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The semiaquatic heteroptera (Gerromorpha) of Thailand : faunistics, biogeography and phylogeography
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Semiaquatic heteropterans (Gerromorpha) were collected from mountain streams and waterfalls and lowland ponds adjacent to the mountains were collected from 2002 to 2006. One hundred fifty-eight species representing 31 ...
Population change in the Ozarks Region: 1970-1975
(1978)
"Changes in demographic processes are occurring in the Ozarks Region. Some metropolitan areas are experiencing a decrease in growth and, in a few, population decline. In conjunction with this, the reversal of non-metropolitan ...
Evolution of the Bahamian coastal environment of San Salvador Island over the last 3,500 years based on triangle pond sediment cores
(2014-07-25)
The multiproxy examination of ten soft sediment cores extracted from Triangle Pond
was used in order to establish alterations in the northwestern coastal environment of San
Salvador Island, The Bahamas over the last 3,500 ...
Paleoseismology and Archaeoseismology along the Southern Dead Sea Transform in Wadi 'Arabah Near the municipality of Aqaba, Jordan
(2013)
The southern Wadi ‘Arabah Valley in Jordan provides an ideal location to
investigate both the paleoseismology and archaeoseismology of the region because it is
situated directly along the active Dead Sea transform, and ...
Missouri approach to : animal waste management
(University of Missouri. Extension Division, 1979)
of Missouri, 1969, as amended, gives the Clean Waster Commission the responsibility and authority to correct and/or prevent 'pollution' of 'waters of the state.' Research data and experience in handling livestock wastes have been used to develop...
Assessing costs and environmental impacts of municipal food waste treatment options in Columbia, Missouri : a decision support tool integrating life cycle analysis and robust optimization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
and targets, decisionmakers need data-driven analysis to understand both the costs and environmental impacts of their plans. This study develops a decision support tool applied in Columbia, Missouri, USA, with aims to model the economic and environmental...
River restoration in the upper Mississippi River Basin
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
River restoration has become an important management choice to address causes and effects of surface water impairment and river modification in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (UMRB). I report information on individual ...
Resource extraction, resistance, and religion in Nicaragua
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
mining, especially related to economic threats and grievances tied to environmental and agricultural concerns, it will likely continue its resistance movement until it sees policy changes that halt or overturn mining concessions in the community. However...
Landscape and inchannel factors affecting the distribution and abundance of riverine smallmouth bass in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
I developed a series of spatially-nested research objectives to identify habitat elements related to the distribution and abundance of riverine smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu in Missouri. The range of smallmouth bass was identified using a few...
Impacts of soil management practices on soil fertility in potato-based cropping systems in the Bolivian Andean highlands
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Due to changes in climate and socioeconomic developments, current soil management practices in the Bolivian Andean Highlands may be increasing soil degradation thereby threatening food security. A study was established in ...
Latinos in the Heartland : Latinos and Immigrants in Midwestern Communities : Proceedings of the Ninth Annual Conference Columbia, Missouri, May 24-26, 2010
(Cambio Center, 2011)
When the ninth annual Cambio de Colores conference convened in Columbia, Missouri, in May 24-26, 2010, it did so as a fully-fledged regional effort, as each and every state in the Heartland is experiencing the demographic and socioeconomic changes...
Characterization of diverse soybean genotypes for phosphorus uptake and use efficiency
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
was aimed at identifying and characterizing soybean genotypes which contrast in their ability to take up P and in their PUE. Results from pot and field experiments with diverse soybean genotypes, including SoyNAM parents, obsolete cultivars, commercial...
Habitat use and home range of American bitterns (Botuarus lentiginosus) and monitoring of inconspicuous marsh birds in northwest Minnesota
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
.96 (95% CI 0.930 - 0.979) and nest survival rate of American Bitterns was 0.35 (95% CI = 0.15 - 0.58). The average core home range size (50%) was 18.08 ha ([plus or minus] 6.38) and the 95% home range was 109.28 ha ([plus or minus] 38.47) using the fixed...
Novel approaches in macroinvertebrate biomonitoring
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
are influenced by seasonal variability. Two separate studies are presented to address aspects of biological monitoring that are seldom studied. The first study focused on evaluation of Grass Riparian Filter Strip effectiveness in north central Missouri. Streams...
Elephant in the room : a study of the impact of emotional experiences on burnout among Chinese reporters
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
and reporters' experience of engaging in surface acting magnify their levels of job burnout. Meanwhile, the use of problem-focused coping strategies can reduce reporters' job burnout caused by emotional labor engagement. Findings in this study fill the gap...
Library news notes, 1986-1987
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Libraries, 1986)
Newsletter for the personnel of the University of Missouri--Columbia Libraries....
Great River : an environmental history of the upper Mississippi, 1890-1950
(University of Missouri Press, 1985)
This study examines the evolving relationship between the river and the people who lived along its shores, focusing on the period from 1890 to 1950. The analysis proceeds from the assumption that in modern urban, industrial ...
An analysis of the impact of the changes in the delivery procedure of the fresh shell egg futures contract
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1973)
of cash price in the delivery month, (3) on the returns to traders, and (4) on the price variation in the cash egg market. The data used in this study were classified into three groups according to the three periods of different delivery procedure from...
Occupancy modeling of ruffed grouse in the Black Hills National Forest
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
= 0.022) in 2008, and was positively influenced by the amount of aspen. Detection probability was 0.29 (SE = 0.052) in 2007 and 0.27 (SE = 0.063) in 2008, and was primarily influenced by date and wind speed. Using these estimates, we evaluated multiple...
Polyacrylamide amendment for erosion and runoff control on soils of differing characteristics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
material was packed to a bulk density of 1.3 Mg m[superscript -3] (81 lb ft[superscript -3]) in soil test beds subjected to a 61-mm h[superscript -1] (2.4-in hr[superscript -1]) simulated rainfall with a kinetic energy (KE) of 1.5 kJ m[superscript-2] h...