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Factors Influencing Tree Growth In A Bottomland Hardwood Along The Green River In Kentucky, Caleb Miller May 2022

Factors Influencing Tree Growth In A Bottomland Hardwood Along The Green River In Kentucky, Caleb Miller

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In bottomland hardwood forests, large fluctuations in moisture availability can lead to stress from both flooded and drought conditions. These forests can have a complex species composition with different water use and drought strategies. The bottomlands in which these species co-occur can have a complex spatial distribution of alluvial sediments due to the meandering and migration of river or stream channels, which may impact the hydrology, nutrient dynamics, and productivity. At Western Kentucky University's Green River Preserve, approximately 9 ha of bottomland hardwood forest were planted in 2006. Although these hardwoods have received equal amounts of sunlight, rainfall, and wind, …


Analysis Of Permaculture’S Water Conservation And Crop Supporting Abilities, Hannah Chaney May 2019

Analysis Of Permaculture’S Water Conservation And Crop Supporting Abilities, Hannah Chaney

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

In the Middle East, virtually all agriculturally viable land is under high threat of desertification due to poor land and resource management and climate change. Mulching using straw flakes (straw mulch permaculture) is a method commonly used in successful dry land permaculture projects in the Middle East. We proposed that straw mulch permaculture would increase the amount of soil moisture during dry periods and that this method would not impact the growth and survival of the crop. In order to test this hypothesis, we took soil samples from plots with and without straw mulch permaculture in Bowling Green, KY and …


Undergraduate Research Projects Help Promote Diversity In The Geosciences, De'etra Young, Shannon R. Trimboli, Rick S. Toomey, Thomas Byl Apr 2016

Undergraduate Research Projects Help Promote Diversity In The Geosciences, De'etra Young, Shannon R. Trimboli, Rick S. Toomey, Thomas Byl

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

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Citizen Science At Mammoth Cave National Park: Integrating Research And Education, Shannon R. Trimboli Apr 2016

Citizen Science At Mammoth Cave National Park: Integrating Research And Education, Shannon R. Trimboli

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

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Modeling Activity Of The Indiana Bat (Myotis Sodalis) At Mammoth Cave National Park Using Remotely-Sensed Descriptors Of Forest Canopy Conditions, Luke E. Dodd, N, S. Skowronski, M. B. Dickinson, L. K. Rieske, M. J. Lacki Apr 2016

Modeling Activity Of The Indiana Bat (Myotis Sodalis) At Mammoth Cave National Park Using Remotely-Sensed Descriptors Of Forest Canopy Conditions, Luke E. Dodd, N, S. Skowronski, M. B. Dickinson, L. K. Rieske, M. J. Lacki

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Quantitative Dye Studies To Evaluate The Spill Response System For Mammoth Cave National Park, Jetara Brown, Thomas Byl, Rick S. Toomey, Lonnie Sharpe Jr. Apr 2016

Quantitative Dye Studies To Evaluate The Spill Response System For Mammoth Cave National Park, Jetara Brown, Thomas Byl, Rick S. Toomey, Lonnie Sharpe Jr.

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Natural Resource Condition Assessment For Mammoth Cave National Park, Cate Webb, Chris Groves, Katie Algeo Apr 2016

Natural Resource Condition Assessment For Mammoth Cave National Park, Cate Webb, Chris Groves, Katie Algeo

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

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The Max Kämper Map Of Mammoth Cave: An Nps Centennial Restoration, Tres Seymour Apr 2016

The Max Kämper Map Of Mammoth Cave: An Nps Centennial Restoration, Tres Seymour

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


What Data Analytics Can Do For You!, Leyla Zhuhadar, J. Kirk Atkinson, Albert Meier, Ouida Meier Apr 2016

What Data Analytics Can Do For You!, Leyla Zhuhadar, J. Kirk Atkinson, Albert Meier, Ouida Meier

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Use Of Multiphysics Simulation To Model Environmental Conditions Associated With Bat Hibernacula Including Preliminary Indication Of Impacts On Saltpeter Vats In Mammoth Cave, Aaron Bird, Rick Olson, Rick Toomey, Aaron Addison, Rachel Bosch Apr 2016

Use Of Multiphysics Simulation To Model Environmental Conditions Associated With Bat Hibernacula Including Preliminary Indication Of Impacts On Saltpeter Vats In Mammoth Cave, Aaron Bird, Rick Olson, Rick Toomey, Aaron Addison, Rachel Bosch

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Faulting On Past And Present Hydrogeology In Long Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park, Rick Olson, Rick S. Toomey Apr 2016

The Effect Of Faulting On Past And Present Hydrogeology In Long Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park, Rick Olson, Rick S. Toomey

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


An Overview Of The Reverse Flow Patterns Of River Styx In Mammoth Cave, Kentucky: 2009-2012, Shannon R. Trimboli, Kim Weber, Susan Ryan, Rick S. Toomey Apr 2016

An Overview Of The Reverse Flow Patterns Of River Styx In Mammoth Cave, Kentucky: 2009-2012, Shannon R. Trimboli, Kim Weber, Susan Ryan, Rick S. Toomey

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Measurement Of Inorganic Carbon Fluxes From Large River Basins In South Central Kentucky Karst, Connor Salley, Chris Groves Apr 2016

Measurement Of Inorganic Carbon Fluxes From Large River Basins In South Central Kentucky Karst, Connor Salley, Chris Groves

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

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Tracing Carbon In Karst Environments In South-Central Kentucky To Identify Changes In Groundwater Dynamic Under Varying Land Uses, Chelsea Ballard, Jason Polk, Kegan Mcclanahan Apr 2016

Tracing Carbon In Karst Environments In South-Central Kentucky To Identify Changes In Groundwater Dynamic Under Varying Land Uses, Chelsea Ballard, Jason Polk, Kegan Mcclanahan

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Ongoing Geographic Documentation Of The Mammoth Cave System And Related Caves, Pat Kambesis, Bob Osburn Apr 2016

Ongoing Geographic Documentation Of The Mammoth Cave System And Related Caves, Pat Kambesis, Bob Osburn

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Strip Adaptive Cluster Sampling With Application To Cave Crickets, Kurt Lewis Helf, Tom Philippi, Bill Moore, Lillian Scoggins Apr 2016

Strip Adaptive Cluster Sampling With Application To Cave Crickets, Kurt Lewis Helf, Tom Philippi, Bill Moore, Lillian Scoggins

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Organization And Development Of The Eyes Of Ptomaphagus Hirtus, The Troglobitic Small Carrion Beetle Of Mammoth Cave, Markus Friedrich, Jasmina Kulacic, Elke Buschbeck Apr 2016

Organization And Development Of The Eyes Of Ptomaphagus Hirtus, The Troglobitic Small Carrion Beetle Of Mammoth Cave, Markus Friedrich, Jasmina Kulacic, Elke Buschbeck

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Evaluating The Energetic Value Of Lepidoptera Using Bomb Calorimetry, Shelby A. Fulton, Luke E. Dodd, Lynne K. Rieske Apr 2016

Evaluating The Energetic Value Of Lepidoptera Using Bomb Calorimetry, Shelby A. Fulton, Luke E. Dodd, Lynne K. Rieske

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Summary Of 2015 Winter Bat Monitoring At Mammoth Cave National Park, Laura Shultz, Chris Clark, Rick Toomey, Shannon Trimboli Apr 2016

Summary Of 2015 Winter Bat Monitoring At Mammoth Cave National Park, Laura Shultz, Chris Clark, Rick Toomey, Shannon Trimboli

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


The Activity Of Myotis Sodalis And Myotis Septentrionalis Changes On The Landscape Of Mammoth Cave National Park Following The Arrival Of White-Nose Syndrome, Rachael Griffitts, Luke E. Dodd, Michael J. Lacki Apr 2016

The Activity Of Myotis Sodalis And Myotis Septentrionalis Changes On The Landscape Of Mammoth Cave National Park Following The Arrival Of White-Nose Syndrome, Rachael Griffitts, Luke E. Dodd, Michael J. Lacki

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Video Presentation: Monitoring Cave Organisms, Cumberland Piedmont Inventory And Monitoring Network, Kurt Helf, Steven Thomas, Michael Durham Apr 2016

Video Presentation: Monitoring Cave Organisms, Cumberland Piedmont Inventory And Monitoring Network, Kurt Helf, Steven Thomas, Michael Durham

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Conducting A Biological Inventory Of Sloan’S Crossing Pond, Miranda Thompson, Jason A. Matthews, Christy Soldo Apr 2016

Conducting A Biological Inventory Of Sloan’S Crossing Pond, Miranda Thompson, Jason A. Matthews, Christy Soldo

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Rainfall On Vernal Herbs, Janis Lemaster, Albert Meier Apr 2016

The Effects Of Rainfall On Vernal Herbs, Janis Lemaster, Albert Meier

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Over Half A Century Of Mammoth Cave National Park Mid-Winter Bird Count Data, Blaine Ferrell Apr 2016

Over Half A Century Of Mammoth Cave National Park Mid-Winter Bird Count Data, Blaine Ferrell

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Amphibians And Reptiles Of Mammoth Cave National Park: What Have We Learned After 13 Years Of Monitoring, John Macgregor Apr 2016

Amphibians And Reptiles Of Mammoth Cave National Park: What Have We Learned After 13 Years Of Monitoring, John Macgregor

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Host-Parasite Associations Of Small Mammal Communities: Implications For The Spread Of Lyme Disease, Matthew Buchholz, Carl Dick Apr 2016

Host-Parasite Associations Of Small Mammal Communities: Implications For The Spread Of Lyme Disease, Matthew Buchholz, Carl Dick

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Potential Evidence For Arsenic Mineralization In Mussel Shells In The Upper Green River Basin, Kentucky, Autumn Turner, Chris Groves, Aaron Celestian, Albert Meier Apr 2016

Potential Evidence For Arsenic Mineralization In Mussel Shells In The Upper Green River Basin, Kentucky, Autumn Turner, Chris Groves, Aaron Celestian, Albert Meier

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


In Situ Survival And Performance Of Juvenile Mussels In Streams And Correlations With Water And Sediment Quality Factors, Wendell Haag, Jacob Culp, Monte Mcgregor, James Stoeckel, Robert Bringolf Apr 2016

In Situ Survival And Performance Of Juvenile Mussels In Streams And Correlations With Water And Sediment Quality Factors, Wendell Haag, Jacob Culp, Monte Mcgregor, James Stoeckel, Robert Bringolf

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


Excavation Of An Early Nineteenth Century Brick Kiln At The Gardner House In Hart County, Kentucky, Lauren Kenney, Darlene Applegate Apr 2016

Excavation Of An Early Nineteenth Century Brick Kiln At The Gardner House In Hart County, Kentucky, Lauren Kenney, Darlene Applegate

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.


New Discovery Cultural Artifact Inventory And Analysis Project Update, David Kime, Jillian Goins, Robert Jensen, Clayton Johnson, Alessa Rulli, Victoria Voss Apr 2016

New Discovery Cultural Artifact Inventory And Analysis Project Update, David Kime, Jillian Goins, Robert Jensen, Clayton Johnson, Alessa Rulli, Victoria Voss

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.