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An Examination Of The Ways In Which Transdisciplinary Research Could Be Used To Incentivize Local Communities To Combat The Illegal Wildlife Trade, Jessica Rios May 2024

An Examination Of The Ways In Which Transdisciplinary Research Could Be Used To Incentivize Local Communities To Combat The Illegal Wildlife Trade, Jessica Rios

FIU Undergraduate Research Journal

The illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is currently one of the most critical conservation concerns, given its direct impact on biodiversity loss, endangering local ecosystems, and adding pressure to all species at a point when they face dangers like deforestation and mass extinctions. This industry also significantly impacts local communities, many of which are compelled to engage in it as a result of their precarious socioeconomic conditions. While effective countermeasures to this global issue have been identified, successful implementation of these countermeasures require diverse disciplines and collaborators. This paper argues that a transdisciplinary approach that converges knowledge and skills from social …


Implications Of Microplastic Pollution For The Conservation Of Marine Protected Areas, Estefany D. Carvajal, Amanda Di Perna, Alain Duran May 2024

Implications Of Microplastic Pollution For The Conservation Of Marine Protected Areas, Estefany D. Carvajal, Amanda Di Perna, Alain Duran

FIU Undergraduate Research Journal

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) function as a tool for the protection and conservation of marine ecosystems. These designated areas should be free of any environmentally harmful pollutants. Microplastics (MPs) are plastic fragments measuring less than 5 mm (about 0.2 in). These fragments are an emerging threat to our oceans, and we are investigating the effectiveness of MPAs against these pollutants. We analyzed data gathered from research conducted on microplastic concentrations in MPAs and non-MPAs around the world. 53 MPAs and 53 non-MPAs around the world were used and the microplastic concentrations were deemed low, medium, or high by using the …


Extreme Precipitation Climatology Of The Contiguous U.S., Amy M. Johnson May 2024

Extreme Precipitation Climatology Of The Contiguous U.S., Amy M. Johnson

Student Research Symposium

Extreme precipitation can cause flooding, landslides, loss of life and assets. Across the Contiguous United States (CONUS), concurrent to global warming, many communities have experienced increases in the amount of rain falling during the most extreme precipitation events and climate models project further increases for most of the CONUS. There is a need to comprehensively study the extreme precipitation climatology across the CONUS to understand what is within the observed range of extreme precipitation and the weather that drives it. Modern Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications 2 (MERRA-2) atmospheric reanalysis data for the period of 1980-2023 is used …


Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Draft Final Unreclaimed Sites Field Sampling Plan (Fsp) Package #11: Ur-49 And Ur-50, Atlantic Richfield Company May 2024

Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Draft Final Unreclaimed Sites Field Sampling Plan (Fsp) Package #11: Ur-49 And Ur-50, Atlantic Richfield Company

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.


Approval Letter For The Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) 2024 Draft Final Insufficiently Reclaimed Areas Quality Assurance Project Plan (Qapp) (Dated March 8, 2024), Molly Roby May 2024

Approval Letter For The Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) 2024 Draft Final Insufficiently Reclaimed Areas Quality Assurance Project Plan (Qapp) (Dated March 8, 2024), Molly Roby

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.


Sedimentary Conditions At A Tidal Creek That Exhibits Seasonal Pelagic-Benthic Variations, Jack B. Corbin May 2024

Sedimentary Conditions At A Tidal Creek That Exhibits Seasonal Pelagic-Benthic Variations, Jack B. Corbin

Honors Theses

Tidal creeks in the Grand Strand of South Carolina are small but numerous connectors between land and ocean. One of these creeks, White Point Swash, exhibits a seasonal switch between planktonic and benthic photosynthesizers. As plankton become less abundant in fall, benthic macroalgae bloom, aided by lower water levels due to fall-winter dredging of the main channel, until late Spring. This study builds on previous findings and examines sedimentary conditions at this site further. Sedimentary chlorophyll a (in microphytobenthos) and pore water nutrient concentrations are confirmed to be higher than water-column concentrations. Sedimentary nutrient fluxes to the sediment-water interface, calculated …


Final Repository Screening Report, Pioneer Technical Services, Inc. May 2024

Final Repository Screening Report, Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.


Final Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Repository Screening Report, Pioneer Technical Services, Inc. May 2024

Final Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Repository Screening Report, Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.


Draft Final 2023 Bpsou Subdrain Data Summary Report (Dsr), Pioneer Technical Services, Inc. May 2024

Draft Final 2023 Bpsou Subdrain Data Summary Report (Dsr), Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.


Draft Final Revised Residential Metals Abatement Program (Rmap) Quality Assurance Project Plan (Qapp) (Residential Parcels), Pioneer Technical Services, Inc. Apr 2024

Draft Final Revised Residential Metals Abatement Program (Rmap) Quality Assurance Project Plan (Qapp) (Residential Parcels), Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.


Final 2024 Residential Metals Abatement Program (Rmap) Baptist Student Union (Former Mckinley School) Soil Remedial Action Work Plan (Rawp), Pioneer Technical Services, Inc. Apr 2024

Final 2024 Residential Metals Abatement Program (Rmap) Baptist Student Union (Former Mckinley School) Soil Remedial Action Work Plan (Rawp), Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.


Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Final Insufficiently Reclaimed Sites Field Sampling Plans (Fsps) And Final Unreclaimed Sites Fsps Request For Change Ur/Ir 2024-001, Mike Mcanulty Apr 2024

Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Final Insufficiently Reclaimed Sites Field Sampling Plans (Fsps) And Final Unreclaimed Sites Fsps Request For Change Ur/Ir 2024-001, Mike Mcanulty

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.


Draft Final 2021 Residential Metals Abatement Program (Rmap) Head Start (Former Lincoln School) Soil Remedial Action Construction Completion Report, Pioneer Technical Services, Inc. Apr 2024

Draft Final 2021 Residential Metals Abatement Program (Rmap) Head Start (Former Lincoln School) Soil Remedial Action Construction Completion Report, Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.


Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Final Insufficiently Reclaimed Sites Field Sampling Plans (Fsps) And Final Unreclaimed Sites Fsps Request For Change Ur/Ir 2024-001, Mike Mcanulty Apr 2024

Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Final Insufficiently Reclaimed Sites Field Sampling Plans (Fsps) And Final Unreclaimed Sites Fsps Request For Change Ur/Ir 2024-001, Mike Mcanulty

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.


Draft Final 2021-2022 Residential Metals Abatement Program (Rmap) Aware Early Head Start Soil Remedial Action Construction Completion Report, Pioneer Technical Services, Inc. Apr 2024

Draft Final 2021-2022 Residential Metals Abatement Program (Rmap) Aware Early Head Start Soil Remedial Action Construction Completion Report, Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.


Berkely Pit Repository Cost Comparison, Josh Bryson Apr 2024

Berkely Pit Repository Cost Comparison, Josh Bryson

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.


Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Unreclaimed (Ur) Sites Final Ur Field Sampling Plan (Fsp) Submittal #4 – Request For Change (Rfc) -Ur Fsp #4-001., Mike Mcanulty Apr 2024

Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Unreclaimed (Ur) Sites Final Ur Field Sampling Plan (Fsp) Submittal #4 – Request For Change (Rfc) -Ur Fsp #4-001., Mike Mcanulty

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.


Silver Bow Creek Conservation Area (Sbcca) 60% Technical Specifications Submittal, Josh Bryson Apr 2024

Silver Bow Creek Conservation Area (Sbcca) 60% Technical Specifications Submittal, Josh Bryson

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.


Residential Metals Abatement Program Construction Completion Report (Non- Residential Parcels – Indoor Dust) Silver Bow Montessori, Christopher Berg, Thomas J. Beckman, Environmental Resource Management (Erm) Apr 2024

Residential Metals Abatement Program Construction Completion Report (Non- Residential Parcels – Indoor Dust) Silver Bow Montessori, Christopher Berg, Thomas J. Beckman, Environmental Resource Management (Erm)

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.


Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Diggings East 60% Remedial Design Package Submittal, Josh Bryson Apr 2024

Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Diggings East 60% Remedial Design Package Submittal, Josh Bryson

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.


Residential Metals Abatement Program – Interior School Dust – Investigation Summary Report – After The Bell Child Care Center, Thomas J. Beckman, Christopher Berg, Environmental Resource Management (Erm) Apr 2024

Residential Metals Abatement Program – Interior School Dust – Investigation Summary Report – After The Bell Child Care Center, Thomas J. Beckman, Christopher Berg, Environmental Resource Management (Erm)

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.


Rescape: Transforming Coral-Reefscape Images For Quantitative Analysis, Zachary Ferris, Eraldo Ribeiro, Tomofumi Nagata, Robert Van Woesik Apr 2024

Rescape: Transforming Coral-Reefscape Images For Quantitative Analysis, Zachary Ferris, Eraldo Ribeiro, Tomofumi Nagata, Robert Van Woesik

Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences Faculty Publications

Ever since the first image of a coral reef was captured in 1885, people worldwide have been accumulating images of coral reefscapes that document the historic conditions of reefs. However, these innumerable reefscape images suffer from perspective distortion, which reduces the apparent size of distant taxa, rendering the images unusable for quantitative analysis of reef conditions. Here we solve this century-long distortion problem by developing a novel computer-vision algorithm, ReScape, which removes the perspective distortion from reefscape images by transforming them into top-down views, making them usable for quantitative analysis of reef conditions. In doing so, we demonstrate the …


Residential Metals Abatement Program Construction Completion Report (Non- Residential Parcels – Indoor Dust) Small World Day Care, Environmental Resource Management (Erm) Apr 2024

Residential Metals Abatement Program Construction Completion Report (Non- Residential Parcels – Indoor Dust) Small World Day Care, Environmental Resource Management (Erm)

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.


Residential Metals Abatement Program Construction Completion Report Kennedy Elementary, Christopher Berg, Thomas J. Beckman, Environmental Resource Management (Erm) Apr 2024

Residential Metals Abatement Program Construction Completion Report Kennedy Elementary, Christopher Berg, Thomas J. Beckman, Environmental Resource Management (Erm)

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.


Re: Comments On The Repository And Haul Route Geotechnical Pre-Design Investigation Work Plan (Dated March 29, 2024), Repository And Proposed Haul Route – Silver Bow Creek Conservation Area Quality Assurance Project Plan (Dated March 29, 2024), And Silver Bow Creek Conservation Area Repository Data Gap Quality Assurance Project Plan (Dated March 22, 2024), Emma Rott Apr 2024

Re: Comments On The Repository And Haul Route Geotechnical Pre-Design Investigation Work Plan (Dated March 29, 2024), Repository And Proposed Haul Route – Silver Bow Creek Conservation Area Quality Assurance Project Plan (Dated March 29, 2024), And Silver Bow Creek Conservation Area Repository Data Gap Quality Assurance Project Plan (Dated March 22, 2024), Emma Rott

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.


Dispersion Of Artificial Tracers In Ventilated Caves, Claudio Pastore, Eric Weber, Frédéric Doumenc, Pierre-Yves Jeannin, Marc Lütscher Apr 2024

Dispersion Of Artificial Tracers In Ventilated Caves, Claudio Pastore, Eric Weber, Frédéric Doumenc, Pierre-Yves Jeannin, Marc Lütscher

International Journal of Speleology

Artificial CO2 was used as a tracer along ventilated karst conduits to infer airflow and investigate tracer dispersion. In the karst vadose zone, cave ventilation is an efficient mode of transport for heat, gases and aerosols and thus drives the spatial distribution of airborne particles. Modelling this airborne transport requires geometrical and physical parameters of the conduit system, including the cross-sectional areas, the airflow and average air speed, as well as the longitudinal dispersion coefficient which describes the spreading of a solute. Four gauging tests were carried out in one mine (artificial conduit) and two ventilated caves (natural conduits). …


Final 2024 Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Helehan Borrow Submittal #2, Pioneer Technical Services, Inc. Apr 2024

Final 2024 Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Helehan Borrow Submittal #2, Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.


Residential Metals Abatement Program Investigation Summary Report (Non-Residential Parcels – Indoor Dust) United Congregational Church (Crayon Academy Preschool), Environmental Resource Management (Erm) Apr 2024

Residential Metals Abatement Program Investigation Summary Report (Non-Residential Parcels – Indoor Dust) United Congregational Church (Crayon Academy Preschool), Environmental Resource Management (Erm)

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.


Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Draft Final Unreclaimed Sites Field Sampling Plan (Fsp) Package #10: Ur-44, Ur-45, Ur-46, Ur-47, And Ur-48, Mike Mcanulty Apr 2024

Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Draft Final Unreclaimed Sites Field Sampling Plan (Fsp) Package #10: Ur-44, Ur-45, Ur-46, Ur-47, And Ur-48, Mike Mcanulty

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.


Technical Specifications - Silver Bow Creek Conservation Area - 60% Submittal April 2024, Atlantic Richfield Company Apr 2024

Technical Specifications - Silver Bow Creek Conservation Area - 60% Submittal April 2024, Atlantic Richfield Company

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.