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Metropolitan open-space protection with uncertain site availability

Urban planners acquire open space to protect natural areas and provide public access to recreation opportunities. Because of limited budgets and dynamic land markets, acquisitions take place sequentially depending on available funds and sites. To address these planning features, we formulated a two-period site selection model with two objectives: maximize the...

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Author(s):

Robert G. Haight; Stephanie A. Snyder; Charles S. Revelle

Year:

2005

Keywords:

Chicago, optimization, public access, site selection model, species representation.

Source:

Conservation Biology 19:327-337.

The fractal forest: fractal geometry and applications in forest science.

Fractal geometry is a tool for describing and analyzing irregularity. Because most of what we measure in the forest is discontinuous, jagged, and fragmented, fractal geometry has potential for improving the precision of measurement and description. This study reviews the literature on fractal geometry and its applications to forest measurements.

Author(s):

Nancy D. Lorimer; Robert G. Haight; Rolfe A. Leary

Year:

1994

Keywords:

fractal geometry, forest mensuration, wildlife habitat description, vegetation mapping, microclimatology

Source:

General Technical Report NC-170. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

Information about old growth for selected forest type groups in the eastern United States.

Compiles information about old-growth attributes for nine forest type groups that occur in the eastern United States. A range of values for each old-growth attribute for each forest type is summarized regionally from published and unpublished sources.

Author(s):

Lucy E. Tyrrell; Gregory J. Nowacki; David S. Buckley; Elizabeth A. Nauertz; Jeffrey N. Niese; Jeanette L. Rollinger; John C. Zasada; John C. Zasada

Year:

1998

Keywords:

old growth, old-growth forest, forest structure, coarse woody debris

Source:

General Technical Report NC-197. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station. 507 p.

Optimization of forest wildlife objectives

This chapter presents an overview of methods for optimizing wildlife-related objectives. These objectives hinge on landscape pattern, so we refer to these methods as "spatial optimization." It is currently possible to directly capture deterministic characterizations of the most basic spatial relationships: proximity relationships (including those that lead to...

Author(s):

John Hof; Robert Haight

Year:

2007

Keywords:

Habitat connectivity, landscape pattern, reaction-diffusion model, response-surface analysis, search heuristics, simulation optimization, spatial optimization, stochastic population model

Source:

In: Weintraub, Andres; Romero, Carlos; Bjorndal, Trond; Epstein, Rafael; Miranda, Jaime, eds. Handbook of operations research in natural resources: Springer. 405-418.

Effects of irrigating poplar energy crops with landfill leachate on soil micro- and meso-fauna

Increased municipal solid waste generated worldwide combined with substantial demand for renewable energy has prompted testing and deployment of woody feedstock production systems that reuse and recycle wastewaters as irrigation and fertilization for the trees. Populus species and hybrids (i.e., poplars) are ideal for such systems given their fast...

Author(s):

Jill A. Zalesny; David R. Coyle; Ronald S. Jr. Zalesny; Adam H. Wiese

Year:

2009

Keywords:

Source:

In: Sixth International Phytotechnologies Conference; 2009 December 2-4; St. Louis, MO. International Phytotechnology Society: 182.

A comprehensive database of poplar research in North America from 1980 - 2010

Short rotation woody crops such as Populus species and hybrids (hereafter referred to as poplars) are renewable energy feedstocks that can potentially be used to offset electricity generation and natural gas use in many temperature regions. Highly productive poplars grown primarily on marginal agricultural sites are an important component of the...

Author(s):

David R. Coyle; Jill A. Zalesny; Ronald S. Jr. Zalesny

Year:

2010

Keywords:

poplar research database, short rotation, biomass production

Source:

In: Fifth International poplar symposium: Poplars and willows: from research models to multipurpose trees for a biobased society; 2010 September 20-25; Orvieto, Italy. IUFRO: 213.

Deploying wildland fire suppression resources with a scenario-based standard response model

Wildland fire managers deploy suppression resources to bases and dispatch them to fires to maximize the percentage of fires that are successfully contained before unacceptable costs and losses occur. Deployment is made with budget constraints and uncertainty about the daily number, location, and intensity of fires, all of which affect initial-attack success. To address...

Author(s):

Robert G. Haight; Jeremy S. Fried

Year:

2007

Keywords:

California Fire Economics Simulator, fire suppression, integer programming, linear programming, scenario optimization, wildfire management

Source:

INFOR. 45(1): 31?39.

Deploying wildland fire suppression resources with a scenario-based standard response model.

Author(s):

Robert G. Haight; Jeremy S. Fried

Year:

2007

Keywords:

California Fire Economics Simulator, fire suppression, integer programming, linear programming, scenario optimization, wildfire management

Source:

INFOR. 45(1): 31-39

Fixed and equilibrium endpoint problems in uneven-aged stand management

Studies in uneven-aged management have concentrated on the determination of optimal steady-state diameter distribution harvest policies for single and mixed species stands. To find optimal transition harvests for irregular stands, either fixed endpoint or equilibrium endpoint constraints can be imposed after finite transition periods. Penalty function and gradient...

Author(s):

Robert G. Haight; Wayne M. Getz

Year:

1987

Keywords:

Forest economics, optimal harvesting, nonlinear programming, white fir, Abies concolor, red fir, Abies magnifica

Source:

Forest Science 33(4):908-931.

Weighing conservation objectives: maximum expected coverage versus endangered species protection

Decision makers involved in land acquisition and protection often have multiple conservation objectives and are uncertain about the occurrence of species or other features in candidate sites. Model informing decisions on selection of sites for reserves need to provide information about cost-efficient trade-offs between objectives and account for incidence uncertainty...

Author(s):

Jeffrey L. Arthur; Jeffrey D. Camm; Robert G. Haight; Claire A. Montgomery; Stephen Polasky

Year:

2004

Keywords:

conservation, endangered species, goal trade-offs, optimization, Oregon, site selection model, species representation

Source:

Ecological applications. 14(6): 1936-1945.

Reserve selection with minimum contiguous area restrictions: An application to open space protection planning in suburban Chicago

Conservation efforts often require site or parcel selection strategies that lead to spatially cohesive reserves. Although habitat contiguity is thought to be conducive to the persistence of many sensitive species, availability of funding and suitable land may restrict the extent to which this spatial attribute can be pursued in land management or conservation. Using...

Author(s):

Sandor F. Toth; Robert Haight; Stephanie A. Snyder; Sonney George; James R. Miller; Mark S. Gregory; Adam M. Skibbe

Year:

2009

Keywords:

reserve design, contiguity, urban sprawl, spatial optimization, 0-1 Programming

Source:

Biological Conservation. 142(8): 1617-1627.

Irrigating poplar energy crops with landfill leachate negatively affects soil micro- and meso-fauna

Increased municipal solid waste generated worldwide combined with substantial demand for renewable energy has prompted testing and deployment of woody feedstock production systems that reuse and recycle wastewaters as irrigation and fertilization. Populus selections are ideal for such systems given their fast growth, extensive root systems, and high...

Author(s):

David R. Coyle; Jill A. Zalesny; Ronald S. Zalesny Jr.; Adam H. Wiese

Year:

2011

Keywords:

insects, nematodes, phytotechnologies, Populus, waste management, wastewater reuse

Source:

International Journal of Phytoremediation. 13: 845-858.

Estimating the economic value of cultural ecosystem services in an urbanizing area using hedonic pricing

A need exists to increase both knowledge and recognition of the values associated with ecosystem services and amenities. This article explores the use of hedonic pricing as a tool for eliciting these values. We take a case study approach, valuing several services provided by ecosystems, namely aesthetic quality (views), access to outdoor recreation, and the benefits...

Author(s):

Heather A. Sander; Robert G. Haight

Year:

2012

Keywords:

ecosystem services, economic valuation, hedonic pricing, spatial econometrics

Source:

Journal of Environmental Management. 113: 194-205.

Spatio-temporal variation in distribution of aquatic species and their habitats in a reservoir transition zone

Dams convert riverine habitat to a series of reaches or zones where differences in flow, habitat, and biota, both downstream and in reservoirs, are obvious and well described. At the upstream extent of a reservoir, however, is a transitional reach or zone that contains characteristics of riverine habitat both in the upper reservoir and in tributaries connected to the...

Author(s):

Andy Dolloff; Craig Roghair; Colin Krause; John Moran; Allison Cochran; Mel Warren; Susan Adams; Wendell Haag

Year:

2016

Keywords:

Source:

In: Stringer, Christina E.; Krauss, Ken W.; Latimer, James S., eds. 2016. Headwaters to estuaries: advances in watershed science and management -Proceedings of the Fifth Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds. March 2-5, 2015, North Charleston, South Carolina. e-General Technical Report SRS-211. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 302 p.

Robust surveillance and control of invasive species using a scenario optimization approach

Uncertainty about future outcomes of invasions is a major hurdle in the planning of invasive species management programs. We present a scenario optimization model that incorporates uncertainty about the spread of an invasive species and allocates survey and eradication measures to minimize the number of infested or potentially infested host plants on the landscape. We...

Author(s):

Denys Yemshanov; Robert G. Haight; Frank H. Koch; Bo Lu; Robert C. Venette; Ronald E. Fournier; Jean J. Turgeon

Year:

2017

Keywords:

Asian longhorned beetle, Uncertainty, Scenario-based model, Mixed integer programming, Robust optimization, Human-mediated spread

Source:

Ecological Economics. 133: 86-98.

Quantifying fish habitat associated with stream simulation design culverts in northern Wisconsin

This study investigated the effects of culvert replacement design on fish habitat and fish weight by comparing substrate diversity and weight at three stream simulation (SS)-design and three bankfull and backwater (BB)-design sites on the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Wisconsin. Stream channel cross-sections, Wolman substrate particle counts, and single-pass...

Author(s):

A. Timm; D. Higgins; J. Stanovick; R. Kolka; S. Eggert

Year:

2017

Keywords:

stream crossing, stream simulation design, sediment transport, spawning substrate, fish habitat

Source:

River Research and Applications

An optimization approach to selecting research natural areas in National Forests

The USDA Forest Service has a long-established program to identify areas in national forests for designation as protected Research Natural Areas (RNAs). One of the goals is to protect high quality examples of regional ecosystems for the purposes of maintaining biological diversity, conducting nonmanipulative research and monitoring, and fostering education. When RNA...

Author(s):

Stephanie A. Snyder; Lucy E. Tyrrell; Robert G. Haight

Year:

1999

Keywords:

Optimization, Land use planning, Nature reserves, National forests, Superior National Forest (Minn.)

Source:

Forest science. Vol. 45, no. 3 (Aug. 1999).:p. 458-469 : ill., maps.

A safety rule approach to surveillance and eradication of biological invasions

Uncertainty about future spread of invasive organisms hinders planning of effective response measures. We present a two-stage scenario optimization model that accounts for uncertainty about the spread of an invader, and determines survey and eradication strategies that minimize the expected program cost subject to a safety rule for eradication success. The safety rule...

Author(s):

Denys Yemshanov; Robert G. Haight; Frank H. Koch; Robert Venette; Kala Studens; Ronald E. Fournier; Tom Swystun; Jean J. Turgeon; Yulin Gao

Year:

2017

Keywords:

Source:

PLOS ONE

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Metropolitan open-space protection with uncertain site availability

The fractal forest: fractal geometry and applications in forest science.

Information about old growth for selected forest type groups in the eastern United States.

Optimization of forest wildlife objectives

Effects of irrigating poplar energy crops with landfill leachate on soil micro- and meso-fauna

A comprehensive database of poplar research in North America from 1980 - 2010

Deploying wildland fire suppression resources with a scenario-based standard response model

Deploying wildland fire suppression resources with a scenario-based standard response model.

Fixed and equilibrium endpoint problems in uneven-aged stand management

Weighing conservation objectives: maximum expected coverage versus endangered species protection

Reserve selection with minimum contiguous area restrictions: An application to open space protection planning in suburban Chicago

Irrigating poplar energy crops with landfill leachate negatively affects soil micro- and meso-fauna

Estimating the economic value of cultural ecosystem services in an urbanizing area using hedonic pricing

Spatio-temporal variation in distribution of aquatic species and their habitats in a reservoir transition zone

Robust surveillance and control of invasive species using a scenario optimization approach

Quantifying fish habitat associated with stream simulation design culverts in northern Wisconsin

An optimization approach to selecting research natural areas in National Forests

A safety rule approach to surveillance and eradication of biological invasions

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