Browsing by Department "Forestry and Wildlife Science"
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Alabama Pilot Survey for a New National Outdoor Recreation Survey Focusing on Minority Access and Views
(2022-09-19)
Since 2014, the agencies tasked with managing our outdoor recreation sites have experienced a knowledge gap caused by the discontinuation of the National Survey on Recreation and the Environment (NSRE), which was previously ...
Anthropogenic and Natural Disturbances of the Nitrogen Cycle at Multiple Scales from Local to Global: A Modeling Investigation of Nitrous Oxide and Ammonia Emissions
(2019-04-18)
Nitrogen (N) is an essential element that affects natural vegetation and crop growth in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Meanwhile, N is tightly coupled with carbon and other nutrients (e.g., phosphorous) that influence ...
Assessing Input Uncertainty and Sensitivity of the Process-Based Wetland Water Quality Model, WetQual
(2019-06-03)
Wetlands are among the most important natural ecosystems having numerous benefits to people and wildlife. One of the key functions of wetlands is water purification. Wetlands are known to improve water quality and act as ...
Assessing Occurrence and Habitat Characteristics of the Southeastern Pocket Gopher (Geomys pinetis)
(2018-01-10)
The southeastern pocket gopher (Geomys pinetis), a species of conservation concern in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, is of increasing conservation concern due to a range wide decline believed to be due to habitat loss and ...
Assessment and Synthetization of Extension Needs Encompassing the Economic and Ecological Impacts of Wild Pigs Among Young Pine Plantations
(2017-12-18)
The southeastern United States has recently seen its first increases in Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) acreage after more than four centuries of decline thanks to ongoing restoration efforts. Connecting existing ...
Beyond the timberline: Assessment of Supplemental Income Opportunities, Forest Management Practices, and Attributes of Southern Pine Straw Types
(2020-07-22)
Of Alabama’s 23 million acres of timberland, over 13 million acres of it is owned by family forest landowners. Therefore, they play a pivotal role in the future of Alabama’s forest. Due to a combination of shift in ownership ...
A Bird's-Eye View of Young Longleaf Pine
(2021-01-11)
Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) forests are an endangered ecosystem and a primary focus for restoration in the US. Through the cost-share program Partners for Fish and Wildlife (PFW), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...
Capturing Forest Dynamics in Hydrological Modeling
(2020-08-14)
Forests can cover a significant portion of watersheds and affect rainfall interception, water losses through evapotranspiration (ET), surface runoff, and aquifer recharge. Despite their critical role in the hydrologic ...
Chemometric Modeling of the Structural Integrity, Chemistry and Bioenergy Potential of Elite Loblolly Pine Families and Forest Biomass
(2016-12-12)
Pinus taeda L. (loblolly pine) is the most economically important tree species in the USA. With 30 million acres in plantations in the southern United States alone, it accounts for over 50% of the standing pine volume of ...
Climate and Land Use/Cover Change Impacts on the Ecologically Relevant Flow Metrics in the Cahaba River Watershed
(2016-07-05)
This study explored the impacts of land use/cover (LULC) and climate change on hydrological responses, particularly low-flow regimes, in the rapidly urbanizing upper Cahaba River basin in north-central Alabama. The Cahaba ...
Comparing Camera Survey Methods for Monitoring Eastern Wild Turkey Populations
(2019-08-26)
Conflicting estimates of the size and productivity of Eastern Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallapavo silvestris) populations led biologists in Alabama to seek repeatable, less-biased, survey methods. Previously, estimates of ...
Coppicing Evaluation in the Southeastern U.S. to Determine Harvesting Methods for Bioenergy Production
(2017-05-01)
Renewable fuels are being tested as an alternative for fossil fuels. Woody biomass is an excellent source of renewable energy in terms of cost-benefit and availability. Short rotation woody crops (SRWC) meet intensive wood ...
Coral Reefs and Climate Change: Examining Two Institutional Approaches to Managing a Novel Marine Ecosystem
(2022-04-20)
Much of Florida’s economy is tied to the third-largest barrier reef in the world, the
Florida Reef Tract. However, because of anthropogenic threats, it is not the thriving ecosystem it
once was, and its persistence ...
Coral Reefs in Congress
(2022-04-15)
As coral reef ecosystems disappear at an alarming rate, the United States and the wider world are weighing options for bold policy action to stop the loss of climate sensitive ecosystems. It is difficult for policies to ...
Coyotes, deer, and hunters: applied ecology for informing deer and hunter management
(2017-12-01)
My research was conducted to provide new methods and analyses to better inform management of white-tailed deer, coyotes, and hunters in Al In particular, my research will support efforts of the Alabama Deer Management ...
Detecting Toxoplasma gondii in the giant African snail (Lissachatina fulica) in Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi
(2022-08-26)
Toxoplasmosis is one of the most common parasitic foodborne diseases in the world and has severe negative impacts on humans and causes mortality in several wildlife species. Felids are the only definitive host of the ...
Determining habitat requirements and landscape factors for the decline of the southeastern pocket gopher (Geomys pinetis)
(2019-05-16)
Southeastern pocket gophers (Geomys pinetis) are rodents of conservation concern endemic to open-canopy pine forests in the southeastern United States. Preserving habitat is critical for long-term conservation, but there ...
Developing a multiscale modeling framework to assess forest health risk based on the FIA data
(2022-12-05)
Maintaining tree vigor and forest health is critical as forest health risks increase over time. Eastern US forests have been losing quality in recent decades due to forest health risks such as tree mortality and nonnative ...
Development and validation of a Paper-based analytical device (PAD) for formaldehyde detection and its utilization in wood composites emissions
(2022-05-06)
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are caused by different sources, including non-fully cured adhesives used to bond the pieces of wood in the fabrication of wood composites. N on-cured Phenol-Formaldehyde resins represent ...
Development of a Small-Scale Harvester for Biomass Operations
(2020-08-14)
The Oil Embargo of 1973-1974 that quadrupled the price of a barrel of oil in a matter of months sparked the discussions of alternative forms of energy; one of the topics that started to be addressed was renewable energies. ...