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 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
Air pollution and global change impacts on forest ecosystems: Monitoring and research needs, D. F. Karnosky, K. E. Percy, A. H. Chappelka, and S. V. Krupa
Ozone affects the fitness of trembling aspen, D. F. Karnosky, K. E. Percy, B. Mankovska, T. Prichard, A. Noormets, R. E. Dickson, E. Jepsen, and J. G. Isebrands
Air pollution and global change: A double challenge to forest ecosystems, D. F. Karnosky, K. E. Percy, R. C. Thakur, and R. E. Honrath
Changing atmospheric carbon dioxide: A threat or benefit?, D. F. Karnosky, P. Sharma, Ramesh Thakur, M. Kinouchi, J. King, M. E. Kubiske, and R. A. Birdsey
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
The poetics of computers: Composing relationships with technology, Bernadette Longo, Donna Reiss, Cynthia L. Selfe, and Art Young
Use of a coupled biological system to treat a chemically complex air stream, M. R. Manninen, B. A. Niemi, and G. T. Kleinheinz
Feeding response of Ips paraconfusus to phloem and phloem metabolites of Heterobasidion annosum-inoculated ponderosa pine, Pinus ponderosa, William R. McNee, Pierluigi Bonello, Andrew J. Storer, David L. Wood, and Thomas R. Gordon
Mechanical properties of extrusion-foamed rigid PVC/wood-flour composites, Fatih Mengeloglu and Laurent M. Matuana
Public Access to Lake Superior and Attribute Values of Proximate Non-Shoreline Property, Blair Orr and James B. Pickens
Ozone affects leaf surface-pest interactions, K. E. Percy, B. Mankovska, A. Hopkin, B. Callan, and D. F. Karnosky
Models of potential height and diameter for Eucalyptus globulus in Portugal, D. Reed, E. A. Jones, M. Tomé, and M. C. Araújo
A comparison of mycorrhizal and saprotrophic fungus tolerance to creosote in vitro, Dana Richter, Jennifer I. Warner, and Aimee L. Stephens
What is the role of demographic factors in air pollution and forests?, David S. Shriner and David F. Karnosky
Spatial patterns of demography and genetic processes across the species' range: Null hypotheses for landscape conservation genetics, John A. Vucetich and Thomas A. Waite
Comparative growing space efficiency of four tree species in mixed conifer - hardwood forests, Christopher R. Webster and Craig G. Lorimer
The dynamics of an introduced pathogen in a native Monterey pine (Pinus radiata) forest, K. Wikler, A. J. Storer, W. Newman, T. R. Gordon, and D. L. Wood
Effects of elevated CO2 and O3 on aspen clones of varying O3 sensitivity, 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 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
Modeling landscape net ecosystem productivity (LandNEP) under alternative management regimes, Eugénie S. Euskirchen, Jiquan Chen, Harbin Li, Eric J. Gustafson, and Thomas R. Crow
Disturbances and structural development of natural forest ecosystems with silvicultural implications, using Douglas-fir forests as an example, Jerry F. Franklin, Thomas A. Spies, Robert Van Pelt, Andrew B. Carey, Dale A. Thornburgh, Dean Rae Berg, David B. Lindenmayer, Mark E. Harmon, William S. Keeton, David C. Shaw, Ken Bible, and Jiquan Chen
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
Pulse-labeling studies of carbon cycling in arctic tundra ecosystems: Contribution of photosynthates to soil organic matter, Wendy M. Loya, Loretta C. Johnson, George W. Kling, Jennifer Y. King, William S. Reeburgh, and Knute J. Nadelhoffer
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
A new cellulose synthase gene (PtrCesA2) from aspen xylem is orthologous to Arabidopsis AtCesA7 (irx3) gene associated with secondary cell wall synthesis, Anita Samuga and Chandrashekhar P. Joshi
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
Understory vegetation and site factors: Implications for a managed Wisconsin landscape, K. D. Brosofske, J. Chen, and T. R. Crow
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
Effects of edges on plant communities in a managed landscape in northern Wisconsin, Eugénie S. Euskirchen, Jiquan Chen, and Runcheng Bi
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
Shrub age structure in northern Minnesota aspen stands, E. Kuuseoks, J. Dong, and D. Reed
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
Particular humus forms in a tropical semi-evergreen forest of Guadeloupe, Gladys Loranger
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
Sudden oak death, a new forest disease in California, Brice A. McPherson, David L. Wood, Andrew Storer, N. Maggi Kelly, and Richard B. Standiford
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
Migration and inbreeding: The importance of recipient population size for genetic management, John A. Vucetich and Thomas A. Waite
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
Soil organic matter and nitrogen cycling in response to harvesting, mechanical site preparation, and fertilization in a wetland with a mineral substrate, James W. McLaughlin, Margaret R. Gale, Martin Jurgensen, and Carl C. Trettin
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
Soil quality standards and guidelines for forest sustainability in northwestern North America, Deborah Page-Dumroese, Martin Jurgensen, William Elliot, Thomas Rice, John Nesser, Thomas Collins, and Robert Meurisse
Foaming of PS/wood fiber composites using moisture as a blowing agent, Ghaus Rizvi, Laurent M. Matuana, and Chul B. Park
Carbon pools and ecosystem properties along a latitudinal gradient in northern Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) forests, J. A. Vucetich, D. D. Reed, A. Breymeyer, M. Degórski, G. D. Mroz, J. Solon, E. Roo-Zielinska, and R. Noble
Historical changes in the forests of the Luce District of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Quanfa Zhang, Kurt Pregitzer, and David D. Reed
Edge effects in fragmented landscapes: A generic model for delineating area of edge influences (D-AEI), Daolan Zheng and Jiquan Chen
Works from 1999
Gene structure and expression of the aspen cytosolic copper/zinc- superoxide dismutase (PtSodCcl), Aruna S. Akkapeddi, Asko Noormets, Baljeet K. Deo, David F. Karnosky, and Gopi K. Podila
Vegetation responses to landscape structure at multiple scales across a Northern Wisconsin, USA, pine barrens landscape, K. D. Brosofske, J. Chen, T. R. Crow, and S. C. Saunders
Forest structure in space: A case study of an old growth spruce-fir forest in Changbaishan Natural Reserve, PR China, Jiquan Chen and Gay A. Bradshaw
Reviewed Work: Wilderness by Design: Landscape Architecture and the National Park Service, Kathleen Halvorsen
Establishment and development of northern white-cedar following strip clearcutting, Eric Heitzman, Kurt S. Pregitzer, Raymond O. Miller, Mike Lanasa, and Mike Zuidema
Effects of tropospheric O3 on trembling aspen and interaction with CO2 : Results from an O3 -gradient and a face experiment, D. F. Karnosky, G. K. Podila, J. Sober, A. Noormets, and K. S. Pregitzer
Clonal variation in above- and below-ground growth responses of Populus tremuloides Michaux: Influence of soil warming and nutrient availability, John S. King, Kurt S. Pregitzer, and Donald R. Zak
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
Secondary xylem-specific expression of caffeoyl-coenzyme A 3-O-methyltransferase plays an important role in the methylation pathway associated with lignin biosynthesis in loblolly pine, Laigeng Li, Yuriko Osakabe, Chandrashekhar P. Joshi, and Vincent L. Chiang
Aging mechanisms in cellulose fiber reinforced cement composites, R. MacVicar, L. M. Matuana, and J. J. Balatinecz
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
Modeling temperature gradients across edges over time in a managed landscape, Sari C. Saunders, Jiquan Chen, Thomas David Drummer, and Thomas R. Crow
Determination of the influence of wind on the Keweenaw Current in the Lake Superior basin as identified by Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) imagery, Diane M. Van Luven, Jacqueline E. Huntoon, and Ann Maclean
Catastrophic disturbance in the presettlement forests of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Quanfa Zhang, Kurt Pregitzer, and David D. Reed
Works from 1998
Documenting complex surface temperature patterns from advanced very high resolution radiometer (AVHRR) imagery of Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, Judith W. Budd, Charles Kerfoot, and Ann Maclean
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
Conserved sequence motifs in plant S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent methyltransferases, Chandrashekhar P. Joshi and Vincent L. Chiang
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
Hierarchical relationships between landscape structure and temperature in a managed forest landscape, Sari C. Saunders, Jiquan Chen, Thomas R. Crow, and Kimberley D. Brosofske
Analysis and characterization of naphthenic acids by gas chromatography- electron impact mass spectrometry of tert.-butyldimethylsilyl derivatives, Wayne P. St. John, Jagdish Rughani, Sarah Green, and Gary D. McGinnis
On the interpretation and application of mean times to extinction, John A. Vucetich and Thomas A. Waite
Works from 1997
Decomposition of pine-litter organic matter and chemical properties of upper soil layers: Transect studies, Alicja Breymeyer, Marek Degorski, and David D. Reed
Site preparation alters soil distribution of roots and ectomycorrhizae on outplanted western white pine and Douglas-fir, Alan E. Harvey, Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Martin F. Jurgensen, Russell T. Graham, and Jonalea R. Tonn
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