Completed Research Activities

• A Documentation of Human Use on the Westvaco Research Forest. Laura Lengowski, Davis and Elkins College (1995).

• Middle Fork River Instream Limestone Sand Treatment. Peter Zurbauch, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources and West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (1995-open ended).

• Survey for Rare, Threatened and Sensitive Species. Brian McDonald, Craig Sthiler, Andrew Jones, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources; Mark Ford, USDA Forest Service (1995-open ended).

• Landscape Distribution and Breeding Success of Songbirds. Petra Wood, West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Catherine Weakland, West Virginia Univ. (1996-2000).

• Herpetofaunal Biodiversity in the Industrial Forest Landscape. Thomas Pauley and Allison Rogers, Marshall Univ. (1996-1998).

• Natural History of the Green Frog in the Alleghenies. Thomas Pauley and Allison Rodgers, Marshall Univ. (1997-1999).

• Patterns in Spring Ephemeral Diversity and Distribution. Beverly Collins, Savannah River Ecology Lab; Lisa Ferrara, West Virginia Institute of Technology (1996).

• Community Ecology and the Effects of Timber Harvest on the Soricidae. Mark Ford, USDA Forest Service; Jane Rodrigue, Westvaco; Joshua Laerm, Univ. of Georgia (1996-1999).

• Impacts of Silviculture on Biodiversity of Southern Appalachian Forests: Assessing the Effects of Silviculture on Populations of Terrestrial Salamanders. Carola Haas, Virginia Tech (1996-2001).

• Impacts of Silviculture on Biodiversity of Southern Appalachian Forests: Assessing the Effects of Silviculture on Understory Vegetation. David Smith, Virginia Tech (1996-2001).

• White-tailed Deer Herd Health Characteristics. John Fisher, Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study Unit (1996).

• Kriging Techniques to Assess Spatial Distributions and Effects of Herbivory on Forest Management. Linda Gribko and Mike Hohn, West Virginia Univ. (1996-1999).

• Habitat Use, Movements, and Population Genetics of the Allegheny Woodrat. Steven Castleberry, West Virginia Univ.; Mark Ford, USDA Forest Service; Petra Wood, West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Mike Mengak, Ferrum College (1996-2000).

• Food Habits of the Allegheny Woodrat. NikkiVan der Maath, West Virginia Univ.; Mark Ford, USDA Forest Service; Petra Wood, West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Mike Mengak, Ferrum College (1997-2000).

• Applications of Remote Sensing and Image Processing Studies of Forest Tree Population Dynamics. Linda Gribko, Charles Yuill, and Doru Pacurari, West Virginia Univ. (1997-1999).

• Instream Liming Effects on Aquatic Macro-Invertebrates. John Campbell, Thomas Pauley, and Donald Tartar, Marshall Univ. (1997-1999).

• Ecology of the Spring Salamander. Brian Lindley and Thomas Pauley, Marshall Univ. (1997-1998).

• Initial Survey of Bats on the Westvaco Wildlife and Ecosystem Research Forest With Emphasis on Movements, Habitat Use, and Roosting Sites. Brian Chapman and Sheldon Owen, Univ. of Georgia; Alex Menzel, Univ. of Tennessee; Mark Ford, USDA Forest Service (1998).

• Roosting Ecology of Northern Long-eared Bats in an Industrial Forest. Brian Chapman, Sheldon Owen, and Alex Menzel, Univ. of Georgia; Mark Ford, USDA Forest Service (1999).

• Interspecific Competition and Niche Separation Among Green Salamanders, Wherle’s salamanders, and slimy salamanders. Thomas Pauley and Jamie Waldron, Marshall Univ. (1999-2000).

• Bat Use of Mature Forests, Regenerating Forests, Riparian Zones, and Clifflines: A Test of the Anabat Systm. Brian Chapman and Sheldon Owen, Univ. of Georgia; Mark Ford, USDA Forest Service; Alex Menzel and John Edwards, West Virginia Univ.; Rick Odom, Westvaco (1999-2000).