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Adaptive Governance of Coral Reefs: Cases of Florida and the Caribbean 

Morris, Daniel (2023-04-13)
Coral reefs are one of the most imperiled yet one of the most valuable ecosystems on the planet, providing food, medicine, and property protection to hundreds of millions of coastal people all over the world. Coral reefs ...

Alabama Pilot Survey for a New National Outdoor Recreation Survey Focusing on Minority Access and Views 

Groetsch, Caitlin (2022-09-19)
Since 2014, the agencies tasked with managing our outdoor recreation sites have experienced a knowledge gap caused by the discontinuation of the National Survey on Recreation and the Environment (NSRE), which was previously ...

Anthropogenic and Natural Disturbances of the Nitrogen Cycle at Multiple Scales from Local to Global: A Modeling Investigation of Nitrous Oxide and Ammonia Emissions 

Xu, Rongting (2019-04-18)
Nitrogen (N) is an essential element that affects natural vegetation and crop growth in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Meanwhile, N is tightly coupled with carbon and other nutrients (e.g., phosphorous) that influence ...

Assessing family forest landowners interest in forest carbon programs in the southern United States and predicting carbon content in loblolly pine using Near Infrared Spectroscopy 

Baskarla, Suharsha (2023-04-26)  ETD File Embargoed
Over the past few decades, atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels have increased from 300 to 416 ppm. Increased concentrations of atmospheric CO2 affect forests and create an imbalance of carbon exchange between the ...

Assessing Input Uncertainty and Sensitivity of the Process-Based Wetland Water Quality Model, WetQual 

Kanber, Recep Tayyip (2019-06-03)
Wetlands are among the most important natural ecosystems having numerous benefits to people and wildlife. One of the key functions of wetlands is water purification. Wetlands are known to improve water quality and act as ...

Assessing Occurrence and Habitat Characteristics of the Southeastern Pocket Gopher (Geomys pinetis) 

Bennett, Mary (2018-01-10)
The southeastern pocket gopher (Geomys pinetis), a species of conservation concern in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, is of increasing conservation concern due to a range wide decline believed to be due to habitat loss and ...

Assessment and Synthetization of Extension Needs Encompassing the Economic and Ecological Impacts of Wild Pigs Among Young Pine Plantations 

Fern, Micah (2017-12-18)
The southeastern United States has recently seen its first increases in Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) acreage after more than four centuries of decline thanks to ongoing restoration efforts. Connecting existing ...

Avian Predation on Low-Salinity Shrimp Aquaculture 

Amacker, Caleb (2023-07-28)
Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) is the most commonly produced shrimp in the world and prominent in the seafood industry in the United States. Aquaculture producers in the United States raise >2,000 metric tons ...

Beyond the timberline: Assessment of Supplemental Income Opportunities, Forest Management Practices, and Attributes of Southern Pine Straw Types 

Singh, Zachary (2020-07-22)
Of Alabama’s 23 million acres of timberland, over 13 million acres of it is owned by family forest landowners. Therefore, they play a pivotal role in the future of Alabama’s forest. Due to a combination of shift in ownership ...

A Bird's-Eye View of Young Longleaf Pine 

Harris, Natalie (2021-01-11)
Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) forests are an endangered ecosystem and a primary focus for restoration in the US. Through the cost-share program Partners for Fish and Wildlife (PFW), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

Capturing Forest Dynamics in Hydrological Modeling 

Haas, Henrique (2020-08-14)
Forests can cover a significant portion of watersheds and affect rainfall interception, water losses through evapotranspiration (ET), surface runoff, and aquifer recharge. Despite their critical role in the hydrologic ...

Cellulose Nanomaterial-based Films for Grease-resistance Food Packaging Application 

Rahman, Summia (2023-05-15)  ETD File Embargoed
The common uses of plastic for food packaging are advantageous in many cases because of its easy processability, low cost, and excellent resistance to water, oil, and grease penetration. The per- and poly-fluoroalkyl ...

Chemometric Modeling of the Structural Integrity, Chemistry and Bioenergy Potential of Elite Loblolly Pine Families and Forest Biomass 

Acquah, GIfty (2016-12-12)
Pinus taeda L. (loblolly pine) is the most economically important tree species in the USA. With 30 million acres in plantations in the southern United States alone, it accounts for over 50% of the standing pine volume of ...

Chinese tallow seed viability, resprouting capacity, and leaf litter flammability: consequences for restoring coastal pine forests 

Brubaker, Eric (2023-07-27)
Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera) is an invasive tree that threatens the health and integrity of pine flatwoods and savannas along the USA Gulf of Mexico. These open forests historically experienced frequent, low-intensity ...

Climate and Land Use/Cover Change Impacts on the Ecologically Relevant Flow Metrics in the Cahaba River Watershed 

Dosdogru, Furkan (2016-07-05)
This study explored the impacts of land use/cover (LULC) and climate change on hydrological responses, particularly low-flow regimes, in the rapidly urbanizing upper Cahaba River basin in north-central Alabama. The Cahaba ...

Comparing Camera Survey Methods for Monitoring Eastern Wild Turkey Populations 

Keller, Skylar (2019-08-26)
Conflicting estimates of the size and productivity of Eastern Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallapavo silvestris) populations led biologists in Alabama to seek repeatable, less-biased, survey methods. Previously, estimates of ...

Contrasting the influence of overstory tree species identity on microclimate, fuels, and tree regeneration in a longleaf pine forest 

Goncalves Lazzaro, Luiza (2023-07-24)
Fire-dependent ecosystems worldwide are facing a significant threat from anthropogenic activities, particularly land use changes and decades of fire exclusion. These alterations have led to a transformation in once open ...

Coppicing Evaluation in the Southeastern U.S. to Determine Harvesting Methods for Bioenergy Production 

Santiago, Rafael (2017-05-01)
Renewable fuels are being tested as an alternative for fossil fuels. Woody biomass is an excellent source of renewable energy in terms of cost-benefit and availability. Short rotation woody crops (SRWC) meet intensive wood ...

Coral Reefs and Climate Change: Examining Two Institutional Approaches to Managing a Novel Marine Ecosystem 

Wally, Kasen (2022-04-20)
Much of Florida’s economy is tied to the third-largest barrier reef in the world, the Florida Reef Tract. However, because of anthropogenic threats, it is not the thriving ecosystem it once was, and its persistence ...

Coral Reefs in Congress 

Alva, Amanda (2022-04-15)
As coral reef ecosystems disappear at an alarming rate, the United States and the wider world are weighing options for bold policy action to stop the loss of climate sensitive ecosystems. It is difficult for policies to ...