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Showing 1 to 20 of 123 for “"Appalachian Mountains"”.
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Genetic variation in eastern white pine from the Southern Appalachian Mountains
Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan State University. Dept. of Forestry,
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Vernal Pool Mapping and Geomorphology in the Appalachian Mountains of Pennsylvania
Vernal pools are small seasonally-ponded wetlands that provide crucial habitat for amphibian reproduction and support trophic levels beyond their boundaries. The Ridge and Valley physiographic province in Pennsylvania is known to have vernal pools, but a regional inventory and geomorphology …
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Denitrification in sediments of headwater streams in the southern Appalachian Mountains, USA
… in sediments of streams in the southern Appalachian Mountains, USA. Stream water and sediments were sampled seasonally in two streams of contrasting nitrate availability, Noland Creek (high NO₃-N) and Walker Branch (low NO3-N). Eight additional streams with varying nitrate levels were …
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Effects of Disturbance History on Forest Soil Characteristics in the Southern Appalachian Mountains
Minimally disturbed virgin forest soils in the Little Santeetlah Creek (LSC) watershed of western North Carolina were sampled along with soils from the adjacent disturbed Slickrock Creek (SRC) watershed. Soils with similar elevation/landform/vegetation/parent material characteristics were initially …
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A study of high pressure ridges to the east of the Appalachian Mountains,
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Meteorology, 1971.
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Spatial Ecology of Bobcats (Lynx rufus) in the Appalachian Mountains of Western Virginia
… 6F) to investigate bobcat spatial ecology in the mountains of Western Virginia. Average resident male home range size was 33.9 ± 2.6 km^2, nearly 3 times larger than average resident female home range size (12.1 ± 2.4 km^2). Seasonal areas of use did not differ in size among seasons, but exhibited …
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Wildland Fire in the Central Appalachian Mountains: Impacts on Above- and Belowground Resources
… vegetation, and soil resources in the central Appalachian Region. Moreover, the long-term efficacy of various types of timber harvests on forest fuel reduction was analyzed. Over fifty peer-reviewed articles were evaluated to characterize the effects of prescribed fire on physical, chemical, …
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Breeding bird communities and habitat selection in the Appalachian Mountains of Southwest Virginia
… the breeding bird populations of the southern Appalachian cove hardwood and mixed oak-pine habitat types were studied during the 1977 and 1978 breeding seasons, in Craig County, Virginia. Relationships between habitat structure and bird utilization for each of the 12 most common breeding …
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WATER SOURCES AND ECOPHYSIOLOGY OF SELECTED RIPARIAN SPECIES OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS, USA
… species along a perennial river in the southern Appalachian foothills, USA (Chapter II), including water source patterns over an entire year (III), and how these patterns changed according to differing hydrologic regimes (VI). Additionally, these source usage patterns were examined for dominant …
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Effects of riparian buffer width on stream salamander populations in the southern Appalachian Mountains
Salamanders in the Appalachian region have been extensively studied, but the majority of research assessing the impacts of logging has focused on terrestrial species that are not dependent on stream habitats for egg deposition or larval development. I have collected data on both larval and adult …
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As the Crow Flies: An Underrepresentation of Food Deserts in the Rural Appalachian Mountains
<p>Diet and dietary related health outcomes such as obesity and diabetes are major public health concerns. While personal choice and dietary behaviors are major influences on how an individual eats, the environment influences these choices and behaviors. The nutrition environment is one key …
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An analysis of solute transport on a harvested hillslope in the southern Appalachian Mountains
… in the steeply sloping terrain of the southern Appalachian Mountains. I examined solute transport in a first-order watershed in the Nantahala National Forest in North Carolina that was harvested in February 2006 with retention of a 10-m riparian buffer. To quantify the movement of dissolved …
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Diversity and Ecology of Mycorrhizal Fungi Associated With Oak Seedlings in the Appalachian Mountains
… sites in mature mixed forests in the southern Appalachian mountains. Late – stage fungi were well represented. Total richness was 73 types, with 42 types having a frequency of only one. Thelephoroid / tomentelloid, russuloid, and cortinarioid groups were the richest. Dominant fungi included a …
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Influence of elevation on tree species distribution and growth in the southern Appalachian Mountains
The southern Appalachian Mountains have long been an area of interest for the analysis of forest species growth and composition. Past forest vegetation studies focus on species composition and structure for relatively local scale research areas. Species distribution within this geographic area was …
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Finding Voice along the Appalachian Mountains: An Autoethnographic Journey of a Female Immigrant Student
Using autoethnography (Ellis, 2004), this study explores a female immigrant student's lived experiences in education in China, and in the United States. The theoretical framework of this study is critical autoethnography. In the study, I present my lived experiences in poems, narratives, and …
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Assessment of Model Forecast Temperature Bias During Cold Air Damming in the Central Appalachian Mountains
… is dammed alongside the eastern slopes of the Appalachian Mountains. Lower-than-normal maximum temperatures, increased and prolonged cloud cover, and precipitation that produces hazardous impacts are common features of this weather event, which are well known for presenting difficulties to both …
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Population Dynamics and Spatial Ecology of White-tailed Deer in the Central Appalachian Mountains of Virginia
… across most of their range. In the Central Appalachian Mountains, deer are a keystone species in forested ecosystems. Regionally, populations vary in herd growth or decline. These fluctuations are important in that they often drive many aspects of population management and regulation, which …
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The Utility of Total Lightning in Diagnosing Single-cell Thunderstorm Severity in the Central Appalachian Mountains Region
… (1 May – 31 August) over a region of the Central Appalachian Mountains were clustered into likely discrete thunderstorms and subsequently classified as either single-cell or multicell/supercell storm modes. The classification of storms was determined using a storm index (SI) which was informed by …
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Evolution of transient topography on passive margins: A study of landscape disequilibrium in the southern Appalachian Mountains
The mechanism through which the Appalachian Mountains have maintained moderate relief some ~300 Myr after the cessation of mountain building has long puzzled geomorphologists. As recent studies have shown that Appalachian exhumation has occurred at slow rates consistent with isostatic rebound of …
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Forest Composition, Regeneration, and Tree Quality in the Southern Appalachian Mountains of Virginia: Selective Cutting vs. Shelterwood
… of oak-dominated forests in the southern Appalachian Mountains; however, SC resulted in a higher percentage of mesic species post-harvest, and the SW tended to have more oak regeneration.
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