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.

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Works from 2010

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Amphiphilic core/shell nanoparticles to reduce biocide leaching from treated wood, 1 - leaching and biological efficacy, Umme Salma, Ning Chen, Dana Richter, Paul B. Filson, Benjamin Dawson-Andoh, Laurent M. Matuana, and Patricia Heiden

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Disparate geography of consumption, production, and environmental impacts, Monika H. Ståhls, Audrey L. Mayer, and Päivi M. Tikka

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Reply to comment on 'Kane et al. 2008. Precipitation control over inorganic nitrogen import-export budgets across watersheds: A synthesis of long-term ecological research. Ecohydrology 1: 105-117', W. J. Van Verseveld, E. S. Kane, D. J. Sobota, I. H. Myers-Smith, and J. B. Fellman

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Diversity, productivity and landscape-level effects in North American grasslands managed for biomass production, Christopher R. Webster, David J. Flaspohler, Randall D. Jackson, Timothy D. Meehan, and Claudio Gratton

Works from 2009

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Wolf population changes in Michigan, Dean E. Beyer, Rolf O. Peterson, John Vucetich, and James H. Hammill

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A Review of: “Durant, Robert F. The Greening of the U.S. Military: Environmental Policy, National Security, and Organizational Change.”, Kathleen Halvorsen

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Improving sustainability indices though judicious inclusion of indicators, Audrey L. Mayer

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Achieving sustainable urban watersheds through incentive-based decentralized stormwater mitigation, Audrey L. Mayer, Allison H. Roy, William D. Shuster, Hale W. Thurston, and Matthew A. Morrison

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Epiphytic macrolichen community correlates with modeled air pollutants and forest conditions, Audrey L. Mayer, Leena Vihermaa, Noora Nieminen, Annukka Luomi, and Maximilian Posch

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A method for digital color analysis of spalted wood using scion image software, Sara Robinson, Peter Laks, and Ethan J. Turnquist

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Extensive rangewide mitochondrial introgression indicates substantial cryptic hybridization in the Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera), Rachel Vallender, Steven L. Van Wilgenburg, Lesley P. Bulluck, Amber Roth, Ron Canterbury, Jeffrey Larkin, R. Monica Fowlds, and Irby J. Lovette

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Wolf and moose dynamics on Isle Royale, John Vucetich and Rolf O. Peterson

Works from 2008

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Living with emerald ash borer: ash reduction models as silvicultural tools, Tara L. Bal, Andrew J. Storer, and Laura Nagel

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Living with emerald ash borer: which trees were attacked first in Michigan's Upper Peninsula?, Tara Bal and Andrew J. Storer

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Defensive chemistry of lycid beetles and of mimetic cerambycid beetles that feed on them, Thomas Eisner, Frank C. Schroeder, Noel Snyder, Jacqualine B. Grant, Daniel J. Aneshansley, David Utterback, Jerrold Meinwald, and Maria Eisner

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Bioenergy, biomass and biodiversity, David J. Flaspohler, Christopher R. Webster, and Robert Froese

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Wood-to-Wheels: A Multidisciplinary Research Initiative in Sustainable Transportation Utilizing Fuels and Co-Products from Forest Resources, David R. Shonnard, Jill Jensen, Jeffrey Naber, Qiong Zhang, Ann Maclean, Kathleen Halvorsen, Timothy L. Jenkins, Christopher Polonowski, and John W. Sutherland

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The long-term effects of silvicultural thinning and partial cutting on soil compaction in red pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.) and northern hardwood stands in the northern Great Lakes Region of the United States, Rachel A. Tarpey, Martin Jurgensen, Brian J. Palik, and Randy K. Kolka

Works from 2006

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A Review of: “Jon T. Coleman. Vicious: Wolves and Men in America”, Kathleen Halvorsen

Works from 2005

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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

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Novel coupling agents for PVC/wood-flour composites, Bhavesh L. Shah, Laurent M. Matuana, and Patricia Heiden

Works from 2004

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Riparian and upland breeding-bird assemblages along headwater streams in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Brian R. Bub, David J. Flaspohler, and Casey Huckins

Works from 2003

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Foam extrusion of high density polyethylene/wood-flour composites using chemical foaming agents, Qingxiu Li and Laurent M. Matuana

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Surface of cellulosic materials modified with functionalized polyethylene coupling agents, Qingxiu Li and Laurent M. Matuana

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Mechanical properties of extrusion-foamed rigid PVC/wood-flour composites, Fatih Mengeloglu and Laurent M. Matuana

Works from 2002

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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

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Controlled release of biocides in solid wood. I. Efficacy against brown rot wood decay fungus (Gloeophyllum trabeum), Y. Liu, P. Laks, and P. Heiden

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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

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Controlled release of biocides in solid wood. III. Preparation and characterization of surfactant-free nanoparticles, Y. Liu, P. Laks, and P. Heiden

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Accelerated ultraviolet weathering of PVC/wood-flour composites, Laurent M. Matuana and Donatien P. Kamdem

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Manufacture of rigid PVC/wood-flour composite foams using moisture contained in wood as foaming agent, Laurent M. Matuana and Fatih Mengeloglu

Works from 2001

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Relationships Between National Forest System Employee Diversity and Beliefs Regarding External Interest Groups, Kathleen Halvorsen

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Reviewed Work: Don't Breathe the Air: Air Pollution and U.S. Environmental Politics, 1945-1970, Kathleen Halvorsen

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Use of nanoparticles for controlled release of biocides in solid wood, Y. Liu, L. Yan, P. Heiden, and P. Laks

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Photoaging and stabilization of rigid PVC/wood-fiber composites, Laurent M. Matuana, Donatien P. Kamdem, and Jun Zhang

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Microcellular foaming of impact-modified rigid PVC/wood-flour composites, Laurent M. Matuana and Fatih Mengeloglu

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Foaming of rigid PVC/wood-flour composites through a continuous extrusion process, Fatih Mengeloglu and Laurent M. Matuana

Works from 2000

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Effects of impact modifiers on the properties of rigid PVC/wood-fiber composites, Fatih Mengeloglu, Laurent M. Matuana, and Julia A. King

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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

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Foaming of PS/wood fiber composites using moisture as a blowing agent, Ghaus Rizvi, Laurent M. Matuana, and Chul B. Park

Works from 1999

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Reviewed Work: Wilderness by Design: Landscape Architecture and the National Park Service, Kathleen Halvorsen

Works from 1998

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Modelling air temperature gradients across managed small streams in western Washington, J. Dong, J. Chen, K. D. Brosofske, and R. J. Naiman

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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

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Cell morphology and property relationships of microcellular foamed PVC/wood-fiber composites, Laurent M. Matuana, Chul B. Park, and John J. Bauvhnecz

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Black spruce growth and foliar nutrient responses to drainage and fertilization: Wally Creek, Ontario, Brian E. McLaren and John K. Jeglum

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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

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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

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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

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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

Works from 1996

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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

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Development of a MIOMBO woodland dynamics model in Zambezian Africa using Malawi as a case study, Paul V. Desanker

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Osteoporotic Skull Lesions in Moose at Isle Royale National Park, Mary Hindelang and Rolf O. Peterson

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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

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Foraging currencies and the load-size decision of scatter-hoarding grey jays, Thomas A. Waite and Ronald C. Ydenberg

Works from 1995

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Adventitious micropropagation of mature Larix decidua using dormant versus flushed axillary vegetative buds, Alex M. Diner

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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

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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

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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

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Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) and regeneration of transgenic plants, Chung-Jui Tsai, Gopi K. Podila, and Vincent L. Chiang

Works from 1993

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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

Works from 1992

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Ecological implications of projected climate change scenarios in forest ecosystems in northern Michigan, USA, David D. Reed and Paul V. Desanker

Works from 1991

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Allergic contact dermatitis caused by mushrooms - A case report and literature review, Johann N. Bruhn and Milton D. Soderberg

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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

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Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated genetic transformation and regeneration of a conifer:Larix decidua, Yinghua Huang, Alexander M. Diner, and David F. Karnosky

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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

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Properties of protein constituents of black locust bark, L. J. Putman, M. S. Pruner, and P. E. Laks

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Comparing two measures of flake alignment, S. M. Shaler

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Behavior of beaver in lakes with varying water levels in Northern Minnesota, Douglas W. Smith and Rolf O. Peterson

Works from 1990

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Moose teeth as monitors of environmental isotopic parameters, J. L. Bada, R. O. Peterson, A. Schimmelmann, and R. E.M. Hedges

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Clonal micropropagation of mature Larix, Alex M. Diner

Works from 1989

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Magnetostatic deformation experiment: Bending of a thin plate, N. S. Christopherson, M. O. Peach, and J. M. Dalrymphle

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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

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Field survival of containerized red and jack pine seedlings inoculated with mycelial slurries of ectomycorrhizal fungi, Dana Richter and Johann N. Bruhn

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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

Works from 1988

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Magnetoelastic buckling: Why theory and experiment disagree, M. O. Peach, N. S. Christopherson, J. M. Dalrymple, and G. L. Viegelahn

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Increased osteoarthritis in moose from Isle Royale., R. O. Peterson

Works from 1985

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A framework for assessing and rewarding a scientist's research productivity, R. A. Leary

Works from 1983

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Dialkyldimethylammonium halides as wood preservatives, A. F. Preston

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Alfalfa, Medicago sativa L., establishment in mine mill tailings - I. Plant analysis of alfalfa grown on iron and copper tailings, S. G. Shetron

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Alfalfa, Medicago sativa L., establishment in mine mill tailings - H. Root patterns of alfalfa in iron tailings and natural soils, S. G. Shetron and J. J. Spindler

Works from 1982

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Nitrogen-fixing bacteria in Douglas-fir residue decayed by Fomitopsis pinicola, S. D. Spano, M. F. Jurgensen, M. J. Larsen, and A. E. Harvey

Works from 1979

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Effects of alkalinity on endwise depolymerization of hydrocellulose, Yuan‐Zong ‐Z Lai and Donald E. Ontto

Works from 1977

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Snow as an accumulator of air pollutants, Robert T. Brown

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Development of salix and populus mycorrhizae in metallic mine tailings, M. M. Harris and M. F. Jurgensen

Works from 1976

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Resistance strain gages as physiological transducers on trees - Foil strain gages are bonded directly to the bark of a living tree to measure its relative physiological changes by monitoring changes in the circumference of the stem, R. L. Whipple, J. B. Ligon, C. P. Burger, and M. S. Coffman

Works from 1970

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Correlation of convective heat transfer for steady intake-flow through a poppet valve, Grunde T. Engh and Chung Chiang