Al Hester
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American historian
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Al Hester's Degrees
- PhD History Princeton University
- Masters History Princeton University
Why Is Al Hester Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Albert L. Hester was a professor of journalism at the University of Georgia , a columnist, historian, newspaper reporter, and author. He wrote more than ten books including Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery: An African-American Historical Site about the Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery for African Americans in Athens, Georgia, and Enduring Legacy: Clarke County, Georgia's Ex-Slave Legislators Madison Davis and Alfred Richardson about Madison Davis and Alfred Richardson. He wrote Athens, Georgia, Celebrating Two Hundred Years at the Millenium with his wife Conoly Hester, who is also a writer and editor. He also authored some 200 articles.
Al Hester's Published Works
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Published Works
- REVIEW: The management of wild large herbivores to meet economic, conservation and environmental objectives (2004) (416)
- A Collaboratively-Derived Science-Policy Research Agenda (2012) (207)
- Interspecific defoliation responses of trees depend on sites of winter nitrogen storage (2001) (163)
- Interactions between forests and herbivores: the role of controlled grazing experiments (2000) (150)
- Experimental evidence for herbivore limitation of the treeline. (2010) (148)
- Functional traits and local environment predict vegetation responses to disturbance: a pan‐European multi‐site experiment (2011) (142)
- The response of heather (Calluna vulgaris) to shade and nutrients : Predictions of the carbon-nutrient balance hypothesis (1993) (135)
- Ash dieback in the UK: A review of the ecological and conservation implications and potential management options (2014) (134)
- THE PERILS OF HAVING TASTY NEIGHBORS: GRAZING IMPACTS OF LARGE HERBIVORES AT VEGETATION BOUNDARIES (2003) (125)
- Influence of fire and soil nutrients on native and non‐native annuals at remnant vegetation edges in the Western Australian wheatbelt (1992) (122)
- Large Herbivore Ecology, Ecosystem Dynamics and Conservation: Impacts of large herbivores on plant community structure and dynamics (2006) (121)
- Foraging behaviour of sheep and red deer within natural heather/grass mosaics. (1999) (119)
- Is vegetation composition or soil chemistry the best predictor of the soil microbial community? (2010) (118)
- Spatial and temporal patterns of heather use by sheep and red deer within natural heather/grass mosaics (1998) (118)
- Plant Traits, Browsing and Gazing Herbivores, and Vegetation Dynamics (2008) (104)
- Biotic homogenization of upland vegetation: patterns and drivers at multiple spatial scales over five decades (2012) (102)
- The effect of deer management on the abundance of Ixodes ricinus in Scotland. (2012) (101)
- Elevational advance of alpine plant communities is buffered by herbivory (2012) (82)
- Effects of season and intensity of sheep grazing on tree regeneration in a British upland woodland (1996) (79)
- Heaths and Moorland, Cultural Landscapes. (1996) (79)
- How does timing of browsing affect above- and below-ground growth of Betula pendula, Pinus sylvestris and Sorbus aucuparia? (2004) (78)
- How important is plot relocation accuracy when interpreting re-visitation studies of vegetation change? (2010) (71)
- Browsed Betula pubescens trees are not carbon-limited (2008) (68)
- Succession from heather moorland to birch woodland. I. Experimental alteration of specific environmental conditions in the field. (1991) (65)
- Succession from heather moorland to birch woodland. II : growth and competition between vaccinium myrtillus, deschampsia flexuosa and agrostis capillaris (1991) (64)
- Sheep grazing in the North Atlantic region: A long-term perspective on environmental sustainability (2016) (61)
- Changes in burning of Scottish heather moorland since the 1940s from aerial photographs (1992) (61)
- Growth limitation of mountain birch caused by sheep browsing at the altitudinal treeline (2011) (59)
- Feeding patterns by roe deer and rabbits on pine, willow and birch in relation to spatial arrangement (2005) (59)
- Succession from heather moorland to birch woodland. III : seed availability, germination and early growth (1991) (54)
- Defining and delivering resilient ecological networks: Nature conservation in England (2018) (53)
- Environmental myopia: a diagnosis and a remedy. (2010) (51)
- Forest cover outside protected areas plays an important role in the conservation of the Vulnerable guiña Leopardus guigna (2013) (50)
- Decoupling deprotonation from metalation: Thia-Fries rearrangement. (2008) (48)
- Tree planting in organic soils does not result in net carbon sequestration on decadal timescales (2020) (48)
- Regional-scale alteration of clear-cut forest regeneration caused by moose browsing (2013) (47)
- Landscape-scale vegetation change in the Cairngorms, Scotland, 1946-1988: implications for land management (1996) (46)
- Browsing interacts with climate to determine tree‐ring increment (2011) (46)
- Explaining the variation in the soil microbial community: do vegetation composition and soil chemistry explain the same or different parts of the microbial variation? (2012) (46)
- Predicting spatial variation in heather utilization by sheep and red deer within heather/grass mosaics (2000) (41)
- Breeding for Mineral Content in Wheat and Barley 1 (1971) (41)
- Regeneration by natural layering of heather (Calluna vulgaris): frequency and characteristics in upland Britain (1995) (38)
- Choice and development of decision support tools for the sustainable management of deer–forest systems (2004) (38)
- Long-term impacts of goat browsing on bush-clump dynamics in a semi-arid subtropical savanna (2006) (37)
- A ROLE FOR LARGE HERBIVORES (DEER AND DOMESTIC STOCK) IN NATURE CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT IN BRITISH SEMI-NATURAL WOODS (1994) (36)
- Associational relationships at multiple spatial scales affect forest damage by moose (2015) (34)
- Browsing affects intra-ring carbon allocation in species with contrasting wood anatomy. (2011) (33)
- Seasonal changes in pasture biomass, production and offtake under the transhumance system in northern Pakistan (2006) (33)
- Do competition and herbivory alter the internal nitrogen dynamics of birch saplings? (2005) (32)
- Synergies and trade-offs between ecosystem services in an alpine ecosystem grazed by sheep – An experimental approach (2016) (31)
- Forty years of change in Scottish grassland vegetation: Increased richness, decreased diversity and increased dominance (2017) (30)
- Impacts of sheep grazing a complex vegetation mosaic: Relating behaviour to vegetation change (2008) (30)
- Climate, pollution and grazing drive long‐term change in moorland habitats (2017) (30)
- Spatial interaction models: from human geography to plant‐herhivore interactions (2002) (27)
- The Response of Alpine Salix Shrubs to Long-Term Browsing Varies with Elevation and Herbivore Density (2013) (26)
- How to Replicate the Functions and Biodiversity of a Threatened Tree Species? The Case of Fraxinus excelsior in Britain (2016) (25)
- Activity patterns and resource use by sheep and red deer grazing across a grass/heather boundary (1996) (23)
- General and specific responses of understory vegetation to cervid herbivory across a range of boreal forests (2014) (22)
- Herbivores: Between Plants and Predators (1999) (21)
- Organometallic Generation and Capture of ortho-Arynes (2006) (19)
- Successional vegetation change: the Effect of shading on Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull (1987) (19)
- Relationship between fragmentation, degradation and native and exotic species richness in an Andean temperate forest of Chile (2011) (19)
- Foraging in a complex environment: from foraging strategies to emergent spatial properties (2004) (18)
- Low Intensities of Red Deer Browsing Constrain Rowan Growth in Mature Boreal Forests of Western Norway (2013) (16)
- Heather utilisation along paths by red deer and sheep in a natural heather/grass mosaic (1999) (16)
- Rufous-legged Owl (Strix rufipes) and Austral Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium nanum) stand use in a gradient of disrupted and old growth Andean temperate forests, Chile (2012) (16)
- Continuous and discontinuous variation in ecosystem carbon stocks with elevation across a treeline ecotone (2014) (15)
- Effects of season and intensity of sheep grazing on a British upland woodland: Browsing damage to planted saplings (1996) (13)
- The effect of heather fragmentation and mixed grazing on the diet of sheep Ovis aries and red deer Cervus elaphus (2000) (13)
- Simulated browsing affects leaf shedding phenology and litter quality of oak and birch saplings. (2013) (12)
- Introducing spatial grazing impacts into the prediction of moorland vegetation dynamics (2005) (12)
- How do different competing species influence the response of Betula pubescens Ehrh. to browsing (2006) (12)
- UK Status Report July 2011: Update to empirical critical loads of nitrogen. Report to Defra under contract AQ801 Critical Loads and Dynamic Modelling (2011) (11)
- Introducing spatial grazing impacts into the prediction of moorland vegetation dynamics (2005) (10)
- Chapter 5:Threatened Habitats: Marginal Vegetation in Upland Areas (2007) (9)
- Birch Sapling Responses to Severity and Timing of Domestic Herbivore Browsing — Implications for Management (2005) (8)
- Grazing across grass:shrub boundaries: Can spatial heterogeneity increase resistance? (2010) (8)
- No preferential carbon-allocation to storage over growth in clipped birch and oak saplings (2020) (7)
- Hydrocyanic Acid Potential of Sorghum Plants Grown in Tennessee (1968) (7)
- Modelling the potential distribution of woodland at the landscape scale in Scotland. (2003) (7)
- Herbivory and climate as drivers of woody plant growth: Do deer decrease the impacts of warming? (2020) (7)
- Challenges in assessing the ecological impacts of tree diseases and mitigation measures: the case of Hymenoscyphus fraxineus and Fraxinus excelsior. (2017) (6)
- Vegetation succession under developing birch woods (1988) (5)
- Can gap creation by red deer enhance the establishment of birch (Betula pubescens)? Experimental results within Calluna- and Molinia-dominated vegetation at Creag Meagaidh. (2000) (5)
- Mycena species can be opportunist-generalist plant root invaders (2021) (4)
- Modelling Native Woodland Potential in the Scottish Uplands (2000) (4)
- Above- and below-ground competition effects of two heathland species: implications for growth and response to herbivory in birch saplings (2008) (3)
- How Georgia Weeklies Utilize Extension Service News (1976) (3)
- Introducing spatial grazing impacts into the prediction of moorland vegetation dynamics (2005) (3)
- The role of animal decisions in the development of vegetation mosaics (1999) (3)
- On the preparation of ortho-trifluoromethyl phenyl triflate. (2004) (3)
- Is forest regeneration good for biodiversity? Exploring the social dimensions of an apparently ecological debate (2021) (3)
- Long-term vegetation change in Scotland's native forests (2019) (2)
- Forest planning in the Cairngorms - a strategic approach. (2000) (2)
- Grouse Moor Management Review Group: Report to the Scottish Government (2019) (2)
- Pasture productivity and utilisation. (2005) (1)
- A systems approach to understanding constraints and opportunities. (2005) (1)
- The effects of altitude on birch seed germinability at Creag Meagaidh, Scottish Highlands. (2000) (1)
- Biotic and Biophysical Underpinning of Ecosystem Services in the Scottish Context: A Review (2013) (0)
- Long-term changes in Scottish grassland plant communities 4 (0)
- Organometallic Generation and Capture of ortho-Arynes Organometallic Generation and Capture of ortho-Arynes (2006) (0)
- fect of heather f ragmentat ion and mixed grazing on the diet of sheep Ovis aries and red deer Cervus elaphus (2013) (0)
- Explaining the variation in the soil microbial community: do vegetation composition and soil chemistry explain the same or different parts of the microbial variation? (2011) (0)
- Design of research methodology to determine the impacts of grazing on lowland heathland (2003) (0)
- Impact of Communication Infrastructure Development on Livestock Density and Forage Use under the Transhumance System in Northern Pakistan (2007) (0)
- Is the vegetation of the North-West Highlands changing? Results from a 50-year re-visitation study of major upland vegetation types (2011) (0)
- Socioeconomic and biodiversity impacts of driven grouse moors in Scotland: Summary Report (2019) (0)
- How to Replicate the Functions and Biodiversity of a Threatened Tree Species? The Case of Fraxinus excelsior in Britain (2016) (0)
- Back to the Future: drivers of long-term vegetation change in major habitats across Europe (2015) (0)
- A place for montane scrub and natural treelines in the British uplands. (2008) (0)
- Wildfire impacts on seedbank and vegetation dynamics in Calluna heath (2023) (0)
- Organometallic Generation and Capture of ortho‐Arynes. (2007) (0)
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