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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"central Appalachian Mountains"”.
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Wildland Fire in the Central Appalachian Mountains: Impacts on Above- and Belowground Resources
… on water, 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, …
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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
… impacts 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 …
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The Utility of Total Lightning in Diagnosing Single-cell Thunderstorm Severity in the Central Appalachian Mountains Region
… seasons (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 …
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Landscape Influences on Spatial Patterns of White-tailed Deer Herbivory and Condition Indices in the Central Appalachian Mountains
… important game species throughout much of the central Appalachian region. The central Appalachian region encompasses a wide variety of habitat conditions and spatial habitat arrangements that may influence deer populations and management as well as deer impacts to ecosystems. Locally to …
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A Bear's Eye View: Insight on American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) Hibernation and Foraging Ecology in Virginia's Central Appalachian Mountains
Following mass agricultural expansion and deforestation in the late 1800s and early 1900s, American black bear populations (Ursus americanus, hereafter black bear) were low across most of Virginia. The Department of Wildlife Resources (VADWR) and the United States Forest Service worked to rebuild …
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Seasonal activity patterns of bats in the Central Appalachians
… threats to bats are especially pervasive in the central Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States: a fungal disease called White-nose Syndrome (WNS) and wind energy development. White-nose Syndrome has caused the death of millions of bats in North America, and multiple hibernating bat …
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An exploration of the effect of anisotropy on seismic tomography in different geological settings
… 2) isostatically-unbalanced the Moroccan Atlas Mountains in the intraplate of Africa, and 3) geologically active Central Appalachian Mountains in the passive margin of North America. Taking a benefit of the dense seismic coverage and extraordinary shear-wave splitting (SWS) observation (i.e., …
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Development of soil lead and tree-ring methods for characterizing atmospheric deposition gradients and subsequent tree growth responses
… deposition monitoring stations throughout the central Appalachian Mountains to examine how well patterns of soil Pb relate to regional patterns of inorganic nitrogen (N) deposition. While I found no significant relationship between organic soil Pb content and N deposition, I did find a strong …
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Women, development, and communities for empowerment: grassroots associations for change in Southwest Virginia
… nearby mining areas of Southwest Virginia in the Central Appalachian mountains, a peripheral region in a core country at the end of the twentieth century. Intensive interviews with working-class women in grassroots associations explicate women’s experiences in the intersection of social structures …
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Combined effects of water chemistry, canopy cover, and stream size on benthic macroinvertebrates along a Central Appalachian stream continuum
… along a 25.2 km stream continuum in the Central Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia from May---October 2000. Six components of macroinvertebrate community structure and function were measured: density, biomass, richness, community taxa similarity, feeding group composition, and metric …
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Restoration of Red Spruce (Picea rubens) and Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus) Habitat in West Virginia
… red spruce (Picea rubens) forests in the central Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia and Virginia. Existing habitat suitability models emphasize the composition of the red spruce canopy but lack insights into the structural characteristics of the forest that are critical for VNFS …
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Effects of edge and coarse woody debris on small mammal communities in riparian and upland habitats in northern West Virginia
… volume in riparian and upland habitats of the central Appalachian Mountains has received little attention. The objectives of this study were to: (1) Perform a faunal survey of the Camp Dawson Collective Training Area in Preston County, West Virginia with an emphasis on rare and endangered …
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Spatial Patterns and Variations of Tornado Damage as Related to Southeastern Appalachian Forests and Terrain from the Franklin County, Virginia EF-3 Tornado
Strong tornadoes have impacted the central Appalachian Mountains multiple times in recent years. The topography of this region leads to unique spatial patterns of tornado damage as the tornado vortices pass over ridges in forested areas, and this damage can be detected with vegetation indices …
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Spatial ecology and demography of eastern coyotes (Canis latrans) in western Virginia
Coyote (Canis latrans) range expansion in the Central Appalachian Mountains has stimulated interest in ecology of this predator and potential impacts to prey populations. This is particularly true in the Ridge and Valley Region in western Virginia where white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) …
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Natural history, taxonomy, and phylogenetics of Appalachian flat-backed millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida)
… rings, so I investigated a mimicry ring in the central Appalachian Mountains to determine if the species Apheloria polychroma functions as a model for the genus Brachoria. I measured the size of the chemical gland to assess toxicity in 15 species, and reconstructed the ancestral dimensions of …
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A study of faculty, administrative, and staff perceptions of the climate for shared governance at appalachian college association member institutions
… governance at 36 member institutions of the Appalachian College Association (ACA), based on standards for sound shared governance in higher education as outlined by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). Numerous reports and studies have focused on shared governance …