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Effects of uncertainty on conservation decisions and ecological inference
(2019-07-23)
Uncertainty is pervasive in ecology and conservation. Ecological systems are dynamic, and therefore inference from observations and subsequent decision-making can be hampered due to observation and process error. Assessing ...
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 ...
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Inland Waters in the Conterminous United States: a Process-based Modeling Study
(2019-12-05)
The growing awareness of global warming promotes great interest in investigating the magnitude, spatial, and temporal patterns of the major greenhouse gas (CO2, CH4, and N2O) emissions in the earth systems. The Greenhous ...
Factors Influencing Tropical Forest Conservation: Evidence from the W Reserve
(2018-04-23)
We analyzed the factors that influence tropical forest resource conservation using the W Reserve in West Africa as the case study. Specifically, we first characterized the forms of pressure faced by the Reserve from the ...
Genetic Diversity and Connectivity of Black Bears (Ursus americanus) in Alabama.
(2017-04-21)
One of the major concerns in conservation today is the loss of genetic diversity which is a frequent consequence of population isolation and small population sizes. Fragmentation of populations and persecution of carnivores ...
A New Era for Forest Operations in the Southeastern Region of the United States
(2018-12-10)
Forest operations in the southeastern region of the United States has remained relatively unchanged since the inception of conventional mechanized equipment. As new technologies are developed, new operational techniques ...
Impacts of Drought and 40% Throughfall Reduction on Water Relations of a Longleaf Pine Stand
(2018-11-05)
Projections of increased frequency and severity of climatic- induced drought have raised concerns about the health, productivity and composition of forests in the southeastern United States. Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris ...
Fine Tuning the Environmental Benefits Index to Achieve Cost Savings for the Conservation Reserve Program
(2018-04-24)
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is the largest conservation program in the United States and was established in 1985. Over time, the conservation objectives of the program have broadened to include wildlife habitat, ...
Interactive Effects of Climate Change and Grazing on Ecosystem Productivity and Greenhouse Gas Balance at Multiple Scales from Landscape to Global
(2017-04-20)
The Anthropocene is facing several critical challenges in the 21st century due to increasing impacts of human activities such as deforestation, urbanization, agriculture and fossil fuel burning. Human activities alter ...
Response of Pinus taeda L. Families to Root-Inhabiting Ophiostomatoid Fungi
(2017-07-25)
Pinus taeda (loblolly pine), a most widely cultivated timber species in the southern U.S., creates 110,000 job opportunities and contributes 30 billion dollars per year to the economy. However, insect-vectored root-infecting ...