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Creator:: Deng, Kai
Abstract:: About 48 million cases of Foodborne illnesses (FBIs) are estimated to occur every year in the US. These are diseases caused by contamination of foods with bacteria, viruses, protozoa, parasites and toxic chemicals. Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs) are an important health-care and community associated problem. Since C. difficile spores have...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Pathogens Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ J. Antonio

Creator:: Flamenco, Herman N., Jr.
Abstract:: Forest vegetation management (FVM) is an important component of reforestation in the Pacific Northwest (PNW). Several studies have demonstrated the benefits of vegetation management on planted conifer growth and survival. However, few reports have been published on the long-term effects of FVM treatments on total ecosystem biomass accumulation and aboveground...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Carlos A. Gonzalez-Benecke Forest vegetation management (FVM) is an important component

Creator:: Soto, Daniel P.
Abstract:: The increasing human demands on natural resources, in combination with uncertainties about ecosystem dynamics due to global change, has led the scientific community to conclude that new approaches in understanding of ecological systems are needed to tackle environmental issues in an efficient manner. One development that has received more attention...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: much to believe in me. To Antonio (Dr. Wu) and Xuley (Sarita), thanks for open the doors of your

Creator:: Pancoast, Alexander D.
Abstract:: The growing need for accurate forest biomass and carbon estimates has sparked a recent re-examination of direct volume estimation and taper modeling techniques. Additionally, the need for increased precision of biomass and carbon estimates drives a need to improve the techniques used to evaluate these models. Taper equations have an...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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