Forestry and Environmental Resources

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2015 chapter

Large-scale patterns of forest fire occurrence in the conterminous United States and Alaska, 2012

In K. M. Potter & B. L. Conkling (Eds.), Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2013 (pp. 37–53). Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Research & Development, Southern Research Station.

By: K. Potter 

Ed(s): K. Potter  & B. Conkling

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 chapter

Introduction

In K. M. Potter & B. L. Conkling (Eds.), Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2013 (pp. 5–15). Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Research & Development, Southern Research Station.

By: K. Potter 

Ed(s): K. Potter  & B. Conkling

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Integrating Free and Open Source Solutions into Geospatial Science Education

ISPRS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEO-INFORMATION, 4(2), 942–956.

By: V. Petras n , A. Petrasova n , B. Harmon n, R. Meentemeyer n  & H. Mitasova n 

author keywords: online course; GRASS GIS; ArcGIS; FOSS; geospatial modeling; visualization
TL;DR: Only when free and open source software is fully integrated into geospatial education is able to encourage a culture of openness and, thus, enable greater reproducibility in research and development applications. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 report

Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2013: General technical report SRS; no.207

In Technical Report- Not held in TRLN member libraries. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Research & Development, Southern Research Station.

By: K. Potter  & B. Conkling

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Estimation of productivity in pine and oak forests in northern Portugal using Biome-BGC

FORESTRY, 88(2), 200–212.

By: L. Nunes *, S. Gower n, S. Peckham *, M. Magalhaes*, D. Lopes* & F. Rego

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Do silvicultural practices to restore oaks affect salamanders in the short term?

WILDLIFE BIOLOGY, 21(4), 186–194.

By: A. Raybuck n, C. Moorman n, S. Fritts  n, C. Greenberg *, C. Deperno n , D. Simon*, G. Warburton*

TL;DR: Objective was to evaluate the response of salamanders to three silvicultural practices designed to promote oak regeneration — prescribed fire, midstory herbicide application and shelterwood harvest — and a control to assess responses at longer time scales. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

A trade-off between natural and sexual selection underlies diversification of a sexual signal

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY, 26(2), 533–542.

By: J. Heinen-Kay n, K. Morris n, N. Ryan n, S. Byerley n, R. Venezia  n, M. Peterson  n, R. Langerhans  n

author keywords: female mate choice; natural selection; Poeciliidae; predation; secondary sexual characters; sexual selection
TL;DR: This study provides direct empirical evidence documenting a trade-off between natural and sexual selection in a colorful sexual signal by employing plastic fish models to directly examine conspicuity to predators and female preferences for dorsal-fin color. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Using forest inventory and uniformity among trees to monitor silvicultural quality in Eucalyptus clonal plantations

Scientia Forestalis, 43(105), 27–36.

By: R. Hakamada, J. Stape, C. Lemos, A. Almeida & L. Silva

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

The new global urban realm: Complex, connected, diffuse, and diverse social-ecological systems

Sustainability (Switzerland), 7(5), 5211–5240.

By: M. McHale n, S. Pickett *, O. Barbosa *, D. Bunn*, M. Cadenasso *, D. Childers*, M. Gartin *, G. Hess n ...

Contributors: M. McHale n, S. Pickett *, O. Barbosa *, D. Bunn*, M. Cadenasso *, D. Childers*, M. Gartin *, G. Hess n ...

author keywords: urbanization; urban theory; science of cities; socio-ecological systems
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

The influence of water table depth and the free atmospheric state on convective rainfall predisposition

WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH, 51(4), 2283–2297.

By: S. Bonetti *, G. Manoli *, J. Domec n, M. Putti*, M. Marani * & G. Katul *

author keywords: groundwater; rainfall; convection; optimization theory; transpiration; CATHY
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Short-term stream water temperature observations permit rapid assessment of potential climate change impacts

HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES, 29(9), 2196–2211.

By: P. Caldwell *, C. Segura n, S. Laird*, G. Sun *, S. McNulty *, M. Sandercock*, J. Boggs *, J. Vose n

author keywords: stream temperature; climate variability; change; water quality; aquatic ecology; modelling; adaptation
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

SRWC bioenergy productivity and economic feasibility on marginal lands

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, 160, 57–66.

By: S. Ghezehei n , S. Shifflett n, D. Hazel n & E. Nichols n 

author keywords: Abandoned lands; Contaminated lands; Investment analysis; Short-rotation forestry; Sustainable feedstock production
MeSH headings : Agriculture / economics; Biomass; Humans; Pinus taeda / growth & development; Populus / growth & development; Sewage; Southeastern United States; Wood
TL;DR: Rotation length affected economic outcomes although the returns were poor due to high establishment and maintenance costs, low productivities and low current stumpage values, which are expected to quickly change with development of robust global markets. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Public health impacts of ecosystem change in the Brazilian Amazon

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 112(24), 7414–7419.

By: S. Bauch, A. Birkenbach*, S. Pattanayak * & E. Sills n 

author keywords: infectious diseases; roads; mining; protected areas; Amazon forest
MeSH headings : Brazil / epidemiology; Conservation of Natural Resources / methods; Conservation of Natural Resources / statistics & numerical data; Diarrhea / epidemiology; Diarrhea / prevention & control; Ecosystem; Humans; Incidence; Infection Control; Malaria / epidemiology; Malaria / prevention & control; Public Health / statistics & numerical data; Regression, Psychology; Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology; Respiratory Tract Infections / prevention & control
TL;DR: A rich dataset on disease, climate, demography, land uses, and conservation policies in the Brazilian Amazon is analyzed and it is concluded that interventions to preserve natural capital can deliver cobenefits by also increasing human (health) capital. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Point-count methods to monitor butterfly populations when traditional methods fail: a case study with Miami blue butterfly

JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION, 19(3), 519–529.

By: E. Henry n, N. Haddad  n, J. Wilson  n, P. Hughes * & B. Gardner n

author keywords: Conservation; Distance sampling; Subtropics; Endangered species
TL;DR: A novel use of point transect distance sampling is presented to monitor the Miami blue, a highly endangered butterfly that occupies dense shrub habitat, and the determinants of adult flight phenology are identified to target monitoring efforts during periods of high adult abundance. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Phosphorylation is an on/off switch for 5-hydroxyconiferaldehyde O-methyltransferase activity in poplar monolignol biosynthesis

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 112(27), 8481–8486.

By: J. Wang n , L. Chuang n, P. Loziuk n, H. Chen n, Y. Lin n, R. Shi n, G. Qu *, D. Muddiman  n, R. Sederoff n, V. Chiang n

Contributors: J. Wang n , L. Chuang n, P. Loziuk n, H. Chen n, Y. Lin n, R. Shi n, G. Qu *, D. Muddiman  n, R. Sederoff n, V. Chiang n

author keywords: AldOMT; COMT; lignin; phosphoproteomics; phosphoregulation
MeSH headings : Acrolein / analogs & derivatives; Acrolein / metabolism; Amino Acid Sequence; Binding Sites / genetics; Biocatalysis; Catechols / metabolism; Chromatography, Liquid; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; Green Fluorescent Proteins / genetics; Green Fluorescent Proteins / metabolism; Isoenzymes / genetics; Isoenzymes / metabolism; Lignin / biosynthesis; Methyltransferases / genetics; Methyltransferases / metabolism; Microscopy, Confocal; Molecular Sequence Data; Mutation; Phosphoproteins / metabolism; Phosphorylation; Plant Proteins / genetics; Plant Proteins / metabolism; Populus / enzymology; Populus / genetics; Populus / metabolism; Proteomics / methods; Protoplasts / enzymology; Protoplasts / metabolism; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; Tandem Mass Spectrometry
TL;DR: It is shown that reversible monophosphorylation at Ser123 or Ser125 acts as an on/off switch for the activity of 5-hydroxyconiferaldehyde O-methyltransferase 2 (PtrAldOMT2), an enzyme central to monolignol biosynthesis for lignification in stem-differentiating xylem of Populus trichocarpa. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Modeling temporal and spatial variability of leaf wetness duration in Brazil

THEORETICAL AND APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY, 120(3-4), 455–467.

By: C. Alvares *, E. Mattos *, P. Sentelhas *, A. Miranda * & J. Stape n

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Modeling Climate Change Effects on the Height Growth of Loblolly Pine

Forest Science, 61(4), 703–715.

By: A. Farjat n, F. Isik n , B. Reich n , R. Whetten n  & S. McKeand n 

author keywords: Pinus taeda; provenance test; statistical model; universal response function; climate change
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Long-term Pinus radiata productivity gains from tillage, vegetation control, and fertilization

Forest Science, 61(4), 800–808.

By: T. Albaugh, J. Alvarez, R. Rubilar, T. Fox, H. Allen, J. Stape, O. Mardones

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Linking state-and-transition simulation and timber supply models for forest biomass production scenarios

AIMS Environmental Science, 2(2), 180–202.

By: J. Costanza n , R. Abt*, A. McKerrow* & J. Collazo n 

author keywords: bioenergy; forest dynamics; forest residues; land-use change; landscape dynamics; longleaf pine ecosystem; Southeastern U.S.; ST-Sim; SubRegional Timber Supply (SRTS) model; timber harvest
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Fungi Identify the Geographic Origin of Dust Samples

PLOS ONE, 10(4).

By: N. Grantham n, B. Reich n , K. Pacifici n , E. Laber n, H. Menninger n, J. Henley *, A. Barberan *, J. Leff*, N. Fierer *, R. Dunn n 

MeSH headings : Archaeology; Dust; Fungi / classification; Fungi / genetics; Genetic Variation; Pollen / genetics; Pollen / microbiology
TL;DR: A statistical learning algorithm via discriminant analysis is developed that exploits this geographic endemicity in the fungal diversity of dust samples to correctly identify samples to within a few hundred kilometers of their geographic origin with high probability. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

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