The Department of Natural Resources and the Environment is New Hampshire’s educational center for the scholarly study of environmental and social sciences, and their application to the policy and management of natural resources from local to global scales. The Department does this through education, research and outreach.
Faculty may submit research here.
Submissions from 2013
Adjusting for nondetection in forest inventories derived from terrestrial laser scanning., Mark J. Ducey and Rasmus Astrup
Comparison of forest attributes derived from two terrestrial lidar systems., Mark J. Ducey, Rasmus Astrup, Stefan Seifart, Hans Pretzsch, Bruce C. Larson, and K David Coates
Late-successional and old-growth forests in the northeastern United States: Structure, dynamics, and prospects for restoration., Mark J. Ducey, John S. Gunn, and Andrew A. Whitman
Distance-limited perpendicular distance sampling for coarse woody debris: Theory and field results., Mark J. Ducey, Michael S. Williams, Jeffrey H. Gove, Steven S. Roberge, and Robert S. Kenning
The University of New Hampshire Engaged Scholars Academy: Instilling in Faculty Principles of Effective Partnership, Charlie A. French, Julie E. Williams, Judy Tang, Eleanor Abrams, Lisa Townson, Mahaela Sabin, Lorilee R. Sandmann, and Cameron P. Wake
A comprehensive comparison of perpendicular distance sampling methods for sampling downed coarse woody debris., Jeffrey H. Gove, Mark J. Ducey, Harry T. Valentine, and Michael S. Williams
Analyst variation associated with landcover image classification of Landsat ETM+ data for the assessment of coarse spatial resolution regional/global landcover products, John Liames, Russell G. Congalton, and Ross S. Lunetta
Requirements for labelling forest polygons in an object-based image analysis classification., Meghan Graham MacLean, Michael J. Campbell, Daniel S. Maynard, Mark J. Ducey, and Russell G. Congalton
Applicability of multi-date land cover mapping using Landsat 5 TM imagery in the Northeastern US, Meghan Graham MacLean and Russell G. Congalton
PolyFrag: a vector-based program for computing landscape metrics, Meghan Graham MacLean and Russell G. Congalton
A new approach to modeling stand-level dynamics based on informed random walks: Influence of bandwidth and sample size., Elizabeth Mcgarrigle, John A. Kershaw, Mark J. Ducey, and Michael B. Lavigne
Effects of man-made berms upon plant communities in New England salt marshes, Jordan W. Mora and David M. Burdick
The impact of man-made earthen barriers on the physical structure of New England tidal marshes (USA), Jordan W. Mora and David M. Burdick
Characterization of public and stakeholder objectives in environmental management: New Hampshire's Lamprey river., Shannon H. Rogers, John M. Halstead, and Thomas P. Seager
Foliar nitrogen in relation to plant traits and reflectance properties of New Hampshire forests., Franklin B. Sullivan, Scott V. Ollinger, Mary E. Martin, Mark J. Ducey, Lucie C. Lepine, and Haley F. Wicklein
Ditching and Ditch-Plugging in New England Salt Marshes: Effects on Hydrology, Elevation, and Soil Characteristics, Robert E. Vincent, David M. Burdick, and Michele Dionne
Rural communities and single stream adoption., Christopher Wright and John M. Halstead
Mapping ecological risks with a portfolio-based technique: Incorporating uncertainty and decision-making preferences., Denys Yemshanov, Frank H. Koch, Mark J. Ducey, and Klaus Koehler
Exploring critical uncertainties in pathway assessments of human-assisted introductions of alien forest species in Canada., Denys Yemshanov, Frank H. Koch, Mark J. Ducey, Marty Siltanen, Kirsty Wilson, and Klaus Koehler
Assessing net carbon sequestration on urban and community forests of northern New England, USA., Daolan Zheng, Mark J. Ducey, and Linda S. Heath
Carbon benefits from protected areas in the conterminous United States, Daolan Zheng, Linda S. Heath, and Mark J. Ducey
Carbon benefits from protected areas in the conterminous United States., Daolan Zheng, Linda S. Heath, and Mark J. Ducey
Assessing Double Counting of Carbon Emissions Between Forest Land-Cover Change and Forest Wildfires: A Case Study in the United States, 1992-2006., Daolan Zheng, Linda S. Heath, Mark J. Ducey, and Brad Quayle
Forest carbon dynamics associated with growth and disturbances in Oklahoma and Texas, 1992-2006., Daolan Zheng, Linda S. Heath, Mark J. Ducey, and James E. Smith
Submissions from 2012
A comment to "Large-scale bioenergy from additional harvest of forest biomass is neither sustainable nor greenhouse gas neutral": Important insights beyond greenhouse gas accounting., Ryan M. Bright, Francesco Cherubini, Rasmus Astrup, Neil Bird, Annette Cowie, Mark J. Ducey, Gregg Marland, Kim Pingoud, Ilkka Savolainen, and Anders H. Stomman
Eelgrass Habitat Creation in Nantucket Harbor, Massachusetts, David M. Burdick, Gregg Moore, and Chris Peter
Community Gardening in New Hampshire from the Ground Up, Tina Burr, Yvonne Beran, Nancy Friese, and Charlie A. French
Evergreenness and wood density predict height-diameter scaling in trees of the northeastern United States., Mark J. Ducey
The Importance of Intangible Outcomes, Charlie A. French and Paul Lachapelle
A distance limited method for sampling downed coarse woody debris., Jeffrey H. Gove, Mark J. Ducey, Harry T. Valentine, and Michael S. Williams
A Framework for Teaching and Implementing Community Visioning, Paul Lachapelle, Mary Emery, and Charlie A. French
Belowground Biomass of Phragmites australis in Coastal Marshes, Gregg E. Moore, David M. Burdick, Christopher R. Peter, and Donald R. Keirstead
Incorporating the Downscaled Landsat TM Thermal Band in Land-cover Classification using Random Forest., Victor F. Rodrigues-Galiano, Bardan Ghimire, Eulogio Pardo-Iguzquiza, Mario Chica-Olmo, and Russell G. Congalton
Bamboo for people, Mountain gorillas, and golden monkeys: Evaluating harvest and conservation trade-offs and synergies in the Virunga Volcanoes., Douglas Sheil, Mark J. Ducey, Frederick Ssali, Joseph Mukasa Ngubwagye, Miriam Van Heist, and Pontious Ezuma
Assessing future risks to agricultural productivity, water resources and food security: How can remote sensing help?, Prasad S. Thenkabail, Jerry William Knox, Mutlu Ozdogan, Murali Krishna Gumma, Russell G. Congalton, Zhuoting Wu, Cristina Milesi, Alex Finkral, Mike Marshall, and Isabella Mariotto
Models relating stem growth to crown length dynamics: Application to loblolly pine and Norway spruce., Harry T. Valentine, Annikki Makela, Edwin J. Green, Ralph Amateis, Harri Makinen, and Mark J. Ducey
Trade-associated pathways of alien forest insect entries in Canada, Denys Yemshanov, Frank H. Koch, Mark J. Ducey, and Klaus Koehler
A dominance-based approach to map risks of ecological invasions in the presence of severe uncertainty., Denys Yemshanov, Frank H. Koch, D Barry Lyons, Mark J. Ducey, and Klaus Koehler
Potential overestimation of carbon sequestration in the forested wildland-urban interface in northern New England., Daolan Zheng, Linda S. Heath, and Mark J. Ducey
Submissions from 2011
Use of waveform lidar and hyperspectral sensors to assess selected spatial and structural patterns associated with recent and repeat disturbance and the abundance of sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) in a temperate mixed hardwood and conifer forest., Jeanne E. Anderson, Mark J. Ducey, Andrew J. Fast, Mary E. Martin, Lucie C. Lepine, Marie-Louise Smith, Thomas D. Lee, Ralph O. Dubayah, Michelle A. Hofton, Peter Hyde, Birgit E. Peterson, and J. Bryan Blair
Investigating Issues in Map Accuracy When Using an Object-Based Approach to Map Benthic Habitats, Russell G. Congalton and Meghan Graham MacLean
Comparison of Hossfeld's method and two modern methods for volume estimation of standing trees., Mark J. Ducey and Michael S. Williams
The Effects of Road Culverts on Nekton in New England Salt Marshes: Implications for Tidal Restoration, Alyson L. Eberhardt, David M. Burdick, and Michele Dionne
Mercury in breeding saltmarsh sparrows (Ammodramus caudacutus caudacutus)., Oksana P. Lane, Kathleen M. O'Brien, David C. Evers, Thomas P. Hodgman, Andrew Major, Nancy Pau, Mark J. Ducey, Robert L. Taylor Jr., and Deborah Perry
Predicting the number of trees in small diameter classes using predictions from a two-parameter Weibull distribution., Elizabeth Mcgarrigle, John A. Kershaw, Michael B. Lavigne, Aaron R. Weiskittel, and Mark J. Ducey
Mapping Soil Pore Water Salinity of Tidal Marsh Habitats Using Electromagnetic Induction in Great Bay Estuary, USA, Gregg E. Moore, David M. Burdick, Christopher R. Peter, and Donald R. Keirstead
Carbon changes in conterminous US forests associated with growth and major disturbances., Daolan Zheng, Linda S. Heath, Mark J. Ducey, and James E. Smith
Effects of Land Use/Cover Change and Harvests on Forest Carbon Dynamics in Northern States of the United States from Remote Sensing and Inventory Data: 1992-2001., Daolan Zheng, Linda S. Heath, Mark J. Ducey, and James E. Smith
Submissions from 2010
Evaluation of Post Restoration Conditions at Little River Marsh in North Hampton, New Hampshire, David M. Burdick, Chris Peter, and Rober Vincent
How to Assess the Accuracy of Maps Generated from Remotely Sensed Data, Russell G. Congalton
Remote Sensing: An Overview, Russell G. Congalton
Quality Assurance and Accuracy Assessment of Information Derived from Remotely Sensed Data, Russell G. Congalton and L. Plourde
The Economic Importance of Draught Oxen on Small Farms in Namibia's Eastern Caprivi Region, Andrew B. Conroy and Mogos Yakob Teweldmehidin
Potential applications of randomised graph sampling to invasive species surveillance and monitoring., Mark J. Ducey and Kathleen M. O'Brien
Havana’s Changing Urban Agriculture Landscape:A Shift to the Right?, Charlie A. French, Mimi Larsen Becker, and Bruce Lindsay
Ten Years of Community Visioning in New Hampshire: The Meaning of "Success", Charlie A. French and Michele Gagne
Can Plant Competition and Diversity Reduce the Growth and Survival of Exotic Phragmites australis Invading a Tidal Marsh?, Christopher Robert Peter and David M. Burdick
Critical length sampling: A method to estimate the volume of downed coarse woody debris., Goran Stahl, Jeffrey H. Gove, Michael S. Williams, and Mark J. Ducey
Relationships between major ownerships, forest aboveground biomass distributions, and landscape dynamics in the New England region of USA., Daolan Zheng, Linda S. Heath, Mark J. Ducey, and Brett Butler
Submissions from 2009
Impacts of Marine Docks on Eelgrass in New England: A Spreadsheet-Based Model for Managers and Planners, David M. Burdick, Frederick T. Short, and Gregg Moore
Accuracy and Error Analysis of Global and Local Maps: Lessons Learned and Future Considerations, Russell G. Congalton
Accuracy Assessment of Spatial Data Sets, Russell G. Congalton
Assessing the Accuracy of Remotely Sensed Data: Principles and Practices, Russell G. Congalton and K. Green
The use, challenges and economic importance of draught oxen on small farms in Namibia`s eastern Caprivi region, Andrew B. Conroy and Mogos Y. Teweldmehidin
Predicting crown size and shape from simple stand variables., Mark J. Ducey
Sampling trees with probability nearly proportional to biomass., Mark J. Ducey
The ratio of additive and traditional stand density indices., Mark J. Ducey
Biomass equations for forest regrowth in the eastern Amazon using randomized branch sampling., Mark J. Ducey, Daniel J. Zarin, Steel S. Vasconcelos, and Maristela M. Araujo
Public-private partnerships and cooperative agreements in municipal service delivery., Peter Girard, Robert D. Mohr, Steven C. Deller, and John M. Halstead
Effects of a large fishing closure on benthic communities in the western Gulf of Maine: recovery from the effects of gillnets and otter trawls, Raymond E. Grizzle, Larry G. Ward, Larry A. Mayer, Mashkoor A. Malik, Andrew B. Cooper, Holly A. Abeels, Jennifer K. Greene, Melissa A. Brodeur, and Andrew A. Rosenberg
Status of the Eastern Grasswort, Lilaeopsis chinensis (Apiaceae), in the Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire, U.S.A, Gregg E. Moore, Chrisopher R. Peter, David M. Burdick, and Donald R. Keirstead
The Functions and Values of Fringing Salt Marshes in Northern New England, USA, Pamela A. Morgan, David M. Burdick, and Frederick T. Short
Changing US ocean policy can set a new direction for marine resource management, Andrew A. Rosenberg
Quantifying scaling effects on satellite-derived forest area estimates for the conterminous USA., Daolan Zheng, Linda S. Heath, Mark J. Ducey, and James E. Smith
Submissions from 2008
Monitoring Biodiversity of Select Restoration Sites in New Zealand, J. Bishop, Russell G. Congalton, and M. Becker
Direct sampling for stand density index., Mark J. Ducey and Harry T. Valentine
Simultaneous unbiased estimates of multiple downed wood attributes in perpendicular distance sampling., Mark J. Ducey, Michael S. Williams, Jeffrey H. Gove, and Harry T. Valentine
Building Wealth Through Ownership: Resident-Owned Manufactured Housing Communities in New Hampshire, Charlie A. French, Kelly Giraud, and Sally K. Ward
Ten Years of Community Profiles in New Hampshire, Charlie A. French and Fabienne Lord-Fonesca
Rotated sigmoid structures in managed uneven-aged northern hardwood stands: A look at the Burr Type III distribution., Jeffrey H. Gove, Mark J. Ducey, William B. Leak, and Lianjun Zhang
Leaf Area Index (LAI) Change Detection Analysis on Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) Following Complete Understory Removal, John S. Liames, Russell G. Congalton, Andrew N. Pilant, and Timothy E. Lewis
Validation of an integrated estimation of Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) leaf area index (LAI) utilizing two indirect optical methods in the southeastern United States., John S. Liames, Russell G. Congalton, Andrew N. Pilant, and Timothy E. Lewis
Restoring Ecological Functions and Increasing Community Awareness of an Urban Tidal Pond Using Blue Mussels, Sean McDermott, David M. Burdick, Raymond E. Grizzle, and Jennifer Greene
Identifying grain-size dependent errors on global forest area estimates and carbon studies., Daolan Zheng, Linda S. Heath, and Mark J. Ducey
Modeling grain-size dependent bias in estimating forest area: A regional application., Daolan Zheng, Linda S. Heath, and Mark J. Ducey
Satellite detection of land-use change and effects on regional forest aboveground biomass estimates., Daolan Zheng, Linda S. Heath, and Mark J. Ducey
Spatial distribution of forest aboveground biomass estimated from remote sensing and forest inventory data in New England, USA., Daolan Zheng, Linda S. Heath, and Mark J. Ducey
Submissions from 2007
Oxen, a Teamster's Guide, Andrew B. Conroy
Analyzing unit pricing of waste management using treatment effects models., John M. Halstead, Ju-Chin Huang, and Shanna B. Saunders
Public-private partnerships and cooperative agreements in small and rural municipalities., John M. Halstead, Robert D. Mohr, Steven C. Deller, and Peter Girard
Spatial patterns of forest characteristics in the western United States derived from inventories., Jeffrey A. Hicke, Jennifer C. Jenkins, Dennis S. Ojima, and Mark J. Ducey
Predicting crown radius in eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.) stands in New Hampshire., Gregory J. Jordan and Mark J. Ducey
Forest biomass estimated from MODIS and FIA data in the Lake States: MN, WI and MI, USA., Daolan Zheng, Linda S. Heath, and Mark J. Ducey
Submissions from 2006
Human Facilitation of Phragmites australis Invasions in Tidal Marshes: A Review and Synthesis, David Bart, David M. Burdick, Randolph Chambers, and Jean Marie Hartman
An evaluation of the effect of terrain normalization on classification accuracy of Landsat ETM+ imagery., Jesse B. Bishop and Russell G. Congalton
Peak oil, geopolitics and the need for relocalization: will our magnificent obsession become our obsolete obsession?, John E. Carroll
Line-intercept laboratory subsampling estimates periphyton biovolumes more efficiently than standard methods., Brian Frappier and Mark J. Ducey
A Regional Assessment of Salt Marsh Restoration and Monitoring in the Gulf of Maine, Raymond A. Konisky, David M. Burdick, Michele Dionne, and Hilary A. Neckles
A comparison of inter-analyst differences in the classification of a Landsat ETM+ scene in South-Central Virginia., John Liames and Russell G. Congalton
Fertilization effects on forest carbon storage and exchange, and net primary production: A new hybrid process model for stand management., D A. Sampson, R H. Waring, C A. Maier, C M. Gough, Mark J. Ducey, and K H. Johnson