ESC members lead highly productive research programs that cover a wide breadth of
topics within the realm of ecosystem science. Below, you will find a sample listing
of some of our publicly funded research projects. Use our search box or advanced filtering
options to search our research projects by keyword, by department, or even by investigator.
Research Spotlight: MICARES
Four of our members from three different units have an NSF Growing Convergence Research
award for their project Socio-Technological System Transitions: Michigan Community
& Anishinaabe Renewable Energy Systems (MICARES). Led by Principal Investigator Kathy
Halvorsen (VPR/SS/CFRES), this project is converging social science theories of values
and motivation with engineering and economics understandings of technological feasibility
to develop a comprehensive understanding of how and why energy systems, in particular,
are reconfigured to include renewable energy resources. The project is in partnership
with NGOs, rural communities, and Tribal Nations across Michigan. Find out more at
the project website.
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Integrating migratory bird stopover requirements into management action across the Great Lakes Basin
Expanding KISMA?s Terrestrial and Aquatic Invasive Species Programming through Targeted Outreach and Removal
Climate-Informed Restoration Information for USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub
PeatRestore: National mapping| condition analysis| and restoration decision support tools for peatlands: Phase 2
Ecosystem Management For Climate and Carbon Benefits
Climate Adaptation Technical Assistance to R9 State| Private| an Tribal Forestry Partners
Radiocarbon and carbon cycle research
Science Information for USDA Northern Forest Climate Hub
Supplement: GCR: Michigan Community and Anishinaabe Renewable Energy Sovereignty (MICARES)
Increasing acceptance of northern hardwood lumber into cross laminated timber (CLT) by repurposing low-grade red maple
AIS Prevention for KISMA with boat wash outreach and AIS education
Collaborative Research: LTREB: Forest fragmentation and climate change result in understory warming that adversely affects tropical avian biodiversity at the BDFFP
Goats Managing Buckthorn on Community Recreational Trail System
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Prioritizing and Restoring Landscapes in Michigan?s Keweenaw Peninsula
Decision Support for Forest Soil Carbon Management
Hardwood Cross-Laminated Timber Research Assistance
Reducing Risk of Invasive Terrestrial Plants in the Great Lakes Region - Early Detection Remediation and Recovery
Peatland Ecology and Restoration Education in South America
Response of forest and peatland ecosystems to environmental change: new continuation
USDA Northern Forest Climate Hub Coordination
Continuation: Pushing the limits: role of functional and structural complexity in determining upper limits of carbon storage and sequestration in cool-temperate old growth forest ecosystems
Isle Royale wolf-moose population monitoring
Forest Owner Carbon and Climate Education Program (FOCCE)
Continuing KISMA Priority Invasive Species Control and Outreach with Partners and Community
