scholarly journals Ecology of Trifolium stoloniferum (Muhl. ex A. Eaton), a federally endangered vascular plant, at the Fernow Experimental Forest in West Virginia

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Q. Burkhart
Keyword(s):  
West Virginia ◽  
Vascular Plant ◽  
Fernow Experimental Forest

Effects of Limestone Gravel on Selected Chemical Properties of Road Runoff and Streamflow

1987 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. David Helvey ◽  
James N. Kochenderfer
Keyword(s):  
West Virginia ◽  
Practical Problem ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Specific Conductance ◽  
Acidic Soil ◽  
Chemical Characteristics ◽  
Road Runoff ◽  
Runoff Water ◽  
Logging Roads ◽  
Fernow Experimental Forest

Abstract Limestone gravel applied to two logging roads built in acidic soil on the Fernow Experimental Forest significantly increased the concentration of calcium as well as the levels of alkalinity, specific conductance, and pH of road runoff water. However, a heavy gravel application to 5 km of road adjacent to a naturally acidic stream near Thomas, West Virginia, caused insignificant changes in the chemical characteristics of that stream. The application of these results to the practical problem of decreasing stream acidity is discussed. North. J. Appl. For. 4:23-25, March 1987.

scholarly journals The Fernow Experimental Forest, West Virginia, USA: Insights, datasets, and opportunities.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Andr s Guill n ◽  
Mary Beth Adams ◽  
Emily Elliott ◽  
Jason Hubbart ◽  
Charlene Kelly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Virginia ◽  
Fernow Experimental Forest

scholarly journals Ecology ofPeltoperla arcuataandTallaperla maria(Plecoptera: Peltoperlidae) at the Fernow Experimental Forest, Tucker County, West Virginia

1995 ◽  
Vol 102 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 151-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin A. Yokum ◽  
Ted R. Angradi ◽  
Donald C. Tarter
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
West Virginia ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Base Flow ◽  
Order Stream ◽  
Egg Diapause ◽  
Specific Distribution ◽  
Stream Size ◽  
Species Specific ◽  
Fernow Experimental Forest

We examined the abundance, life history, and production of the stonefliesPeltoperla arcuataandTallaperla maria(Plecoptera: Peltoperlidae) in four forested headwater streams at the Fernow Experimental Forest, Tucker County, West Virginia.Peltoperla arcuatawas most abundant in the smallest watersheds (<100 ha), and was present at all sites.Tallaperla mariawas most abundant in watersheds >200 hectares (ha), was restricted to sites with a base-flow alkalinity of >2 mg L-1CaCO3, and was the dominant peltoperlid only at sites with an alkalinity >15 mg L-1. We conclude that water chemistry overrides stream size as a determinant of species-specific distribution of Fernow peltoperlids. Both taxa had semi-voltine life cycles with an 18-month naiadal period following a 6-month egg diapause. Emergence was during May-July for both species.Peltoperla arcuatahad about 15 instars;T. mariahad about 14 instars. Peltoperlid production was highest (509 mg m-2y-1) in a 128 ha watershed where onlyP. arcuatawas collected;P. arcuataproduction was lowest (17 mg m-2y-1) in a 4th order stream (1536 ha).Taltaperla mariaproduction was highest (271 m-2y-1) in a 257 ha watershed partially underlain by limestone. Production across streams was higher forP. arcuata(205 mg m-2y-1) than forT. maria(91 mg m-2y-1).

scholarly journals The Fernow Experimental Forest, West Virginia, USA: Insights, datasets, and opportunities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Andrés Guillén ◽  
Mary Beth Adams ◽  
Emily Elliot ◽  
Jason Hubbart ◽  
Charlene Kelly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Virginia ◽  
Fernow Experimental Forest

Ecosystem nutrient responses to chronic nitrogen inputs at Fernow Experimental Forest, West Virginia

1996 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank S. Gilliam ◽  
Bradley M. Yurish ◽  
Mary Beth Adams
Keyword(s):  
West Virginia ◽  
Plant Tissue ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Forest Floor ◽  
Mineral Soil ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
N Saturation ◽  
Nitrogen Inputs ◽  
Overstory Tree ◽  
Fernow Experimental Forest

Among the current environmental concerns for forests of the eastern United States is nitrogen (N) saturation, a result of excessive inputs of N associated with acidic deposition. We studied nutrient responses on N-treated and untreated watersheds of the Fernow Experimental Forest, West Virginia, to test for evidence of N saturation on the treated watershed. The watersheds were WS7 (23-year-old even-aged control), WS4 (mature mixed-aged control), and WS3 (23-year-old even-aged treatment). WS3 has received aerial applications of (NH4)2SO4 from 1989 to the present (a total of 4 years for the study period) at 3 × ambient inputs of N and S (54 and 61 kg•ha−1•year−1, respectively). Base-flow stream samples were collected weekly from each watershed and analyzed for NO3− and Ca2+. Mineral soil was incubated in situ, placed in bags, and buried about every 30 days during the growing season in each of seven sample plots within each watershed. Moist samples of soil from the bags were analyzed for extractable NH4+ and NO3−. In addition, forest floor material and leaves of an herbaceous species (Violarotundifolia Michx.) from each plot were analyzed for N and other nutrients. Violarotundifolia was present on all 21 plots and used as an additional indicator of N availability and soil fertility. Foliage tissue was sampled from overstory tree species (Liriodendrontulipifera L., Prunusserotina Ehrh., Betulalenta L., and Acerrubrum L.) from WS3 and WS7 and analyzed for nutrient content. Results from the 1993 growing season showed few, if any, differences among watersheds for (1) N content and C/N ratio of the mineral soil and forest floor and (2) relative proportion of NH4+ and NO3− produced in the buried bags. Nitrification rates were equally high in soils of all watersheds; N concentrations were significantly higher in foliage tissue of overstory tree species and of V. rotundifolia in the treatment versus control watersheds; plant tissue Ca was significantly lower for the treatment watershed than for the control watersheds. Our results support the conclusions of earlier studies that high amounts of ambient N deposition have brought about N saturation on untreated watersheds at the Fernow Experimental Forest. This is suggested by minimal differences among watersheds in N mineralization and nitrification and soil and forest floor N. However, aggravated N saturation on our treated watershed can be seen in differences in plant tissue nutrients among watersheds and streamflow data, indicating increased losses of NO3− with accompanying losses of Ca2+ in response to further N additions to a N-saturated system.

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