Ecological Design<\/p>\n
Plant Ecology<\/p>\n
Plant Community Structure and Function<\/p>\n
Plant Succession<\/p>\n
Wetland Ecology<\/p>\n
Watershed Ecology<\/p>\n
Watershed Processes<\/p>\n
Watershed Management<\/p>\n
Delaware Watershed Initiative, William Penn Foundation.\u00a0 2016-2019. Research for Targeting Regulatory Protections to Vulnerable Forests in the Delaware River Watershed.\u00a0 (PI with Co-PI\u2019s Karen Cappiella and Will Price)<\/p>\n
McIntire-Stennis Project, NJAES, Rutgers. 2016-2019.\u00a0 Protection Plans and Needs for Forests in the Raritan Basin, NJ. (PI)<\/p>\n
National Fish and Wildlife Federation.\u00a0 2014-2016. \u201cUse green and grey infrastructure to strengthen Marshes Creek and the local Community in Linden, New Jersey.\u201d (Co-PI, with Qizhong Guo (PI), Nicole Fahrenfeld, and JoAnna Burger)<\/p>\n
McIntire-Stennis, NJAES, Rutgers. 2013-2016. \u201cThe Role of Forested Landscapes in Watershed Management Planning.\u201d<\/p>\n
McIntire-Stennis, NJAES, Rutgers.\u00a0 2010-2013. \u201cPatterns of Plant Evolution during Temperate Forest Invasion by Microstegium vimineum (Japanese Stilt Grass) and Implications for Forest Management Practices\u201d<\/p>\n
National Park Service sub-contract through University of North Carolina-Wilmington.\u00a0 \u201cSt. Croix Site Planning Project.\u201d\u00a0 2010-2012. (PI, Collaboration with Holly Nelson and David Tulloch)<\/p>\n
Weequahic Park Association.\u00a0 \u201cForestry and Botanic Inventory and Analysis, and Management Recommendations for Weequahic Park, Essex County, NJ.\u201d\u00a0 2003-2004. (Co-PI, Collaboration with S. Handel)<\/p>\n
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection \u201cTesting a Wetlands Mitigation Rapid Assessment Tool at Mitigation and Reference Wetlands Within A New Jew Jersey Watershed.\u201d\u00a0 2000-2002.\u00a0 (Co-PI, Collaboration with C. Hatfield)<\/p>\n
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.\u00a0 \u201cDevelopment of Wetland Quality and Function Assessment Tools and Demonstration.\u201d\u00a0 1998-2001 (PI, Collaboration with C. Hatfield)<\/p>\n
Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission. \u201cMonitoring of Three Wetland Restoration Projects.\u201d\u00a0 1998-2006.\u00a0 (PI)<\/p>\n
USDA Forest Service.\u00a0 \u201cReforestation potential of hemlock-hardwood stands following large scale hemlock mortality.\u201d\u00a0 1998-1999.\u00a0 (PI)<\/p>\n
NJ Department of Environmental Protection.\u00a0 \u201cAnalysis of endangered plant species population health and threats.\u201d\u00a0 1998-2001.\u00a0 (Co-PI, Collaboration with T. Breden, NJDEP) .<\/p>\n
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.\u00a0 \u201cAssessing The Hydrogeomorphic Model for Wetlands Assessment in New Jersey.\u201d 1997-2002.\u00a0\u00a0 (PI, Collaboration with C. Hatfield)<\/p>\n
US National Arboretum.\u00a0 \u201cRecommendations for restoration of Beech Woods.\u201d\u00a0 1997.\u00a0 (PI)<\/p>\n
USDA Forest Service.\u00a0 \u201cThe Influence of Trees on the appraisal value of urban land.\u201d\u00a0 1996-1999.\u00a0 (PI, Collaboration with S. Strom and D. Tulloch)<\/p>\n
Ducks Unlimited\/Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission.\u00a0 \u201cPre-restoration site analysis for Harrier Meadow.\u201d\u00a0 1996-1998.\u00a0 (PI)<\/p>\n
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Special Initiatives.\u00a0 \u201cEstablishment of soil processes in restored sites.\u201d\u00a0 1995.\u00a0 (PI)<\/p>\n
Clayton Mining Corporation.\u00a0 \u201cPopulation ecology of the rare plant, Chrysopsis falcata<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0 1994-1997. (PI, Collaboration with S. Handel)<\/p>\n US DOI-NPS.\u00a0 \u201cAffects of Hurricane Andrew on the spread of invasive species.\u201d\u00a0 1994-1997.<\/p>\n Chemical Waste Management Inc.\u00a0 \u201cEcological Factors Influencing the Restoration of a Population of Helonias bullata<\/em> in a Southern New Jersey Wetland.\u201d\u00a0 1993-1997.<\/p>\n New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station.\u00a0 \u201cRestoration of community processes in constructed wetlands.\u201d\u00a0 1993-1995<\/p>\n New Jersey Office of State Planning.\u00a0 “The use of geographic information systems in the designation of scenic highways.”\u00a0 1993-94.\u00a0 (PI, Collaboration with Cook College Remote Sensing Center)<\/p>\n New Jersey Department of Transportation.\u00a0 “Wetland mitigation site selection in Passaic County” (Co-PI, Collaboration with Cook College Remote Sensing Center).\u00a0 1993-1994.<\/p>\n Rutgers Research Council.\u00a0 \u201cThe influence of Martha Brookes Hutcheson on Landscape Architecture.\u201d\u00a0 1993.<\/p>\n New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station.\u00a0 “Potential beneficial uses of municipal solid waste compost for land reclamation.”\u00a0 1992-1995.<\/p>\n New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy.\u00a0 “Urban Forestry: Applications for Two New Jersey Cities.”\u00a0 1992-1994.\u00a0 (Co-PI, Collaboration with S. Strom)<\/p>\n New Jersey Department of Transportation.\u00a0 \u201cWetland mitigation for the Route 18 realignment project.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 1992-1993.\u00a0 (Co-PI, Collaboration with Cook College Remote Sensing Center)<\/p>\n McIntire-Stennis Project 84301, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station.\u00a0 \u201cControls of native plant establishment and persistence.\u201d\u00a0 1988-1997.<\/p>\n