Stephen F. Austin State University, Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture
Case Western Reserve University
TÜBİTAK
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Purdue University
Clemson University
Effects Of Disturbance And Conspecific Negative Density Dependence On Forest Composition And Diversity: A Simulation-Based Approach,
2023
Virginia Commonwealth University
Effects Of Disturbance And Conspecific Negative Density Dependence On Forest Composition And Diversity: A Simulation-Based Approach, David M. Chan, Benjamin S. Ramage, Matthew E. Mills
Spora: A Journal of Biomathematics
Forests provide a wide range of services to humans and create critical habitat for countless species. Tree species composition and diversity, key attributes of forest health and identity, are influenced by both disturbance and conspecific negative density dependence (CNDD). These factors have been thoroughly researched in isolation, but much less is known about how they interact. We present results of a simulation model constructed to investigate the interactions of variable CNDD strengths and disturbance types. We found that while CNDD consistently increased diversity, the magnitude of this effect was heavily influenced by the disturbance regime. The difference between weak and …
Analysis And Installation Of A Demonstration Agroforestry Orchard For Californian Mediterranean Plant Communities,
2023
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Analysis And Installation Of A Demonstration Agroforestry Orchard For Californian Mediterranean Plant Communities, Brandon Hurd
Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and Management Projects
Climate-appropriate agroforestry can provide low-input food security and ecosystem services for local Californian Mediterranean climates, while conserving natural resources (e.g., water, nitrogen, etc.). This project showcases a variety of agroforestry methods for five common plant communities of California and other analogous Mediterranean climates at the CAFES Experimental Farm on the campus of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Plant community species and their ethnobotanical uses were analyzed to mimic and incorporate aspects of native flora. Agricultural plants were also characterized to represent each of the five selected plant communities. GIS was used to assess the project site for soil, slope, and …
Allometry Of Bud Dynamic Pattern And Linkage Between Bud Traits And Ecological Stoichiometry Of Nitraria Tangutorum Under Fertilizer Addition,
2023
Chinese Academy of Forestry
Allometry Of Bud Dynamic Pattern And Linkage Between Bud Traits And Ecological Stoichiometry Of Nitraria Tangutorum Under Fertilizer Addition, Qinghe Le, Na Duan, Chenggong Liu, Huiqing Li, Lan Xu
Natural Resource Management Faculty Publications
Affected by the pressure and constraints of available resources, plant growth and development, as well as plant life history strategies, usually vary with environmental conditions. Plant buds play a crucial role in the life history of woody plants. Nitraria tangutorum is a common dominant woody species in desertified areas of northern China and its growth is critical to the desert ecosystem. Revealing the allometry of N. tangutorum aboveground bud fates and the linkage between bud traits and plant nutrient contents and stoichiometric ratios can be useful in understanding plant adaptation strategy. We applied seven nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer addition treatments …
Correction To: Determining Puma Habitat Suitability In The Eastern Usa (Biodiversity And Conservation, (2023), 10.1007/S10531-022-02529-Z),
2023
Panthera USA
Correction To: Determining Puma Habitat Suitability In The Eastern Usa (Biodiversity And Conservation, (2023), 10.1007/S10531-022-02529-Z), Veronica Yovovich, Nathaniel Robinson, Hugh Robinson, Michael J. Manfredo, Shelby Perry, Jeremy T. Bruskotter, John A. Vucetich, Luis Aníbal Solórzano, Lydia A. Roe, Alison Lesure, Jamie Robertson, Tom Butler, L. Mark Elbroch
Michigan Tech Publications
In the original article, One of the author names was incorrectly misspelled as Tom Bulter. It must be published as “Tom Butler”. The original article has been corrected.
Genomic Underpinnings Of Population Persistence In Isle Royale Moose,
2023
University of California, Los Angeles
Genomic Underpinnings Of Population Persistence In Isle Royale Moose, Christopher C. Kyriazis, Annabel C. Beichman, Kristin Brzeski, Sarah Hoy, Rolf O. Peterson, John A. Vucetich, Leah Vucetich, Kirk E. Lohmueller, Robert K. Wayne
Michigan Tech Publications
Island ecosystems provide natural laboratories to assess the impacts of isolation on population persistence. However, most studies of persistence have focused on a single species, without comparisons to other organisms they interact with in the ecosystem. The case study of moose and gray wolves on Isle Royale allows for a direct contrast of genetic variation in isolated populations that have experienced dramatically differing population trajectories over the past decade. Whereas the Isle Royale wolf population recently declined nearly to extinction due to severe inbreeding depression, the moose population has thrived and continues to persist, despite having low genetic diversity and …
Forest Ecosystem Properties Emerge From Interactions Of Structure And Disturbance,
2023
NC State University
Forest Ecosystem Properties Emerge From Interactions Of Structure And Disturbance, J. Christina Mitchell, Daniel M. Kashian, Xiongwen Chen, Stella Cousins, David J. Flaspohler, Daniel S. Gruner, Jeremy S. Johnson, Thilina D. Surasinghe, Jenny Zambrano, Brian Buma
Michigan Tech Publications
Forest structural diversity and its spatiotemporal variability are constrained by environmental and biological factors, including species pools, climate, land-use history, and legacies of disturbance regimes. These factors influence forest responses to disturbances and their interactions with structural diversity, potentially creating structurally mediated emergent properties at local to continental spatial scales and over evolutionary time. Here, we present a conceptual framework for exploring the emergent properties that arise from interactions between forest structural diversity and disturbances. We synthesize and present definitions for key terms, including emergent property, disturbance, and resilience, and highlight various types and examples of emergent properties, such as …
Smokejumper Obituary: Tucker, William Dinwiddie “Bill” (Missoula 1950),
2023
Eastern Washington University
Smokejumper Obituary: Tucker, William Dinwiddie “Bill” (Missoula 1950), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Structuring Life After Death: Plant Leachates Promote Co2 Uptake By Regulating Microbial Biofilm Interactions In A Northern Peatland Ecosystem,
2023
Ball State University
Structuring Life After Death: Plant Leachates Promote Co2 Uptake By Regulating Microbial Biofilm Interactions In A Northern Peatland Ecosystem, Allison R. Rober, Allyson J. Lankford, Evan Kane, Merritt R. Turetsky, Kevin H. Wyatt
Michigan Tech Publications
Shifts in plant functional groups associated with climate change have the potential to influence peatland carbon storage by altering the amount and composition of organic matter available to aquatic microbial biofilms. The goal of this study was to evaluate the potential for plant subsidies to regulate ecosystem carbon flux (CO2) by governing the relative proportion of primary producers (microalgae) and heterotrophic decomposers (heterotrophic bacteria) during aquatic biofilm development in an Alaskan fen. We evaluated biofilm composition and CO2 flux inside mesocosms with and without nutrients (both nitrogen and phosphorus), organic carbon (glucose), and leachates from common peatland plants (moss, sedge, …
Smokejumper Obituary: Kloepfer, James Ramon "Jim" (Redding 1957),
2023
Eastern Washington University
Smokejumper Obituary: Kloepfer, James Ramon "Jim" (Redding 1957), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Smokejumper Obituary: Klein, Buster Victor (Redding 1969),
2023
Eastern Washington University
Smokejumper Obituary: Klein, Buster Victor (Redding 1969), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Smokejumper Obituary: King, Thomas Patrick (North Cascades 1979),
2023
Eastern Washington University
Smokejumper Obituary: King, Thomas Patrick (North Cascades 1979), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Smokejumper Obituary: Johnson, Duane William (Redding 1967),
2023
Eastern Washington University
Smokejumper Obituary: Johnson, Duane William (Redding 1967), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Smokejumper Obituary: Jaderlund, Loren Dale (North Cascades 1958),
2023
Eastern Washington University
Smokejumper Obituary: Jaderlund, Loren Dale (North Cascades 1958), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Smokejumper Obituary: Johnson, Dean Bruce (Redmond 1974),
2023
Eastern Washington University
Smokejumper Obituary: Johnson, Dean Bruce (Redmond 1974), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Smokejumper Obituary: Arnett, Edward M. (Missoula 1945),
2023
Eastern Washington University
Smokejumper Obituary: Arnett, Edward M. (Missoula 1945), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Smokejumper Obituary: Flake, Harold William (Idaho City 1961),
2023
Eastern Washington University
Smokejumper Obituary: Flake, Harold William (Idaho City 1961), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
The World Of Underground Ecology In A Changing Environment,
2023
University of California, Irvine
The World Of Underground Ecology In A Changing Environment, Elsa Abs, Moira Hough
Michigan Tech Publications
This special feature presents state-of-the-art soil ecological science and was sparked following the 2-day long online live event entitled “Ecology Underground” during the Ecological Society of America annual meeting of 2020. Here, we, the co-guest-editors of this special feature, present this body of research in context of the current state of the field. This issue highlights that we are currently in a hot time for microbial research in soil science. Specifically, we find that two themes emerge from this corpus as key next questions to answer to move the field forward. How do microbial processes scale up in space and …
Smokejumper Obituary: Macpherson, Cole L. (Missoula 1955),
2023
Eastern Washington University
Smokejumper Obituary: Macpherson, Cole L. (Missoula 1955), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Smokejumper Obituary: Harris, Gordon Leon (Idaho City 1969),
2023
Eastern Washington University
Smokejumper Obituary: Harris, Gordon Leon (Idaho City 1969), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Linking Soil Properties To Originally Wooded And Afforested Areas,
2023
Murray State University
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 …
