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Ecological and Financial Suitability of Sites for Long-Term Oak Management in Western North Carolina
(2021-04-30)
For thousands of years, oak species have been the dominant canopy species in eastern
and central United States hardwood forests. Oaks (Quercus spp.) provide myriad ecological
services and arguably comprise the most valuable ...
The Pieces Add Up: Marine Debris Outreach and Education Program for Sea Turtle Conservation in Volusia County, Florida
(2022-04-19)
In the past several years, the negative effects of marine debris on wildlife have
been increasing. The growing negative impact is evident at veterinarian clinics, wildlife
hospitals, and in reports of turtles stranded on ...
RED WOLF CONSERVATION IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
(2022-04-22)
The critically endangered red wolf is the focus of a long-standing recovery effort.
How climate change might affect it is unknown. Sea-level rise will greatly restrict
its current habitat site. Several other threats pressure ...
Operationalizing the Duke Restore Seagrass Farm
(2023-04-25)
I lent support for 18 months as a volunteer project manager to support the Duke Restore
Seagrass Farm’s goal of operationalizing a hub for seagrass restoration. This work
entailed geospatial analysis for potential farm sites, ...
Hunting for Hidden Wetlands: An Exploratory Geospatial Analysis to Identify Depressional Wetlands in the Sandhills Game Lands in North Carolina
(2023-04-27)
In the Sandhills Game Lands of North Carolina, non-floodplain depressional wetlands
are vital habitat for amphibian populations in conservation need. As such, it is imperative
these landscape features be identified to ensure ...
Conserving the Cape Fear River Basin: A Watershed-Scale Parcel Prioritization
(2023-04-28)
The Cape Fear River Basin (CFRB) spans over 9,000 square miles of North Carolina’s
Piedmont and
Coastal Plains, supporting a rapidly increasing human population and extensive agricultural
operations.
However, its communities ...
Drones and Machine Learning for Marine Animal Behavior Analysis
(2023-04-28)
Understanding the behavior of marine animals is critical to effective management especially
as they fall under increasing anthropogenic pressures. Recent advances in two technologies,
drones and machine learning offer versatile, ...
Cutting the Green Tape in North Carolina
(2023-04-28)
Regulators and practitioners can face significant barriers to ecosystem conservation
and restoration. This study attempts to identify those barriers in North Carolina
and develops recommendations for increasing the pace ...
Theory versus Practice in Payment for Ecosystem Services in Totonicapán, Guatemala
(2018-04-27)
Payment for Ecosystem Service (PES) initiatives are a popular and wide-spread market-based
approach to mitigating detrimental
impacts of rapid land-use change that threatens vital ecological resources such as
water, soil, ...
Assessment of Sea Turtle Rehabilitation in North Carolina
(2019-04-26)
As is the case with all sea turtle species, the five species that occur within North
Carolina waters are listed as either threatened or endangered under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973. Due to their endangered/threatened ...