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Restoring American Chestnut to Forest Lands
NPS Conference Proceedings 2004
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Introduction
- Welcome and Introduction - James Sherald
- National Park Service Management Policy Guidance for Restoration of American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) to National Park System Units - John Dennis
Ecology
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Historical Ecology Of American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) - Emily Russell Southgate
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Forest Health Impacts of the Loss of American Chestnut - Steve Oak
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Current Status Of Chestnut In Eastern US Forests - William McWilliams, Tonya Lister, Elizabeth LaPoint, Anita Rose, John Vissage
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Chestnut and Wildlife - Frederick Paillet
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Historical Significance of American Chestnut to Appalachian Culture and Ecology - Donald Davis
Blight Resistance Technology
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The Backcross Breeding Program of The American Chestnut Foundation - Fred Hebard
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Blight Resistance Technology: Transgenic Approaches - William Powell, Scott Merkle, Haiying Liang, Charles Maynard
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Hypovirulence: Use and Limitations as a Chestnut Blight Biological Control - William MacDonald and Mark Double
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Integrated Use of Resistance, Hypovirulence, and Forest Management to Control Blight on American Chestnut - Gary Griffin, John Elkins, Dave McCurdy, Lucille Griffin
Genetic Issues
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Genetic Structure of American Chestnut Populations Based upon Neutral DNA Markers - Thomas Kubisiak and James Roberds
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Regional Adaptation in American Chestnut - Kim Steiner
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Rate Of Recovery Of The American Chestnut Phenotype Through Backcross Breeding Of Hybrid Trees - Matthew Diskin and Kim Steiner
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Selection for Chinese vs. American Genetic Material in Blight- Resistant Backcross Progeny using Genomic DNA - Song Liu and John Carlson
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Biological Confinement of Genetically Engineered Organisms - John Carlson
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National Park Service Policies - Highlights From A Workshop On Genetically Modified Organisms In Park Lands - William Lellis
Practical Issues
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Planting Trials of American Chestnut in Central Appalachian Forests - Tim Phelps, Kim Steiner, Chien-Chi Chen, James Zaczek
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Planting Trials with American Chestnut in Southern Appalachian Forests - David Loftis
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Ecosystem Restoration and Federal Land Policy: Reexamination in Light of The American Chestnut Restoration Effort - Robert McKinstry, Jr.
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Feasibility of Large-Scale Reintroduction of Chestnut to National Park Service Lands: Some Thoughts - Scott Schlarbaum, Sunshine Brosi, Sandy Anagnostakis
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Effects of Past Landuse and Initial Treatment on Castanea dentata Seedlings - Jennifer Hewitt, Albert Meier, John Starnes, Priscilla Hamilton, Charles Rhoades
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Potential Extent of American Chestnut Restoration within the National Park System - William Lellis
Workshop
- Summary of Facilitated Workshop of Restoration of Chestnut to National Park System Lands - James Finley and Kim Steiner
Poster
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Host pathogen interactions in a segregating populations of BC2F2 hybrid Castanea dentata after exposure to hypovirus-containing and hypovirus-free strains of Cryphonectria parasitica
-Steven Alexander, Mark Alexander, and Hill Craddock