This study investigated the relationships among the individual’s chronological age, personality, perceived social support, appearance schema, appearance appraisal and the resultant coping strategies to overcome body dissatisfaction. Thirty four hypotheses were developed to meet the objectives of this study. The objectives were achieved by conducting two studies. Each of the...
History is an invaluable source of information to understand and evaluate management influences on contemporary ecosystems and landscapes. The first two chapters (Chapters 2 and 3) explored the concept of historical range of variability (HRV) in landscape structure and stand structure using a stochastic fire simulation model to simulate presettlement...
Soils are the largest terrestrial pool of carbon, therefore it is critical to understand
what controls soil carbon efflux to the atmosphere in light of current climate uncertainty.
The primary efflux of carbon from soil is soil respiration which is typically categorized
into autotrophic and heterotrophic respiration. These two components...