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Characterization Of An Urban Heat Island (Uhi) In The Tampa Region Of Florida, Joann Sullivan
Characterization Of An Urban Heat Island (Uhi) In The Tampa Region Of Florida, Joann Sullivan
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Numerous research studies have been conducted on the modification of weather and local climate by the urban environment. In studying the urban environment effects, researchers have investigated the urban heat island (UHI), anthropogenic cloud condensation nuclei, anthropogenic heat emissions and other factors. Many of these studies used data sampling networks, while other studies relied solely on computer modeling. This research has taken an approach between the sampling network studies (which were often limited in spatial density) and the pure computer model studies (which lacked the benefits of observational data) to investigate the Tampa Bay Region UHI. The research utilized inexpensive …
Greater Diversity Of Fungi On Atlantic Slope Of Costa Rican Cloud Forest, May 2010, Joshua Obermeyer
Greater Diversity Of Fungi On Atlantic Slope Of Costa Rican Cloud Forest, May 2010, Joshua Obermeyer
Tropical Ecology and Conservation [Monteverde Institute]
Biodiversity in much of the Neotropics is impacted by windward/leeward effects. North East trade winds dump moisture as they hit the mountains, creating a wetter Atlantic slope, and a drier more seasonal Pacific slope. These factors often favor higher biodiversity for a given taxon on the Atlantic slope. Fungi were collected between the two slopes of the Monteverde Cloud Forest. A total of 130 fungi specimens were collected from 1550 meters on both slopes of the Continental Divide to 1750 m. As predicted, fungal species richness (Pacific = 24 species, Atlantic = 39 species), abundance (Pacific = 40, Atlantic = …