Maps: Spruce Budworm Infestation 1948-50
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An Analysis of Inconsistencies in Environmental Protection Standards Pertaining to Forest Management Activities in Maine
Problem Addressed: Environmental protection standards inconsistencies pertaining to forest management activities in Maine.
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Provide an overview of the legislative process in Maine, identify a process for analyzing comparable laws and regulations, present the findings of the analysis, and suggest future courses of action.
Key Findings: ) a brief history of the evolution of this paper, 2) a literature review of policy formulation processes, 3) a procedural look at how laws move through the Maine Legislature, 4) a summary of how policy formulation and the legislative process combine to result in incremental growth of regulatory inconsistencies, and finally, 5) a review of the state laws and agencies.
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[mrp_rating_result no_rating_results_text="No ratings yet" before_count="(" after_count=" ratings)"]An Alternative Model of Beech Bark Disease
Problem Addressed: Lack of evidence supporting beech bark disease model proposed in 1934
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Develop a new model of BBD highlighting biotic and abiotic factors
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[mrp_rating_result no_rating_results_text="No ratings yet" before_count="(" after_count=" ratings)"]Integrating Effects of Climate Change, Acidic Deposition and Insect Defoliation on Sugar Maple Growth and Yield in the Northern Forest
Problem Addressed: Climate and soil effects on sugar maple growth
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Analyze the combined effects of climate and acid deposition on sugar maple growth
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[mrp_rating_result no_rating_results_text="No ratings yet" before_count="(" after_count=" ratings)"]Impacts of windstorm and salvage harvest on regeneration and biodiversity in the Northern Forest
Problem Addressed: Effects of wind disturbance and salvage harvest
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Quantify the individual and cumulative effects of wind disturbance and salvage harvest on forest composition and structure
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[mrp_rating_result no_rating_results_text="No ratings yet" before_count="(" after_count=" ratings)"]Quantifying soil phosphorus concentrations and stream loads in forested watersheds of Vermont
Problem Addressed: Potential effectiveness of management practices in reducing forest contributions to P loads
Goal(s)/Objective(s): e comprehensive understanding of the potential for phosphorus (P) loading along forested reaches of Lake Champlain tributaries
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[mrp_rating_result no_rating_results_text="No ratings yet" before_count="(" after_count=" ratings)"]Identifying Factors Affecting Regional Patterns of Sugar Maple Regeneration in the Northern Forest
Problem Addressed: Effects on sugar maple regeneration
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Guidelines for securing successful sugar maple regeneration
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[mrp_rating_result no_rating_results_text="No ratings yet" before_count="(" after_count=" ratings)"]Birds and the Conservation Reserve Program: A Retrospective Study
Problem Addressed: U.S. Department of Agriculture's Conservation Reserve Program on bird populations.
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Investigate the U.S. Department of Agriculture's CRP on bird populations.
Key Findings: Four species, Western Meadowlark, Ring-necked Pheasant, Brown-headed Cowbird, and Northern Bobwhite showed evidence of positive population responses after the introduction of the CRP.
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[mrp_rating_result no_rating_results_text="No ratings yet" before_count="(" after_count=" ratings)"]Avian Spatio-Temporal Dynamics and the Core-Satellite Species Hypothesis
Problem Addressed: Avian abundance and distribution patterns for New England using data from the U.S.G.S. Biological Resources Division's Breeding Bird Survey (BBS).
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Test predictions of Hanski's core-satellite hypothesis, Brown's ecological specialization hypothesis and Wright's sampling hypothesis to determine which best explained the observed patterns in the three distinct avifaunal regions within New England.
Key Findings: Classification and regression tree analyses indicated no correlation between the spatial exponents and natural history correlates; only 15-25% of the mean deviance of the temporal exponents was explained by life history correlates.
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[mrp_rating_result no_rating_results_text="No ratings yet" before_count="(" after_count=" ratings)"]Harbor Seal Population Trends and Habitat Use in Maine
Problem Addressed: Harbor seals
Goal(s)/Objective(s): To document abundance and distribution of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in Maine.
Key Findings: Characteristics of size, distance to mainland, and distance to boat launch were measured of potential haulout sites using a geographic information system (GIS).
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