Catalina Segura,* Peter Caldwell, Ge Sun, Steve McNulty and Yang Zhang 1 Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences Department, North Carolina State University, 2800 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC 27695-8208, USA 2 Forestry Engineering, Resources, and Management Department, Oregon State University, 280 Peavy Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA 3 Center for Forest Watershed Science, USDA Forest Service, Co...

Domestic goats, Capra hircus, were intentionally introduced to numerous oceanic islands beginning in the sixteenth century. The remarkable ability of C. hircus to survive in a variety of conditions has enabled this animal to become feral and impact native ecosystems on islands throughout the world. Direct ecological impacts include consumption and trampling of native plants, leading to plant co...

M.J. Brewer *, Texas AgriLife Research and Department of Entomology, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX 78406; J.S. Armstrong, USDA ARS Beneficial Insect Research Unit, Kika de la Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research Center, Weslaco, TX 78596; E.G. Medrano, USDA ARS Cotton Pathology Research Unit, Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center, C...

a Southern Global Change Program, USDA Forest Service, 920 Main Campus Dr., Venture II, Suite 300, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA b Southern China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, PR China c College of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, PR China d University of British Columbia-Okanagan, 3333 University Way, Kelowna, BC, Canada V1V 1V7 e Coweeta ...

Journal: Canadian Journal of Forest Research Manuscript ID cjfr-2017-0091.R1 Manuscript Type: Article Date Submitted by the Author: 13-Jun-2017 Complete List of Authors: Eberhardt, Thomas; USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory Dahlen, Joseph; University of Georgia, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Schimleck, Laurie; Oregon State University, College of Forestry Keyword:...

—Accurate estimates of Black-backed (Picoides arcticus) and Hairy Woodpecker (P. villosus) nests and nest survival rates in post-fire landscapes provide land managers with information on the relative importance of burned forests to nesting woodpeckers. We conducted multiple-observer surveys in burned and unburned mixed coniferous forests in Oregon to identify important factors influencing detec...

Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a systemic infection, now known to be caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, that was not recognized until early in this century. The description of the disease, etiology, transmission, and treatment were all discovered over a 50-year period. It is probable that earlier sporadic cases were encountered but were not recognized as a distinctive disease. RMSF in con...

This paper discusses issues and requirements associated with the development of a spatial decision support system for the USDA Forest Service. A system was developed which integrates optimization based management planning models using map based representations of the spatial area being analyzed. This system was designed to address the decidedly hierarchical planning environment of the USDA Fore...

Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Small Grains Board; Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Kentucky Growers Association; U.S. Department of Agriculture through Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative [59-0206-9-084]; ARSUnited States (USDA)USDA Research Service [58-6645-0-0-108]; Hatch Program the National Institute Food (NIFA) [59-0790-4-102]; NIFA Triticeae Coordinated Project [201168002-300...

Fire management has always meant fire suppression to the managers of the chaparral covered southern California National Forests. Today, Forest Service fire management programs must be cost effective, while wilderness fire management objectives are aimed at recreating natural fire regimes. A cost-effectiveness analysis has been developed to compare fire management options for meeting these objec...