Forest Reserve, Rwanda, David Courard-Houri, Rebecca Chancellor, Aaron S. Rundus, A. Boland

Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications

The carbon content of standing tree biomass was determined in the Gishwati Forest Reserve in north-western Rwanda and growth potential of the forest was estimated using a straightforward, generalisable model of natural forest regeneration. A survey was conducted on 2289 trees in plots throughout the reserve. Wood density data were obtained from literature and tree biomass was estimated using a recent pan-tropical allometric equation. A survey on United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects showed that current methods of growth rate projection for mixed, non-plantation forests might significantly overestimate the amount of carbon sequestered. …


Overlease Plots, Tree & Amur Honeysuckle Data, 1999-2014, Kendra Mcmillin, Gerard Hertel Jan 2014

Overlease Plots, Tree & Amur Honeysuckle Data, 1999-2014, Kendra Mcmillin, Gerard Hertel

William Overlease Plant Succession Study Documents

No abstract provided.


A Decade Comparison Of Forest Dynamics At The Gordon Natural Area, A Chester County Preserve, Kelly Ryan, Gregory D. Turner Jan 2014

A Decade Comparison Of Forest Dynamics At The Gordon Natural Area, A Chester County Preserve, Kelly Ryan, Gregory D. Turner

Forest Health Monitoring Study Documents

No abstract provided.


Tree Fall Data, Post-"Super Storm" Sandy, 2012-2014, Kendra L. Mcmillin, Gerard Hertel Jan 2014

Tree Fall Data, Post-"Super Storm" Sandy, 2012-2014, Kendra L. Mcmillin, Gerard Hertel

Historical Tree Fall Study Documents

Since Superstorm Sandy in October 2012, Kendra McMillin and Gerry Hertel monitored tree fall in the Gordon Natural Area. After Sandy there was a wind event in August, 2013 and then the ice storm in February 2014 which caused further tree fall.


A White Ash (Fraxinus Americana) Status Assessment And Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus Planipennis) Management Plan For The Gordon Natural Area, Zack T. Signora, Kendra L. Mcmillin, Gregory D. Turner Jan 2014

A White Ash (Fraxinus Americana) Status Assessment And Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus Planipennis) Management Plan For The Gordon Natural Area, Zack T. Signora, Kendra L. Mcmillin, Gregory D. Turner

White Ash Distribution Study Documents

No abstract provided.


Geo 585 Field Methods: Edge Effects [In The Gordon Natural Area], Matthew Long, James Gregory, Timothy Snow Dec 2013

Geo 585 Field Methods: Edge Effects [In The Gordon Natural Area], Matthew Long, James Gregory, Timothy Snow

Gordon Natural Area Biodiversity Studies Documents

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Five Year Carbon Storage Analysis In The Gordon Natural Area, Joy Fritschle, Chad Hudson, Catherine Spahr, Andy Tamez Jan 2013

Five Year Carbon Storage Analysis In The Gordon Natural Area, Joy Fritschle, Chad Hudson, Catherine Spahr, Andy Tamez

Forest Carbon Storage Study Documents

The Gordon Natural Area (GNA) serves as a natural laboratory for a range of class research projects. In a Geography Field Methods course led by Dr. Fritschle, students established five permanent carbon-study plots in 2008. Since then, students have returned to these plots to measure the carbon stock of standing trees in five plots located along a topographic gradient: floodplain, ridge-top, lower mid-slope, mid-slope and upper mid-slope. Using U.S. Forest Service established guidelines, all trees greater than 5 cm and up to 73 cm in diameter at breast height (DBH) were measured and identified within each 40 m circular plot. …


Shagbark Hickory (Carya Ovata) Status At The Gordon Natural Area, Carl Cummins, Greg Turner Jan 2013

Shagbark Hickory (Carya Ovata) Status At The Gordon Natural Area, Carl Cummins, Greg Turner

Shagbark Hickory Distribution Study Documents

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Geo402/585: Field Methods; Labs 4-5 Gordon Natural Area Carbon Stock Pilot Study, Joy Fritschle Jan 2013

Geo402/585: Field Methods; Labs 4-5 Gordon Natural Area Carbon Stock Pilot Study, Joy Fritschle

Gordon Natural Area-related Curricula Documents

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The Status Of White Oak (Quercus Alba) Trees At The Gordon Natural Area, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Rachel Stern, Gregory D. Turner, Gerard D. Hertel Jan 2013

The Status Of White Oak (Quercus Alba) Trees At The Gordon Natural Area, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Rachel Stern, Gregory D. Turner, Gerard D. Hertel

White Oak Distribution Study Documents

No abstract provided.


Geo 585 Final Project: A Study In The Gordon Natural Area, James Gregory, Tim Snow, Matt Long Jan 2013

Geo 585 Final Project: A Study In The Gordon Natural Area, James Gregory, Tim Snow, Matt Long

Gordon Natural Area Biodiversity Studies Documents

No abstract provided.


Overlease Plots Profile - October 2012, Gerard Hertel, Janet Ebert Oct 2012

Overlease Plots Profile - October 2012, Gerard Hertel, Janet Ebert

William Overlease Plant Succession Study Documents

No abstract provided.


Overlease Plots Statistics - October 2012, Gerard Hertel Oct 2012

Overlease Plots Statistics - October 2012, Gerard Hertel

William Overlease Plant Succession Study Documents

No abstract provided.


Overlease Plots Data - October 2012, Gerard Hertel, Janet Ebert Oct 2012

Overlease Plots Data - October 2012, Gerard Hertel, Janet Ebert

William Overlease Plant Succession Study Documents

No abstract provided.


A Five-Year Analysis Of Carbon Stock Plots In The Gordon Natural Area’S Big Woods, Cathy Spahr, Chad Hudson, Andy Tamez Jan 2012

A Five-Year Analysis Of Carbon Stock Plots In The Gordon Natural Area’S Big Woods, Cathy Spahr, Chad Hudson, Andy Tamez

Forest Carbon Storage Study Documents

No abstract provided.


Invasive And Native Plant Response To Fire In A Pennsylvania Piedmont Woodland, Joan M. Welch Jan 2012

Invasive And Native Plant Response To Fire In A Pennsylvania Piedmont Woodland, Joan M. Welch

Geography & Planning Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Identification Of Old-Growth Forest Reference Ecosystems Using Historic Land Surveys, Redwood National Park, California, Joy Fritschle Jan 2012

Identification Of Old-Growth Forest Reference Ecosystems Using Historic Land Surveys, Redwood National Park, California, Joy Fritschle

Geography & Planning Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Long-Term Observations Of Plant Succession On An Abandoned Cornfield In Southern Chester County, Pennsylvania (1967-2000), William Overlease, Edith Overlease Jan 2011

Long-Term Observations Of Plant Succession On An Abandoned Cornfield In Southern Chester County, Pennsylvania (1967-2000), William Overlease, Edith Overlease

William Overlease Plant Succession Study Documents

No abstract provided.


Ectomycorrhizal Colonization & Diversity On Red Oaks Are Reduced In Response To Garlic Mustard Density & Extracts, Justin Diphillippo, Gregory D. Turner Jan 2011

Ectomycorrhizal Colonization & Diversity On Red Oaks Are Reduced In Response To Garlic Mustard Density & Extracts, Justin Diphillippo, Gregory D. Turner

Garlic Mustard Study Documents

No abstract provided.


William R. Overlease (1925 - 2007), Jack Holt Jan 2011

William R. Overlease (1925 - 2007), Jack Holt

Gordon Natural Area History & Strategic Plan Documents

No abstract provided.


Forest Analysis Of The Gordon Natural Area Focusing On Carbon Stock, Forest Structure, And Forest Composition, R. Dicce, D. Drake, D. Mackey, P. Avery Jan 2010

Forest Analysis Of The Gordon Natural Area Focusing On Carbon Stock, Forest Structure, And Forest Composition, R. Dicce, D. Drake, D. Mackey, P. Avery

Forest Carbon Storage Study Documents

No abstract provided.


Comparison Of Carbon Stocks & Importance Values In Correlation With Past Land Use In The Gordon Natural Area, Timothy Hoffer, Steffen Lubbe Jan 2010

Comparison Of Carbon Stocks & Importance Values In Correlation With Past Land Use In The Gordon Natural Area, Timothy Hoffer, Steffen Lubbe

Forest Carbon Storage Study Documents

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Soil Regimes And Topography On Tree Community Composition In The Gordon Natural Area, Calen Daugherty, William Hochella, Kyle Houser, Sarah Johnson, Carolyn Keene Jan 2010

The Effect Of Soil Regimes And Topography On Tree Community Composition In The Gordon Natural Area, Calen Daugherty, William Hochella, Kyle Houser, Sarah Johnson, Carolyn Keene

Gordon Natural Area Soils Studies Documents

No abstract provided.


The Influence Of Environmental Settings On The Distribution Of Invasive Species, David Bercaw, Nora Dougherty, William Sees Jan 2010

The Influence Of Environmental Settings On The Distribution Of Invasive Species, David Bercaw, Nora Dougherty, William Sees

Deer and Non-native Invasive Plant Impact Study Documents

No abstract provided.


Forest Health Monitoring (Trees) In The Gordon Natural Area, Gerard Hertel Jan 2009

Forest Health Monitoring (Trees) In The Gordon Natural Area, Gerard Hertel

Forest Health Monitoring Study Documents

No abstract provided.


Forest Restoration Project In The Gordon Natural Area, Gerard Hertel Jan 2009

Forest Restoration Project In The Gordon Natural Area, Gerard Hertel

Gordon Natural Area Forest Restoration Project Documents

No abstract provided.


Pre-Euroamerican Settlement Forests In Redwood National Park, California, Usa: A Reconstruction Using Line Summaries In Historic Land Surveys, Joy Fritschle Jan 2009

Pre-Euroamerican Settlement Forests In Redwood National Park, California, Usa: A Reconstruction Using Line Summaries In Historic Land Surveys, Joy Fritschle

Geography & Planning Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Impact Of Deer And Invasive Plants On Native Habitats-A Demonstration Area, Gerard Hertel, Greg Turner Jan 2009

Impact Of Deer And Invasive Plants On Native Habitats-A Demonstration Area, Gerard Hertel, Greg Turner

Deer and Non-native Invasive Plant Impact Study Documents

No abstract provided.


Changes In Forest Understory Composition From 1970 To 2003 At The Gordon Natural Area, An Urban Preserve In Chester County, Pennsylvania, Greg Turner, Robin J. Van Meter, Gerard D. Hertel Jan 2007

Changes In Forest Understory Composition From 1970 To 2003 At The Gordon Natural Area, An Urban Preserve In Chester County, Pennsylvania, Greg Turner, Robin J. Van Meter, Gerard D. Hertel

Forest Health Monitoring Study Documents

No abstract provided.