58 datasets found
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Federal
Inventory of reptiles in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Department of the Interior —
From April 2000 to November 2004 (44 months), various field methods were used to capture of encounter reptiles in GSMNP, including placement of metal roofing tin... -
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Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont Monarch Tagging (Monarch Watch)
Department of the Interior —
Citizen scientists at Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont (GSMIT) tag monarch butterflies in Cades Cove, and around the Tremont campus. This effort is part of... -
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A Survey of Post-Fire Ascomycete and Basidiomycete Fungi in an Eastern Deciduous Forest.
Department of the Interior —
Fruiting bodies (mushrooms) will be collected, photographed, described, dried and accessioned into TENN-Fu (University of Tennessee Herbarium). Collection data will... -
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Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Insecticide Treatment Assessment in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Department of the Interior —
The hemlock woolly adelgid was first documented in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2002. Since then park personnel have embarked on multi-faceted... -
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Tree Canopy Biodiversity (Myxomycetes, macrofungi, mosses, liverworts and lichens) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Department of the Interior —
PI and his team used ropes to scale trees of primarily five species (ash, tulip poplar, red maple, white pine, and white oak) and describe fungi, myxomycetes... -
Federal
Entomological Investigations of Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Diversity in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Department of the Interior —
Field Methods: Immature (larval) collection techniques will be limited to aquatic sampling with a standard dipper in vernal pools or a large pipette (turkey baster)... -
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Diplocardia deborahae, A New Earthworm Species (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Acanthodrilidae) from Eastern Tennessee, USA.
Department of the Interior —
Field Methods: Hand collect live earthworm specimens underneath small logs/branches and rocks. Any logs and rocks flipped will be restored to original position. Sites... -
Federal
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Sochan Monitoring Database
Department of the Interior —
This database includes monitoring and occurrence data for Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata (“sochan” or “cutleaf coneflower”) throughout the park. The sochan... -
Federal
Genetic Characterization of Feral Swine in Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Department of the Interior —
Field Methods: As a component of feral swine control measures conducted by National Park Service employees within Great Smoky Mountain National Park, I would request... -
Federal
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Fisheries Monitoring Database
Department of the Interior —
These data represent fish census surveys in Great Smoky Mountains National Park conducted using the Delury Method of Three-Pass Depletion electrofishing. In 2020,... -
Federal
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Genes-to-Ecosystems Forest Nutrient Cycling: Red Spruce (Picea rubens) Forest Fragmentation Patch Size Effects on Nutrient Dynamics
Department of the Interior —
This project focuses on red spruce (Picea rubens). How does forest fragmentation influence nutrient cycling? How do red spruce trees respond to phosphorous (P)... -
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The Evolutionary Genetics of Mushroom-feeding Drosophila in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Department of the Interior —
Field Methods: Fly collections. Drosophila will be collected from forests during summer months (May to October) by sweep-netting or aspirating over naturally-... -
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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... -
Federal
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... -
Federal
Survey of the Centipedes (Chilopoda) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Department of the Interior —
"PI seeks to complete a checklist of the centipede species found in the park. Centipedes are important animals in forest ecosystems, as they are top predators in soil... -
Federal
Survey of Neonectria Fungi Associated with American Beech and Co-occurring Woody Plant Species
Department of the Interior —
Field Methods: Given the exploratory nature of this study, sampling will be conducted opportunistically for a maximum of five sites within the GSMNP. At each site,... -
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Evaluation of Germination Niche Breadth Along an Elevational Gradient
Department of the Interior —
Ecological generalization, or an increase in niche breadth, has been shown to vary consistently with latitude and elevation. Specifically, comparative studies in... -
Federal
Bird Banding Records Associated with Great Smoky Mountains National Park from the USGS Bird Banding Lab
Department of the Interior —
Bird banding data from various research projects conducted within Great Smoky Mountains National Park, including but not limited to studies GRSM-00013, -00014,... -
Federal
Survey of Ground Beetles of the Eastern United States
Department of the Interior —
PI worked with ground beetles (Carabidae) and conducted a survey of this group throughout at least a portion of the eastern US, including the Smokies and Blue Ridge... -
Federal
Gene Conservation, Restoration, and Proactive Deployment of Red Spruce in Light of Climate Change - in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Department of the Interior —
Field Methods: Great Smoky Mountains National Park has red spruce populations over a wide range of elevations. We were unable to find female cones on red spruce near...
58 datasets found