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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 2012

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Chronic N deposition alters root respiration‐tissue N relationship in northern hardwood forests, Andrew Burton, Julie Jarvey, Mickey P. Jarvi, Donald Zak, and Kurt Pregitzer

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Riparian tree growth response to drought and altered streamflow along the dolores river, colorado, Adam P. Coble and Thomas E. Kolb

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An ecoregional context for forest management on national wildlife refuges of the Upper Midwest, USA, R. Gregory Corace, Lindsey M. Shartell, Lisa A. Schulte, Wayne L. Brininger, Michelle K.D. McDowell, and Daniel M. Kashian

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Synergistic interactions between Glomus mosseae and Bradyrhizobium japonicum in enhancing proton release from nodules and hyphae, Xiaodong Ding, Xinhua Sui, Fang Wang, Junhua Gao, Xinhua He, Fusuo Zhang, Juncheng Yang, and Gu Feng

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Genetic comparisons between North American and European populations of Lumbricus terrestris L., Oliver Gailing, Erin Hickey, Erik Lilleskov, Katalin Szlavecz, Klaus Richter, and Martin Potthoff

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Leaf morphological and genetic differentiation between Quercus rubra L. and Q. ellipsoidalis E.J. Hill populations in contrasting environments, Oliver Gailing, Jennifer Lind, and Erik Lilleskov

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Untangling the landscape of deer overabundance: Reserve size versus landscape context in the agricultural Midwest, Peter M. Hurley, Christopher R. Webster, David J. Flaspohler, and George R. Parker

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Sphagnum Ecophysiology of Restored, Drained, and Pristine Boreal Spruce Swamp Forests, Laura Kangas, Liisa Maanavilja, Tomáš Hájek, Eija Juurola, Rodney Chimner, and Eeva-Stiina Tuittila

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Variability and persistence of post-fire biological legacies in jack pine-dominated ecosystems of northern Lower Michigan, Daniel M. Kashian, R. Gregory Corace, Lindsey M. Shartell, Deahn M. Donner, and Philip W. Huber

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Classification of Landsat images based on spectral and topographic variables for land-cover change detection in Zagros forests, Azad Henareh Khalyani, Michael J. Falkowski, and Audrey L. Mayer

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Deforestation and landscape structure changes related to socioeconomic dynamics and climate change in Zagros forests, Azad Henareh Khalyani, Audrey L. Mayer, and Michael J. Falkowski

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Ecological indicators for protection impact assessment at two scales in the Bozin and Marakhil protected area, Iran, Azad Henareh Khalyani, Audrey L. Mayer, Christopher R. Webster, and Michael J. Falkowski

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Influence of legacy-tree retention on group-selection opening persistence, Sarah Klingsporn, Christopher R. Webster, and Joseph K. Bump

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Relationships between soil compaction and harvest season, soil texture, and landscape position for aspen forests, Randy Kolka, Aaron Steber, Ken Brooks, Charles H. Perry, and Matt Powers

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Compliance with wetland mitigation standards in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA, Andrew Kozich and Kathleen Halvorsen

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Long term study of greenhouse gases influence on epicuticular waxes of Populus tremuloides Michx, Blanka Mañkovská, Július Oszlányi, and David F. Karnosky

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Evaluating the efficacy of non-invasive genetic methods and estimating wolf survival during a ten-year period, F. Marucco, L. M. Vucetich, R. O. Peterson, J. R. Adams, and J. A. Vucetich

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Principles of sustainability from ecology, Audrey L. Mayer

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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS AND CASE STUDIES: Building Green Infrastructure via Citizen Participation: A Six-Year Study in the Shepherd Creek (Ohio), Audrey L. Mayer, William D. Shuster, Jake J. Beaulieu, Matthew E. Hopton, Lee K. Rhea, Allison H. Roy, and Hale W. Thurston

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Fine-scale spatial genetic structure of sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus L.), Madhav Pandey, Oliver Gailing, Hans H. Hattemer, and Reiner Finkeldey

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Association of Pinus banksiana Lamb. and Populus tremuloides Michx. seedling fine roots with Sistotrema brinkmannii (Bres.) J. Erikss. (Basidiomycotina), Lynette R. Potvin, Dana Richter, Martin Jurgensen, and R. Kasten Dumroese

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Peer influence of non-industrial private forest owners in the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Jillian R. Schubert and Audrey L. Mayer

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Exotic Earthworm Communities within Upland Deciduous Forests of National Wildlife Refuges in the Upper Midwest, Lindsey M. Shartell, R. Gregory Corace, and Andrew J. Storer

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Efficacy of treatments against garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) and effects on forest understory plant diversity, Lindsey M. Shartell, Linda M. Nagel, and Andrew J. Storer

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The causes and consequences of partial prey consumption by wolves preying on moose, John A. Vucetich, Leah Vucetich, and Rolf O. Peterson

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Anthropogenic N Deposition Increases Soil C Storage by Decreasing the Extent of Litter Decay: Analysis of Field Observations with an Ecosystem Model, Kyle A. Whittinghill, William S. Currie, Donald R. Zak, Andrew J Burton, and Kurt S. Pregitzer

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Contributions of algae to GPP and DOC production in an Alaskan fen: Effects of historical water table manipulations on ecosystem responses to a natural flood, Kevin H. Wyatt, Merritt R. Turetsky, Allison R. Rober, Danilo Giroldo, Evan S. Kane, and R. Jan Stevenson

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Effects of seedbed density on seedling morphological characteristics of four broadleaved species, C. Yücedaǧ and O. Gailing

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Canopy rainfall storage capacity as affected by sub-alpine grassland degradation in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China, Kailiang Yu, Thomas G. Pypker, Richard F. Keim, Ning Chen, Yingbo Yang, Shuqing Guo, Wenjin Li, and Gang Wang

Works from 2011

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Ash phloem reduction models vary among species and growing conditions, Tara L. Bal, Andrew J. Storer, and Laura Nagel

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Combined sustainable biomass feedstock combustion, CO2/EOR, and saline reservoir geological carbon sequestration in Northern Lower Michigan, USA: Towards negative CO2 emissions, David Barnes, Robert Froese, R. G. Mannes, and Brian Warner

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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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Biogeochemical cycling and chemical fluxes in a managed northern forested wetland, Michigan, USA, James W. Mclaughlin, Emily B.W. Calhoon, Margaret R. Gale, Martin Jurgensen, and Carl C. Trettin

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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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Long-term management impacts on carbon storage in Lake States forests, Matthew Powers, Randall Kolka, Brian Palik, Rachel McDonald, and Martin Jurgensen

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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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Recovery of carbon and nutrient pools in a northern forested wetland 11years after harvesting and site preparation, Carl C. Trettin, Martin Jurgensen, Margaret R. Gale, and James W. McLaughlin

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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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Response and potential of agroforestry crops under global change, C. Calfapietra, B. Gielen, D. F. Karnosky, R. Ceulemans, and G. Scarascia Mugnozza

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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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Will photosynthetic capacity of aspen trees acclimate after long-term exposure to elevated CO2 and O3 ?, Joseph N.T. Darbah, Mark E. Kubiske, Neil Nelson, Katre Kets, Johanna Riikonen, Anu Sober, Lisa Rouse, and David F. Karnosky

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Differential response of aspen and birch trees to heat stress under elevated carbon dioxide, Joseph N.T. Darbah, Thomas D. Sharkey, Carlo Calfapietra, and David F. Karnosky

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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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Diurnal changes in photosynthetic parameters of Populus tremuloides, modulated by elevated concentrations of CO < inf> 2 and/or O < inf> 3 and daily climatic variation, Katre Kets, Joseph N.T. Darbah, Anu Sober, Johanna Riikonen, Jaak Sober, and David F. Karnosky

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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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Gene expression responses of paper birch (Betula papyrifera) to elevated CO < inf> 2 and O < inf> 3 during leaf maturation and senescence, Sari Kontunen-Soppela, Juha Parviainen, Hanna Ruhanen, Mikael Brosché, Markku Keinänen, Ramesh Thakur, Mikko Kolehmainen, Jaakko Kangasjärvi, Elina Oksanen, David F. Karnosky, and Elina Vapaavuori

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Analysis of a Farquhar-von Caemmerer-Berry leaf-level photosynthetic rate model for Populus tremuloides in the context of modeling and measurement limitations, Kathryn E. Lenz, George E. Host, Kyle Roskoski, Asko Noormets, Anu Sôber, and David F. Karnosky

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Advances in understanding ozone impact on forest trees: Messages from novel phytotron and free-air fumigation studies, R. Matyssek, D. F. Karnosky, G. Wieser, K. Percy, E. Oksanen, T. E.E. Grams, M. Kubiske, D. Hanke, and H. Pretzsch

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Spring leaf flush in aspen (Populus tremuloides) clones is altered by long-term growth at elevated carbon dioxide and elevated ozone concentration, Justin M. McGrath, David F. Karnosky, and Elizabeth A. Ainsworth

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Responses of oaks and tanoaks to the sudden oak death pathogen after 8 y of monitoring in two coastal California forests, Brice A. McPherson, Sylvia R. Mori, David L. Wood, Maggi Kelly, Andrew Storer, Pavel Svihra, and Richard B. Standiford

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Elevated CO2 response of photosynthesis depends on ozone concentration in aspen, Asko Noormets, Olevi Kull, Anu Sôber, Mark E. Kubiske, and David F. Karnosky

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Thinning method and intensity influence long-term mortality trends in a red pine forest, Matthew D. Powers, Brian J. Palik, John B. Bradford, Shawn Fraver, and Christopher R. Webster

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Leaf size and surface characteristics of Betula papyrifera exposed to elevated CO < inf> 2 and O < inf> 3, Johanna Riikonen, Kevin E. Percy, Minna Kivimäenpää, Mark E. Kubiske, Neil D. Nelson, Elina Vapaavuori, and David F. Karnosky

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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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DNA damage in Populus tremuloides clones exposed to elevated O < inf> 3, Helen H. Tai, Kevin E. Percy, and David F. Karnosky

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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

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Regeneration dynamics in remnant Tsuga canadensis stands in the northern Lake States: Potential direct and indirect effects of herbivory, Jill C. Witt and Christopher R. Webster

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