Browsing by Author "Cairns, David M"
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Gielstra, Dianna AStudies on subalpine meadow invasions by Abies lasiocarpa (subalpine fir) in the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountain Front Range are abundant, yet little is understood about this important process in the subalpine zone ...
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Pruett, Hannah L (2014-08-05)Understanding how habitat use and reproductive performance vary among age classes is important to understanding population structure and viability. Habitat conditions can affect occupancy and productivity of many songbirds, ...
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Meierhofer, Melissa Beth (2020-07-02)New or introduced infectious diseases can have detrimental effects on wildlife populations, including reduction of population size of some species, and even extinction. White-nose syndrome (WNS), a bat disease caused by a ...
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Naito, Adam Takashi (2014-07-30)Shrub expansion is one of the most recognized components of terrestrial Arctic change and has been documented in studies involving fine-scale experimental manipulations or broad-scale satellite remote sensing. The ...
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Chhetri, Parveen Kumar (2017-05-22)The alpine treeline ecotone is an important component of mountain ecosystems of the Nepal Himalayas; it plays a vital role in the livelihood of indigenous people and provides ecosystem services. However, the region faces ...
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Flatley, William 1977- (2012-08-31)Ecologists continue to debate the role of fire in forests of the southern Appalachian Mountains. How does climate influence fire in these humid, temperate forests? Did fire regimes change during the transition from Native ...
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Kruse, Dale Anthony (2015-05-29)The Big Thicket National Preserve in southeast Texas, U.S.A has been the subject of numerous vascular plant surveys. However, there has not been a comprehensive survey of non-vascular plants (bryophytes) since its founding ...
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Fern, Rachel Rae (2018-10-15)Maps of actual or potential species distributions are crucial for many aspects of natural resource management, land use development, and conservation planning. Species distribution models (SDMs) attempt to predict or ...
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McConaghy, Scott Carlton (2016-05-26)Plant species diversity is a critical element for the stability and functionality of all types of ecosystems. The drivers of plant species diversity remain up for debate with varying views of how a high level is achieved ...
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Johnson, Jeremy Scott (2016-07-27)Global ecological change is a serious threat to biodiversity. Changes in temperature, precipitation, and landscape fragmentation may reduce the ability of plants to persist within these changing environments. Knowing how ...
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Naito, Adam T; Cairns, David M (John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2015)Recent increases in deciduous shrub cover are a primary focus of terrestrial Arctic research. This study examined the historic spatial patterns of shrub expansion on the North Slope of Alaska to determine the potential ...
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Gass, Ellen R (2014-05-21)Fire suppression policies implemented in the early 20th century led to a decrease in fire-associated species and ecosystems in the southern Appalachian Mountains. As managers work towards restoration, a greater understanding ...
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Sinner, Margaret Therese (2023-08-06)Prescribed fire is a common method for managing forests and rangelands for livestock and wildlife in the United States. In areas like the Coastal Sand Plain ecoregion of Texas, prescribed fire is used to remove mature gulf ...
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Klockow, Paul Alan (2019-07-18)Throughout 2011, the state of Texas, USA, experienced an extreme drought that broke statewide temperature and precipitations records, causing extensive tree mortality. No study comprehensively examined impacts to the heavily ...