· assess the effectiveness of a Vermont Common Assets Trust policy in
protecting and fairly distributing the shared natural and cultural heritage of
Vermont for this and future generations
Integrating Vermont's Common Assets Trust with Payments for Ecosystem Services
FARLEY 3
· determine which mechanisms are most
important for the continued spread of Phalaris arundinacea into wetlands.
Predicting invasiveness of introduced species into communities
MOLOFSKY 3
· determine the best way to control
weedy annual species in disturbed agricultural areas.
Trait variation across species range: Explaining invasion differences
MOLOFSKY 3
· understand how continued introduction
of a horticulturally or agonomically
important species can create more aggressive individuals through evolution
Ecological and Evolutionary Factors Influence Invasion Success
MOLOFSKY 3
· determine if the
popular ornamental shrubs Japanese barberry and Oriental bittersweet should
continue to be available in nurseries in Vermont
Woody and Invasive Species in New England
MOLOFSKY 3
· develop a better understanding of carbon sequestration in Vermont
soils.
Quantifying Carbon Pools, Sequestration Potential, and Reactivity in Vermont
Soils
ROSS 3
· develop a baseline of soil chemical properties against which to
determine future change.
Long-Term Forest Soils Monitoring at Mt. Mansfield and Lye Brook Wilderness
Area
ROSS 3
· develop a better understanding of soil development and stream
chemistry in the important headwaters of northern New England
Collaborative Research: Landform Controls on Hydrologic Flowpaths
and Pedogenesis Explain Solute Retention and Export
from Pedon to Catchment Scales
ROSS 3
· determine the amount of air-borne
pollution nitrate that is directly entering streams in the northeastern USA.
A Survey of Nitrate Isotopes to Detect Atmospheric Nitrate Inputs to Stream and
Soil Waters of Forested Watersheds in the Northeastern USA
ROSS 3
· research adhesive formation.
Environmentally Safe Products, Vermont Project at University of Vermont and
State Agricultural College
VOGELMANN 3
· design and implement
research on structured decision heuristics, such as Multi-Criteria Decision
Analysis (MCDA), to elicit better understanding of trade-offs in conservation
and development, as well as the utility and limitations of these types of tools
in three case study countries: Tanzania, Peru and Vietnam
Advancing Conservation in a Social Context
ZIA 3
Entomology and Integrated Pest Management
· determine how invasive species are
able to adapt to Vermont vegetable agroecosystems and
respond to changes in climate.
Origins of pest lineages of Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa
decemlineata
CHEN 3a
· demonstrate effectiveness of microfactory enhanced biopesticide
for protecting hemlock forest from hemlock woolly adelgid,
an invasive insect pest
Whey-Based, Fungal Micro-Factory Technology for Enhanced Mycopathogen
Deployment in Forest Pest Management
COSTA 3a
· evaluate the ability
of an insect-killing fungus to compete with native fungi in hemlock forests for
nutrient resource provided in a whey-based, microfactory
formulation designed to enhance biological pest management
Impact of Whey-Microfactory Formulations on Native
Fungi Associated with Hemlocks
COSTA 3a
· provide efficacy data, ecological insights and molecular tools to
further implementation of microfactory enhanced biopesticide for protecting hemlock forest from hemlock
woolly adelgid, an invasive insect pest
Aerial Application of the Adelgid Killing Fungus L. Muscarium
COSTA 3a
· participate in a NE
wide network of Plant Diagnostic Clinics and First Detector Networks to
identify new and introduced pests, diseases and invasives
Northeast Plant Diagnostic Network
HAZELRIGG 3a
· identify and discuss management of both new and established small
fruit pests and to share information across state lines and disciplines
2008 PRO New England Pest Management Network
HAZELRIGG 3a
· reduce reliance on pesticides and the risk of human, animal and
environmental exposure to pesticides
Practical Management of SCN and Other Nematodes of Regional Importance: With
Special Reference to Invasive Biology
NEHER 3a
· gain a better understanding of the biological diversity in soil
that leads to natural disease suppression
Plant-Parasitic Nematode Management as a Component of Sustainable Soil Health
Programs in Horticultural and Field Crop Production Systems
NEHER 3a
· improve management of soybean cyst nematode by better understanding
mechanisms associated with disease suppression
Ecology of Nematode-Suppressive Soils in Midwest Soybean-Cropping Systems
NEHER 3a
· determine effective methods for
attracting longhorned beetles and their parasitoids
for collection and investigation.
Biological Control of the Asian Longhorned Beetle:
Drawing From Indigenous Sources
PARKER 3a
· assess the potential of fungi for management of thrips in forests and greenhouse ornamental crops.
Entomopathogenic Fungi for IPM of Pear Thrips and Western Flower Thrips
in Forests and Greenhouses
PARKER 3a
· conduct research for the development of insect-killing fungi and
other IPM strategies for Sunn Pest to reduce
excessive reliance on chemical pesticide use.
Sunn Pest IPM
PARKER 3a
· investigate the fungal diversity
associated with an epizootic of hemlock woolly adelgid
some of which could be developed into a biopesticide
to protect hemlock trees from this exotic pest.
Identification of Fungal Organisms Associated with HWA Epizootic
PARKER 3a
· assess the effectiveness of plant-mediated systems combining
insect-killing fungi and predatory mites for IPM of thrips
in greenhouse grown ornamentals.
Discovery of Entomopathogens and Their Integration
and Safety in Pest Management Systems
SKINNER 3a
· investigate the potential of native
natural enemies for biological control of the Asian longhorned
beetle.
Native Natural Enemies of Native Wood Borers in Northeastern US: Potential
Biological Control Agents of the Asian Longhorn Beetle and Other Invasive Wood
Borer Species
SKINNER 3a
· assess the effectiveness of plant-mediated systems for early
detection and IPM of thrips in greenhouse grown
ornamentals.
Fungi, Predatory Mites and Habitat Plants for Thrips
IPM in Greenhouse Ornamentals
SKINNER 3a
· test eggplants as a guardian plant system which will serve as
both a trap plant and natural enemy reservoir in poinsettias for whitefly IPM.
Guardian Plant Systems for Greenhouse Integrated Pest Management
SKINNER 3a
· assess the effectiveness of combining entomopathogenic
fungi and predatory mites on marigold guardian plant systems for thrips IPM in organic greenhouses.
Fungi, Predatory Mites and Guardian Plants for Thrips
IPM in Organic Greenhouse Ornamentals
SKINNER 3a
Nutrient Runoff and Water
Quality
· investigate metals leachate
from steel slag filters in order to assess suitability for use as a filtration
technology and BMP for phosphorus reduction from agricultural pollution sources
Assessment and Reduction of Phosphorus in Agricultural Tile Drainage via Steel
Slag Filtration
DRIZO 3b
· develop and test steel slag filtration technology as a best
management practice for E.coli and Cryptosporidium
reduction from agricultural point and nonpoint pollution sources
Escherichia Coli and Cryptosporidium Occurrence, Transport, Fate and Reduction
from Dairy Farm Point and Non Point Pollution Sources
DRIZO 3b
· evaluate a steel slag-based silage leachate
treatment system as a potential management practice for the reduction of
agricultural pollutant discharges
Phosphorus and E. Coli Reduction from Silage Leachate
via Innovative Steel Slag Filtration
DRIZO 3b
· investigate phosphorus transport in
agricultural tile drains and develop and evaluate a steel slag filter system
designed to reduce pollutant loading from tile drain effluent
Phosphorus, Escherichia Coli and Suspended Solids Reduction from Agricultural
Tile Drainage via Steel Slag Filtration
DRIZO 3b
· determine if the use
of selected proxies are effective in encouraging farmers to adopt nitrogen and
phosphorus reducing performance based management practices
Improving Agricultural Pollution Control through Performance-based Incentives
in the Choptank River Watershed of the Chesapeake Bay
PARSONS 3b
· examine how various
ecological and forest management practices affect the future population
viability of rare plant Polemonium vanbruntiae to develop a predictive habitat model to locate
suitable habitat areas for P. vanbruntiae within the
Green Mountain National Forest
The Effect of Management Activities on the Population Persistence of Rare Plant
Appalachian Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium Vanbrunatiae) in the Green Mountain National Forest
BERMINGHAM 3c
· quantify the effect of global climate change on the contribution of
soil microfauna to nitrogen availability in arid
lands
Climate Change in Arid Lands: Effects on Soil Biota and Ecosystem Processes
NEHER 3c
· evaluate community quality
of life impacts by VT grass-based livestock farmers to develop indicators for
policy decision making
Evaluating VT Grass-Based Livestock Farms and Agricultural Policy Implications
PARSONS 3c
· develop a training
program to empower watershed stakeholders to implement their own performance
based water quality incentive programs
Facilitating the Development of Stakeholder-Driven, Performance-Based Policies
for Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution Control
PARSONS 3c
Forest Resources
· determining climate change impacts on
Vermont forests
Historical change and functional control of montane
forest distribution in northern New England.
BECKAGE 3d
· forecast future composition of forests and distribution of tree
species in response to global climate change
Using Historical Change to Predict Future Distribution of High Elevation
Forests in Northern New England
BECKAGE 3d
· investigate fire feedbacks on ecological
communities
Linking Models to Data to Investigate Patterns and Process in Savannas
BECKAGE 3d
· discover new species and understand their role in ecological
function in a region threatened by deforestation
Nematodes of the Tropical Rain Forests of Costa Rica: Linking Morphology and
MOTUs
NEHER 3d