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 2011
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
Boundary genes in regulation and evolution of secondary growth, Yordan S. Yordanov and Victor Busov
Effects of cracking and sowing time on germination of Styrax officinalis L. seeds, Cengiz Yücedaǧ
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
Biosynthesis of phenolic glycosides from phenylpropanoid and benzenoid precursors in populus, Benjamin A. Babst, Scott A. Harding, and Chung Jui Tsai
Mountain fen distribution, types and restoration priorities, San Juan Mountains, Colorado, USA, Rodney Chimner, Joanna M. Lemly, and David J. Cooper
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
Molecular genetic tools to infer the origin of forest plants and wood, Reiner Finkeldey, Ludger Leinemann, and Oliver Gailing
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
Tom Turner. Roadless rules: The struggle for the last wild forests, Kathleen Halvorsen
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
Exploration of meaningful subspecies definitions of the carnivorous Northern Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea), throughout its geographic distribution, Jennifer M. Karberg and Margaret R. Gale
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
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
Wood Species affects Laboratory Colonization Rates of Chlorociboria sp., Sara C. Robinson and Peter E. Laks
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
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
Disparate geography of consumption, production, and environmental impacts, Monika H. Ståhls, Audrey L. Mayer, and Päivi M. Tikka
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
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
The logic of persistence, John Vucetich, Rolf O. Peterson, Michael P. Nelson, and Jannikke Räikkönen
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
Wolf population changes in Michigan, Dean E. Beyer, Rolf O. Peterson, John Vucetich, and James H. Hammill
Forest farming of shiitake mushrooms: An integrated evaluation of management practices, J. N. Bruhn, J. D. Mihail, and J. B. Pickens
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
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
Transferability of simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers developed in Litchi chinensis to Blighia sapida (Sapindaceae), Marius R.M. Ekué, Oliver Gailing, and Reiner Finkeldey
A Review of: “Durant, Robert F. The Greening of the U.S. Military: Environmental Policy, National Security, and Organizational Change.”, Kathleen Halvorsen
Improving sustainability indices though judicious inclusion of indicators, Audrey L. Mayer
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
Epiphytic macrolichen community correlates with modeled air pollutants and forest conditions, Audrey L. Mayer, Leena Vihermaa, Noora Nieminen, Annukka Luomi, and Maximilian Posch
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
Congenital bone deformities and the inbred wolves (Canis lupus) of Isle Royale, Jannikke Räikkönen, John A. Vucetich, Rolf O. Peterson, and Michael P. Nelson
A method for digital color analysis of spalted wood using scion image software, Sara Robinson, Peter Laks, and Ethan J. Turnquist
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
Wolf and moose dynamics on Isle Royale, John Vucetich and Rolf O. Peterson
Forest Habitats, David L. Wood and Andrew J. Storer
Works from 2008
Living with emerald ash borer: ash reduction models as silvicultural tools, Tara L. Bal, Andrew J. Storer, and Laura Nagel
Living with emerald ash borer: which trees were attacked first in Michigan's Upper Peninsula?, Tara Bal and Andrew J. Storer
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
Bioenergy, biomass and biodiversity, David J. Flaspohler, Christopher R. Webster, and Robert Froese
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
A modified T-vector for simplified assembly of hairpin RNAi constructs, Keming Luo, Scott A. Harding, and Chung Jui Tsai
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
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
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
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
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
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
Age structure and spatial patterning of Trillium populations in old-growth forests, Christopher R. Webster and Michael A. Jenkins
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
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
The Cellulose Paradox - Simple Molecule, Complex Biosynthesis, Chandrashekhar P. Joshi and Shawn D. Mansfield
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
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
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
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
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
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
Micropropagation and germplasm conservation of Central Park Splendor Chinese elm (Ulmus parvifolia Jacq. 'A/Ross Central Park') trees, Ramesh Thakur and David F. Karnosky
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
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
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
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
Alcohol-inducible gene expression in transgenic Populus, S. A. Filichkin, R. Meilan, V. B. Busov, C. Ma, A. M. Brunner, and S. H. Strauss
A Review of: “Jon T. Coleman. Vicious: Wolves and Men in America”, Kathleen Halvorsen
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
Soil respiration in northern forests exposed to elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide and ozone, Kurt Pregitzer, Wendy Loya, Mark Kubiske, and Donald Zak
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
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
Spatial characteristics of the invasion of Acer platanoides on a temperate forested island, Steven R. Wangen, Christopher R. Webster, and Jennifer A. Griggs
Microbial cycling of C and N in northern hardwood forests receiving chronic atmospheric NO < inf> 3 < sup> - deposition, Donald R. Zak, William E. Holmes, Matthew J. Tomlinson, Kurt Pregitzer, and Andrew Burton
Works from 2005
Mercury and other contaminants in common loons breeding in Atlantic Canada, Neil M. Burgess, David C. Evers, and Joseph D. Kaplan
Insertional mutagenesis in Populus: Relevance and feasibility, Victor Busov, Matthias Fladung, Andrew Groover, and Steven Strauss
Colonization of Cut Branches of five Coniferous Hosts of the Pitch Canker Fungus by Pityophthorus spp. (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in Central, Coastal California, Nadir Erbilgin, Andrew J. Storer, David L. Wood, and Thomas R. Gordon
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
Soil carbon dioxide partial pressure and dissolved inorganic carbonate chemistry under elevated carbon dioxide and ozone, N. J. Karberg, K. S. Pregitzer, J. S. King, A. L. Friend, and J. R. Wood
Fine root chemistry and decomposition in model communities of north-temperate tree species show little response to elevated atmospheric CO < inf> 2 and varying soil resource availability, J. S. King, K. S. Pregitzer, D. R. Zak, W. E. Holmes, and K. Schmidt
Measuring fine root turnover in forest ecosystems, Hooshang Majdi, Kurt Pregitzer, Ann Sofie Morén, Jan Erik Nylund, and Göran I. Ågren
CO2 efflux from a red wood ant mound in a boreal forest, Mizue Ohashi, Leena Finér, Timo Domisch, Anita C. Risch, and Martin Jurgensen
Novel coupling agents for PVC/wood-flour composites, Bhavesh L. Shah, Laurent M. Matuana, and Patricia Heiden
Lifespans of fungal rhizomorphs under nitrogen fertilization in a pinyon-juniper woodland, Kathleen K. Treseder, Michael F. Allen, Roger W. Ruess, Kurt Pregitzer, and Ronald L. Hendrick
Long-term response of spring flora to chronic herbivory and deer exclusion in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA, Christopher R. Webster, Michael A. Jenkins, and Janet H. Rock
Works from 2004
Riparian and upland breeding-bird assemblages along headwater streams in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Brian R. Bub, David J. Flaspohler, and Casey Huckins
Differential expression patterns of two cellulose synthase genes are associated with primary and secondary cell wall development in aspen trees, Udaya C. Kalluri and Chandrashekhar P. Joshi
Canopy cover effects on nitrogen and phosphorus status in understory vegetation in oak and pine stands, Choonsig Kim, Terry L. Sharik, and Martin Jurgensen
Light-transmission profiles in an old-growth forest canopy: Simulations of photosynthetically active radiation by using spatially explicit radiative transfer models, Maria J. Mariscal, Scott N. Martens, Susan L. Ustin, Jiquan Chen, Stuart B. Weiss, and Dar A. Roberts
Twig Beetles, Pityophthorus spp. (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), as Vectors of the Pitch Canker Pathogen in California, Andrew J. Storer, David L. Wood, and Thomas R. Gordon
Juvenile hormone regulates De novo isoprenoid aggregation pheromone biosynthesis in pine bark beetles, Ips spp., through transcriptional control of HMG-CoA reductase, Julie A. Tillman, Fang Lu, Lane M. Goddard, Zoe R. Donaldson, Silver C. Dwinell, Claus Tittiger, Gregory M. Hall, Andrew J. Storer, Gary J. Blomquist, and Steven J. Seybold
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
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