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Political Ecology For Environmental And Life Sciences Maf-Saf 547, Joanna Burkhardt Mar 2022

Political Ecology For Environmental And Life Sciences Maf-Saf 547, Joanna Burkhardt

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Introduction To Ecological Data Analysis Bio 263, Michael Cerbo Oct 2019

Introduction To Ecological Data Analysis Bio 263, Michael Cerbo

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Fish And Wildlife Conservation For Educators Nrs 580, Michael Cerbo Mar 2019

Fish And Wildlife Conservation For Educators Nrs 580, Michael Cerbo

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Biology Of Bees And Pollination Ecology Ent 388, Michael Cerbo Feb 2018

Biology Of Bees And Pollination Ecology Ent 388, Michael Cerbo

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Introduction To Ecological Data Analysis Bio 263x, Michael Cerbo Jan 2018

Introduction To Ecological Data Analysis Bio 263x, Michael Cerbo

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Creative Nonnatives: Painting Invasive Insects Of The United States, Monica Tynan May 2017

Creative Nonnatives: Painting Invasive Insects Of The United States, Monica Tynan

Senior Honors Projects

An invasive species is a nonnative organism that may cause damage to an ecosystem. Invasive species cause problems in an environment by outcompeting native organisms for resources or by feeding upon native species. Invasive insects in particular can harm an ecosystem by consuming foliage and decreasing biodiversity. During my experience at the Preisser Lab at the University of Rhode Island, I witnessed rsthand the damage that invasive insects can do to a tree population, and I learned about how ecosystem dynamics can be disrupted by the introduction of a nonnative species.

My project portrays an aesthetically pleasing visualization of several …


Conservation In The Context Of Climate Change: Practical Guidelines For Land Protection At Local Scales, Kevin Ruddock, Peter V. August, Christopher Damon, Charles Labash, Pamela Rubinoff, Donald Robadue Jr. Nov 2013

Conservation In The Context Of Climate Change: Practical Guidelines For Land Protection At Local Scales, Kevin Ruddock, Peter V. August, Christopher Damon, Charles Labash, Pamela Rubinoff, Donald Robadue Jr.

Natural Resources Science Faculty Publications

Climate change will affect the composition of plant and animal communities in many habitats and geographic settings. This presents a dilemma for conservation programs – will the portfolio of protected lands we now have achieve a goal of conserving biodiversity in the future when the ecological communities occurring within them change? Climate change will significantly alter many plant communities, but the geophysical underpinnings of these landscapes, such as landform, elevation, soil, and geological properties, will largely remain the same. Studies show that extant landscapes with a diversity of geophysical characteristics support diverse plant and animal communities. Therefore, geophysically diverse landscapes …