A neutral modeling approach for designing spatially heterogeneous jack pine plantations in northern Lower Michigan, USA
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DOI: 10.1007/s10980-017-0514-y
Abstract: ContextJack pine-dominated ecosystems in northern Lower Michigan are heavily managed using a harvesting and planting regime designed to provide breeding habitat for the federally endangered Kirtland’s warbler. These plantations do not resemble naturally-regenerated patterns of… read more here.
Keywords: lower michigan; pine; northern lower; jack pine ... See more keywords
Kame deltas provide evidence for a new glacial lake and suggest early glacial retreat from central Lower Michigan, USA
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.11.013
Abstract: Abstract In association with an undergraduate Honors Seminar at Michigan State University, we studied two small kame deltas in north-central Lower Michigan. These recently identified deltas provide clear evidence for a previously unknown proglacial lake… read more here.
Keywords: lower michigan; retreat; central lower; lake ... See more keywords
The application of decision support tools and the influence of local data in prioritizing barrier removal in lower Michigan, USA
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2019.01.008
Abstract: Abstract Web-based decision support tools (DSTs) can be useful to facilitate decision-making processes for managing complex natural resource systems. However, the alignment of DSTs with the objectives in governmental policies or management plans and the… read more here.
Keywords: support tools; lower michigan; decision support; barrier removal ... See more keywords