Explore a selection of works produced by the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science at Michigan Technological University.
On November 20, 2019 the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science became the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science.
Works from 2007
Effects of grazing and soil micro-climate on decomposition rates in a spatio-temporally heterogeneous grassland, Anita C. Risch, Martin Jurgensen, and Douglas A. Frank
The Role of Pityophthorus spp. as Vectors of Pitch Canker affecting Pinus radiata, Joyce M. Sakamoto, Thomas R. Gordon, Andrew J. Storer, and David L. Wood
Bryophyte community response to silvicultural opening size in a managed northern hardwood forest, Joshua M. Shields, Christopher R. Webster, and Janice M. Glime
Characteristics of DOC exported from northern hardwood forests receiving chronic experimental NO < inf> 3 < sup> - deposition, Kurt A. Smemo, Donald R. Zak, Kurt Pregitzer, and Andrew Burton
13C labeling of plant assimilates using a simple canopy-scale open air system, Alan F. Talhelm, Samir A. Qadir, Matthew D. Powers, Kate L. Bradley, Alexander L. Friend, and Kurt Pregitzer
Micropropagation and germplasm conservation of Central Park Splendor Chinese elm (Ulmus parvifolia Jacq. 'A/Ross Central Park') trees, Ramesh Thakur and David F. Karnosky
The seasonal activity and the effect of mechanical bending and wounding on the PtCOMT promoter in Betula pendula Roth, Heidi Tiimonen, Hely Häggman, Chung-Jui Tsai, Vincent Chiang, and Tuija Aronen
Downed woody fuel loading dynamics of a large-scale blowdown in northern Minnesota, U.S.A., C. W. Woodall and L. M. Nagel
Works from 2006
Overstory community composition and elevated atmospheric CO < inf> 2 and O < inf> 3 modify understory biomass production and nitrogen acquisition, Janet M. Bandeff, Kurt Pregitzer, Wendy M. Loya, William E. Holmes, and Donald R. Zak
Xylem-specific and tension stress-responsive coexpression of KORRIGAN endoglucanase and three secondary wall-associated cellulose synthase genes in aspen trees, Suchita Bhandari, Takeshi Fujino, Shivegowda Thammannagowda, Dongyan Zhang, Fuyu Xu, and Chandrashekhar P. Joshi
Increased N availability in grassland soils modifies their microbial communities and decreases the abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, Kate L. Bradley, Rhae A. Drijber, and Jean Knops
Transgenic modification of gai or rgl1 causes dwarfing and alters gibberellins, root growth, and metabolite profiles in Populus, Victor Busov, Richard Meilan, David W. Pearce, Stewart B. Rood, Caiping Ma, Timothy J. Tschaplinski, and Steven H. Strauss
Contribution of red wood ant mounds to forest floor CO2 efflux in boreal coniferous forests, T. Domisch, L. Finér, M. Ohashi, A. C. Risch, L. Sundström, P. Niemelä, and M. F. Jurgensen
Alcohol-inducible gene expression in transgenic Populus, S. A. Filichkin, R. Meilan, V. B. Busov, C. Ma, A. M. Brunner, and S. H. Strauss
Enhancer trapping in woody plants: Isolation of the ET304 gene encoding a putative AT-hook motif transcription factor and characterization of the expression patterns conferred by its promoter in transgenic Populus and Arabidopsis, Sergei A. Filichkin, Qian Wu, Victor Busov, Richard Meilan, Carmen Lanz-Garcia, Andrew Groover, Barry Goldfarb, Caiping Ma, Palitha Dharmawardhana, Amy Brunner, and Steven H. Strauss
Landscape hierarchies influence riparian ground-flora communities in Wisconsin, USA, P. Charles Goebel, K. Pregitzer, and Brian J. Palik
A Review of: “Jon T. Coleman. Vicious: Wolves and Men in America”, Kathleen Halvorsen
Elevated CO2 and O3 alter soil nitrogen transformations beneath trembling aspen, paper birch, and sugar maple, William E. Holmes, Donald R. Zak, Kurt Pregitzer, and John S. King
Wood strength loss as a measure of decomposition in northern forest mineral soil, Martin Jurgensen, David Reed, Deborah Page-Dumroese, Peter Laks, Anne Collins, Glenn D. Mroz, and Marek Degórski
Soil respiration in northern forests exposed to elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide and ozone, Kurt Pregitzer, Wendy Loya, Mark Kubiske, and Donald Zak
Phosphorus translocation by red deer on a subalpine grassland in the central European Alps, Martin Schütz, Anita C. Risch, Gérald Achermann, Conny Thiel-Egenter, Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Martin Jurgensen, and Peter J. Edwards
Chronic experimental NO3- deposition reduces the retention of leaf litter DOC in a northern hardwood forest soil, Kurt A. Smemo, Donald R. Zak, and Kurt Pregitzer
A comparative study of cadmium and copper in ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) in regions with and without historic mining, Marian Snively and David J. Flaspohler
Pitfalls of applying adaptive management to a wolf population in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, John B. Theberge, Mary T. Theberge, John A. Vucetich, and Paul C. Paquet
Spatial characteristics of the invasion of Acer platanoides on a temperate forested island, Steven R. Wangen, Christopher R. Webster, and Jennifer A. Griggs
Coarse woody type: A new method for analyzing coarse woody debris and forest change, C. W. Woodall, L. M. Nagel, and L. M. Nagel
Microbial cycling of C and N in northern hardwood forests receiving chronic atmospheric NO < inf> 3 < sup> - deposition, Donald R. Zak, William E. Holmes, Matthew J. Tomlinson, Kurt Pregitzer, and Andrew Burton
Works from 2005
Mercury and other contaminants in common loons breeding in Atlantic Canada, Neil M. Burgess, David C. Evers, and Joseph D. Kaplan
Insertional mutagenesis in Populus: Relevance and feasibility, Victor Busov, Matthias Fladung, Andrew Groover, and Steven Strauss
SEP-class genes in Populus tremuloides and their likely role in reproductive survival of poplar trees, Leland J. Cseke, Sarah Beth Cseke, Namritha Ravinder, Lorelei C. Taylor, Anupama Shankar, Banalata Sen, Ramesh Thakur, David F. Karnosky, and Gopi K. Podila
Colonization of Cut Branches of five Coniferous Hosts of the Pitch Canker Fungus by Pityophthorus spp. (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in Central, Coastal California, Nadir Erbilgin, Andrew J. Storer, David L. Wood, and Thomas R. Gordon
Soil carbon stabilization along climate and stand productivity gradients in black spruce forests of interior Alaska, Evan Kane, D. W. Valentine, E. A.G. Schuur, and K. Dutta
Soil carbon dioxide partial pressure and dissolved inorganic carbonate chemistry under elevated carbon dioxide and ozone, N. J. Karberg, K. S. Pregitzer, J. S. King, A. L. Friend, and J. R. Wood
Fine root chemistry and decomposition in model communities of north-temperate tree species show little response to elevated atmospheric CO < inf> 2 and varying soil resource availability, J. S. King, K. S. Pregitzer, D. R. Zak, W. E. Holmes, and K. Schmidt
Measuring fine root turnover in forest ecosystems, Hooshang Majdi, Kurt Pregitzer, Ann Sofie Morén, Jan Erik Nylund, and Göran I. Ågren
Impacts of greenhouse gases on epicuticular waxes of Populus tremuloides Michx.: Results from an open-air exposure and a natural O < inf> 3 gradient, B. Maňkovská, K. E. Percy, and D. F. Karnosky
Sudden oak death in California: Disease progression in oaks and tanoaks, Brice A. McPherson, Sylvia R. Mori, David L. Wood, Andrew Storer, Pavel Svihra, N. Maggi Kelly, and Richard B. Standiford
CO2 efflux from a red wood ant mound in a boreal forest, Mizue Ohashi, Leena Finér, Timo Domisch, Anita C. Risch, and Martin Jurgensen
Identifying scales of pattern in ecological data: A comparison of lacunarity, spectral and wavelet analyses, Sari C. Saunders, Jiquan Chen, Thomas David Drummer, Eric J. Gustafson, and Kimberley D. Brosofske
Effects of uneven-aged management on diameter distribution and species composition of northern hardwoods in Upper Michigan, Joseph W. Schwartz, Linda M. Nagel, and Christopher R. Webster
Assessment of factors contributing to residual tree damage from mechanized harvesting in northern hardwoods, Thomas J. Seablom and David D. Reed
Novel coupling agents for PVC/wood-flour composites, Bhavesh L. Shah, Laurent M. Matuana, and Patricia Heiden
Lifespans of fungal rhizomorphs under nitrogen fertilization in a pinyon-juniper woodland, Kathleen K. Treseder, Michael F. Allen, Roger W. Ruess, Kurt Pregitzer, and Ronald L. Hendrick
Coarse woody debris dynamics in the southern Appalachians as affected by topographic position and anthropogenic disturbance history, Christopher R. Webster and Michael A. Jenkins
Long-term response of spring flora to chronic herbivory and deer exclusion in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA, Christopher R. Webster, Michael A. Jenkins, and Janet H. Rock
Stand dynamics of an insular population of an invasive tree, Acer platanoides, Christopher R. Webster, Kathryn Nelson, and Steven R. Wangen
Works from 2004
Riparian and upland breeding-bird assemblages along headwater streams in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Brian R. Bub, David J. Flaspohler, and Casey Huckins
Atmospheric nitrate deposition and the microbial degradation of cellobiose and vanillin in a northern hardwood forest, Jared L. DeForest, Donald R. Zak, Kurt Pregitzer, and Andrew Burton
Differential expression patterns of two cellulose synthase genes are associated with primary and secondary cell wall development in aspen trees, Udaya C. Kalluri and Chandrashekhar P. Joshi
Canopy cover effects on nitrogen and phosphorus status in understory vegetation in oak and pine stands, Choonsig Kim, Terry L. Sharik, and Martin Jurgensen
Genetic effects of air pollution on forest tree species of the Carpathian Mountains, Roman Longauer, Dusan Gömöry, Ladislav Paule, Ioan Blada, Flaviu Popescu, Blanka Mankovska, Gerhard Müller-Starck, Roland Schubert, Kevin Percy, Robert C. Szaro, and David F. Karnosky
Seasonal dynamics of leaf- and root-derived C in arctic tundra mesocosms, Wendy M. Loya, Loretta C. Johnson, and Knute J. Nadelhoffer
Light-transmission profiles in an old-growth forest canopy: Simulations of photosynthetically active radiation by using spatially explicit radiative transfer models, Maria J. Mariscal, Scott N. Martens, Susan L. Ustin, Jiquan Chen, Stuart B. Weiss, and Dar A. Roberts
Model validation using equivalence tests, Andrew P. Robinson and Robert Froese
Differential expression patterns of two new primary cell wall-related cellulose synthase cDNAs, PtrCesA6 and PtrCesA7 from aspen trees, Anita Samuga and Chandrashekhar P. Joshi
Twig Beetles, Pityophthorus spp. (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), as Vectors of the Pitch Canker Pathogen in California, Andrew J. Storer, David L. Wood, and Thomas R. Gordon
Juvenile hormone regulates De novo isoprenoid aggregation pheromone biosynthesis in pine bark beetles, Ips spp., through transcriptional control of HMG-CoA reductase, Julie A. Tillman, Fang Lu, Lane M. Goddard, Zoe R. Donaldson, Silver C. Dwinell, Claus Tittiger, Gregory M. Hall, Andrew J. Storer, Gary J. Blomquist, and Steven J. Seybold
Works from 2003
New International Long-term Ecological Research on Air Pollution Effects on the Carpathian Mountain Forests, Central Europe, Andrzej Bytnerowicz, Ovidiu Badea, Ion Barbu, Peter Fleischer, Witold Fraczek, David Karnosky, and et. al.
Soil Respiration at Dominant Patch Types within a Managed Northern Wisconsin Landscape, Eugénie S. Euskirchen, Jiquan Chen, Eric J. Gustafson, and Siyan Ma
Soil Respiration along Environmental Gradients in Olympic National Park, Evan S. Kane, Kurt Pregitzer, and Andrew Burton
Impacts of Elevated Atmospheric CO2 on Forest Trees and Forest Ecosystems: Knowledge gaps, David F. Karnosky
Foam extrusion of high density polyethylene/wood-flour composites using chemical foaming agents, Qingxiu Li and Laurent M. Matuana
Surface of cellulosic materials modified with functionalized polyethylene coupling agents, Qingxiu Li and Laurent M. Matuana
Use of a coupled biological system to treat a chemically complex air stream, M. R. Manninen, B. A. Niemi, and G. T. Kleinheinz
Mechanical properties of extrusion-foamed rigid PVC/wood-flour composites, Fatih Mengeloglu and Laurent M. Matuana
Works from 2002
Root respiration in North American forests: Effects of nitrogen concentration and temperature across biomes, A. J. Burton, K. S. Pregitzer, R. W. Ruess, R. L. Hendrick, and M. F. Allen
Belowground carbon allocation in forests estimated from litterfall and IRGA-based soil respiration measurements, E. A. Davidson, K. Savage, P. Bolstad, D. A. Clark, P. S. Curtis, D. S. Ellsworth, P. J. Hanson, B. E. Law, Y. Luo, K. S. Pregitzer, J. C. Randolph, and D. Zak
Compensatory bone remodelling in moose: A study of age, sex, and cross-sectional cortical bone dimensions in moose at Isle Royale National Park, Mary Hindelang, Rolf O. Peterson, and Ann Maclean
Controlled release of biocides in solid wood. I. Efficacy against brown rot wood decay fungus (Gloeophyllum trabeum), Y. Liu, P. Laks, and P. Heiden
Controlled release of biocides in solid wood. II. Efficacy against Trametes versicolor and Gloeophyllum trabeum wood decay fungi, Y. Liu, P. Laks, and P. Heiden
Controlled release of biocides in solid wood. III. Preparation and characterization of surfactant-free nanoparticles, Y. Liu, P. Laks, and P. Heiden
Accelerated ultraviolet weathering of PVC/wood-flour composites, Laurent M. Matuana and Donatien P. Kamdem
Manufacture of rigid PVC/wood-flour composite foams using moisture contained in wood as foaming agent, Laurent M. Matuana and Fatih Mengeloglu
Diurnal fluctuations of gas exchange and water potential in different stand structures of Pinus ponderosa, Linda M. Nagel and Kevin L. O'Hara
Effects of roads on landscape structure within nested ecological units of the Northern Great Lakes Region, USA, Sari C. Saunders, Mo R. Mislivets, Jiquan Chen, and David T. Cleland
Cryopreservation of embryogenic cultures of Picea mariana (black spruce) using vitrification, D. H. Touchell, V. L. Chiang, and C. J. Tsai
Works from 2001
Growth and crown architecture of two aspen genotypes exposed to interacting ozone and carbon dioxide, Richard E. Dickson, M. D. Coleman, Priit Pechter, and David F. Karnosky
Relationships Between National Forest System Employee Diversity and Beliefs Regarding External Interest Groups, Kathleen Halvorsen
Reviewed Work: Don't Breathe the Air: Air Pollution and U.S. Environmental Politics, 1945-1970, Kathleen Halvorsen
Growth responses of Populus tremuloides clones to interacting elevated carbon dioxide and tropospheric ozone, J. G. Isebrands, E. P. McDonald, E. Kruger, G. Hendrey, K. Percy, K. Pregitzer, J. Sober, and D. F. Karnosky
Special issue preface, D. F. Karnosky
Fine-root biomass and fluxes of soil carbon in young stands of paper birch and trembling aspen as affected by elevated atmospheric CO < inf> 2 and tropospheric O < inf> 3, J. King, K. Pregitzer, D. Zak, J. Sober, J. Isebrands, R. Dickson, G. Hendrey, and D. F. Karnosky
Consequences of elevated carbon dioxide and ozone for foliar chemical composition and dynamics in trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) and paper birch (Betula papyrifera), Richard L. Lindroth, Brian J. Kopper, William F.J. Parsons, James G. Bockheim, David F. Karnosky, George R. Hendrey, Kurt S. Pregitzer, J. G. Isebrands, and Jaak Sober
Use of nanoparticles for controlled release of biocides in solid wood, Y. Liu, L. Yan, P. Heiden, and P. Laks
Selection effects of air pollution on gene pools of Norway spruce, European silver fir and European beech, Roman Longauer, Dušan Gömöry, Ladislav Paule, David F. Karnosky, Blanka Maňkovské, Gerhard Möller-Starck, Kevin Percy, and Robert Szaro
Photoaging and stabilization of rigid PVC/wood-fiber composites, Laurent M. Matuana, Donatien P. Kamdem, and Jun Zhang
Microcellular foaming of impact-modified rigid PVC/wood-flour composites, Laurent M. Matuana and Fatih Mengeloglu
Surface characterization of esterified cellulosic fibers by XPS and FTIR spectroscopy, L. M. Matuana, J. J. Balatinecz, R. N.S. Sodhi, and C. B. Park
Foaming of rigid PVC/wood-flour composites through a continuous extrusion process, Fatih Mengeloglu and Laurent M. Matuana
The effect of elevated carbon dioxide and ozone on leaf- and branch-level photosynthesis and potential plant-level carbon gain in aspen, Asko Noormets, Evan P. McDonald, Richard E. Dickson, Eric L. Kruger, Anu Sôber, J. Isebrands, and David F. Karnosky
Impacts of elevated CO2 and/or O3 on leaf ultrastructure of aspen (Populus tremuloides) and birch (Betula papyrifera) in the Aspen FACE experiment, E. Oksanen, J. Sober, and D. F. Karnosky
A buried spruce forest provides evidence at the stand and landscape scale for the effects of environment on vegetation at the Pleistocene/Holocene boundary, Kurt S. Pregitzer, David D. Reed, Theodore J. Bornhorst, David R. Foster, Glenn D. Mroz, Jason S. Mclachlan, and et. al.
Genetic fidelity and viability of Anigozanthos viridis following tissue culture, cold storage and cryopreservation, Shane Turner, Siegfried L. Krauss, Eric Bunn, Tissa Senaratna, Kingsley Dixon, Beng Tan, and Darren Touchell
Mercury concentrations in deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) tissues from Isle Royale National Park, L. M. Vucetich, J. A. Vucetich, L. B. Cleckner, P. R. Gorski, and R. O. Peterson
Effects of elevated CO2 and O3 on aspen clones varying in O3 sensitivity: Can CO2 ameliorate the harmful effects of O3?, B. A. Wustman, E. Oksanen, D. F. Karnosky, A. Noormets, J. G. Isebrands, K. S. Pregitzer, G. R. Hendrey, J. Sober, and G. K. Podila
Works from 2000
Relationships between fine root dynamics and nitrogen availability in Michigan northern hardwood forests, A. J. Burton, K. S. Pregitzer, and R. L. Hendrick
Effects of impact modifiers on the properties of rigid PVC/wood-fiber composites, Fatih Mengeloglu, Laurent M. Matuana, and Julia A. King
Combined effects of atmospheric CO2 and N availability on the belowground carbon and nitrogen dynamics of aspen mesocosms, Carl J. Mikan, Donald R. Zak, Mark E. Kubiske, and Kurt S. Pregitzer
Foaming of PS/wood fiber composites using moisture as a blowing agent, Ghaus Rizvi, Laurent M. Matuana, and Chul B. Park
Historical changes in the forests of the Luce District of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Quanfa Zhang, Kurt Pregitzer, and David D. Reed