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 2003
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
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
Cryopreservation of embryogenic cultures of Picea mariana (black spruce) using vitrification, D. H. Touchell, V. L. Chiang, and C. J. Tsai
Works from 2001
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
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
Use of nanoparticles for controlled release of biocides in solid wood, Y. Liu, L. Yan, P. Heiden, and P. Laks
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
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.
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
Works from 1999
Reviewed Work: Wilderness by Design: Landscape Architecture and the National Park Service, Kathleen Halvorsen
Characterization of alpha-pinene-degrading microorganisms and application to a bench-scale biofiltration system for VOC degradation, G. T. Kleinheinz, S. T. Bagley, W. P. St. John, J. R. Rughani, and G. D. McGinnis
X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy study of silane-treated newsprint-fibers, L. M. Matuana, J. J. Balatinecz, C. B. Park, and R. N.S. Sodhi
A landscape level comparison of pre-European settlement and current soil carbon content of a forested landscape in upper Michigan, Karen E. Owens, David D. Reed, Andrew J. Londo, Ann Maclean, and Glenn D. Mroz
Catastrophic disturbance in the presettlement forests of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Quanfa Zhang, Kurt Pregitzer, and David D. Reed
Works from 1998
Modelling air temperature gradients across managed small streams in western Washington, J. Dong, J. Chen, K. D. Brosofske, and R. J. Naiman
Plant community responses to harvesting and post-harvest manipulations in a picea - Larix - Pinus wetland with a mineral substrate, Margaret R. Gale, James W. McLaughlin, Martin E. Jurgensen, Carl C. Trettin, Thea Soelsepp, and Patricia O. Lydon
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of Eucalyptus camaldulensis and production of transgenic plants, C. K. Ho, S. H. Chang, J. Y. Tsay, C. J. Tsai, V. L. Chiang, and Z. Z. Chen
Genetic control of responses to interacting tropospheric ozone and CO < inf> 2 in Populus tremuloides, D. F. Karnosky, G. K. Podila, Z. Gagnon, P. Pechter, A. Akkapeddi, and Y. Sheng
Cell morphology and property relationships of microcellular foamed PVC/wood-fiber composites, Laurent M. Matuana, Chul B. Park, and John J. Bauvhnecz
Black spruce growth and foliar nutrient responses to drainage and fertilization: Wally Creek, Ontario, Brian E. McLaren and John K. Jeglum
Impacts of soil compaction and tree stump removal on soil properties and outplanted seedlings in northern Idaho, USA, Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Alan E. Harvey, Martin Jurgensen, and Michael P. Amaranthus
Works from 1997
Bone Density Determination of Moose Skeletal Remains from Isle Royale National Park using Digital Image Enhancement and Quantitative Computed Tomography (QCT), Mary Hindelang and Ann L. Maclean
Expression of a unique plastid-localized heat-shock protein is genetically linked to acquired thermotolerance in wheat, C. P. Joshi, N. Y. Klueva, K. J. Morrow, and H. T. Nguyen
Populus tremuloides photosynthesis and crown architecture in response to elevated CO < inf> 2 and soil N availability, Mark E. Kubiske, Kurt S. Pregitzer, Carl J. Mikan, Donald R. Zak, Jennifer L. Maziasz, and James A. Teeri
Relationships among root branch order, carbon, and nitrogen in four temperate species, Kurt S. Pregitzer, Mark E. Kubiske, Chui Kwan Yu, and Ronald L. Hendrick
Rate of sawtimber volume and value growth of individual sugar maple trees in managed, uneven-aged stands in the lake states, David D. Reed and Glenn D. Mroz
Modeling canopy structure and heterogeneity across scales: From crowns to canopy, Bo Song, Jiquan Chen, Paul V. Desanker, David D. Reed, Gay A. Bradshaw, and Jerry F. Franklin
Works from 1996
A comparison of forest gap models: Model structure and behaviour, Harald K.M. Bugmann, Xiaodong Yan, Martin T. Sykes, Philippe Martin, Marcus Lindner, Paul V. Desanker, and Steve G. Cumming
Development of a MIOMBO woodland dynamics model in Zambezian Africa using Malawi as a case study, Paul V. Desanker
Osteoporotic Skull Lesions in Moose at Isle Royale National Park, Mary Hindelang and Rolf O. Peterson
Mycorrhizal relationships in bottomland hardwood forests of the southern United States, M. F. Jurgensen, D. L. Richter, M. M. Davis, M. R. McKevlin, and M. H. Craft
Canopy cover effects on mass loss, and nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics from decomposing litter in oak and pine stands in northern Lower Michigan, Choonsig Kim, Terry L. Sharik, and Martin Jurgensen
Stomatal and nonstomatal limitations of photosynthesis in relation to the drought and shade tolerance of tree species in open and understory environments, Mark E. Kubiske, Marc D. Abrams, and Scott A. Mostoller
Foraging currencies and the load-size decision of scatter-hoarding grey jays, Thomas A. Waite and Ronald C. Ydenberg
Works from 1995
Adventitious micropropagation of mature Larix decidua using dormant versus flushed axillary vegetative buds, Alex M. Diner
Canopy cover effects on soil nitrogen mineralization in northern red oak (Quercus rubra) stands in northern Lower Michigan, Choonsig Kim, Terry L. Sharik, and Martin Jurgensen
Natural Forest Management in Sahelian Ecosystems of Southern Niger, Blair Orr
Simulation of soil nitrogen mineralization and nitrification in two northern Hardwood forest ecosystems, Hua Ouyang, Marting F. Jurgensen, David Reed, Hal O. Liechty, and Glenn D. Mroz
Works from 1994
Belowground responses to rising atmospheric CO < inf> 2 : Implications for plants, soil biota and ecosystem processes - Executive summary, Peter S. Curtis, Elizabeth G. O'Neill, James A. Teeri, Donald R. Zak, and Kurt S. Pregitzer
MIOMBO - a vegetation dynamics model for the miombo woodlands on Zambezian Africa, Paul V. Desanker and I. Colin Prentice
Evaluating forest stress factors using various forest growth modeling approaches, Paul V. Desanker, David D. Reed, and Elizabeth A. Jones
Modification of lignin biosynthesis in transgenic Nicotiana through expression of an antisense O-methyltransferase gene from Populus, Upendra N. Dwivedi, Wilbur H. Campbell, Jun Yu, Raju S.S. Datla, Robert C. Bugos, Vincent L. Chiang, and Gopi K. Podila
Ecological implications of projected climate change scenarios in forest ecosystems of central North America, Elizabeth A. Jones, David D. Reed, and Paul V. Desanker
Soil factors related to dissolved organic carbon concentrations in a black spruce swamp, Michigan, James W. McLaughlin, Jeff Lewin, David D. Reed, Carl C. Trettin, Martin F. Jurgensen, and Margaret R. Gale
Productivity and growth efficiency in sugar maple forests, David D. Reed, Kurt Pregitzer, Hal O. Liechty, Andrew Burton, and Glenn D. Mroz
Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) and regeneration of transgenic plants, Chung-Jui Tsai, Gopi K. Podila, and Vincent L. Chiang
A process-based growth model for young red pine, Yunfeng Zhang, David D. Reed, Peter J. Cattelino, Margaret R. Gale, Elizabeth A. Jones, Hal O. Liechty, and Glenn D. Mroz
Works from 1993
Inhibitory effects of semisynthetic flavonoid derivatives on the biochemical markers of tumor promotion in mouse epidermis in vivo, H. U. Gali, E. M. Perchellet, X. M. Gao, Peter E. Laks, and J. P. Perchellet
Effects of 76 Hz electromagnetic fields on forest ecosystems in northern Michigan: Tree growth, David D. Reed, Elizabeth A. Jones, Glenn D. Mroz, Hal O. Liechty, Peter J. Cattelino, and Martin F. Jürgensen
Mycorrhizal fungus colonization of Pinus resinosa Ait. Transplanted on northern hardwood clearcuts, Dana Richter and Johann N. Bruhn
Works from 1992
Relationships between leaf anatomy and ozone sensitivity of Fraxinus pennsylvanica marsh. and Prunus serotina Ehrh., J. P. Bennett, P. Rassat, P. Berrang, and D. F. Karnosky
Changes in microclimate after stand conversion in two northern hardwood stands, Hal O. Liechty, Michael J. Holmes, David D. Reed, and Glenn D. Mroz
Ecological implications of projected climate change scenarios in forest ecosystems in northern Michigan, USA, David D. Reed and Paul V. Desanker
Modeling diameter growth in local populations: a case study involving four North American deciduous species, David D. Reed, Elizabeth A. Jones, Michael J. Holmes, and Leslie G. Fuller
Works from 1991
Allergic contact dermatitis caused by mushrooms - A case report and literature review, Johann N. Bruhn and Milton D. Soderberg
cDNA cloning, sequence analysis and seasonal expression of lignin-bispecific caffeic acid/5-hydroxyferulic acid O-methyltransferase of aspen, Robert C. Bugos, Vincent L.C. Chiang, and Wilbur H. Campbell
Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated genetic transformation and regeneration of a conifer:Larix decidua, Yinghua Huang, Alexander M. Diner, and David F. Karnosky
Seasonal shoot growth of planted red pine predicted from air temperature degree days and soil water potential, Elizabeth A. Jones, David D. Reed, Peter J. Cattelino, and Glenn D. Mroz
Nutrient status of bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) following whole-tree harvesting in Upper Michigan, Kathleen A. Lederle and Glenn D. Mroz
Bioremediation Studies at a Northern California Superfund Site, Gary D. McGinnis, Hamid Borazjani, Mary Hannigan, Francis Hendrix, Linda McFarland, Daniel Pope, Dave Strobel, and Jennifer Wagner
Fuzzy goal programming in forestry: An application with special solution problems, James B. Pickens and John G. Hof
Use of chance-constrained programming to account for stochastic variation in the A-matrix of large-scale linear programs: A forestry application, James B. Pickens, John G. Hof, and Brian M. Kent
Properties of protein constituents of black locust bark, L. J. Putman, M. S. Pruner, and P. E. Laks
Comparing two measures of flake alignment, S. M. Shaler
Behavior of beaver in lakes with varying water levels in Northern Minnesota, Douglas W. Smith and Rolf O. Peterson
Works from 1990
Moose teeth as monitors of environmental isotopic parameters, J. L. Bada, R. O. Peterson, A. Schimmelmann, and R. E.M. Hedges
Clonal micropropagation of mature Larix, Alex M. Diner
Effect of simulated acid rain on reproductive attributes of red spruce (Picea rubens sarg.), P. P. Feret, K. E. Diebel, and T. L. Sharik
Status and trends of U.S. wetlands and deepwater habitats, Bill O. Wilen and Warren E. Frayer
Low-frequency wind fluctuations within an irregular forest, Donald G. Yerg
Works from 1989
Magnetostatic deformation experiment: Bending of a thin plate, N. S. Christopherson, M. O. Peach, and J. M. Dalrymphle
A comparison of dinitrogen fixation rates in wood litter decayed by white-rot and brown-rot fungi, M. F. Jurgensen, M. J. Larsen, M. Wolosiewicz, and A. E. Harvey
Flavonoid Biocides: Structure/Activity Relations of Flavonoid Phytoalexin Analogues, Peter E. Laks and Marcia S. Pruner
Field survival of containerized red and jack pine seedlings inoculated with mycelial slurries of ectomycorrhizal fungi, Dana Richter and Johann N. Bruhn
Effects of red pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.) mycorrhizoplane-associated actinomycetes on in vitro growth of ectomycorrhizal fungi, Dana L. Richter, Timothy R. Zuellig, Susan T. Bagley, and Johann N. Bruhn
Statistical procedures for evaluating group and phase velocities of scalar quantities measured in an array, Donald G. Yerg
Works from 1988
Magnetoelastic buckling: Why theory and experiment disagree, M. O. Peach, N. S. Christopherson, J. M. Dalrymple, and G. L. Viegelahn
Increased osteoarthritis in moose from Isle Royale., R. O. Peterson