1. Do Alternate Stable States Occur in Streams? Assessing Community Changes in Biofilms along a Biogeochemcical Gradient Open Access Author: Scanlan, Andrew Michael Title: Do Alternate Stable States Occur in Streams? Assessing Community Changes in Biofilms along a Biogeochemcical Gradient Graduate Program: Ecology Keywords: Diatom AssemblagesAlterante Stable State HypothesisProductivity Threshold File: Download Scanlan_Thesis_12-9-09.pdf Committee Members: Hunter Carrick, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorHunter Carrick, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
2. Residue Management for Enhancing Sequestration of Legume-Based Nitrogen Open Access Author: Starovoytov, Anna Title: Residue Management for Enhancing Sequestration of Legume-Based Nitrogen Graduate Program: Ecology Keywords: hairy vetchresidueNitrogenlegumeno till File: Download AStarovoytovThesis.pdf Committee Members: Robert Paul Gallagher Iii, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorRobert Paul Gallagher Iii, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
3. Comparison of Pennsylvania residents' and regional scientists' perceptions, values, and attitudes toward management of old-growth forests Open Access Author: Shephard, Collin Marie Title: Comparison of Pennsylvania residents' and regional scientists' perceptions, values, and attitudes toward management of old-growth forests Graduate Program: Ecology Keywords: old-growth forestspublic forest managementhuman dimensionsfocus groupssurveys File: Download cms_thesis_ecology.pdf Committee Members: Kim C Steiner, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKim C Steiner, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMarc Eric Mcdill, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
4. SIMULATED CLIMATE CHANGE ALTERS PHENOLOGY, COMPOSITION, AND STRUCTURE OF POST-HARVEST VEGETATION COMMUNITIES Open Access Author: Rollinson, Christine Title: SIMULATED CLIMATE CHANGE ALTERS PHENOLOGY, COMPOSITION, AND STRUCTURE OF POST-HARVEST VEGETATION COMMUNITIES Graduate Program: Ecology Keywords: phenologyclimate changeforest harvestcommunity compositionclimate experiment File: Download Rollinson_MS_Thesis-FINAL.pdf Committee Members: Margot Wilkinson Kaye, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMargot Wilkinson Kaye, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
5. Labile C constrains soil respiration in ponderosa pine forests during short-term precipitation manipulation and long-term crown fire recovery Open Access Author: Ross, Christopher Schultz Title: Labile C constrains soil respiration in ponderosa pine forests during short-term precipitation manipulation and long-term crown fire recovery Graduate Program: Ecology Keywords: soil respirationponderosa pinestand-replacing fireC storage File: Download New_Chris_Ross_Thesis_Final.pdf Committee Members: Jason Philip Kaye, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
6. Fat and Migration: Relationship Between Seasonal Regulation of Adipokines and Behavior Open Access Author: Stuber, Erica Title: Fat and Migration: Relationship Between Seasonal Regulation of Adipokines and Behavior Graduate Program: Ecology Keywords: circadiancircannualmigrationbehaviorwhite-throated sparrowmigrationBiological clockadipokineadiponectinvisfatin File: Download Stuber_Thesis_2011.pdf Committee Members: Paul Allen Bartell, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorPaul Allen Bartell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
7. MICROSTEGIUM VIMINEUM INVASION IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIAN SLOPE, SEEP WETLANDS: SITE COMPARISONS, SEED BANK INVESTIGATION AND WATER AS A VECTOR FOR DISPERSAL Open Access Author: Romanello, Genevieve Allen Title: MICROSTEGIUM VIMINEUM INVASION IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIAN SLOPE, SEEP WETLANDS: SITE COMPARISONS, SEED BANK INVESTIGATION AND WATER AS A VECTOR FOR DISPERSAL Graduate Program: Ecology Keywords: Microstegium vimineumslope wetlandshabitat suitabilityseed banksseed dispersal File: Download MSthesisGRomanello.pdf Committee Members: Andrew Cole, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorCharles Andrew Cole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
8. NESTING ECOLOGY AND SITE FIDELITY OF GRASSLAND SPARROWS ON RECLAIMED SURFACE MINES IN PENNSYLVANIA Open Access Author: Stauffer, Glenn E. Title: NESTING ECOLOGY AND SITE FIDELITY OF GRASSLAND SPARROWS ON RECLAIMED SURFACE MINES IN PENNSYLVANIA Graduate Program: Ecology Keywords: site fidelitynest site selectionReclaimed surface minesGrasslandsnest survival File: Download Stauffer_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Duane R Diefenbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
9. Abiotic and biotic factors affecting seed release and dispersal of the invasive thistles Carduus nutans and Carduus acanthoides Open Access Author: Marchetto, Katherine Myers Title: Abiotic and biotic factors affecting seed release and dispersal of the invasive thistles Carduus nutans and Carduus acanthoides Graduate Program: Ecology Keywords: population spread ratesRhinocyllus conicuswind dispersalseed releaseCarduus acanthoidesCarduus nutansParticle Image Velocimetry File: Download Marchetto.thesis.b.pdf Committee Members: Katriona Shea, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKatriona Shea, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
10. RELATIVE NITROGEN AVAILABILITY ALONG A DISTURBANCE GRADIENT IN HEADWATER WETLANDS IN THE UPPER JUNIATA WATERSHED, PENNSYLVANIA Open Access Author: Williams-Tober, Michelle Rene Title: RELATIVE NITROGEN AVAILABILITY ALONG A DISTURBANCE GRADIENT IN HEADWATER WETLANDS IN THE UPPER JUNIATA WATERSHED, PENNSYLVANIA Graduate Program: Ecology Keywords: DISTURBANCE GRADIENTHEADWATER WETLANDSUPPER JUNIATA WATERSHEDPENNSYLVANIA File: Download MWTthesis-7-19-09.pdf Committee Members: Erica A H Smithwick, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorErica A H Smithwick, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
