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W. Michael Aust

W. Michael Aust

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
34
Citations
3902
World Ranking
9481
National Ranking
3400

Overview

W. Michael Aust is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States and conducts research primarily within the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work extensively covers multiple subfields including Ecology, Soil Science, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist's research topics focus mainly on soil erosion and sediment transport, hydrology and sediment transport processes, fire effects on ecosystems, forest management and policy, rangeland and wildlife management, forest biomass utilization and management, as well as peatlands and wetlands ecology.

Frequent publication venues for W. Michael Aust include:

  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Forest Science
  • International Journal of Forest Engineering
  • Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
  • New Forests

W. Michael Aust has collaborated often with coauthors such as M. Chad Bolding, Scott M. Barrett, T. Adam Coates, Brent S. Hawks, and Erik Schilling.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Aust include:

  • "Linkages between Forestry Best Management Practices and erosion in the southeastern U.S." (2022, Journal of Environmental Management)
  • "Forest composition, fuel loading, and soil chemistry resulting from 50 years of forest management and natural disturbance in two southeastern Coastal Plain watersheds, USA" (2020, Forest Ecology and Management)
  • "Effects of amendments and microtopography on created tidal freshwater wetland soil morphology and carbon" (2020, Soil Science Society of America Journal)
  • "Characteristics of forest biomass harvesting operations and markets in Virginia" (2022, Biomass and Bioenergy)
  • "Estimated Erosion from Clearcut Timber Harvests in the Southeastern United States" (2022, Forest Science)

Best Publications

  • Forestry best management practices for timber harvesting and site preparation in the eastern United States: An overview of water quality and productivity research during the past 20 years (1982–2002)

    W. Michael Aust;Charles R. Blinn

  • Effectiveness of forestry best management practices in the United States: literature review.

    Richard Cristan;W. Michael Aust;M. Chad Bolding;Scott M. Barrett

  • Forest operations, extreme flooding events, and considerations for hydrologic modeling in the Appalachians--A review

    M.H. Eisenbies;W.M. Aust;J.A. Burger;M.B. Adams

  • Soil quality assessment in domesticated forests – a southern pine example

    Daniel L Kelting;James A Burger;Steven C Patterson;W.Michael Aust

  • Changes in surface water table depth and soil physical properties after harvest and establishment of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) in Atlantic coastal plain wetlands of South Carolina

    Yi-Jun Xu;James A Burger;W Michael Aust;Steven C Patterson

  • Intensive Utilization of Harvest Residues in Southern Pine Plantations: Quantities Available and Implications for Nutrient Budgets and Sustainable Site Productivity

    M. H. Eisenbies;E. D. Vance;W. M. Aust;J. R. Seiler

  • Biomass and carbon pools of disturbed riparian forests

    Laura A.B. Giese;W.M. Aust;Randall K. Kolka;Carl C. Trettin

  • EFFECTS OF FOREST HARVESTING BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON SURFACE WATER QUALITY IN THE VIRGINIA COASTAL PLAIN

    T. M. Wynn;S. Mostaghimi;J. W. Frazee;P. W. McClellan

  • Effectiveness of best management practices for sediment reduction at operational forest stream crossings

    Laura R. Wear;W. Michael Aust;M. Chad Bolding;Brian D. Strahm

  • Compaction and rutting during harvesting affect better drained soils more than poorly drained soils on wet pine flats.

    W. Michael Aust;Mark D. Tippett;James A. Burger;William H. McKee

  • Visually Determined Soil Disturbance Classes Used as Indices of Forest Harvesting Disturbance

    W. Michael Aust;James A. Burger;Emily A. Carter;David P. Preston

  • Sediment trapping by streamside management zones of various widths after forest harvest and site preparation

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  • Soil Physical and Hydrological Changes Associated with Logging a Wet Pine Flat with Wide-Tired Skidders

    W. M. Aust;T. W. Reisinger;J. A. Burger;B. J. Stokes

  • Spatial and temporal patterns of carbon storage and species richness in three South Carolina coastal plain riparian forests

    Laura A Giese;W.Michael Aust;Carl C Trettin;Randall K Kolka

  • Wood-energy market impact on competition, procurement practices, and profitability of landowners and forest products industry in the U.S. south

    Joseph L. Conrad;M. Chad Bolding;Robert L. Smith;W. Michael Aust

  • Soil physical disturbance and logging residue effects on changes in soil productivity in five-year-old pine plantations

    Mark H. Eisenbies;James A. Burger;W. Michael Aust;Steve C. Patterson

  • Recovery status of a tupelo-cypress wetland seven years after disturbance: silvicultural implications

    W.Michael Aust;Stephen H. Schoenholtz;Thomas W. Zaebst;Beth A. Szabo

  • Operational forest stream crossings effects on water quality in the Virginia Piedmont

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  • Comparative effects of aerial and ground logging on soil properties in a tupelo-cypress wetland

    W. Michael Aust;R. Lea

  • Sediment delivery from bare and graveled forest road stream crossing approaches in the Virginia Piedmont

    Kristopher R. Brown;W. Michael Aust;Kevin J. McGuire

  • National status of state developed and implemented forestry best management practices for protecting water quality in the United States

    Richard Cristan;W. Michael Aust;M. Chad Bolding;Scott M. Barrett

  • Long-Term Effects of Drainage, Bedding, and Fertilization on Growth of Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) in the Coastal Plain of Virginia

    Thomas R. Fox;Kevin H. Kyle;Lisa J. Andrews;W. Michael Aust

  • Soil Temperature and Organic Matter in a Disturbed Forested Wetland

    W. Michael Aust;R. Lea

  • Benefits and costs of forestry best management practices in Virginia.

    W. M. Aust;R. M. Shaffer;J. A. Burger

Frequent Co-Authors

James A. Burger
James A. Burger Virginia Tech
Kevin J. McGuire
Kevin J. McGuire Virginia Tech
John R. Seiler
John R. Seiler Virginia Tech
Carl C. Trettin
Carl C. Trettin US Forest Service
James M. Vose
James M. Vose North Carolina State University
Randall K. Kolka
Randall K. Kolka US Forest Service
J. Morgan Varner
J. Morgan Varner US Forest Service
W. Mark Ford
W. Mark Ford United States Geological Survey
Thomas R. Fox
Thomas R. Fox Boehringer Ingelheim (Germany)
Rodney E. Will
Rodney E. Will Oklahoma State University

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