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Land and Climate Program Implementation Midwest Region
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Principal Investigator: Kristen Schmitt | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Wolf Moose Study Collection Cataloging and Specimen Preservation
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Principal Investigator: John Vucetich | |
Co-PI: Rolf Peterson | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of the Interior
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Web Development for the Climate Change Resource Center
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Principal Investigator: Kristen Schmitt | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Education & Outreach
Student Remote Sensing Support of Satellite Detection Surveys
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Principal Investigator: Curtis Edson | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Advancement of the Riparian Buffer Delineation Model and Its Utility Across a Variety of Ecosystems
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Principal Investigator: Ann Maclean | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Support of the RadioCarbon Collaborative
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Principal Investigator: Paula Zermeno | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Climate Change Resource Center Development and Support
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Principal Investigator: Kristen Schmitt | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Expanding a Surface Water Monitoring Program in the L'Anse Indian Reservation and Ceded Territory
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Principal Investigator: Jerry Jondreau | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Effects of Hurricane Disturbance and Increased Temperature on Carbon Cycling and Storage of a Puerto Rican Forest: A Mechanistic Investigation of Above- and Belowground Processes
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Principal Investigator: Molly Cavaleri | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Energy
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Adapting Forested Watershed to Ecosystem and Climate Stressors
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Principal Investigator: Kristen Schmitt | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
FY-18 McIntire-Stennis Overall Program
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Principal Investigator: Andrew Storer | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Black Ash Wetland Ecosystem Processes
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Principal Investigator: Fengjing Liu | |
Co-PI: Andrew Storer | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Assess Vulnerability of Park Ecosystems to Climate Change
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Principal Investigator: Kristen Schmitt | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of the Interior
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Evaluating Changes in Soil Carbon after Land Management in a Changing Climate
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Principal Investigator: Martin Jurgensen | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Response of Forest and Peatland Ecosystems to Environmental Change: A Continuation
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Principal Investigator: Evan Kane | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Peat Accumulation Rates in Lake Superior Forested Wetlands
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Principal Investigator: Evan Kane | |
Co-PI: Rodney Chimner | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Web Development for the USDA Climate Hubs
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Principal Investigator: Patricia Leopold | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Validating and Demonstrating Forest Road Surfacing Technology to Protect Soil and Water Resources in an Actively Managed Forest
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Principal Investigator: Matthew Kelly | |
Co-PI: James Schmierer | |
Co-PI: Joseph Wagenbrenner | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy, Education & Outreach, Transportation & Infrastructure
Reinvigorating KISMA: Improved Collaborative Planning and Control of Invasive Species
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Principal Investigator: Sigrid Resh | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: Keweenaw Land Trust
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy, Education & Outreach
Engineering Performance Characteristics of Hardwood Cross Laminated Timber (CLT)
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Principal Investigator: Xinfeng Xie | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy, Macro Micro and Nano Sciences
Coastal Wetland Re-Connection
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Principal Investigator: Curtis Edson | |
Co-PI: Ann Maclean | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Climate Change Forests and Water: Adaptation Resources Tools and Demonstrations
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Principal Investigator: Patricia Leopold | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
ECA-PGR: Under the Hood: The Genetic Components of Maize Transformation
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Principal Investigator: Hairong Wei | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: Kansas State University
Center/Institute: Life Science and Technology Institute (LSTI)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing, Life Sciences
Responding to Climate Change Risks: Services for the USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub
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Principal Investigator: Kristen Schmitt | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Collaborative Research: Impact of Microbial and Termite Communities on Transfer of Decaying Wood C to Stable and Protected Mineral Soil C Pools.
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Principal Investigator: Andrew Burton | |
Co-PI: Martin Jurgensen | |
Co-PI: Andrew Storer | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Michigan Tech and U.S. Forest Service KISMA Agreement
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Principal Investigator: Sigrid Resh | |
Co-PI: Christopher Webster | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy, Education & Outreach
Great Lakes Northern Forest CESU: Beech Reintroduction at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
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Principal Investigator: Yvette Dickinson | |
Co-PI: Andrew Storer | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of the Interior
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Climate Change Resource Center: Responding to Forest Threats and Climate Change
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Principal Investigator: Kristen Schmitt | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Ottawa NF-wide Monitoring for Invasive Earthworms and Forest Soils to Inform Landscape-scale Management and Restoration
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Principal Investigator: Blair Orr | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Radiocarbon Collaborative and Graphite Lab Operation
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Principal Investigator: Paula Zermeno | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Support of the USDA Northern Forest Climate Hub
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Principal Investigator: Kristen Schmitt | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Education & Outreach
Web Development for Climate Change Science Delivery
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Principal Investigator: Kristen Schmitt | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Utility of STERILE APETALA (SAP) for Development of a Sterility Transgenic Containment Technology in Poplar
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Principal Investigator: Victor Busov | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Life Science and Technology Institute (LSTI)
Research Focus: Life Sciences
Developing a Restoration Management and Long-Term Monitoring Plan for the Former Huron Bay Hunt Club Baraga County Michigan
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Principal Investigator: Rodney Chimner | |
Co-PI: James Bess | |
Co-PI: Christopher Webster | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of the Interior
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Dissolved Organic Matter Movement Across a Terrestrial-River-Coastal Interface
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Principal Investigator: Evan Kane | |
Co-PI: Karl Meingast | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Wood Decomposition: Understanding Processes Regulating Carbon Transfer to Soil Carbon Pools using FACE Wood at Multiple Scales
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Principal Investigator: Andrew Burton | |
Co-PI: Martin Jurgensen | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Ensuring Salvaged Beetle-killed Trees are Utilized for the Highest and Best Use through the Application of New Technologies
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Principal Investigator: Yvette Dickinson | |
Co-PI: John Forsman | |
Co-PI: Mark Rudnicki | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Michigan Wood Innovation Action Team
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Principal Investigator: Mark Rudnicki | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: Renewable Resource Solutions LLC
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy, Education & Outreach, Energy & Sustainability
CNH-RCN: Andes Bofedales and Cattle: The Impacts of Changing Hydrology and Glacial Retreat on Community Livelihoods in Peru's Cordillera Blanca
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Principal Investigator: Rodney Chimner | |
Co-PI: Sigrid Resh | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: Colorado State University
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Wolf-Moose Population Monitoring Isle Royale National Park
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Principal Investigator: John Vucetich | |
Co-PI: Rolf Peterson | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of the Interior
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Forest Adaptation to Climate Change: Science Planning and Implementation
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Principal Investigator: Patricia Leopold | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Isle Royale Institute Support
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Principal Investigator: Kenneth Vrana | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of the Interior
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Education & Outreach
Climate Change Science Assessment Synthesis and Science Delivery
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Principal Investigator: Patricia Leopold | |
Co-PI: Robert Froese | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy, Education & Outreach
Science Delivery for Climate Change and Ecosystem Management
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Principal Investigator: Kristen Schmitt | |
Co-PI: Kailey Marcinkowski | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Using Thermal Modification Technology to Add Value to Small-Diameter Logs from Underutilized Species
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Principal Investigator: Peter Laks | |
Co-PI: Glenn Larkin | |
Co-PI: Dana Richter | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: University of Minnesota
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Energy & Sustainability, Transportation & Infrastructure
Future of Black Ash Wetlands
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Principal Investigator: Joseph Wagenbrenner | |
Co-PI: Andrew Storer | |
Co-PI: Catherine Tarasoff | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Collaborative Research: ABI Innovation: "Plant Genotype-Phenotype (G2P) Association Discovery via Integrative Genome-scale Biological Network & Genome-wide Association Analysis
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Principal Investigator: Hairong Wei | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Center/Institute: Life Science and Technology Institute (LSTI)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing
Effects of Erosion Mitigation Treatments and Post-fire Salvage Logging on Hillslope Erosion
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Principal Investigator: Joseph Wagenbrenner | |
Co-PI: Casey Huckins | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Cross-Site Study of Harvest Gaps-Tree Regeneration in Group Openings With and Without Seed-Trees
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Principal Investigator: Christopher Webster | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Instability Contingency and Global Change in a Terrestrial Food Chain
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Principal Investigator: John Vucetich | |
Co-PI: Rolf Peterson | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Collaboration for Research and Capacity Building in Wetland Carbon Cycling in Tropical Ecosystems
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Principal Investigator: Rodney Chimner | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Effects of Warming on Tropical Forest Carbon Cycling: Investigating Temperature Regulation of Key Tropical Tree and Soil
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Principal Investigator: Molly Cavaleri | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Energy
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Belowground Ecosystem Ecologist
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Principal Investigator: Evan Kane | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Long-term Changes in Peatland C Fluxes and the Interactive Roles of Soil Climate Vegetation and Redox Supply in Governing Anaerobic Microbial Activity
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Principal Investigator: Evan Kane | |
College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy