Table is not inclusive of all active SFWS research projects, but is representative of those which received private or extramural funding within the past year.
| PI NAME | PI/COPI | PROJECT TITLE | SPONSOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alavalapati, Janaki | PI | Integrating natural capital into system of national accounts: A case study of forestry and wetland landscapes in Rwanda | Nature Conservancy |
| Alavalapati, Janaki | PI | U.S.-India consortium for development of sustainable advanced lignocellulosic biofuel systems project | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| Anderson, Christopher | PI | Evaluating the influence of forest land use on watershed drainage density in the Northern Lakes & forest ecoregion of Northern Michigan | Huron Mountain Wildlife Foundation |
| Anderson, Christopher | PI | Using fire to control Chinese privet in bottomland forests | EBSCO |
| Armstrong, James; Barlow, Rebecca; Kush, John | PI/COPI | Analysis of hunting survey data | ADCNR-Alabama Dept. of Conservation - Game and Fish Division |
| Barlow, Rebecca | PI | Bringing home the bacon: Assessing the economic impacts of feral swine damage to Alabama's private forest lands | Alabama Forests Forever Foundation |
| Barlow, Rebecca | PI | Examining the impacts of applying either primary clarifier solids or combined primary clarifier and secondary clarifier solids to young pine plantations in South Alabama | Georgia Pacific Corporation |
| Barlow, Rebecca | PI | Silvopasture demonstration on E.V. Smith Research Center | USDA - NRCS - Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| Chappelka, Arthur | PI | Urban Forestry: I-Tree Eco Development Project | USDA - Forest Service |
| Ditchkoff, Stephen | PI | Experimental studies involving a captive white-tailed deer herd in Bullock County, AL | Three Notch Wildlife Research Foundation |
| Ditchkoff, Stephen; Gitzen, Lockaby, Loewenstein, Smith, Steury | PI/COPI | Impact of wild pigs in gray squirrels, nutrient cycling, and water quality on Lowndes WMA | ADCNR-Alabama Dept of Conservation & Natural Resources |
| Eckhardt, Lori | PI | Forest Health Cooperative | USDA - Forest Service, Weyerhaeuser Co, et al. |
| Eckhardt, Lori; Enebak, Scott | PI | Seedling production and forest health in the Southeastern United States | NSF-National Science Foundation |
| Eckhardt, Lori; Enebak, Scott | PI/COPI | Sudden oak death (Phytophthora ramorum) Detection survey (stream sampling) | USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station |
| Enebak, Scott | PI | Southern Forest Nursery Management Cooperative | American Chestnut Foundation, Arborgen, Inc. |
| Gallagher, Thomas | PI | SALHI conference logistical support | USDA - Forest Service |
| Gallagher, Thomas; Smidt, Mathew | PI/COPI | Factors affecting fiber delivery time from the stump to the mill and return | Wood Supply Research Institute (WSRI) |
| Gallagher, Thomas; Via, Brian | PI/COPI | Next generation logistics systems for delivering optimal biomass feedstocks to biorefining industries in the Southeastern United States | University of Tennessee |
| Gilbert, John | COPI | Longleaf Pine mapping effort and stand level database | Longleaf Alliance, Inc. |
| Gitzen, Robert | PI | CESU: Analysis of southwest network cooperative landbird data and workshop on use of general linear models to analyze monitoring data | USDI - National Park Service |
| Gitzen, Robert | PI | Small mammal population responses to flea-reduction treatments in Prairie Dog towns at Wind Cave NP thru the CESU | USDI - National Park Service |
| Gitzen, Robert A. | PI | Using an ecosystem engineer to restore functionality of natural pinelands in the Southeastern United States | ADCNR-Alabama Dept of Conservation & Natural Resources |
| Grand, James | PI | Demography of eastern wild turkeys in Alabama | ADCNR-Alabama Dept of Conservation & Natural Resources |
| Grand, James | PI | Effect of observational uncertainty on spectacled eider listing | USDI - U.S. Geological Survey |
| Kalin, Latif | PI | WA 4-57, Wetland hydrology and nutrient modeling | Pegasus Technical Services, Inc. |
| Kush, John | PI | Seed grant to establish educational opportunities in the campus forest | Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) |
| Lepczyk, Christopher | PI | Potential and realized avian diversity | USDA - Forest Service |
| Lockaby, B. Graeme; Merritt, Emily | PI/COPI | Effects of forest fragmentation on distribution of ticks and tick-borne illnesses in Alabama | USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station |
| McGowan, Conor | PI | Southwestern species status assessment for candidate species under the Endangered Species Act | USDI - U.S. Geological Survey |
| Morse, Wayde | PI | AL Anglers: Specialization, motivations, satisfaction & management preferences for state lakes | ADCNR-Alabama Dept of Conservation & Natural Resources |
| Morse, Wayde | COPI | Engaging communities to reduce & prevent obesity in high-obesity Alabama counties | DHHS-PHS-Center for Disease Control & Prevention |
| Morse, Wayde; Lepczyk, Christopher | PI/COPI | Human dimensions of Whooping Crane conservation in North Alabama | ADCNR-Alabama Dept of Conservation & Natural Resources |
| Samuelson, Lisa | PI | Assessing the role of density management in increasing drought resilience of longleaf pine ecosystems | Nature Conservancy |
| Samuelson, Lisa | PI | Ecological forest monitoring on Fort Benning | DOD - US Army |
| Shepard, James | PI | CESU Cooperative & JV between USDOI FWS - Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit | USDI - FWS - US Dept of the Interior - Fish & Wildlife Service |
| Smidt, Mathew | COPI | Characterizing exposures to physical risk factors among reforestation hand planters | University of Kentucky Research Foundation |
| Smidt, Mathew | PI | Use of large capacity site preparation machines for fireline establishment | USDA - Forest Service |
| Smith, Mark | PI | PA between USDA Forest Service and Auburn University | USDA - Forest Service |
| Steury, Todd | PI | Comprehensive examination of black bear ecology and management in Alabama | ADCNR-Alabama Dept of Conservation & Natural Resources |
| Tian, Hanqin | PI | An integrated terrestrial-coastal ocean observation and modeling framework for carbon management decision support | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth |
| Tian, Hanqin | PI | Land cover & land use changers & their effect on carbon dynamics in South & South East Asia: A synthesis study | University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign |
| Tian, Hanqin | PI | Synergistic impacts of population growth, urbanization, and climate change on watersheds and coastal ecology of the northeastern United States | Pennsylvania State University |
| Via, Brian | PI | Applications of soy protein in oriented strand board | SmithBucklin Corporation |
| Via, Brian | PI | Soy protein applications in oriented strand board and/or new applications | SmithBucklin Corporation |
| Via, Brian | PI | New systems for delivery biomass feedstocks | NIFA |
| Zhang, Daowei | PI | Forest ownership dynamics across the United States: Patterns, Drivers, and Implications | USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station |
| Zhang, Daowei | PI | Institutional timberland ownerships in the United States: History, management,and future | Bradley/Murphy Forestry & Natural Resources Extension Trust |
| Zhang, Daowei | PI | The U.S. trade surplus in forest products and the effect of Lacey Act Amendment of 2008 | USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station |
