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Creator:: Meprasert, Somrudee
Abstract:: The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami raised concern among marine park managers and hazard mitigation professionals about the significant impact of major coastal hazards on marine park natural resources and ecosystems. The main reason for this concern is the strong linkage of marine parks and their rich assortment of ecosystem services...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Capozza, Togan
Abstract:: It has long been acknowledged that recreation activities can cause conflict among stakeholders with different perspectives. In 1949, Aldo Leopold, one of the earliest proponents of wilderness preservation, noted "Public policies for outdoor recreation are controversial. Equally conscientious citizens hold opposite views on what is and what should be done...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Creator:: Easter, David
Abstract:: Under the Coastal Zone Management Act, participating states were given two incentives to design programs for managing their coastal resources. One of these incentives was "federal consistency" which allowed states to review either direct federal actions or projects involving federal licenses, permits, or funding for consistency with the state coastal...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Creator:: Rodhouse, Thomas J.
Abstract:: Little information is available on northern barred owl (Strix varia varia) life history in the Pacific Northwest but their invasion into northern spotted owl habitat (Strix occidentalis caurina) appears to be significant and detrimental to conservation of the latter species. Forest fragmentation has been suggested as a possible factor in...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Creator:: Siegel, Karen E.
Abstract:: Biodiversity studies allow for a more holistic approach to the conservation of species. Using one measure ofbiodiversity, that ofspecies richness, this study investigates the correlations between bird species richness and a set ofvariables. These variables represent climate, productivity/available energy, habitat heterogeneity, disturbance, and topography. Another aspect ofthis study is to...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Creator:: Lorenz, Jay R.
Abstract:: The diffusion of livestock guarding dogs into American agriculture provides an example of a developed nation adopting a peasant husbandry practice. Guarding dogs, associated with transhumant husbandry, have been used to protect sheep and other livestock from predators in Eurasia for 2000 years. However, they were virtually unknown by Anglo-American...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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