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Lesser Prairie-Chicken Brood Ecology on the Southern High Plains of Texas
(2026-06-09)
The lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) has declined precipitously in abundance and currently occupies a substantially reduced portion of its historic range. Within the sand shinnery oak (Quercus havardii) ...
Long-Term Response of a Largemouth Bass Population to a Protected Slot Limit Regulation in a West Virginia Small Impoundment
(2026-08-05)
The largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) population in South Mill Creek Lake, a centrarchid-dominated, eutrophic small impoundment in West Virginia, was managed under a 305-mm minimum-length limit until 2007. Under this ...
Long-term trends in evapotranspiration and runoff over the drainage basins of the Gulf of Mexico during 19012008
(2020-04-01)
The Gulf of Mexico (GOM) is facing large pressures from environmental changes since
the beginning of the last century. However, the magnitude and long-term trend of total water
discharge to the GOM and the underlying ...
Mapping the Social Network: Tracking lice in a wild primate population (Microcebus rufus) to infer social contacts and vector potential
(2022-03-11)
Studies of host-parasite interactions have the potential to provide insights into the ecology of both
organisms involved. We monitored the movement of sucking lice (Lemurpediculus verruculosus), parasites that
require ...
Maternal life history of white-tailed deer: factors affecting fetal sex allocation, conception timing, and senescence
(2022-03-03)
Questions: How does maternal condition and regional variation in resource abundance
affect fetal sex ratio allocation, timing of litter conception, and decreased fecundity due to
senescence?
Data studied: We used female ...
Maximum Likelihood Estimator and Nightly Acoustic Count Values as Weight of Evidence of Bat Maternity Activity
(2026-08-05)
Since the spread of white-nose syndrome in North America, several bat species have shown precipitous declines in abundance and distribution. With lower netting detection probabilities for the currently threatened but ...
Methane emissions from global rice fields: Magnitude, spatiotemporal patterns, and environmental controls
(2020-04-02)
Given the importance of the potential positive feedback between methane (CH4) emissions and climate change, it is critical to accurately estimate the magnitude and spatiotemporal patterns of CH4 emissions from global rice ...
Methane exchange between marshland and the atmosphere over China during 1949-2008
(2020-02-25)
We used a process-based ecosystem model to examine methane (CH4) fluxes in the marshland across China as a result of multifactor global changes during 1949–2008. Our
simulated results show a significant declining rate of ...
Microsatellite and mating type markers reveal unexpected patterns of genetic diversity in the pine root‐infecting fungus Grosmannia alacris
(2021-03-22)
Grosmannia alacris is a fungus commonly associated with root‐infesting bark beetles occurring on Pinus spp. The fungus has been recorded in South Africa, the USA, France, Portugal and Spain and importantly, has been ...
Modeling for proximate analysis and heating value of torrefied biomass with vibration spectroscopy
(2013-04-11)
The goal of this study was to characterize the changes in biomass with torrefaction for near infrared
reflectance (NIR) and attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy
for sweetgum, ...
Multi-dimensional space use: the final frontier
(2019-12-13)
Near Infrared Spectroscopy Calibration for Wood Chemistry: Which Chemometric Technique Is Best for Prediction and Interpretation?
(2019-08-02)
This paper addresses the precision in factor loadings during partial least squares (PLS) and principal components regression (PCR) of wood chemistry content from near infrared reflectance (NIR) spectra. The precision of ...
Nest-site Selection and Survival of Wild Turkeys in Tennessee
(2026-07-17)
Spring harvest of wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) has declined in many eastern states since 2010. In Tennessee, spring harvest de-clines of 30%–50% in south-central counties from 2005–2015 caused concern among ...
Net exchanges of CO2, CH4, and N2O between China's terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere and their contributions to global climate warming
(2022-10-25)
China's terrestrial ecosystems have been recognized as an atmospheric CO2 sink; however, it is uncertain whether this sink can alleviate global warming given the fluxes of CH4 and N2O. In this study, we used a process-based ...
No Corn, No Problem: A Test for the Best Non-Grain Attractant for Wild Pigs
(2026-06-09)
Grain-based attractants (e.g., corn) are standard among most wild pig (Sus scrofa) trapping and non-invasive sampling efforts (e.g., genetic spatial capture/recapture, camera trapping), but their use is not always feasible ...
Nonbreeding Waterfowl Behavioral Response to Crewed and Uncrewed Aerial Surveys on Conservation Areas in Missouri
(2026-06-09)
Monitoring waterfowl populations provides the basis for improving habitat quantity and quality, establishing harvest regulations, and ensuring sustainable waterfowl populations through appropriate management. Waterfowl ...
On the potential of lignin-containing cellulose nanofibrils (LCNFs): a review on properties and applications
(2020-02-29)
This review outlines the present state and recent progress in the area of lignin-containing cellulose nanofibrils (LCNFs), an emerging family of green cellulose nanomaterials. Different types of LCNF raw materials are ...
Peromyscus responses to alternative forest management systems in the Missouri Ozarks, USA
(2019-07-30)
Operational-scale forest management experiments are long-term investments because harvest treatment effects may be dynamic throughout one or more rotation lengths. We examined deermouse (Peromyscus spp.) abundance over the ...
Phosphorus Inventory for the Conterminous United States (2002-2012)
(2026-01-30)
Published reports suggest efforts designed to prevent the occurrence of harmful algal blooms and hypoxia by reducing non-point and point source phosphorus (P) pollution are not delivering water quality improvements in many ...
Predicting Long-Term Genetic Integration Following Stocking of Florida Bass (Micropterus salmoides) into an Arkansas Reservoir
(2026-06-08)
Management agencies within native largemouth bass (LMB; Micropterus nigricans) range across the United States regularly stock non-native
pure Florida bass (FLB; Micropterus salmoides) or reciprocal LMB × FLB F1 hybrids ...