Comparisons of Arthropod and Avian Communities in Insecticide-Treated and untreated Hemlock Stands in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Falcone JF. 2009. Comparisons of Arthropod and Avian Communities in Insecticide-Treated and untreated Hemlock Stands in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Western Carolina University
This thesis is organized in manuscript format. Chapter 1 is an introduction focused on the project's regional relevance in the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Chapter 2 is a review of scientific literature related to the topics in Chapter 3. Chapter 3 is a manuscript to be submitted to the journal Forest Ecology and Management. Effort was made to minimize redundancy in Chapters 1 through 3. Literature Cited lists references from all chapters. Appendix A contains the geographic locations of hemlock study sites in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
- Type
- Academic
- Authors
- Falcone, Josephine
- Date of Issue
- 2009-03
- Publisher
- Western Carolina University
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, canopy arthropods, eastern hemlock, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, GRSM-00453, Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, Imidacloprid, Neotropical Migratory Birds, non-target effects, SER, Southeast Region, thesis