Index Catalog // ScholarsArchive@OSU

Creator:: Hauck, Laura L.
Abstract:: Cnidarians, such as anemones and corals, engage in an intracellular symbiosis with photosynthetic dinoflagellates. Corals form both the trophic and structural foundation of reef ecosystems. Despite their environmental importance, little is known about the molecular basis of this symbiosis. In this dissertation we explored the cnidariandinoflagellate symbiosis from two perspectives:...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: along the way; my thanks to Kevin Ahern, Andy Karplus, Dahong Zhang, and Larry Curtis. I must also

Creator:: Romansic, John M.
Abstract:: The earth is undergoing a “biodiversity crisis” characterized by loss of populations, species, genetic diversity, and ecosystem services. Part of this crisis consists of population declines, extinctions, and increased incidence of deformities in amphibians. It is unknown whether deformities contribute to these declines. Many cases of population declines in amphibians...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: thank my other committee members, Paul Jepson, Joey Spatafora, Bruce Menge, and Larry Curtis for the

Creator:: Scheessele, Erin A.
Abstract:: Ultraviolet-B radiation (UVB) is an abiotic stressor in both terrestrial and aquatic systems. The stratospheric ozone layer, depleted due to anthropogenic activities and the cause of elevated UVB at earth's surface over the last four decades, is predicted to recover by 2065. However, UVB levels in aquatic systems may continue...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: 2.6 Bray-Curtis percent similarity indices for periphyton samples, calculated from relative

Creator:: Bancroft, Betsy A.
Abstract:: My thesis explored the effects of and potential mediating mechanisms for an important environmental stressor, ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation. UVB radiation has negative effects on organisms in both terrestrial and aquatic systems. I used meta-analysis to quantify the effects of UVB radiation on a diversity of aquatic organisms (Chapter 2). UVB...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: UVB radiation (Blaustein & Kiesecker, 2002; Collins & Storfer, 2003). The effects of UVB radiation

ScholarsArchive@OSU