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Aboveground biomass and ecosystem carbon pools in tropical secondary forests growing in six life zones of Costa Rica

Creator:: Cifuentes Jara, Miguel
Abstract:: Carbon sequestration in tropical secondary forests growing in all climates must be quantified to understand their potential role in adaptation and mitigation strategies of global climate change. Total aboveground biomass (TAGB), soil carbon, and total ecosystem carbon (TEC) were measured in 54 secondary forests growing along a broad bioclimatic gradient...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Miguel Cifuentes-Jara for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Sciences

Characterizing community impacts of small dam removal : a case study of the Brownsville Dam

Creator:: Elston, Denise E.
Abstract:: Emerging river policy has launched small dam removal as a viable option to meet the ecological and social demands for river restoration. As small dam removals gain precedence as a policy tool in river restoration projects there exists a glaring gap in the social considerations, in particular how small dam...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: community affiliations: 1) Canal Company members; 2) Calapooia Watershed Council members; 3) City

Marine, Estuarine, and Diadromous Fish Stocks at Risk of Extinction in North America (Exclusive of Pacific Salmonids)

Creator:: Musick, J. A., Harbin, M. M., Berkeley, S. A., Burgess, G. H., Eklund, A. M., Findley, L., Gilmore, R. G., Golden, J. T., Ha, D. S., Huntsman, G. R., McGovern, J. C., Sedberry, G. R., Parker, S. J., Poss, S. G., Sala, E., Schmidt, T. W., Weeks, H., and Wright, S. G.
Abstract:: The problem of extinction in the sea has been recognized only recently by the scientific community (Roberts and Hawkins 1999). For the last decade, the American Fisheries Society (AFS) has pursued an initiative to identify marine fish stocks that may be at risk of extinction in North America (Musick 1998;...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: increased freshwater influx from man-made canals (Fourqurean and Robblee 1999; T. Schmidt, pers. observ

Survival and persistence of Bacteroidales human and ruminant specific fecal markers and occurrence with fecal pathogens

Creator:: Walters, Sarah P.
Abstract:: Aquatic fecal contamination from non-point sources impairs environmental health and serves as a vehicle for transmission of waterborne disease, resulting in economic losses worldwide. Accurate methods of diagnosing fecal pollution and its source are needed to prevent human exposure, remediate pollution, and reduce economic impacts. In order to obtain this...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ; Pernthaler et al., 2002; Rossello-Mora et al., 2003). RNA-based methods rely on the assumption that RNA is

Impacts of instream flows on the Colorado River Delta, Mexico : spatial vegetation change analysis and opportunities for restoration

Creator:: Zamora-Arroyo, Jose Francisco
Abstract:: Until the 1930s, flows of the Colorado River maintained approximately 781,060 hectares of wetlands in its delta. These wetlands provided important feeding and nesting grounds for resident and migratory birds as well as spawning and protection habitat for many fish and other invertebrate species. However, the Delta's wetlands started to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: is diverted at NIB through the Central Canal to supply water for agriculture in the Mexicali Valley

Retention of adult second language learners : Hispanic learners in Washington State community and technical colleges

Creator:: Jones, Gary E.
Abstract:: This study was designed to investigate a phenomenon, retention of Hispanic adult second language learners in Washington State's community colleges, from a qualitative paradigm and phenomenological approach. The focus of this study was to capture eight foreign-born Hispanic ESL non-continuators' voices and experiences, in their native language of Spanish, who...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Question Guide (English and Spanish).......................... 298 I. Biography for Mr. Miguel DeJesus

Literacy politics and literacy education : thematic perspectives in contemporary Chicana/o narrative

Creator:: Bowman, Christine D.
Abstract:: Literacy is often considered to be a basic set of skills to be mastered by the student; the conventional wisdom maintains that the individual who has mastered these skills is then literate. Scholars in the field of literacy studies, however, argue that such assumptions about literacy fail to take into...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ability to attain literacy at the same rate as the native English speaker. Poet Miguel Mendez, in an

The influence of aging dams and geography on the distribution of dam removals in the United States

Creator:: Ashley, Sara
Abstract:: Over 470 dams have been removed in the United States, and a significant increase in dam removals has occurred since the early 1990s. The aging of dams is often cited as the primary factor influencing removals; as dams surpass their functional life span, safety hazards, economic costs, and environmental concerns...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: made available for settlement ... by building reservoirs and main-line canals impractical for private

An exploratory study of the social factors of small dam removal : Chiloquin Dam at Sprague River Mile 0.87, Oregon

Creator:: Hatch, Jason M.
Abstract:: Several reports related to dams and dam removal have been released this decade by non-governmental organizations including Dam Removal: Science and Decision Making by The Heinz Center which focused on small dams, since most of the dams removed to date as well as those likely to be removed in the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: canal systems and new construction beginning in 1906 (United States Bureau of Reclamation 2008). Among

Opposing worldviews : Cuicatec values of cultural and natural resources in a western paradigm

Creator:: Hearn, Kyle P.
Abstract:: Both conflicts and new identities result when indigenous' traditional values of landscape and resource management are superimposed with federal governments' management of archaeological and forest resources in federally designated protected areas. This thesis examines the relationship and discourse between two Cuicatec towns in Oaxaca, Mexico and three Mexican government agencies...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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Aboveground biomass and ecosystem carbon pools in tropical secondary forests growing in six life zones of Costa Rica

Characterizing community impacts of small dam removal : a case study of the Brownsville Dam

Marine, Estuarine, and Diadromous Fish Stocks at Risk of Extinction in North America (Exclusive of Pacific Salmonids)

Survival and persistence of Bacteroidales human and ruminant specific fecal markers and occurrence with fecal pathogens

Impacts of instream flows on the Colorado River Delta, Mexico : spatial vegetation change analysis and opportunities for restoration

Retention of adult second language learners : Hispanic learners in Washington State community and technical colleges

Literacy politics and literacy education : thematic perspectives in contemporary Chicana/o narrative

The influence of aging dams and geography on the distribution of dam removals in the United States

An exploratory study of the social factors of small dam removal : Chiloquin Dam at Sprague River Mile 0.87, Oregon

Opposing worldviews : Cuicatec values of cultural and natural resources in a western paradigm

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