Pawloski, Lisa R.; Moore, Jean B.; Treffinger, Patricia; Baghi, Heibatollah; Gaffney, Kathleen; Jaimovich, Sonia; Campos, Cecilia; Curtin, Kevin M.(2021)
The purposes of this study were to evaluate the psychometric properties of English and Spanish instruments that measure the nutrition behavior and practices of children and their parents. Orem’s self-care deficit nursing ...
LaFevor, Matthew C.; Ponette-González, Alexandra G.; Larson, Rebecca; Mungai, Leah M.(2021)
Agricultural support programs distribute payments to farms based on a diverse set of policy objectives. Adequate targeting of this support to priority areas is key to efficient and effective policy. We evaluated the targeting ...
Good, J. Davis; Kleinman, Jonathan S.; Hart, Justin L.(2021)
Increased interest in ecosystem recovery and resilience has been driven by concerns over global change-induced shifts in forest disturbance regimes. In frequent-fire forests, catastrophic wind disturbances modify ...
In 1936, the completion of Hoover Dam on the Colorado River in Nevada and Arizona created Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States. When the lake reached capacity in 1941 several canyons and valleys were ...
Bhuiya, Md Musfiqur Rahman(University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)
This study aims to evaluate the accessibility during earthquake evacuation for movement challenged persons (MCPs), a disable group highly vulnerable to earthquake, and explores their risk perception in the context of ...
Schnarre, Emily L.(University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)
As the University of Alabama and the City of Tuscaloosa continue to undergo unprecedented growth, more students than ever need to commute to campus. While most students choose to drive to campus, this places stress on the ...
Kleinman, Jonathan Samuel(University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)
Strategies to enhance ecosystem resilience are increasingly needed in forest management plans. Natural and managed disturbances that alter ecosystem resilience to other perturbations are called compound disturbances. This ...
Henry, Katherine Rae(University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)
This study determined the change of land use/land cover over time within the watershed boundary of Keenjhar Lake through the usage of remote sensing thematic classification methods, and, assessed if the changes occurring ...
Chan, Amber Michelle(University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)
Despite the growing use of electronic products, waste recycling efforts are not expanding at a proportional pace, and places in the Global South like Ghana are left with toxic waste sites like the one at Agbogbloshie that ...
Varner, J. Morgan; Arthur, Mary A.; Clark, Stacy L.; Dey, Daniel C.; Hart, Justin L.; Schweitzer, Callie J.(2016)
This special issue of Fire Ecology is focused on the fire ecology of eastern USA oak (Quercus L.) forests, woodlands, and savannas. The papers were presented as part of the Fifth Fire in Eastern Oak Forests Conference in ...
Understanding hydrologic connectivity is essential for managing ephemeral headwater streams where upstream land use influences downstream aquatic habitats. This study relies on a field-based approach to evaluate how ...
Bersaglio, Brock; Margulies, Jared D.(Routledge, 2021-01-22)
This article advances a more-than-human perspective on geographies of death and dying, engaging with extinctionscapes as spaces where the memorialization of nonhuman life generates affective and commodifiable experiences ...
Illegal trade in wild plants receives less scientific and policy attention than illegal trade
in wild animals and animal-derived products. One exception to this generalizable trend
is the recent emergence of an illegal ...
Jack, Katie(University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)
Environmental justice (EJ) – the belief that everyone, regardless of race, income, or national origin, deserves to live and work in a healthy environment and to be included in decision making processes regarding their ...
Dugat, Joshua(University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)
Methylmercury is a naturally occurring toxin, capable of bioaccumulation within aquatic ecosystems. Diets high in fish with elevated levels of methylmercury can lead to neurological impairments, especially in young children. ...
Holland-Levine, Anna Crystal(University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)
The multiple use policy on over 441 million acres of public lands mandates “the management of the public lands and their various resource values so that they are utilized in the combination that will best meet the present ...
Logan, Alexandra(University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)
Coarse woody debris (CWD) has beneficial effects on plant growth and establishment. Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) stands support relatively low amounts of CWD — 2 to 30 m3 ha-1. In April 2011, an EF3 tornado passed ...
Fries, Alexander Christopher(University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)
Urbanization in Alabama has been driven and influenced by a number of factors over the course of the state’s history. Examined from a geographic standpoint, the sizes and spatial distributions of Alabama’s cities have been ...
Emery, Raien K.(University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)
As a result of historical logging and fire exclusion, longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) ecosystems have experienced extensive decline, now occurring on only 2–5% of its native range. Attempts to re-introduce fire into ...
Blanke, Jayla Michelle(University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)
Marine debris is a global issue with acute impacts. Here, stakeholder interviews were combined with a quantitative analysis of debris to better understand the distribution and sources of marine debris in Belize. This study ...