Browsing 2020 MU dissertations - Freely available online by Thesis Department "Natural resources (MU)"
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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 ... -
Assessment of a voluntary nonlead ammunition outreach program on midwestern national wildlife refuges
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Lead exposure from spent hunting ammunition affects wildlife populations, human health, and poses challenges to natural resource management. In addition to existing data on this topic spanning [greater than] 100-years, ... -
Effects of large fires on boreal forests of China : historical reconstruction and future prediction through landscape modeling
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Boreal forests of China store about 350 Tg tree biomass carbon, which is approximately 24–31 [percent] of the total forest carbon storage in China, and thus, play an important role in maintain national carbon balance. ... -
Evaluating phytochemical contributions to atrazine degradation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Surface water contamination from the herbicide atrazine (2-chloro-4-ethylamino-6-isopropylamino-1,3,5-triazine) has been a concern for many years. The use of vegetated buffer strips (VBS) is known to improve water quality ... -
Identification and characterization of health-promoting benefits and bioactive molecules in black walnuts (Juglans nigra l.) and waste materials from agroforestry systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Black walnut (Fagales: Juglandaceae; Juglans nigra L.), known as eastern black walnut or America walnut, is one of the most economically valuable hardwood species and a high value tree for edible nut production in the ... -
Investigating denitrification from two Missouri claypan soils
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Denitrification in agricultural soils is responsible for a majority of anthropogenic nitrous oxide (N2O) production, and N2O is a major greenhouse gas with a global warming potential [approximately] 300 times that of carbon ... -
Northern bobwhite brood ecology and population dynamics in southwest Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) have experienced widespread, long-term population declines. Bobwhite populations in Missouri have declined 2.7% annually between 1966 and 2015, and 3.5% annually between 2005 and ...