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The Conservation Management Institute exists to expand the capacity of our partners to manage natural resources effectively. We provide innovative solutions to multi-disciplinary research questions that affect natural resource management in Virginia, North America, and the World. Our core belief is that effective natural resource management must be grounded in sound science.
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Reports, Conservation Management Institute [23]
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Scholarly Works, Conservation Management Institute [7]
Research articles, presentations, and other scholarship
Recent Submissions
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Catawba Sustainability Center and Catawba Hospital Renewable Energy Site Planning Process Study
(Virginia Tech, 2020-09-29)The transdisciplinary Renewable Energy Facilities Siting Project produced a white paper outlining their proof-of-concept using a case study from the Catawba Valley. -
Monitoring Nontimber Forest Products Using Forest Inventory Data: An Example with Slippery Elm Bark
(2017-07)The USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program collects data on a wealth of variables related to trees in forests. Some of these trees produce nontimber forest products (NTFPs) (e.g., fruit, bark, and ... -
Removal, Propagation, and Transplantation of Michaux’s Sumac (Rhus michauxii) Colonies from the Infantry Platoon Battle Course, Fort Pickett –Maneuver Training Center, Virginia
(2018-05-01)Michaux’s sumac (Rhus michauxii Sarg.) is a rare and federally endangered, densely pubescent, rhizomatous shrub found in periodically disturbed habitats in the inner Coastal plain and piedmont of the southeastern United ... -
Characterization of golden-cheeked warbler Dendroica chrysoparia habitat at Fort Hood, Texas, USA
(2019-05-26)The golden-cheeked warbler Dendroica chrysoparia is a federally endangered, neotropical-nearctic migrant songbird that breeds in central Texas, USA, and prefers mature, closed canopy oak–Ashe juniper woodlands for nesting ... -
A Comparison of Systematic Quadrat and Capture-Mark-Recapture Sampling Designs for Assessing Freshwater Mussel Populations
(MDPI, 2019-08-07)Our study objective was to compare the relative effectiveness and efficiency of quadrat and capture-mark-recapture (CMR) sampling designs for monitoring mussels. We collected data on a recently reintroduced population of ... -
Year-round monitoring reveals prevalence of fatal bird-window collisions at the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center
(PeerJ, 2018-04-04)Collisions with glass are a serious threat to avian life and are estimated to kill hundreds of millions of birds per year in the United States. We monitored 22 buildings at the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center (VTCRC) ... -
Climate characteristics of the Big Levels region, Augusta County, Virginia
(Virginia Natural History Society, 1999) -
Natural Resource Condition Assessment: Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia
(National Park Service, 2012-06) -
Natural Resource Condition Assessment: Fort Sumter National Monument and Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, South Carolina
(National Park Service, 2012-04) -
Virginia’s Climate Modeling and Species Vulnerability Assessment: How Climate Data Can Inform Management and Conservation
(National Wildlife Federation, 2013) -
Natural Resource Condition Assessment: Richmond National Battlefield Park, Virginia
(National Park Service, 2012-06) -
Natural Resource Condition Assessment: Fort Frederica National Monument, Georgia
(National Park Service, 2012-04) -
Natural Resource Condition Assessment: Castillo de San Marcos and Fort Matanzas National Monuments, Florida
(National Park Service, 2012-04) -
Natural Resource Condition Assessment: Fort Pulaski National Monument, Georgia
(National Park Service, 2009-05) -
Final Report of the NPS Vegetation Mapping Project at Fire Island National Seashore
(Virginia Tech, 2002-04) -
Modeling Potential Climate Changes and their Related Impact on Select Species in Virginia
(Virginia Tech, 2012-11-15) -
Final Report: Vegetation Map for Brookhaven National Labs
(Virginia Tech, 2002-01) -
Analysis of Fox Activity and Survival in Foxhound Training Enclosures
(Virginia Tech, 2013-03)
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