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Estimating above and below ground vegetation biomass and carbon storage across an intra-urban land-use gradient in mid-Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
*Urbanization includes a gradient of disturbance along which impacts on vegetative communities can widely vary. Urban forests play a vital role as carbon sinks for atmospheric carbon dioxide. In order to further understanding ...
Effects of stand density on mitigation and adaptability to climate change in pine and hardwood forests of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Understanding how forests respond to traditional management in the context of climate change is increasingly important for developing multi-objective management strategies. In the Missouri Ozarks, the influence of long-term ...
The relative efficiency of waste diversion strategies in Memorial Stadium at the University of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Recycling and composting are strategies to save landfill space, generate additional revenue, and use fewer natural resources, resulting in an important paradigm shift for waste -- from burden to resource. If the University ...
Novel approaches to conserving the viability of regional wildlife populations in response to landscape and climate change
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The proactive actions needed to prevent loss of biodiversity from global change have left managers and biologists looking for approaches that can predict how species and populations will respond to this threat and help ...
Soil health assessment of the Sanborn Field long-term experimental study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Soil health assessment uses a combination of potential indicators affecting soil processes to comprehensively monitor soil change, caused by cropping systems and soil management. The objectives of the study were to assess ...
Quantitative trait loci mapping and analysis of adaptive traits in northern red oak (Quercus rubra L.)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Genomic resources are becoming increasingly important in combating the adverse effects of climate change and invasive pathogens on forest species. Efforts to breed a blight-resistant American chestnut are spearheaded by ...
Analyzing "The Paul Finebaum Show" : sport media and representations of the American South
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The American South has been, historically, a region that is most sharply at odds with the rest of the United States (Grantham, 1994). Stereotypical representations of the South paint the region as backward, racist, ...
Identifying bioactive phytochemicals in spent coffee grounds for cosmetic application through global metabolite analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Annually, more than 6 million tons of spent coffee grounds (SCG) are generated worldwide. The present study explores the possible use of spent coffee grounds as the raw materials for cosmetics industry. The main objective ...
Use of non-lethal endpoints to establish water quality requirements and optima of the Topeka Shiner (notropis topeka)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Water quality influences growth, development, and physiology of aquatic vertebrates. Current criteria on water quality assessments are primarily based on lethal level experiments (e.g. LC50 tests), which are poorly suited ...
Heterogeneity in body condition, survival, and seasonal origins among lesser snow and Ross's geese
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Individual heterogeneity in fitness within a population is well established and provides the required variability for natural selection to take place. Yet, in the case of overabundant midcontinent lesser snow (Anser ...
ENSO and PDO-related variability in South Pacific circulation patterns and seasonal range prediction for Bolivia in South America
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Seasonal range prediction over North America has been based on intraseasonal and interannual variability related to the Pacific North America (PNA) pattern and El Nino and Southern Oscillation (ENSO), respectively. These ...
Exploring positive youth development and civic engagement in an environment action program : a Saint Louis Zoo case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
To become thriving and contributing members of society, a vital skill for youth to learn is civic engagement behaviors. Civic engagement can manifest itself as volunteering, community engagement, or behaviors such as voting ...
An evaluation of Discover Nature Schools /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Fidelity of implementation (FOI) is the extent to which a program is implemented as designed. There needs to be more work on conceptualizing and measuring FOI in conservation education programs. There also needs to be a ...
Developing and evaluating the effectiveness of a place based climate change education toolkit in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Climate change is the most serious environmental issue facing humans in modern society. It is more relevant today than ever before since a massive ...
Integrated regional enstrophy and its correlation with regime transitions in the Northern Hemisphere
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Integrated regional enstrophy (IRE) is the enstrophy integrated over a portion of the globe at a specific level in the atmosphere. Previous work has shown this quantity is correlated to the positive Lyapunov Exponent for ...
Managerial perceptions and responses to climate change in Missouri state parks and historic sites
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Climate change has been described as one of the greatest, long-term challenges facing modern society. Its impacts range from alteration of ecosystem ...
Habitat use and distribution of lithophilic spawning and riffle fishes in the East Fork Black River
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Freshwater streams are dynamic ecosystems that house diversity of taxa adapted to and dependent on habitat characteristics these flowing systems. Conservation of these ecosystems, requires an understanding of the abiotic ...
Using soil moisture as a predictor for spring convection within the state of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Previous studies have shown that increased soil moisture can affect the overlying water vapor in the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL), potentially moistening this layer. Increased buoyancy can create more turbulence and ...
The variability of the El Nino southern oscillation and Modoki mode and their impacts on New York State climate
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
The El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) has long been an influential climate and weather driver for many regions. Many studies have examined the variability of the phases of ENSO, leading to discovery of a separate mode ...
Assessment and diversity of fish communities in non-wadeable tributaries of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
As the geographical centers of riverscapes, rivers support fish populations at local and basin-wide scales. However, refinements to fish sampling protocols and theories underpinning basin-wide community ecology have been ...