Charles Andrew "Andy" Cole’s research interests lie with restoration ecology as it applies to damaged landscapes, usually wetlands. He has a long-standing interest in the creation of wetland ecosystems and their developing characteristics and function. He is also interested in how design decisions impact site and landscape ecology. He is the director of E+D: Ecology Plus Design.
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Media Contributions to a Chesapeake Bay Watershed Collective Identity? A Tale of Three Cities
Cui, Z., Dillard, J. P., Pinto, J., High, A., De La Cruz, J. J., Mainzer, S. & Cole, C. A., Nov 2022, In: Environmental Management. 70, 5, p. 855-868 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
The influence of soil amendments on a native wildflower seed mix in surface mine restoration
Rothman, S. E., Cole, C. A., Bruns, M. A. & Hall, M., Sep 2021, In: Restoration Ecology. 29, 7, e13440.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Created ecosystems and the concept of succession
Cole, C. A., 2019, In: Landscape Journal. 38, 1-2, p. 75-85 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Assessment of a judgment-based hydrogeomorphic wetland classification using long-term hydrologic data
Cole, C. A., Jan 1 2017, In: Ecohydrology. 10, 1, e1761.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
HGM: a call for model validation
Cole, C. A., Oct 1 2016, In: Wetlands Ecology and Management. 24, 5, p. 579-585 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Herbaceous plant community composition in created wetlands over seven years in northern New York, USA
Cole, C. A., Urban, C. A., Russo, P., Murray, J., Hoyt, D. & Brooks, R. P., Jul 1 2013, In: Studies in the History of Gardens and Designed Landscapes. 33, 3, p. 235-247 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Review article ⺠peer-review
Comparison of function of created wetlands of two age classes in central Pennsylvania
Hoeltje, S. M. & Cole, C. A., Apr 1 2009, In: Environmental Management. 43, 4, p. 597-608 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Aboveground decomposition dynamics in riparian depression and slope wetlands of central Pennsylvania
Hough, Z. & Cole, C. A., Jun 2009, In: Aquatic Ecology. 43, 2, p. 335-349 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Hydrogeomorphology, environment, and vegetation associations across a latitudinal gradient in highland wetlands of the northeastern USA
Peterson-Smith, J., Wardrop, D. H., Cole, C. A., Cirmo, C. P. & Brooks, R. P., 2009, In: Plant Ecology. 203, 2, p. 155-172 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Editorial: Why become a certified SWS-professional wetland scientist: A perspective from the academic world
Atkinson, R., Brooks, R., Cole, A., Craft, C., Brinson, M., Mitsch, W. J., Perry, J. E., Rains, M., Rickerl, D. H., Shannon, R., Teal, J., Wardrop, D. & Warner, B., Dec 2008, In: Wetlands. 28, 4, p. 1104-1105 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Editorial ⺠peer-review
Transferability of an HGM wetland classification scheme to a longitudinal gradient of the central Appalachian Mountains: Initial hydrological results
Cole, C. A., Cirmo, C. P., Wardrop, D. H., Brooks, R. P. & Peterson-Smith, J., Jun 2008, In: Wetlands. 28, 2, p. 439-449 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Determining the feasibility and cost of an ecologically-based design for a mitigation wetland in central Pennsylvania, USA
Sonntag, D. H. & Cole, C. A., Jul 3 2008, In: Landscape and Urban Planning. 87, 1, p. 10-21 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Losing function through wetland mitigation in central Pennsylvania, USA
Hoeltje, S. M. & Cole, C. A., Mar 1 2007, In: Environmental Management. 39, 3, p. 385-402 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Inventorying and monitoring wetland condition and restoration potential on a watershed basis with examples from Spring Creek Watershed, Pennsylvania, USA
Brooks, R. P., Wardrop, D. H. & Cole, C. A., Oct 1 2006, In: Environmental Management. 38, 4, p. 673-687 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Comparison of the long-term water levels of created and natural reference wetlands in northern New York, USA
Cole, C. A., Urban, C. A., Russo, P., Murray, J., Hoyt, D. & Brooks, R. P., Sep 28 2006, In: Ecological Engineering. 27, 2, p. 166-172 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review