Search Results - "McIntosh, Anne C S"
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Understory Plant Community Composition Is Associated with Fine-Scale Above- and Below-Ground Resource Heterogeneity in Mature Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta) Forests
Published in PloS one (14-03-2016)“…Understory plant communities play critical ecological roles in forest ecosystems. Both above- and below-ground ecosystem properties and processes influence…”
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Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Monitoring Recovery of Forest Vegetation on Petroleum Well Sites
Published in Remote sensing (Basel, Switzerland) (01-05-2017)“…Photogrammetric point clouds (PPCs) provide a source of three-dimensional (3-D) remote sensing data that is well-suited to use over small areas that are within…”
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Linkages between the forest floor microbial community and resource heterogeneity within mature lodgepole pine forests
Published in Soil biology & biochemistry (01-08-2013)“…Below-ground microbial communities are influenced by a wide variety of above and below-ground abiotic and biotic factors. Thus, variation in properties, such…”
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Short-term resistance of ecosystem properties and processes to simulated mountain pine beetle attack in a novel region
Published in Ecosphere (Washington, D.C) (01-06-2013)“…Natural forest disturbance regimes are changing, as evidenced by expansion of the mountain pine beetle (MPB) north and east from British Columbia into pine…”
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Ecological Compromise: Can Alternative Beaver Management Maintain Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Biodiversity?
Published in Wetlands (Wilmington, N.C.) (01-12-2021)“…Pond leveling devices are a cost-effective means to reduce flooding by beavers, while still maintaining water levels in the associated wetland. However, their…”
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Extraction and Analysis of Microbial Phospholipid Fatty Acids in Soils
Published in Journal of visualized experiments (26-08-2016)“…Phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) are key components of microbial cell membranes. The analysis of PLFAs extracted from soils can provide information about the…”
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Above‐ and belowground drivers of intraspecific trait variability across subcontinental gradients for five ubiquitous forest plants in North America
Published in The Journal of ecology (01-07-2022)“…Intraspecific trait variability (ITV) provides the material for species' adaptation to environmental changes. To advance our understanding of how ITV can…”
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Potential for lodgepole pine regeneration after mountain pine beetle attack in newly invaded Alberta stands
Published in Forest ecology and management (01-05-2013)“…► There was poor recruitment from seed sown in stands with simulated MPB attack. ► Decayed wood and mineral soil were better seedbeds than organic or moss…”
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Geographic scale and disturbance influence intraspecific trait variability in leaves and roots of North American understorey plants
Published in Functional ecology (01-09-2019)“…Considering intraspecific trait variability (ITV) in ecological studies has improved our understanding of species persistence and coexistence. These advances…”
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Estimating Canopy Cover from Standard Forest Inventory Measurements in Western Oregon
Published in Forest science (23-04-2012)“…Reliable measures of canopy cover are important in the management of public and private forests. However, direct sampling of canopy cover is both labor- and…”
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Monitoring ecological recovery of reclaimed wellsites: Protocols for quantifying recovery on forested lands
Published in MethodsX (01-01-2019)“…[Display omitted] We developed a scientifically robust and financially sustainable monitoring protocol to enable a consistent assessment of ecological recovery…”
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A framework to categorize forest structure concepts
Published in Forest ecology and management (20-08-2008)“…Forest structure affects ecosystem composition, dynamics, and function. The complexity of forest structure demands that researchers study only particular…”
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Predicting canopy cover of diverse forest types from individual tree measurements
Published in Forest ecology and management (01-12-2021)“…[Display omitted] •Line-intercept tree canopy cover was measured on 1706 inventory plots across Oregon.•Predictors included crown width equations, crown…”
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Succession after reclamation: Identifying and assessing ecological indicators of forest recovery on reclaimed oil and natural gas well pads
Published in Ecological indicators (01-11-2019)“…[Display omitted] •Time does not necessarily equivocate to ecological recovery of reclaimed well pads.•Some certified reclaimed well pads are arrested on their…”
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Plant traits as indicators of recovery of reclaimed wellsites in forested areas: Slow but directional succession trajectory
Published in Forest ecology and management (15-07-2020)“…•Trait composition in reclaimed wellsite show directed yet slow successional trajectory.•There was variation in the trajectory of traits towards reference…”
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Understory vegetation responses to simulated mountain pine beetle attack and salvage logging in grey attack stage lodgepole pine stands
Published in Forest ecology and management (15-10-2020)“…•Severity of MPB-caused mortality determines the magnitude of vegetation changes.•Vascular plant richness increased along the gradient of disturbance…”
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Bioavailability of Macro and Micronutrients Across Global Topsoils: Main Drivers and Global Change Impacts
Published in Global biogeochemical cycles (01-06-2023)“…Understanding the chemical composition of our planet's crust was one of the biggest questions of the 20th century. More than 100 years later, we are still far…”
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Database design for ecologists: Composing core entities with observations
Published in Ecological informatics (01-10-2007)“…The ecoinformatics community recognizes that ecological synthesis across studies, space, and time will require new informatics tools and infrastructure. Recent…”
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Data and Information Management for the Monitoring of Biodiversity in Alberta
Published in Wildlife Society bulletin (2011) (01-09-2015)“…The Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI) monitors large-scale responses of biodiversity to environmental change in Alberta, Canada, based on…”
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Understory Plant Community Composition Is Associated with Fine-Scale Above- and Below-Ground Resource Heterogeneity in Mature Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta) Forests: e0151436
Published in PloS one (01-03-2016)“…Understory plant communities play critical ecological roles in forest ecosystems. Both above- and below-ground ecosystem properties and processes influence…”
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