Browsing by Author "Feagin, Rusty A."
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Williams, Amy M. (2009-05-15)Sargassum fluitans and natans, types of brown algae, wash up on Galveston Island, Texas annually from May to August. Sargassum smells bad, hurts tourism and impairs sea turtle hatchings. Coastal managers are confronted ...
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Engelman, Catherine Allegra (Texas A&M University, 2008-10-10)The western burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia hypugaea, is a Federal Species of Concern, whose numbers and range have been drastically reduced from historic levels in Texas. Burrowing owls roost and forage in agricultural ...
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Williams, Amy M. (2011-10-21)Coastal ecosystems provide important resources for social, economic and environmental capital to global and local communities. Socially, coastal ecosystems provide a place for people to recreate and get in touch with nature. ...
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Cline, Marie (2012-10-19)Movement of growth faults, a type of normal fault which is formed during sedimentation and is characterized by having greater vertical thickness on the downthrown fault side, on barrier islands contributes to wetland losses. ...
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Schmidt, Jason Alan (2011-02-22)Wildlife biologists and land managers tasked with the recovery of the endangered Lower Keys marsh rabbit (LKMR; Sylvilagus palustris hefneri) were in need of a current population estimate as well as a method to estimate ...
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Vormwald, Lisa M. (2011-10-21)Understanding factors limiting population growth is critical for species exhibiting declining populations. Reproductive success has an important effect on population dynamics; however, our ability to accurately estimate ...
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Parkes, Michael Lawrence (2009-05-15)A phenomenon of large, upland breeding colonies of cattle egrets in residential areas of Central Texas has been observed since the early 1960s. These large concentrations of breeding birds can be a nuisance to nearby ...
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Noh, Youngre (2015-05-13)This study expands the existing literature on impact of environmental amenities and disamenities on the value of single family housing by temporally and spatially examining changes in the effect of nature and industry. The ...
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Feagin, Rusty A.; Martinez, M. Luisa; Mendoza-Gonzalez, Gabriela; Costanza, Robert (Ecology and Society, 2010)
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Colon, Ricardo J. (2013-08-27)Global climate change threatens the survival of microtidal wetlands by altering fundamental hydrological aspects such as precipitation patterns and tidal exchange. The combination of these stressors results in increased ...