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Resource Selection and Bait Response by Female Eastern Wild Turkey in Alabama
(2019-08-19)
A key element for the successful management of a wildlife species is understanding the
specific resources an animal is using and at what time of the year. Resource selection by animals is typically addressed in the terms ...
Four Essays on the Economic Development, Resource and Environmental Economic
(2019-08-16)
The economic structure and household livelihood of Mongolia have been experiencing dramatic changes driven by both the socio-economic transition and the climate change in the past decades. This dissertation investigated ...
Effects of uncertainty on conservation decisions and ecological inference
(2019-07-23)
Uncertainty is pervasive in ecology and conservation. Ecological systems are dynamic, and therefore inference from observations and subsequent decision-making can be hampered due to observation and process error. Assessing ...
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Inland Waters in the Conterminous United States: a Process-based Modeling Study
(2019-12-05)
The growing awareness of global warming promotes great interest in investigating the magnitude, spatial, and temporal patterns of the major greenhouse gas (CO2, CH4, and N2O) emissions in the earth systems. The Greenhous ...
Stopover ecology and population dynamics of migratory shorebirds
(2019-04-04)
Migratory animals are declining worldwide, and for many species there are multiple threats to population stability from throughout the annual cycle. Animals performing long-distance migrations use stopover sites en route ...
Effects of Commercial Thinning on White-tailed Deer Forage Availability and Ecological Restoration Objectives in Loblolly Pine Stands
(2019-04-09)
Planted pine (Pinus spp.) stands represent 19% of the forested land in the southeastern U.S. Though often managed for timber production, many landowners have alternative objectives, such as improving habitat quality for ...
Impact of Tree Inoculation by Leptographium terebrantis on Soil Microbial Communities in Commercial Loblolly Pine Stand
(2019-04-17)
A variety of abiotic and biotic stressors, including root-feeding bark beetles and pathogenic ophiostomatoid fungi, are associated with root disease of Pinus spp. Our research goal was to analyze if a tree inoculation by ...
Assessing Input Uncertainty and Sensitivity of the Process-Based Wetland Water Quality Model, WetQual
(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 ...
Comparing Camera Survey Methods for Monitoring Eastern Wild Turkey Populations
(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 ...
Ophiostomatoid Fungal Infection and Insect Diversity in a Mature Loblolly Pine Stand
(2019-04-16)
Root-feeding beetles and weevils are known vectors of ophiostomatoid fungi, such as
Leptographium and Grosmannia, that have been associated with a phenomenon called Southern
Pine Decline in the Southeastern United States. ...