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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 ...
Population Genetic Assessment of Anadromous and Resident Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) in the Roanoke River System, Eastern United States
(MDPI, 2020-08-07)
Striped bass is the subject of important commercial and sport fisheries in North America. The Roanoke River drainage—especially Smith Mountain Lake, Leesville Lake, and Kerr Reservoir—has popular recreational ...
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 ...
A proposed method for estimating interception from near-surface soil moisture response
(2020-04-15)
Interception is the storage and subsequent evaporation of rainfall by above-ground structures, including canopy and groundcover vegetation and surface litter. Accurately quantifying interception is critical for understanding ...
Comparison of EPIC-Simulated and MODIS-Derived Leaf Area Index (LAI) across Multiple Spatial Scales
(MDPI, 2020-08-26)
Modeled leaf area index (LAI) in conjunction with satellite-derived LAI data streams may be used to support various regional and local scale air quality models for retrospective and future meteorological assessments. The ...
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 ...
Opportunities from citizen science for shark conservation, with a focus on the Mediterranean Sea
(2020-01-01)
The Mediterranean Sea is a hotspot for shark conservation. A decline in large pelagic shark populations has been observed in this vast region over the last 50 years and a lack of data on the local population status of ...
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 ...
Reconciling larval and adult sampling methods to model growth across life-stages
(2020-08-21)
Individual growth rates are intrinsically related to survival and lifetime reproductive success and hence, are key determinants of population growth. Efforts to quantify age-size relationships are hampered by difficulties ...
Projecting Medicinal Plant Trade Volume and Value in Deciduous Forests of the Eastern United States
(MDPI, 2020-01-07)
The volume, value and distribution of the nontimber forest product (NTFP) trade in the United States are largely unknown. This is due to the lack of systematic, periodic and comprehensive market tracking programs. Trade ...