Completed Research

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).