Current Research at Kemp

Each year, Kemp Station supports numerous research projects on a variety of topics related to Wisconsin's natural resources. Please note that this list is updated June 1 to reflect the current years projects.

Project Title

Principal Investigators

Affiliation(s)

Nursery Tree Measurements

Balster, N.

Dept. of Soil Science, UW-Madison

Deer Exclosures/Evaluation of Ecological Impacts

Craven, S.
Steele, T.

Dept. of Wildlife Ecology, UW-Madison
Kemp Natural Resources Station, UW-Madison

Kemp NRS Nature Trail

Craven, S.

UW-Madison, Department of Forest & Wildlife Ecology

Assembling the Dinoflagellate and Green Algal Trees of Life

Delwiche, C.

University of Maryland, Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics

Environmental controls on regional CO2 and CH4 biogeochemitry

Desai, A.

UW-Madison, Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences

Impacts of harvesting forest residues for bioenergy on nutrient cycling and community assemblages in northern hardwoods

Donnor-Wright, D.

USFS

Residual stand damage arising from innovative silvicultural prescriptions to re-create old-growth structure in even-aged northern hardwood forests Fassnacht, K. Wisconsin DNR

Assessing Dispersal Dynamics and Genetic Introgression of Golden-Winged Warblers in the Upper Midwest

Flaspohler, D.
(Roth, A.)

Michigan Tech University, Forest Resources & Environmental Sci

Effects of deer overabundance on herbaceous communities of Wisconsin Frerker, K. UW-Madison, Dept. of Botany

Microbiomes of Charophycean Algae: Revealing the Early Evolution of Land Plants

Graham, L.

Dept. of Botany, UW-Madison

Quantifying the Ecological Benefits of Shoreland Restoration in Northern Wisconsin

Haskell, D.

Michigan Tech University

Mapping critical American marten habitats in northern Wisconsin Karasov, W. Dept. of Forest & Wildlife Ecology, UW-Madison
Spatial and temporal patterns of deer herbivory Kruger, E. Dept. of Forest & Wildlife Ecology, UW-Madison

Deer influences on forest ecosystems

Kruger, E.

Dept. of Forest & Wildlife Ecology, UW-Madison

Association mapping of phenolic glycosides in Populus tremuloides Lindroth, R. Dept. of Entomology, UW-Madison
Design and sustainability of ecological forestry practices in northern hardwoods Lorimer, C. Dept. of Forest & Wildlife Ecology, UW-Madison
Wisconsin black bear population monitoring MacFarland, D. WDNR
The impacts of conservation incentives on local forest management institutions Marsh, R. Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, UW-Madison

Spruce grouse habitat use and distribution in Wisconsin

Martin, K.

WDNR

Avian community responses to management for old-growth characteristics in Wisconsin northern hardwoods forest

Martin, K.

WDNR

Land use impacts on belowground carbon turnover and ecosystem CO2 source attribution using radiocarbon

McFarlane, K.

Lawrence Livermore National Lab

Old Growth Phase II: Flambeau Experiment Mladenoff, D. Dept. of Forest & Wildlife Ecology, UW-Madison
Dissertation work, geolocation of Dumetella carolinensis O'Kane, P. Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, UW-Madison

Evaluating second-year effect of various pheromone formulations applied aerially for mating disruption in low-density gypsy moth populations

Onufrieva, K.

Virginia Tech, Entomology

Microgeographic distribution of Ixodes scapularis in Northern Highland State Forest Paskewitz, S. UW-Madison, Department of Entomology
Fire in the Wildland Urban Interface Radeloff, V. UW-Madison, Dept. of Forest & Wildlife Ecology

Interactions among symbionts as potential contributors to bark beetle population dynamics

Raffa, K.

 

UW-Madison, Entomology

Long-Term Bat Monitoring Station

Redell, D.

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Tax Incentive Programs and Forest Connectivity Rissman, A. UW-Madison, Dept. of Forest & Wildlife Ecology
Conservation Strategies for Private Forest Lands Rissman, A. UW-Madison, Dept. of Forest & Wildlife Ecology

Hydrologic controls on soil carbon cycling

Riveros-Iregui, D.

University of Nebraska, School of Natural Resources

Exposure of grey wolves to vector-borne diseases in the mid-west Samuel, M. UW-Madison, Dept of Forest & Wildlife Ecology
Cercopagis invasion of Lake Michigan: Predictable responses or "invasional meltdown" of the planktonic food web Sandgren, C. UW-Milwaukee, Biological Science
Comparison of tick burdens on small mammals in lakeshore developed and restored habitats. Schotthoefer, A. Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation

Bridging spatial scales using phenological measurements to improve understanding of springtime atmosphere-biosphere interactions

Schwartz, M.D.

UW-Milwaukee, Dept of Geography

AIS Bait Vendor and Behavior Case Study

Shaw, B.

UW-Madison, Life Sciences Communication

Timber harvesting productivity and costs associated with the restorative silvipractices aimed at recreating old-growth forest attributes

Steele, T.

UW-Madison, Kemp Natural Resources Station

The operational cost of restorative silviculture practices when creating old-growth attributes in even-aged northern hardwood forests

Steele, T.

UW-Madison, Kemp Natural Resources Station

Trees, timber and ownership behavior: does parcel size matter?

Steele, T.
Rickenbach, M.

UW-Madison, Kemp Natural Resources Station
UW-Madison, Dept of Forest & Wildlife Ecology

White pine genetic evaluation and improvement Stevens, D. UW-Madison, Dept of Forest & Wildlife Ecology
Characterization of forest functional types and their role in mediating ecosystem response to environmental change Townsend, P. UW-Madison, Dept of Forest & Wildlife Ecology

Effectiveness of howl playbacks and scent marking in displacing grey wolves (Canis lupus) from rendezvous sites

VanDeelen, T.
(Anhalt, C.)

UW-Madison, Dept. of Forest & Wildlife Ecology; Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Spatially-explicit survival in a recovering population of gray wolves (Canis lupus) VanDeelen, T.

UW-Madison, Dept. of Forest & Wildlife Ecology

Environmental and economic assessment of forest biomass harvesting VanDeelen, T. UW-Madison, Dept. of Forest & Wildlife Ecology
Dimensions: Roles of functional, phylogenetic, and genetic diversity in structuring and sustaining plant communities through environmental change

Waller, D.
Cameron, K.
Sytsma, K.
Givnish, T.

UW-Madison, Dept. of Botany

The connection between demographic variables, stocking and genetic characteristics of walleye in northern Wisconsin

Waterhouse, M.

UW Stevens Point, WI Cooperative Fish Research Unit

National Wetland Condition Assessment Wernerehl, R. US EPA and Wisconsin DNR
Assessing the sustainable recruitment of course woody structure from riparian areas to littoral zones of north temperate lakes in Wisconsin Wherley, P. UW Stevens Point, WI Cooperative Fish Research Unit
How well do morphological and chemical characteristics of Usnea subfloridana and closely related lichens reflect molecular relationships Will-Wolf, S. UW-Madison, Department of Botany

Examining the relationship between Ojibwe and Ma’iingan

Williamson, C.

Lawrence University

Forest Plots – JH Zimmerman est in 1979

Zimmerman, E.

UW-Madison, Botany