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The Impact Of Neogene Grassland Expansion And Aridification On The Isotopic Composition Of Continental Precipitation, Charles P. Chamberlain, Matthew J. Winnick, Hari T. Mix, Samuel D. Chamberlain, Katharine Maher

Environmental Studies and Sciences

The late Cenozoic was a time of global cooling, increased aridity, and expansion of grasslands. In the last two decades numerous records of oxygen isotopes have been collected to assess plant ecological changes, understand terrestrial paleoclimate, and to determine the surface history of mountain belts. The δ¹⁸(O) values of these records, in general, increase from the mid-Miocene to the Recent. We suggest that these records record an increase in aridity and expansion of grasslands in midlatitude continental regions. We use a nondimensional isotopic vapor transport model coupled with a soil water isotope model to evaluate the role of vapor recycling …

Holy Cross Magazine, Vol. 48, No. 4, Fall 2014, College Of The Holy Cross

Holy Cross Magazine

Syllabus: Zen Buddhism
with Professor Todd Lewis
By Pamela Reponen

President’s Report: What Does the Magis Mean for Holy Cross Today?
Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., asked his vice presidents to reflect with him on how the Ignatian principle of the magis (“the more”) shapes lives.
Conversation photography by Patrick O’Connor

Opening a New Archive
Assistant Professor of English K.J. Rawson has embarked on a project that has never before been attempted: With a digital innovation fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies, he will be creating the first transgender digital archive.
By Parker Marie Molloy
Photos by Rob …

Science Reference Strategic Planning Process (University Libraries), Edward J. Eckel

Academic Leadership Academy

Science Reference serves:

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

College of Health and Human Services

College of Arts and Sciences

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Environmental Studies
• Geosciences
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Statistics

We are a small department - three full-time librarians and one full-time evening coordinator.

Changing information world and student/faculty body: •More reference questions via email and chat •Fewer in-person reference questions •More librarian time spent on rich activities:

• Information Literacy instruction
• Committee and taskforce work
• Consultations/collaborations with faculty, staff, administrators

We began to ask ourselves: Is our current service …

Otter Realm, September 18, 2014, California State University, Monterey Bay

The Otter Realm

Brace for Impact: Is CSU Monterey Bay Growing Too Fast for Its Own Good? -- The Liz Approach -- What You Otter Be Doing September 18 - October 1 -- Learning Doesn't Have an Expiration Date : Sept. 21 Named "Lifelong Learning Day" in Honor of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute -- New Housing to Accommodate Over 600 Students -- Oktoberfest Returns to Monterey: Festival Hits the Peninsula for Fourth Consecutive Year -- Brace for Impact: Is CSU Monterey Bay Growing Too Fast for Its Own Good? -- The World Theater Turns 15: Celebrating a Decade and a Half of …

Quantifying Soil Loss In The Hispaniola Borderland, Andrew Valenski

Geography and the Environment Capstone Projects

Resource management is a highly contested topic, as various methodologies have been employed by governments, corporations, and interest groups across the globe. Contemporary debates regarding resource management primarily focus on two linked issues: the role of government and problem recognition. This paper will explain the two different resource management strategies and delve into the problem recognition process. Ultimately, this paper will examine the Haitian-Dominican borderland to address both of these issues and demonstrate the need for an integrated, sustainable, interventionist approach in the management of borderland resources.

Paper prepared for the Environmental Studies Senior Seminar/Geography Capstone.

Faculty Advisor: Dr. David …

Montana Kaimin, September 18, 2014, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Campus Assembly Minutes 09/17/2014, Campus Assembly

Campus Assembly

No abstract provided.

Montana Kaimin, September 17, 2014, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Analysis, Toxicity, Occurrence And Biodegradation Of Nonylphenol Isomers: A Review, Zhijiang Lu, Jay Gan

Environmental Science and Geology Faculty Research Publications

Over the last two decades, nonylphenols (NPs) have become to be known as a priority hazardous substance due primarily to its estrogenicity and ubiquitous occurrence in the environment. Nonylphenols are commonly treated as a single compound in the evaluation of their environmental occurrence, fate and transport, treatment or toxicity. However, technical nonylphenols (tNPs) are in fact a mixture of more than 100 isomers and congeners. Recent studies showed that some of these isomers behaved significantly differently in occurrence, estrogenicity and biodegradability. The most estrogenic isomer was about 2 to 4 times more active than tNP. Moreover, the half lives of …

Volume 112, Number 2 - Tuesday, September 16, 2014, Saint Mary's College Of California

The Collegian

No abstract provided.

Examining The Influence Of Landscape On Natural Resource Management In The American West: A Geospatial Approach, Robert Fonner

Economics ETDs

Landscapes can influence natural resource values and management in a variety of ways. These diverse influences can be generated by biophysical or social systems, or interactions between systems. This dissertation examines the landscape determinants of natural resource values and management. Chapter 2 examines moose habitat preferences with a spatial discrete-choice model. The study tests for spatial autocorrelation and compares the results to results from nonspatial models. The objective of this analysis is to explore the human-based and naturally occurring determinants of moose habitat selection while presenting a method and example for addressing spatial correlation between spatially positioned alternatives in a …

Volume Cxxxii, Number 1, September 12, 2014, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

Since I Know Myself: A Cultural Examination Of Medicinal Plant Use In The Commonwealth Of Dominica, Maureen Meyer

Geography ETDs

This research examines Dominican culture through exploring medicinal plant use on the island. Dominica, located in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean Archipelago, offers a distinctive setting because historically there has been an amalgamation of cultures that have participated in and influenced the formation of Dominican culture. This research sought to identify what plants were known and used on the island in order to assess cultural retention and syncretism that has evolved as a result of the comingling of these cultures. In so doing, it was evident that environmental knowledge gained through experience has been critical for survival throughout Dominican …

The Fierce Green Fire: Vol 5 Issue 2, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program

The Fierce Green Fire

No abstract provided.

Montana Kaimin, September 11, 2014, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Uc Agenda 2014-09-10, Northern Illinois University

University Council Archives

No abstract provided.

Social Science Division Meeting Minutes 09/10/14, Social Science Division

Social Science Division

No abstract provided.

Ecolunch | The Promise And Perils Of Antarctic Fishes, Sept. 10, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, September 9, 2014, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 143, Issue 5

An Environmental Study On Phytoplankton (Diatoms) In Al-Yusifiya River, Iraq, Adel H. Talib, Fikrat M. Hassan, Wessal A. Sadoon

Baghdad Science Journal

An environmental study conducted on diatoms in Al Yusifiya river beyond its branching from Euphrates river. Four sites were selected along the river for the period from march 2013 to September 2013. The present study involved the measurement of physicochemical parameters, also the qualitative and quantities of diatoms. The studied parameters values ranged as follows: 19-44Cº and 16-30 Cº for air and water temperature respectively, 6.9-8.7, 595-1248 µS/cm, 6.4-8.0 mg/l for pH, electric conductivity and dissolved oxygen respectively. A total of 74 taxa were recorded for diatoms, where the pinnate diatom was the predominant and recorded 64 taxa while 10 …

Composition Of Fish Assemblage In The East Hammar Marsh, Southern Iraq, Abdul Razzaq M. Mohamed, Sadeq. A. Hussein, Falah. M. Mutlak

Baghdad Science Journal

The fish assemblage in the East Hammar marsh was studied during December 2009 to May 2010. The fish fauna of the marsh consisted of 17 native, 23 marine (49%) and seven alien species. The dominant species were Liza abu (14.6%), Carassius auratus (13.4%) and Thryssa mystax (11.2%). The resident species formed 44.7%, occasional species 36.1% and seasonal species 19.2% of the total number of fish species. Fish species diversity index ranged from 1.28 to 2.61, richness from 1.98 to 4.50 and evenness from 0.45 to 0.78. Salinity ranged from 1.45 to 7.74‰. The increase in the proportion of marine species …

An Environmental Study Of Epiphytic Algae On Ceratophyllum Demersum In Tigris River Within Baghdad City, Iraq, Jinnan S. Al Hassany, Fikrat M. Hassan, Rawaa N. Gitan

Baghdad Science Journal

The present study was conducted in the Tigris River within Baghdad (University of Baghdad campus). The study included some physicochemical parameters and qualitative of epiphytic algae on the host plant (Ceratophyllum demersum) during summer season 2013. The results revealed that the study area was alkaline, hard and oxygenated water. A total of 105 taxa of epiphytic algae was identified. Bacillariophyceae diatoms composed 44.7% of the total and were represented by 42.4% of the order Pennales and 1.9 %of the order Centrales. Chlorophyceae composed 32.3%, followed by Cyanophyceae composed 22.8 % of the total. The total number of epiphytic algae was …

Montana Kaimin, September 5, 2014, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

The Fierce Green Fire: Vol 5 Issue 1, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program

The Fierce Green Fire

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, September 4, 2014, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 143, Issue 4

2014-September-04-Disruption: Climate.Change., University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Full Issue

Colby Magazine

Colby Magazine vol. 103, no. 1 (Summer 2014): full issue

Media

Colby Magazine

The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams, by Ben Bradlee Jr. '70

The Hotel on Place Vendome, by Tilar Mazzeo (English)

The Long Struggle Against Malaria in Tropical Africa, by James L.A. Webb Jr. (History)

Freeing the Hook, by Peter Harris (English)

The L Word, by Margaret McFadden (American Studies)

The Conquest of the Russian Arctic, by Paul R. Josephson (History)

Fort Halifax: Winslow's Historic Outpost, by Daniel Tortora (History)

More Dam Trouble, by Earl H. Smith (College historian)

Parallel Universe, by Arthur Levering '76

Graduate to a Great Job, by David DeLong '73

Travis J. Carter (Psychology)

Jennifer …

Shorter Takes (Short Form)

Colby Magazine

On Wescott's Death- and Exemplary Life

Church Forest Study Lands NSF Grant

The True Meaning of the Super Bowl

To Your Health, By the Numbers

Under New Management

Peanut Butter in Cereal?
Amila Emso, Turkey
Byoungwook Jang, Korea
Kimara Nzamubona, Congo
Miia-Liisa Termonen, Finland
Ricah Kunde, Germany
Guga Gogia, Georgia

"I went up to him and I said, 'You are a very discreet man.'"

William D. Adams Gallery? Surprise!

Warm and Fuzzy? Maybe This Last Time

Sunny Day for Shining Stars

Colby Bench Makes Final Four

Work Hard, Present Well

Arendell, Marlais, and Reich Retire from Teaching Faculty

Editor's Notebook, Lisa Szabo-Jones, Paul Huebener

The Goose

Editorial introduction to The Goose Volume 13, Issue 1 (2014).