This Is AuburnElectronic Theses and Dissertations

Browsing by Author "Lockaby, Graeme"

Now showing items 1-7 of 7

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 ...

Development of bio-based systems as pollutants removal for water remediation 

Gomez-Maldonado, Diego (2021-04-23)
In the search of bio-based alternatives to develop systems that can improve water quality, cellulose nanofibril (CNF) were studied as scaffolds for the development of adsorbents for emerging and unregulated pollutants; in ...

The Ecology of West Nile Virus in Atlanta, Georgia 

Castaneda, Nicole (2020-11-12)
West Nile virus (WNV) is a vector-borne virus that has caused hundreds of human deaths and has cost the United States millions of dollars each year since its first emergence in 1999. To understand the ecology of West ...

The Effects of 40% Throughfall Reduction on Soil Respiration in a Longleaf Pine Plantation 

Blackstock, Jake (2018-08-24)
Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) forests can serve as disturbance-resistant, long-term carbon sinks, but net ecosystem productivity of longleaf pine forests has been shown to be sensitive to drought. Soil respiration (Rs) ...

The Effects of Fertilization and Four Years of Throughfall Reduction on Leaf Physiology of Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) 

Pell, Charles (2015-12-10)
Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) is the most widely planted pine species in the southeastern United States. Increased frequency of drought associated with projected climate change may negatively impact loblolly pine productivity. ...

Effects of Salinity on Productivity and Biogeochemical Processes in Tidal Freshwater and Oligohaline Wetlands of South Carolina, USA 

Pierfelice, Kathryn (2013-03-08)
A principal threat to tidal freshwater and oligohaline wetlands in the Southeastern United States is salinity intrusion from sea level rise, which affects their structure, growth, and function. This study was designed to ...

Impacts of wild pigs (Sus scrofa) on nutrient cycling and water quality in riparian areas 

Bolds, Sara (2020-05-15)
Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are a highly invasive species in the United States and millions of dollars are spent annually on removal efforts and damage reduction. Wild pigs may act as ecosystem engineers in areas where they are ...