A5002112960- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Plant and animal studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Fire effects on ecosystems
University of Georgia
2014-2021
Duke University
2014
Abstract Dense understory thickets of the native evergreen shrub Rhododendron maximum expanded initially following elimination American chestnut by blight, and later in response to loss eastern hemlock due woolly adelgid invasion. often blanket streams their riparian zones, creating cool, low‐light microclimates. To determine effect such on summer stream temperatures, we removed rhododendron 300 m reaches two southern Appalachian Mountain headwater streams, while leaving reference...
Abstract Riparian vegetation management alters stream basal resources, but ecosystem responses partly depend on top‐down interactions with in‐stream consumers. Large‐bodied omnivores can exert particularly strong influences benthic environments through consumption of food resources and physical disturbance the benthos. Trophic dynamics studies conducted within context reach‐scale riparian manipulations provide insights into relative importance bottom‐up controls that determine response to...