Ecological forestry at National Wildlife Refuges: experiences from

ABSTRACT Although land management over much of the history of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) has emphasized single-species management, recent policy has encouraged land managers to focus on broader ecosystem restoration goals. One framework for forest ecosystem management that is becoming more popular in the NWRS and other federal and state resource agencies has been termed "ecological forestry"-an approach to forest ecosystem management where the focus is on incorporating an understanding of the outcomes of natural disturbances and stand development processes into designing silvicultural practices. This approach stresses understanding the effects of natural disturbances on biological legacies, structural and compositional heterogeneity, and the recovery periods between disturbance events (including how this recovery period influences stand complexity). Recently, resource managers and ecologists from Seney National Wildlife Refuge, The Ohio State University, and Central Michigan University have partnered to examine how these guiding principles can be integrated into NWRS forest ecosystem management. Specifically, we are partnering to develop management strategies to help: 1) restore the once extensive mixed-pine forest ecosystems of eastern Upper Michigan; 2) mitigate the effects of the beech-bark disease complex on American beech (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.), a foundation species in northern hardwood forests of eastern North America; and 3) promote more natural forest patterns for wildlife species of young jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) forest ecosystems, including the federally endangered Kirtland's warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii). These efforts are ongoing and will continue to be monitored over time. However, initial collaborations suggest that the NWRS provides an excellent crucible to study the application of ecological forestry principles and develop novel ways to manage forest ecosystems

Prevalence of Rape Myths in Headlines and their Effects on Attitudes Toward Rape Victims

The present research investigated the prevalence and effects of rape myths in newspaper headlines. In study 1, a content analysis of online news headlines from US media (N = 555) surrounding the 2003–2004 Kobe Bryant sexual assault case showed that 10% endorsed a rape myth. In study 2, students at a mid-sized university in the mid-western USA (N = 154) read headlines endorsing or not endorsing rape myths. Male participants exposed to myth-endorsing headlines were (a) less likely to think Bryant was guilty than those exposed to non-myth headlines, (b) more likely to hold rape-supportive attitudes than those exposed to non-myth headlines, and (c) more likely to hold rape-supportive attitudes than were female participants exposed to myth-endorsing headlines

Biometric data for the Paleogene calcareous nannofossil genus Hornibrookina from light and scanning electron microscopy

Biometric measurements from specimens from the calcareous nannofossil Hornibrookina were collected to help determine taxonomic and evolutionary relationships within the genus. Two sets of data are included. The first (Supplementary Data 1) are measurements taken from SEM microphotographs (published and previously unpublished) to determine the number and arrangement of the bars or bar-like structures found in the nannofossil central areas of different Hornibrookina species. The second (Supplementary Data 2) contains measurements from light microphotographs for all Hornibrookina species include coccolith length and width measured along the cardinal axes of the elliptical nannofossils. Additional measurements of the length and width of the central areas of specimens from the Hornibrookina teuriensis-H. edwardsi lineage were taken to compare this feature for its taxonomic significance. The specimens measure range in age from early Paleocene to early Eocene. Specimens are from various locations globally including the Coastal Plain of eastern United States (Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey), Tunisia, North Sea, New Zealand, South Atlantic (São Paulo Plateau), and the Southern Ocean (Maud Rise)

Prevalence and Effects of Rape Myths in the Media: The Kobe Bryant Case

Two studies examine the prevalence and effects of rape myths in the print media covering a real-life case of alleged sexual assault. Study 1 was an archival study of 156 sources from around the country. Articles about the Kobe Bryant case were coded for instances of rape myths, among other variables. Of the articles, 65 mentioned at least one rape myth (with “she\u27s lying” being the single most common myth perpetuated). Study 2 assessed participants\u27 (N = 62) prior knowledge of the Bryant case and exposed them to a myth-endorsing or myth-challenging article about the case. Those exposed to the myth-endorsing article were more likely to believe that Bryant was not guilty and the alleged victim was lying. The implications for victim reporting and reducing sexual assault in general are discussed