On June 24, 1876, a large military force of the United States Army 7th Cavalry
converged on the lower Little Bighorn Valley in the Montana Territory, aiming to capture a large
number of Native Americans. A major military ...
Buege, Emily(University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)
Cichlids are among the most diversified families of fish in Central America and thus represent an important component of aquatic biodiversity. Cichlid nesting site selection is important for assemblages that face an uncertain ...
Davis, Kelsi Lyn(University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)
The process tropical aboveground biomass (AGB) plays in the global carbon cycle is imperative to preserve in the efforts to combat the effects of climate change through climate mitigation strategies. However, there is ...
McWhorter, William(University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)
Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining is a way of life for many individuals living in developing countries, especially Africa. This subsistence form of mining provides many households with an income to provide food and ...
Bates, Bradford Lee(University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)
This research uses a multidisciplinary approach to provide a broad perspective on the location of Belizean Bonefish, Permit, and Tarpon (BPT) fisheries and their threats. Participatory mapping and ethnographic surveying ...
With the arrival of Big Data Age, how to mining useful information hidden behind big data has become a hot topic in Geographic Information Science (GIScience). This study examined the spatio-temporal variation of regional ...
Rifat, Shaikh Abdullah Al(University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)
Landfalling tropical cyclones (TC) in the USA cost 5-10 billion dollars annually. Tropical cyclone related losses can be influenced by the characteristics of a tropical cyclone itself as well as the levels of social ...
Kleinman, Jonathan Samuel(University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)
Compound disturbances may result in novel forest successional and developmental patterns. This study investigated effects of post-wind disturbance salvage harvesting, a unique compound disturbance of which the ecological ...
Cissell, Jordan Robert(University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)
The mangrove forests of Ciénaga de Zapata, Cuba, are of critical importance from both biodiversity and ecosystem service perspectives. The peninsula is home to more than 1,000 invertebrate species, more than 80 percent of ...
Ford, Scott(University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)
Natural disturbances alter the biophysical conditions of ecosystems, influencing patterns of structure, composition, and successional dynamics. These disturbances often create structural legacies that promote biodiversity ...
Carter, Shawn Michael(University of Alabama Libraries, 2016)
Human industry and agriculture have long-term effects on the erosion and transport of sediment from the continental surface to the ocean. Riverine suspended sediment flux can be increased where soils are exposed to erosion ...
Wells, Thomas(University of Alabama Libraries, 2012)
This dissertation is a policy analysis of lateral connectivity issues on aging and manipulated river systems. The research focuses on associated issues of ecosystem health and human impacts as illustrated in a case study ...
Almeyda Zambrano, Sandra Lucia(University of Alabama Libraries, 2016)
We assessed how habitat use and preference in the endemic, and Critically Endangered, yellow-tailed woolly monkey (Lagothrix flavicauda) are linked to forest structure and composition. The study took place in the community ...
Glass, Caroline Day(University of Alabama Libraries, 2016)
Transit-oriented development (TOD) is a community development strategy that has increasingly gained exposure in urban areas across the United States as a method for reducing sprawl and increasing community vitality. ...
Trammell, Benjamin Walker(University of Alabama Libraries, 2016)
All forest ecosystems are subject to natural disturbances that influence development and succession. Forest disturbances are typically classified based on severity and spatial extent with events ranging from small, single-tree ...
River’s slope (bed and flow) is a key parameter in fluvial hydrology, hydraulics and geomorphology. It affects many important fluvial variables such as flow velocity and sediment transport, especially bedload. Limitation ...
Stone, Monica Helen(University of Alabama Libraries, 2016)
Recent tropical cyclones, like Hurricane Katrina, have been some of the worst the United States has experienced. Tropical cyclones are expected to intensify, bringing about 20% more precipitation, in the near future in ...
Pierce, Gregory Howell(University of Alabama Libraries, 2016)
Tornadoes have the potential to alter river geomorphology. Considering the frequency and intensity of tornado events in the U.S., it is likely that tornadoes are an unaccounted source of natural disturbance in fluvial ...
White, John Parker(University of Alabama Libraries, 2016)
Human-bear conflicts have been an important issue for wildlife officials in Great Smoky Mountains National Park since it was first established in 1934. In the Park’s early decades, biologists used capture and relocation ...
Cox, Lauren Elizabeth(University of Alabama Libraries, 2016)
Forest disturbances alter environmental conditions, influence species composition and stand structure, and affect successional and developmental pathways. Natural disturbances differ in magnitude, severity, and return ...