Browsing by Subject "spatial analysis"
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Abundance and Distribution of Africanized Honey Bees in an Urban Environments
(2013-01-18)Africanized honey bees (AHB) are a hybrid between African and European honey bees (EHB). Compared to the EHB, AHB exhibit more intense, defensive behaviors but nevertheless provide the same important ecosystem service--p ... -
Ecosystem health at the texas coastal bend: a spatial analysis of exposure and response
(2009-05-15)This dissertation investigated locational risks to ecosystem health associated with proximity to industrial complexes. The study was performed at the behest of ranchers and citizens living and working down-prevailing wind ... -
Examination of the Spatial Relationship between Development Metrics and Total Phosphorus in the Galveston Bay Estuary
(2016-06-01)Urban development can cause increased nutrient loads in nearby streams and rivers. Understanding how the pattern of urban development affects the level of nutrients, specifically phosphorus, within the Galveston Bay Estuary ... -
Flood-Proofing Communities with Land Use Planning and Design
(2016-04-08)This dissertation evaluated how spatial patterns of pervious land cover moderate flood impacts in urban areas during an extreme rainfall event. First, it presented criteria to characterize hydrologic functions of natural ... -
Multisensor Fusion of Ground-based and Airborne Remote Sensing Data for Crop Condition Assessment
(2012-02-14)In this study, the performances of the optical sensors and instruments carried on both ground-based and airborne platforms were evaluated for monitoring crop growing status, detecting the vegetation response to aerial ... -
A Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Texas Bays and Marine Species
Temporal and spatial analysis of marine species distributions within the Gulf of Mexico is important in recognizing trends as to how their population dynamics change. Recognizing these trends can help fisheries and bay ... -
A Study of Unbalanced Morphological Understanding: Morphological Land Use Patterns Analysis of U.S. Megaregions
(2012-07-16)Problem: This study identifies some issues in the definitions of US megaregions which have strongly emphasized functional relationships without considering morphological characteristics. An extensive review of the literature ... -
The Conversion of Urban Vacant Land: The Case of Fort Worth, Texas
(2016-08-04)Vacant land in inner cities and outside of urban areas have become a critical issue in every country across the globe. In the United States, the ratio of vacant land in inner city areas has increased, and it brings many ... -
Topics in living cell miultiphoton laser scanning microscopy (MPLSM) image analysis
(Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)Multiphoton laser scanning microscopy (MPLSM) is an advanced fluorescence imaging technology which can produce a less noisy microscope image and minimize the damage in living tissue. The MPLSM image in this research is the ...