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Impact of Interacting Disturbances on Longleaf Pine Communities
(2008-09-09)
Disturbance in longleaf pine (Pinus palustris P. Mill.) communities alters the structure, function, and composition of the forest. Species heterogeneity and diversity were investigated at the Escambia Experimental Forest ...
Demand for Urban Forests: A National and Regional Study
(2009-02-23)
Various public policies have been designed to protect our green spaces and stimulate the demand for urban forests within communities. However, very few studies have been conducted to uncover the factors influencing the ...
Predicting Light Transmittance and Seedling Growth Across a Gradient of Riparian Forest Canopy Structures
(2009-02-23)
In response to shifts in forest management that have favored continued retention of forest cover, the objective of this study was to explore how forest structure influences the understory light environment and seedling ...
The Effects of Forest Management on Habitat Quality for Black Bears in the Southern Appalachians
(2008-09-09)
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 ...
A satellite derived map of Ecological Systems in the East Gulf Coastal Plain, USA
(2008-09-09)
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 ...
The Impacts of Human Spatial Concentration, Economic Freedom, and Corruption on Species Imperilment
(2008-09-09)
Advocates of certain public policies believe that alternative spatial distributions of a fixed-size human population have different environmental consequences. Specifically, a more concentrated human population has a ...
Fluctuating Asymmetry of White-Tailed Deer Antlers
(2008-09-09)
Fluctuating asymmetry has been proposed as an indirect indicator of individual quality. Sexually selected traits, such as deer antlers, are expected to exhibit patterns of decreasing level of fluctuating asymmetry with ...
Effects of sedimentation on productivity, nutrient cycling, and community composition in riparian forests associated with ephemeral streams at Ft. Benning, GA, USA
(2008-09-09)
The societal value of riparian forests in improving water quality by trapping sediments and pollutants is well understood. However, it is not clear how sedimentation impacts the overall integrity of riparian systems. In ...
Terrestrial Carbon Dynamics of Southern United States in Response to Changes in Climate, Atmosphere, and Land-Use/Land Cover from 1895 to 2005
(2008-09-09)
Historical human activities and environmental changes have strongly modified the global carbon cycle, which can lead to both an energy shortage and environmental problems such as global warming due to elevated atmospheric ...
Urban Sprawl and Atmospheric Pollution Effects on Forests in the Georgia Piedmont
(2008-09-09)
Current and projected population pressures on natural lands in the South have resulted in extensive amounts of rural forests being converted to human-modified urban uses. Such substantial loss of forest land and wildlife ...