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Leaps, Chains, And Climate Change For Western Migratory Songbirds*, Joseph J. Fontaine, Ryan J. Stutzman, Leonard Z. Gannes Jan 2015

Leaps, Chains, And Climate Change For Western Migratory Songbirds*, Joseph J. Fontaine, Ryan J. Stutzman, Leonard Z. Gannes

Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit: Staff Publications

Climate change has increased worldwide temperatures, affected seasonal patterns, and altered important sources of natural selection. To manage wildlife populations successfully, we must understand how patterns and processes of climate change alter trade-offs between sources of selection to predict how individuals may respond, populations may evolve, and management actions may ameliorate the costs of changing climates. Here we discuss how the migratory patterns of leapfrog and chain migration facilitate or constrain responses by migratory songbirds to spatial and temporal variation in climate change across western North America. Based on 52 years of climate data, we show that changes in average …

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Historic American Buildings Survey: Investigation And Documentation Of The Halfway Schoolhouse In Eastpointe, Michigan, Whitney D. Gravelle Jan 2015

Historic American Buildings Survey: Investigation And Documentation Of The Halfway Schoolhouse In Eastpointe, Michigan, Whitney D. Gravelle

Historic Preservation Final Projects

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Ted's House Historic Structure Report, Scott Mueller Jan 2015

Ted's House Historic Structure Report, Scott Mueller

Historic Preservation Final Projects

Ted’s House, named after the previous owner, is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan at 826 Vine Place. The house is now owned by the non-profit Old House Network, which is using the house for educational classes on old house repairs. The house is currently in an interior demolition and structural stabilization phase. The roof and porches were replaced in 2012. In the interior, most of the walls have had the plaster or dry wall removed exposing the studs. This report was written as my final project for Master Program in Historic Preservation. I decided to undertake this report because it would …

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Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena Australis) Calf Mortality At Península Valdés, Argentina: Are Harmful Algal Blooms To Blame?, Cara Wilson, A. Viviana Sastre, Monica Hoffmeyer, Victoria J. Rowntree, Spencer E. Fire, Norma H. Santinelli, Soledad Diaz Ovejero, Valeria D'Agostino, Carina F. Maron, Gregory J. Doucette, Margaret H. Broadwater, Zhihong Wang, Nora Montoya, Jon Seger, Frederick R. Alder, Mariano Sironi, Marcela M. Uhart Jan 2015

Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena Australis) Calf Mortality At Península Valdés, Argentina: Are Harmful Algal Blooms To Blame?, Cara Wilson, A. Viviana Sastre, Monica Hoffmeyer, Victoria J. Rowntree, Spencer E. Fire, Norma H. Santinelli, Soledad Diaz Ovejero, Valeria D'Agostino, Carina F. Maron, Gregory J. Doucette, Margaret H. Broadwater, Zhihong Wang, Nora Montoya, Jon Seger, Frederick R. Alder, Mariano Sironi, Marcela M. Uhart

United States Department of Commerce: Staff Publications

Península Valdés (PV) in Argentina is an important calving ground for southern right whales (SRWs, Eubalaena australis). Since 2005, right whale mortality has increased at PV, with most of the deaths (~90%) being calves <3mo old. We investigated the potential involvement of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in these deaths by examining data that include: timing of the SRW deaths, biotoxins in samples from dead SRWs, abundances of the diatom, Pseudo-nitzschia spp., and the dinoflagellate, Alexandrium tamarense, shellfish harvesting closure dates, seasonal availability of whale prey at PV and satellite chlorophyll data. Evidence of the whales’ exposure to HAB toxins includes trace levels of paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs) and domoic acid (DA) in tissues of some dead whales, and fragments of Pseudo-nitzschia spp. frustules in whale feces. Additionally, whales are present at PV …

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Regional Scale Cropland Carbon Budgets: Evaluating A Geospatial Agricultural Modeling System Using Inventory Data, Xuesong Zhang, Roberto C. Izaurralde, David H. Manowitz, Ritvik Sahajpal, Tristram O. West, Allison M. Thomson, Min Xu, Kaiguang Zhao, Stephen D. Leduc, Jimmy R. Williams Jan 2015

Regional Scale Cropland Carbon Budgets: Evaluating A Geospatial Agricultural Modeling System Using Inventory Data, Xuesong Zhang, Roberto C. Izaurralde, David H. Manowitz, Ritvik Sahajpal, Tristram O. West, Allison M. Thomson, Min Xu, Kaiguang Zhao, Stephen D. Leduc, Jimmy R. Williams

United States Environmental Protection Agency: Publications

Accurate quantification and clear understanding of regional scale cropland carbon (C) cycling is critical for designing effective policies and management practices that can contribute toward stabilizing atmospheric CO2 concentrations. However, extrapolating site-scale observations to regional scales represents a major challenge confronting the agricultural modeling community. This study introduces a novel geospatial agricultural modeling system (GAMS) exploring the integration of the mechanistic Environmental Policy Integrated Climate model, spatially-resolved data, surveyed management data, and supercomputing functions for cropland C budgets estimates. This modeling system creates spatiallyexplicit modeling units at a spatial resolution consistent with remotely-sensed crop identification and assigns cropping systems …

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Now & Then (Volume 31, Issue 01, 2015), Center Of Excellence For Appalachian Studies And Services, East Tennessee State University Jan 2015

Now & Then (Volume 31, Issue 01, 2015), Center Of Excellence For Appalachian Studies And Services, East Tennessee State University

Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine

Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine, Volume 31, Issue 01, published in 2015. The theme of this issue is The Best of 30 Years, Part II. This issue continues the retrospective series by revisiting works from 2000 to 2014, drawing together writing that reflects the changing conditions of Appalachian life in the early twenty first century. The collection moves across topics such as environmental conflict, outmigration, cultural representation, family and faith, and the realities of economic hardship, often grounded in personal narrative and lived experience. Several pieces address the tension between tradition and change, including the preservation of local …

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Faculty Senate Minutes, January 21, 2015, Faculty Senate Jan 2015

Faculty Senate Minutes, January 21, 2015, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes and Reports

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Fossil Population Structure And Mortality Analysis Of The Cave Bears From Urşilor Cave, North-Western Romania, Marius Robu Jan 2015

Fossil Population Structure And Mortality Analysis Of The Cave Bears From Urşilor Cave, North-Western Romania, Marius Robu

KIP Articles

Research in cave bear palaeobiology focusing on population structure and mortality analysis may improve our understanding regarding the ecology of this species which vanished at the end of Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 3, prior to Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), if assessed populations are large enough. Such population is available in Urşilor Cave, from north-western Romania, known as one of the most rich and complex European MIS3 cave bear sites. From the palaeontological excavation, situated at the lower level of the cave (= Scientific Reserve), more than 210 cave bear isolated lower molars, 160 mandibles and almost 180 canines were extracted …

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The Brazilian Approach To South-South Trade And Investment: The Case Of Angola, Michelle Ratton Sanchez Badin, Fabio Morosini Jan 2015

The Brazilian Approach To South-South Trade And Investment: The Case Of Angola, Michelle Ratton Sanchez Badin, Fabio Morosini

Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

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Engl 4391, John Hazlett Jan 2015

Engl 4391, John Hazlett

University of New Orleans Syllabi

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Engl 5391, John Hazlett Jan 2015

Engl 5391, John Hazlett

University of New Orleans Syllabi

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Soc 4098, Benjamin D. Weber Jan 2015

Soc 4098, Benjamin D. Weber

University of New Orleans Syllabi

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Span 3031, Maria Artigas Jan 2015

Span 3031, Maria Artigas

University of New Orleans Syllabi

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Geog 4530, Peter Yaukey Jan 2015

Geog 4530, Peter Yaukey

University of New Orleans Syllabi

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Geog 4805, Lynn Dupont Jan 2015

Geog 4805, Lynn Dupont

University of New Orleans Syllabi

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Geog 5530, Peter Yaukey Jan 2015

Geog 5530, Peter Yaukey

University of New Orleans Syllabi

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Geog 5805, Lynn Dupont Jan 2015

Geog 5805, Lynn Dupont

University of New Orleans Syllabi

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Geog 1001, Peter Yaukey Jan 2015

Geog 1001, Peter Yaukey

University of New Orleans Syllabi

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Hist 2601, Al Kennedy Jan 2015

Hist 2601, Al Kennedy

University of New Orleans Syllabi

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Hist 2701, James Mokhiber Jan 2015

Hist 2701, James Mokhiber

University of New Orleans Syllabi

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Hist 4581, Gűnter Bischof Jan 2015

Hist 4581, Gűnter Bischof

University of New Orleans Syllabi

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Hist 4991, Benjamin D. Weber Jan 2015

Hist 4991, Benjamin D. Weber

University of New Orleans Syllabi

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Hist 5991, Benjamin D. Weber Jan 2015

Hist 5991, Benjamin D. Weber

University of New Orleans Syllabi

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Hist 5581, Gűnter Bischof Jan 2015

Hist 5581, Gűnter Bischof

University of New Orleans Syllabi

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Hist 5603, Mary Niall Mitchell Jan 2015

Hist 5603, Mary Niall Mitchell

University of New Orleans Syllabi

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Hrt 4319, Harsha E. Chacko Jan 2015

Hrt 4319, Harsha E. Chacko

University of New Orleans Syllabi

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Hrt 6495, Harsha E. Chacko Jan 2015

Hrt 6495, Harsha E. Chacko

University of New Orleans Syllabi

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Anth 3220, Ryan Gray Jan 2015

Anth 3220, Ryan Gray

University of New Orleans Syllabi

In this course, the archaeology of historic sites in New Orleans will be used as the starting point for a broader discussion of material culture and its relationship to contemporary themes in anthropology. In particular, theoretical approaches to the city and to urban space will provide a background for addressing the issue of identity, as expressed along axes of race, class, ethnicity, religion, gender, and so on. Other topics to be addressed include the city and mortuary practices, health and sanitation, utopias and imagined cities, and the archaeology of disaster. Data from archaeological studies of other urban sites in the …

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Anth 4775, David Beriss Jan 2015

Anth 4775, David Beriss

University of New Orleans Syllabi

In this class, you will learn to analyze and evaluate claims about authenticity and culture in urban environments. You will be able to discuss, explain, and debate theories of urban poverty, crime, and policing. You will learn to evaluate claims made about development and arguments surrounding gentrification. You will discuss the role of immigration, ethnicity, and race in shaping urban life. You will learn to use ethnographic research methods. Above all, you will learn to ask critical questions that should enhance your ability to participate in the ongoing development of this city, a decade after the floods.

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Anth 5775, David Beriss Jan 2015

Anth 5775, David Beriss

University of New Orleans Syllabi

In this class, you will learn to analyze and evaluate claims about authenticity and culture in urban environments. You will be able to discuss, explain, and debate theories of urban poverty, crime, and policing. You will learn to evaluate claims made about development and arguments surrounding gentrification. You will discuss the role of immigration, ethnicity, and race in shaping urban life. You will learn to use ethnographic research methods. Above all, you will learn to ask critical questions that should enhance your ability to participate in the ongoing development of this city, a decade after the floods.

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