Browsing by Author "Anderson, Christopher"

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Association between fear and visual memory for central and peripheral details

Anderson, Christopher (2006-12-15)

The present study sought to determine if phobic individuals have improved memory for stimuli that are related to their phobic fear relative to non-anxiety provoking stimuli. Four hundred fifty-eight participants were ...

Decomposition of Coarse Woody Debris and Microbial Biomass in Tidal Freshwater Forested Wetlands along a River to Estuary Gradient on the Apalachicola River in Florida

Click, Nathan (2011-04-07)

Decomposition dynamics of mass, carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorous (P) as well as downed woody debris biomass and microbial biomass were assayed along a river to estuary gradient in wetlands alongside the Apalachicola ...

Do structural and compositional shifts in mixed pine-oak forests alter fuels and fire behavior?

Cabrera, Steven (2022-11-29)

The lack of fire disturbances throughout the 20th century has contributed to forest structural and compositional shifts, resulting in the encroachment of shade-tolerant and often fire-sensitive hardwood species in ...

The Effect of Land Use/Land Cover on Headwater-Slope Wetlands in Baldwin County, Alabama

Barksdale, Wales Flynt, Jr. (2012-12-17)

Land use and land cover (LULC) have been shown to greatly influence aquatic environments although very few studies have described the effect on headwater wetlands. The overall goal of this research was to assess the impact ...

Effects of Hydrologic Change on Stream Fish Assemblages in Alabama

Stiles, Warren (2016-04-26)

Alabama is home to the most diverse aquatic fauna in the United States. A major threat to this fauna is habitat degradation mediated by hydrologic alteration. Land cover changes contribute to disrupted flow patterns and ...

Evaluating Remote Sensing and Prescribed Fire Methods to Aid in the Restoration of Bottomland Hardwood Forests Invaded by Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense)

Cash, James (2019-07-16)

Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense Lour.) is an invasive shrub with a wide distribution outside its native Southeast Asia range. It is particularly common and problematic in the southeastern U.S., where researchers have ...

Evaluating the Distribution and Dispersal of Invasive Woody Vegetation Related to Land Use in Auburn, Alabama

Atasoy, Murat (2015-05-12)

The spread of invasive species in riparian areas is an international problem and has resulted in significant loss of native species in riparian areas worldwide, including the east Alabama region. The objective of this ...

A High-Resolution Hurricane Analysis for the Southeastern United States

Whatley, Christopher (2023-05-11)

This study investigated hurricane trends in the Southeastern United States. First, we developed a high-resolution gridded hurricane dataset, GRID-HURDAT2, and calculated Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) index in three ...

Identifying Critical Source Areas of Sediment, Nitrogen and Phosphorus: A Modeling Approach

Niraula, Rewati (2010-08-25)

Impairment in the quality of water due to nutrients and sediments originating from watersheds is a serious problem in the USA and the world. Identification of critical source areas (CSAs), which contribute most of the ...

Modeling Soil Moisture Dynamics in Wetlands

He, Junhao (2021-07-19)

Soil moisture distribution and fluxes are among the fundamental components of the hydrological cycle. One-dimensional Richard’s Equation (hereafter RE) is often used to represent the physics of water moisture distribution ...

Parasite component community of Gulf Killifish, Fundulus grandis, in an oiled Louisiana saltmarsh

Ruiz, Carlos (2013-07-01)

Fish parasites comprise a large portion of marine biodiversity but so far have been underutilized as Gulf of Mexico bioindicators. Shifts in parasite diversity, prevalence, and intensity resulting from the 2010 BP Deepwater ...

Predicting Saltwater Intrusion Effects on Tidal Freshwater Wetlands of the Lower Apalachicola River

Çelik, Seval (2017-05-04)

Tidal freshwater forested wetlands are found between terrestrial and aquatic zones and are common near the outlets of the coastal rivers (Mitsch and Gosselink 2007). These wetlands are valuable resources due to the ecological ...

The Scales of Ocean and Coastal Governance: How International, National, and Local Governments are Preparing for Global Environmental Change and a Growing Population

Johnson, Gregory (2023-08-02) ETD File Embargoed

Coastal and ocean governance is a complex topic that requires an equally complex management structure. Governments around the world and at every scale have varying degrees of authority and resources to effectively manage ...

Spatially Integrating Stakeholder Preferences for Wildlife Conservation and Ecosystem Services with Expert Opinions Using Public Participation Geographic Information Systems

Cox, Cody (2013-04-09)

Due to changing trends in natural resource management, there is an increasing need to incorporate stakeholder opinions and preferences into the decision making process. Since much natural resource data is stored spatially ...