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Sustainability Education, Or Educating Sustainably?, Angus Stewart

eCULTURE

"Many universities teach programs in sustainable energy, but should they be incorporating theories and practice of sustainability across many disciplines? The argument is proposed that institutes of higher education should be primary vehicles of change in our transition towards a sustainable future. It is discussed that this can occur at the institutional and curriculum level. Integrating concepts of sustainability within a biomedical discipline area is discussed with strategies exemplified to lift awareness within student groups and for teaching and support staff."

The Fierce Green Fire: Vol. 3 Issue 15, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program

The Fierce Green Fire

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The Fierce Green Fire: Vol. 3 Issue 14, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program

The Fierce Green Fire

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The Fierce Green Fire: Vol. 3 Issue 13, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program

The Fierce Green Fire

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Re: Bill (E-Mail Message From Edith Overlease About William Overlease's Activities At The Academy Of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia), Edith Overlease

William Overlease Plant Succession Study Documents

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Behavioural Salinity Preferences Of Juvenile Green Sturgeon Acipenser Medirostris Acclimated To Fresh Water And Full-Strength Salt Water, J. B. Poletto, D. E. Cocherell, A. P. Klimley, J. J. Cech Jr., N. A. Fangue

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

To quantify the salinity preference of juvenile green sturgeon Acipenser medirostris, two groups of A. medirostris [140 days post hatch (dph); total length (L_T) 38.0–52.5 cm] were acclimated to either near fresh water (mean ± S.E. salinity = 3.2 ± 0.6) or full-strength salt water (34.1 ± 1.2) over 8 weeks. Following acclimation, the two groups were divided into experimental and control groups, where experimental A. medirostris from both freshwater and saltwater acclimations were individually introduced (200–220 dph) into a rectangular salinity-preference flume (maximum salinity gradient: 5–33). Control A. medirostris were presented with only their acclimation …

Oria Stage Ii Expansion: Keep River Baseline Aquatic Fauna And Targeted Sawfish Surveys - September/October 2011, Wetland Research And Management (Wrm), Landcorp

Irrigated Agricultural Development in the North

The Western Australian Government is developing additional land for irrigated agriculture adjacent to the existing Ord River Irrigation Area (Ord Stage 1), in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The expansion, referred to as greater Ord Stage 2 has identified land along the lower Ord (Packsaddle, West Bank, Carlton Station and Mantinea), the Cockatoo Sands, as well as the Weaber, Keep River and Knox Creek Plains as suitable for development. The current development of the Weaber and Knox Creek Plains, referred to as the M2 Supply Area, will increase the current area under irrigation from 14,000 to potentially 30, 500 …

Aquatic Invasive Species Surveys Of Pacificorp’S North Umpqua River Impoundments, Rich Miller, Mark D. Sytsma, Vanessa Howard Morgan

Center for Lakes and Reservoirs Publications and Presentations

Ten North Umpqua Hydroelectric Project impoundments were surveyed for aquatic invasive species during the summer of 2012. One non-native submersed aquatic vegetation species (Potamogeton crispus) and one non-native snail species (Radix auricularia) was detected. No crayfish or mussel veligers were collected and no non-native zooplankton species were encountered.

Wood Microsites At Timberline-Alpine Meadow Borders: Implications For Conifer Seedling Regeneration And Alpine Meadow Conifer Invasion, Adelaide C. Johnson, J. Alan Yeakley

Environmental Science and Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

The importance of climate warming on forests is recognized worldwide and has increased attention on the significance of both timberline advance and alpine meadow invasion by forests. Successful seedling regeneration in alpine meadows depends on availability of suitable substrates, or microsites, for seedling establishment. We sought to determine whether wood microsites (i.e., nurse logs), which are regeneration sites in Pacific Northwest subalpine forests, promoted regeneration at timberline-alpine meadow borders. To determine the ecological role of wood microsites, we examined mechanisms forming wood microsites; compared density, survival, and percent nitrogen content of seedlings growing on wood microsites to adjacent soil substrates; …

Brief 7: Building An International Court For The Environment: A Conceptual Framework, Philip Riches, Stuart A. Bruce

Governance and Sustainability Issue Brief Series

This issue brief considers the role and nature of existing and potential international dispute resolution fora in relation to international environmental law. It addresses impediments at the international level, such as limited access to justice by non-state actors and the lack of technical and scientific capability. As a conceptual paper, it highlights two possible remedial options: an international environmental tribunal and an international environmental court.

New Economy : Assessment Of The Institutionalization Of An Emerging Paradigm And Academic Field Through Inquiry Into Prominent Boundary Organizations, Jeanine Cava Rodgers

Theses

It is increasingly acknowledged that in order to reach global and regional sustai nabi l ity goals, economic growth and consumption levels in wealthy developed nations will need to stabilize or reverse. Organizations and projects of a wide variety have emerged and expanded to take on this challenge, and shape the so-called, "new economy". The purpose of this research is to gain a clearer picture of the impacts of efforts to develop a shared new-economy knowledge framework on the broader sustai nabi l ity conversation, and to assess the intellectual institutionalization of same. This thesis focuses in on the influence …

2013 Keya Paha Biological Unique Landscape Ecological Evaluation, Robert F. Steinauer

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: White Papers, Conference Presentations, and Manuscripts

The Nebraska Natural Legacy Project (Schneider et al, 2005), a statewide comprehensive wildlife conservation strategy developed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (NGPC), identified the Keya Paha River drainage as a “Biologically Unique Landscape” (BUL). To facilitate conservation efforts, ecological evaluations of mesic prairie, wetlands, and bur oak woodland plant communities and surveys for Tier 1 and Tier 2 at-risk-plant species were conducted within the Keya Paha BUL.

Nebraska Natural Heritage Program (NNHP) Ecological Community Survey Forms were completed to document native plant communities and NNHP Rare Plant Survey Forms were completed to document rare plant occurrences (S1-S2 species) …

Climate Change Or Urbanization? Impacts On A Traditional Coffee Production System In East Africa Over The Last 80 Years, Juliana Jaramillo, Mamoudou Setamou, Eric Muchugu, Adenirin Chabi-Olaye, Alvaro Jaramillo, Joseph Mukabana, Johnson Maina, Simon Gathara, Christian Borgemeister

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

Global environmental changes (GEC) such as climate change (CC) and climate variability have serious impacts in the tropics, particularly in Africa. These are compounded by changes in land use/land cover, which in turn are driven mainly by economic and population growth, and urbanization. These factors create a feedback loop, which affects ecosystems and particularly ecosystem services, for example plant-insect interactions, and by consequence agricultural productivity. We studied effects of GEC at a local level, using a traditional coffee production area in greater Nairobi, Kenya. We chose coffee, the most valuable agricultural commodity worldwide, as it generates income for 100 million …

Mult Ensemble Drought Forecasts For Arkansas Applying Available Resampling Techniques, Yan Liu

Student Theses and Dissertations

Drought forecast is substantial in water management and agriculture planning. The historical climate records, including drought indices, temperature, and precipitation, provide useful information for drought forecasts. Arkansas has suffered severe droughts in recent years and study has been rarely done for this area. In this study, a local nonparametric autoregressive model and stochastic approaches are applied to produce ensemble drought forecasts with associated confidence. Various resampling techniques are tested for monthly forecasts of Palmer drought severity index (PDSI) and standardized precipitation index of both three- and twelve-month (SPI03 & SPI12) in Arkansas climate divisions. Normalized Root Mean Square Error (NRMSE), …

Allometric Scaling And Resource Limitations Model Of Tree Heights: Part 1. Model Optimization And Testing Over Continental Usa, Yuli Shi, Sungho Choi, Xiliang Ni, Sangram Ganguly, Gong Zhang, Hieu V. Duong, Michael A. Lefsky, Marc Simard, Sassan S. Saatchi, Shihyan Lee, Wenge Ni-Meister, Shilong Piao, Chunxiang Cao, Ramakrishna R. Nemani, Ranga B. Myneni

Publications and Research

A methodology to generate spatially continuous fields of tree heights with an optimized Allometric Scaling and Resource Limitations (ASRL) model is reported in this first of a multi-part series of articles. Model optimization is performed with the Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) waveform data. This methodology is demonstrated by mapping tree heights over forested lands in the continental USA (CONUS) at 1 km spatial resolution. The study area is divided into 841 eco-climatic zones based on three forest types, annual total precipitation classes (30 mm intervals) and annual average temperature classes (2 °C intervals). Three model parameters (area of single …

Effect Of Implementing Best Management Practices On Water And Habitat Quality In The Upper Strawberry River Watershed, Fulton County, Arkansas, Usa, Teresa R. Brueggen-Boman

Student Theses and Dissertations

A study was conducted, May 2008-August 2012, to determine the impact of BMPs on streams located in the upper subwatersheds of the Strawberry River, Arkansas (AR). Multiple BMPs, including fencing, alternative drinking sources, planting of native grasses and brush, nutrient and pest management, were implemented in a whole watershed approach in attempts to alleviate the impacts of cattle grazing on surrounding waterways. Six locations were monitored for chemical, bacteriological, biological and physical responses to BMPs. Water quality variables used to assess the effectiveness of implemented BMPs included pH, turbidity, total suspended solids (TSS), NO2-, NO3-, PO43-, Escherichia coli and Chlorophyll-a. …

04. Botany, University Of Central Oklahoma

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02. Animal Science, University Of Central Oklahoma

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09. Environmental Science, University Of Central Oklahoma

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07. Criminal Justice, University Of Central Oklahoma

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11. Genetics, University Of Central Oklahoma

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08. Engineering, University Of Central Oklahoma

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13. Mathematics, University Of Central Oklahoma

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14. Optometry, University Of Central Oklahoma

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16. Physics, University Of Central Oklahoma

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17. Psychology, University Of Central Oklahoma

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19. Zoology, University Of Central Oklahoma

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06. Computer Science, University Of Central Oklahoma

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03. Biology, University Of Central Oklahoma

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05. Chemistry, University Of Central Oklahoma

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