This area was targeted for habitat alteration through prescribed burning. Notice the mosaic created by the burn in the low-elevation areas, as well as burned timber pockets higher on the face to ...

I joined the rangeland ecology faculty in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management in summer 2007. My research interests lie in wildlife habitat ecology and restoration ecology with a focus ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As flooding, wind and landslides from Tropical Storm Helene devastated lives and property across parts of Southern Appalachia, the ...

Study in this area provides students with advanced preparation in biological concepts of wildlife populations as they relate to resource management. M.P.S. students will undertake a professional ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. − As flooding, wind and landslides from Tropical Storm Helene devastated lives and property across parts of Southern Appalachia, the storm also wrought ecological destruction.

This area entails study and maintenance of biological diversity at the level of genes, populations, communities, ecosystems and biomes; intellectual underpinnings include evolutionary theory, ...

Edge effects are the changes in biodiversity that occur inside the space surrounding the shared edge of two or more distinct ecosystems. This transitional zone rich in biodiversity is known as the ...

Stormwater management ponds (SWMPs) are becoming more common in urban landscapes globally to assist with the contaminants runoff control, flood mitigation and water storage. As availability of ...