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The Impact Of Agriculture On African Civilization In The 21st Century, Andrew S. Targowski
The Impact Of Agriculture On African Civilization In The 21st Century, Andrew S. Targowski
International Conference on African Development
The purpose of this investigation is to define the impact of agriculture on African Civilization in the 21st century. The methodology is based on an interdisciplinary big-picture view of the African Civilizations developments and interdependency. Among the findings are: Sub-Saharan Africa’s only every second individual has an access to clean and enough water and electricity therefore agriculture is not productive and cannot reduce poverty and provide living sustainable environment. Practical implication: To develop agriculture as an economic engine for 65 plus nationally employed in this activity, first one must develop Integrated Infrastructure of Agriculture (IIA) at the …
The State Of The Upper Bay Of Panama Wetlands: Ecological Significance, Environmental Policy, Urbanization, And Social Justice, Madeline A. Price
The State Of The Upper Bay Of Panama Wetlands: Ecological Significance, Environmental Policy, Urbanization, And Social Justice, Madeline A. Price
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I conducted this research while studying abroad with SIT Panama: Tropical Ecology, Marine Ecosystems, and Biodiversity Conservation. This is a multidisciplinary investigation of the Upper Bay of Panama wetlands, a 49,000 hectare region east of Panama City that features mangrove, intertidal mudflat, and grassland habitat internationally recognized as a stopover site for two million shorebirds every migration season. However, with economic pressure to increase urban development in the area, this land’s protected status under the Ramsar convention was suspended for a year in April 2012. By compiling scientific studies, news articles, photographs, and interviews with local conservationists and community members, …
Applying Ecosystem Services Analysis To The Shellfish Industry, Marlene Meaders
Applying Ecosystem Services Analysis To The Shellfish Industry, Marlene Meaders
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
Shellfish provide numerous essential ecosystem services that are valuable to humans, including nutrient uptake, water filtration, and provision of habitat for aquatic organisms. Ecosystem services analysis can be a valuable tool for examination and management of shellfish, and can be used in combination with other activities on a landscape-level. One example would be the examination of cumulative impacts within specific inlets of Puget Sound, which is especially relevant to the shellfish industry. Cumulative impacts analysis is a way to determine future use of an area given a variety of management decisions and projected growth within a water body. For example, …
Retrofitting An Urban Watershed To Protect Shellfish Beds, Mindy Fohn, Chris May
Retrofitting An Urban Watershed To Protect Shellfish Beds, Mindy Fohn, Chris May
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
In the 1960's shell fishing was abandoned in Dyes Inlet due to ongoing fecal pollution problems. In 1994 a stable and ongoing water quality monitoring program was established and identified polluted streams and near shore areas whereby a cooperative watershed effort resulted in numerous pollution correction projects. These efforts resulted in reclassification and upgrade of 1,500 acres of shellfish beds in 2003. However, polluted stormwater from the urban area of Silverdale has the potential to threaten the shellfish beds. Polluted stormwater was reduced by removing non-stormwater discharges from dumpster areas, enhancing road right of way storm system maintenance and working …
12,000 Rain Gardens For Puget Sound: A Campaign To Empower All 12 Puget Sound Counties With Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Aaron Clark
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
Between 2009 and 2011, the non-profit Stewardship Partners built over 100 rain gardens at schools, homes, parks and other highly visible areas, to demonstrate proof of concept and create early momentum around a simple but powerful tool for cleaning our waters. In 2011, that program became the 12,000 Rain Gardens for Puget Sound campaign, teaming up with Washington State University Extension offices in all 12 Puget Sound Counties. Now in it's second year, the 12,000 Rain Gardens Campaign has trained Master Gardeners in all 12 counties to offer technical support, education, and outreach to their communities and have registered over …
Human Dimensions Of Puget Sound Ecosystem Health And Recovery: Social Sciences Scale And Scope, Mary Rozance, Kathleen Wolf
Human Dimensions Of Puget Sound Ecosystem Health And Recovery: Social Sciences Scale And Scope, Mary Rozance, Kathleen Wolf
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
The Puget Sound Basin is surrounded by human settlements that range from small resource-dependent communities, to metropolitan areas that are experiencing rapid population growth. Scientific studies in the biophysical disciplines have documented the Puget Sound's ecological decline, established baseline conditions for recovery, and identified human-based sources of ecosystem impacts. The Puget Sound region is a complex socio-ecological system thus making equal attention to human dimensions an important goal, even a necessity. Social scientists across a variety of disciplines (such as economics, geography, anthropology, sociology, and psychology) can contribute to large-scale ecosystem health and recovery in two general ways. First, studies …
Reducing Disaster Vulnerability Of Coastal Communities On The Salish Sea, Stephanie Chang
Reducing Disaster Vulnerability Of Coastal Communities On The Salish Sea, Stephanie Chang
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
This paper provides an overview of the disaster vulnerability of coastal communities on the Salish Sea. In addition to natural hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and floods (both riverine and coastal), coastal communities in this region are at risk from human-induced and technological disasters such as oil spills and terrorism threats. Vulnerability – or the propensity to suffer loss when a hazard event occurs – is affected by many factors related to geographic setting, the built environment, economic conditions, socio-demographics characteristics, and institutional context. In a case study of Metro Vancouver, this paper identifies and compares key vulnerability factors in …
Evaluating A Prioritization Framework For Monitoring Chemicals Of Emerging Concern In The Salish Sea Based On Lessons Learned From Western States Programs, Jill M. Brandenberger, Maggie Dutch, Joan Hardy, Christopher Andrew James, Deb Lester, April Markiewicz, Dale Norton, Sandra M. O'Neill, Brian Penttila, Heather Trim, Irvin Schultz, James West, Kathleen Conn, Alec Maule
Evaluating A Prioritization Framework For Monitoring Chemicals Of Emerging Concern In The Salish Sea Based On Lessons Learned From Western States Programs, Jill M. Brandenberger, Maggie Dutch, Joan Hardy, Christopher Andrew James, Deb Lester, April Markiewicz, Dale Norton, Sandra M. O'Neill, Brian Penttila, Heather Trim, Irvin Schultz, James West, Kathleen Conn, Alec Maule
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
We are now approaching a tipping point where priority pollutants may no longer be the primary driver of environmental impairment. Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) present a challenge to environmental monitoring and management programs because the rapidly emerging state of the knowledge requires an adaptive and transparent prioritization framework. The state of the science, treatment technologies, and regulatory policies are not well understood, CEC quantification is challenging and expensive, and the management approach is not simply a concentration based criteria, but may include biological end-points. The need for a shared responsibility and leveraging across many programs was evaluated through a …
What Goes Down The Drain Eventually Reaches The River: Characterizing Contaminants Of Emerging Concern (Cecs) In The Columbia River Basin, Jennifer Morace, Elena Nilsen
What Goes Down The Drain Eventually Reaches The River: Characterizing Contaminants Of Emerging Concern (Cecs) In The Columbia River Basin, Jennifer Morace, Elena Nilsen
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
Toxic contamination is a significant concern in the Columbia River Basin in Washington and Oregon. To help water managers and policy makers in decision making about future sampling efforts and toxic-reduction activities, the USGS did a reconnaissance to assess contaminant concentrations contributed directly to the Columbia River through wastewater-treatment-plant (WWTP) effluent and stormwater runoff from adjacent urban environments, as well as to evaluate instantaneous loadings to the Columbia River Basin from these inputs. Nine cities were selected in Oregon and Washington to provide diversity in physical setting, climate characteristics, and population density. Samples were collected from a WWTP in each …
Variation In Juvenile Chinook Salmon Diet Composition And Foraging Success Between Two Estuaries With Contrasting Land-Use Histories, Aaron David, Charles Simenstad, Jeffrey R. Cordell, Jason David Toft, Christopher Ellings, Ayesha Gray, Hans B. Berge
Variation In Juvenile Chinook Salmon Diet Composition And Foraging Success Between Two Estuaries With Contrasting Land-Use Histories, Aaron David, Charles Simenstad, Jeffrey R. Cordell, Jason David Toft, Christopher Ellings, Ayesha Gray, Hans B. Berge
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
The transition of juveniles from fresh water to estuarine and marine environments is a critical period in the life cycle of Pacific salmon, during which survival can be strongly size-selective. Because the amount and quality of food consumed are major determinants of juvenile salmon growth, successful acquisition of energy rich prey during estuarine residence is critical for survival. Humans have likely impacted the feeding relationships of juvenile salmon in estuaries by destroying estuarine wetlands and by altering the abundance of salmon in estuaries. While the estuarine foraging habits of juvenile salmon have been extensively examined, few studies have conducted quantitative …
How Are The Fish Doing? Development And Implementation Of Sixteen Watershed Monitoring And Adaptive Management Programs For Recovery Of Puget Sound Chinook, Stacy Vynne, Jeanette Dorner, Leska S. Fore, Kari A. (Kari Ann) Stiles, Jacques White, Abby Hook, Laura Blackmore
How Are The Fish Doing? Development And Implementation Of Sixteen Watershed Monitoring And Adaptive Management Programs For Recovery Of Puget Sound Chinook, Stacy Vynne, Jeanette Dorner, Leska S. Fore, Kari A. (Kari Ann) Stiles, Jacques White, Abby Hook, Laura Blackmore
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
The Puget Sound Partnership is working with a team of consultants led by Long Live the Kings to develop a performance management system for recovery of Chinook salmon across Puget Sound. With final products due in May 2014, this presentation will discuss the mechanics for implementing the project in sixteen unique watersheds, successes and challenges, and lessons learned for future application and planning. In 1999, Puget Sound Chinook salmon were listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act. NOAA-NMFS (the federal agency accountable for the listing) supported authorship of unique watershed chapters by locally-led, collaborative watershed groups comprised of …
The Role Of Citizen Science In Restoring Salmon And Salmon Habitat To The Suquamish Tribe's Port Madison Indian Reservation's Cowling Creek Watershed, Paul Dorn, Dick D'Archangel, Jill Wetzel
The Role Of Citizen Science In Restoring Salmon And Salmon Habitat To The Suquamish Tribe's Port Madison Indian Reservation's Cowling Creek Watershed, Paul Dorn, Dick D'Archangel, Jill Wetzel
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
Cowling Creek is the largest watershed on the Port Madison Indian Reservation. The Reservation is located on the west side of Puget Sound across from Seattle, and is where Chief Sealth (Seattle) is buried. The Wild Fish Conservancy identified 5.46 miles of the 12.22 Cowling Creek stream miles as fish bearing in 2009. Intertidal culverts installed 75 years ago were 100% barriers and eliminated all historic coho, steelhead, sea run cutthroat, chum salmon and other fish populations. The culverts blocked safe wildlife access to the estuary. Additional older and newer culverts throughout the watershed further fragmented habitat accessibility for fish …
Building The Encyclopedia Of Puget Sound: A New Resource For Ecosystem Recovery, Jeff Rice, Joel E. Baker
Building The Encyclopedia Of Puget Sound: A New Resource For Ecosystem Recovery, Jeff Rice, Joel E. Baker
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
Advances in online communication and digital media are changing the way ecosystem information is shared and understood. New and emerging technologies provide opportunities for networked science that can greatly benefit Puget Sound and Salish Sea ecosystem recovery through improved information flow and unprecedented access to scientific literature and data. The Encyclopedia of Puget Sound (www.eopugetsound.org) is an online resource published by the University of Washington in collaboration with the Puget Sound Partnership. Its mission is to synthesize and document the state of the science of ecosystem recovery in the region. Through a topic editor system inspired by efforts such as …
Responding To Sea Level Rise Risks In A Vulnerable Community, Andy Haub
Responding To Sea Level Rise Risks In A Vulnerable Community, Andy Haub
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
In 2010, Olympia City Council directed staff to investigate the implications of 50-inches of sea rise to our downtown and to develop a progressive strategy of appropriate responses. Over the past three years, City technical staff and coastal engineers have developed near and long-term priorities and implementation actions. The new analysis links a comprehensive marine simulation of Budd Inlet with land elevations and uses, stormwater and wastewater infrastructure, major precipitation events and sea level rise. The analysis provides a tangible and easily visualized approach for understanding and quantifying the implications of sea rise in downtown Olympia. The simulations identify how …
Open Source Mapping To Improve Data Sharing: Environmental Response Management Application, Amy Merten, Ben Shorr
Open Source Mapping To Improve Data Sharing: Environmental Response Management Application, Amy Merten, Ben Shorr
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
The Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA®) is an online mapping tool that integrates both static and real-time data, such as Environmental Sensitivity Index maps, ship locations, weather, and ocean currents, in a centralized, easy-to-use format for environmental responders and decision makers. ERMA enables a user to quickly and securely upload, transform export, and display spatial data in a Geographic Information System (GIS) map. This allows for high-impact and fine-resolution visualization of data for solving complex environmental response and resource issues. ERMA was used to support the USCG’s “Arctic Shield” drill, September 2013. Through this exercise, ERMA was able to incorporate …
City Of Anacortes Water Treatment Plant Climate Change Mitigation, Fred Buckenmeyer
City Of Anacortes Water Treatment Plant Climate Change Mitigation, Fred Buckenmeyer
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
Building Community Resilience: Moving beyond climate adaptation planning to implementation, session 46. In 2013 the City of Anacortes completed construction of a new $57 million water treatment plant located adjacent to the Skagit River. Elements of the design and construction incorporated mitigation for the anticipated effects of climate change. The elements included waterproof construction techniques, elevated critical structures, and filtration method considerations.
West Coast Aquatic Marine Planning Approach: Integrating Cultural Ecosystem Services, Jennifer Spencer, Andrew Day
West Coast Aquatic Marine Planning Approach: Integrating Cultural Ecosystem Services, Jennifer Spencer, Andrew Day
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
West Coast Aquatic and Planning RoleWest Coast Aquatic (WCA) is a forum for governments, communities, and businesses to work together on the health and wealth of the West Coast of Vancouver Island (WCVI) marine area. Most recently, WCA recently produced and approved a Coastal Strategy for the West Coast, which outlines principles, values, goals and objectives for the region. The Coastal Strategy also includes priority action areas, one of which is marine spatial planning in Barkley and Clayoqout Sounds.The WCA approach to marine spatial planning includes the development of an adaptive planning tool, which provides a Sound-wide spatial depiction of …
"An Uncultivated Waste”: Balancing Cultural Ecosystem Services And Differing Values In The Salish Sea Region, Nancy Turner
"An Uncultivated Waste”: Balancing Cultural Ecosystem Services And Differing Values In The Salish Sea Region, Nancy Turner
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
In Northwestern North America, as elsewhere in the world, First Peoples’ stories reflect the gifts of Nature to humans – what we now call “cultural ecosystem services” – and the ways in which places and species are imbued with cultural meaning. All around the Salish Sea, such stories, told in the range of Indigenous languages and dialects spoken across the area, have been passed from generation to generation since time immemorial: How the Salmon People came and taught the Saanich People how to fashion their reefnets of willow bark; How Xáls, the Creator, turned people who had transgressed cultural laws …
Operationalizing Cultural Ecosystem Services For Political Decision-Making, Bessie Schwarz
Operationalizing Cultural Ecosystem Services For Political Decision-Making, Bessie Schwarz
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
As social scientists develop promising new ways to measure Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES) for decision-making, the question becomes if and how political decision-makers integrate this information into natural resources policy and management. My talk will dissect participatory value mapping as a method for bringing CES into the legislative processes. Value mapping uses spatially explicit surveys to reveal the density and distribution of values (both monetary and non-monetary) that stakeholders attribute to their environment. In a study conducted in 2013, I explored the use of this method to inform Shoreline Master Programs on the Olympic Peninsula. I used Conceptual Content Cognitive …
Planning For Change: Climate Adaptation Survey Results, Jamie Erin Mooney
Planning For Change: Climate Adaptation Survey Results, Jamie Erin Mooney
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
In August 2012, Washington Sea Grant distributed a survey to the members of Washington Sea Grant’s Coastal and Shoreline Planner’s Group in coastal counties of Washington State. The survey assesses the current role of coastal practitioners and elected officials in the climate change adaptation process, the hurdles they have encountered, and the quantity and quality of information they have on local climate change impacts. The report also draws some limited comparisons between Washington, Oregon, and California by identifying similarities and differences in hurdles to climate adaptation in these three states. Findings from this survey will contribute to the National Sea …
Vibrio Parahaemolyticus And Shellfish Safety, Laura Wigand
Vibrio Parahaemolyticus And Shellfish Safety, Laura Wigand
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
Vibrio parahaemolyticus is one of the leading causes of foodborne illness associated with seafood consumption worldwide. V. parahaemolyticus is a native bacterium to Salish Sea coastal waters and present in higher quantities during summer months. Humans who consume raw or undercooked shellfish, most commonly oysters, containing V. parahaemolyticus can develop a gastrointestinal illness. Typically self-limiting, V. parahaemolyticus infections can also lead to life-threatening skin infections or septicemia, particularly in individuals with weakened immune systems. The Washington State Department of Health (Health) manages V. parahaemolyticus through regular environmental sampling during summer months, implementing a V. parahaemolyticus Control Plan for the commercial …
Rethinking Our Waterways - Best Practices For Collaborative Approaches To Watershed Planning, Amy Greenwood
Rethinking Our Waterways - Best Practices For Collaborative Approaches To Watershed Planning, Amy Greenwood
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
Water is the lifeblood of communities. We depend on it, we value it, and with growing awareness of the potential impacts of population growth, climate change and other pressures within our water resources and watersheds, we must work together to effectively manage and steward our water resources into the future. To address the complexities inherent to watershed and water resource planning at the local scale, the Fraser Basin Council has developed a comprehensive watershed-planning guide to assist organizations and individuals to:• Understand the value of water and watershed planning• Navigate the diversity of current and emerging water issues• Understand the …
Preparticipation Cardiovascular Screenings In Athletics, Benjamin A. Dixson
Preparticipation Cardiovascular Screenings In Athletics, Benjamin A. Dixson
The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)
Preparticipation cardiovascular screenings are a key method of injury prevention utilized in athletic training and sports medicine. Much research is available to describe the key components of a cardiovascular screening, but not much research has been conducted regarding the current clinical practices of this idealized screening model. The primary purpose of this study was to describe the current cardiovascular screening practices of clinicians in high school, collegiate, and professional athletic settings. The secondary purpose was to evaluate whether or not current cardiovascular screening practices align with the current, evidence-based recommendations regarding cardiovascular screening practices. Surveys were sent to certified athletic …
2014 Symposium Overview, Cedarville University
2014 Symposium Overview, Cedarville University
The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)
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Focus Group Attitudes And Opinions About The Potential Use Of Genomic Sequencing As A Substitute For Biological Family History For Adult Adoptees, Alison La Pean Kirschner, Thomas May, Kaija Zusevics, Kimberly Strong, Harold D. Grotevant Dr., Samantha Wilson, Jessica Jeruzal, Arthur Derse, Carmen Knight, Michael H. Farrell
Focus Group Attitudes And Opinions About The Potential Use Of Genomic Sequencing As A Substitute For Biological Family History For Adult Adoptees, Alison La Pean Kirschner, Thomas May, Kaija Zusevics, Kimberly Strong, Harold D. Grotevant Dr., Samantha Wilson, Jessica Jeruzal, Arthur Derse, Carmen Knight, Michael H. Farrell
Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences
No abstract provided.
Facial Discrimination And Recognition Behavior In Capuchin Monkeys, Kegan Isaack
Facial Discrimination And Recognition Behavior In Capuchin Monkeys, Kegan Isaack
Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference
No abstract provided.
Great Apes: A Study Of Human And Non-Human Primate Interactions In A Zoological Environment, Haley V. Sheehy
Great Apes: A Study Of Human And Non-Human Primate Interactions In A Zoological Environment, Haley V. Sheehy
Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference
No abstract provided.
The Effects Of Visual Color Stimuli On Zebra Finch Behavior And Stress Response, Bao Chau Ly
The Effects Of Visual Color Stimuli On Zebra Finch Behavior And Stress Response, Bao Chau Ly
Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference
No abstract provided.
Altering Cognitive And Brain States Through Cortical Entrainment, Nicholas P. Bello
Altering Cognitive And Brain States Through Cortical Entrainment, Nicholas P. Bello
Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference
No abstract provided.
13th Annual Undergraduate Student Symposium, Farquhar Honors College
13th Annual Undergraduate Student Symposium, Farquhar Honors College
Undergraduate Student Symposium
The Undergraduate Student Symposium, sponsored by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, presents student projects through presentations, papers, and poster displays. The event serves as a “showcase” demonstrating the outstanding scholarship of undergraduate students at NSU. The Symposium is open to undergraduate students from all disciplines. Projects cover areas of student scholarship ranging from the experimental and the applied to the computational, theoretical, artistic, and literary. They are taken from class assignments as well as from independent projects. The projects do not have to be complete; presentations can represent any stage in the concept’s evolution, from proposal and literature …