Recent snow droughts associated with unusually warm winters are predicted to increase in
frequency and affect species dependent upon snowpack for winter survival. Changes in …

Peat deposits contain on the order of 1/6 of the Earth's terrestrial fixed carbon (C), but
uncertainty in peat depth precludes precise estimates of peat C storage. To assess peat C in …

Question: How do the diversity, size structure, and spatial pattern of woody species in a
temperate (Mediterranean climate) forest compare to temperate and tropical forests …

Questions Changes in land use, altered flow regimes, invasions by pests and pathogens,
and climate change are, separately and together, altering ecological dynamics of floodplain …

The habitat quality of urban forest patches is determined by the composition and structure of
vegetation which in turn affects the quality of trophic resources and shelter provided for …

Herbivores shape vegetative communities via numerous mechanisms, including browse. We
used vegetation monitoring data from Isle Royale National Park to examine woody species …

Legacy data provide valuable baselines for assessing ecological changes. Excellent
baseline data for Wisconsin's plant communities exist because of the surveys conducted by …

National parks of the United States seek to preserve the natural and cultural heritage of the
United States, yet parks in the eastern and Midwestern United States were established after …

Floodplain and swamp forests are undergoing extensive changes due to altered flow
regimes, invasive species, logging, and various land use changes. These changes often go …

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Zimmerman) have been labeled a keystone
herbivore in forests of the midwestern United States, particularly as deer have increased …