George R. Hess :: Publication PrePrints
NC State University :: Department of Forestry & Environmental Resources

July 2008
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    Hess, G.R. & E.M. Keto. Counting grass as a rich introduction to population estimation. Journal of Natural Resources & Life Science Education, under review (June 2008). Journal rules define posting on the web as "prior publication" - please contact me if you'd like to see a copy.

    Kohut, S.M., G.R. Hess, & C.E. Moorman. Avian use of suburban greenways as stopover habitat. Urban Ecosystems, under review (July 2008).

    Miller, J.R., M. Groom, G.R. Hess, D.L. Stokes, J. Thomson, T. Bowman, L. Fricke, B. King, & R. Marquadt. Where is biodiversity conservation in local planning? Conservation Biology, in press (June 2008).

    Steelman, T.A. & G.R. Hess. Effective protection of open space: How does planning matter? Environmental Management, under review (August 2008).

    Thompson, J.R., G.R. Hess, T.A. Bowman, H. Magnusdottir, C.E. Stubbs-Gipson, M. Groom, J.R. Miller, T.A. Steelman, & D.L Stokes. Courses without Borders®: Collaborative graduate education across multiple campuses. Journal of Natural Resources & Life Science Education, under review (March 2008, delayed because editor assignment was classified as spam by associate editor's email filters). Journal rules define posting on the web as "prior publication" - please contact me if you'd like to see a copy.

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    Hess, G.R. 2005. Review of Ecological Newtworks & Greenways: Concept, Design, Implementation edited by Jongman and Pungetti. Cambridge University Press (2004). Review published in Ecoscience 12(3): 435-436.

    Hess, G.R. and C.A. Drew. 2004. Inquiry-guided learning through collaborative research. Chapter in V. Lee (editor). Teaching and Learning through Inquiry: A Guidebook for Institutions and Instructors. Stylus Publishing, Sterling VA. ( Pre-publication version, with minor differences. )

    Hess, G.R., S.S. Daley, B.K. Dennison, S.R. Lubkin, R.P. McGuinn, V.Z. Morin, K.M. Potter, R.E. Savage, W.G. Shelton, C.M. Snow, B.M. Wrege. 2001. Just what is sprawl, anyway? Carolina Planning 26(2) (Summer 2001): 11-26. ( With permission from Carolina Planning. )
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    Hess, G.R., T.A. Steelman, B. Beechwood, C. Norwood, S. Cavalieri, L. Crooks, S. Doig, D. Paxton, G. Schuster, & M. Trinks. 2006. Guided by Planning, Powered by People. NC State University, Department of Forestry & Environmental Resources, Raleigh, NC.

    Hess, G.R. 2006. A cycle of duties for riders and drivers. Raleigh News & Observer 2006(233): 15A, Raleigh, NC. 2006 Aug 21.

    Hess, G.R., R. Abt, and R. Serow. 1998. Reshaping expectations for Web-based collaborative learning. Natural Resources and Environmental Issues 7: 104-109, Utah State University, Logan, UT. ©Copyright 1998 G.R. Hess.

    North Carolina Chip Mill Study White Papers

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    Note: Summaries of the full Wood Chip study are available at the Southern Center for Sustainable Forestry web site.

    Hess, G.R., S. Sherling, R. Schaberg, R. Abt. 2000. Trends in forest composition and size class distribution: Implications for wildlife habitat. Section 6-I in Economic and Ecologic Impacts Associated with Wood Chip Production in North Carolina. The Southern Center for Sustainable Forests, Raleigh, NC. (PDF format, 1.2Mb)

    Hess, G.R., and D. Zimmerman. 2000. The effects of satellite chip mills on woody debris. Section 6-II in Economic and Ecologic Impacts Associated with Wood Chip Production in North Carolina. The Southern Center for Sustainable Forests, Raleigh, NC. (PDF format, 60Kb)