88 datasets found
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How do Plant-Microbial Interactions Influence Plasticity Under Novel Temperature Conditions?
Department of the Interior —
Field Methods: We propose to explore the effects of plant-microbial interactions on plasticity in flowering time and growth of populations from a broad latitudinal... -
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Christmas Bird Count
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Data from Christmas Bird Counts conducted within the park boundary -
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park American Holly Monitoring
Department of the Interior —
The data is from a multi-year study of the impact of an unidentified defoliator. Collected data include: diameter, height, crown class, percent live crown ratio,... -
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Vegetation Monitoring Plots – 2003 – 2009 (Jenkins Plots)
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This database includes all data related to long-term vegetation monitoring performed by GRSM I&M staff from 2003-2009. Data collection methods follow Jenkins 2008... -
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The biodiversity of Thysanoptera (Insecta) of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, an Introduction.
Department of the Interior —
This report contains the first comprehensive study of the fauna of the insect Order Thysanoptera (thrips) in Great Smoky Mountains NP. Forty-nine species were... -
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The Long-Term Effects of Exurbanization on Stream Health and Salamander Communties in the Southeast Appalachian Mountains
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The southern Appalachian Mountains have experienced a large population growth over the past 30 years. Land use practices are shifting and forests are being converted... -
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North Carolina’s Candid Critters: A Statewide Camera Trap Survey in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Summary of proposed field methods and activities: Methodology This project will engage citizen scientist to run camera traps, code images, and upload data that can be... -
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Stehn Plots: Overstory, Shrubs, Seedlings, Herbaceous plants, Bryophytes, Soil
Department of the Interior —
This dataset results from systematic sampling on 60 randomly selected plots within the spruce-fir zone of GRSM. Researchers recorded the frequency and cover of 97... -
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Elk Exclosure Vegetation Monitoring
Department of the Interior —
This database contains all long-term vegetation monitoring data related to elk (Cervus elaphus) reintroduction and management in GRSM. Each vegetation plot consists... -
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Listeria Whole Genome Sequence Data Reference Sets: Needed to Allow for Improved Persistence Assessment and Source Tracking
Department of the Interior —
Briefly, sample collection will entail collecting soil samples at 5 sites within 1 suggested area, with each site being more than a quarter mile apart. Sample sites... -
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Collection of Zapada chila Ricker (Plecoptera: Nemouridae)
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"Two different PIs, working separately, took permits to seek specimens of the stonefly genus Zapada for a taxonomic study. A new species (Z. fumosa n. sp.) is... -
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park American Beech Monitoring
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This database includes ratings of branch dieback, defoliation, beech scale and presence of Nectria spp. on high elevation American beech at least 3.5 cm in diameter... -
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Changes in Woody Fuel Loading and Ericaceous Shrub Cover from 2003 to 2019 in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Department of the Interior —
Field Methods: In 2003-2004, 180 locations within Great Smoky Mountains National Park were visited to inventory overstory composition, fuels, and ericaceous shrub... -
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The Evolutionary Genetics of Mushroom-feeding Drosophila in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Field Methods: Fly collections. Drosophila will be collected from forests during summer months (May to October) by sweep-netting or aspirating over naturally-... -
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Wood-decaying basidiomycetes and their Fungal Parasites in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Department of the Interior —
We plan to collect and identify particular groups of fungi growing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. These fungi represent basidiomycetes that mostly grow... -
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Viral impacts on fluvial and limnetic systems
Department of the Interior —
Collection of the following specimens or materials, quantities, and any limitations on collecting: 20 L whole water samples will be collected every 2-4 weeks from our... -
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park Monitoring Wells: Proposed Inclusion into the North Carolina Statewide Monitoring Well Network.
Department of the Interior —
Field Methods: Each proposed well will need to be accessed, video-logged, and equipped with a locking cap. Video-logging will allow the North Carolina Division of... -
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A Survey of Post-Fire Ascomycete and Basidiomycete Fungi in an Eastern Deciduous Forest.
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Fruiting bodies (mushrooms) will be collected, photographed, described, dried and accessioned into TENN-Fu (University of Tennessee Herbarium). Collection data will... -
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Human Influences of the River Continuum Concept: Impacts of Anthropogenic Watershed Development and Nutrient Sources -- in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Department of the Interior —
Field Methods: Undisturbed streams with easy access from parallel trails and crossings within the Smoky Mt National Park will be sampled from headwater (1 or 2 order... -
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ATBI Diptera TWIG
Department of the Interior —
"PI conducted extensive trapping for dlptera in the park, especially for species that feed on blood (such as blackflies and mosquitoes) or are ectoparasites. He is...
88 datasets found