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Flood Control in Toulmins Spring Branch Watershed through LID Practices
(2016-08-03)
Urbanization is known to cause increases in volume of stormwater runoff and peak flow rates, which leads to changes in natural flow regime and increases the likelihood of flooding. Conventional stormwater management practices ...
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 ...
Multi-scale Habitat Relationships of Grassland Vertebrates in the East Gulf Coastal Plain and Understanding the Consequences of Error in Broad-scale Land Cover Data
(2016-08-04)
Grasslands in the southeastern United States are an ecologically important habitat that has experienced habitat loss and degradation. Conservation efforts have increased the utilization of remotely sensed land cover data ...
Production and Characterization of Bio-oil and Its Utilization in the Synthesis of Bio-based Epoxy Resin
(2016-12-07)
Epoxy resins (ERs) are one of the most versatile thermoset polymers which are widely used in variety of applications from electrical and electronics (insulation and circuit boards) to construction and civil engineering ...
Timber Barons, Taxes, and Technology: From Past to Present, an Examination of how Alabama’s Lumber History Foreshadowed Current Forestland Ownership Trends
(2016-07-27)
In the last twenty years the forest products industry has divested most of its forested landbase, and much of this land was in the Southeast. The majority of those divested acres are now owned by real estate investment ...
Methane Exchanges between Terrestrial Ecosystems and the Atmosphere in Response to Multiple Environmental Changes - A Process-Based Modeling Study
(2016-07-29)
Methane (CH4), the most abundant non-carbon dioxide (CO2) greenhouse gas, has a relatively shorter lifetime (approx. 9 years) and higher global warming potential (approx. 28 times) than CO2 at a 100-year time horizon. The ...
Habitat and population modeling as tools for the conservation of the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
(2016-08-03)
Spatial heterogeneity is an inherent part of landscapes and often has important consequences for the movements, distribution, or persistence of many wildlife species. Quantifying the composition, configuration, and ...
Three Essays on Silvopasture in the Southeastern U.S.: Landowner and Community Assets, Natural Resource Professionals’ Perceptions, and Landowner Engagement
(2016-05-05)
Today’s natural resource professionals (NRP) support landowners in pursuit of multiple
objectives, including recreation, income, long-term value creation, and responsibly managing
natural resources for future generations. ...
Prescribed Fire Interval and Economic Tradeoffs on Forage and Nutrient Availability During Stress Periods for White-tailed Deer
(2016-07-25)
Prescribed fire is an effective habitat management tool that enhances the production of quality forage for white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), but its effectiveness is largely dependent upon return interval. We ...
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 ...