Browsing by Subject "disturbance"
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Causes and Effects of Oak Decline in an Upland Oak-hickory Forest of Eastern Oklahoma
(Oklahoma State University, 2014-07-01)Oak decline has greatly altered the structure and composition of temperate hardwood forests and is caused by a complex interaction of environmental stresses and pests. These stresses can be biotic or abiotic and can be ... -
Ecological and evolutionary insights into Asclepias: From soil symbionts to disturbances
(2021-12)Milkweeds (Asclepias) are a diverse genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, with an estimated 130 species found in North America. Milkweed research has increased dramatically over the past two decades, due in part to ... -
Implications of pyric-herbivory on central North American grassland ecology, management and production
(2014-07)The interaction of fire and grazing is an ecological process regulating fire-dependent ecosystems. Prior to European settlement, grasslands were regulated by fires and focal grazing by herbivores (pyric-herbivory), a ... -
Precipitation effects on grassland plant performance are lessened by hay harvest
(2022-02)Climate and human management, such as hay harvest, shape grasslands. With both disturbances co-occurring, understanding how these ecosystems respond to these combined drivers may aid in projecting future changes in ... -
Pyric-carnivory: Raptor use of prescribed fires
(Wiley Open Access, 2017-11)Fire is a process that shaped and maintained most terrestrial ecosystems worldwide. Changes in land use and patterns of human settlement have altered fire regimes and led to fire suppression resulting in numerous undesirable ... -
Spatial heterogeneity increases diversity and stability in grassland bird communities
(Ecological Society of America, 2015)Grasslands are inherently dynamic in space and time, evolving with frequent disturbance from fire and herbivores. As a consequence of human actions, many remaining grasslands have become homogenous, which has led to reduced ... -
Towards exascale DNS solver for hypersonic boundary-layer receptivity to solid particulates
(Oklahoma State University, 2020-04-17)Development in hypersonic vehicles is dependent on the prediction of hypersonic boundary-layer transition location from a laminar to turbulent state because aerodynamic heating, drag force, engine performance, and vehicle ... -
Ungulate preference for burned patches reveals strength of fire-grazing interaction
(Wiley Open Access, 2011-08-12)The interactions between fire and grazing are widespread throughout fire-dependent landscapes. The utilization of burned areas by grazing animals establishes the fire-grazing interaction, but the preference for recently ...