• Using C. elegans to investigate neuroprotective and risk-associated genes in Alzheimer’s disease 

  Griffin, Edward Franklin (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  Intracellular accumulation of toxic protein aggregates is the hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson’s (PD), Alzheimer’s (AD), and Huntington’s. Despite the association of AD with amyloid plaques, ...
• Influence of native freshwater mussel functional traits and community structure on nitrogen removal in stream sediments 

  Nickerson, Zachary Lynn (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  Animals physically and chemically modify their environment as a result of their functional traits. These effects are particularly influential in freshwater benthic environments where animal aggregations can impact the ...
• Energy density and entropy production: their role in the carbon and energy cycling of subtropical longleaf pine savannas 

  Wiesner, Susanne (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  Savanna ecosystems cover 20 % of the terrestrial surface and are particularly vulnerable to environmental fluctuations that are predicted to increase with climate change. Resilience, as the degree of recovery following a ...
• Modeling and analyzing cellular defects associated with movement disorders in Caenorhabditis elegans 

  Xu, Chuan (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  As a powerful modern organism, Caenorhabditis elegans has been widely used to study pathologies behind movement disorders including Parkinson’s disease (PD) and dystonia. PD is the second most common neurodegenerative ...
• Interactive effects of sediment and nitrate subsidies on surface elevation dynamics in a brackish marsh 

  Nugent, Mollie Alice (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  Sediment subsidies to coastal marshes, whether delivered during storm and flood events or via restoration activities (e.g., sediment pumping, dredging or diversions), are critical for marsh elevation maintenance and ...
• From behaviors to proteins: investigating behavioral and neural mechanisms underlying social competition in mangrove rivulus fish (kryptolebias marmoratus) 

  Li, Cheng-Yu (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  Animals must extract information from their environment to make adaptive behavioral decisions when confronted with such things as social challenge. Previous studies have uncovered how different sources of information affect ...
• Influence of succession on fish assemblages in pond metacommunities 

  Olinger, Charles (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  Metacommunity ecology focuses on the influence of regional and local processes structuring sets of communities, and theory predicts that the relative importance of those processes will change over time since initiation of ...
• Endocrine disruption in context: dose, compound, and route of exposure interact to affect the multivariate phenotype in mangrove rivulus fish (kryptolebias marmoratus) 

  Johnson, Elizabeth Lee (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  Human activities are having a huge impact on the natural world. Global climate change, urbanization, habitat fragmentation, and pollutants are all contributing to rapid and extensive environmental change and posing significant ...
• The role of ubiquitination in the innate immune system in arabidopsis 

  Guo, Tingwei (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  My research using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana is focused on unraveling the signal transduction pathways involved in elicitor-mediated plant defense, particularly defense pathways involved in resistance to fungal ...
• 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 ...

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