88 datasets found
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Federal
Tree Canopy Biodiversity (Myxomycetes, macrofungi, mosses, liverworts and lichens) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Department of the Interior —
PI and his team used ropes to scale trees of primarily five species (ash, tulip poplar, red maple, white pine, and white oak) and describe fungi, myxomycetes... -
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Deer Herd Health Checks
Department of the Interior —
Common biometric data associated with measuring health of whitetail deer in GRSM. Data is stored in a Microsoft Access database. -
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Diplocardia deborahae, A New Earthworm Species (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Acanthodrilidae) from Eastern Tennessee, USA.
Department of the Interior —
Field Methods: Hand collect live earthworm specimens underneath small logs/branches and rocks. Any logs and rocks flipped will be restored to original position. Sites... -
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Fisheries Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) Surveys 2023
Department of the Interior —
These data represent an assessment of Ichthyofaunal community structure in selected streams located in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM). Sites are sampled... -
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Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative
Department of the Interior —
PI collected water quality samples from amphibian breeding sites at Gourley Pond, Finley Cane Sinks, the Sinks, and Gum Swamp to assist an amphibian monitoring... -
Federal
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Genes-to-Ecosystems Forest Nutrient Cycling: Red Spruce (Picea rubens) Forest Fragmentation Patch Size Effects on Nutrient Dynamics
Department of the Interior —
This project focuses on red spruce (Picea rubens). How does forest fragmentation influence nutrient cycling? How do red spruce trees respond to phosphorous (P)... -
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Survey of Ground Beetles of the Eastern United States
Department of the Interior —
PI worked with ground beetles (Carabidae) and conducted a survey of this group throughout at least a portion of the eastern US, including the Smokies and Blue Ridge... -
Federal
Density Dependence and Stochastic Variation in Overabundant, Unmanaged White-tailed Deer Herds of Eastern National Parks-- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Department of the Interior —
Using 7-year to 13-year sets of deer monitoring data from 16 NPS sites, PI estimated parameters of the theta-logistic model (TLM), a widely-used population model... -
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Entomological Investigations of Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Diversity in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Department of the Interior —
Field Methods: Immature (larval) collection techniques will be limited to aquatic sampling with a standard dipper in vernal pools or a large pipette (turkey baster)... -
Federal
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Noland Divide Water Quality
Department of the Interior —
Based on studies in the 1980s linking stream water quality (acidification) and atmospheric acid deposition, the GRSM initiated a long-term continuous water quality... -
Federal
Appalachian Trail Visitor Impact Assessments to Enhance Sustainability and Improve Visitor Experiences.
Department of the Interior —
We will visit two 5k segments within GRSM as part of a larger research study on the Appalachian Trail to take an array of measurements on the condition of the A.T.... -
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Relative Abundance and Diversity of Spiders in a Recently Disturbed (burn site) area.
Department of the Interior —
"PI conducted a study of the relative abundance and diversity of spiders in a recently burned area, under the supervision of Dr. Susan Riechert. From 1999-2002... -
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Phylogeography of the Mud and Red Salamanders (Pseudotriton) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Department of the Interior —
Field Methods: Specimens are found in the field, measured for basic morphometrics (snout-vent length, mass), and the tip of the tail is clipped and placed in 95%... -
Federal
Bird Genoscape Project - Mapping the Flyways of the Birds of North America
Department of the Interior —
Field Methods: Birds will be captured via passive mist netting as well as by using target taxa song playbacks. The use of species-specific song playbacks will reduce... -
Federal
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rhododendron Monitoring Database
Department of the Interior —
Data is an MS Access database of tables of in the field health evaluation of rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) at one location that has a history of rhododendron... -
Federal
Eastern hemlocks (Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr) in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park: community and ecosystem dynamics as hemlock forests transition.
Department of the Interior —
Field Methods: My work will test three predictions: (1) Hemlock decline alters nutrient cycling and decomposition rates. (2) Hemlock decline alters plant and soil... -
Federal
GIS evaluation of elk data in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Department of the Interior —
Summary of proposed field methods and activities: Using data collected from NPS staff to analyze information on elk caving areas. -
Federal
Comparative genomics and metabolomics on evolution of endosymbiotic and intestinal symbiotic systems in xylophagous cockroaches, Cryptocercus spp.- Great Smoky Mountains National Park Data
Department of the Interior —
Summary of proposed field methods and activities: Several decayed wood logs (fallen trees) in the proposed collection site will be opened with hatchets or rock... -
Federal
Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Collecting harvestmen and centipedes for phylogenomics: An investigation of the arthropod Tree of Life
Department of the Interior —
PI aims to collect specimens of selected species of harvestmen/grand-daddy-long-legs (Opiliones) and centipedes (Chilopoda) to better understand their place in the... -
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Primeval forest dynamics along the elevation gradient in the Great Smoky Mountains.
Department of the Interior —
Field Methods: Forest plot sampling of forest trees. Tree diameter at breast height is measured. Species and condition are noted.
88 datasets found