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Creating Spatial Probability Distributions for Longleaf Pine Ecosystems Across East Mississippi, Alabama, the Panhandle of Florida, and West Georgia 

Hogland, John (2005-12-15)
Longleaf ecosystems have severely decreased in total area since pre-European settlement. These dramatic losses are the principle reason for the listing of many plants and animals as endangered, and have been the driving ...

The Effects of Forest Management on Habitat Quality for Black Bears in the Southern Appalachians 

Reynolds, Melissa (2006-08-15)
Studies of habitat selection have been used to understand the effects of forest management on habitat quality for black bears (Ursus americanus), but results have been incomplete because all behavioral studies have been ...

Influence of dams on stream fish biodiversity across a diverse Georgia landscape 

Ozburn, Nicholas (2007-08-15)
The composition of a stream fish assemblage is strongly influenced by the drainage basin, physiographic region, and the stream order it occurs in. It is also well known that anthropogenic disturbances can dramatically ...

Presettlement Vegetation and Fire in Escambia and Covington Counties, Alabama 

Predmore, Stephen (2005-08-15)
This study was the first to examine presettlement forests in the lower coastal plain of Alabama. The primary data source is General Land Office public land survey field notes, which contain an unintentional, but systematic ...

Riparian Woody Plant Diversity, Composition, and Structure across an Urban-Rural Land Use Gradient in the Piedmont of Georgia, US 

Burton, Michele (2006-12-15)
Riparian forests are increasingly threatened by urban expansion and land use change worldwide. Understanding the impacts of urbanization on riparian forests is critical because riparian areas provide a variety of important ...

A satellite derived map of Ecological Systems in the East Gulf Coastal Plain, USA 

Kleiner, Kevin (2007-08-15)
Land cover mapping via remote sensing is an important tool for conservation and land management. A critical component to land cover mapping is defining the classification. A classification scheme must be sufficiently ...