Southern pine beetles are known to have caused several hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages in Alabama due to their widespread destruction of pine trees. This project aimed to model areas in Alabama that are susceptible to outbreaks using NASA Earth observations.
Home on the Laramie Range
Category: Identifying Invasive Species Extent & Critical Species Habitat Project Team: Laramie Mountains Ecological Forecasting II Team Location: U.S. Geological Survey at Colorado State University – Fort Collins, Colorado Authors: Sarah Carroll Katie Butler Aubrey Hilte Megan Vahsen Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Paul Evangelista (Colorado State University, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory) Dr. Amanda West (Colorado State University, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory) Past/Other … Read More
Can you Dig it?: Identifying and Protecting Ancient Chacoan Ruins
Category: Land Cover Change & Disturbances Project Team: Chaco Canyon Cross-Cutting Team Location: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center at National Space Science Technology Center ÛÒ Huntsville, Alabama Authors: Kelsey Herndon Dashiell Cruz Sydney Neeley Ryan Schick Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Jeffrey Luvall (NASA at National Space Science Technology Center) Dr. Robert Griffin (University of Alabama in Huntsville) Dr. Tom Server (University of … Read More
Bogged Down in Phragmites: Assessing Risk in the Great Lakes Basin
Phragmites australis is an invasive species that threatens wetland habitats in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River basin. Governments in both Canada and the United States recognize that Phragmites detection is a first line of defense in limiting the spread of this species.
Peruvian Potatoes in Peril: The Impacts of a Changing Climate
This is a part of the 2015 Fall VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊMonitoring Change for Resource Management Project Team: Peru Climate Team Location: NASA Langley Research Center ÛÒ Hampton, Virginia Authors: Rebekke Muench Kayla McDonald Ryan Murphy Michael Sclater Richard Rose Dajon Begin Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP National Program Science Advisor) Noel Baker (NASA Post-Doc … Read More
Forecasting Northern Goshawk Nesting Sites, One Model at a Time
This is a part of the 2015 Fall VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊForecasting Wetland Cover and Species Habitat Project Team: Montana Ecological Forecasting Team Location: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ÛÒ Greenbelt, Maryland Authors: Erika Higa Sean McCartney Amanda Clayton Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Ross Nelson (NASA GSFC) Dr. John Bolten (NASA GSFC) Abstract: The northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) … Read More
Helping Wildlife Managers Assess Mule Deer Habitat Quality
This is a part of the 2015 Fall VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊForecasting Wetland Cover and Species Habitat Project Team: Southern Rockies Ecological Forecasting Team Location: NASA John C. Stennis Space Center ÛÒ Hancock County, Mississippi Authors: Ross Reahard Teresa Fenn Jeri Wisman Mentors/Advisors: Joseph Spruce (NASA Stennis Space Center) Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA Langley Research Center) … Read More