Characterization of the competitiveness of autumn olive in a mature forest
K. Edwards and D. Dornbos, Calvin College
(637k PDF document)
Impacts of acid precipitation and buffering on two lotic ecosystems
T. Dunham and T. Rohrer, Central Michigan University
(266k PDF document)
Effect of fragmentation on isolation of salamanders in Michigan's Lower Peninsula
K. Gibbons and B. Swanson, Central Michigan University
(190k PDF document)
Effects of potential habitat fragmentation by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) on raccoon (Procyon lotor) home range
A. Paladino and R. Keys, Cornerstone University
(large 14.2 MB PDF document)
A survey of the breeding birds at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute
B. Hathaway and P. Klatt, Ferris State University
(large 3.13 MB PDF document)
Lepidopterans and Hemipterans and their use as prairie bioindicators
C. Koperski and J. Dunn, Grand Valley State University
Home range dynamics of meadow jumping mice (Zapus hudsonius)
D. Warren and J. Jacquot, Grand Valley State University
(228k PDF document)
Is territorial behavior in green frogs (Rana clamitans) related to defending oviposition sites or protection from predators?
D. Weeks and S. Burton, Grand Valley State University
(616k PDF document)
Screening for drought tolerance in plant communities at PCCI
E. Schuiteman and D. Swarthout, Hope College
(60k PDF document)
Mechanical stomatal diversity and rates of CO2 conductance in PCCI plant communities
E. Weidenhaft and D. Swarthout, Hope College
(250k PDF document)
Chemical defense dynamics in milkweed-aphid interactions
E. Wohlford and S. Malcolm, Kalamazoo College
(289k PDF document)
Ozone data analysis and source partitioning
B. Emery, M. Taylor and G. Morris, Valparaiso University
(579k PDF document)
Mapping and testing a possible control method for garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata)
J. Finger and L. Eberhardt, Valparaiso University
(154k PDF document)
An investigation into mouse-ear cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) flowering schedule and pollination mechanism
J. Roshanmanesh and R. Swanson, Valparaiso University
(86k PDF document)
2006 Research Findings
Stress levels in green frogs in relation to colonization by a waterborne pathogen
D. McCurdy and M. Lupek, Albion College
(40k PDF document)
Characterizing the physical and biological environments of the lotic ecosystems of Pierce Cedar Creek Institute
J. Higgins and R. Bajema, Aquinas College
(238k PDF document)
An analytical study of heavy metal concentrations in soils at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute
L. Griffiths, R. Sturm, and E. A. Jensen, Aquinas College
(247k PDF document)
Assessment of prairie pot transplants as a restoration tool
J. Goedhart and D. Warners, Calvin College
(129k PDF document)
Characterization of the photosynthetic competitiveness of autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)
M. R. Ritsema and D. L. Dornbos II, Calvin College
(105k PDF document)
Post-glacial palynology and paleoecology of the Brewster Lake basin, Barry County, Michigan as determined by evaluation of sediment cores
A. Honsowitz and T. K. Rohrer, Central Michigan University
(924k PDF document)
The potential habitat fragmentation caused by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and
its impact on nest predation
B. Heys and R. Keys, Cornerstone University
(48k PDF document)
Effects of environmental variables on plant communities in a ravine system in
Southwest Michigan
E. Fleischmann and R. Keys, Cornerstone University
(146k PDF document)
A survey of breeding birds present at
Pierce Cedar Creek Institute
K. Kammer and P. Klatt, Ferris State University
(541k PDF document)
Natural history and reproductive biology of a Hahniid spider in Southwestern Michigan
D. Gardner and T. Bultman, Hope College
(48k PDF document)
Foraging habits of Neoantistea magna (Araneae: Hahniidae)
W. Engers, Hope College
(77k PDF document)
Preliminary inventory of the moth fauna of the fen and cedar swamp complexes at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute
P. Gleave and J. H. Wilterding III, Olivet College
(3,630k PDF document)
The effect of habitat conditions on the abundance of freshwater copepods
D. Hunt and S. Kohler, Western Michigan University
(28k PDF document)
2005 Research Findings
Water chemistry of Brewster Lake, Pierce Cedar Creek Institute
M. Broderick, M. Conklin, E. A. Jensen, Aquinas College
(109k PDF document)
A survey of macroinvertebrates of the lentic and lotic ecosystems
of Pierce Cedar Creek Institute
David Baylis and Lareina Van Strien and Dr. Robb Bajema
Aquinas College
(84k PDF document)
Activity and movements of stinkpot turtles at Brewster Lake
Pamela McCarthy and Professor John Rowe, Alma College
(270k PDF document)
Effects of tree-of-heaven toxins on rodent herbivory
Joe Haydon & Joe Jacquot, Grand Valley State University
(229k PDF document)
Pierce Cedar Creek Institute GIS development - final report
Matt VanPortfliet, Grand Valley State University
(20k PDF document)
Assessment of autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) population
at Pierce Cedar Creek
John Travis and John Wilterding, Olivet College
(95k PDF document)
A comparison of cursorial arachnofauna at the Pierce Cedar Creek
Institute and Hope College Nature Preserve
David DeWitt, Hope College
(105k PDF document)
An analysis of habitat structure and corridor connectivity for wildlife at the Pierce
Cedar Creek Institute
Robert Keys, PhD and Catherine Walker, Cornerstone University
(645k PDF document)
Bathymetric mapping and baseline limnological study of Brewster Lake, Barry
County, Michigan
April Honsowitzand and Prof. Thomas K. Rohrer, Central Michigan University
(425k PDF document)
Prevalence of Aeromonas hydrophila in frogs and toads at the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute
Dean McCurdy, PhD and Kristen Krum, Albion College
(31k PDF document)
Microhabitat selection by Plethodontid salamanders at the
Pierce Cedar Creek Institute
Dean McCurdy, PhD and Keith Sprague, Albion College
(727k PDF document)
Some Additional Research Findings
Annotated checklist of vascular plants
in the vicinity of Cedar Creek and
Brewster Lake, Pierce Cedar Creek Institute,
Barry County, Michigan
Michigan Botanist (171k PDF document)
Comparison of cedar and tamarack stands in a
relict conifer swamp at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, Barry County, Michigan
Michigan Botanist (139k PDF document)
GIS maps of Barry County lakes and wetlands
Arcview GIS maps (high resolution PDF format) of Barry County wetlands, lake types, and lakeshore development. (HTML and PDF documents)
Modeling habitat ecology and population viability of the eastern massasauga rattlesnake in Southwestern Lower Michigan (880k Masters Thesis PDF document)
National backyard wildlife habitat study (36k PDF document)
White-tailed deer population characteristics and landscape use patterns in Southwestern Lower Michigan
(941k Masters Thesis PDF document)
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