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GIS evaluation of elk data in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Summary of proposed field methods and activities: Using data collected from NPS staff to analyze information on elk caving areas. -
Great Smoky Mountain National Park Monitoring Wells: Proposed Inclusion into the North Carolina Statewide Monitoring Well Network.
Field Methods: Each proposed well will need to be accessed, video-logged, and equipped with a locking cap. Video-logging will allow the North Carolina Division of Water... -
A Survey of Post-Fire Ascomycete and Basidiomycete Fungi in an Eastern Deciduous Forest.
Fruiting bodies (mushrooms) will be collected, photographed, described, dried and accessioned into TENN-Fu (University of Tennessee Herbarium). Collection data will be... -
Fine-scale Genetic Structure in the Desmognathus quadramaculatus-marmoratus Complex.
Field Methods: I will sample salamanders at five locations within Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Collections will take place during June 2015. D. quadramaculatus and D.... -
Genetic Characterization of Feral Swine in Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
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 that either... -
Viral impacts on fluvial and limnetic systems
Collection of the following specimens or materials, quantities, and any limitations on collecting: 20 L whole water samples will be collected every 2-4 weeks from our site on... -
The Evolutionary Genetics of Mushroom-feeding Drosophila in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Field Methods: Fly collections. Drosophila will be collected from forests during summer months (May to October) by sweep-netting or aspirating over naturally-occurring... -
Changes in Woody Fuel Loading and Ericaceous Shrub Cover from 2003 to 2019 in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Field Methods: In 2003-2004, 180 locations within Great Smoky Mountains National Park were visited to inventory overstory composition, fuels, and ericaceous shrub cover (Waldrop... -
Entomological Investigations of Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Diversity in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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) in tree... -
Ultrasonic Acoustics of the Federally Endangered Carolina Northern Flying Squirrel in GSMNP.
Field Methods: To determine distribution and habitat occupancy of Carolina Northern Flying Squirrels (CNFS) with GSMNP, I will randomly place detectors in high-elevation... -
Long-term trends in the avifauna of the southern Appalachians: disentangling climate change from habitat change - Dataset
Field Methods: The proposed research will address the following questions: Q1. What is the frequency, volume, and orientation of LWD in GSMNP streams? Q2. What is the relative... -
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Balsam Woolly Adelgid Monitoring
Annual monitoring of tagged Fraser fir trees on four mountain tops- Clingmans Dome, Balsam Mountain Road, Mt Sterling, and Mt LeConte- for density of non-native balsam woolly... -
Bird Genoscape Project - Mapping the Flyways of the Birds of North America.
Field Methods: Birds will be captured via passive mist netting as well as by using target taxa song playbacks. The use of species-specific song playbacks will reduce the... -
Effects of Fire on Pathogens and Mycorrhizae Associated with Forest Trees and Woody Vegetation in Fire Damages Areas of Great Smoky Mountains Using Illumina Sequencing and Field Plot Collecting of Fleshy Fungi.
Specific Plot Design: Selection of specific sites will include those recently established by Dr. Karen Hughes (lead PI) at Twin Creeks (mixed burn), Baskins Creek Trail (mid to... -
Appalachian Trail Visitor Impact Assessments to Enhance Sustainability and Improve Visitor Experiences.
We will visit two 5k segments within GRSM as part of a larger research study on the Appalachian Trail to take an array of measurements on the condition of the A.T. tread and to... -
Elk camera trapping in GRSM near Fines Creek in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Summary of proposed field methods and activities: With the assistance of Kim Delozier from Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, we will set 3-4 Reconyx Camera Traps on the ridges... -
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Sochan Monitoring Database
This database includes monitoring and occurrence data for Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata (“sochan” or “cutleaf coneflower”) throughout the park. The sochan monitoring... -
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Bear Management Database
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Black Bear Capture and Release Data 2009-2020 -
How do Plant-Microbial Interactions Influence Plasticity Under Novel Temperature Conditions?
Field Methods: We propose to explore the effects of plant-microbial interactions on plasticity in flowering time and growth of populations from a broad latitudinal gradient. We... -
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Noland Divide Water Quality
Based on studies in the 1980s linking stream water quality (acidification) and atmospheric acid deposition, the GRSM initiated a long-term continuous water quality monitoring...