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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"upland forests"”.
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Trace Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Upland Forests
… and tree species influence CH₄ and N₂O fluxes in forests on free-draining soil. Soil and stem CH₄ and N₂O fluxes were measured in lowland tropical rainforest in Panama, Central America and temperate woodland in the UK, using chambers installed on the forest floor or strapped to individual stems of …
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A Vegetational Continuum of the Upland Forests of Three Counties in South Central Missouri
Stands in the upland forests of Texas, Shannon, and Carter counties in South Central Missouri were included in this study. Sampling of the vegetation in these stands resulted in the establishment of importance values, the subsequent assignment of adaptation numbers, and the computation of a …
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BREEDING PRODUCTIVITY, NEST DISTRIBUTION, AND POPULATION ECOLOGY OF WOOD DUCKS IN FLOODPLAIN AND UPLAND FORESTS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
… ducks are thought to depend on mature hardwood forests juxtaposed with palustrine wetlands but these habitats have been continuously degraded or destroyed since European settlement. Wood ducks are adaptable and the use of marginal habitats and nest boxes has extended their range and probably was …
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Forgotten Landscapes: Using Original Land Surveys to Understand the Historic Distribution of Cane Brakes in Wayne County, MS
… landforms such as swamps, riverbanks, and upland forests.</p>
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Home range and movement of the eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina) in East Central Illinois
… Turtles were most frequently radio-located to upland forests. In 2008, twelve Terrapene carolina were observed nesting. Nesting conditions and incubation temperatures were measured. Ten T. carolina nests were caged to protect from depredation and the mean hatching success for these nests was …
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Effects of Soil Fungi on Tree Seedling Establishment in a Southeastern Coastal Plain Forest
… and growth were investigated in closed canopy upland forests in the coastal plain of South Carolina. Seedlings of Quercus alba, Cornus florida and Pinus taeda were planted in the understory of two forest types -naturally regenerated hardwood and planted pine. Fungal species composition and …
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Soil Heterogeneity Changes During Forest Succession: Test of a Model Using Univariate and Geostatistics
We sampled forest stands in upland forests of the Southeastern US along a chronosequence of a replicated successional forest sere (1, 6, 10, 25, and 80 years) to elucidate the temporal changes in soil spatial heterogeneity. Samples were collected from loblolly pine plantations representing …
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Upland Migration of Coastal Marshes as a Response to Sea Level Rise and Fire Management: Past, Present, and Predicted
… marsh and understory vegetation in ecotone and upland forests as well as decreasing tree height growth through increased salinity stress. My findings provide insights as to how marshes respond to SLR and fire management.</p>
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Palynology and Paleoecology of the Fossil Butte Member of the Eocene Green River Formation in Fossil Basin, Lincoln County, Wyoming
… and floodplains existed around Fossil Lake with upland forests on the surrounding ridges and mountains. Streams originating in the highlands supplied water for Fossil Lake and the surrounding vegetation.</p> <p>Kerogen analysis of rocks from the Fossil Butte Member showed no correlation between …
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Spatial Ecology and Conservation Strategies for the Endangered Northern Long-Eared Bat (<i>Myotis septentrionalis</i>) in a Post-White-Nose Syndrome Landscape
… bats selected woody wetlands adjacent to intact upland forests, areas containing shorter trees and occurring proximal to open water. Research utilizing passive acoustic monitoring on the Coastal Plain of both Virginia and North Carolina found that northern long-eared bat relative activity was …
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Investigations of White -Tailed Deer Infestation by Ixodes Scapularis on the Illinois River, USA
… with alfisol soil texture and dry-mesic upland forests, and situated closer to Castle Rock State Park, the first known site of I. scapularis establishment in Illinois. Individual deer prevalence was also associated with upland dry-mesic forests and proximity to Castle Rock State Park, as …
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Methane Fluxes from Living and Dead Trees in a Temperate Forest
… from these tree components in northern hardwood forests of central Ontario, Canada. Foliage was found to represent a substantial component of forest methane budgets, acting as a sink in upland forests and a source in lowland forests (averages = -0.54, 6.06 nmol m-2 s-1; n = 27, 12, respectively). …
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Factors Affecting Songbird Richness, Abundance, and Nest Survival in Riparian Forests in a Midwestern Agricultural Landscape
Riparian forests in central Illinois are important breeding habitat for songbirds in an agriculturally dominated landscape. Research has suggested that songbirds are influenced by habitat at multiple scales (i.e., habitat fragmentation, edge effects, exotic species), therefore it is necessary to …
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Vegetation colonization within exposed reservoirs following dam removal on the Elwha River, Washington
… to the composition and structure of surrounding upland forests, while riparian zones will likely come to resemble the upstream Elwha River reaches not affected by damming. Terraces, on the other hand, will likely form novel vegetation communities dependent on environmental factors that will …
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The influence of white-tailed deer on plant communities in West Virginia and stakeholder attitudes toward deer management with respect to plant conservation
… browsers and the potential for overbrowsing of upland plant species. Fewer studies of deer diet have been directed solely toward rare or endangered herbaceous or woody plants. Populations of rare species often have a metapopulation distribution. That is, they exist in a series of local …