Zero Textbook Cost Syllabus For Env 1004 (Fundamentals Of Ecology-Lab),
2018
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
Zero Textbook Cost Syllabus For Env 1004 (Fundamentals Of Ecology-Lab), Sarah Bengston
Open Educational Resources
This course introduces students to basic concepts and tools used in ecological research through hands-on activities, complementing and expanding materials from ENV 1003. Field trips to local ecosystems and educational sites are required.
Zero Textbook Cost Syllabus For Env 1003 (Fundamentals Of Ecology-Lecture),
2018
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
Zero Textbook Cost Syllabus For Env 1003 (Fundamentals Of Ecology-Lecture), Mukesh Gautam
Open Educational Resources
Fundamentals of Ecology explores ecological characteristics and ecosystem processes through an evolutionary context. The course will demonstrate the interdisciplinary nature of the field of ecology by highlighting its significance to current environmental issues and the interconnectedness of the environment around us.
Zero Textbook Cost Syllabus For Env 1004 (Fundamentals Of Ecology-Lab),
2018
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
Zero Textbook Cost Syllabus For Env 1004 (Fundamentals Of Ecology-Lab), Kuhuk Sharma
Open Educational Resources
Fundamentals of Ecological Research is a hands-on course designed to teach students the basic concepts and methodologies used in the field of ecology. The significance of ecological research to current environmental issues, both local and global, will be stressed throughout the course.
Zero Textbook Cost Syllabus For Env 1004 (Fundamentals Of Ecology-Lab And Recitation),
2018
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
Zero Textbook Cost Syllabus For Env 1004 (Fundamentals Of Ecology-Lab And Recitation), Naoko Kurata
Open Educational Resources
Fundamentals of Ecological Research is a hands-on course designed to teach students the basic concepts and methodologies used in the field of ecology. The significance of ecological research to current environmental issues, both local and global, will be stressed throughout the course. Field trips to local ecosystems and educational sites are required.
Zero Textbook Cost Syllabus For Env 1004 (Fundamentals Of Ecology-Lecture And Lab),
2018
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
Zero Textbook Cost Syllabus For Env 1004 (Fundamentals Of Ecology-Lecture And Lab), Stephen Gosnell
Open Educational Resources
Fundamentals of Ecological Research is a hands-on course designed to teach students the basic concepts and methodologies used in the field of ecology. The significance of ecological research to current environmental issues, both local and global, will be stressed throughout the course.
Zero Textbook Cost Syllabus For Env 1004 (Fundamentals Of Ecology-Lab),
2018
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
Zero Textbook Cost Syllabus For Env 1004 (Fundamentals Of Ecology-Lab), Sara Rose Krivoshik
Open Educational Resources
Fundamentals of Ecological Research is a hands-on course designed to teach students the basic concepts and methodologies used in the field of ecology. The significance of ecological research to current environmental issues, both local and global, will be stressed throughout the course.
Zero Textbook Cost Syllabus For Env 1003 (Fundamentals Of Ecology-Lecture),
2018
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
Zero Textbook Cost Syllabus For Env 1003 (Fundamentals Of Ecology-Lecture), Kuhuk Sharma
Open Educational Resources
Fundamentals of Ecology explores ecological characteristics and ecosystem processes through an evolutionary context. The course will demonstrate the interdisciplinary nature of the field of ecology by highlighting its significance to current environmental issues and the interconnectedness of the environment around us.
Zero Textbook Cost Syllabus For Env 1004 (Fundamentals Of Ecology-Lab),
2018
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
Zero Textbook Cost Syllabus For Env 1004 (Fundamentals Of Ecology-Lab), Mukesh Gautam
Open Educational Resources
Fundamentals of Ecological Research is a hands-on course designed to teach students the basic concepts and methodologies used in the field of ecology. The significance of ecological research to current environmental issues, both local and global, will be stressed throughout the course.
Cultivating Ecosystems: Microbial Communities In Recirculating Aquaculture Systems,
2018
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Cultivating Ecosystems: Microbial Communities In Recirculating Aquaculture Systems, Ryan Bartelme
Theses and Dissertations
Intensive cultivation of fish is necessary to meet future global market demands. Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) enable dense growth of fish, while occupying less space than traditional aquaculture farms. However, RAS often experience complications and high fish mortalities due to disease and improper waste management. In properly functioning systems, the microorganisms associated with fish (gut, scales) as well as those found in the system environment (water, component surfaces) remove waste and maintain fish health by discouraging growth of opportunistic pathogens. Previous RAS microbiome studies are small in scope, utilize coarse methods, and contain limited long-term spatial or temporal data. With …
Biodiversity And Conservation Study Of The St. Norbert Abbey, De Pere, Wisconsin - 2017 Annual Report,
2018
St. Norbert College
Biodiversity And Conservation Study Of The St. Norbert Abbey, De Pere, Wisconsin - 2017 Annual Report, Mikaela Nowak, Mackenzie Hennes, Adam L. Brandt
Student Creative and Scholarly Works
Long term biological studies are rare but incredibly valuable for examining natural phenomena. Data collected over many years or decades allows for analyses of trends that would never be apparent in a single season. The research presented here is for the completion of the first field season in a long term study analyzing biodiversity trends at the St. Norbert Abbey. Using visual searches, live trapping, and trail cameras, the biodiversity and abundance of species was examined. Special emphasis was placed on small mammals, though other species were observed and documented. The goals of this project were to (1) provide preliminary …
Lake Regionalization And Diatom Metacommunity Structuring In Tropical South America,
2018
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lake Regionalization And Diatom Metacommunity Structuring In Tropical South America, Xavier Benito, Sherilyn C. Fritz, Miriam Steinitz-Kannan, Maria I. Vélez, Michael M. Mcglue
Earth and Environmental Sciences Faculty Publications
Lakes and their topological distribution across Earth's surface impose ecological and evolutionary constraints on aquatic metacommunities. In this study, we group similar lake ecosystems as metacommunity units influencing diatom community structure. We assembled a database of 195 lakes from the tropical Andes and adjacent lowlands (8°N–30°S and 58–79°W) with associated environmental predictors to examine diatom metacommunity patterns at two different levels: taxon and functional (deconstructed species matrix by ecological guilds). We also derived spatial variables that inherently assessed the relative role of dispersal. Using complementary multivariate statistical techniques (principal component analysis, cluster analysis, nonmetric multidimensional scaling, Procrustes, variance partitioning), we …
Remote Sensing For Management Of Invasive Plants In Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands,
2018
Boise State University
Remote Sensing For Management Of Invasive Plants In Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands, Matthew James Unitis
Boise State University Theses and Dissertations
Great Lakes coastal wetlands are some of the most crucial ecosystems to biodiversity in the Great Lakes Basin, yet suffer increasing degradation due to invasive plants. Wetland plant invasions can be controlled in their initial stages, but early detection of invasive plants using field surveys are often untenable due to budget constraints. Remote sensing techniques offer solutions to management objectives during the early stages of invasion on a landscape scale due to their ability to cheaply create spatially explicit information about plant distributions. Some invasive plants, such as Typha x. glauca, are conspicuous on a large scale, and can be …
2017 (29th) Report Of The Nou Records Committee,
2018
Nebraska Ornithologists' Union
2017 (29th) Report Of The Nou Records Committee, Mark A. Brogie
Nebraska Bird Review
The functions and methods of the Nebraska Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee (NOURC) are described in its bylaws (NOURC 2010). The committee’s purpose is to provide a procedure for documenting unusual bird sightings and to establish a list of all documented birds for Nebraska. Accidental and casual species for which the NOURC seeks documentation (NOURC Review List) can be found at the NOU website www.NOUbirds.org. All records mentioned here are available to interested persons at the NOU archives at the University of Nebraska State Museum (UNSM), Lincoln, NE. Interested parties should contact the current NOU Librarian, whose address can be found …
Discontinuities In Soil Strength Contribute To Destabilization Of Nutrient-Enriched Creeks,
2018
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Discontinuities In Soil Strength Contribute To Destabilization Of Nutrient-Enriched Creeks, Cathleen Wigand, Elizabeth B. Watson, Rose Martin, David S. Johnson, R. Scott Warren, Alana Hanson, Earl Davey,, Roxanne Johnson, Linda Deegan,
VIMS Articles
In a whole-ecosystem, nutrient addition experiment in the Plum Island Sound Estuary (Massachusetts), we tested the effects of nitrogen enrichment on the carbon and nitrogen contents, respiration, and strength of marsh soils. We measured soil shear strength within and across vegetation zones. We found significantly higher soil percent organic matter, carbon, and nitrogen in the long-term enriched marshes and higher soil respiration rates with longer duration of enrichment. The soil strength was similar in magnitude across depths and vegetation zones in the reference creeks, but showed signs of significant nutrient-mediated alteration in enriched creeks where shear strength at rooting depths …
Effects Of Life History And Brain Size On Cognition And Behavior: Studies On Prey-Searching In The Spider Pholcus Phalangioides,
2018
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Effects Of Life History And Brain Size On Cognition And Behavior: Studies On Prey-Searching In The Spider Pholcus Phalangioides, Joseph Kilmer
Theses and Dissertations
There is tremendous diversity in body size across animals, including many examples of derived miniaturization. A reduction in body size is accompanied by a reduction in brain size, which is predicted to lead to limitations in cognition, but we have yet to find empirical evidence indicating what these limitations might be. I used a behavioral assay common in web spiders to explore this topic. I observed spiders as they searched for prey that they recently captured and lost. This assay has the advantage of being easily quantifiable while reflecting a spider’s evaluation and memory of lost prey. I conducted a …
Climate Driven Range Shifts Of North American Small Mammals: Species’ Traits And Phylogenetic Influences,
2018
Northern Michigan University
Climate Driven Range Shifts Of North American Small Mammals: Species’ Traits And Phylogenetic Influences, Katie Nehiba
All NMU Master's Theses
Current anthropogenically-driven climate change is accelerating at an unprecedented rate. In response, species’ ranges may shift, tracking optimal climatic conditions. Species-specific differences may produce predictable differences in the extent of range shifts. I evaluated if patterns of predicted responses to climate change were strongly related to species’ taxonomic identities and/or ecological characteristics of species’ niches, elevation and precipitation. I evaluated differences in predicted range shifts in well-sampled small mammals that are restricted to North America: kangaroo rats, voles, chipmunks, and ground squirrels. I used species distribution modeling to develop predictions for the distributions of species under current and future climate …
Smith College
The Potential For Indirect Negative Effects Of Exotic Insect Species On A Liverwort, Bazzania Trilobata (Lepidoziaceae), Mediated By The Decline Of A Foundation Tree Species, Tsuga Canadensis (Pinaceae), Michelle R. Jackson, Jesse Bellemare
Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications
In many ecological communities, the effects of exotic species are likely to extend beyond their direct interactions with natives, due to indirect effects. This dynamic might be particularly consequential in cases where invasive insects or other exotic herbivores target foundation plant species in the communities they invade. In this study at a site in western Massachusetts, we used experimental transplants to gauge the potential effects of a decline in the evergreen conifer Tsuga canadensis due to ongoing spread of two exotic insect pests on a liverwort, Bazzania trilobata, whose distribution is closely linked to dense stands of this conifer in …
Delineating Metrics Of Diversity For A Snake Community In A Rare Ecosystem,
2018
Stephen F. Austin State University
Delineating Metrics Of Diversity For A Snake Community In A Rare Ecosystem, Zachary John Marcou
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Snakes are among the least understood vertebrate groups despite their considerable diversity. A diverse community of snakes in an ecosystem can indicate a complex habitat structure that is capable of supporting a robust assemblage of other biota. I used remote photography arrays (RPA) to quantify metrics of diversity for the snake community occurring in a ~7,000–ha tract of contiguous Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) Savanna within the Angelina National Forest (ANF; Angelina and Jasper Cos., TX), over the course of two consecutive snake activity seasons. I quantified the snake species richness, Shannon diversity, and Shannon equitability for the snake community in …
Analysis Of Hybridization Between Native And Invasive Pupfishes (Cyprinodon),
2018
Stephen F. Austin State University
Analysis Of Hybridization Between Native And Invasive Pupfishes (Cyprinodon), Kristina Ayers
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Invasive species are detrimental to native species and when hybridization is involved a decrease in biodiversity may result. Cyprinodon variegatus is an invasive species that has caused devastation to several Cyprinodon species through rapid hybridization and genetic introgression. Cyprinodon rubrofluviatilis is native to the Brazos, Wichita and Red Rivers but fish collected between 2006-2012 from the Brazos River expressed intermediate morphological traits suggesting hybridization had occurred. My objective was to investigate if C. variegatus and C. rubrofluviatilis had hybridized in the Brazos River and if so, to determine the extent of introgression. Molecular analysis of specimens collected between 2013-2017 identified …
Coastal Wetland Dynamics Under Sea-Level Rise And Wetland Restoration In The Northern Gulf Of Mexico Using Bayesian Multilevel Models And A Web Tool,
2018
University of Southern Mississippi
Coastal Wetland Dynamics Under Sea-Level Rise And Wetland Restoration In The Northern Gulf Of Mexico Using Bayesian Multilevel Models And A Web Tool, Tyler Hardy
Master's Theses
There is currently a lack of modeling framework to predict how relative sea-level rise (SLR), combined with restoration activities, affects landscapes of coastal wetlands with uncertainties accounted for at the entire northern Gulf of Mexico (NGOM). I developed such a modeling framework – Bayesian multi-level models to study the spatial pattern of wetland loss in the NGOM, driven by relative RSLR, vegetation productivity, tidal range, coastal slope, and wave height – all interacting with river-borne sediment availability, indicated by hydrological regimes. These interactions have not been comprehensively investigated before. I further modified this model to assess the efficacy of restoration …
