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1. EFFECTS OF URBAN HABITAT TYPES AND LANDSCAPE PATTERNS ON ECOLOGICAL VARIABLES AT THE ABOVEGROUND-BELOWGROUND INTERFACE

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Author:
Byrne, Loren Benton
Title:
EFFECTS OF URBAN HABITAT TYPES AND LANDSCAPE PATTERNS ON ECOLOGICAL VARIABLES AT THE ABOVEGROUND-BELOWGROUND INTERFACE
Graduate Program:
Ecology
Keywords:
urban ecology
habitat structure
lawn
mulch
soil ecology
carbon
nitrogen
arthropods
File:
Download Final_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Maryann Victoria Bruns, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ke Chung Kim, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth Tamminga, Committee Member
Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Committee Member
Duane R Diefenbach, Committee Member

2. Energy Usage, Greenhouse Gases, and Multi-Tactical Weed Management in Organic Rotational No-Till Cropping Systems

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Author:
Ryan, Matthew Robert
Title:
Energy Usage, Greenhouse Gases, and Multi-Tactical Weed Management in Organic Rotational No-Till Cropping Systems
Graduate Program:
Ecology
Keywords:
Agroecology
Organic Agriculture
Weeds
Cover Crops
Synergism
Tillage
File:
Download Ryan_Final_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
David A Mortensen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David A Mortensen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Committee Member
Thomas Lehman Richard, Committee Member
Richard G Smith, Committee Member
John R Teasdale, Committee Member
William Curran, Committee Member

3. Management effects on epigeal arthropods and soil-dwelling communities during the transition to organic agriculture

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Author:
Jabbour, Randa
Title:
Management effects on epigeal arthropods and soil-dwelling communities during the transition to organic agriculture
Graduate Program:
Ecology
Keywords:
cover cropping
tillage
organic agriculture
entomopathogenic fungi
entomopathogenic nematodes
refuges
habitat complexity
dispersal
soil ecology
File:
Download dissertation_revised.pdf
Committee Members:
Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shelby Jay Fleischer, Committee Member
Nancy M Ostiguy, Committee Member
Katriona Shea, Committee Member

4. EVALUATING CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN MANAGING WEED POPULATIONS WITH COVER CROPS

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Author:
Mirsky, Steven Brian
Title:
EVALUATING CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN MANAGING WEED POPULATIONS WITH COVER CROPS
Graduate Program:
Agronomy
Keywords:
cover crops
population dynamics
weed seedbanks
no till
sustainable agriculture
File:
Download Final_DISSERTATION111.pdf
Committee Members:
William Curran, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David A Mortensen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Paul Gallagher Iii, Committee Member
Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Committee Member
Katriona Shea, Committee Member

5. Epigeal insect diversity and dynamics in agroecosystems adopting transgenic crops

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Author:
Leslie, Timothy William
Title:
Epigeal insect diversity and dynamics in agroecosystems adopting transgenic crops
Graduate Program:
Entomology
Keywords:
Carabidae
genetically modified crops
ordination
Bt crops
non-target effects
Staphylinidae
File:
Download LeslieTW_PhD_Thesis_07.pdf
Committee Members:
Shelby Jay Fleischer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Committee Member
David Biddinger, Committee Member
David A Mortensen, Committee Member

6. The influence of farming practices on slugs and their predators in reduced-tillage field crops in Pennsylvania

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Author:
Douglas, Margaret Rose
Title:
The influence of farming practices on slugs and their predators in reduced-tillage field crops in Pennsylvania
Graduate Program:
Entomology
Keywords:
slugs
Deroceras reticulatum
conservation tillage
no-till
biological control
Carabidae
sustainable agriculture
File:
Download Margaret_Douglas_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
John Frazier Tooker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Heather D Karsten, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

7. Plant defense elicitors as seed treatment against insects and implications for smallholder farmers.

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Author:
Paudel, Sulav
Title:
Plant defense elicitors as seed treatment against insects and implications for smallholder farmers.
Graduate Program:
Entomology
Keywords:
Plant defense elicitors
Methyl Jasmonate
Integrated pest management
File:
Download Sulav_Paudel_Master_Thesis-Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Edwin George Rajotte, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary Felton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

9. The Social Life of Soil

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Author:
Hayden, Jennifer Ann
Title:
The Social Life of Soil
Graduate Program:
Rural Sociology
Keywords:
Soil Health
Agriculture
U.S.
Chesapeake Bay
Qualitative
Focus Groups
Case Study
Policy
Actor Network Theory
Geography
File:
Download HAYDEN_The_Social_Life_Of_Soil.pdf
Committee Members:
Carolyn Elizabeth Sachs, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Carolyn Elizabeth Sachs, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Cynthia Clare Hinrichs, Committee Member
Leland Luther Glenna, Committee Member
Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Committee Member

10. House fly (Musca domestica L.) management in poultry production using fungal biopesticides

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Author:
Acharya, Naworaj
Title:
House fly (Musca domestica L.) management in poultry production using fungal biopesticides
Graduate Program:
Entomology
Keywords:
House fly
insecticide resistance
entomopathogenic fungi
poultry production facilities
fungal persistence and efficacy
File:
Download Acharya_Naworaj.pdf
Committee Members:
Edwin George Rajotte, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Matthew Brian Thomas, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Committee Member
Nina Ellen Jenkins, Committee Member
Paul H Patterson, Committee Member