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 ...
Lee, John Bonner(University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)
As economic growth across the state of Alabama has improved some portions of the state more than others, economically struggling counties around Alabama may find eco-tourism events have a significant economic benefit with ...
Pilet, Kory James(University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)
Land-use and land-cover (LULC) change is a continuous and dynamic process that is driven by human-induced activity. The North River watershed, located in Alabama, exemplifies patterns of forestry practices related to ...
Butler, Robert Jack(University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)
Barchans are a common sand dune type found on both terrestrial and Martian surfaces. The morphometry of individual barchans and barchan groups has been measured extensively in past studies. Within each dune field, similar ...
Anni, Afrin Hossain(University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)
Flash flooding in the University of Alabama (UA) campus has become more frequent than before due to the rapid development throughout the campus and the City of Tuscaloosa. To function as a robust and flood free area, the ...
Reed, Jacob Ryan(University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)
There have been multiple efforts in recent years to simplify visual weather forecast products, with the goal of more efficient risk communication for the general public. Many meteorological forecast products, such as the ...
Moragoda, Nishani Poorna(University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)
Anthropogenic climate change, particularly through increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, is projected to considerably impact 21st century precipitation distribution, altering fluvial processes such as sediment dynamics ...
Loria, Aubrey(University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)
When Hurricane Irma made US landfall on the Florida Keys on September 10, 2017, the category 4 storm became the first major hurricane to hit the state since 2005. This study investigated the impacts that Irma had on ...
Goode, Jonathan Davis(University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)
Forest edges are an important legacy of natural and anthropogenic disturbances. Edges of forest fragments are influenced by adjacent non-forested ecosystems, resulting in compositional and structural differences at the ...
Oppong, Judith Ntow(University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)
This thesis sets out to examine how feasible a bike share program will be at the University of Alabama (UA). Three case studies of campus bike sharing programs across the United States are used to show the different bike ...
Misfeldt, James Arthur(University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)
Sheboygan, Wisconsin is a small midwestern city that is home to a community garden that has been kept by a Hmong immigrant community for more than 30 years. This thesis uses a cultural geographic approach to present an ...
Khanam, Mariam(University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)
Flood prediction and mitigation systems are invaluable for improving public safety and community resilience worldwide. Hydrologic and Hydraulic (H & H) simulation of flood events is becoming an increasingly efficient tool ...
Gurung, Deepa(University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)
The Sipsey River creates Alabama’s one of the free-flowing freshwater floodplain forest and supports a high diversity of flora and fauna. This study evaluated the effects of local climate and inundation frequency on the ...
Koerner, Matthew Ryan(University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)
Few studies have tested the influence of freshwater mussels on sediment properties and their potential influence on geomorphic processes outside of lab-based flume studies. Freshwater mussels have historically constituted ...