• The Development of the Facial Muscles and the Facial Nerve in Human Embryos 

  Gasser, Raymond Frank (University of Alabama Libraries, 1965)

  The purpose of this study is to present a detailed and accurate description of the morphogenesis and histogenesis of the muscles in man supplied by the facial or seventh cranial nerve together with the morphogenesis of the ...
• The importance of multimodel projections to assess uncertainty in projections from simulation models 

  Valle, Denis; Staudhammer, Christina L.; Cropper, Wendell P., Jr.; Gardingen, Paul R. van (2009-10-01)

  Simulation models are increasingly used to gain insights regarding the longterm effect of both direct and indirect anthropogenic impacts on natural resources and to devise and evaluate policies that aim to minimize these ...
• Towards an empirical relationship between root length density and root number in windbreak-grown cadaghi (Corymbia torelliana) trees 

  Tamang, Bijay; Andreu, Michael G.; Staudhammer, Christina L.; Rockwood, Donald L.; Jose, Shibu (2011-11-30)

  Because windbreaks are planted for sustainable agriculture but may lower crop yields near them due to competition, suitable competition mitigation methods must be applied at the windbreak-crop interface to increase crop ...
• Carbon dioxide exchange rates from short- and long-hydroperiod Everglades freshwater marsh 

  Jimenez, K. L.; Staudhammer, Christina L.; Schedlbauer, J. L.; Loescher, H. W.; Malone, S. L.; Oberbauer, S. F.; Starr, G.

  Everglades freshwater marshes were once carbon sinks, but human-driven hydrologic changes have led to uncertainty about the current state of their carbon dynamics. To investigate the effect of hydrology on CO2 exchange, ...
• Seasonal patterns in energy partitioning of two freshwater marsh ecosystems in the Florida Everglades 

  Malone, Sparkle L.; Staudhammer, Christina L.; Loescher, Henry W.; Olivas, Paulo; Oberbauer, Steven F.; Ryan, Michael G.; Schedlbauer, Jessica; Starr, Gregory (2014-08-05)

  We analyzed energy partitioning in short‐ and long‐hydroperiod freshwater marsh ecosystems in the Florida Everglades by examining energy balance components (eddy covariance derived latent energy (LE) and sensible heat (H) ...
• Cyclic Occurrence of Fire and Its Role in Carbon Dynamics along an Edaphic Moisture Gradient in Longleaf Pine Ecosystems 

  Whelan, Andrew; Mitchell, Robert; Staudhammer, Christina L.; Starr, Gregory (2013-01-13)

  Fire regulates the structure and function of savanna ecosystems, yet we lack understanding of how cyclic fire affects savanna carbon dynamics. Furthermore, it is largely unknown how predicted changes in climate may impact ...
• Ecosystem Resistance in the Face of Climate Change: A Case Study from the Freshwater Marshes of the Florida Everglades 

  Malone, Sparkle L.; Keough, Cynthia; Staudhammer, Christina L.; Ryan, Michael G.; Parton, William J.; Olivas, Paulo; Oberbauer, Steven F.; Schedlbauer, Jessica; Starr, Gregory (2015-04-17)

  Shaped by the hydrology of the Kissimmee‐Okeechobee‐Everglades watershed, the Florida Everglades is composed of a conglomerate of wetland ecosystems that have varying capacities to sequester and store carbon. Hydrology, ...
• El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Enhances CO2 Exchange Rates in Freshwater Marsh Ecosystems in the Florida Everglades 

  Malone, Sparkle L.; Staudhammer, Christina L.; Oberbauer, Steven F.; Olivas, Paulo; Ryan, Michael G.; Schedlbauer, Jessica L.; Loescher, Henry W.; Starr, Gregory (2014-12-18)

  This research examines the relationships between El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), water level, precipitation patterns and carbon dioxide (CO2) exchange rates in the freshwater wetland ecosystems of the Florida Everglades. ...
• Effects of Drought and Prescribed Fire on Energy Exchange in Longleaf Pine Ecosystems 

  Whelan, Andrew; Starr, Gregory; Staudhammer, Christina L.; Loescher, Henry W.; Mitchell, Robert J. (2015-07-31)

  The structure and function of longleaf pine savanna ecosystems is regulated by cyclic fire, yet there is a lack of understanding about how the frequency of fire influences longleaf pine ecosystem energy dynamics. There are ...
• Carbon Dynamics of Pinus palustris Ecosystems Following Drought 

  Starr, Gregory; Staudhammer, Christina L.; Wiesner, Susanne; Kunwor, Sujit; Loescher, Henry W.; Baron, Andres F.; Whelan, Andrew; Mitchell, Robert J.; Boring, Lindsay (2016-04-29)

  Drought can affect forest structure and function at various spatial and temporal scales. Forest response and recovery from drought may be a result of position within landscape. Longleaf pine forests in the United States ...
• Climate Change in Remote Mountain Regions: A Throughfall-Exclusion Experiment to Simulate Monsoon Failure in the Himalayas 

  Wangdi, Norbu; Om, Kuenzang; Thinley, Cheten; Drukpa, Dorji; Dorji, Tshewang; Darabant, Andras; Chhetri, Purn Bdr.; Ahmed, Iftekhar Uddin; Staudhammer, Christina Lynn; Jandl, Robert; Schindlbacher, Andreas; Hietz, Peter; Katzensteiner, Klaus; Godbold, Douglas; Georg, Gratzer (2017-08)

  he Himalayas are predicted to experience more than 3 times the mean global rise in temperature, as well as erratic rainfall patterns and an increased likelihood of total monsoon failures. While many ecosystem manipulation ...
• Productivity and Species Richness in Longleaf Pine Woodlands: Resource-Disturbance Influences across an Edaphic Gradient 

  Staudhammer, Christina Lynn; Kirkman, L. K.; Giencke, L. M.; Taylor, R. S.; Boring, L. R.; Mitchell, R. J. (2016)

  This study examines the complex feedback mechanisms that regulate a positive relationship between species richness and productivity in a longleaf pine-wiregrass woodland. Across a natural soil moisture gradient spanning ...
• How Do Urban Forests Compare? Tree Diversity in Urban and Periurban Forests of the Southeastern US 

  Blood, Amy; Starr, Gregory; Escobedo, Francisco; Chappelka, Art; Staudhammer, Christina (2016-06-09)

  There is a need to understand how anthropogenic influences affect urban and periurban forest diversity at the regional scale. This study aims to compare urban and periurban tree composition along a geographic gradient, ...
• Modeling Relationships among 217 Fires Using Remote Sensing of Burn Severity in Southern Pine Forests 

  Staudhammer, Christina Lynn; Malone, Sparkle L.; Kobziar, Leda N.; Abd-Elrahman, Amr (2011-09-07)

  Pine flatwoods forests in the southeastern US have experienced severe wildfires over the past few decades, often attributed to fuel load build-up. These forest communities are fire dependent and require regular burning ...
• Population Structure and Fruit Production of Carapa guianensis (Andiroba) in Amazonian Floodplain Forests: Implications for Community-Based Management 

  Staudhammer, Christopher Lynn; Londres, Marina; Schulze, Mark; Kainer, Karen A. (2017)

  Andiroba (Carapa guianensis) is a multiple-use tree species that plays a crucial socioeconomic role across thousands of Amazonian traditional and indigenous communities. In the floodplain forests of the Amazon estuary, ...
• Investigation of environmental and genetic risk factors in the development of Parkinson's disease utilizing the model organism 

  Kim, Hanna (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  One of the main features of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the loss of nigrostriatal dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the presence of alpha-synuclein (a-syn) inclusions known as Lewy Bodies. Over 90% of PD cases are sporadic while ...
• The evolution of jumping performance and associated morphology in an amphibious fish: an ontogenetic perspective 

  Styga, Joseph Michael (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  Animals depend on numerous fitness-related performance characteristics for survival, and reproduction. Variation in these performance characteristics is often a consequence of selection on morphological variation. However, ...
• Examination of relationships between bacterial communities, urease activity, and environmental variables over space and time in Gulf of Mexico wetlands 

  Lee, Philip Oscar (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  Urea is an organic form of nitrogen that has seen enormous commercial growth as agricultural fertilizer. With this expansion, ecosystems such as wetlands are more likely to experience elevated concentrations of urea via ...
• Genetic analyses of lipid metabolism pathways involved in alpha-synuclein-induced neurodegeneration using a Caenorhabditis elegans model of Parkinson’s disease 

  Zhang, Siyuan (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  Parkinson’s disease (PD) is an aging-associated neurodegenerative disease affecting millions worldwide. Misfolding of the human α-synuclein protein is a key pathological hallmark of PD and is associated with the progressive ...
• Population dynamics and range limits of a montane salamander 

  Caruso, Nicholas (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  Understanding the abiotic and biotic factors that determine the limits to species’ ranges is an essential goal in ecology, biogeography, evolutionary biology, and conservation biology. The abiotic environment, specifically ...

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