Submissions from 2018
Thermal Stability Analysis of Polyurethane Foams Made from Microwave Liquefaction Bio-Polyols with and Without Solid Residue, Xing Yan Huang, Cornelis F. de Hoop, Xiao Peng Peng, Jiu Long Xie, Jin Qiu Qi, Yong Ze Jiang, Hui Xiao, and Shuang Xi Nie
Thermal decomposition characteristics of microwave liquefied rape straw residues using thermogravimetric analysis, Xingyan Huang, Cornelis F. De Hoop, Jiulong Xie, Chung Yun Hse, Jinqiu Qi, Yuzhu Chen, and Feng Li
High bio-content polyurethane (PU) foam made from bio-polyol and cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) via microwave liquefaction, Xingyan Huang, Cornelis F. De Hoop, Jiulong Xie, Qinglin Wu, Dorin Boldor, and Jinqiu Qi
Analysis of bambusa rigida bamboo culms between internodes and nodes: Anatomical characteristics and physical-mechanical properties, Xingyan Huang, Feng Li, Cornelis F. De Hoop, Yongze Jiang, Jiulong Xie, and Jinqiu Qi
Differences in physical–mechanical properties of bamboo scrimbers with response to bamboo maturing process, Xingyan Huang, Jiulong Xie, Jinqiu Qi, Cornelis F. De Hoop, Hui Xiao, Yuzhu Chen, and Feng Li
space use, diurnal movement, and roosting of a variegated ant-pitta (Grallaria varia) in central Amazonia, Vitek Jirinec, Elisa C. Elizondo, Cameron L. Rutt, and Philip C. Stouffer
Growth of tree diameter and stem taper as affected by reduced leaf area on selected branch whorls, Shannon D. Kidombo and Thomas J. Dean
Growth response of branches to variation in the intra- and interbranch supply of photosynthate, Shannon D. Kidombo and Thomas J. Dean
Architect perceptions of engineered wood products: An exploratory study of selected countries in Central and Southeast Europe, Manja Kitek Kuzman, Sanela Klarić, Andreja Pirc Barčić, Richard P. Vlosky, Marija M. Janakieska, and Petra Grošelj
Annotated bibliography of the global literature on the secondary transportation of raw and comminuted forest products (2000-2015), Anil Koirala, Anil Raj Kizha, Cornelis F. De Hoop, Brian E. Roth, Han Sup Han, Patrick Hiesl, Dalia Abbas, Shuva Gautam, Srijana Baral, Steve Bick, et al.
Surface roughness of thin wood veneers sliced from laminated green wood lumber, Guangyao Li, Qinglin Wu, Yanli He, and Zhikun Liu
Surface-Chemistry-Tuned Cellulose Nanocrystals in a Bentonite Suspension for Water-Based Drilling Fluids, Mei Chun Li, Suxia Ren, Xiuqiang Zhang, Lili Dong, Tingzhou Lei, Sunyoung Lee, and Qinglin Wu
PH-Responsive Water-Based Drilling Fluids Containing Bentonite and Chitin Nanocrystals, Mei Chun Li, Qinglin Wu, Kunlin Song, Alfred D. French, Changtong Mei, and Tingzhou Lei
Production of live young with cryopreserved sperm from the endangered livebearing fish Redtail Splitfin (Xenotoca eiseni, Rutter, 1896), Yue Liu, Harry Grier, and Terrence R. Tiersch
Cryopreservation of sperm bundles (spermatozeugmata) from endangered livebearing goodeids, Yue Liu, Leticia Torres, and Terrence R. Tiersch
Quality evaluation of sperm from livebearing fishes: Standardized assessment of sperm bundles (spermatozeugmata) from Xenotoca eiseni (Goodeidae), Yue Liu, Leticia Torres, and Terrence R. Tiersch
Activation of free sperm and dissociation of sperm bundles (spermatozeugmata) of an endangered viviparous fish, Xenotoca eiseni, Yue Liu, Huiping Yang, Leticia Torres, and Terrence R. Tiersch
Ghost fishing, Julie A. Lively and Thomas P. Good
Estimating Sulfate Effective Diffusion Coefficients of Stabilized Fluorogypsum for Aquatic Applications, Charles Davis Lofton, Michele Barbato, Yasser Bigdeli, Jongwon Jung, Jung Yeon Jang, Kelly Rusch, and Maria Teresa Gutierrez-Wing
Mechanical properties of 3D-printed wood-plastic composites, Ossi Martikka, Timo Kärki, and Qingling Wu
Changes to extender, cryoprotective medium, and in vitro fertilization improve zebrafish sperm cryopreservation, Jennifer L. Matthews, Joy M. Murphy, Carrie Carmichael, Huiping Yang, Terrence Tiersch, Monte Westerfield, and Zoltan M. Varga
Coextruded Wood Plastic Composites Containing Recycled Wood Fibers Treated with Micronized Copper-Quat: Mechanical, Moisture Absorption, and Chemical Leaching Performance, Changtong Mei, Xiuxuan Sun, Minli Wan, Qinglin Wu, Sang Jin Chun, and Sunyoung Lee
What can mixed-species flock movement tell us about the value of Amazonian secondary forests? Insights from spatial behavior, Karl Mokross, Jonathan R. Potts, Cameron L. Rutt, and Philip C. Stouffer
Purifying Selection in the Toll-Like Receptors of Song Sparrows Melospiza melodia, Martha J. Nelson-Flower, Ryan R. Germain, Elizabeth A. MacDougall-Shackleton, Sabrina S. Taylor, and Peter Arcese
Overview of the forest sector in Kenya, Gilbert Ototo and Richard P. Vlosky
Predicting tree height from tree diameter and dominant height using mixed-effects and quantile regression models for two species in Turkey, Ramazan Özçelik, Quang V. Cao, Guillermo Trincado, and Nilsun Göçer
The status of chain-of-custody certification in the countries of Central and South Europe, Hubert Paluš, Ján Parobek, Richard P. Vlosky, Darko Motik, Leon Oblak, Matej Jošt, Branko Glavonjić, Roman Dudík, and Leszek Wanat
Bio-based UV protective films prepared with polylactic acid (PLA) and Phoebe zhennan extractives, Fangya Pan, Lin Chen, Yongze Jiang, Li Xiong, Ling Min, Jiulong Xie, Jinqiu Qi, Hui Xiao, Yuzhu Chen, and Cornelis F. De Hoop
An overview of cross-laminated timber in North America, Rajan Parajuli, Charles Gale, Richard Vlosky, and Roy O. Martin
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure in seaside sparrows (Ammodramus maritimus) following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Anna A. Perez-Umphrey, Christine M. Bergeon Burns, Philip C. Stouffer, Stefan Woltmann, and Sabrina S. Taylor
Community structure of elasmobranchs in estuaries along the northwest Gulf of Mexico, Jeffrey D. Plumlee, Kaylan M. Dance, Philip Matich, John A. Mohan, Travis M. Richards, Thomas C. TinHan, Mark R. Fisher, and R. J.David Wells
Advances in Application of Biomass Nanocellulose to Green-Energy Storage, Yan Qing, Jianan Yi, Yiqiang Wu, Qinglin Wu, Zhen Zhang, and Lei Li
Assessing the influence of precipitation on shallow groundwater table response using a combination of singular value decomposition and cross-wavelet approaches, Peng Qi, Guangxin Zhang, Y. Jun Xu, Lei Wang, Changchun Ding, and Chunyang Cheng
Diel variability of pCO 2 and CO 2 outgassing from the lower Mississippi River: Implications for riverine CO 2 outgassing estimation, Jeremy H. Reiman and Y. Jun Xu
Metals geochemistry and mass export from the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River system to the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Jeremy H. Reiman, Y. Jun Xu, Songjie He, and Emily M. DelDuco
Temporal and multi-spatial environmental drivers of duck nest survival, Kevin M. Ringelman, Johann Walker, James K. Ringelman, and Scott E. Stephens
The American black duck: Three decades of science-based adaptive management, Kevin M. Ringelman and Christopher K. Williams
Estimating waterfowl carrying capacity at local scales: A case study from edwin b. forsythe national wildlife refuge, new jersey, Kevin M. Ringelman, Christopher K. Williams, Paul M. Castelli, Mason L. Sieges, Rebecca A. Longenecker, Theodore C. Nichols, and Stephen D. Earsom
Eastern Wild Turkey Roost-Site Selection in a Fire-Maintained Longleaf Pine Ecosystem, Indrani Sasmal, Eric L. Kilburg, Christopher S. DePerno, M. Colter Chitwood, Marcus A. Lashley, Bret A. Collier, and Christopher E. Moorman
Dissolved carbon in a large variety of lakes across five limnetic regions in China, Kaishan Song, Zhidan Wen, Yijun Xu, Hong Yang, Lili Lyu, Ying Zhao, Chong Fang, Yingxin Shang, and Jia Du
Recognizing the danger zone: Response of female white-Tailed to discrete hunting events, Jeffery D. Sullivan, Stephen S. Ditchkoff, Bret A. Collier, Charles R. Ruth, and Joshua B. Raglin
Surface wetting behavior of nanocellulose-based composite films, Xiuxuan Sun, Changtong Mei, Alfred D. French, Sunyoung Lee, Ying Wang, and Qinglin Wu
Nanocellulose films with combined cellulose nanofibers and nanocrystals: tailored thermal, optical and mechanical properties, Xiuxuan Sun, Qinglin Wu, Xiuqiang Zhang, Suxia Ren, Tingzhou Lei, Wencai Li, Guangyin Xu, and Quanguo Zhang
Reusable and cross-linked cellulose nanofibrils aerogel for the removal of heavy metal ions, Cuihua Tian, Jiarong She, Yiqiang Wu, Sha Luo, Qinglin Wu, and Yan Qing
Addressing Reproducibility in Cryopreservation, and Considerations Necessary for Commercialization and Community Development in Support of Genetic Resources of Aquatic Species, Leticia Torres and Terrence R. Tiersch
Decadal-Scale Riverbed Deformation and Sand Budget of the Last 500 km of the Mississippi River: Insights Into Natural and River Engineering Effects on a Large Alluvial River, Bo Wang and Y. Jun Xu
Dynamics of 30 large channel bars in the Lower Mississippi River in response to river engineering from 1985 to 2015, Bo Wang and Y. Jun Xu
Time-since-fire and stand seral stage affect habitat selection of eastern wild turkeys in a managed longleaf pine ecosystem, Jeremy W. Wood, Bradley S. Cohen, Thomas J. Prebyl, L. Mike Conner, Bret A. Collier, and Michael J. Chamberlain
Nonlinear response of streamflow to climate change in high-latitude regions: A case study in headwaters of Nenjiang River Basin in China's Far Northeast, Yanfeng Wu, Guangxin Zhang, Hong Shen, and Y. Jun Xu
Assessing effectiveness of long-term forestry best management practices on stream water quality at a basin scale—a case study in Southern USA, Zhen Xu and Y. Jun Xu
Dissolved carbon transport in a river-lake continuum: A case study in a subtropical watershed, USA, Zhen Xu and Y. Jun Xu
A Strategy for Sperm Cryopreservation of Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar, for Remote Commercial-scale High-throughput Processing, Huiping Yang, E. Hu, John T. Buchanan, and Terrence R. Tiersch
A comparative study of different nanoclay-reinforced cellulose nanofibril biocomposites with enhanced thermal and mechanical properties, Cheng Yong, Changtong Mei, Mingjie Guan, Qinglin Wu, Jingquan Han, and Xiuxuan Sun
Interfacial modification mechanism of nanocellulose as a compatibilizer for immiscible binary poly(vinyl alcohol)/poly(ethylene oxide) blends, Cheng Yong, Changtong Mei, Mingjie Guan, Qinglin Wu, Xiuxuan Sun, Bing Xu, and Ke Wang
Photocatalytic performance of highly transparent and mesoporous molybdenum-doped titania films fabricated by templating cellulose nanocrystals, Y. H. Yoon, S. Y. Lee, J. G. Gwon, H. J. Cho, Q. Wu, Y. H. Kim, and W. H. Lee
Mesoporous titania films templated by cellulose nanocrystals: morphological and spectrophotometric properties, Y. H. Yoon, S. Y. Lee, J. G. Gwon, H. J. Cho, Q. Wu, and W. H. Lee
Mechanical and Thermal Properties of R-High Density Polyethylene Composites Reinforced with Wheat Straw Particleboard Dust and Basalt Fiber, Min Yu, Haiyan Mao, Runzhou Huang, Zhenghao Ge, Pujian Tian, Lixin Sun, Qinglin Wu, and Kai Sun
Measuring the impact of risk preference on land valuation: Evidence from forest management, Fan Zhang and Sun Joseph Chang
Comparative mechanical, fire-retarding, and morphological properties of high-density polyethylene/(wood flour) composites with different flame retardants, Jinlong Zhang, Changtong Mei, Runzhou Huang, Xinwu Xu, Sunyoung Lee, Birm June Kim, and Qinglin Wu
Climate-sensitive self-thinning trajectories of chinese fir plantations in south China, Xiongqing Zhang, Lele Lu, Quang V. Cao, Aiguo Duan, and Jianguo Zhang
Assessment of bridge scour in the lower, middle, and upper Yangtze River estuary with riverbed sonar profiling techniques, Shuwei Zheng, Y. Jun Xu, Heqin Cheng, Bo Wang, and Xuejun Lu
Riverbed erosion of the final 565 kilometers of the Yangtze River (Changjiang) following construction of the Three Gorges Dam, Shuwei Zheng, Y. Jun Xu, Heqin Cheng, Bo Wang, Wei Xu, and Shuaihu Wu
Enhancing mechanical properties of poly(lactic acid) through its in-situ crosslinking with maleic anhydride-modified cellulose nanocrystals from cottonseed hulls, Ling Zhou, Hui He, Mei chun Li, Siwei Huang, Changtong Mei, and Qinglin Wu
Submissions from 2017
Aquaculture genomics, genetics and breeding in the United States: Current status, challenges, and priorities for future research, Hisham Abdelrahman, Mohamed ElHady, Acacia Alcivar-Warren, Standish Allen, Rafet Al-Tobasei, Lisui Bao, Ben Beck, Harvey Blackburn, Brian Bosworth, John Buchanan, et al.
Erratum to: Aquaculture genomics, genetics and breeding in the United States: Current status, challenges, and priorities for future research. [BMC Genomics. 18, (2017), (191)] DOI: 10.1186/s12864-017-3557-1, Hisham Abdelrahman, Mohamed ElHady, Acacia Alcivar-Warren, Standish Allen, Rafet Al-Tobasei, Lisui Bao, Ben Beck, Harvey Blackburn, Brian Bosworth, John Buchanan, et al.
Plant water potential improves prediction of empirical stomatal models, William R.L. Anderegg, Adam Wolf, Adriana Arango-Velez, Brendan Choat, Daniel J. Chmura, Steven Jansen, Thomas Kolb, Shan Li, Frederick Meinzer, Pilar Pita, et al.
An integrated system for modeling tree and stand survival, Quang V. Cao
Evaluation of methods for modeling individual tree survival, Quang V. Cao
An editorial from the handling editor, Sun Joseph Chang
A metadata reporting framework (FRAMES) for synthesis of ecohydrological observations, Danielle S. Christianson, Charuleka Varadharajan, Bradley Christoffersen, Matteo Detto, Boris Faybishenko, Bruno O. Gimenez, Val Hendrix, Kolby J. Jardine, Robinson Negron-Juarez, Gilberto Z. Pastorello, et al.
Responses of an endangered songbird to an extreme drought event, Melanie R. Colón, Ashley M. Long, and Michael L. Morrison
Hemolysis as a rapid screening technique for assessing the toxicity of native surfactin and a genetically engineered derivative, William J. Colonna, Mustafa E. Martı, John A. Nyman, Chris Green, and Charles E. Glatz
Vitrification as an Alternative Approach for Sperm Cryopreservation in Marine Fishes, Rafael Cuevas-Uribe, E. Hu, Harry Daniels, Adriane O. Gill, and Terrence R. Tiersch
The influence of grafted cellulose nanofibers and postextrusion annealing treatment on selected properties of poly(lactic acid) filaments for 3D printing, Ju Dong, Meichun Li, Ling Zhou, Sunyoung Lee, Changtong Mei, Xinwu Xu, and Qinglin Wu
Neutral Genetic Processes Influence MHC Evolution in Threatened Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus), Jean P. Elbers, Rachel W. Clostio, and Sabrina S. Taylor
Population genetic inferences using immune gene SNPs mirror patterns inferred by microsatellites, Jean P. Elbers, Rachel W. Clostio, and Sabrina S. Taylor
Prevalence and details of polydactylism in the american alligator, alligator mississippiensis, in Louisiana, USA, Ruth M. Elsey, Dwayne Lejeune, Brodee Landry, Kyle Reed, Mickey Miller, and Michael D. Kaller
Carrying capacity of wintering American black ducks in forested wetlands, Samantha R. Fino, Christopher K. Williams, Mark C. Livolsi, Kevin M. Ringelman, John M. Coluccy, Patrick K. Devers, and Paul M. Castelli
Hybridization between mottled ducks (Anas fulvigula maculosa) and mallards (A. platyrhynchos) in the western Gulf Coast region, Robert J. Ford, Will Selman, and Sabrina S. Taylor
Effects of nanocellulose on the structure and properties of poly(vinyl alcohol)-borax hybrid foams, Jingquan Han, Yiying Yue, Qinglin Wu, Chaobo Huang, Hui Pan, Xianxu Zhan, Changtong Mei, and Xinwu Xu
Assessing dissolved carbon transport and transformation along an estuarine river with stable isotope analyses, Songjie He and Y. Jun Xu
Body shape variation in two species of darters (Etheostoma, Percidae) and its relation to the environment, Garrett W. Hopper, Reid L. Morehouse, and Michael Tobler
Dilute Alkali and Hydrogen Peroxide Treatment of Microwave Liquefied Rape Straw Residue for the Extraction of Cellulose Nanocrystals, Xingyan Huang, Cornelis F. De Hoop, Feng Li, Jiulong Xie, Chung Yun Hse, Jinqiu Qi, Yongze Jiang, and Yuzhu Chen
Characterization of Biobased Polyurethane Foams Employing Lignin Fractionated from Microwave Liquefied Switchgrass, Xingyan Huang, Cornelis F. De Hoop, Jiulong Xie, Chung Yun Hse, Jinqiu Qi, and Tingxing Hu
Biobased polyurethane foam insulation from microwave liquefaction of woody underbrush, Xing Yan Huang, Jin Qiu Qi, Cornelis F. de Hoop, Jiu Long Xie, and Yu Zhu Chen
3-D printing provides a novel approach for standardization and reproducibility of freezing devices, E. Hu, William Childress, and Terrence R. Tiersch
The early birds and the rest: do first nesters represent the entire colony?, Jón Einar Jónsson, Smári J. Lúðvíksson, and Michael D. Kaller
Bedload and suspended load transport in the 140-km reach downstream of the Mississippi River avulsion to the Atchafalaya River, Sanjeev Joshi and Y. Jun Xu
Incorporation of Fluorescence Ceramide-Based HPLC Assay for Rapidly and Efficiently Assessing Glucosylceramide Synthase In Vivo, Sachin K. Khiste, Salman B. Hosain, Yixuan Dong, Mohammad B. Uddin, Kartik R. Roy, Ronald A. Hill, Zhijun Liu, and Yong Yu Liu
Effect of Nano-CaCO3 and talc on property and weathering performance of PP composites, Danbee Lee, Seungkyun Kim, Birm June Kim, Sang Jin Chun, Sun Young Lee, and Qinglin Wu
Mechano-sorptive deformation of borate modified strand board for structural uses, Guangyao Li, Xiuxuan Sun, Sunyoung Lee, and Qinglin Wu
Effects of road construction noise on golden-cheeked warblers: An update, Ashley M. Long, Melanie R. Colón, Jessica L. Bosman, Tiffany M. Mcfarland, Anthony J. Locatelli, Laura R. Stewart, Heather A. Mathewson, John C. Newnam, and Michael L. Morrison
A before–after control–impact assessment to understand the potential impacts of highway construction noise and activity on an endangered songbird, Ashley M. Long, Melanie R. Colón, Jessica L. Bosman, Dianne H. Robinson, Hannah L. Pruett, Tiffany M. McFarland, Heather A. Mathewson, Joseph M. Szewczak, J. Cal Newnam, and Michael L. Morrison
Responses of a Federally Endangered Songbird to Understory Thinning in Oak-Juniper Woodlands, Ashley M. Long, Mike E. Marshall, Michael L. Morrison, K. Brian Hays, and Shannon L. Farrell
Cryobanking of aquatic species, Sonia Martínez-Páramo, Ákos Horváth, Catherine Labbé, Tiantian Zhang, Vanesa Robles, Paz Herráez, Marc Suquet, Serean Adams, Ana Viveiros, Terrence R. Tiersch, et al.
Factors shaping the co-occurrence of two juvenile shark species along the Texas Gulf Coast, Philip Matich, John A. Mohan, Jeffrey D. Plumlee, Tom TinHan, R. J.David Wells, and Mark Fisher
Diversity of arthropods in farmed wetlands in the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain and effects of detrital subsidies, Nathan Mercer, Michael D. Kaller, and Michael J. Stout
Time to fly: A comparison of marginal value theorem approximations in an agent-based model of foraging waterfowl, Matt L. Miller, Kevin M. Ringelman, John M. Eadie, and Jeffrey C. Schank
Relative Abundance, Movements, and Habitat Use of Southeastern Blue Sucker Cycleptus meridionalis in the Lower Pearl River, Louisiana, Devon C. Oliver, William E. Kelso, and Michael D. Kaller
Evaluation of fitting and adjustment methods for taper and volume prediction of black pine in Turkey, Ramazan Özçelik and Quang V. Cao