Fluvial activity in major river basins of the eastern United States during the Holocene

Super cool meta-analysis of fluvial reconstructions focused on regional watersheds of the eastern United States, by UA PhD student Ray Lombardi, published in Holocene.

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Streamflow Variability Indicated by False Rings in Bald Cypress

In this paper we use baldcypress to develop a false ring record extending from 1881 to 2014. All 20 of the false-ring events recorded during the instrumental period occurred during years in which greatly increased streamflow occurred late in the growing season. Many of these wet events appear to be the result of rainfall resulting from landfalling tropical cyclones.

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A record of flooding on the White River, Arkansas derived from tree-ring anatomical variability and vessel width

In this recent paper we look at inter-annual tree-ring anatomical variability and vessel width in overcup oak (Quercus lyrata) and river flooding at a bottomland hardwood forest site near the confluence of the White and Mississippi Rivers.

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University of Alabama Undergraduate research

DRL-member Zach Foley presents hisĀ  research on eastern hemlock at the University of Alabama UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH & CREATIVE ACTIVITY CONFERENCE. As part of a larger study to determine the climate (temperature) signal of eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), we sampled eastern hemlock at two sites: Savage Gulf state natural area in Tennessee and Bankhead national forest

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