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Creator:: Chestnut, Tara
Abstract:: Biodiversity losses in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine systems are accelerating at a global scale and the most threatened vertebrate taxa are those associated with freshwater habitats. The causes of biodiversity losses are often complex and include synergistic effects of natural and human-induced stressors, such as habitat loss and fragmentation, urbanization,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Chapters 1, 2, and 4. Dr. Mary Voytek and Julie Kirshtein provided technical expertise, and training to

Creator:: Smith, Amy R.
Abstract:: Igneous oceanic crust encompasses ~60% of Earth’s surface and is composed of basalt glass and mafic, ultramafic, and felsic minerals. A vast marine aquifer lies within the crust, exchanging geochemically altered fluids with seawater from the overlying ocean at ridge crests, flanks, seamounts, and outcrops where permeable crust is exposed....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Zarnetske, Jay P.
Abstract:: The feedbacks between hydrology and biogeochemical cycling of nitrogen (N) are of critical importance to global bioavailable N budgets. Human activities are dramatically increasing the amount of bioavailable N in the biosphere, which is causing increasingly frequent and severe impacts on ecosystems and human welfare. Streams are important features in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of both programs, Julia Jones and Mary Santelmann, for supporting my science, my training, and

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