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Distinguishing between live and dead standing tree biomass on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, USA using small-footprint lidar data by Kim, Yunsuk, Yang, Zhiqiang, Cohen, Warren B., Pflugmacher, Dirk, Lauver, Chris L., Vankat, John L.

“…Accurate estimation of live and dead biomass in forested ecosystems is important for studies of carbon dynamics, biodiversity, wildfire behavior, and for…”
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Methods for Sampling Density and Basal Area of Multi-Trunked Trees: Juniperus osteosperma in Pinyon-Juniper Vegetation by Vankat, John L.

“…Sampling the density and basal area of trees is fundamental to quantitatively characterizing forests and woodlands. Commonly used sampling methods are…”
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Post-1935 changes in forest vegetation of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA: Part 2—Mixed conifer, spruce-fir, and quaking aspen forests by Vankat, John L.

“…This study examined changes in never-harvested mixed conifer (MCF), spruce-fir (SFF), and quaking aspen forests (QAF) in Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP),…”
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Post-1935 changes in forest vegetation of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA: Part 1 – ponderosa pine forest by Vankat, John L.

“…Vegetation plots originally sampled in Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP), Arizona, USA in 1935 are the earliest-known, sample-intensive, quantitative…”
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Diminished Plant Richness and Abundance Below Lonicera maackii, an Invasive Shrub by COLLIER, MATTHEW H, VANKAT, JOHN L, HUGHES, MICHAEL R

“…The Asian shrub Lonicera maackii (Amur honeysuckle) is now common in many secondary forests in southwestern Ohio and adjacent states. We found lower species…”
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Post-1935 changes in Pinyon-Juniper persistent woodland on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA by Vankat, John L.

“…•Resampling plots from 1935 revealed tree dynamics in pinyon-juniper woodland.•Core plots had decreases of Pinus and both decreases and increases of…”
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Richness and Diversity of Oak Savanna in Northwestern Ohio: Proximity to Possible Sources of Propagules by BREWER, LAWRENCE G, VANKAT, JOHN L

“…Prior to Euro-American settlement of the Oak Openings in northwestern Ohio, the proportion of oak savanna, woodland and forest in upland sites likely varied,…”
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The importance of environment vs. disturbance in the vegetation mosaic of Central Arizona by Huebner, Cynthia D, Vankat, John L

“…The vegetation of central Arizona is a mosaic of four vegetation types: chaparral, chaparral grassland, woodland, and woodland grassland. We analysed ten…”
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Landscape structure and spread of the exotic shrub Lonicera maackii in southwestern Ohio forest by Hutchinson, Todd F, Vankat, John L

“…The Asian shrub Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Herder has been widely used as an ornamental in the eastern United States. First planted in Oxford, Ohio, around 1960,…”
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Forest Colonization and Developmental Growth of the Invasive Shrub Lonicera maackii by DEERING, RYAN H, VANKAT, JOHN L

“…The invasive shrub Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Herder (Amur honeysuckle) dominates the understory of many deciduous forests in southwestern Ohio and other areas…”
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Temporal variation in the woody understory of an old-growth Fagus-Acer forest and implications for overstory recruitment by Foré, Stephanie A., Vankat, John L., Schaefer, Robert L.

“…Changes in woody vegetation were examined over eight years, using a 1.05-ha permanent plot in which the location of every shrub and tree ≥ 1 m height was…”
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Landscape Structure and Spread of the Exotic Shrub Lonicera maackii (Amur honeysuckle) in Southwestern Ohio Forests by Hutchinson, Todd F, Vankat, John L

“…The Asian shrub Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Herder has been widely used as an ornamental in the eastern United States. First planted in Oxford, Ohio, around 1960,…”
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Change in the vegetation mosaic of central Arizona USA between 1940 and 1989 by Huebner, C.D, Vankat, J.L, Renwick, W.H

“…The landscape of central Arizona U.S.A. is characterized by a patchy distribution of three major vegetation types: chaparral, woodland and grassland…”
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Invasibility and effects of Amur honeysuckle in Southwestern Ohio forests by Hutchinson, Todd F., Vankat, John L.

“…The Asian exotic Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii [Rupr.] Herder) has become the dominant shrub in many forests in southwestern Ohio and in some other…”
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The importance of environment vs. disturbance in the vegetation mosaic of Central Arizona by Huebner, Cynthia D., Vankat, John L.

“… The vegetation of central Arizona is a mosaic of four vegetation types: chaparral, chaparral grassland, woodland, and woodland grassland. We analysed ten…”
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Species removals from a first-year old-field plant community [Ohio] by Hils, Matthew H., Vankat, John L.

“…The three models of succession described by Connell and Slatyer (1977) were tested by removing selected species from a 1st-yr old field in southwestern Ohio…”
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Communities and tree seedling distribution in Quercus rubra- and Prunus serotina-dominated forests in southwestern Pennsylvania by Smith, L.L. (Miami University, Oxford, OH), Vankatk, J.L

“…We characterized forest communities and tree seedling distribution in Forbes State Forest in order to elucidate tree regeneration problems in stands that had…”
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FIRE AND MAN IN SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK by VANKAT, JOHN L.

“…Aboriginal Indian occupance of Sequoia National Park began about 1000 A. D. Periodic burning to aid in food gathering and lightning-caused fires led to the…”
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Invasibility and Effects of Amur Honeysuckle in Southwestern Ohio Forests: Invasibilidad y Efectos de la Madreselva de Amur en Bosques del Sudoeste de Ohio by Hutchinson, Todd F., Vankat, John L.

“…The Asian exotic Amur honeysuckle ( Lonicera maackii [Rupr.] Herder) has become the dominant shrub in many forests in southwestern Ohio and in some other…”
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Woody Vegetation and Vascular Flora of an Old-Growth Mixed-Mesophytic Forest in Southwestern Ohio by Ann M. Swanson, Vankat, John L.

“…Emery Woods is a Quercus-Acer saccharum-Carya forest that meets criteria for old growth. Ordination analysis indicates that variation in tree composition is…”
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