Glenn Guntenspergen, Ph.D.
Glenn is a Research Ecologist at the Eastern Ecological Science Center in Laurel, MD.
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Windthrow and salvage logging in an old-growth hemlock-northern hardwoods forest Windthrow and salvage logging in an old-growth hemlock-northern hardwoods forest
Although the initial response to salvage (also known as, post-disturbance or sanitary) logging is known to vary among system components, little is known about longer term forest recovery. We examine forest overstory, understory, soil, and microtopographic response 25 years after a 1977 severe wind disturbance on the Flambeau River State Forest in Wisconsin, USA, a portion of which was...
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K.D. Lang, L.A. Schulte, G.R. Guntenspergen
Adaptation of farming practices could buffer effects of climate change on northern prairie wetlands Adaptation of farming practices could buffer effects of climate change on northern prairie wetlands
Wetlands of the Prairie Pothole Region of North America are vulnerable to climate change. Adaptation of farming practices to mitigate adverse impacts of climate change on wetland water levels is a potential watershed management option. We chose a modeling approach (WETSIM 3.2) to examine the effects of changes in climate and watershed cover on the water levels of a semi-permanent wetland...
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R.A. Voldseth, W.C. Johnson, G.R. Guntenspergen, T. Gilmanov, B.V. Millett
Climate trends of the North American prairie pothole region 1906-2000 Climate trends of the North American prairie pothole region 1906-2000
The Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) is unique to North America. Its millions of wetlands and abundant ecosystem goods and services are highly sensitive to wide variations of temperature and precipitation in time and space characteristic of a strongly continental climate. Precipitation and temperature gradients across the PPR are orthogonal to each other. Precipitation nearly triples from...
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B. Millett, W.C. Johnson, G. Guntenspergen
Accelerated sea-level rise ? a response to Craft et al Accelerated sea-level rise ? a response to Craft et al
No abstract available.
Authors
M. Kirwan, G.R. Guntenspergen
Anacostia River fringe wetlands restoration project: final report for the five-year monitoring program (2003 through 2007) Anacostia River fringe wetlands restoration project: final report for the five-year monitoring program (2003 through 2007)
The 6-hectare (ha) freshwater tidal Anacostia River Fringe Wetlands (Fringe Wetlands) were reconstructed along the mainstem of the Anacostia River in Washington, DC (Photograph 1, Figure 1) during the summer of 2003. The Fringe Wetlands consist of two separate planting cells. Fringe A, located adjacent to Lower Kingman Island, on the west bank of the Anacostia River, occupies 1.6 ha...
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Cairn C. Krafft, Richard Hammerschlag, Glenn Guntenspergen
Latitudinal trends in Spartina alterniflora productivity and the response of coastal marshes to global change Latitudinal trends in Spartina alterniflora productivity and the response of coastal marshes to global change
Marshes worldwide are actively degrading in response to increased sea level rise rates and reduced sediment delivery, though the growth rate of vegetation plays a critical role in determining their stability. We have compiled 56 measurements of above-ground annual productivity for Spartina alterniflora, the dominant macrophyte in North American coastal wetlands. Our compilation indicates...
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Matthew L. Kirwan, Glenn Guntenspergen, James Morris
Effect of climate fluctuations on long-term vegetation dynamics in Carolina bay wetlands Effect of climate fluctuations on long-term vegetation dynamics in Carolina bay wetlands
Carolina bays and similar depression wetlands of the U.S. Southeastern Coastal Plain have hydrologic regimes that are driven primarily by rainfall. Therefore, climate fluctuations such as drought cycles have the potential to shape long-term vegetation dynamics. Models suggest two potential long-term responses to hydrologic fluctuations, either cyclic change maintaining open emergent...
Authors
C.L. Stroh, D. De Steven, G.R. Guntenspergen
Model estimation of land-use effects on water levels of northern Prairie wetlands Model estimation of land-use effects on water levels of northern Prairie wetlands
Wetlands of the Prairie Pothole Region exist in a matrix of grassland dominated by intensive pastoral and cultivation agriculture. Recent conservation management has emphasized the conversion of cultivated farmland and degraded pastures to intact grassland to improve upland nesting habitat. The consequences of changes in land-use cover that alter watershed processes have not been...
Authors
R.A. Voldseth, W.C. Johnson, T. Gilmanov, G.R. Guntenspergen, B.V. Millett
The impact of invasive plants on tidal-marsh vertebrate species: common reed (Phragmites australis) and smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) as case studies The impact of invasive plants on tidal-marsh vertebrate species: common reed (Phragmites australis) and smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) as case studies
Large areas of tidal marsh in the contiguous US and the Maritime Provinces of Canada are threatened by invasive plant species. Our understanding of the impact these invasions have on tidal-marsh vertebrates is sparse. In this paper, we focus on two successful invasive plant taxa that have spread outside their native range --common reed (Phragmites australis) and smooth cordgrass...
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Glenn Guntenspergen, J. Nordby
Predicting the persistence of coastal wetlands to global change stressors Predicting the persistence of coastal wetlands to global change stressors
Despite progress toward understanding the response of coastal wetlands to increases in relative sea-level rise and an improved understanding of the effect of elevated CO2 on plant species allocation patterns, we are limited in our ability to predict the response of coastal wetlands to the effects associated with global change. Static simulations of the response of coastal wetlands to sea...
Authors
G. Guntenspergen, Karen McKee, D. Cahoon, J. Grace, P. Megonigal
Salt tolerance and osmotic adjustment of Spartina alterniflora (Poaceae) and the invasive M haplotype of Phragmites australis (Poaceae) along a salinity gradient Salt tolerance and osmotic adjustment of Spartina alterniflora (Poaceae) and the invasive M haplotype of Phragmites australis (Poaceae) along a salinity gradient
An invasive variety of Phragmites australis (Poaceae, common reed), the M haplotype, has been implicated in the spread of this species into North American salt marshes that are normally dominated by the salt marsh grass Spartina alterniflora (Poaceae, smooth cordgrass). In some European marshes, on the other hand, Spartina spp. derived from S. alterniflora have spread into brackish P...
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Edward Vasquez, Edward P. Glenn, Glenn Guntenspergen, J. Brown, Stephen Nelson
Using hydrogeomorphic criteria to classify wetlands on Mt. Desert Island, Maine – Approach, classification system, and examples Using hydrogeomorphic criteria to classify wetlands on Mt. Desert Island, Maine – Approach, classification system, and examples
A wetland classification system was designed for Mt. Desert Island, Maine, to help categorize the large number of wetlands (over 1,200 mapped units) as an aid to understanding their hydrologic functions. The classification system, developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Park Service, uses a modified hydrogeomorphic (HGM) approach, and assigns...
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Martha Nielsen, Glenn Guntenspergen, Hilary Neckles
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Windthrow and salvage logging in an old-growth hemlock-northern hardwoods forest Windthrow and salvage logging in an old-growth hemlock-northern hardwoods forest
Although the initial response to salvage (also known as, post-disturbance or sanitary) logging is known to vary among system components, little is known about longer term forest recovery. We examine forest overstory, understory, soil, and microtopographic response 25 years after a 1977 severe wind disturbance on the Flambeau River State Forest in Wisconsin, USA, a portion of which was...
Authors
K.D. Lang, L.A. Schulte, G.R. Guntenspergen
Adaptation of farming practices could buffer effects of climate change on northern prairie wetlands Adaptation of farming practices could buffer effects of climate change on northern prairie wetlands
Wetlands of the Prairie Pothole Region of North America are vulnerable to climate change. Adaptation of farming practices to mitigate adverse impacts of climate change on wetland water levels is a potential watershed management option. We chose a modeling approach (WETSIM 3.2) to examine the effects of changes in climate and watershed cover on the water levels of a semi-permanent wetland...
Authors
R.A. Voldseth, W.C. Johnson, G.R. Guntenspergen, T. Gilmanov, B.V. Millett
Climate trends of the North American prairie pothole region 1906-2000 Climate trends of the North American prairie pothole region 1906-2000
The Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) is unique to North America. Its millions of wetlands and abundant ecosystem goods and services are highly sensitive to wide variations of temperature and precipitation in time and space characteristic of a strongly continental climate. Precipitation and temperature gradients across the PPR are orthogonal to each other. Precipitation nearly triples from...
Authors
B. Millett, W.C. Johnson, G. Guntenspergen
Accelerated sea-level rise ? a response to Craft et al Accelerated sea-level rise ? a response to Craft et al
No abstract available.
Authors
M. Kirwan, G.R. Guntenspergen
Anacostia River fringe wetlands restoration project: final report for the five-year monitoring program (2003 through 2007) Anacostia River fringe wetlands restoration project: final report for the five-year monitoring program (2003 through 2007)
The 6-hectare (ha) freshwater tidal Anacostia River Fringe Wetlands (Fringe Wetlands) were reconstructed along the mainstem of the Anacostia River in Washington, DC (Photograph 1, Figure 1) during the summer of 2003. The Fringe Wetlands consist of two separate planting cells. Fringe A, located adjacent to Lower Kingman Island, on the west bank of the Anacostia River, occupies 1.6 ha...
Authors
Cairn C. Krafft, Richard Hammerschlag, Glenn Guntenspergen
Latitudinal trends in Spartina alterniflora productivity and the response of coastal marshes to global change Latitudinal trends in Spartina alterniflora productivity and the response of coastal marshes to global change
Marshes worldwide are actively degrading in response to increased sea level rise rates and reduced sediment delivery, though the growth rate of vegetation plays a critical role in determining their stability. We have compiled 56 measurements of above-ground annual productivity for Spartina alterniflora, the dominant macrophyte in North American coastal wetlands. Our compilation indicates...
Authors
Matthew L. Kirwan, Glenn Guntenspergen, James Morris
Effect of climate fluctuations on long-term vegetation dynamics in Carolina bay wetlands Effect of climate fluctuations on long-term vegetation dynamics in Carolina bay wetlands
Carolina bays and similar depression wetlands of the U.S. Southeastern Coastal Plain have hydrologic regimes that are driven primarily by rainfall. Therefore, climate fluctuations such as drought cycles have the potential to shape long-term vegetation dynamics. Models suggest two potential long-term responses to hydrologic fluctuations, either cyclic change maintaining open emergent...
Authors
C.L. Stroh, D. De Steven, G.R. Guntenspergen
Model estimation of land-use effects on water levels of northern Prairie wetlands Model estimation of land-use effects on water levels of northern Prairie wetlands
Wetlands of the Prairie Pothole Region exist in a matrix of grassland dominated by intensive pastoral and cultivation agriculture. Recent conservation management has emphasized the conversion of cultivated farmland and degraded pastures to intact grassland to improve upland nesting habitat. The consequences of changes in land-use cover that alter watershed processes have not been...
Authors
R.A. Voldseth, W.C. Johnson, T. Gilmanov, G.R. Guntenspergen, B.V. Millett
The impact of invasive plants on tidal-marsh vertebrate species: common reed (Phragmites australis) and smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) as case studies The impact of invasive plants on tidal-marsh vertebrate species: common reed (Phragmites australis) and smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) as case studies
Large areas of tidal marsh in the contiguous US and the Maritime Provinces of Canada are threatened by invasive plant species. Our understanding of the impact these invasions have on tidal-marsh vertebrates is sparse. In this paper, we focus on two successful invasive plant taxa that have spread outside their native range --common reed (Phragmites australis) and smooth cordgrass...
Authors
Glenn Guntenspergen, J. Nordby
Predicting the persistence of coastal wetlands to global change stressors Predicting the persistence of coastal wetlands to global change stressors
Despite progress toward understanding the response of coastal wetlands to increases in relative sea-level rise and an improved understanding of the effect of elevated CO2 on plant species allocation patterns, we are limited in our ability to predict the response of coastal wetlands to the effects associated with global change. Static simulations of the response of coastal wetlands to sea...
Authors
G. Guntenspergen, Karen McKee, D. Cahoon, J. Grace, P. Megonigal
Salt tolerance and osmotic adjustment of Spartina alterniflora (Poaceae) and the invasive M haplotype of Phragmites australis (Poaceae) along a salinity gradient Salt tolerance and osmotic adjustment of Spartina alterniflora (Poaceae) and the invasive M haplotype of Phragmites australis (Poaceae) along a salinity gradient
An invasive variety of Phragmites australis (Poaceae, common reed), the M haplotype, has been implicated in the spread of this species into North American salt marshes that are normally dominated by the salt marsh grass Spartina alterniflora (Poaceae, smooth cordgrass). In some European marshes, on the other hand, Spartina spp. derived from S. alterniflora have spread into brackish P...
Authors
Edward Vasquez, Edward P. Glenn, Glenn Guntenspergen, J. Brown, Stephen Nelson
Using hydrogeomorphic criteria to classify wetlands on Mt. Desert Island, Maine – Approach, classification system, and examples Using hydrogeomorphic criteria to classify wetlands on Mt. Desert Island, Maine – Approach, classification system, and examples
A wetland classification system was designed for Mt. Desert Island, Maine, to help categorize the large number of wetlands (over 1,200 mapped units) as an aid to understanding their hydrologic functions. The classification system, developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Park Service, uses a modified hydrogeomorphic (HGM) approach, and assigns...
Authors
Martha Nielsen, Glenn Guntenspergen, Hilary Neckles