Search Results - "McIntosh, Anne C.S."

A framework to categorize forest structure concepts by Nadkarni, Nalini M., McIntosh, Anne C.S., Cushing, Judith B.

“…Forest structure affects ecosystem composition, dynamics, and function. The complexity of forest structure demands that researchers study only particular…”
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Extraction and Analysis of Microbial Phospholipid Fatty Acids in Soils by Quideau, Sylvie A, McIntosh, Anne C S, Norris, Charlotte E, Lloret, Emily, Swallow, Mathew J B, Hannam, Kirsten

“…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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Linkages between the forest floor microbial community and resource heterogeneity within mature lodgepole pine forests by McIntosh, Anne C.S., Macdonald, S. Ellen, Quideau, Sylvie A.

“…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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Estimating Canopy Cover from Standard Forest Inventory Measurements in Western Oregon by McIntosh, Anne C.S, Gray, Andrew N, Garman, Steven L

“…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 by McIntosh, Anne C.S., Drozdowski, Bonnie, Degenhardt, Dani, Powter, Chris B., Small, Christina C., Begg, John, Farr, Dan, Janz, Arnold, Lupardus, Randi C., Ryerson, Delinda, Schieck, Jim

“…[Display omitted] We developed a scientifically robust and financially sustainable monitoring protocol to enable a consistent assessment of ecological recovery…”
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Predicting canopy cover of diverse forest types from individual tree measurements by Gray, Andrew N., McIntosh, Anne C.S., Garman, Steven L., Shettles, Michael A.

“…[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 by Lupardus, Randi C., McIntosh, Anne C.S., Janz, Arnold, Farr, Dan

“…[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 by Azeria, Ermias T., Santala, Kierann, McIntosh, Anne C.S., Aubin, Isabelle

“…•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 by Steinke, Julie, McIntosh, Anne C.S., Schroeder, Lori, Macdonald, S. Ellen

“…•Severity of MPB-caused mortality determines the magnitude of vegetation changes.•Vascular plant richness increased along the gradient of disturbance…”
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Uncovering traits in recovering grasslands: A functional assessment of oil and gas well pad reclamation by Lupardus, Randi C., Azeria, Ermias T., Santala, Kierann, Aubin, Isabelle, McIntosh, Anne C.S.

“…[Display omitted] •Biological and edaphic filters influenced community assembly post reclamation.•Young and old well pads had different plant trait composition…”
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Above‐ and belowground drivers of intraspecific trait variability across subcontinental gradients for five ubiquitous forest plants in North America by Cardou, Françoise, Munson, Alison D., Boisvert‐Marsh, Laura, Anand, Madhur, Arsenault, André, Bell, F. Wayne, Bergeron, Yves, Boulangeat, Isabelle, Delagrange, Sylvain, Fenton, Nicole J., Gravel, Dominique, Hamel, Benoît, Hébert, François, Johnstone, Jill F., Kumordzi, Bright B., Macdonald, S. Ellen, Mallik, Azim, McIntosh, Anne C. S., McLaren, Jennie R., Messier, Christian, Morris, Dave, Shipley, Bill, Sirois, Luc, Thiffault, Nelson, Aubin, Isabelle

“…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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Geographic scale and disturbance influence intraspecific trait variability in leaves and roots of North American understorey plants by Kumordzi, Bright B., Aubin, Isabelle, Cardou, Françoise, Shipley, Bill, Violle, Cyrille, Johnstone, Jill, Anand, Madhur, Arsenault, André, Bell, F. Wayne, Bergeron, Yves, Boulangeat, Isabelle, Brousseau, Maxime, De Grandpré, Louis, Delagrange, Sylvain, Fenton, Nicole J., Gravel, Dominique, Macdonald, S. Ellen, Hamel, Benoit, Higelin, Morgane, Hébert, François, Isabel, Nathalie, Mallik, Azim, McIntosh, Anne C.S., McLaren, Jennie R., Messier, Christian, Morris, Dave, Thiffault, Nelson, Tremblay, Jean‐Pierre, Munson, Alison D., Dorrepaal, Ellen

“…Considering intraspecific trait variability (ITV) in ecological studies has improved our understanding of species persistence and coexistence. These advances…”
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Potential for lodgepole pine regeneration after mountain pine beetle attack in newly invaded Alberta stands by McIntosh, Anne C.S., Macdonald, S. Ellen

“…► 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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Understory Plant Community Composition Is Associated with Fine-Scale Above- and Below-Ground Resource Heterogeneity in Mature Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta) Forests by McIntosh, Anne C S, Macdonald, S Ellen, Quideau, Sylvie A

“…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 by Hird, Jennifer, Montaghi, Alessandro, McDermid, Gregory, Kariyeva, Jahan, Moorman, Brian, Nielsen, Scott, McIntosh, Anne

“…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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Extraction and Analysis of Microbial Phospholipid Fatty Acids in Soils by Quideau, Sylvie A., McIntosh, Anne C.S., Norris, Charlotte E., Lloret, Emily, Swallow, Mathew J.B., Hannam, Kirsten

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Short-term resistance of ecosystem properties and processes to simulated mountain pine beetle attack in a novel region by McIntosh, Anne C. S, Macdonald, S. Ellen

“…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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Database design for ecologists: Composing core entities with observations by McIntosh, Anne C.S., Cushing, Judith B., Nadkarni, Nalini M., Zeman, Lee

“…The ecoinformatics community recognizes that ecological synthesis across studies, space, and time will require new informatics tools and infrastructure. Recent…”
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