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Improving Coastal Plain Hardwoods for White-tailed Deer and Wild Turkeys with Forest Stand Improvement and Prescribed Fire
(2020-04-22)
Hardwood forests in the Coastal Plain often are not actively managed, as many landowners and managers fear that forest management will damage mast-producing hardwood species. Accordingly, forage and cover for game species, ...
Effects of Abiotic Factors on White-tailed Deer Activity in South Carolina
(2020-01-06)
A myriad of internal and external factors continuously influence behavior of all animals. One group of environmental factors, abiotic factors (e.g., wind, temperature, and moon phase), are continuously present and constantly ...
Evaluation of Processing Head Measurements in Merchandizing Southern Yellow Pine in the Southeast US
(2020-07-30)
Today’s timber market in the Southeast US demands a specific size log; thus, the harvested trees need to be processed at the landing. The utilization of a processing head in the logging industry is encouraged due to the ...
Turkey Oak (Quercus laevis W.) Seedlings Experience Primarily Competitive Pressures, not Facilitation, from the Overstory in a Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris M.) Ecosystem
(2020-07-09)
At a site dominated by longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) in southwestern Georgia, silvicultural plans designed to encourage ecosystem-level tolerance to climate changes - namely increased water stress - are under ...
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 ...
Wood Composites Production with Epoxy Resin Substituted Liquefied Lignocellulosic Biomass, and Polymeric Diphenylmethane Diisocyanate Substituted Defatted Soy Flour as Wood Adhesives
(2020-08-17)
Wood composites such as oriented strand board (OSB), particleboard and medium density fiberboard (MDF) have contributed significantly towards efficient wood utilization Wood composites are engineered wood products from ...
Distributions, Movements, and Arboviral Dynamics of Invasive Aedes spp. Mosquitoes in US Gulf States
(2020-07-15)
The Gulf Coast of the United States is a region at high risk for the introduction and establishment of several mosquito-borne pathogens of high concern, including Zika virus, dengue virus and chikungunya virus. The Gulf ...
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. ...
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 ...
Utilizing Cast Antlers for Profiling Quality and Annual Repeatability of Antler Characteristics in a Nutritionally Stable Environment for White-tailed Deer
(2020-07-14)
Antlers are often used as indicators of management effectiveness in deer populations, and increasing antler size is frequently a management objective. Thus, managers are interested in assessing antler characteristics and ...