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Human Alteration of a Neotropical Landscape Drives Long-term Changes in its Forest Bird Communities

Creator:

Curtis, Jenna R.

Abstract:

Human alteration of natural landscapes leads to biodiversity loss, often from a combination of area effects and fragmentation effects. Smaller habitat patches support fewer species than large ones and incur additional consequences from isolation. Efforts to preempt biodiversity loss from insular habitat fragments are complicated by individualistic species responses and...

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Dissertation

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. Curtis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Wildlife Science presented on December 12, 2019
Patterns of distribution, abundance, and change over time in the marine bird community of Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1989-2012

Creator:

Cushing, Daniel A.

Abstract:

Over recent decades, the marine ecosystems of Prince William Sound (PWS), Alaska have experienced the concurrent effects of a major anthropogenic disturbance, the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill (EVOS), and a dynamic atmospheric-oceanic environment. Studies of top marine consumers can provide insights into processes of ecosystem change. Using data collected...

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Masters Thesis

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. Mills, E. J. Murphy, H. Österblom, M. Paleczny, J. F. Piatt, J. Roux, L. Shannon, and W. J. Sydeman
The species composition, density, and distribution of the littoral zooplankton assemblage in Crater Lake, Oregon

Creator:

Warncke, William Madara

Abstract:

The species compositions and densities of the littoral and pelagic zooplankton assemblages in Crater Lake were compared. The littoral and pelagic zooplankton assemblages of most lakes are typically different due to different habitat conditions in the two zones. The littoral zone of Crater Lake lacks many of the habitat characteristics,...

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Masters Thesis