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National Wildlife Federation Habitat Certification: A Collaboration With Fairborn?, Alexis Knick, Amanda Taylor
National Wildlife Federation Habitat Certification: A Collaboration With Fairborn?, Alexis Knick, Amanda Taylor
Runkle Woods Symposia
Mandy Taylor and Alexis Knick from the Fairborn Environmental Advisory Board discuss their mission to draft environmental sustainability and resilience plans and how Wright State can help contribute and partner with their mission.
Keynote Address: Seasonal Changes In The Avian Community Of The Wright State Woods, Jeffrey L. Peters
Keynote Address: Seasonal Changes In The Avian Community Of The Wright State Woods, Jeffrey L. Peters
Runkle Woods Symposia
Dr. Jeffrey Peters is a Professor of Biological Sciences at Wright State University. He earned his B.S. in Biology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. For his M.S. in Applied Ecology and Conservation Biology at Frostburg State University in Maryland, Dr. Peters used DNA analyses to examine mating strategies in a species of duck, the Gadwall. Continuing his genetics research, he studied geographic variation in ducks for his Ph.D. in Biology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Dr. Peters continued this work at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, as a post-doctoral researcher, and at Wright State University. During his career, …
The Insult Of Road Salt, Rebecca N. Tuttle, Benson Sparkman, Landon Shackleford, Audrey E. Mcgowin
The Insult Of Road Salt, Rebecca N. Tuttle, Benson Sparkman, Landon Shackleford, Audrey E. Mcgowin
Runkle Woods Symposia
Wright State students Abby Tuttle, Benson Sparkman, and Landon Shackleford present their undergraduate research on the high chloride levels in the Wright State Woods, it's soil and water, caused by the use of winter road salt.
Pawpaws: Ohio’S State Fruit, Don Cipollini
Pawpaws: Ohio’S State Fruit, Don Cipollini
Runkle Woods Symposia
Dr. Don Cipollini presents his episode on Pawpaws from his show The Naturalist followed by a Q&A.
Dr. Cipollini takes us on a walk through the Wright State University Woods and his own backyard to talk about Ohio's state fruit, the Pawpaw and the trees that grow it. He discusses how to grow pawpaw, the biology of the tree, and how you can use and eat the fruit it produces.
Economics Of Conservation And The Application To The Runkle Woods, Indigenous American Cultural Student Association, Brad Kerry, Eliza Hendrix, Mateo Bush, Ryan Diza
Economics Of Conservation And The Application To The Runkle Woods, Indigenous American Cultural Student Association, Brad Kerry, Eliza Hendrix, Mateo Bush, Ryan Diza
Runkle Woods Symposia
Student Eliza Hendrix presents a brief history of local Native American culture to give context to Adjunct Professor Brad Kerry's portion of the presentation focusing on conservation through an economic lens.
Welcome, Audrey E. Mcgowin
Welcome, Audrey E. Mcgowin
Runkle Woods Symposia
The introduction to the 6th Annual Runkle Woods Symposium given by Audrey McGowin.
Woods Symposium 2023 Program, Wright State University
Woods Symposium 2023 Program, Wright State University
Runkle Woods Symposia
The program for the 6th annual Wright State University Runkle Woods Symposium that took place on November 17, 2023
The Effect Of Disturbances On Biodiversity In A Forest, David Chan, Benjamin S. Ramage
The Effect Of Disturbances On Biodiversity In A Forest, David Chan, Benjamin S. Ramage
Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research
No abstract provided.
Environmental Factors Affecting Coleoptera Biomass In The Ozark Mountain Range In Arkansas, Hayley J. Springsteen
Environmental Factors Affecting Coleoptera Biomass In The Ozark Mountain Range In Arkansas, Hayley J. Springsteen
ATU Research Symposium
Abstract:
Terrestrial invertebrates including species of Coleoptera (beetles) play an important role in many ecosystem services including soil formation and fertility, pollination, decomposition and nutrient turnover, population regulation of other organisms through predation. Coleoptera are often vital in determining biodiversity and conservation techniques. The purpose of this study is to contribute to the knowledge of how environmental factors and different management practices are affecting Coleoptera populations and further assist ecologists in improving management techniques in the future. The insect data in this study was collected over the course of two weeks in the Arkansas portion of the Boston Mountain range. …
Contrasting Orthophotos By Height, Overlap, And Drone, Edward Ironsmith
Contrasting Orthophotos By Height, Overlap, And Drone, Edward Ironsmith
Graduate Research Conference
Drones have recently become a mainstay for surveying and modeling of small areas of land in a cost-efficient manner. Yet there are many variables that affect the time, quality, and cost of capturing and generating such products. We look at several of these parameters and discuss the alternatives to minimize cost over a series of projects. The parameters in question include height, overlap, sensor resolution, processing time, drone costs, computer costs, processing costs, time in the field, storage, drone endurance and the likelihood of costly delays. A series of flights using different drones and flight parameters were then used to …
Demography Of Alligator Snapping Turtles (Macrochelys Temminckii) Across A Fishing Pressure Gradient, Luke Micek
Demography Of Alligator Snapping Turtles (Macrochelys Temminckii) Across A Fishing Pressure Gradient, Luke Micek
Graduate Research Conference
Demographic data are necessary to predict population responses to environmental and anthropogenic stressors and inform conservation efforts for declining species (Weimerskirch 2018, J.Wildl. Manag.).
The western alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii; hereafter AST; Fig. 5) is the largest species of freshwater turtle in North America and is being considered for Federal listing as a Threatened Species under the Endangered Species Act (Federal Register 2021). Notably, there is a lack of demographic data of AST in Texas.
Passive fishing gear (i.e., trotlines) have been identified as a pervasive threat to AST populations, although this threat has yet to be quantified inTexas …
Linking Soil Properties To Originally Wooded And Afforested Areas, Ashton A. Crowe, Matthew Laun
Linking Soil Properties To Originally Wooded And Afforested Areas, Ashton A. Crowe, Matthew Laun
Posters-at-the-Capitol
Linking Soil Properties to Originally Wooded and Afforested Areas
Matthew Laun, Ashton Crowe
Mentor: I. P. Handayani
Hutson School of Agriculture Murray State University, KY, USA
Abstract
Afforestation, adding an artificial forest to a piece of land that has been barren of trees for a significant amount of time, has some seriously huge impacts on the environment. These effects can be seen as an increase in the soil organic matter, a decrease in compaction, and enhancement of porosity. Therefore, the soil can support more diverse microbes and fungal communities leading to better micro and macro nutrient transfers between plants. This …