Browsing Electronic Theses, Dissertations, and Records of Study (2002– ) by Author "Cairns, David M."
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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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Ellis, Jean Taylor (2009-05-15)Aeolian sand transport models, widely employed by coastal scientists and managers, assume temporal and spatial homogeneity within the saltation field. This research questions that assumption by demonstrating that the ...
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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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Given, Jeffrey Lyle (Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)This study qualitatively and quantitatively analyzes the geomorphology of alluvial fans in the Guadalupe Mountains Region (GMR) of west Texas and south-central New Mexico. Morphometric data for 31 alluvial fans and drainage ...
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Long, Ashley Marie (2014-08-08)Most avian habitat selection studies are conducted within small spatial and temporal scales and fail to link habitat selection decisions to reproductive success. This limits our understanding of avian demographic patterns ...
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Bunsen, Michael Seth (2020-04-14)Peatlands have been important terrestrial carbon reservoirs throughout the Holocene, yet whether these ecosystems will become stronger carbon sinks in the future remains debated. While surface peat layers have a greater ...
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Gomez Ruiz, Emma Patricia (2015-08-21)Maintaining migratory corridors that allow winged pollinators to move and transport pollen is critical for preserving the genetic diversity of plant species and, as a result maintains the resilience of the ecosystem to ...
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Kim, Daehyun (2010-10-12)Biogeographic patterns across a landscape are developed by the interplay of environmental processes operating at different spatial and temporal scales. This research investigated dynamics of salt marsh vegetation on the ...
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Granberg, Tynan (2012-10-19)Alpine and arctic treelines have been viewed as sensitive indicators of global climate change. While many treelines have advanced under warmer climate regimes in recent decades, the response has not been uniform. Some ...
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Haile, Kelly (2012-10-19)The Big Thicket National Preserve is located in the southern part of the United States. It is within the Pineywoods vegetation region of southeastern Texas. This study area was the Canyonlands Unit, a unit located entirely ...