Browsing by Author "Straub, Jacob"
Now showing items 1-5 of 5
-
Fifteen-year Forest Structure Changes in a Sandstone Pavement Barren
(Scientia Discipulorum: SUNY Plattsburgh, 2016)The Altona Flatrock sandstone pavement barren is a rare fire-dependent ecological community geographically located at the narrow overlap of jack pine and pitch pine species ranges. We studied fifteen year post-ice storm ... -
Presence, Habitat Use, and Prey Selection of Champlain ValleyOwls, New York
(Scientia Discipulorum: SUNY Plattsburgh, 2016)In this study we examined species-specific owl occupancy and detection, habitat usage and distance to landscape features, as well as food availability of owl species encountered in Clinton County, New York. Through ... -
Survey of Migratory Waterfowl on Krystal Lake Quarry Pond, Chazy, NY
(2014)Nitrogen and phosphorus addition from fecal matter of Branta canadensis (Canada geese), Chen caerulescens (Snow geese), and other migratory waterfowl can impact water quality in a lake ecosystem. Krystal Lake is an 18m ... -
Timing of Peak Acorn Yield in Northern Red Oaks at Flat Rock Forest in Relation to Small Mammals
(Scientia Discipulorum: SUNY Plattsburgh, 2015)Oak trees can produce pulsed, synchronous and large seed yields; a phenomena coined "masting" . Among the diversity of trees in northeastern forests, mast events from northern red oak (Quercus rubra) have been linked to ... -
Timing of Peak Acorn Yield in Northern Red Oaks at Flatrock Forest in Relation to Small Mammals
(2014)The pulsed, synchronous mass-production of seeds in tree species is a phenomenon called masting , which is an important event that occurs in forested ecosystems (Koenig and Knops 2005). Northern red oak (Quercus rubra) ...
