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Climate Adaptation in North Carolina: Assessing Coastal Habitat for Natural Shoreline Stabilization

Carlozo, Nicole (2012-04-23)

Climate change threatens our natural coastlines with sea level rise and increased levels of erosion. Although various solutions exist for these climate-induced threats, shoreline protection is the favored solution along ...
Cruise Line Wastewater Discharge in the Caribbean Region

McCarthy, Pamela (2008-04-25)

Cruise ship vacations provide a source of worldwide recreation for over 11 million passengers annually. However, there is particular concern over the cumulative environmental impacts these vessels have on the marine ...
GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS OF FISHERIES TO IMPROVE FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT

Raskie, Jedediah (2013-04-16)

Fisheries are an important economic engine for the United States. Laws, regulations, and international agreements keep this engine running sustainably. Compliance with these laws is vital to their success and the sustainability ...
Land Use Land Cover in the Western Ghats, India: Effects of Human Modification and Use on Protected Areas

Elizabeth, Norment; Gerlach, Paul; Hubbard, Malissa (2013-04-26)

In India’s Western Ghats mountain range, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Conservation International biodiversity hotspot, human-caused habitat loss threatens many native species. A number of protected areas have been ...
Prioritizing Proposed Wilderness Areas for Wilderness Designation

Tarpinian, Brian (2010-04-30)

The National Wilderness Preservation System protects especially pristine public lands that have been designated by Congress as wilderness. But wilderness areas are designated without consideration of existing protected ...
Shifting Coastal Wetland Communities in North Carolina: An Historical Spatial Analysis of Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

Hodgkiss, Miranda (2011-04-28)

Coastal wetlands are dynamic landscapes shaped by many factors. However, there is growing concern that sea level rise brought on by climate change, and its associated physical pressures (e.g. saltwater intrusion, increased ...