Macrohabitat Models of Occurrence for the Threatened Cheat Mountain Salamander, Plethodon Nettingi
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Edna Assay Development
Environmental DNA assays available for species detection via qPCR analysis at the U.S.D.A Forest Service National Genomics Center for Wildlife and Fish Conservation (NGC). Asterisks indicate the assay was designed at the NGC. This list was last updated in June 2021 and is subject to change. Please contact [email protected] with questions. Family Species Common name Ready for use? Mustelidae Martes americana, Martes caurina American and Pacific marten* Y Castoridae Castor canadensis American beaver Y Ranidae Lithobates catesbeianus American bullfrog Y Cinclidae Cinclus mexicanus American dipper* N Anguillidae Anguilla rostrata American eel Y Soricidae Sorex palustris American water shrew* N Salmonidae Oncorhynchus clarkii ssp Any cutthroat trout* N Petromyzontidae Lampetra spp. Any Lampetra* Y Salmonidae Salmonidae Any salmonid* Y Cottidae Cottidae Any sculpin* Y Salmonidae Thymallus arcticus Arctic grayling* Y Cyrenidae Corbicula fluminea Asian clam* N Salmonidae Salmo salar Atlantic Salmon Y Lymnaeidae Radix auricularia Big-eared radix* N Cyprinidae Mylopharyngodon piceus Black carp N Ictaluridae Ameiurus melas Black Bullhead* N Catostomidae Cycleptus elongatus Blue Sucker* N Cichlidae Oreochromis aureus Blue tilapia* N Catostomidae Catostomus discobolus Bluehead sucker* N Catostomidae Catostomus virescens Bluehead sucker* Y Felidae Lynx rufus Bobcat* Y Hylidae Pseudocris maculata Boreal chorus frog N Hydrocharitaceae Egeria densa Brazilian elodea N Salmonidae Salvelinus fontinalis Brook trout* Y Colubridae Boiga irregularis Brown tree snake* -
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Fact Sheet
w Department of HEMLOCK WOOLLY ADELGID RK 4 ATE Environmental Adelges tsugae Conservation ▐ What is the hemlock woolly adelgid? The hemlock woolly adelgid, or HWA, is an invasive, aphid-like insect that attacks North American hemlocks. HWA are very small (1.5 mm) and often hard to see, but they can be easily identified by the white woolly masses they form on the underside of branches at the base of the needles. These masses or ovisacs can contain up to 200 eggs and remain present throughout the year. ▐ Where is HWA located? HWA was first discovered in New York State in 1985 in the lower White woolly ovisacs on an Hudson Valley and on Long Island. Since then, it has spread north to eastern hemlock branch Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, the Capitol Region and west through the Catskill Mountains to the Bugwood.org Finger Lakes Region, Buffalo and Rochester. In 2017, the first known occurrence in the Adirondack Park was discovered in Lake George. Where does HWA come from? Native to Asia, HWA was introduced to the western United States in the 1920s. It was first observed in the eastern US in 1951 near Richmond, Virginia after an accidental introduction from Japan. HWA has since spread along the East Coast from Georgia to Maine and now occupies nearly half the eastern range of native hemlocks. ▐ What does HWA do to trees? Once hatched, juvenile HWA, known as crawlers, search for suitable sites on the host tree, usually at the base of the needles. They insert their long mouthparts and begin feeding on the tree’s stored starches. -
EASTERN SPRUCE an American Wood
pÍ4 .4 . 1j%4 Mk ,m q ' ' 5 -w +*' 1iiL' r4i41. a')' q I Figure 1.-Range of white spruce (Picea glauca). 506612 2 EASTERN SPRUCE an American wood M.D. Ostrander' DISTRIBUTION monly found in cold, poorly-drained bogs throughout its range, and under such conditions forms dense slow- (Moench) Three spruces-white (Picea glauca growing pure stands. Through most of its range black Voss) , black (Picea , mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.) and red spruce occurs at elevations between 500 and 2,500 Picea rubens collectively known east- ( Sarg.)-are as feet, although substantial stands occur at lower eleva- em spruce. The natural range of white spruce ex- tions in eastern Canada. In the Canadian Rockies and tends from Newfoundland and Labrador west across Alaska it grows up the slopes to the limits of tree Canada to northwestern Alaska and southward growth. It usually is found in pure stands and in mix- through northern New England, New York, Mich- tures with other lowland softwoods, aspen, and birch. igan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota (fig. In western i ) . The natural range of red spruce extends from the mountains in Canada it is found east of coastal Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in Canada, southward British Columbia. Outlying stands also occur in the through New England and eastern New York. It con- Black Hills of South Dakota and in Montana and tinues southward at high elevations in the Appala. Wyoming. White spruce grows under a variety of chian Mountains to western North Carolina and east- climatic conditions, ranging from the wet insular cli- em Tennessee (fig. -
Sass Forestecomgt 2018.Pdf
Forest Ecology and Management 419–420 (2018) 31–41 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Forest Ecology and Management journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/foreco Lasting legacies of historical clearcutting, wind, and salvage logging on old- T growth Tsuga canadensis-Pinus strobus forests ⁎ Emma M. Sassa, , Anthony W. D'Amatoa, David R. Fosterb a Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA b Harvard Forest, Harvard University, 324 N Main St, Petersham, MA 01366, USA ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Keywords: Disturbance events affect forest composition and structure across a range of spatial and temporal scales, and Coarse woody debris subsequent forest development may differ after natural, anthropogenic, or compound disturbances. Following Compound disturbance large, natural disturbances, salvage logging is a common and often controversial management practice in many Forest structure regions of the globe. Yet, while the short-term impacts of salvage logging have been studied in many systems, the Large, infrequent natural disturbance long-term effects remain unclear. We capitalized on over eighty years of data following an old-growth Tsuga Pine-hemlock forests canadensis-Pinus strobus forest in southwestern New Hampshire, USA after the 1938 hurricane, which severely Pit and mound structures damaged forests across much of New England. To our knowledge, this study provides the longest evaluation of salvage logging impacts, and it highlights developmental trajectories for Tsuga canadensis-Pinus strobus forests under a variety of disturbance histories. Specifically, we examined development from an old-growth condition in 1930 through 2016 across three different disturbance histories: (1) clearcut logging prior to the 1938 hurricane with some subsequent damage by the hurricane (“logged”), (2) severe damage from the 1938 hurricane (“hurricane”), and (3) severe damage from the hurricane followed by salvage logging (“salvaged”). -
Growth Pattern of Picea Rubens Prior to Canopy Recruitment
pr7 7 AL Plant Ecology 140: 245-253, 1999. 245 rim © 1999 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands. Growth pattern of Picea rubens prior to canopy recruitment Xinyuan Wu l , J. Frank McCormick2 Richard T. Busing3 1 Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management Texas AM University, College Station, TX 77843, USA; 2Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, The University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN 37996, USA; 3Forestry Sciences Laboratory 3200 SW Jefferson Way Corvallis, OR 97331, USA Received 22 July 1997; accepted in revised form 6 October 1998 Key words: Canopy disturbance regime, Great Smoky Mountains, Radial growth, Red spruce, Suppression and release Abstract A majority (72%) of Picea rubens Sarg. (red spruce) trees in an old-growth spruce-fir forest in the Great Smoky Mountains underwent episodes of radial growth suppression and release before they reached the forest canopy. Prior to canopy recruitment, trees experienced an average of 1.43 and a maximum of 7 suppression periods with an average ring width of 0.257 mm. Duration of suppression periods ranged from 4 to 79 years with an average of 19.05 years, which was significantly shorter than the average duration of release periods (29.00 years). Mean ring width in a suppression period was negatively correlated with duration of the suppression period. The opposite was true for release periods. The severity of suppression had no significant effect on mean ring width in subsequent release periods. Greater suppression was observed in the recent growth pattern of current non-canopy trees than in the historical growth pattern reconstructed from current canopy trees. -
Conservation Assessment for Butternut Or White Walnut (Juglans Cinerea) L. USDA Forest Service, Eastern Region
Conservation Assessment for Butternut or White walnut (Juglans cinerea) L. USDA Forest Service, Eastern Region 2003 Jan Schultz Hiawatha National Forest Forest Plant Ecologist (906) 228-8491 This Conservation Assessment was prepared to compile the published and unpublished information on Juglans cinerea L. (butternut). This is an administrative review of existing information only and does not represent a management decision or direction by the U. S. Forest Service. Though the best scientific information available was gathered and reported in preparation of this document, then subsequently reviewed by subject experts, it is expected that new information will arise. In the spirit of continuous learning and adaptive management, if the reader has information that will assist in conserving the subject taxon, please contact the Eastern Region of the Forest Service Threatened and Endangered Species Program at 310 Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203. Conservation Assessment for Butternut or White walnut (Juglans cinerea) L. 2 Table Of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .....................................................................................5 INTRODUCTION / OBJECTIVES.......................................................................7 BIOLOGICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION..............................8 Species Description and Life History..........................................................................................8 SPECIES CHARACTERISTICS...........................................................................9 -
Dry White Pine (Hemlock) Oak Forest
Dry white pine (hemlock) oak forest This community type occurs on fairly dry sites, often with 25% or more of the forest floor covered by rocks, boulders and/or exposed bedrock. The canopy may be somewhat open and tree growth somewhat suppressed. The tree stratum is dominated by a mixture of Pinus strobus (eastern white pine), or occasionally Tsuga canadensis (eastern hemlock), and a mixture of dry-site hardwoods, predominantly oaks. On most sites, the conifer and the hardwood component both range between 25% and 75% of the canopy. The oak species most often associated with this type are Quercus montana (chestnut oak), and Q. alba (white oak), although Q. velutina (black oak), Q. coccinea (scarlet oak), or Q. rubra (northern red oak) may also occur. Other associated trees include Nyssa sylvatica (black-gum), Betula lenta (sweet birch), Fraxinus americana (white ash), Prunus serotina (wild black cherry), and Castanea dentata (American chestnut) sprouts. There is often a heath-dominated shrub layer with Kalmia latifolia (mountain laurel) being especially important; Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry), Vaccinium spp. (blueberries), and Kalmia angustifolia (sheep laurel) are also common. Other shrubs, like Cornus florida (flowering dogwood), Hamamelis virginiana (witch-hazel), Viburnum acerifolium (maple-leaved viburnum) may also occur on less acidic sites. There is typically a sparse herbaceous layer with a northern affinity; Aralia nudicaulis (wild sarsaparilla), Pteridium aquilinum (bracken fern), Maianthemum canadense (Canada mayflower), Gaultheria procumbens (teaberry), Trientalis borealis (star-flower), and Medeola virginiana (Indian cumber-root) are typical. The successional status of this type seems variable, in some cases, especially on harsher sites, it appears relatively stable, in other cases it appears to be transitional. -
Picea Rubens Sarg. Family: Pinaceae Red Spruce
Picea rubens Sarg. Family: Pinaceae Red Spruce The genus Picea is composed of about 30 species native to North America [12] and Eurasia [20]. The word picea comes from the ancient Latin name (pix, picis = pitch) of a pitchy pine, probably Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris L.). The word rubens means reddish, referring to the reddish brown cones. Other Common Names: Abetina rossa, Adirondack spruce, black spruce, blue spruce, Canadese rode spar, Canadian red spruce, Canadian spruce, double spruce, eastern spruce, epicea rouge du Canada, he balsam, he- balsam, Hudson-fichte, kanadensisk rod-gran, North American red spruce, picea roja de Canada, picea rossa del Canada, red spruce, rot-fichte, sapinette rouge du Canada, spruce pine, spruces d'america, West Virginia spruce, yellow spruce. Distribution: Red spruce is native to Cape Breton Islands, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, west to Maine, southern Quebec and southeastern Ontario and south to central New York, northeastern Pennsylvania, northern New Jersey and Massachusetts. It also grows in the Appalachian Mountains of extreme western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, northern and western Virginia, western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. The Tree: Red spruce can reach heights of 110 feet, with diameters of 4.5 feet. At the northern limit of its range, red spruce reaches heights of only 80 feet and diameters of 2 feet. General Wood Characteristics: The wood dries easily and is stable after drying, is moderately light in weight and easily worked, has moderate shrinkage, and is moderately strong, stiff, tough, and hard. It is not very resistant to bending or end-wise compression. -
Non Standardized Allergenic Extracts Pollens, Molds, Epidermals, Insects, Dusts, Foods, and Miscellaneous Inhalants
BIRCH POLLEN MIX- betula lenta, betula nigra and betula populifolia solution CENTRAL EASTERN 4 TREE POLLEN MIX- ulmus americana, acer negundo, carya illinoinensis and quercus virginiana solution EASTERN OAK POLLEN MIX- quercus velutina, quercus rubra and quercus alba solution ELM POLLEN MIX- ulmus americana and ulmus pumila solution HICKORY POLLEN MIX- carya glabra, carya ovata, carya laciniosa and carya tomentosa solution HICKORY-PECAN POLLEN MIX- carya illinoinensis and carya ovata solution JUNIPER POLLEN MIX- juniperus monosperma and juniperus scopulorum solution PINE POLLEN MIX- pinus taeda, pinus strobus and pinus echinata solution WESTERN 3 TREE POLLEN MIX- olea europaea, ulmus pumila and platanus racemosa solution MAPLE-BOX ELDER POLLEN MIX- acer saccharum and acer negundo solution WESTERN 10 TREE POLLEN MIX- acacia dealbata, acer negundo, populus fremontii, olea europaea, ulmus pumila, betula occidentalis, juniperus occidentalis, platanus racemosa, quercus garryana and morus alba solution EASTERN 6 TREE POLLEN MIX- fagus grandifolia, populus deltoides, quercus rubra, betula nigra, carya ovata and fraxinus americana solution 11 TREE POLLEN MIX- fagus grandifolia, platanus occidentalis, ulmus americana, juglans nigra, salix nigra, populus deltoides, quercus rubra, betula nigra, carya ovata, acer saccharum and fraxinus americana solution 2 MAPLE POLLEN MIX- acer rubrum and acer saccharum solution WESTERN OAK POLLEN MIX- quercus kelloggii, quercus agrifolia and quercus garryana solution 11 TREE POLLEN MIX- fagus grandifolia, platanus -
York Campus Trees for Sale: 1.& 2
York Campus Trees for Sale: 1.& 2. Ginkgo biloba ‘Princeton Sentry’ Common Name– Ginkgo 3. Prunus Snow Fountains Common Name: Weeping higan cherry 1 4. Picea orientalis ‘Gowdy’ 2 Common Name -Oriental spruce 5&6. Hamamelis virginiana Commmon Name— Common Witch-Hazel 7. Fagus grandifolia Common Name—American beech 8. & 9. Gladitzia triacanthos Common Name —Honey locust 3 10. Cornus kousa 9 Common Name: Kousa dogwood 8 4 11. Acer palmatum ‘Sango-kaku’ 5 & 6 Common Name –Japanese coral bark maple ‘Sango-kaku’ 10 11 7 12 12, & 13. Lagerstroemia indica ‘Pink Velour’ Common Name-– Crape myrtle ‘Pink Velour’ 13 14 14. Cercis canidensis ‘Pink Heartbreaker’ 15 Commn Name—Weeping redbud ‘Pink Heartbreaker’ 15. Acer palmatum var. dissectum ‘Tamukeyama’ Common Name-Japanese maple Tamukeyama’ 16 16. Acer rubrum 17 Common Name—Red Maple 18 17.Ulmus americana Commn Name—Jefferson elm 18. Prunus pendula— Common Name- Weeping cherry 19. Quercus phellos Common Name- Willow oak 19 Location # Common name Botanical name Location Status Y 1 Ginkgo “Princeton Sentry” Ginkgo biloba ‘Princeton Sentry’ Cytec Building Available Y 2 Ginkgo “Princeton Sentry” Ginkgo biloba ‘Princeton Sentry’ Cytec Building Available Y 3 Weeping higan cherry Prunus Snow Fountains William F Goodling Center Available Y 4 Oriental spruce “Gowdy” Picea orientalis ‘Gowdy’ William F Goodling Center Available Y 5 Witch Hazel Hamamelis virginiana William F Goodling Center Available Y 6 Witch Hazel Hamamelis virginiana William F Goodling Center Available Y 7 American beech Fagus grandifolia -
Despite Introgressive Hybridization, North American Birches (Betula Spp.) Maintain Strong Differentiation at Nuclear Microsatellite Loci
Tree Genetics & Genomes (2015) 11:101 DOI 10.1007/s11295-015-0922-6 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Despite introgressive hybridization, North American birches (Betula spp.) maintain strong differentiation at nuclear microsatellite loci Ashley M. Thomson1,2,3 & Christopher W. Dick3 & Ana L. Pascoini4 & Selvadurai Dayanandan1,2 Received: 20 March 2015 /Revised: 27 June 2015 /Accepted: 28 August 2015 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015 Abstract Extensive chloroplast introgression has been docu- between B. alleghaniensis and B. papyrifera increased signif- mented in polyploid Betula species of eastern North America. icantly moving northward into the sympatric zone, suggesting However, the extent to which the nuclear genomes of these the occurrence of hybridization in previously glaciated habi- species are differentiated is unknown. Therefore, we evaluated tats. In contrast, admixture proportions of B. papyrifera and genetic differentiation among largely sympatric Betula B. alleghaniensis did not show a significant geographic trend, papyrifera, B. alleghaniensis,andB. lenta using nuclear mi- which points to recent ancestry as the likely cause of allele crosatellite markers. Principal components analysis (PCA) sharing between these two species. We suggest that allele and analysis of molecular variation (AMOVA) were used to sharing of B. papyrifera and B. alleghaniensis results from a evaluate genetic differentiation. Bayesian model-based clus- combination of ongoing gene flow and historic introgression tering was used to identify putatively admixed individuals. via pollen swamping during northward colonization into post- Despite a high incidence of allele sharing, all of the species glacial environments. were significantly differentiated even within zones of sympat- ry. A number of individuals were identified as possibly Keywords Allele sharing . -
AMERICAN BEECH a Tree in Trouble
Hiawatha National Forest WARNING! While there are no pure beech stands on the AMERICAN Hiawatha National Forest (HNF), many of Wind in the Trees the hardwood stands include a significant BEECH component of beech. HNF has included The Forest Service is making every effort A Tree in Trouble these areas in the BBD Project Environmen- to identify and remove hazardous trees tal Analysis. These stands are within the ad- vancing front of the BBD and many of the from developed areas as quickly as possi- stands already have the beech scale present, ble. However, all visitors - but particularly particularly in the north and east portions of hikers and overnight backcountry campers the project area. Areas that have not yet been - should be alert for trees that are weak- infested will likely be infested within 1-3 ened, have large dead limbs or are com- years. Safety is the number one concern. Dy- ing beech trees will need to be removed in all pletely dead, especially in windy condi- high use public areas to prevent them from tions. becoming a safety hazard. The recreation Be alert. Look up. Choose your team on the HNF is assessing these areas campsites carefully. (including parking areas, campsites, trails, and The American beech (Fagus grandifolia) is a day use areas) to determine what the poten- tall, stately tree with smooth grey bark and tial hazards will be and the best way to deal Hiawatha National Forest a graceful arching crown. Its dark green, with them. Munising Ranger District shiny leaves, tapered at both ends, turn 400 East Munising Avenue golden in the fall and cling to its branches throughout the winter.