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1. Mitigation of drought-induced reductions in wild oat seed quality by elevated carbon dioxide

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Author:
Granger, Kristen Louise
Title:
Mitigation of drought-induced reductions in wild oat seed quality by elevated carbon dioxide
Graduate Program:
Ecology
Keywords:
seed persistence
dormancy
microbial decay resistance
seed aging
climate change
File:
Download Granger_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Paul Gallagher Iii, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Paul Gallagher Iii, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dawn S Luthe, Committee Member
Jonathan Paul Lynch, Committee Member

2. Interactions between environmental stress and genetic diversity in reef building corals

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Open Access
Author:
Polato, Nicholas Renzo
Title:
Interactions between environmental stress and genetic diversity in reef building corals
Graduate Program:
Ecology
Keywords:
Coral
population structure
microsatellite
thremal stress
microarray
GxE interactions
climate change
gene expression
File:
Download PolatoDissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Iliana Brigitta Baums, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Harold Marden, Committee Member
Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Committee Member
Francesca Chiaromonte, Special Member

3. Edaphic properties, their heterogeneity, and associated microbial communities in headwater wetland complexes of the Ridge and Valley Region, Pennsylvania

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Author:
Moon, Jessica Beth
Title:
Edaphic properties, their heterogeneity, and associated microbial communities in headwater wetland complexes of the Ridge and Valley Region, Pennsylvania
Graduate Program:
Ecology
Keywords:
wetlands
soils
microbial communities
heterogeneity
File:
Download Jessica_B_Moon_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Denice Heller Wardrop, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert P Brooks, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Maryann Victoria Bruns, Committee Member
Jason Philip Kaye, Committee Member
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Member
Douglas Archibald, Committee Member

4. Fire and the persistence and decline of montane chaparral in mixed conifer forests in the southern Cascades, Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA

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Author:
Lauvaux, Catherine Tasarla
Title:
Fire and the persistence and decline of montane chaparral in mixed conifer forests in the southern Cascades, Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA
Graduate Program:
Ecology
Keywords:
forest dynamics
mixed conifer forests
fire exclusion
vegetation heterogeneity
File:
Download AireyThesisJul_10.pdf
Committee Members:
Alan H Taylor, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

5. Assessing Forested Riparian Buffer Ecological Integrity Using Lidar Data

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Author:
Wasser, Leah Anne
Title:
Assessing Forested Riparian Buffer Ecological Integrity Using Lidar Data
Graduate Program:
Ecology
Keywords:
Riparian Forests
Lidar
Remote Sensing
Landscape Ecology
Leaf-on Leaf-off
Riparian Buffer Width
Ecosystem Services
File:
Download Lwasser_Diss_20120709_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Alan Taylor, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rick Lane Day, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Brooks, Committee Member
Ken Davis, Committee Member
Laura Chasmer, Special Member

6. Stimuli promoting the arrested development of gastrointestinal helminths in the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus): the role of climate, host immunity, and intensity of infection

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Author:
Vankuren, Andrew Todd
Title:
Stimuli promoting the arrested development of gastrointestinal helminths in the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus): the role of climate, host immunity, and intensity of infection
Graduate Program:
Ecology
Keywords:
development
seasonality
antibodies
gastrointestinal tract
Graphidium strigosum
Trichostrongylus retortaeformis
File:
Download Andrew_T._Van_Kuren_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Carolyn Grace Mahan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

8. Movement ecology of Golden Eagles (aquila chrysaetos) in eastern North America

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Author:
Miller, Tricia Ann
Title:
Movement ecology of Golden Eagles (aquila chrysaetos) in eastern North America
Graduate Program:
Ecology
Keywords:
golden eagle
movement
ecology
resource selection
home range
seasonal
migration
modeling
File:
Download Miller_Disseration_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Brooks, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Brooks, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Margaret Brittingham Brant, Committee Member
Michael R Gannon, Committee Member
George Young, Committee Member
Todd Katzner, Special Member

9. Population Ecology of Grassland Sparrows on Reclaimed Surface Mine Grasslands in Pennsylvania

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Author:
Hill, Jason Michael
Title:
Population Ecology of Grassland Sparrows on Reclaimed Surface Mine Grasslands in Pennsylvania
Graduate Program:
Ecology
Keywords:
Ammodramus
before-after-control-impact-design
occupancy
mark-recapture
robust-design
File:
Download JMHILL_DISSERTATION.pdf
Committee Members:
Duane R Diefenbach, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Brooks, Committee Member
Tracy Lee Langkilde, Committee Member
Tyler Wagner, Committee Member