Browsing by Author "Coulson, Robert N."
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Rangel, Juliana; Giresi, Melissa; Pinto, Maria Alice; Baum, Kristen A.; Rubink, William L.; Coulson, Robert N.; Johnston, John Spencer (Ecology and Evolution, 2016)
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Zhang, Ke (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1991)This study was undertaken to develop a landuse expert system based on a geographic information system (GIS). More specifically, this study has developed a method of Knowledge Extraction from GIS (KEGIS) by machine-learning ...
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Ball, Kendall C. (2010-01-16)RENR 405 GIS Environmental Problem Solving is a course offered at Texas A
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Johnson, Jeremy Scott (2012-10-19)The structure and function of coastal marshes results from a complex interaction of biotic and abiotic processes that continually influence the characteristics of marsh vegetation. A great deal of research has focused on ...
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Azevedo, Joao Carlos (Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)Changes in landscape pattern caused by changes in forest management, namely the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), and the implications of these structural changes on landscape processes were analyzed. Landscape structure ...
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Loh, Koushe (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1984)Problem solving in integrated pest management (IPM) is a complex procedure involving the use of mathematical models and rapidly proliferating information. The effectiveness of an IPM decision-maker is a function of how ...
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Stukey, Jared D. (2011-02-22)The overall goal of this study was to develop a framework for using airborne lidar to derive inputs for the SPB infestation growth model TAMBEETLE. The specific objectives were (1) to estimate individual tree characteristics ...
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Gagne, James Adalore (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1980)Temperature influences development and mortality of the southern pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann. Because the insect is difficult to observe and rear, the effects of temperature on development and mortality ...
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Defex Cuervo, Tulia Ines (2009-05-15)Once abundant in the Texas and Louisiana coastal prairie, currently the Attwater’s Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido attwateri, APC) is close to extinction. Efforts to increase the size of the remaining populations at ...
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Kim, Jin Ki (Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)An ecological approach to land-use planning is essential to maintain the long-term sustainability of ecosystem benefits, services, and resources. Concern about environmental quality and the long-term livability of urban ...
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Fargo, Walter Scott (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1981)Many factors influence the ability of an infestation of the southern pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann to enlarge. These factors may relate to the characteristics of the host trees in the stand, the population ...
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Baum, Kristen Anne (Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)Honey bees, Apis mellifera, play an important role in many ecosystems, pollinating a wide variety of native, agricultural, and exotic plants. The recent decline in the number of feral and managed honey bee colonies in ...
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Fire Regimes and Successional Dynamics of Pine and Oak Forests in the Central Appalachian Mountains Aldrich, Serena Rose (2012-07-16)The role of fire in determining the structure and composition of many forested ecosystems is well documented (e.g. North American boreal forests; piñon-juniper woodlands of the western US). Fire is also believed to be ...
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Lovelady, Clark Nolan (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1994)The goal of the research described by this dissertation was to examine characteristics of the lightning disturbance regime in relation to herbivory by pine bark beetles. The first of two data sets consisted of five years ...
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Kim, Jun Hyun (2011-08-08)This research examines the associations between landscape spatial patterns of urban forests, health-related quality of life (HRQOL), and obesity (captured by body mass index, BMI) among Hispanic children living in Houston's ...
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Birt, Andrew; Feldman, Richard M.; Cairns, David M.; Coulson, Robert N.; Tchakerian, Maria; Xi, Weimin; Guldin, James M. (Ecology (Brooklyn, NY), 2009)
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Pinto, Maria Alice (Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)The goal of this study was to examine the impact of Africanization on the genetic structure of the Welder Wildlife Refuge feral honey bee population by scoring mtDNA and microsatellite polymorphisms. Adult honey bee workers, ...
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Petty, Saul David (Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)The USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection, is responsible for maintaining an ORACLE database named the Southern Pine Beetle Information System (SPBIS). SPBIS was designed to store survey data for Southern Pine ...