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Hartford 40 ft Interval Contour Lines
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The Hartford 40 ft Interval Contour Lines is the primary Hartford 40 ft Interval Contour Line data product produced and distributed by the National Park Service,... -
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An Evaluation of Plant Communities and Habitat Quality Following Tall Fescue Eradication in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Department of the Interior —
Research in eastern NC found fallow borders around crop fields were as or more effective as borders planted to nwsg and forbs in increasing wildlife diversity and... -
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Species Boundaries in the Wood-feeding Cockroach Cryptocercus
Department of the Interior —
"This project is looking at genetic differences that may equate to separate species of the Wood-feeding Cockroach (Cryptocercus punctulatus) and their distribution... -
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Elk camera trapping in GRSM near Fines Creek in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Summary of proposed field methods and activities: With the assistance of Kim Delozier from Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, we will set 3-4 Reconyx Camera Traps on the... -
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Investigating Potential Impacts of Hemlock Decline on Stream-Side Birds in the Walker Valley.
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"PI is studying the impact of hemlock decline in riparian areas on the riparian obligate bird species Louisiana waterthrush and the hemlock-associated bird species... -
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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.
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"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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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Trout Distribution
Department of the Interior —
Endpoint distribution of Brook and Rainbow Trout in GRSM, 2015. -
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park American Beech Monitoring
Department of the Interior —
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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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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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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30-m Plan Curvature
Department of the Interior —
The lidar Plan Curvature is the Plan Curvature data product produced and distributed by the National Park Service, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The primary... -
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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
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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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Myriapod collections for a revision of the millipede genera Pseudopolydesmus and Nannaria- Great Smoky Mountains National Park Data
Department of the Interior —
Summary of proposed field methods and activities: Sampling Myriapods is a low-impact process. Collecting is done by turning over leaf piles with a millipede rake (see... -
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30-m Morphometric Protection Index
Department of the Interior —
The lidar Morphometric Protection Index (MPI) is the MPI data product produced and distributed by the National Park Service, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.... -
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30-m Diurnal Anisotropic Heating Index
Department of the Interior —
The lidar Diurnal Anisotropic Heating Index (DAH) is the DA data product produced and distributed by the National Park Service, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. -
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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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Research on the Ecology and Natural History of Black Bears
Department of the Interior —
The American black bear (Ursus americanus) is an important symbol of the parkand has significant intrinsic value to visitors. However, a dense bear population coupled... -
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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...