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Land Resources
The Land Resources Program within the Center for Water and the Environment focuses on understanding interactions among the forest communities of the northern Lake States, the lake, river and wetland resources contained therein, and the shifting mosaics of human land use and natural disturbance that drive the ecological and economic health of the region. Specific research areas include the effects of global climate change on forest composition, structure and productivity, the relationships between habitat condition and the success of forest bird, lynx and other animal populations, the ecology of managed forest populations, and the development of robust indicators of ecosystem health. We work closely with federal, state, and county governments, as well as private industry and individuals to ensure that sound ecological principles are incorporated into the land-use decisions that drive the natural resource-based economy of our region.
Current Land Resources Projects:
- LTREB: Spatial Dynamics of the Moose-Forest-Soil Ecosystem on Isle Royale
- Interacting Effects of Elevated Carbon Dioxide and Ozone on Aspen Forest Ecosystems
- Distribution of Canada Lynx in the Upper Midwestern United States
- Wild Rice Population Dynamics and Nutrient Cycles
- Climatic Variability and Ecosystem Response: Precipitation Patterns, Soil Moisture Dynamics, and Productivity in Tallgrass Prairie
- Scenarios of Landscape Change Effects on Tropospheric Ozone Risk to Midwestern Forests in the Midwest
- Analysis of Land Bird Monitoring Data for National Parks in the Great Lakes Network
- Development of Sampling Framework/key Protocols for Monitoring Natural Resources in the Great Lakes Network
- An Assessment of Terrestrial Snail Biology and Ecology with Threats Analysis
- An Exchange Network/CDX Flow Protocol
- Development of a Risk Assessment Plan for Acadia National Park
- Ecological Classification and Assessment of Minnesota`s Northern Landscape
Land Resources Project Websites
