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Scale, Ecological Fallacy, And The River Continuum Concept, Hope M. Childers
Scale, Ecological Fallacy, And The River Continuum Concept, Hope M. Childers
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
Concern over scale is not new, and it is not restricted to geographers. Spatial and temporal scaling is a conceptual and methodological problem for all sciences using geographic information. This paper teases out issues of scale and ecological fallacy from the literature and discusses how these issues influence the applicability of an influential theoretical framework in stream ecology, the River Continuum Concept (RCC). Investigators are faced with decisions regarding scale during sampling location selection, field data capture, and subsequent data interpretation. A thorough understanding of the heterogeneity of stream habitats and the life histories of the organisms being studied could …
American Alligator Nesting Ecology In Impounded Marsh Habitat, Louisiana., Steven Richard Reagan
American Alligator Nesting Ecology In Impounded Marsh Habitat, Louisiana., Steven Richard Reagan
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The goal was to monitor a large number of female alligators over a 3-year period to obtain information on alligator nesting ecology. This dissertation, although designed to estimate annual nesting rates, provides additional meaningful information on methods of capture, tag retention rates, nest spacing patterns, segregation of size classes, nest site fidelity, the relationship between attendance and nest success, the effects of fire ants on alligator nest success, the relationship between hatchling alligators and their mother, and hatchling dispersal. Passive integrated transponder (PIT), monel web, and cranial mounted reflector tags were evaluated for marking and identifying alligators. Use of harmonic …