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You are What, When, Where, and How you Eat : Mercury in Avian Food Webs across Multiple Spatial Scales

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Jackson, Allyson K.

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Human alterations of landscapes take many forms, one of which is anthropogenic pollution. Mercury (Hg) is a complex contaminant because its uptake into the food web is not driven entirely by loading to the system; methylation is necessary to make Hg bioavailable and toxic to fish and wildlife. Because methylation...

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helped make this dissertation better. I’d like to thank Anita Morzillo for her kindness, compassion and
Trophic cascades and large mammals in the Yellowstone ecosystem

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Painter, Luke E.

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Reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park (YNP) in 1995-96 provided a rare opportunity to observe the response of an ecosystem to the return of a top predator, including possible reversal of decades of decline of aspen, cottonwood, and tall willows suppressed by intensive herbivory on elk winter ranges. To...

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support of my committee members, Paul Doescher, Joan Hagar, Anita Morzillo, and Kate Lajtha. Eric
Communities, Collaboration, and Climate Change Adaptation : Case Studies from Coastal Maine and Oregon

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Kelly, Miriah Russo

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Twenty five years' worth of science indicates that the world can expect a number of climate change impacts. Increasingly, local municipalities, businesses and communities of people are becoming more concerned about what to do, yet they are looking for ways to best work together under these conditions. Communities must adapt...

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. Anita Morzillo, and Joseph Cone for their continued guidance and patience. Thanks to Dr. Courtland