Ecological Processes and Restoration

• A Selection of our Recent Publications...

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  Adaptive trait variation in the federally endangered Lindera melissifolia (Lauraceae), as it relates to genotype and genotype-environment interaction

  Assessment of surface water quality in the Big Sunflower River Watershed of Mississippi Delta using nonparametric analysis

  Coarse sediment storage and connectivity and off-highway vehicle use, Board Camp Creek, Arkansas

  Projection of 21st century irrigation water requirement across the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley

  Sediment availability and erosion rates on off‐highway vehicle trails in the Ouachita Mountains, USA

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• Pondberry

  Pondberry (Lindera melissifolia) is a rarely seen woody plant that grows in seasonally flooded wetlands and on the edges of sinks and ponds in six southern states. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed it as an endangered species in 1986. Much of the land where pondberry previously occurred has been converted to agricultural fields. Drainage and flooding of wetlands and timber cutting have also affected pondberry populations.

  As part of a conservation program, it is essential to find all of the existing pondberry populations so that we may follow the growth or decline of the species. CBHR's Guide to Finding Pondberry (Lindera melissifolia) is designed to help both amateurs and professionals correctly identify pondberry throughout the year. If you find a new population of pondberry, please contact us. We will add your information to the database we developed to track pondberry populations in the South.