Browsing by Subject "Galveston"
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(2009-05-15)The Texas Volunteer Guard, created by the Militia Law of 1879, continued to allow African Americans to serve as citizen soldiers. From 1880 to 1906 over six hundred black men faithfully served in the various state militia ...
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Plastics and their consequent microplastics have become omnipresent throughout the globe. Microplastic pollution has been observed in the marine environment, by direct observation and by analyses of organisms. The microplastics ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1987)Continuity among architectural structures in the urban setting is an often cited component of visual attractiveness. Since urban tourism is essentially based on visual attractiveness, architectural continuity is an important ...
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(2013-02-04)Heavy boat traffic can negatively affect dolphins by increasing the risk of habitat disruption, emigration, or physical harm by boat propellers. It is important to assess the behaviors of the resident population of bottlenose ...
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(2017-07-27)Coastal dunes offer many communities around the world a means to naturally mitigate the damage caused by coastal storms. This dissertation will address some of the knowledge gaps concerning the cost effectiveness of dunes ...
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Colonization of Hard-substrate Invertebrate Communities on Various Materials in Galveston Bay, Texas (2021-04-22)Hard-substrate organisms such as oysters and barnacles reduce coastal erosion, improve water quality, and promote biodiversity. However, hard-substrate communities are threatened by dredging, sedimentation, invasive species, ...
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(2014-05-28)The feeding ecology of three coastal shark species consisting of Atlantic Sharpnose (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae), Bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo), and Atlantic Blacktip (Carcharhinus limbatus) was examined in the northwest ...
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Coastal flooding in America has caused large-scale changes with many communities seeing increased flooding. Flooded communities, collapsed bridges, and obstructed roads are some of the lasting effects that can be devasting ...
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(2015-11-09)In 2008, Hurricane Ike made landfall at Galveston Island, Texas, and caused significant impacts on the coastal environment. An assessment of the impact of Hurricane Ike on the shoreface and inner shelf sediments that occur ...
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(2009-06-02)Why do churches of the same faith built in the same location and era of time differ in their built form? The focus of this dissertation led to the identification of four variables that influence the built form. These are ...
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(2015-08-11)Recovery is the least researched and prepared-for phase in the disaster management cycle, but the critique of the post-Katrina’s planning has begun to get researchers’ attention with an emerging consensus on the value of ...
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(2013-05-01)Decent housing is a goal for many people not only in the United States but elsewhere in the world. A house becomes the symbol of family spirit whether it is a single-family or multiple-family home. Public housing in the ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1967)
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(2014-12-02)Estuaries are economically and ecologically significant regions that are highly sensitive to external forcing from sea-level rise, storm events, and anthropogenic change. West Galveston Bay (West Bay) is a back-barrier ...
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(2013-10-01)Digenean trematodes have complex life histories involving several hosts and life stages. They are sensitive to biotic and abiotic factors such as metal pollutants and extreme pH and temperature, possibly making them valuable ...