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A satellite derived map of Ecological Systems in the East Gulf Coastal Plain, USA
(2008-09-09)
Land cover mapping via remote sensing is an important tool for conservation and land management. A critical component to land cover mapping is defining the classification. A classification scheme must be sufficiently ...
The Impacts of Human Spatial Concentration, Economic Freedom, and Corruption on Species Imperilment
(2008-09-09)
Advocates of certain public policies believe that alternative spatial distributions of a fixed-size human population have different environmental consequences. Specifically, a more concentrated human population has a ...
Fluctuating Asymmetry of White-Tailed Deer Antlers
(2008-09-09)
Fluctuating asymmetry has been proposed as an indirect indicator of individual quality. Sexually selected traits, such as deer antlers, are expected to exhibit patterns of decreasing level of fluctuating asymmetry with ...
The Presence and Public Perception of Coyotes (Canis latrans) in Suburban and Rural Areas of Western Georgia
(2008-09-09)
Coyotes (Canis latrans) are animals that have adapted themselves to a variety of habitats throughout the country. Over the past fifty years, coyotes (Canis latrans) have expanded their range and established themselves as ...
Reproduction and Herpetofauna Depredation of Feral Pigs (Sus scrofa) at Fort Benning, Georgia
(2008-09-09)
The continued range expansion of feral pigs (Sus scrofa) in North America is an increasing cause for concern due to the numerous negative impacts that feral pigs can have on ecosystem structure and function. Once populations ...
Environmental Effects On The Growth Of Young Longleaf Pine
(2008-09-09)
A study to determine the effects of environmental conditions on the growth of young longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill) was initiated in 1969 on the Escambia Experimental Forest near Brewton, Alabama. Forty young longleaf ...
Essays of Forestry Investments in the US and Stumpage Market in the US South
(2008-09-09)
In 2005, nearly $30 billion of American forest land in the hands of institutional investors may suggest that timberland is a good portfolio diversifier. However, this statement may be overstated because forestry investments ...
Ecology of Raccoons in Central Alabama: A Study of Survival, Space Use, and Habitat Selection
(2008-09-09)
Population characteristics of raccoons (Procyon lotor) vary across time and geographic regions; biological information acquired in one region, at one time, may not be pertinent to other regions in other times. In Alabama, ...
Changing Trade Patterns of Forest Products in the United States
(2008-09-09)
In recent years, a trend has emerged in the trade of forest products in the United States. As witnessed in many other industries in the U.S. over the past several decades, forest products exports have steadily dropped off ...
Three Essays on the Pine Straw Industry in a Georgia Community
(2008-09-09)
This dissertation examines the pine straw industry and its interaction with labor, local communities and land in a community in Georgia. As a relatively new industry within the forest products sector, the pine straw ...