47 datasets found
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Federal
Pilot study for investigation of mercury in litterfall at National Atmospheric Deposition Program Mercury Deposition Network sites
Department of the Interior —
Automated collectors at Elkmont passively accumulated litterfall for two consecutive 4-week periods each in 2008 and 2009. Samples were collected, and submitted for... -
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park National Rivers and Streams Assessment 2018/2019
Department of the Interior —
Procedures are from the NRSA Field Operations Manual 1. In situ Measure in situ DO, pH, water temperature, and conductivity using a calibrated multi-parameter water... -
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A Size-Based Test of Species-Energy Theory in Stream Ecosystems
Department of the Interior —
All field data will be collected by the PI and a team of four college students. Two full working days will be scheduled to perform a complete fish, invertebrate, and... -
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Host survey and detection for thousand cankers disease pathogen, Geosmithia morbida, and Genetic Variability of Walnut Populations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Department of the Interior —
"PI is surveying the walnut of the park to look for evidence of thousand canker disease. If he finds any trees with symptoms, he will collect material to use to study... -
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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... -
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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. -
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Temperature as a driver of aquatic insect species distributions- Great Smoky Mountains National Park Data
Department of the Interior —
Summary of proposed field methods and activities: We propose to sample aquatic insects from streams in various locations within the GSMNP. Sampling will occur with a... -
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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... -
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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... -
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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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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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Evolution, Phylogenetics and Phylogeography of Liliaceae Subfamily Streptopoideae.
Department of the Interior —
Field Methods: I will collect individual sample branches (one for each population to make specimens) and few leaves for the other species without hurting the plants.... -
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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
Responses of Upland Forest Invertebrates to Climatic Warming: Understanding the Past to Predict and Manage for the Future.
Department of the Interior —
The study includes lower elevation sites outside the park. Wood-feeding insects were chosen because of the importance of their roll in the forest ecosystem, their... -
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Species of Freshwater Sponges and Their Distribution Within The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Department of the Interior —
Two species of sponge were detected in the park in the Abrams Creek embayment: Trochospongilla horrida and Radiospongilla crateriformes. These are both widely... -
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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... -
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Prioritizing Fish Reintroductions in Lower Abrams Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Based on Ecological Benefit and Source Population Integrity.
Department of the Interior —
Field methods include the capture of fishes using backpack electrofishing using the same methodologies employed by Great Smoky Mountains National Park fish... -
Federal
Developing Conservation Strategies for Trillium Species
Department of the Interior —
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An Assessment of Coliform Bacteria in Water Sources near Appalachian Trail Shelters within the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
Department of the Interior —
"In Great Smoky Mountain National Park, it has long been held drinking water should be treated for the water to be drinkable. This research project will focus on... -
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Secondary Organic Aerosol Study - Look Rock (SOAS-LR) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Department of the Interior —
Field Methods: We propose to make measurements of fine particle composition using FTIR, XRF, and AMS techniques as part of the SOAS campaign. The instruments are...
47 datasets found