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The meaning(s) of place: Identifying the structure of sense of place across a social–ecological landscape
(Wiley, 2020-05-04)1. Sense of place holds promise to understand how people perceive and respond to social and ecological change; however, using this concept to explore vulnerability and adaptation first depends on identifying the multiple ... -
Lamb performance in hardwood silvopastures, I: animal gains and forage measures in summer
(Oxford University Press, 2019-09-13)The integration of trees into pasture systems can have variable effects on forage and animal growth. Some reports of these systems have indicated that animal gains are similar or better even when tree presence lowers forage ... -
Land use decisions after the Conservation Reserve Program: Re‐enrollment, reversion, and persistence in the southern Great Plains
(Society for Conservation Biology, 2020-07-23)The temperate grasslands of North America remain one of the most modified and threatened ecosystems on the planet. In the United States, the conservation of grassland‐dependent wildlife continues to be challenged by the ... -
“Naturalness” in Designated Wilderness: Long-Term Changes in Non-Native Plant Dynamics on Campsites, Boundary Waters, Minnesota
(2017-09-28)Wilderness areas in the United States are preserved for their untrammeled naturalness and opportunities for unconfined recreation. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has these qualities, but long-term recreation ... -
Mapping the relationships between trail conditions and experiential elements of long-distance hiking
(2018-12)Trail users that experience acceptable social and ecological conditions are more likely to act as trail stewards, exhibit proper trail etiquette, and use low-impact practices. However, the relationships between specific ... -
Field-level characteristics influence wild bee functional guilds on public lands managed for conservation
(2019-01)Throughout the Midwestern US, many public lands set aside for conservation engage in management activities (e.g., agriculture) that may act as stressors on wild bee populations. Several studies have investigated how wild ... -
Long-Term Effects of Repeated Prescribed Fire and Fire Surrogate Treatments on Forest Soil Chemistry in the Southern Appalachian Mountains (USA)
(MDPI, 2020-06-06)From 2001–2018, a series of fuel reduction and ecosystem restoration treatments were implemented in the southern Appalachian Mountains near Asheville, North Carolina, USA. Treatments consisted of prescribed fire (four ... -
A New Approach for Modeling Volume Response from Mid-Rotation Fertilization of Pinus taeda L. Plantations
(MDPI, 2020-06-06)Mid-rotation fertilization presents an opportunity to increase the economic return of plantation forests in the southeastern United States (SEUS). For this reason, the Forest Productivity Cooperative established a series ... -
Modeling Connectivity of Non-floodplain Wetlands: Insights, Approaches, and Recommendations
(2019-06)Representing hydrologic connectivity of non-floodplain wetlands (NFWs) to downstream waters in process-based models is an emerging challenge relevant to many research, regulatory, and management activities. We review four ... -
Women in Soil Science: Growing Participation, Emerging Gaps, and the Opportunities for Advancement in the USA
(2019-09)The soil science discipline has undergone significant changes since its establishment in the 1900s; from strong connections with agronomy to a broader focus on ecosystems, earth, and environmental sciences while also during ... -
Growing Trees in a Gravel Bed Stormwater Retention System as a Novel Approach to Stormwater Management in Urban Sites
(2020-05-19)Dense urban areas are typically covered by impervious surfaces used to construct roadways, parking lots, and sidewalks. Sealing over soils with impervious surfaces increases stormwater runoff volume and reduces water quality ... -
Using δ13C and δ18O to analyze loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) response to experimental drought and fertilization
(2019-12)Drought frequency and intensity are projected to increase throughout the southeastern USA, the natural range of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.), and are expected to have major ecological and economic implications. We analyzed ... -
Reduced species richness of native bees in field margins associated with neonicotinoid concentrations in non-target soils
(2020-01-01)Native bees are in decline as many species are sensitive to habitat loss, climate change, and non-target exposure to synthetic pesticides. Recent laboratory and semi-field assessments of pesticide impacts on bees have ... -
The influence of layout on Appalachian Trail soil loss, widening, and muddiness: Implications for sustainable trail design and management
(2020-03-01)This research investigates the influence of layout and design on the severity of trail degradation. Previous trail studies have been restricted by relatively small study areas which provide a limited range of environmental ... -
Forest genomics: Advancing climate adaptation, forest health, productivity, and conservation
(2020-01)Forest ecosystems provide important ecological services and resources, from habitat for biodiversity to the production of environmentally friendly products, and play a key role in the global carbon cycle. Humanity is ... -
Forestry, Fall/Winter 2019-2020
(Virginia Tech. Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, 2020)The combined Fall/Winter 2019-2020 issue of Forestry, the newsletter for the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at Virginia Tech. -
Short-Term Effects of Recent Fire on the Production and Translocation of Pyrogenic Carbon in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
(2020-02-04)Fire affects the quantity and quality of soil organic matter (SOM). While combustion of the O-horizon causes direct losses of SOM, fire also transforms the remaining SOM into a spectrum of thermally altered organic matter. ... -
Microtopography is a fundamental organizing structure of vegetation and soil chemistry in black ash wetlands
(2020-02-21)All wetland ecosystems are controlled by water table and soil saturation dynamics, so any local-scale deviation in soil elevation and thus water table position represents variability in this primary control. Wetland ... -
Sentinel-2 Leaf Area Index Estimation for Pine Plantations in the Southeastern United States
(MDPI, 2020-04-29)Leaf area index (LAI) is an important biophysical indicator of forest health that is linearly related to productivity, serving as a key criterion for potential nutrient management. A single equation was produced to model ...
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