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Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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Measuring and Modeling Riparian Wetland Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity, Nutrient Concentrations and Shallow Groundwater Dynamics in an Appalachian Mixed Land Use Catchment, Bidisha Faruque Abesh

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BIOENERGY CROPPING SYSTEMS ESTABLISHED ON MARGINAL LANDS: EFFECTS OF LAND USE, ENERGY CROP, AND FERTILITY AMENDMENTS ON SOIL HEALTH, Mica M. Keck

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Development and Application of Functional Immune Assays to Understand Disease in Wild Smallmouth Bass Populations, Cheyenne R. Smith

Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Response of running buffalo clover (Trifolium stoloniferum Muhl ex. A. Eaton) to herbaceous competition and transplanting in Monongahela National Forest, Ruben E. Sabella

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EVALUATION OF LOW-GRADE RED OAK (Quercus rubra) AND RED MAPLE (Acer rubrum) AS A RAW-MATERIAL FOR CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER PANEL PRODUCTION, Matthew Allen Young

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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The Impacts of Maple Syrup Production on the Herbaceous Layer in Appalachian Hardwood Forests, Logan Scott Ferguson

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Black walnut plantations in West Virginia: Maximizing financial returns through decision modeling and cash flow analysis, Erin Duffy Shaw

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Quantifying Water Security in West Virginia and the Potomac River Basin, Eric Carl Edvard Sinius Sjostedt

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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Environmental controls on the terrestrial water cycle in forested mountain ecosystems., Luis Andrés Guillén

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Analyzing Safety Audits to Improve Logging Safety Performance, George Daniel Nolan jr

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Effects of multiple stressors on aquatic macroinvertebrate communities in a mixed-land-use watershed, Joellen Stivala

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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Disturbance Related to Unconventional Oil and Gas Development in the Appalachian Basin, Kevin Jordan Harris

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Family Forest Owners Satisfaction with Timber Transactions, Jeffrey M. Lee

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Comparison of the Batch and Individual Log Study Methods for use in Determining Log Breakeven Pricing, Levi Eric Sisler

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Assessment of Unmanned Aerial Systems and lidar for the Utility Vegetation Management of Electrical Distribution Rights-of-Ways, Matthew R. Walker

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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The Economic Contribution of West Virginia's Forest Products Industry, Charles Clinton Gabbert

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Impacts of climate change on water balance components in the central Appalachian Mountains, USA, Brandi Anne Gaertner

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Aspect influence on productivity when applying the deferment harvest method in mixed-oak hardwood forests in West Virginia, Breanne Held

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Adult Atlantic sturgeon population dynamics in the York River, Virginia, Jason E. Kahn

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An Analysis of Hardwood Log Grading Systems in the Appalachian Region, Jordan Russell Thompson

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Ecology And Management Of Golden-Winged Warblers (Vermivora Chrysoptera) And Associated Avian Species In The Allegheny Mountains Of West Virginia, Kyle R. Aldinger

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Songbird Response to Forest Disturbance Due to Unconventional Shale Gas Development in the Marcellus-Utica Region: A Multi-Scale Analysis., Laura S. Farwell

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Characterizing Red Spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) Advanced Reproduction in an High Elevation Stand in West Virginia, Aaron Lutz

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American chestnut soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics: Implications for ecosystem response following restoration, Geoffrey W Schwaner

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Long-Term effects of Chronic Additions of Nitrogen, Sulfur and Lime on the Growth and Development of a Central Appalachian Forest, Alexander J Storm

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Application of Molecular Pathology Techniques to Understand Mechanisms of Disease in Smallmouth Bass, Heather Leigh Walsh

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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Carbon Dioxide Capture Using Amine Functionalized Carbonaceous Materials from Bio-Refinery Waste Streams, Emmanuel Atta-Obeng

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Baltimore City Reservoir Watershed Forests Deer Exclosure Study: Deer Impact in an Even-aged, Second Growth, Hardwood Forest Over a Ten Year Period, Walter Buck

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Using long-term records to investigate watershed nitrogen supply and demand dynamics at the Fernow Experimental Forest, West Virginia, USA, Mark Benjamin Burnham

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Recreation in the Brazilian Amazon - Understanding Visitor Profile and Perceptions of Crowding, Lidiane Castro Gregory

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Growing Shrub Willow (Salix spp.) on Newly Reclaimed Minesoil in Northeastern West Virginia, Bartholomew Caterino

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Examining Strain Propagation in the Lateral and Codominant Branch Attachment Using Digital Image Correlation, Robert T. Eckenrode IV

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Conservation Concerns for the Candy Darter (Etheostoma osburni) with Implications Related to Hybridization, Isaac Gibson

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Brook and Brown Trout Movement in a Restored Appalachian Watershed, Benjamin Joseph Harris

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Seasons in the Woods---Exploring Whether Seminar Attendance Is Influenced When Landowners Are Involved in Topic Selection, Agnes Kedmenecz

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Investigating Social Perceptions Associated with Water Quality in Morgantown, West Virginia, Jonas G. Leveque

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A Work Flow and Evaluation of Using Unmanned Aerial Systems for Deriving Forest Stand Characteristics in Mixed Hardwoods of West Virginia, Henry Liebermann

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Where the Earth Breathes Inside: The Attitudes of Lakota People Toward Wind Cave National Park, Adam Rossi

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Determination of Strain Patterns Across the Root-Stem Transition Zone in Trees, Kenneth Edward Beezley

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Perceptions of Urban Forestry Employers, Andrew Benjamin

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A Multiple-Objective Framework for Sustainable Forest Management under Uncertainty in the U.S. Central Hardwood Region, Wu Ma

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Ecological factors influencing incidence and severity of beech bark disease, David P. McCann

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Development of polyvinyl alcohol/wood-derived carbon thin films: Influence of processing parameters on mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties, Nan Nan

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Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Imidacloprid and the Arthropod Fauna Associated with Eastern Hemlock, Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr, Richard M. Turcotte

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Responses and adaptation strategies of terrestrial ecosystems to climate change, Zhen Yu

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Site Characteristics Associated with Conventional and Unconventional Petroleum Development in West Virginia, Frederick Christian Zinkhan Jr.

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Relating urban forests and urban tourism: Exploring people's perceptions, preferences and movement in Washington DC, Rogelio T. Andrada II

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First year sprouting and growth dynamics of northern red oak, yellow-poplar, red maple, and sweet birch on a mesic site following a release burn during a "shelterwood-burn" sequence, Maria Adele Fenwick

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Cross-boundary Conservation Attributes of Farmland and Woodland Owners in the Greenbrier River Valley Landscape of Southeastern West Virginia, Valerie Grant

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Biodiesel from Tall Oil Fatty Acids and Physico Thermal Properties of Tropical Tree Fruit Oils as Thermal Energy Storage Systems, Gideon Sackey Lawer-Yolar

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First year biomass production following application of various size strip thinnings in a young hardwood stand in West Virginia., Ashlee Martin

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Spatializing the Soil-Ecological Factorial: Data Driven Integrated Land Management Tools, Travis Nauman

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Salix spp. as a biomass crop: Investigating their potential on marginal lands and the use of biochar as a soil amendment, Heather A. Nobert

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An examination of households' willingness-to-pay for wetlands biodiversity conservation in the United States: A benefit transfer approach, Rajendra Prasad Poudel

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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Comparing the Educational Preferences and Management Roles of West Virginia's Male and Female Woodland Owners, Tiffany Fegel

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The influence of white-tailed deer on plant communities in West Virginia and stakeholder attitudes toward deer management with respect to plant conservation, Kelley Lynne Flaherty

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Modeling and Optimization of Woody Biomass Harvest and Logistics in the Northeastern United States, Damon S. Hartley

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A spatial and economic analysis for land conservation planning, Sudiksha Joshi

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Functional Equivalency of Created and Natural Wetlands in the Central Appalachians: Reproductive Success, Call Phenology, and Diet Composition of Amphibians, Gabriel F. Strain

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Catchment Streamflow Response to Climate Change Conditioned by Historic Alterations of Land-Use: Forest Harvest, Succession, and Stand Conversion, David Young

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Three Essays on Investigating Province-Level Carbon Dioxide Emissions in China, Xueting Zhao

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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Classification and Mapping of Recreation and Ecotourism Areas in West Virginia, Ishwar Dhami

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Baseline Water Chemistry Characterization in an Area of Developing Shale Gas Activity, Patrick C. Eisenhauer

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Characterizing runoff responses in a mountaintop mine impacted and forested catchment in the coalfields of West Virginia, Andrew J. Miller

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Predicting Deer Hunting Participation Using Theory of Planned Behavior and Constraint Integrated Theory of Planned Behavior Models: A Study of Oregon Big Game Hunters, Suresh Kumar Shrestha

Theses/Dissertations from 2012

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A Feasibility Assessment of Water Quality Trading in the Greenbrier River Watershed, West Virginia, Arun Khatri-Chhetri

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Habitat Use by Northern Dusky Salamanders in Riparian Corridors of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Robert Joseph Michalow

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Forest Regeneration: Perceptions of Natural Resource Professionals in West Virginia, Ellen Lee Voss

Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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A spatial analysis of the role of entrepreneurship in the economic development in Northeast region of the United States, Saima Bashir

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Temporal Changes in Soil Carbon Concentration and Quality in a Reclaimed Minesoil Chronosequence, Sriroop Chaudhuri

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Mechano-enzymatic pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass, Bibu Philip George

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Development of a 3D log processing optimization system for small-scale sawmills to maximize profits and yields from central appalachian hardwoods, Wenshu Lin

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Assessing the Effect of Tree Canopy Stocking on Home Energy Use Savings during Peak Cooling Months in West Virginia, Jared Manzo

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Life cycle analysis of forest carbon in the central appalachian region, Pradip Saud

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Interpretation, meaning-making, and civic engagement at Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, Sandy Strickland

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Assessments of marketing and management practices of Appalachian hardwood sawmills, David Bradley Summerfield

Theses/Dissertations from 2010

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Site characterization of hemlock stands at Allegheny National Forest, Daniel Farcas

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Essays on risk management applications to Appalachian grass -fed beef, Maitreyi Mandal

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A Ten-Year Evaluation of Structural and Compositional Development In Unmanaged Central Appalachian Clearcuts, Jonathan R. Marden

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Brook trout response to canopy and large woody debris manipulations in Appalachian streams, Jonathan Ma. Niles

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Modeling of forest harvest scheduling and terrestrial carbon sequestration, Benktesh Dash Sharma

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Ecological and economic impacts of wildfires on an Appalachian oak forest in southern West Virginia, Katharina U. Mueller Wood

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Development of economic analysis models for woody biomass to biofuels in central Appalachia, Jinzhuo Wu

Theses/Dissertations from 2009

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Novel Methods for Producing Cellulose Nanocrystals from Lignocellulosic Materials and Cellulose Nanocrystals Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposites, Paul Busumafi Filson

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Acidic deposition effects on above- and belowground wood biomass and nutrient status in a young hardwood forest, Brittany Anne Johnson

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A spatial optimization approach to watershed water quality management: A case of the Opequon Watershed, Wilbert Karigomba

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Investigating distribution and treatments for effective mechanical and herbicide application for controlling oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb.) vines in an Appalachian hardwood forest, Amanda L. Lynch

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Examining the role of entrepreneurship in economic development in Appalachia, Maribel N. Mojica

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An empirical analysis of the interactions between environmental regulations and economic growth, Chali Nondo

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Economic benefits of the National Cooperative Soil Survey Program, Archana Pradhan

Theses/Dissertations from 2008

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Essays on remote monitoring as an emerging tool for centralized management of decentralized wastewater systems, Clement Solomon

Theses/Dissertations from 2007

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Nonindustrial private landowner's characteristics and their forest management decisions, Sudiksha Joshi

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Promoting the production of non-timber forest products, Adam C. Riley

Theses/Dissertations from 2006

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The effects of residual trees on regeneration dynamics following a diameter limit harvest, Travis J. Deluca

Theses/Dissertations from 2005

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Investigating treatment windows for effective and environmentally sound herbicide applications for controlling tree-of-heaven, William E. Eck

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Modeling operational forestry problems in central Appalachian hardwood forests, Yaoxiang Li

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Using GIS and landowner survey to determine if the Forest Stewardship Program is effective at generating involvement in forest health issues in West Virginia, David Page McCann

Theses/Dissertations from 2003

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Dark Wilderness A Phenomenological Exploration Of The Idea Of Cave Wilderness, Patricia E. Seiser

Theses/Dissertations from 1999

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Social and economic impacts of wild harvested products, Brent Bailey

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Potential lethal and sublethal effects of gypsy moth biological treatments on non-target lepidopterans in two Appalachian forests, Kenneth Edward Rastall