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An Anthropogenic Mass Extinction: Speculation About The Future Of Humanity And Other Species, Grace M. Nelson
An Anthropogenic Mass Extinction: Speculation About The Future Of Humanity And Other Species, Grace M. Nelson
Student Theses 2015-Present
This thesis will address the possibility of a sixth mass extinction at the hands of humanity and the adaptations ecosystems may undertake in recovery. Today, the world is witnessing incredibly fast changes in climate conditions that are causing severe biodiversity loss. Haiti is a region that encompasses the impacts of both environmental degradation and humanity’s social influences on the environment. Haiti will be examined throughout this thesis to provide an understanding of how climate change impacts people and the natural world today. Non-anthropogenic rapid climate change is the root of most past mass extinctions. However, after these events, ecosystems have …
Modern Colonialism: The Case Of Costa Rica And The United Fruit Company, Micah X. Perez
Modern Colonialism: The Case Of Costa Rica And The United Fruit Company, Micah X. Perez
Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)
This academic paper systematically investigates the intricate historical relationship between the United Fruit Company (UFC) and the socio-economic landscape of Costa Rica during the Liberal period from 1870 to 1940. By examining the direct relationship between the UFC's presence and the simultaneous growth of the tourism industry, coastal land development, and the consequential rise of the sex trade, this research elucidates the adverse impacts of foreign monopolies on the privatization of land. The study underscores the enduring repercussions of this phenomenon in contemporary Costa Rican society. Through historical analysis, this thesis argues that the UFC's actions in Costa Rica during …
Improving Riparian Restoration Planning Efforts In San Juan County Using A Site-Specific Planting Tool, Julia Jaquery
Improving Riparian Restoration Planning Efforts In San Juan County Using A Site-Specific Planting Tool, Julia Jaquery
WWU Graduate School Collection
The purpose of this project was to develop a riparian planting planning tool and standard operating procedure for riparian restoration site preparation for the use of land managers working for the San Juan Islands Conservation District, to improve restoration planting establishment. The primary use of the Excel tool is to select appropriate plants for restoration sites based on the assessed soil conditions of a site. The Excel tool includes a list of riparian plant species for potential selection by land managers, with species-specific information that may inform selection. It also includes data from soil sample analysis within restoration sites, compared …
Better Data Creates Better Science: Using Strategic Planning And Process Documentation To Improve The Islands Conservation Corps’ Field Data Collection System, Bernard Cowen
WWU Graduate School Collection
The Islands Conservation Corps is an AmeriCorps-sponsored program in the San Juan Islands that blends ecological restoration fieldwork with a hybrid field and virtual educational certificate conferred by Western Washington University. The ICC has been using an ArcGISbased field data collection system for the last one and a half years to meet annual and grant reporting requirements, improve restoration implementation efficiency, and begin asking research questions about restoration implementation tactics. This project used the Balanced Scorecard, a strategic planning methodology to provide direction for the data collection system and used process documentation methodology to create detailed documentation that acts as …