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 2011

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Conventional Wisdoms of Woody Biomass Utilization on Federal Public Lands, Dennis R. Becker, Sarah M. McCaffrey, Dalia Abbas, Kathleen Halvorsen, Pamela Jakes, and Cassandra Moseley

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A theoretical, multidisciplinary view of catastrophic regime change, J. G. Brida, Audrey L. Mayer, C. McCord, and L. F. Punzo

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Activation tagging is an effective gene tagging system in Populus, Victor Busov, Yordan Yordanov, Jiqing Gou, Richard Meilan, Cathleen Ma, Sharon Regan, and Steven Strauss

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Ant mounds as a source of sediment on citrus orchard plantations in eastern Spain. A three-scale rainfall simulation approach, Artemi Cerdà and Martin Jurgensen

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Maintenance of genetic diversity in Cordia africana Lam., a declining forest tree species in Ethiopia, Abayneh Derero, Oliver Gailing, and Reiner Finkeldey

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Efficient one-pot synthesis and loading of self-assembled amphiphilic chitosan nanoparticles for low-leaching wood preservation, Xiaochu Ding, Dana Richter, Laurent M. Matuana, and P. Heiden

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Assessment of the domestication state of ackee (Blighia sapida K.D. Koenig) in Benin based on AFLP and microsatellite markers, Marius R.M. Ekué, Oliver Gailing, Barbara Vornam, and Reiner Finkeldey

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High genetic diversity and significant population structure in Cedrus brevifolia Henry, a narrow endemic Mediterranean tree from Cyprus, Nicolas George Homer Eliades, Oliver Gailing, Ludger Leinemann, Bruno Fady, and Reiner Finkeldey

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Identification of desiccation-regulated genes by cDNA-AFLP in Haberlea rhodopensis: A resurrection plant, Tatyana Georgieva, Nikolai K. Christov, and Dimitar Djilianov

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Effects of six chemical deicers on larval wood frogs (Rana sylvatica), Meagan L. Harless, Casey Huckins, Jacqualine B. Grant, and Thomas G. Pypker

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Effects of protection on amount and structure of forest cover at two scales in Bozin and Marakhil protected area, Iran, Azad Henareh Khalyani, Audrey L. Mayer, and Michael J. Falkowski

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Restoring oak regeneration after overgrazing and fire in Zagros forests, Azad Henareh Khalyani, Audrey L. Mayer, and Manouchehr Namiranian

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Decreased rainfall interception balances increased transpiration in exotic ponderosa pine plantations compared with native cypress stands in Patagonia, Argentina, Julian A. Licata, Thomas G. Pypker, Mariana Weigandt, Michael H. Unsworth, Javier E. Gyenge, María Elena Fernández, Tomás M. Schlichter, and Barbara J. Bond

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The Use and Cultural Significance of the Pita Plant (Aechmea magdalenae) among Ngöbe Women of Chalite, Panama, Kathryn Lincoln and Blair Orr

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A predictive model for detection of Agrilus planipennis (Col., Buprestidae) larvae in girdled ash (Fraxinus spp.), J. M. Marshall, Andrew J. Storer, I. Fraser, and V. C. Mastro

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Addendum to: A predictive model for detection of Agrilus planipennis (Col., Buprestidae) larvae in girdled ash (Fraxinus spp.), J. M. Marshall, Andrew J. Storer, I. Fraser, and V. C. Mastro

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Analyzing effective protection for roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) habitat in Iranian Zagros forests at two scales, Audrey L. Mayer and Azad Henareh Khalyani

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Grass trumps trees with fire, Audrey L. Mayer and Azad Henareh Khalyani

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Use of remote sensing to support forest and wetlands policies in the USA, Audrey L. Mayer and Ricardo D. Lopez

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Modeling the impacts of communication among nonindustrial private forest owners on forested landscapes, Audrey L. Mayer, Mark D. Rouleau, Mackenzie T. Roeser, and Jillian R. Schubert

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The Isle Royale Wolf-Moose Project (1958-present) and the Wonder of Long-Term Ecological Research, Michael P. Nelson, John Vucetich, Rolf O. Peterson, and Leah Vucetich

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Linking plant growth responses across topographic gradients in tallgrass prairie, Jesse B. Nippert, Troy W. Ocheltree, Adam M. Skibbe, Laura Kangas, Jay M. Ham, Kira B.Shonkwiler Arnold, and Nathaniel A. Brunsell

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Stimulating spalting in sugar maple using sub-lethal doses of copper, Sara C. Robinson, Peter Laks, and Dana Richter

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Anthropogenic and natural causes influencing population genetic structure of Juniperus procera Hochst. ex Endl. in the Ethiopian highlands, Demissew Sertse, Oliver Gailing, Nicolas George Eliades, and Reiner Finkeldey

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Management of urban hydrology via citizen participation – a six-year study in the Shepherd Creek (Ohio, USA), William D. Shuster, Jake J. Beaulieu, Audrey L. Mayer, Margaret Morrison, Lee K. Rhea, Allison H. Roy, and Hale W. Thurston

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The Occurrence and Morphology of a Lateral Metatarsal Splint Bone in Moose (Alces alces), William J. Silvia, Rolf O. Peterson, William F. Silvia, John A. Vucetich, and Alexander W. Silvia

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High-elevation ground-layer plant community composition across environmental gradients in spruce-fir forests, Sarah E. Stehn, Christopher R. Webster, Michael A. Jenkins, and Shibu Jose

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A comparison of two open source LiDAR surface classification algorithms, Wade T. Tinkham, Hongyu Huang, Alistair M. S. Smith, Rupesh Shrestha, Michael J. Falkowski, Andrew T. Hudak, and et al.

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Influence of Timber Harvesting Alternatives on Forest Soil Respiration and Its Biophysical Regulatory Factors over a 5-year Period in the Missouri Ozarks, Jianye Xu, Jiquan Chen, Kimberley D. Brosofske, Qinglin Li, Michael Weintraub, Rachel Henderson, Burkhard Wilske, Ranjeet John, Randy Jensen, Haitao Li, and Changliang Shao

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Boundary genes in regulation and evolution of secondary growth, Yordan S. Yordanov and Victor Busov

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Effects of cracking and sowing time on germination of Styrax officinalis L. seeds, Cengiz Yücedaǧ

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Repression of gibberellin biosynthesis or signaling produces striking alterations in poplar growth, morphology, and flowering, Christine Zawaski, Mahita Kadmiel, Jim Pickens, Cathleen Ma, Steven Strauss, and Victor Busov

Works from 2010

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Biosynthesis of phenolic glycosides from phenylpropanoid and benzenoid precursors in populus, Benjamin A. Babst, Scott A. Harding, and Chung Jui Tsai

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Mountain fen distribution, types and restoration priorities, San Juan Mountains, Colorado, USA, Rodney Chimner, Joanna M. Lemly, and David J. Cooper

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Parcel-based classification of agricultural crops via multitemporal Landsat imagery for monitoring habitat availability of western burrowing owls in the Imperial Valley agro-ecosystem, Michael J. Falkowski and Jeffrey A. Manning

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Molecular genetic tools to infer the origin of forest plants and wood, Reiner Finkeldey, Ludger Leinemann, and Oliver Gailing

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Long-term effects of fragmentation and fragment properties on bird species richness in Hawaiian forests, David J. Flaspohler, Christian P. Giardina, Gregory P. Asner, Patrick Hart, Jonathan Price, Cassie Ka apu Lyons, and Xeronimo Castaneda

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Tom Turner. Roadless rules: The struggle for the last wild forests, Kathleen Halvorsen

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Topographic controls on black carbon accumulation in Alaskan black spruce forest soils: Implications for organic matter dynamics, E. S. Kane, W. C. Hockaday, M. R. Turetsky, C. A. Masiello, D. W. Valentine, B. P. Finney, and J. A. Baldock

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Exploration of meaningful subspecies definitions of the carnivorous Northern Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea), throughout its geographic distribution, Jennifer M. Karberg and Margaret R. Gale

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Bias and uncertainty of δ13CO2 isotopic mixing models, Zachary E. Kayler, Lisa Ganio, Mark Hauck, Thomas G. Pypker, Elizabeth W. Sulzman, Alan C. Mix, and Barbara J. Bond

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Partitioning hydrologic contributions to an 'old-growth' riparian area in the Huron Mountains of Michigan, USA, Randall K. Kolka, Christian P. Giardina, Jason D. McClure, Alex Mayer, and Martin Jurgensen

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Wood Species affects Laboratory Colonization Rates of Chlorociboria sp., Sara C. Robinson and Peter E. Laks

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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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Higher rates of nitrogen fertilization decrease soil enzyme activities, microbial functional diversity and nitrification capacity in a Chinese polytunnel greenhouse vegetable land, Weishou Shen, Xiangui Lin, Weiming Shi, Ju Min, Nan Gao, Huayong Zhang, Rui Yin, and Xinhua He

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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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Simulated nitrogen deposition causes a decline of Intra- and Extraradical abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and Changes in microbial community structure in northern hardwood forests, Linda T.A. van Diepen, Erik A. Lilleskov, Kurt S. Pregitzer, and R. Michael Miller

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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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The logic of persistence, John Vucetich, Rolf O. Peterson, Michael P. Nelson, and Jannikke Räikkönen

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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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Forest farming of shiitake mushrooms: An integrated evaluation of management practices, J. N. Bruhn, J. D. Mihail, and J. B. Pickens

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Ungulate carcasses perforate ecological filters and create biogeochemical hotspots in forest herbaceous layers allowing trees a competitive advantage, Joseph K. Bump, Christopher R. Webster, John Vucetich, Rolf O. Peterson, Joshua M. Shields, and Matthew D. Powers

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Geographical patterns in openland cover and hayfield mowing in the Upper Great Lakes region: Implications for grassland bird conservation, R. Gregory Corace, David J. Flaspohler, and Lindsey M. Shartell

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Transferability of simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers developed in Litchi chinensis to Blighia sapida (Sapindaceae), Marius R.M. Ekué, Oliver Gailing, and Reiner Finkeldey

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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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Characterization of the tissue-specific expression of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase gene promoter from loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) in Nicotiana tabacum, Yuriko Osakabe, Keishi Osakabe, and Vincent L. Chiang

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Congenital bone deformities and the inbred wolves (Canis lupus) of Isle Royale, Jannikke Räikkönen, John A. Vucetich, Rolf O. Peterson, and Michael P. Nelson

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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

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Forest Habitats, David L. Wood and Andrew J. Storer

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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The influence of soil type and altered lignin biosynthesis on the growth and above and belowground biomass allocation of Populus tremuloides, Jessica E. Hancock, Kate L. Bradley, Christian P. Giardina, and Kurt S. Pregitzer

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A modified T-vector for simplified assembly of hairpin RNAi constructs, Keming Luo, Scott A. Harding, and Chung Jui Tsai

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Key roles of leaves, stockplant age, and auxin concentration in vegetative propagation of two African mahoganies: Khaya anthotheca Welw. and Khaya ivorensis A. Chev, E. Opuni-Frimpong, D. F. Karnosky, A. J. Storer, and J. R. Cobbinah

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δ13C and δ18O Trends Across Overstory Environments in Whole Foliage and Cellulose of Three Pinus Species, Matthew D. Powers, Kurt S. Pregitzer, and Brian J. Palik

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Toward using δ13C of ecosystem respiration to monitor canopy physiology in complex terrain, T. G. Pypker, M. Hauck, E. W. Sulzman, M. H. Unsworth, A. C. Mix, Z. Kayler, D. Conklin, A. M. Kennedy, H. R. Barnard, C. Phillips, and B. J. Bond

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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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Temperature and microtopography interact to control carbon cycling in a high arctic fen, Patrick F. Sullivan, Seth J.T. Arens, Rodney Chimner, and Jeffrey M. Welker

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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

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Age structure and spatial patterning of Trillium populations in old-growth forests, Christopher R. Webster and Michael A. Jenkins

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Drought-herbivory interaction disrupts competitive displacement of native plants by Microstegium vimineum, 10-year results, Christopher R. Webster, Janet H. Rock, Robert Froese, and Michael A. Jenkins

Works from 2007

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Soil microbial community responses to altered lignin biosynthesis in Populus tremuloides vary among three distinct soils, Kate L. Bradley, Jessica E. Hancock, Christian P. Giardina, and Kurt Pregitzer

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The Cellulose Paradox - Simple Molecule, Complex Biosynthesis, Chandrashekhar P. Joshi and Shawn D. Mansfield

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The Contribution of Root - Rhizosphere Interactions to Biogeochemical Cycles in a Changing World, Kurt Pregitzer, Donald R. Zak, Wendy M. Loya, Noah J. Karberg, John S. King, and Andrew Burton

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Cold air drainage in a forested valley: Investigating the feasibility of monitoring ecosystem metabolism, T. G. Pypker, M. H. Unsworth, B. Lamb, E. Allwine, S. Edburg, E. Sulzman, A. C. Mix, and B. J. Bond

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Micropropagation and germplasm conservation of Central Park Splendor Chinese elm (Ulmus parvifolia Jacq. 'A/Ross Central Park') trees, Ramesh Thakur and David F. Karnosky

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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

Works from 2006

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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

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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

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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

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Alcohol-inducible gene expression in transgenic Populus, S. A. Filichkin, R. Meilan, V. B. Busov, C. Ma, A. M. Brunner, and S. H. Strauss

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

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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

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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

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Soil respiration in northern forests exposed to elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide and ozone, Kurt Pregitzer, Wendy Loya, Mark Kubiske, and Donald Zak

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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

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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

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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