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Creator:: Phillips, Wendy S.
Abstract:: The vast majority of terrestrial plant species live in symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). AMF and plants live in complex networks, with roots of individual plants hosting multiple AMF, and single AMF colonizing multiple plants concurrently. Through the exchange of resources, the two partners of this symbiosis can have...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -627. Dumbrell A.J., Nelson M., Helgason T., Dytham C., Fitter A.H. 2010a. Relative roles of niche

Creator:: Ichien, Stephanie T.
Abstract:: The global demand for food is expected to double by 2050, presenting a need that is complicated by the many interrelated of pressures on the world’s natural resources from climate change, growing urban populations, and increasing development. As one of the fastest growing food production sectors, aquaculture is poised to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: pursuit. In addition to providing reviews and edits, Jenna Borberg, Kat Goetting, and Amanda Hyman

Creator:: Rowe, Susan Roberta M.
Abstract:: Zoos, aquariums and other free-choice/informal education settings offer the public opportunities to interact with live animals in exhibits through animal encounters and/or touch experiences designed to carry a conservation mission. Many of these institutions are accredited by the American Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and the World Association of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Kahn, Paula Dungjen, Claire Meints, Brooke Robertshaw, Amanda McDowell, Gosia Wojtas, Carla Machado

Creator:: Fishler, Hillary K.
Abstract:: In the study of rebuilding and recovery after natural disasters in the United States, little attention is paid to understanding how and why people rebuild following recurring, small-scale events, like wildfire. Hazard and risk literature, instead, is focused on understanding how larger communities with greater resources, economics, and social capital,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Winters, Kirsten M.
Abstract:: The VISualization of Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems (VISTAS) software development project began with the proposition that visualization would increase the ability of scientists to explore and communicate their data, especially complex datasets that span multiple spatial and temporal scales. A case study of VISTAS articulates how and why scientists intend...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Zybach, Bob
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between land management practices of Indian communities prior to contact with Europeans and the nature or character of subsequent catastrophic forest fires in the Oregon Coast Range. The research focus is spatial and temporal patterns of Indian burning across the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: individuals: Amanda Matzke, mapping and GIS; Albert Gruen, research strategy, patience, and website design

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