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The Fire Effects Information System (FEIS, www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/) has been providing reviews of scientific knowledge about fire effects since 1986. FEIS is an online collection of literature reviews on more than 1,100 species and their relationships with fire. Reviews cover plants and animals throughout the United States, providing a wealth of information for...

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Author(s):

Robin Innes

Year:

2012

Keywords:

Fire Effects Information System (FEIS), fire effects, noxious weeds

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Weed Times. 30(3): 8-9.

Chapter 3: Wood Decay

A significant portion of global carbon is sequestered in forest systems. Specialized fungi have evolved to efficiently deconstruct woody plant cell walls. These important decay processes generate litter, soil bound humic substances, or carbon dioxide and water. This chapter reviews the enzymology and molecular genetics of wood decay fungi, most of which are members of...

Author(s):

Dan Cullen

Year:

2014

Keywords:

wood decay, lignin, cellulose, fungi, lignocellulose

Source:

The Ecological Genomics of Fungi, First Edition. Edited by Francis Martin. © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Published 2014 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Section 2, saprotrophic fungi, Chapter 3, 2014; pp. 43-62.

Book review: Unveiling the Whale: Discourses on Whales and Whaling

Whaling represents one of the most internationally controversial and highly polarized environmental issues of recent times. Arne Kalland, in Unveiling the Whale: Discourses on Whales and Whaling, examines the whaling issue from the perspective of a pro-whaling country with an emphasis on analysis of discourse in international arenas, primarily the International Whaling...

Author(s):

John Schelhas

Year:

2012

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Source:

Society & Natural Resources 0:1-3

Chapter 13: Recent Advances on the Genomics of Litter- and Soil-Inhabiting Agaricomycetes

Woody biomass makes up the major portion of terrestrial carbon, and forest ecosystems contain enormous reservoirs of lignocellulose belowground, in dead trees, and litter. Decomposition of this recalcitrant material and mobilization of nutrients are essential for forest health [reviewed by Boddy and Watkinson (1995)]. Although mechanisms are incompletely understood,...

Author(s):

Phil Kersten; Dan Cullen

Year:

2013

Keywords:

lignocellulose, lignin, genomes, wood decay, litter decomposition

Source:

B.A. Horwitz et al. (eds.), Genomics of Soil- and Plant-Associated Fungi, Soil Biology 36, 2013; pp. 311-332.

Can Prunus serotina be genetically engineered for reproductive sterility and insect pest resistance?

Black cherry (Prunus serotina) is a valuable hardwood timber species, and its value highly depends on the wood quality which is often threatened by insect pests. Transgenic black cherry plants that are more resistant to cambial-mining insects may reduce the occurrence of gummosis and have great economic benefits to landowners and the forest products...

Author(s):

Ying Wang; Paula M. Pijut

Year:

2014

Keywords:

Agrobacterium, Cyanogenesis, Flowering, Gummosis, In vitro culture, , Prunus, Reproductive sterility, , Transgene containment

Source:

Springer Science Reviews. 2(1-2): 75-93.

In vitro propagation of tropical hardwood tree species — A review (2001-2011)

Tropical hardwood tree species are important economically and ecologically, and play a significant role in the biodiversity of plant and animal species within an ecosystem. There are over 600 species of tropical timbers in the world, many of which are commercially valuable in the international trade of plywood, roundwood, sawnwood, and veneer. Many of these tree...

Author(s):

Paula M. Pijut; Rochelle R. Beasley; Shaneka S. Lawson; Kaitlin J. Palla; Micah E. Stevens; Ying Wang

Year:

2012

Keywords:

adventitious shoot regeneration, cryopreservation, micrografting, nodal culture, organogenesis, regeneration, shoot tip culture, somatic embryogenesis, transformation

Source:

Propagation of Ornamental Plants. 12(1): 25-51.

Subcontinental-scale patterns of large-ungulate herbivory and synoptic review of restoration management implications for midwestern and northeastern forests

Browse of forest understory vegetation by deer and other large ungulates alters ecosystem processes, making it difficult to regenerate forest land in herbivory-stressed areas. Seventy years ago, Aldo Leopold identified problem areas in the United States where overpopulation of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) was likely to lead to...

Author(s):

William H. McWilliams; James A. Westfall; Patrick H. Brose; Daniel C. Dey; Anthony W. D'Amato; Yvette L. Dickinson; Mary Ann Fajvan; Laura S. Kenefic; Christel C. Kern; Kenneth M. Laustsen; Shawn L. Lehman; Randall S. Morin; Todd E. Ristau; Alejandro A. Royo; Andrew M. Stoltman; Susan L. Stout

Year:

2018

Keywords:

browse map, tree regeneration, wildlife habitat, white-tailed deer, forest understory, forest monitoring, forest sustainability

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-182. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 24 p.

Cedrus - The True Cedars

The true cedars (genus Cedrus) are valuable timber trees and striking specimen plantings in the urban landscape that grow well in a variety of soil and climatic conditions. The wood is durable and decay resistant. Cedars have been successfully introduced into areas outside of their natural range. The 4 species of Cedrus, 3 of which...

Author(s):

Paula M. Pijut

Year:

2000

Keywords:

Cedrus, C. atlantica, C. brevifolia, C. deodara, C. libani, cedar

Source:

Journal of Arboriculture 26(4): July 2000

Promotion of adventitious root formation of difficult-to-root hardwood tree species

North American hardwood tree species, such as alder (Alnus spp.), ash (Fraxinus spp.), basswood (Tilia spp.), beech (Fagus spp.), birch (Betula spp.), black cherry (Prunus seratina), black walnut (Juglans nigra), black willow (...

Author(s):

Paula M. Pijut; Keith E. Woeste; Charles H. Michler

Year:

2011

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Source:

In: Janick, Jules, ed. Horticultural Reviews. 38: 213-251.

Income convergence in a rural, majority African American region

This paper revisits the issue of income convergence by examining the question of whether poorer Census Block Groups have been catching up with wealthier Census Block Groups over the 1980-2000 period. The dataset consists of 161 Census Block Groups in Alabama?s west-central Black Belt region. Estimates of a spatial lag model provide support for the conditional...

Author(s):

Buddhi Gyawali; Rory Fraser; James Bukenya; John Schelhas

Year:

2008

Keywords:

African-Americans, Alabama, Rural Income, Income Convergence

Source:

The Review of Regional Studies 38(1):45-65

Artemisia tridentata subsp. wyomingensis

Wyoming big sagebrush is a widely distributed shrub that is native to the western United States. It occupies the largest area of the big sagebrush cover types. Wyoming big sagebrush ecosystems support hundreds of plant and animal species, including sage-grouse and many other sagebrush obligates, and Wyoming big sagebrush may be the single most important plant to sage-...

Author(s):

Robin J. Innes

Year:

2019

Keywords:

Wyoming big sagebrush, Artemisia tridentata subsp. wyomingensis, Fire Effects Information System

Source:

In: Fire Effects Information System. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory. Online: https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/arttriw/all.html.

Recreational demand for Tuskegee National Forest, a non-market valuation

The demand for outdoor recreational activities has been increasing in the United States and is a significant part of the lifestyle in the South over the last few years. Forest recreational opportunities are available on public owned forests. and some provide amenities such as. drinking water, electricity, flush toilets. and sewer at each campsite. Some charge a form of...

Author(s):

Ellene Kebede; Mudiayi Ngandu; John Schelhas; Doris Batalia

Year:

2006

Keywords:

Source:

The business Review, Cambridge: 232-238

Improving disease resistance of butternut (Juglans cinerea), a threatened fine hardwood: a case of single-tree selection through genetic improvement and deployment

Approaches for the development of disease-resistant butternut (Juglans cinerea L.) are reviewed. Butternut is a threatened fine hardwood throughout its natural range in eastern North America because of the invasion of the exotic fungus, Sirococcus clavigignenti-juglandacearum Nair, Kostichka and Kuntz, which causes butternut canker...

Author(s):

C.H. Michler; P.M. Pijut; D.F. Jacobs; R. Meilan; K.E. Woeste; M.E. Ostry

Year:

2005

Keywords:

hybridization, polymorphism, regeneration, Sirococcus clavigignenti-juglandacearum, tree breeding, vegetative propagation.

Source:

Tree Physiology. 26:121-128.

Molecular genetics of lignin-degrading fungi and their applications in organopollutant degradation

This chapter provides an overview of the physiology and associated molecular genetics of wood- decaying fungi as they relate to organopollutant degradation. White-rot fungi are characterized by an ability to fragment all major structural polymers of wood including lignin. More poorly understood are the brown-rot fungi, which rapidly depolymerize cellulosic materials...

Author(s):

Daniel Cullen

Year:

2002

Keywords:

Wood-decaying fungi, lignin, biodegradation, organic water pollutants, enzymes, molecular genetics, fungi, bioremediation, fungal remediation

Source:

The mycota : a comprehensive treatise on fungi as experimental systems for basic and applied research 11, Agricultural applications. Berlin ; London : Springer, c2002: pages [71]-90.

Natural enemies: people-wildlife conflicts in anthropological perspective

Human relationships with wildlife are complex and multifaceted. It is not uncommon for conservationists, in an effort to raise awareness and build support for biodiversity conservation, to focus on the positive side of human relations with wildlife such as the role of wild species in controlling pests and pollinating crops, sacred and totemic associations, and...

Author(s):

John Schelhas

Year:

2004

Keywords:

Source:

Human Ecology Review, Vol. 11, No. 1: 68-70

Second interagency conference on research in the watersheds

The report comprises papers and abstracts from the Second Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds, May 16-18, Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, Otto NC. Authors from several agencies (e.g., USDA ARS, US-EPA, USFS) and the private sector contributed papers on topics ranging from new technology and analytical procedures, modeling, and hydrologic responses to...

Author(s):

Kelly Elder; Kate Dwire; Robert Hubbard; Charles Rhoades; Sandra Ryan; Mike Young; Laurie Porth; Mark Dixon; Angue Goodbody

Year:

2006

Keywords:

Source:

Second Interagency Conference On Research in the Watersheds, May 16-19, 2006, Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, Otto, NC. 202 p.

The U S national parks in international perspective: The Yellowstone model or conservation syncretism?

In recent years, international conservation scholars and practitioners have largely dismissed the U.S. national park experience, often termed the ?Yellowstone model,? as being too protectionist and exclusionary, and therefore irrelevant and even detrimental to park management and policy in lesser developed countries. A review of the U.S. national park experience finds...

Author(s):

John Schelhas

Year:

2010

Keywords:

Source:

In: Polisciano, Grazia; Farina, Olmo, eds. National Parks: Vegetation, Wildlife, and Threats. NOVA Science Publishers: 83-103.

Biotechnological efforts for preserving and enhancing temperate hardwood tree biodiversity, health, and productivity

Hardwood tree species in forest, plantation, and urban environments (temperate regions of the world) are important biological resources that play a significant role in the economy and the ecology of terrestrial ecosystems, and they have aesthetic and spiritual value. Because of these many values of hardwood tree species, preserving forest tree biodiversity through the...

Author(s):

Paula M. Pijut; Shaneka S. Lawson; Charles H. Michler

Year:

2011

Keywords:

biochemical markers, conservation, cryopreservation, deciduous trees, forest genetics, micropropagation, molecular markers, regeneration, somatic embryogenesis, temperate trees

Source:

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology-Plant. 47: 123-147.

Economic dynamics of forests and forest industries in the Southern United States

This report reviews how recent (2005-present) economic conditions have accelerated mill closings and job losses, and, to a lesser extent, influenced forest management in the Southern United States. We show that the number of primary roundwood-using mills has decreased across the South since the 1970s. At the same time, mill output has increased as the production of the...

Author(s):

Thomas J. Brandeis; Andrew J. Hartsell; James W. Bentley; Consuelo Brandeis

Year:

2012

Keywords:

Employment, FIA, forest industry production, forest inventory, timberland management, recession, timber product output

Source:

e-Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS–152. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 77 p.

Fueling the future with fungal genomics

Fungi play important roles across the range of current and future biofuel production processes. From crop/feedstock health to plant biomass saccharification, enzyme production to bioprocesses for producing ethanol, higher alcohols, or future hydrocarbon biofuels, fungi are involved. Research and development are underway to understand the underlying biological processes...

Author(s):

Igor.V. Grigoriev; Daniel Cullen; Stephen B. Goodwin; David Hibbett; Thomas W. Jeffries; Christian P. Kubicek; Cheryl Kuske; Jon K. Magnuson; Francis Martin; Joseph W. Spatafora; Adrian Tsang; Scott E. Baker

Year:

2011

Keywords:

Fungi, biofuels, biotechnology, wood-decaying fungi, industrial applications, biodegradation, moleculuar genetics, genetic engineering, genomes, lignocellulose, microbial metabolism, fermentation, ethanol, sugars, biomass utilization, biomass energy, enzymes, feedstock, hydrocarbons, genomics, alcohol, biorefining, bioconversion, saccharification, biomass fuel, review article

Source:

Mycology. Vol. 2, no. 3 (Sept. 2011): p. 192-209.

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Fire effects on noxious weeds

Chapter 3: Wood Decay

Book review: Unveiling the Whale: Discourses on Whales and Whaling

Chapter 13: Recent Advances on the Genomics of Litter- and Soil-Inhabiting Agaricomycetes

Can Prunus serotina be genetically engineered for reproductive sterility and insect pest resistance?

In vitro propagation of tropical hardwood tree species — A review (2001-2011)

Subcontinental-scale patterns of large-ungulate herbivory and synoptic review of restoration management implications for midwestern and northeastern forests

Cedrus - The True Cedars

Promotion of adventitious root formation of difficult-to-root hardwood tree species

Income convergence in a rural, majority African American region

Artemisia tridentata subsp. wyomingensis

Recreational demand for Tuskegee National Forest, a non-market valuation

Improving disease resistance of butternut (Juglans cinerea), a threatened fine hardwood: a case of single-tree selection through genetic improvement and deployment

Molecular genetics of lignin-degrading fungi and their applications in organopollutant degradation

Natural enemies: people-wildlife conflicts in anthropological perspective

Second interagency conference on research in the watersheds

The U S national parks in international perspective: The Yellowstone model or conservation syncretism?

Biotechnological efforts for preserving and enhancing temperate hardwood tree biodiversity, health, and productivity

Economic dynamics of forests and forest industries in the Southern United States

Fueling the future with fungal genomics

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