Browsing by Subject "Environmental Sciences"
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A Helicopter Observation Platform for Atmospheric Boundary Layer Studies
(2009)Spatial variability of the Earth's surface has a considerable impact on the atmosphere at all scales and understanding the mechanisms involved in land-atmosphere interactions is hindered by the scarcity of appropriate ... -
A tale of three disciplines: Navigating the Boundaries at the Nexus of Conservation Science, Policy, and Practice
(2009)Nature is under immediate and increasing threat. Tales of destruction and deforestation abound despite the myriad interventions and investments by government bureaucracies, non-government organizations, and private land-owners. ... -
A Time Series Regression Analysis of Future Climate
(2012-04-23)Current approaches to climate modeling, including environmental simulation, may not be able to generate actionable results for a few decades yet. Over the last 50 years, methods attempting to capture and predict states of ... -
Amazon Climate Reconstruction Using Growth Rates and Stable Isotopes of Tree Ring Cellulose from the Madre De Dios Basin, Peru
(2009)The Amazon basin is a center of deep atmospheric convection and thus acts as a major engine for global atmospheric circulation. From this basin, one fifth of the world's freshwater flux is discharged into the Atlantic and ... -
Assessing the effectiveness of the Neuse nitrogen TMDL program and its impacts on estuarine chlorophyll dynamics
(2011)Coastal eutrophication is a complex process that is caused largely by anthropogenic nutrient enrichment. Estuaries are particularly susceptible to nutrient impairment, owing to their intimate connection with the contributing ... -
A Multiscale Investigation of Snake Habitat Relationships and Snake Conservation in Illinois
(2008-02-11)Snake populations in the North American tallgrass prairie appear to be declining, yet data unavailability impedes the development of enhanced ecological understanding of snake species-habitat relationships and also hinders ... -
Bayesian Methods to Characterize Uncertainty in Predictive Modeling of the Effect of Urbanization on Aquatic Ecosystems
(2010)Urbanization causes myriad changes in watershed processes, ultimately disrupting the structure and function of stream ecosystems. Urban development introduces contaminants (human waste, pesticides, industrial chemicals). ... -
Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation of Sea Turtles in the North Atlantic Ocean
(2009)Sea turtles have experienced dramatic population declines during the last century as a consequence of direct harvest, by-catch in fisheries, and habitat loss. Despite almost 50 years of partial international protection, ... -
Biodegradation of a Sulfur-Containing PAH, Dibenzothiophene, by a Mixed Bacterial Community
(2009)Dibenzothiophene (DBT) is a constituent of creosote and petroleum waste contamination, it is a model compound for more complex thiophenes, and its degradation by mixed microbial communities has received little attention. ... -
Carbon and Water Relations in Pinus Taeda: Bridging the Gap across Plant Physiology, Genomics, and Global Climate Change
(2008-06-23)Plants respond to changes in their local environment and, at the same time, influence the environment at a global scale. The molecular and physiological mechanisms regulating this interaction are not completely understood ... -
Climate and health impacts of US emissions reductions consistent with 2 °C
(Nature Climate Change, 2016-05)© 2016 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved. An emissions trajectory for the US consistent with 2 °C warming would require marked societal changes, making it crucial to understand the associated benefits. Previous ... -
Climate change challenges the current conservation strategy for the giant panda
(Biological Conservation, 2015-10-01)The global total of protected areas to conserve biodiversity is increasing steadily, while numerous studies show that they are broadly effective. That said, how will current conservation strategies work, given the current ... -
Coastal Plain Pond Vegetation Patterns: Tracking Changes Across Space and Time
(2010)Coastal plain ponds are an understudied and threatened wetland ecosystem with many unique environmental attributes. Research in these ponds can investigate species-environment relationships, while simultaneously providing ... -
Conceptualizing and operationalizing human wellbeing for ecosystem assessment and management
(Environmental Science and Policy, 2016-12-01)© 2016 Elsevier Ltd There is growing interest in assessing the effects of changing environmental conditions and management actions on human wellbeing. A challenge is to translate social science expertise regarding these ... -
Conserving Moving Species under Changing Landscapes and Climates
(2008-08-04)To conserve biodiversity, it is critical to understand the dynamic landscapes and climates through which species move and how the environment influences movement choices. In particular, I am interested in how species respond ... -
Creating linked datasets for SME energy-assessment evidence-building: Results from the U.S. Industrial Assessment Center Program
(Energy Policy, 2017-12-01)© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Lack of information is commonly cited as a market failure resulting in an energy-efficiency gap. Government information policies to fill this gap may enable improvements in energy efficiency and social ... -
Defining Small-Scale Fisheries and Examining the Role of Science in Shaping Perceptions of Who and What Counts: A Systematic Review
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Deforestation risks posed by oil palm expansion in the Peruvian Amazon
(Environmental Research Letters, 2018-11-01)Further expansion of agriculture in the tropics is likely to accelerate the loss of biodiversity. One crop of concern to conservation is African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis). We examined recent deforestation associated with ... -
Development of Nanosensor to Detect Mercury and Volatile Organic Vapors
(2010)The properties of nanoparticle sensors intended for real- time monitoring of low concentration of elemental mercury (Hg) vapor and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are presented and discussed. This sensor for mercury vapors ... -
Effects of Land-Use History on Soil Macro- and Trace Elements in the Southern Piedmont of North America
(2009)Land use histories affect the rate and pattern of soil nutrients at regional and global scale. However, former studies have rarely focused on soil trace elements (B, Mn, Zn, Cu and Fe). In this study, we aimed at the long-term ...
