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Publications Details for Grant Number R825157

Use of Multi-Scale Biophysical Models for Ecological Assessment Applications in the Southeastern United States

RFA: Ecological Assessment (1996)

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Book Chapter A functional approach to ecosystem management: implications for species diversity. None Huston MA, McVicker G, Nielsen J Huston MA, McVicker G, Nielsen J. A functional approach to ecosystem management: implications for species diversity. Johnson NC, Malk AJ, Szaro RC, Sexton WT, eds. Ecological Stewardship: A Common Reference for Ecosystem Management, Volume 2. Elsevier Science, Oxford, 1999. 45-85 pp. R825157 (1998)
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Book Chapter Forest productivity and diversity: using ecological theory and landscape models to guide sustainable forest management. None Huston MA Huston MA. Forest productivity and diversity: using ecological theory and landscape models to guide sustainable forest management. Aguirre-Bravo C, Franco CR, eds. North American Science Symposium: Toward a Unified Framework for Inventorying & Monitoring Forest Ecosystem Resources. Proceedings RMRS-P-12, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Fort Collins, CO, 1999, pp. 329-341. R825157 (Final)
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Dissertation/Thesis Temporal and spatial variation in annual growth of yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) at Walker Branch Watershed, Tennessee None Barlar DG Barlar DG. Temporal and spatial variation in annual growth of yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) at Walker Branch Watershed, Tennessee. M.S. Thesis, The University of Tennessee, 2000. R825157 (Final)
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Dissertation/Thesis Biotic and abiotic constraints on the distribution of microstegium vimineum. None Cole PG Cole PG. Biotic and abiotic constraints on the distribution of microstegium vimineum. Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of Tennessee. R825157 (Final)
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Dissertation/Thesis Spatiotemporal variability in keystone species and implications for quantifying interaction strengths None Harrell SM Harrell SM. Spatiotemporal variability in keystone species and implications for quantifying interaction strengths. M.S. Thesis, The University of Tennessee, 2000. R825157 (Final)
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Dissertation/Thesis Patterns and consequences of ice storms in forested southern Appalachian landscapes None Lafon CW Lafon CW. Patterns and consequences of ice storms in forested southern Appalachian landscapes. Ph.D. Thesis, The University of Tennessee, 2000. R825157 (Final)
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Dissertation/Thesis Patterns of ice storm impacts on forests of the Southern Appalachians None Lafon CW Lafon CW. Patterns of ice storm impacts on forests of the Southern Appalachians. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Tennessee. R825157 (1998)
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Dissertation/Thesis Continental-scale patterns of black bear population parameters and causal factors. None Martorello DM Martorello DM. Continental-scale patterns of black bear population parameters and causal factors. Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of Tennessee. R825157 (Final)
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Dissertation/Thesis Long-term reconstruction of mast important to black bear populations in the southeastern United States. None Speer JH Speer JH. Long-term reconstruction of mast important to black bear populations in the southeastern United States. Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of Tennessee. R825157 (Final)
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Journal Article Infiltration on mountain slopes: a comparison of three environments. GEOMORPHOLOGY Harden CP, Scruggs PD Harden CP, Scruggs PD. Infiltration on mountain slopes: a comparison of three environments. Geomorphology 2003;55(1-4):5-24. R825157 (Final)
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Journal Article On disturbance and diversity: a reply to Mackey and Currie. OIKOS Hastwell GT, Huston MA Hastwell GT, Huston MA. On disturbance and diversity: a reply to Mackey and Currie. Oikos 2001;92(2):367-371. R825157 (Final)
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Journal Article Local processes and regional patterns: appropriate scales for understanding variation in the diversity of plants and animals. OIKOS Huston MA Huston MA. Local processes and regional patterns: appropriate scales for understanding variation in the diversity of plants and animals. Oikos 1999;86(3):393-401. R825157 (1999)
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Journal Article Microcosm experiments have limited relevance for community and ecosystem ecology: synthesis of comments. ECOLOGY Huston MA Huston MA. Microcosm experiments have limited relevance for community and ecosystem ecology: synthesis of comments. Ecology 1999;80(3):1088-1089. R825157 (1999)
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Journal Article No consistent effect of plant diversity on productivity. SCIENCE Huston MA, Aarssen LW, Austin MP, Cade BS, Fridley JD, Garnier E, Grime JP, Hodgson J, Lauenroth WK, Thompson K, Vandermeer JH, Wardle DA Huston MA, Aarssen LW, Austin MP, Cade BS, Fridley JD, Garnier E, Grime JP, Hodgson J, Lauenroth WK, Thompson K, Vandermeer JH, Wardle DA. No consistent effect of plant diversity on productivity. Science 2000;289(5483):1255a. R825157 (1998)
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Journal Article Carbon management and biodiversity. None Huston MA, Marland G Huston MA, Marland G. Carbon management and biodiversity. Journal of Environmental Management 2003;67(1):77-86. R825157 (Final)
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Journal Article Management strategies for plant invasions: manipulating productivity, disturbance, and competition. DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS Huston MA Huston MA. Management strategies for plant invasions: manipulating productivity, disturbance, and competition. Diversity and Distributions 2004;10(3):167-178. R825157 (Final)
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Journal Article The three phases of land-use change: implications for biodiversity. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS Huston MA Huston MA. The three phases of land-use change: implications for biodiversity. Ecological Applications 2005;15(6):1864-1878. R825157 (Final)
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Journal Article Shifting the carbon balance. BIOSCIENCE Huston M, Scurlock J, Huston A Huston M, Scurlock J, Huston A. Shifting the carbon balance. Bioscience 2000;50(4):292. R825157 (1998)
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Journal Article Patterns of ice accumulation and forest disturbance during two ice storms in southwestern Virginia. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Lafon CW, Graybeal DY, Orvis KH Lafon CW, Graybeal DY, Orvis KH. Patterns of ice accumulation and forest disturbance during two ice storms in southwestern Virginia. Physical Geography 1999;20(2):97-115. R825157 (1998)
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Journal Article Effects of agricultural soil loss on forest succession rates and tree diversity in east Tennessee. OIKOS Lafon CW, Huston MA, Horn SP Lafon CW, Huston MA, Horn SP. Effects of agricultural soil loss on forest succession rates and tree diversity in east Tennessee. Oikos 2000;90(3):431-441. R825157 (1998)
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Journal Article Using dendrochronology to identify major ice storm events in oak forests of southwestern Virginia. CLIMATE RESEARCH Lafon CW, Speer JH Lafon CW, Speer JH. Using dendrochronology to identify major ice storm events in oak forests of southwestern Virginia. Climate Research 2002;20(1):41-54. R825157 (1998)
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Journal Article Shallow subsurface storm flow in a forested headwater catchment: observations and modeling using a modified TOPMODEL. WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH Scanlon TM, Raffensperger JP, Hornberger GM, Clapp RB Scanlon TM, Raffensperger JP, Hornberger GM, Clapp RB. Shallow subsurface storm flow in a forested headwater catchment: observations and modeling using a modified TOPMODEL. Water Resources Research 2000;36(9):2575-2586. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Identifying the habitat characteristics of the non-native, invasive grass, Microstegium vimineum None Cole PG, Weltzin JF, Huston MA Cole PG, Weltzin JF, Huston MA. Identifying the habitat characteristics of the non-native, invasive grass, Microstegium vimineum. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists, New Orleans, LA, April 2001. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Spatial variability of infiltration and runoff in temperate and tropical mountains None Harden CP Harden CP. Spatial variability of infiltration and runoff in temperate and tropical mountains. To be presented at the Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium, October 2001. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Spatial variability of infiltration on the Oak Ridge Reservation, Tennessee None Harden CP Harden CP. Spatial variability of infiltration on the Oak Ridge Reservation, Tennessee. Presented at the Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Southern Division, Memphis, TN, November 1998. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Spatial variability of infiltration on the Oak Ridge Reservation, Tennessee None Harden CP Harden CP. Spatial variability of infiltration on the Oak Ridge Reservation, Tennessee. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Boston, MA, March 25-29, 1998. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Application of ecological principles to the planning and evaluation of ecosystem restoration None Huston MA Huston MA. Application of ecological principles to the planning and evaluation of ecosystem restoration. Presented at the Symposium on Environmental Monitoring, Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Spokane, WA, August 1999. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Belowground processes and the interaction of productivity and diversity None Huston MA Huston MA. Belowground processes and the interaction of productivity and diversity. Presented at the Institute for Microbial Ecology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, March 1998. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Biodiversity in landscape decisions None Huston MA Huston MA. Biodiversity in landscape decisions. Presented at the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Conference on Forest Environment Management: Forest Landscape Management in the Real World, Portland, OR, September 2000. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Developing integrated terrestrial-aquatic landscape models using topography and hydrology None Huston MA Huston MA. Developing integrated terrestrial-aquatic landscape models using topography and hydrology. Poster presented at the Joint Meeting of the American R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Developing integrated terrestrial-aquatic landscape models using topography and hydrology None Huston MA Society of Limnology and Oceanography and the Ecological Society of America, St. Louis, MO, June 1998. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Dirt is destiny: balancing conservation and economics in land management None Huston MA Huston MA. Dirt is destiny: balancing conservation and economics in land management. Presented at the Lecture in the Colorado State University Distinguished Ecologist Lecture Series, Fort Collins, CO, February 2001. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Dirt is destiny: common constraints on plants, animals, and people None Huston MA Huston MA. Dirt is destiny: common constraints on plants, animals, and people. Presented at the Integration across Ecological Scales Symposium, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, February 2000. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Extracting experimental results from long-term monitoring studies: lessons from droughts and floods None Huston MA Huston MA. Extracting experimental results from long-term monitoring studies: lessons from droughts and floods. Presented at the Symposium on Serendipity in Environmental Research, Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Spokane, WA, August 1999. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Impediments to predictive models in community ecology: misunderstandings of processes, scales, and statistics None Huston MA Huston MA. Impediments to predictive models in community ecology: misunderstandings of processes, scales, and statistics. Presented at the International Conference on Predicting Species Occurrences: Issues of Scale and Accuracy for Wildlife Habitat Modeling, Snowbird, UT, October 1999. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Linking evolution and ecosystems: a research agenda for the 21st century None Huston MA Huston MA. Linking evolution and ecosystems: a research agenda for the 21st century. Presented to the Department of Botany, University of California, Riverside, CA, 2001. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Misleading the field of ecology: how the search for simplicity leads to irrelevance None Huston MA Huston MA. Misleading the field of ecology: how the search for simplicity leads to irrelevance. Presented at the Arthur Cronquist City University of New York Graduate Students Plant Sciences Symposium, Lehman College, Bronx, NY, 1997. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Plant species diversity: what processes, what scales? None Huston MA Huston MA. Plant species diversity: what processes, what scales? Presented at the Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, September 1999. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Reconciling scales and processes: the key to a general theory of species diversity None Huston MA Huston MA. Reconciling scales and processes: the key to a general theory of species diversity. Presented at the Symposium on Seeking Generality in Ecology: Current Approaches, Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Baltimore, MD, August 1998. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation The begets and begats of diversity, productivity, and stability None Huston MA Huston MA. The begets and begats of diversity, productivity, and stability. Presented at the Ecological Society of America Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, 1999; also appears in the Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 1997;78(4):114S. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation The dynamic equilibrium model: a framework for understanding and managing biodiversity in forests and rangelands None Huston MA Huston MA. The dynamic equilibrium model: a framework for understanding and managing biodiversity in forests and rangelands. Presented at the Lecture in the Colorado State University Distinguished Ecologist Lecture Series, Fort Collins, CO, February 2001. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation The environmental basis of human society None Huston MA Huston MA. The environmental basis of human society. Presented at the Conference on Land Use: Changing Landscapes of Rural America, Yellowstone National Park, WY, September 2000. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation The global pattern of plant mass and productivity: common wisdom strikes out again None Huston MA Huston MA. The global pattern of plant mass and productivity: common wisdom strikes out again. Presented at the Lecture in the Colorado State University Distinguished Ecologist Lecture Series, Fort Collins, CO, February 2001. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Understanding the common constraints on man and nature None Huston MA Huston MA. Understanding the common constraints on man and nature. Presented at the Environmental Studies Program, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA, February 2000. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Using computer models and ecological theory to plan ecosystem inventories and monitoring None Huston MA Huston MA. Using computer models and ecological theory to plan ecosystem inventories and monitoring. Presented at the North American Science Symposium Toward a Unified Framework for Inventorying and Monitoring Forest Ecosystem Resources, Guadalajara, Mexico, November 1998. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Why save biodiversity: can ecosystem function justify species conservation? None Huston MA, Grime JP, Wardle DA Huston MA, Grime JP, Wardle DA. Why save biodiversity: can ecosystem function justify species conservation? Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Snowbird, UT, August 2000. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Appalachian biodiversity None Lafon CW Lafon CW. Appalachian biodiversity. Presented at the Panel Session at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Pittsburgh, PA, 2000. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Forest disturbance by severe ice storms in the Appalachian Mountains None Lafon CW, Graybeal DY, Orvis KH Lafon CW, Graybeal DY, Orvis KH. Forest disturbance by severe ice storms in the Appalachian Mountains. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Boston, MA, March 1998. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Forest disturbance from four recent ice storms in Virginia and New York None Lafon CW Lafon CW. Forest disturbance from four recent ice storms in Virginia and New York. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Memphis, TN, November 1998. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Ice storm damage and forest dynamics in the Appalachian Mountains: field sampling and computer simulation None Lafon CW Lafon CW. Ice storm damage and forest dynamics in the Appalachian Mountains: field sampling and computer simulation. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Pittsburgh, PA, 2000. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Influences of pre-abandonment soil loss on forest succession rates and tree diversity on former pastures on the Oak Ridge Reservation, east Tennessee None Lafon CW, Huston MA, Horn SP Lafon CW, Huston MA, Horn SP. Influences of pre-abandonment soil loss on forest succession rates and tree diversity on former pastures on the Oak Ridge Reservation, east Tennessee. Presented at the Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere Tenth Anniversary Conference, Gatlinburg, TN, 1999. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Spatial patterns of ice storm occurrence in the New River Valley None Lafon CW Lafon CW. Spatial patterns of ice storm occurrence in the New River Valley. Presented at the New River Symposium, Boonce, NC, 1999. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Topographic patterns of forest disturbance during recent ice storms in Virginia None Lafon CW, Graybeal DY, Orvis KH Lafon CW, Graybeal DY, Orvis KH. Topographic patterns of forest disturbance during recent ice storms in Virginia. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, College Station, TX, 2000. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Using dendrochronology to identify ice storm events in oak forests of southwestern Virginia None Lafon CW, Speer JH Lafon CW, Speer JH. Using dendrochronology to identify ice storm events in oak forests of southwestern Virginia. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Tampa, FL, 1999. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Mast reconstruction in oak trees in the southern Appalachians: a dendrochronological approach None Speer JH, Orvis KH Speer JH, Orvis KH. Mast reconstruction in oak trees in the southern Appalachians: a dendrochronological approach. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Honolulu, HI, 1999. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Reconstructing southern Appalachian oak-mast history using dendrochronology None Speer JH, Orvis KH, Greenberg CH Speer JH, Orvis KH, Greenberg CH. Reconstructing southern Appalachian oak-mast history using dendrochronology. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, NY, February 2001. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation The methodology for a mast reconstruction in oak trees in the southeastern United States None Speer JH, Orvis KH, Greenberg C Speer JH, Orvis KH, Greenberg C. The methodology for a mast reconstruction in oak trees in the southeastern United States. Presented at the International Conference of Dendrochronology, Mendoza, Argentina, April 2000. R825157 (Final)
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Presentation Scale independent effects of watershed processes on stream biodiversity in the southern Appalachians None Weaver MJ, Hallam TG, Neergaard DA, Panzieri M, Ryon MG, Smith JG Weaver MJ, Hallam TG, Neergaard DA, Panzieri M, Ryon MG, Smith JG. Scale independent effects of watershed processes on stream biodiversity in the southern Appalachians. Presented at the Joint Meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography and the Ecological Society of America, St. Louis, MO, June 1998. R825157 (Final)
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Proceedings Spatial variability of infiltration on the Oak Ridge Reservation, Tennessee None Harden CP Harden CP. Spatial variability of infiltration on the Oak Ridge Reservation, Tennessee. In: Proceedings of the Southern Division of the Association of American Geographers, 1998. R825157 (Final)
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Proceedings Forest productivity and diversity: using ecological theory and landscape models to guide sustainable forest management None Huston MA Huston MA. Forest productivity and diversity: using ecological theory and landscape models to guide sustainable forest management. In: North American Science Symposium: Toward a Unified Framework for Inventorying and Monitoring Forest Ecosystem Resources. Proceedings RMRS-P-12, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO, 1999. R825157 (1998)
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Proceedings Predictive models in community ecology: linking processes, scales, and statistics. None Huston MA Huston MA. Predictive models in community ecology: linking processes, scales, and statistics. In: Scott M, ed. Proceedings of the Snowbird Symposium, Predicting Species Occurrences. Island Press. R825157 (1998)
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Proceedings Forest disturbance from four recent ice storms in Virginia and New York None LaFon CW LaFon CW. Forest disturbance from four recent ice storms in Virginia and New York. In: Proceedings of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Memphis, TN, November 1998. R825157 (1998)
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Proceedings Spatial patterns of ice storm occurrence in the New River Valley None Lafon CW Lafon CW. Spatial patterns of ice storm occurrence in the New River Valley. In: Proceedings of the New River Symposium, 1999, pp. 68-77. R825157 (1998)
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Report Forest productivity and diversity: using ecological theory and landscape models to guide sustainable forest management. None Huston MA Huston MA. Forest productivity and diversity: using ecological theory and landscape models to guide sustainable forest management. In: Toward a Unified Framework for Inventorying and Monitoring Forest Ecosystem Resources, U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Station Report. R825157 (1999)
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