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Current Research and Grants
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Ecological
impacts from the interactions of climate change, land use change and
invasive species (Richardson,
EPA STAR Grant, 2008)
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Sandy Creek
Upper Tributary Project–Phase 4 of the Sandy
Creek Restoration (Richardson, Durham Soil and Water
Conservation District, 2008)
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Exploration
of the mechanistic basis and biogeochemical implications of differential
nutrient limitation among trophic levels (Richardson, EPA, 2008)
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Water
Resources Stream Restoration Development Project for Durham
County (Richardson,
Durham Soil
and Water Conservation District, 2005)
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Trajectory
of Ecosystem Recovery in Restored Riparian Zones in Urban Settings (Morse,
2005 EPA STAR Grant)
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Do Restoration
Activities Foster the Spread of Invasive Plant Species (Microstegium vimineum
(Trin.) A. Camus and
Ligustrum sinense Lour.) In the Sandy Creek
Floodplain? (DeMeester and Osland ongoing doctoral research)
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Past Research and
Grants
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Osland, M.J., J.W. Pahl, and C.J. Richardson. 2009.
Native bamboo [Arundinaria gigantean
(Walter) Muhl., Poaceae] establishment and growth after the removal of an
invasive non-native shrub (Ligustrum
sinense Lour., Oleaceae): Implications for restoration. Castanea 74 (3):247-258.
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A Macroinvertebrate Survey of Sandy Creek
in Durham County, NC: A Comparative Study of
Post-Restoration and Pre-Restoration Surveys (Still, 2009 Masters Project)
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The
Role of Plant Functional Diversity and Soil Amendements in Regulating Plant
Biomass and Soil Biogeochemistry in Restored Wetland Ecosystems in the
North Carolina Piedmont (Sutton-Grier, PhD Dissertation, 2008)
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Quantification
of Water Quality Improvement in Sandy Creek, a Tributary Watershed of
Jordan Lake in the Cape Fear River Basin, After Stream and Riparian
Restoration and Wetland Treatment Cell Creation (Pahl and Richardson, EPA
319(h) Grant, 2005-2007)
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Water
Resources Stream Restoration Development Project for Durham
County (Richardson,
Durham Soil
and Water Conservation District Grant, 2005)
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The
Role of Plant Functional Diversity in Regulating Nitrogen Removal in a
Restored Riparian Wetland (Sutton-Grier, NSF Doctoral Dissertation
Improvement Grant, 2005-2007)
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The
Duke Forest
Stormwater Improvement and Wetlands Restoration Project: Final Report
to the North Carolina Clean Water
Management Trust Fund and the North
Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program.
(Richardson and Pahl 2005.) [ Available as PDF]
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A Wetland
Model Incorporating Overland
and Channel Flow, Solute Transport and Surface/Ground Water Interactions
(Kazezyilmaz-Alhan, 2005 Dissertation)
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A
Macroinvertebrate Survey of Sandy Creek in Durham
County and Comparison to Other Triassic Basin
Watersheds in North Carolina
(Roberts, 2005 Master’s Project and continuing efforts)
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A
Pre-Restoration Hydrologic Assessment and Nutrient Budget for Sandy Creek,
Durham, NC (Elting, 2003 Master’s Project)
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Integrating
the Sandy Creek
Restoration Project with Environmental Education (Lawrence, 2003 Master’s Project)
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The
Effects of a Wetland Restoration on Water Quality: A Baseline Assessment of Water Quality
Indices in the Sandy Creek Project Area, Durham, North Carolina (Turley, 2001
Master’s Project)
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The
Effects of Reduced Flooding Frequency on Species Composition in a
Bottomland Hardwood Stand in the Piedmont of North Carolina (Watts, 2000
Master’s Project)
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Duke Forest Stormwater Improvement and
Wetlands Restoration Project (Richardson, Edeburn and Medina; Cleanwater
Management Trust Fund Grant, 1999-2001)
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