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Quantifying the synchrony of leaf litter decomposition in a forested landscape

Creator:

Stringer, Allison L.

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Plant litter decomposition plays an important role in the global carbon cycle, and contributes large amounts of carbon to soils, which store more carbon than any other terrestrial pool of organic matter. Decomposition plays a fundamental role in nutrient cycling and alters soil properties that shape plant community composition and...

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Honors College Thesis

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Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Fisheries and Wildlife Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Biology
Surfacing Behavior of Juvenile Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) in North Carolina

Creator:

Patton, B. Wren

Abstract:

Sea turtles are endangered species that can be censused with aerial surveys, but the number of turtles in an area must be extrapolated to include animals that are submerged. Twenty-one satellite tags were attached to juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in North Carolina. I analyzed surfacing and dive behavior...

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Honors College Thesis

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in Fisheries & Wildlife Science and Honors Baccalaureate of Arts in International Studies presented
Intertidal Ecology along the Western Coastlines of the Pacific : Upwelling and Bottom-up Effects in Chile and Oregon

Creator:

Murphy, Christina A.

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The coastal regions of Chile and Oregon are some of the most productive ecosystems in the world. The intertidal communities of both areas have been well studied, but much remains to be learned about how those communities are structured over large scales. Here, I explore the upwelling regimes and the...

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Honors College Thesis

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Christina Murphy for the degrees of Honors Baccalaureates of Science in Fisheries and Wildlife and Biology