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  • Boundaries of research : civilian leadership, military funding, and the international network surrounding the development of numerical weather prediction in the United States

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    Harper, Kristine C.
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    American meteorology was synonymous with subjective weather forecasting in the early twentieth century. Controlled by the Weather Bureau and with no academic programs of its own, the few hundred extant meteorologists had no standing in the scientific community. Until the American Meteorological Society was founded in 1919, meteorologists had no...
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    asked him to create and lead a Guggenheim-funded meteorology program at the Massachusetts Institute of

  • Dixy Lee Ray, marine biology, and the public understanding of science in the United States (1930-1970)

    Creator:
    Ellis, Erik
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    This dissertation focuses on the life of Dixy Lee Ray as it examines important developments in marine biology and biological oceanography during the mid twentieth century. In addition, Ray's key involvement in the public understanding of science movement of the 1950s and 1960s provides a larger social and cultural context...
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    of this study is to understand some of the ways in which science constituted a fundamental part of

  • 2000/2001 Annual Report

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    Hatfield Marine Science Center
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    Report year ends June 30.
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    imposed on us by Facilities Services on the main campus. A new addition to South Beach is installation of

  • 2007/2008 Annual Report

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    Hatfield Marine Science Center
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    Report year ends June 30.
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    organisms or looking at this year’s rapid growth and new research in the Marine Mammal Institute, HMSC is

  • Karl Jordan : a life in systematics

    Creator:
    Johnson, Kristin Renee
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    Karl Jordan (1861-1959) was an extraordinarily productive entomologist who influenced the development of systematics, entomology, and naturalists' theoretical framework as well as their practice. He has been a figure in existing accounts of the naturalist tradition between 1890 and 1940 that have defended the relative contribution of naturalists to the...
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    "systematics, zoology and botany, once supposed to make up the whole of the science, is now, by a species of

  • Thresholds of uncertainty : radiation and responsibility in the fallout controversy

    Creator:
    Jolly, J. Christopher
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    The public controversy over possible health hazards from radioactive fallout from atomic bomb testing began in 1954, shortly after a thermonuclear test by the United States spread fallout world wide. In the dissertation, I address two of the fundamental questions of the fallout controversy: Was there a threshold of radiation...
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    activists, Cold Warriors, and a host of others entered the fray. In particular, the fallout controversy was

  • Comparative foraging ecology of five species of Pacific seabirds : multi-scale analyses of marine habitat use

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    Suryan, Robert
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    Seabirds are an integral component of marine ecosystems, however, because humans typically observe only snapshots of their lives at sea, our understanding of seabird foraging ecology is often limited. A more complete understanding of the ecological roles of seabirds and identification of critical foraging habitats requires the ability to follow...
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    provided a means to study seabird foraging ecology directly and in detail. However, a limitation of this

  • Community-based sea turtle monitoring and management at Helen Reef, Hatohobei State, Republic of Palau

    Creator:
    Barr, Julie M.
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    Remote areas are frequently homes to regional subpopulations of endangered green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) and their essential habitat. Local communities are often the users and primary stewards of this valuable and charismatic resource. Recognizing this, a Hatohobeian community group in Palau has engaged in longterm monitoring and conservation management...
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    .  It is unclear whether this movement was a result of constant erosion  and deposition or due to

  • Linkages between mangrove forests and coral reefs : quantifying disturbance effects and energy flow between systems

    Creator:
    Granek, Elise F.
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    Interface habitats are considered valuable natural systems, tightly linked to adjacent habitats through the flow of matter and energy. However, there is limited research on mechanisms of connectivity such as movement of organisms and particulate matter and ways in which anthropogenic disturbance to interface habitats may affect immediate and adjacent...
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    feasibility of my research. She exposed me to the policy process and how science is incorporated into

  • Ocean Solutions, Earth Solutions

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    Wright, Dawn J.
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    What affects the oceans affects terra firma. Ocean Solutions, Earth Solutions gathers the insights of more than 50 ocean and coastal science researchers exploring ocean components and their relationships, patterns, and trends over time and space. The book's 16 chapters feature geographic information system (GIS) best practices and include additional...
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    important, we find keys and clues to the evolution of Earth itself. Although we are a long way from