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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"mountain laurel"”.
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Ruffed grouse nutrition and foraging in the southern Appalachians
… hollyfem (Polystichum acrostichoides) or mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia), but diets containing 40% of these forages resulted in lower protein and energy intake and the Christmas hollyfem diet caused a loss of body mass. Grouse were not able to maintain themselves solely on evergreen …
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Effects of Transplant Season and Container Size on Landscape Establishment of Kalmia latifolia L.
Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia L.) is relatively difficult to establish in landscapes. One experiment tested the effect of container size on the water relations of pinebark substrate embedded in field soil. Two other experiments tested the effects of transplant season and container size on …
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Pro-Active Social Skills (PASS) Program: Using Art Therapy, Positive Psychology, Skillstreaming, and Values in Action to Develop Positive Social Skills
… guidance program that will meet the needs of the Mountain Laurel Waldorf School (MLWS). The Pro-Active Social Skills (PASS) Program is based on best practices of a variety of counseling programs aligned with goals of Waldorf education to meet the needs of their students, ranging from …
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Soil Respiration and Related Abiotic and Remotely Sensed Variables in Different Overstories and Understories in a High Elevation Southern Appalachian Forest
… overstory with little to no understory, a mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia L.) dominated understory, and a cinnamon fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum (L.) C.Presl) dominated understory. Differing temporal variations of Rs were observed under the vegetation types. We found monthly differences …
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Leveraging the Landsat Archive to Track Understory Evergreen Shrub Expansions in the Coweeta Basin, North Carolina
… rosebay rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) and mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia), to expand and proliferate in areas where they were once restricted. These two common shrubs are recognized agents of change in Appalachian forests because of their abilities to modify soil seed banks, regulate …
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Seasonal movements, habitat selection, and food habits of black bears (Ursus americanus) in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
… acorns, foraging strategy, and the importance of mountain laurel (<i>Kalmia latifolia</i>) shrub cover in late fall. Seasonal use of domestic fruits at 330 abandoned homesites was determined. Distance-to-nearest-homesite measurements indicated that males were never closer (<i>P</i>>0.10) to …