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Arkansas Soil Erosion And Conservation Methods In Ornamental Landscapes, Abby J. Cutsinger Apr 2024

Arkansas Soil Erosion And Conservation Methods In Ornamental Landscapes, Abby J. Cutsinger

ATU Research Symposium

This study will attempt to identify the best soil erosion mitigation methods for Arkansas ornamental landscape settings by comparing the strengths and weaknesses of known techniques. Since soil is not a renewable resource, we must apply conservation practices wherever possible, not just in agricultural settings. To determine the most effective erosion prevention techniques, this study will review soil studies conducted by the NRCS and NASA, as well as articles on best practices observed in ornamental landscape and agricultural industries. These are analyzed by comparing and contrasting techniques against known problems with Arkansas soil to determine which methods are most effective. …


136— Predation On Microbivalves By Juvenile Naticid Gastropods On San Salvador Island, The Bahamas, Eliza Merges Apr 2020

136— Predation On Microbivalves By Juvenile Naticid Gastropods On San Salvador Island, The Bahamas, Eliza Merges

GREAT Day Posters

Predator-prey interactions, where snails eat clams, evolutionarily has been a key interaction within marine molluscan communities. There is evidence of molluscan extinctions in the fossil record that are marked by changes in predation ratios. In this study, we will investigate predation of microbivalves by juvenile naticid gastropods in a shallow marine setting on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas. We propose to test predation density within different environments (facies) of a lagoonal setting. Significantly different ratios between these facies in one time period can indicate that predator-prey interactions can change over time from one environment to another. It is more …


Genetic Sequencing For Measuring Biodiversity In Recent And Ancient Marine Sediments, Lauren Judge May 2019

Genetic Sequencing For Measuring Biodiversity In Recent And Ancient Marine Sediments, Lauren Judge

Celebration of Learning

Taxonomic biodiversity, measured by counting the number of species present in a given area, is the most common method of capturing ecosystem biodiversity in recent and ancient environments. While this method is widely accepted, it is limited by poor preservation and identification of many individuals, making it impossible to include every species within an ecosystem and resulting in the loss of some diversity information. To address this issue, we measured the genetic biodiversity (in which species are determined based on sequencing of their DNA) of shallow marine ecosystems by extracting and sequencing the 18S ribosomal gene from bulk carbonate sediment …


Undergraduate Research Projects Help Promote Diversity In The Geosciences, De'etra Young, Shannon R. Trimboli, Rick S. Toomey, Thomas Byl Apr 2016

Undergraduate Research Projects Help Promote Diversity In The Geosciences, De'etra Young, Shannon R. Trimboli, Rick S. Toomey, Thomas Byl

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Citizen Science At Mammoth Cave National Park: Integrating Research And Education, Shannon R. Trimboli Apr 2016

Citizen Science At Mammoth Cave National Park: Integrating Research And Education, Shannon R. Trimboli

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

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Modeling Activity Of The Indiana Bat (Myotis Sodalis) At Mammoth Cave National Park Using Remotely-Sensed Descriptors Of Forest Canopy Conditions, Luke E. Dodd, N, S. Skowronski, M. B. Dickinson, L. K. Rieske, M. J. Lacki Apr 2016

Modeling Activity Of The Indiana Bat (Myotis Sodalis) At Mammoth Cave National Park Using Remotely-Sensed Descriptors Of Forest Canopy Conditions, Luke E. Dodd, N, S. Skowronski, M. B. Dickinson, L. K. Rieske, M. J. Lacki

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Quantitative Dye Studies To Evaluate The Spill Response System For Mammoth Cave National Park, Jetara Brown, Thomas Byl, Rick S. Toomey, Lonnie Sharpe Jr. Apr 2016

Quantitative Dye Studies To Evaluate The Spill Response System For Mammoth Cave National Park, Jetara Brown, Thomas Byl, Rick S. Toomey, Lonnie Sharpe Jr.

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Natural Resource Condition Assessment For Mammoth Cave National Park, Cate Webb, Chris Groves, Katie Algeo Apr 2016

Natural Resource Condition Assessment For Mammoth Cave National Park, Cate Webb, Chris Groves, Katie Algeo

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


The Max Kämper Map Of Mammoth Cave: An Nps Centennial Restoration, Tres Seymour Apr 2016

The Max Kämper Map Of Mammoth Cave: An Nps Centennial Restoration, Tres Seymour

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


What Data Analytics Can Do For You!, Leyla Zhuhadar, J. Kirk Atkinson, Albert Meier, Ouida Meier Apr 2016

What Data Analytics Can Do For You!, Leyla Zhuhadar, J. Kirk Atkinson, Albert Meier, Ouida Meier

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Use Of Multiphysics Simulation To Model Environmental Conditions Associated With Bat Hibernacula Including Preliminary Indication Of Impacts On Saltpeter Vats In Mammoth Cave, Aaron Bird, Rick Olson, Rick Toomey, Aaron Addison, Rachel Bosch Apr 2016

Use Of Multiphysics Simulation To Model Environmental Conditions Associated With Bat Hibernacula Including Preliminary Indication Of Impacts On Saltpeter Vats In Mammoth Cave, Aaron Bird, Rick Olson, Rick Toomey, Aaron Addison, Rachel Bosch

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Faulting On Past And Present Hydrogeology In Long Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park, Rick Olson, Rick S. Toomey Apr 2016

The Effect Of Faulting On Past And Present Hydrogeology In Long Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park, Rick Olson, Rick S. Toomey

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


An Overview Of The Reverse Flow Patterns Of River Styx In Mammoth Cave, Kentucky: 2009-2012, Shannon R. Trimboli, Kim Weber, Susan Ryan, Rick S. Toomey Apr 2016

An Overview Of The Reverse Flow Patterns Of River Styx In Mammoth Cave, Kentucky: 2009-2012, Shannon R. Trimboli, Kim Weber, Susan Ryan, Rick S. Toomey

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Measurement Of Inorganic Carbon Fluxes From Large River Basins In South Central Kentucky Karst, Connor Salley, Chris Groves Apr 2016

Measurement Of Inorganic Carbon Fluxes From Large River Basins In South Central Kentucky Karst, Connor Salley, Chris Groves

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Tracing Carbon In Karst Environments In South-Central Kentucky To Identify Changes In Groundwater Dynamic Under Varying Land Uses, Chelsea Ballard, Jason Polk, Kegan Mcclanahan Apr 2016

Tracing Carbon In Karst Environments In South-Central Kentucky To Identify Changes In Groundwater Dynamic Under Varying Land Uses, Chelsea Ballard, Jason Polk, Kegan Mcclanahan

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Ongoing Geographic Documentation Of The Mammoth Cave System And Related Caves, Pat Kambesis, Bob Osburn Apr 2016

Ongoing Geographic Documentation Of The Mammoth Cave System And Related Caves, Pat Kambesis, Bob Osburn

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Strip Adaptive Cluster Sampling With Application To Cave Crickets, Kurt Lewis Helf, Tom Philippi, Bill Moore, Lillian Scoggins Apr 2016

Strip Adaptive Cluster Sampling With Application To Cave Crickets, Kurt Lewis Helf, Tom Philippi, Bill Moore, Lillian Scoggins

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Organization And Development Of The Eyes Of Ptomaphagus Hirtus, The Troglobitic Small Carrion Beetle Of Mammoth Cave, Markus Friedrich, Jasmina Kulacic, Elke Buschbeck Apr 2016

Organization And Development Of The Eyes Of Ptomaphagus Hirtus, The Troglobitic Small Carrion Beetle Of Mammoth Cave, Markus Friedrich, Jasmina Kulacic, Elke Buschbeck

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Evaluating The Energetic Value Of Lepidoptera Using Bomb Calorimetry, Shelby A. Fulton, Luke E. Dodd, Lynne K. Rieske Apr 2016

Evaluating The Energetic Value Of Lepidoptera Using Bomb Calorimetry, Shelby A. Fulton, Luke E. Dodd, Lynne K. Rieske

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Summary Of 2015 Winter Bat Monitoring At Mammoth Cave National Park, Laura Shultz, Chris Clark, Rick Toomey, Shannon Trimboli Apr 2016

Summary Of 2015 Winter Bat Monitoring At Mammoth Cave National Park, Laura Shultz, Chris Clark, Rick Toomey, Shannon Trimboli

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


The Activity Of Myotis Sodalis And Myotis Septentrionalis Changes On The Landscape Of Mammoth Cave National Park Following The Arrival Of White-Nose Syndrome, Rachael Griffitts, Luke E. Dodd, Michael J. Lacki Apr 2016

The Activity Of Myotis Sodalis And Myotis Septentrionalis Changes On The Landscape Of Mammoth Cave National Park Following The Arrival Of White-Nose Syndrome, Rachael Griffitts, Luke E. Dodd, Michael J. Lacki

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Video Presentation: Monitoring Cave Organisms, Cumberland Piedmont Inventory And Monitoring Network, Kurt Helf, Steven Thomas, Michael Durham Apr 2016

Video Presentation: Monitoring Cave Organisms, Cumberland Piedmont Inventory And Monitoring Network, Kurt Helf, Steven Thomas, Michael Durham

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Conducting A Biological Inventory Of Sloan’S Crossing Pond, Miranda Thompson, Jason A. Matthews, Christy Soldo Apr 2016

Conducting A Biological Inventory Of Sloan’S Crossing Pond, Miranda Thompson, Jason A. Matthews, Christy Soldo

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Rainfall On Vernal Herbs, Janis Lemaster, Albert Meier Apr 2016

The Effects Of Rainfall On Vernal Herbs, Janis Lemaster, Albert Meier

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Over Half A Century Of Mammoth Cave National Park Mid-Winter Bird Count Data, Blaine Ferrell Apr 2016

Over Half A Century Of Mammoth Cave National Park Mid-Winter Bird Count Data, Blaine Ferrell

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Amphibians And Reptiles Of Mammoth Cave National Park: What Have We Learned After 13 Years Of Monitoring, John Macgregor Apr 2016

Amphibians And Reptiles Of Mammoth Cave National Park: What Have We Learned After 13 Years Of Monitoring, John Macgregor

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Host-Parasite Associations Of Small Mammal Communities: Implications For The Spread Of Lyme Disease, Matthew Buchholz, Carl Dick Apr 2016

Host-Parasite Associations Of Small Mammal Communities: Implications For The Spread Of Lyme Disease, Matthew Buchholz, Carl Dick

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Potential Evidence For Arsenic Mineralization In Mussel Shells In The Upper Green River Basin, Kentucky, Autumn Turner, Chris Groves, Aaron Celestian, Albert Meier Apr 2016

Potential Evidence For Arsenic Mineralization In Mussel Shells In The Upper Green River Basin, Kentucky, Autumn Turner, Chris Groves, Aaron Celestian, Albert Meier

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


In Situ Survival And Performance Of Juvenile Mussels In Streams And Correlations With Water And Sediment Quality Factors, Wendell Haag, Jacob Culp, Monte Mcgregor, James Stoeckel, Robert Bringolf Apr 2016

In Situ Survival And Performance Of Juvenile Mussels In Streams And Correlations With Water And Sediment Quality Factors, Wendell Haag, Jacob Culp, Monte Mcgregor, James Stoeckel, Robert Bringolf

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


New Discovery Cultural Artifact Inventory And Analysis Project Update, David Kime, Jillian Goins, Robert Jensen, Clayton Johnson, Alessa Rulli, Victoria Voss Apr 2016

New Discovery Cultural Artifact Inventory And Analysis Project Update, David Kime, Jillian Goins, Robert Jensen, Clayton Johnson, Alessa Rulli, Victoria Voss

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.