Research Summary
Research interests include the study of biodiversity in threatened ecosystems, the effects of human-modified landscapes on wildlife, behavioral ecology of squirrels, and natural resources at National Parks. One focus area is the effects of human development.
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Recent Publications
Assessing tradeoffs between current and desired vegetation condition in a National Park using historical maps and high-resolution lidar data
Young, J. A. & Mahan, C. G., Jul 2023, In: Restoration Ecology. 31, 5, e13911.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Species Richness, Abundance, and Productivity of Birds Along a Powerline Right-of-way within a Forested Landscape, Northeastern United States
Ross, B. D., Berger, J., Mahan, C. G. & Russo, L., Apr 1 2022, In: American Midland Naturalist. 187, 2, p. 243-257 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Powerline right-of-way management and flower-visiting insects: How vegetation management can promote pollinator diversity
Russo, L., Stout, H., Roberts, D., Ross, B. D. & Mahan, C. G., Jan 2021, In: PloS one. 16, 1 January, e0245146.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Prevalence of the Raccoon Roundworm, Baylisascaris procyonis, in Allegheny Woodrat Habitat in the Mid-Atlantic Region, U.S.A.
Wolfkill, J., Bejarano, M. E., Serfass, T. L., Turner, G., Brosi, S., Feller, D. & Mahan, C. G., Jan 1 2021, In: American Midland Naturalist. 185, 1, p. 145-147 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Selection for increased cranial capacity in small mammals during a century of urbanization
Depasquale, C., Li, X., Harold, M., Mueller, S., Mclaren, S. & Mahan, C., Dec 1 2020, In: Journal of Mammalogy. 101, 6, p. 1706-1710 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Effects of Integrated Vegetation Management on Richness of Native Compatible Flowering Plants and Abundance of Noncompatible Tree Species on a Right-of-Way in Central Pennsylvania, USA
Mahan, C. G., Ross, B. D. & Yahner, R. T., Nov 1 2020, In: Arboriculture and Urban Forestry. 46, 6, p. 395-401 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
An examination of endoparasites and fecal testosterone levels in flying squirrels (Glaucomys spp.) using high performance liquid chromatography-ultra-violet (HPLC-UV)
Waksmonski, S. N., Huffman, J. M., Mahan, C. G. & Steele, M. A., Aug 2017, In: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. 6, 2, p. 135-137 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Integration of Vegetation Community Spatial Data into a Prescribed Fire Planning Process at Shenandoah National Park, Virginia (USA)
Young, J. A., Mahan, C. G. & Forder, M., Jul 2017, In: Natural Areas Journal. 37, 3, p. 394-405 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Sustainable Remediation of Legacy Mine Drainage: A Case Study of the Flight 93 National Memorial
Emili, L. A., Pizarchik, J. & Mahan, C. G., Mar 1 2016, In: Environmental Management. 57, 3, p. 660-670 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Using Ecological Indicators and a Decision Support System for Integrated Ecological Assessment at Two National Park Units in the Mid-Atlantic Region, USA
Mahan, C. G., Young, J. A., Miller, B. J. & Saunders, M. C., Feb 2014, In: Environmental Management. 55, 2, p. 508-522 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Teaching the scientific method using current news articles
Palmer, L. K. & Mahan, C. G., May 2013, In: American Biology Teacher. 75, 5, p. 355-356 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Climate change induced hybridization in flying squirrels
Garroway, C. J., Bowman, J., Cascaden, T. J., Holloway, G. L., Mahan, C. G., Malcolm, J. R., Steele, M. A., Turner, G. & Wilson, P. J., Jan 2010, In: Global Change Biology. 16, 1, p. 113-121 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The potential role of Strongyloides robustus on parasite-mediated competition between two species of flying squirrels (Glaucomys)
Krichbaum, K., Mahan, C. G., Steele, M. A., Turner, G. & Hudson, P. J., Jan 2010, In: Journal of wildlife diseases. 46, 1, p. 229-235 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Habitat characteristics and revised gap landscape analysis for the northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus), a state endangered species in Pennsylvania
Mahan, C. G., Bishop, J. A., Steele, M. A., Turner, G. & Myers, W. L., Oct 2010, In: American Midland Naturalist. 164, 2, p. 283-295 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Natural resource assessment: An approach to science based planning in national parks
Mahan, C. G., Vanderhorst, J. P. & Young, J. A., Jun 2009, In: Environmental Management. 43, 6, p. 1301-1312 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review