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Forest Inventory and Grassland Restoration Planning of Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama 

Perkins, John (2023-04-27)  ETD File Embargoed
Redstone Arsenal (RSA) is the largest landholding in the Tennessee River Valley of Alabama, encompassing 36,000 acres. This region was once dominated by expansive savannas, largely dominated by oak (Quercus spp.) and pines ...

Hydroclimate variability and predictability in the Southeastern United States 

Duan, Yanan (2023-12-05)  ETD File Embargoed
The hydroclimate is the study of the hydrological cycle in the climate context, it is defined as the intersection of climatology and hydrology, especially energy and moisture exchanges between and within the two systems. ...

Integrating multispectral imagery, airborne lidar and field inventory data for invasive species management in southern coastal areas of USA. 

Thapa, Nisham (2022-12-05)  ETD File Embargoed
Invasive plant species have imposed severe threats to native ecosystems, worldwide. Among the well-established species, Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera) and Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense) are among the worst invasive ...

Reducing Uncertainties in Coupled Carbon-water Cycle Predictions in the Southeastern United States Using Perturbed Parameter Experiments and Machine Learning Approaches 

Kavoo, Thomas (2023-11-28)  ETD File Embargoed
Carbon-water cycle interactions are considerably uncertain in the climate models. Parameter sensitivity studies are extensively utilized to reduce uncertainty in hydrological predictions. However, because of its high ...

Regional-scale Mapping of Canopy Height and Aboveground Biomass using ICESat-2 and Landsat-8 Data 

Tiwari, Kasip (2022-12-02)  ETD File Embargoed
The Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite- 2 (ICESat-2), launched in September 2018, is a follow-on mission to ICESat, which operated from 2003 to 2009. While ICESat-2 observations do not provide full coverage, integrating ...

Timberland Dynamics and Hunting Demand: Special Reference to Alabama 

Adjei, Eugene (2020-07-16)
Alabama’s rural lands are experiencing changing trends over the years. During the past few decades, the state has experienced dramatic land use and land cover as well as timberland changes due to rapid economic and population ...

Using Airborne and Spaceborne lidar for Mapping Forest Attributes in Southern Alabama. 

Brown, Schyler (2022-11-21)  ETD File Embargoed
Remote sensing has become a major resource for assessing ecosystems and global carbon cycling. In forest applications, remote sensing data have been used to estimate the amount of carbon stored or lost in forests due to ...

Using remote sensing to detect indicator species of tidal influence along the lower Apalachicola River, Florida 

Davis, Eian (2023-04-27)  ETD File Embargoed
Wetlands are an important part of coastal ecosystems for the multiple services they provide, including erosion control, water quality, and wildlife habitat. With the threat of rising sea levels, it is important to ...