For thousands of years, oak species have been the dominant canopy species in eastern and central United States hardwood forests. Oaks (Quercus spp.) provide myriad ecological services and arguably comprise the most valuable ...

In the past several years, the negative effects of marine debris on wildlife have been increasing. The growing negative impact is evident at veterinarian clinics, wildlife hospitals, and in reports of turtles stranded on ...

The critically endangered red wolf is the focus of a long-standing recovery effort. How climate change might affect it is unknown. Sea-level rise will greatly restrict its current habitat site. Several other threats pressure ...

I lent support for 18 months as a volunteer project manager to support the Duke Restore Seagrass Farm’s goal of operationalizing a hub for seagrass restoration. This work entailed geospatial analysis for potential farm sites, ...

In the Sandhills Game Lands of North Carolina, non-floodplain depressional wetlands are vital habitat for amphibian populations in conservation need. As such, it is imperative these landscape features be identified to ensure ...

The Cape Fear River Basin (CFRB) spans over 9,000 square miles of North Carolina’s Piedmont and Coastal Plains, supporting a rapidly increasing human population and extensive agricultural operations. However, its communities ...

Understanding the behavior of marine animals is critical to effective management especially as they fall under increasing anthropogenic pressures. Recent advances in two technologies, drones and machine learning offer versatile, ...

Regulators and practitioners can face significant barriers to ecosystem conservation and restoration. This study attempts to identify those barriers in North Carolina and develops recommendations for increasing the pace ...

Payment for Ecosystem Service (PES) initiatives are a popular and wide-spread market-based approach to mitigating detrimental impacts of rapid land-use change that threatens vital ecological resources such as water, soil, ...

As is the case with all sea turtle species, the five species that occur within North Carolina waters are listed as either threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Due to their endangered/threatened ...