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Regional sources of nitrous oxide over the United States: Seasonal variation and spatial distribution 

Miller, S.M.; Kort, E. A.; Hirsch, A. I.; Dlugokencky, E. J.; Andrews, A. E.; Xu, X; Tian, H; Nehrkorn, T.; Eluszkiewicz, J.; Michalak, A.M.; Wofsy, S. C.; 0000-0002-1806-4091 (2022-03-04)
his paper presents top-down constraints on the magnitude, spatial distribution, andseasonality of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions over the central United States. We analyzedata from tall towers in 2004 and 2008 using a high ...

Tuning stochastic matrix models with hydrologic data to predict the population dynamics of a riverine fish 

Sakaris, Peter; Irwin, Elise R. (2021-05-05)
We developed stochastic matrix models to evaluate the effects of hydrologicalteration and variable mortality on the population dynamics of a lotic fish in a regulated riversystem. Models were applied to a representative ...

Translocation to a fragmented landscape: survival, movement, and site fidelity of Northern Bobwhites 

Terhune, Theron M.; Sisson, D. Clay; Palmer, William E.; Faircloth; Stribling, H. Lee; Carroll, John P. (2021-05-05)
Habitat fragmentation, degradation, and loss have taxed early-successional species including the Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and numerous grassland obligate birds. Translocation is often applied to counteract ...

China's land cover and land use change from 1700 to 2005: Estimations from high‐resolution satellite data and historical archives 

Liu, Mingliang; Tian, Hanqin; 0000-0002-1806-4091; 0000-0002-1963-5933 (2022-03-03)
One of the major limitations in assessing the impacts of human activities on globalbiogeochemical cycles and climate is a shortage of reliable data on historical landcover and land use change (LCLUC). China had extreme ...

Incubation Conditions Are More Important in Determining Early Thermoregulatory Ability than Posthatch Resource Conditions in a Precocial Bird 

DuRant, S. E.; Hopkins, W. A.; Carter, A. W.; Stachowiak, C. M.; Hepp, G. R. (2022-09-16)
Recent research in birds suggests that investing in incubation is one mechanism by which parents can enhance the phenotype of their offspring. Posthatch environmental conditions can also shape an individual’s phenotype, ...

Development of a REgion‐Specific Ecosystem Feedback Fire (RESFire) Model in the Community Earth System Model 

Zou, Yufei; Wang, Yuhang; Ke, Ziming; Tian, Hanqin; Yang, Jia; Liu, Yongqiang; 0000-0002-1806-4091 (2020-04-01)
Fires play a critical role in modulating regional and global climate through disturbances on meteorological, biogeochemical, and hydrological processes, while fires are strongly affected by climate, terrestrial ecosystems, ...

Methane exchange between marshland and the atmosphere over China during 1949-2008 

Xu, Xiaofeng; Tian, Hanqin; 0000-0002-1806-4091; 0000-0002-6553-6514 (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 ...

High Throughput Screening of Elite Loblolly Pine Families for Chemical and Bioenergy Traits with Near Infrared Spectroscopy 

Acquah, Gifty E.; Via, Brian K.; Gallagher, Tom; Billor, Nedret; Fasina, Oladiran O.; Eckhardt, Lori G.; 0000-0003-4269-0903; 0000-0003-2676-7376; 0000-0003-4214-163X; 0000-0002-3270-8199 (2020-04-01)
Pinus taeda L. (loblolly pine) dominates 13.4 million ha of US southeastern forests and contributes over $30 billion to the economy of the region. The species will also form an important component of the renewable energy ...

Century-long increasing trend and variability of dissolved organic carbon export from the Mississippi River basin driven by natural and anthropogenic forcing 

Ren, Wei; Tian, Hanqin; Cai, Wei-Jun; Lohrenz, Steven E.; Hopkinson, Charles S; Huang, Wei-Jen; Yang, Jia; Tao, Bo; Pan, Shufen; He, Ruoying; 0000-0002-1806-4091; 0000-0001-7920-1427 (2020-04-02)
There has been considerable debate as to how natural forcing and anthropogenic activities alter the timing and magnitude of the delivery of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) to the coastal ocean, which has ramifications for ...

Rapid Quantitative Analysis of Forest Biomass Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Partial Least Squares Regression 

Acquah, Gifty E.; Via, Brian K.; Fasina, Oladiran O.; Eckhardt, Lori G.; 0000-0003-4269-0903; 0000-0003-2676-7376; 0000-0002-3270-8199 (2020-04-02)
Fourier transform infrared reflectance (FTIR) spectroscopy has been used to predict properties of forest logging residue, a very heterogeneous feedstock material. Properties studied included the chemical composition, thermal ...

The Impact of Drought and Vascular-Inhabiting Pathogen Invasion in Pinus taeda Health 

Devkota, Pratima; Enebak, Scott A.; Eckhardt, Lori G.; 0000-0002-3270-8199 (2020-04-01)
The complex interaction of various biotic and abiotic factors may put the overall stand health of Pinus spp. at risk. A study was designed to determine the combined impact of drought and vascular-inhabiting fungi (Leptographium ...

Statistical Danger Zone 

Millspaugh, Joshua J.; Gitzen, Robert A.; 0000-0001-8507-8197 (2020-04-01)

Improving Representation of Crop Growth and Yield in the Dynamic Land Ecosystem Model and Its Application to China 

Zhang, Jingting; Tian, Hanqin; Yang, Jia; Pan, Shufen; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1806-4091 (2022-07-29)
To accurately assess the roles of agriculture in securing food security and maintaining environmental sustainability, it is essential to improve the representation of crop growth, development, and yield formation in global ...

Reproduction in Male Crotalus adamanteus Beauvois(Eastern Diamond-Backed Rattlesnake): Relationship of Plasma Testosterone to Testis and Kidney Dimensions and the Mating Season 

Hoss, Shannon K.; Schuett, Gordon W.; Earley, Ryan L.; Smith, Lora L.; 0000-0002-5877-221X (2022-03-03)
The reproductive ecology of male Crotalus adamanteus Beauvois (Eastern Diamond-backed Rattlesnake) from southwestern Georgia (Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center, Baker County) was studied from 14 August 2003 to ...

Increasing Mississippi river discharge throughout the 21st century influenced by changes in climate, land use, and atmospheric CO2 

Tao, Bo; Tian, Hanqin; Ren, Wei; Yang, Jia; Yang, Qichun; He, Ruoying; Cai, Weijun; Lohrenz, Steven (2022-09-15)
Previous studies have demonstrated that changes in temperature and precipitation (hereafter climate change) would influence river discharge, but the relative importance of climate change, land use, and elevated atmospheric ...

Global Nitrous Oxide Emissions From Pasturelands and Rangelands: Magnitude, Spatiotemporal Patterns, and Attribution 

Dangal, Shree R. S.; Tian, Hanqin; Xu, Rongting; Chang, Jinfeng; Canadell, Josep G.; Ciais, Philippe; Pan, Shufen; Yang, Jia; Zhang, Bowen; 0000-0002-1806-4091; 0000-0001-7920-1427 (2020-04-01)
The application of manure and mineral nitrogen (N) fertilizer, and livestock excreta deposition are the main drivers of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in agricultural systems. However, the magnitude and spatiotemporal ...

Long-term trends in evapotranspiration and runoff over the drainage basins of the Gulf of Mexico during 19012008 

Liu, Mingliang; Tian, Hanqin; Yang, Qichun; Yang, Jia; Song, Xia; Lohren, Steven E.; Cai, Wei-Jun; 0000-0002-1806-4091 (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 ...

Simulated data and code for analysis of herpetofauna response to forest management in the Missouri Ozarks 

Rota, Christopher T.; Wolf, Alexander J.; Renken, Rochelle B; Gitzen, Robert A.; Fantz, Debby K.; Montgomery, Robert A.; Olson, Matthew G.; Vangilder, Larry D.; Millspaugh, Joshua J.; 0000-0001-8507-8197 (2020-02-29)
We present predictor variables and R and Stan code for simulating and analyzing counts of Missouri Ozark herpetofauna in response to three forest management strategies. Our code performs four primary purposes: import ...

Genetically determined fungal pathogen tolerance and soil variation influence ectomycorrhizal traits of loblolly pine 

Piculell, Bridget J.; Eckhardt, Lori G.; Hoeksema, Jason D.; 0000-0002-3270-8199 (2020-04-01)
Selection on genetically correlated traits within species can create indirect effects on one trait by selection on another. The consequences of these trait correlations are of interest because they may influence how suites ...

Chemometric modeling of thermogravimetric data for the compositional analysis of forest biomass 

Acquah, Gifty E.; Via, Brian K.; Fasina, Oladiran O.; Adhikari, Sushil; Billor, Nedret; Eckhardt, Lori G.; 0000-0003-4269-0903; 0000-0003-2676-7376; 0000-0003-4214-163X; 0000-0002-3270-8199 (2020-04-01)
The objective of this study was to investigated the use of chemometric modeling of thermogravimetric (TG) data as an alternative approach to estimate the chemical and proximate (i.e. volatile matter, fixed carbon and ash ...