Bandeff J. M., K. S. Pregitzer, W. M. Loya, W. E. Holmes, D. R. Zak. 2006. Overstory community composition and elevated atmospheric CO2 and O3 modify understory biomass production and nitrogen acquisition. Plant and Soil 282:251-259.
Birdsey R., K. Pregitzer, A. Lucier. 2006. Forest carbon management in the United States: 1600 2100. Journal of Environmental Quality 35:1461-1469.
Busov V. B., M. Fladung, A. Groover, S. H. Strauss. 2005. Insertional mutagenesis in Populus: Relevance and feasibility. Tree Genetics and Genomes. 1:135-142.
Busov V. B., R. Meilan, D. W. Pearce, C. Ma, S. B. Rood, S. H. Strauss. 2006. Transgenic modification of gai or rgl1 causes dwarfing and alters gibberellins, root growth, and metabolite profiles in Populus. Planta. 224: 288-299.
Chapman J. A., J. S. King, K. S. Pregitzer, D. R. Zak. 2005. Effects of elevated concentrations of atmospheric CO2 and tropospheric O3 on decomposition of fine roots. Tree Physiology 25:1501 1510.
Chimner R. A., K. C. Ewel. 2005.
A tropical freshwater wetland: II. production, decomposition, and peat formation.†Wetland Ecology and Management 13:671 684.
Chimner R. A., B. Fry, M. Y. Kaneshiro, N. Cormier. 2006. http://forest.mtu.edu/faculty/chimner/chimneretal2006mangroves.pdf . Current extent and historical expansion of introduced mangroves on O`ahu, Hawai`i. Pacific Science 60(3):377 383.
Cohen M. E., J. B. Pickens, J. Cardenas Castillo, B. Orr. 2005. Ecological suitability and tree seedling survival in the Bolivian Altiplano. Ecologia Austral 15:207 215.
Euskirchen E. S., K. S. Pregitzer, J. Chen. 2006. Carbon fluxes in a young, naturally regenerating jack pine ecosystem. J. Geophys. Res. 111,D01101, doi:10.1029/2005JD005793
Filichkin S. A., R. Meilan, V. B. Busov, C. Ma, A. M. Brunner, S. H. Strauss. 2005. Alcohol-inducible gene expression in transgenic Populus. Plant Cell Reports 25: 660 667
Filichkin S. A., Q. Wu, V. B. Busov, R. Meilan, C. Lanz-Garcia, A. Groover, B. Goldfarb, C. Ma, A. Brunner, S. H. Strauss. 2006. Enhancer trapping in woody plants: Isolation of a putative AT-hook motif transcription factor ET304 and characterization of the expression patterns conferred by its promoter in transgenic Populus and Arabidopsis. Plant Science 171: 206 216.
Flaspohler D. J., C. Meine. 2006. Planning for wildness: Aldo Leopold’s report on Huron Mountain Club. Journal of Forestry 104:32 42. Featured cover photo from this paper.
Goebel P. C., K. S. Pregitzer, B. J. Palik. 2006. Landscape hierarchies influence riparian ground-flora communities in Wisconsin, USA. Forest Ecology and Management 230: 43-54.
Gordon T. R., S. C. Kirkpatrick, B. J. Aegerter, D. L. Wood, A. J. Storer. 2006. Susceptibility of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) to pitch canker, caused by Gibberella circinata (anamorph = Fusarium circinatum). Plant Pathology: 55: 231 237.†
Gorman H. S., K. E. Halvorsen. 2006. The regulation of alternative onsite wastewater treatment systems along the Great Lakes. Small Flows Quarterly 7(1)23 33.
Griggs J. A., J. H. Rock, C. R. Webster, M. A. Jenkins. 2006. Vegetative legacy of a protected deer herd in Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Natural Areas Journal 26: 126 136.
Halvorsen K. E., H. S. Gorman. 2006. Onsite sewage system regulation along the Great Lakes and the USEPA Homeowner Awareness Model. Environmental Management 37(3):395 409.
Jaren V., A. R. E. Sinclair, R. Andersen, K. Danell, C. Schwartz, R. O. Peterson, R. T. Bowyer, G. Ericsson. 2003. Moose in modern integrated ecosystem management How should the Malawi principles be adapted? Alces 39:1-10. Printed version appeared in 2006.
Jurgensen M. F, David Reed, Deborah Page-Dumroese, Peter Laks, Anne Collins, Glenn Mroz, Marek DegÛrski. 2006. Wood strength as a measure of decomposition in northern forest mineral soil. European Journal of Soil Biology 42:23 311.
Karberg N. J., K. S. Pregitzer, J. S. King, A. L. Friend, J. R. Wood. 2005. Soil carbon dioxide partial pressure and dissolved inorganic carbonate chemistry under elevated carbon dioxide and ozone. Oecologia 142:296 306.
Karnosky D. F., K. S. Pregitzer. 2006. Impacts of elevated CO2 and O3 on northern temperate forest ecosystems: Results from the Aspen FACE experiment. pp. 213-219. In Nˆsberger, J., S. P. Long, R. J. Norby, M. Stitt, G. R. Hendry, H. Blum, Eds. Managed Ecosystems and CO2: Case Studies, Processes, and Perspectives. Ecological Studies, Springer-Verlag.
King J. S., K. S. Pregitzer, M. E. Kubiske, G. R. Hendrey, C. P. Giardina, E. P. McDonald, D. F. Karnosky. 2005. Tropospheric O3 compromises net primary production in young stands of trembling aspen, paper birch and sugar maple in response to elevated atmospheric CO2. New Phytologist 168:623-636.
King J. S., K. S. Pregitzer, D. R. Zak, W. E. Holmes, K. Schmidt. 2005. Fine root chemistry and decomposition in model communities of north-temperate tree species show little response to elevated CO2 and varying soil resource availability. Oecologia 146:318-328.
King J. S., M. E. Kubiske, K. S. Pregitzer, G. R. Hendry, E. P. McDonald, C. P. Giardina, V. S. Quinn, D. K. Karnosky. 2005. Tropospheric O3 compromises net production in young stands of trembling aspen, paper birch, and sugar maple in response to elevated atmospheric CO2. New Phytologist 168:623-636.
Majdi, H., K. Pregitzer, A.-S. Morén, G. I. Ågren. 2005. Fine root turnover in forest ecosystems. Plant and Soil 276:1-8.
Mankovska B., K. Percy, D. F. Karnosky. 2005. Impacts of greenhouse gases on epicuticular waxes of Populus tremuloides Michx.: Results from an open-air exposure and a natural O3 gradient. Environmental Pollution 137:580-586.
Marshall,J. M., A. J. Storer. 2006. Influence of Centaurea biebersteinii patch size on Urophora quadrifasciata (Dipt. Tephritidae) in Michigan, USA. Journal of Applied Entomology 130(2):91 95.
Norby R. J., E. H. DeLucia, B. Gielen, C. Calfapietra, C. P. Giardina, J. S. King, J. Ledford, H. R. McCarthy, D. J. P. Moore, R. Ceulemans, P. De Angelis, A. C. Finzi, D. F. Karnosky, M. E. Kubiske, M. Lukac, K. S. Pregitzer, G. E. Scarascia-Mugnozza, W. H. Schlesinger, R. Oren. 2005. Forest response to elevated CO2 is conserved across a broad range of productivity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102:18052-18056.
Norby R. J., E. H. DeLucia, B. Gielen, C. Calfapietra, C. P. Giardina, J. S. King, J. Ledford, H. R. McCarthy, D. J. P. Moore, R. Ceulemans, P. DeAngelis, A. C. Finzi, D. F. Karnosky, M. E. Kubiske, M. Lukac, K. S. Pregitzer, G. E. Scarascia-Mugnossa, R. Oren, W. H. Schlesinger. 2005. Forest response to elevated CO2 is conserved across a broad range of productivity. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 102:18052-18056.
Pickens James B., Aaron Everett, Scott Noble, John Baumgras, Philip Araman, Conrad Waniger. Intensive hardwood log bucker training using HW buck dramatically improves value recovery. Society of American Foresters 2005 Annual Meeting Proceedings (SAF, Bethesda, MD, 2006), proceedings distributed on CD.
Potvin M. J., D. Beyer, T. D. Drummer, R. O. Peterson, J. A. Vucetich, and J. Hammill. 2005. Monitoring and habitat analysis for wolves in Upper Michigan. J. Wildlife Management 69:1660-1669.
Pregitzer K., W. Loya, M. Kubiske, D. Zak. 2006. Soil respiration in northern forests exposed to elevated carbon dioxide and ozone. Oecologia 148:503-516.
Smemo K. A., D. R. Zak, K. S. Pregitzer. 2006. Chronic experimental NO3 deposition reduces the retention of leaf litter DOC in a northern hardwood forest soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 38:1340-1347.
Bhandari Suchita, Takeshi Fujino, Shiv Thammanagowda, Dongyan Zhang, Fuyu Xu, and Chandrashekhar P. Joshi. 2006. Coordinate expression of tension stress-responsive and secondary cell wall-associated KORRIGAN endoglucanase and three cellulose synthase genes in aspen trees. Planta 224: 828-837.
Tuskan G. A. , S. P. DiFazio, U. Hellsten, S. Jansson, S. Rombauts, N. Putnam, L. Sterck, J. Bohlmann, J. Schein, R. R. Bhalerao, R. P. Bhalerao, D. Blaudez, W. Boerjan, A. Brun, A. Brunner, V. Busov, M. Campbell, J. Carlson, M. Chalot, J. Chapman, G. Chen, D. Cooper, P. M. Coutinho, J. Couturier, S. F. Covert, R. Cunningham, J. Davis, S. Degroeve, C. dePamphilis, J. Detter, B. Dirks, I. Dubchak, S. Duplessis, J. Ehlting, B. Ellis, K. Gendler, D. Goodstein, M. Gribskov, I. Grigoriev, A. Groover, L. Gunter, B. Hamberger, B. Heinze, Y. Helariutta, B. Henrissat, D. Holligan, N. Islam-Faridi, M. Jones-Rhoades, R. Jorgensen, C. Joshi, J. Kangasjarvi, J. Karlsson, C. Kelleher, R. Kirkpatrick, M. Kirst, A. Kohler, U. Kalluri, F. Larimer, J. Leebens-Mack, J. C. Leple, A. Dejardin, G. Pilate, P. Locascio, S. Lucas, F. Martin, B. Montanini, C. Napoli, D. R. Nelson, C. D. Nelson, K. M. Nieminen, O. Nilsson, G. Peter, R. Philippe, A. Poliakov, S. Ralph, P. Richardson, C. Rinaldi, K. Ritland, P. Rouze, D. Ryaboy, A. Salamov, J. Schrader, B. Segerman, F. Sterky, C. Souza, C. Tsai, P. Unneberg, K. Wall, S. Wessler, G. Yang, T. Yin, C. Douglas, G. Sandberg, Y. Van de Peer, D. Rokhsar. The genome of black cottonwood, Populus trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray). 2006. Science 313:1596-1604.
Wangen S. R. and C. R. Webster. 2006. Potential for multiple lag phases during biotic invasions: reconstructing an invasion of the exotic tree Acer platanoides. Journal of Applied Ecology 43: 258-268.
Webster C. R. and M. A. Jenkins. 2005. Coarse woody debris dynamics in the southern Appalachians as affected by topographic position and anthropogenic disturbance history. Forest Ecology and Management 217:319-330. Woodall C. W. and L. M. Nagel. 2006. Coarse woody type: A new method for analyzing coarse woody debris and forest change. Forest Ecology and Management 227:115-121.
Zak D. R., W. E. Holmes, M. J. Tomlinson, K. S. Pregitzer, and A. J. Burton. 2006. Microbial cycling of C and N in northern hardwood forests receiving chronic atmospheric NO3 deposition. Ecosystems. 9:242-253.
Research Projects
Busov, V., $1,219,940. Genome-enabled modification of poplar root development for increased carbon sequestration. DOE.
Froese, R., and M. Hyslop. $50,000. The role of corporate timberland ownership change in land use, conservation, and local prosperity in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Froese, R., C. Webster, and J. Pickens. $27,910. Feasibility study: Managing carbon in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Detroit Edison.
Froese, R., D. Shonnard, J. Sutherland, D. Johnson, and B. Solomon. $150,000. Evaluation of low green house gas technologies. Caterpillar, Inc.
Halvorsen, K. $1,000. Faculty Development Grant: Wind energy in the Upper Midwest. MTU.
Harding, S. A., C-J. Tsai, and R. L. Lindroth. $1,386,389. A genomics investigation of partitioning into and among flavonoid-derived condensed tannins for carbon sequestration in Populus. DOE.
Joshi, C. P. $182,244. Modulation of cellulose crystallinity in transgenic trees. CPBR.
Jurgensen, M. $10,000. Jack pine seedling management at the USFS nursery, Watersmeet, Michigan. USDA Forest Service.
Maclean, A., B. Solomon, C. Webster, D. Flaspohler, K. Halverson, J. Sutherland, D. Shonnard, D. Hokanson. $1,699,999. Renewable energy from forest resources: An investigation into the viability of large-scale production of sustainable transportation fuels From lignocellulosic biomass. NSF.
Mayer, A., K. Halvorsen, Margaret Gale. $55,000. REF: Creation of Center for Water and Society. State of Michigan/MTU Research Excellence Fund.
Nagel, L. M. $5,000. Assessment of control methods for glossy buckthorn. US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Nagel, L. M. $7,000. Diameter distributions of northern hardwoods across spatial scales. McIntire-Stennis.
Nagel, L. M. $37,563. The Lake States silviculture short course of the USDA Forest Service Program of Advanced Studies in Silviculture (PASS-16). USDA Forest Service.
Nagel, L. M., A. Storer, and Haugen. $29,000. Interactions among preseribed fire, mechanical treatments insect pests and pathogens in red pine. FHM EM-Fire funding.
Orr, B. D. and James Pickens. $8,625. Preparation and delivery of the initial log bucker training - advisory committee meeting. Ohio Forestry Association.
Orr, B. D. $10,920. Improving woods production of thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus Nutt.), a non-timber forest product of the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan. MacIntire-Stennis. People and Land Foundation.
Pickens, J. and B. D. Orr. $62,720. Hardwood Value Improvement (H VIP) 2006: Year 1 of a 3-year project. Ohio Forestry Assoc.(federal pass-through).
Pickens, J. $21,000. Expanding the library of available hardwood defect images to be used in hardwood log bucker training research. McIntire-Stennis program of the USDA Forest Service.
Pickens, J. $8,625. Preparation and delivery of the initial log bucker training advisory committee meeting. Ohio Forestry Assoc. (federal pass-through).
Predebon, W., C. J. Tsai, T. Haut-Donahue, S. W. Donahue, J. Goldman, L. Vucetich, and R. Wusirika. $0. Biotechnology research center technician support to enhance interdisciplinary molecular research (03/05). MTU-REF.
Pregitzer, K. $1,789,635. Midwestern Regional Center of the National Institute of Climate Change Research (Subcontract). DOE NICCR.
Pregitzer, K. $400,000. Midwestern Regional Center of the National Institute of Climate Change Research. DOE NICCR.
Storer, A. and L. M. Nagel. $109,275. Modelling phloem removal from ash stands to reduce the density of emerald ash borer while maximizing genetic diversity of ash. USDA Forest Service.
Storer, A. $49,854. Detection survey for emerald ash borer on state land in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Storer, A. and I. Fraser. $65,134. Multistate comparison of emerald ash borer trapping and survey tools. USDA: Animal Plant Health Inspection Service.
Storer, A. and R. Heyd. $367,568. 2006 Michigan and Northern Wisconsin emerald ash borer detection survey. USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area, State and Private Forestry.
Tsai, C. J., and S. A. Harding. $40,000. Fellowship: Designing promoters for precision targeting of gene expression (06/04). DOE-CPBR & ArborGen.
Tsai, C. J., and S. A. Harding. $178,000. Protein engineering for manipulation of phenylpropanoid metabolism. (06/05). DOE-CPBR & ArborGen.
Webster, C. $5,046. Developing a model to predict stand biomass recovery following an oil spill and subsequent burning at Obed Wild and Scenic River. Research Planning, Inc.
Webster, C. $7,000. Restoration of underrepresented trees and shrubs in the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan. McIntire-Stennis.
Webster, C. and C. Huckins. $20,100. Eagle River watershed: Habitat survey and baseline data collection. Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District/DEQ.
Webster, C. $2,457. Mesic conifer restoration monitoring. Keweenaw Community Foundation.
Webster. C., R. Peterson, J. Vucetich, T. Drummer. $149,418. Winter use by white-tailed deer of remnant hemlock stands in the western Upper Peninsula. MDNR-Wildlife Division.
Last updated: July 5, 2007