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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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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 Grant, 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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An
Assessment of Mosquito Population Dynamics at the Duke Forest
Stream and Wetland Restoration Site (McHugh, ongoing doctoral research)
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Past Research and
Grants
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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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