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Title: Proceedings from the conference on the ecology and management of high-elevation forests in the central and southern Appalachian Mountains

Author: Rentch, James S.; Schuler, Thomas M.

Year: 2010

Publication: 2009 May 14-15; Slatyfork, WV. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-64. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 242 p.

Titles contained within Proceedings from the conference on the ecology and management of high-elevation forests in the central and southern Appalachian Mountains

The isolated red spruce communities of Virginia and West Virginia
Adams, Harold S.; Stephenson, Steven; Rollins, Adam W.; Adams, Mary Beth.
Changes in canopy cover alter surface air and forest floor temperature in a high-elevation red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) forest
Boggs, Johnny L.; McNulty, Steven G.
Stand dynamics of relict red spruce in the Alarka Creek headwaters, North Carolina
Collins, Beverly; Schuler, Thomas M.; Ford, W. Mark; Hawkins, Danielle.
Historical reconstructions of high-elevation spruce forests in the Appalachian mountains
Copenheaver, Carolyn A.
Maintenance of eastern hemlock forests: Factors associated with hemlock vulnerability to hemlock woolly adelgid
Fajvan, Mary Ann; Bohall Wood, Petra.
Area occupancy and detection probabilities of the Virginia northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus) using nest-box surveys
Ford, W. Mark; Moseley, Kurtis R.; Stihler, Craig W.; Edwards, John W.
Pennsylvania boreal conifer forests and their bird communities: past, present, and potential
Gross, Douglas A.
Brook trout movement within a high-elevation watershed: Consequences for watershed restoration
Hansbarger, Jeff L.; Petty, J. Todd; Mazik, Patricia M.
Does nitrogen and sulfur deposition affect forest productivity?
Johnson, Brittany A.; Piatek, Kathryn B.; Adams, Mary Beth; Brooks, John R.
Factors influencing avian communities in high-elevation southern Allegheny mountain forests
Kahler, Harry A.; Anderson, James T.
Forest change in high-elevation forests of Mt. Mitchell, North Carolina: re-census and analysis of data collected over 40 years
Lusk, Laura; Mutel, Matt; Walker, Elaine S.; Levy, Foster.
Abundance of red spruce regeneration across spruce-hardwood ecotones at Gaudineer Knob, West Virginia
Mayfield, Albert E.; Hicks, Ray R.
Species composition and stand structure of a large red spruce planting 67 years after its establishment in western North Carolina
McNab, W. Henry; Holbrook, James H.; Oprean, Ted M.
A comparison of the status of spruce in high-elevation forests on public and private land in the southern and central Appalachian Mountains
Morin, Randall S.; Widmann, Richard H.
The current status of red spruce in the eastern United States: distribution, population trends, and environmental drivers
Nowacki, Gregory; Carr, Robert; Van Dyck, Michael.
The current distribution, predictive modeling, and restoration potential of red spruce in West Virginia
Nowacki, Gregory; Wendt, Dan.
Predicting climate change extirpation risk for central and southern Appalachian forest tree species
Potter, Kevin M.; Hargrove, William W.; Koch, Frank H.
Disruption of calcium nutrition at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (New Hampshire) alters the health and productivity of red spruce and sugar maple trees and provides lessons pertinent to other sites and regions
Schaberg, Paul G.; Hawley, Gary J.
Acidic deposition and red spruce in the central and southern Appalachians, past and present
Adams, Mary Beth.
Evidence of montane spruce-fir forest recovery on the high peaks and ridges of the black mountains, North Carolina: recent trends, 1986-2003
Bowers, Todd Allen; Bruck, Robert I.
Status and conservation of northern goshawks in the central Appalachian mountains: has the population trend reversed since 2001?
Brinker, David F.; Boyle, Kevin P.
American chestnut persistence in southwestern Virginia 80 years after chestnut blight introduction
Burke, Katie L.
Natural communities of the central Appalachian red spruce ecosystem and their conservation significance
Byers, Elizabeth A.
Wet feet and sappy fingers: lessons learned from restoration work in the West Virginia highlands
Cimarolli, Amy; Saville, David W.
Foliar and soil chemistry at red spruce sites in the Monongahela National Forest
Connolly, Stephanie J.
Detecting and monitoring acidic deposition effects on soil chemistry and forest growth on the Monongahela National Forest
Elias, Patricia; Burger, James; Connolly, Stephanie; Adams, Mary Beth.
Eastern hemlock decline in riparian areas from Maine to Alabama
Evans, D.E.; Aust, W.M.; Dolloff, C.A.; Templeton, B.S.
25+ year changes in forest structure and tree-ring patterns in three old-growth red spruce stands in West Virginia
Heitzman, Eric; Doughterty, Sean; Rentch, James; Adams, Steve; Stephenson, Steve.
Bird conservation issues in high-elevation (red spruce-fraser fir-northern hardwood) forests of the southern Blue Ridge
Hunter, William C.
Vegetation controls on carbon and nitrogen cycling and retention: contrasts in spruce and hardwood watershed budgets
Kelly, Charlene N.; Schoenholtz, Stephen H.; Adams, Mary Beth.
Mountain birdwatch: developing a coordinated monitoring program for high-elevation birds in the Atlantic northern forest
Lloyd, John D.; Hart, Julie; Lambert, J. Dan.
Fraser fir stand structure in the Black Mountains of North Carolina
McManamay, Rachael H.; Resle, Lynn M.; Campbell, James B.
Critical acid load limits in a changing climate: implications and solutions
McNulty, Steven G.
Potential impacts of climate change on bird and tree habitats within the Appalachian Mountains
Matthews, Stephen; Iverson, Louis; Prasad, Anantha; Peters, Matthew.
Overview of the status of the Cheat Mountain salamander
Pauley, Thomas K.
Composition of high-elevation breeding bird assemblages and environmental correlates in the southern Blue Ridge Province
Pearson, Scott M.
Evolutionary history and population genetics of fraser fir and intermediate fir, southern Appalachian endemic conifers imperiled by an exotic pest and climate change
Potter, Kevin M.; Frampton, John; Josserand, Sedley; Nelson, C. Dana.
Impacts of cloud immersion on microclimate, photosynthesis and water relations of fraser fir in a temperate mountain cloud forest
Reinhardt, Keith; Smith, William K.
Early red spruce regeneration and release studies in the central and southern Appalachians
Rentch, James.
The National Audubon Society's eastern forest conservation initiative: examining opportunities for bird conservation at a regional scale
Smalling, Curtis; Elfner, Mary.
A framework for addressing bird conservation priorities in high-elevation vegetation communities of the Appalachian Mountains
Smith, Brian W.; Demarest, Dean; Laurent, Ed.
Ecophysiology of seedling establishment in contrasting spruce-fir forests of southern Appalachian and Rocky Mountain ecotones, USA
Smith, William K.; Reinhardt, Keith N.C.; Johnson, Daniel M.
Altitudinal gradients of bryophyte diversity and community assemblage in southern Appalachian spruce-fir forests
Stehn, Sarah E.; Webster, Christopher R.; Glime, Janice M.; Jenkins, Michael A.
Seeing the bigger picture: multi-partner spruce restoration in the central and southern Appalachian mountains
Tribble, Jack; Minney, Thomas; Johnson, Catherine; Sturm, Ken.
Update on terrestrial ecological classification in the highlands of West Virginia
Vanderhorst, James P.
Red spruce restoration modeling in LANDIS
Thomas-Van Gundy, Melissa.
Characterization of the ecological requirements for three plethodontid salamander species
Wooten, Jessica A.; Sutton, William B.; Pauley, Thomas K.
Using environmental and site-specific variables to model current and potential distribution of red spruce forest habitat in West Virginia
Beane, Nathan; Rentch, James.
Balsam fir conservation and red spruce ecosystem restoration initiatives in the West Virginia highlands
Bonasso, Corey A.; Saville, David W.
Management of grassy bald communities in the Roan Highlands
Donaldson, James T.; Schubert, N.; Huff, Lisa C.
Mapping the current and potential distribution of red spruce in Virginia: implications for the restoration of degraded high elevation habitat
Griscom, Heather; Kraenzle, Helmut; Bortolot, Zachary.
Hermit thrush breeding range expansion and habitat preferences in the southern Appalachian high-elevation forests
Laughlin, Andrew J.
Species distribution and richness patterns of avian communities in the high-elevation forests of Virginia
Lessig, Heather; McShea, William J.; Walters, Jeffrey R.
Growth of American chestnut and incidence of chestnut blight in the forest understory
Milo, Amy.
Modeling the breeding habitat distribution of the Appalachian yellow-bellied sapsucker in North Carolina
Pearson, Scott M.; Gerwin, John.
Dynamics of mid-Appalachian red spruce-hardwood ecotones
Rollins, Adam W.; Adams, Harold S.; Stephenson, Steven L.
Influence of acid deposition on regeneration dynamics along a disturbance intensity gradient
Stehn, Sarah E.; Webster, Christopher R.; Jenkins, Michael A.; Jose, Shibu.
Red spruce as witness tree on the Monongahela National Forest
Thomas-Van Gundy, Melissa.

Abstract: The proceedings includes 18 peer-reviewed papers and 41 abstracts pertaining to acid deposition and nutrient cycling, ecological classification, forest dynamics, avifauna, wildlife and fisheries, forests pests, climate change, old-growth forest structure, regeneration, and restoration.

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