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THE ROLE OF URBAN GREEN ROOFS AS INVERTEBRATE HABITAT
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Author
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Merritt, Danielle
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Sustainability, Environmental sciences, Ecology
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Description
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Developed countries witnessed an 80% expansion of urban land use between 1990 and 2015. This is leading to degradation of ecosystems and habitats, resulting in a general loss of biodiversity in urban areas. I investigated the habitat potential of ...
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THE TEMPORAL EVOLUTION OF TORNADIC AND NON-TORNADIC VORTEX2 NEAR-STORM ENVIRONMENTS
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Author
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Mansfield, Austin
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Meteorology, Atmospheric science
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Description
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ABSTRACT AUSTIN DANIEL MANSFIELD. The Temporal Evolution of Tornadic and Non-Tornadic VORTEX2 Near-Storm Environments. (Under the direction of DR. CASEY DAVENPORT) The VORTEX2 field experiment provided a wealth of data on the near-storm environmen...
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The Morphology and History of Exfoliation on Rock Domes in the Southeastern United States
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Author
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Weiserbs, Benjamin
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Environmental sciences, Geomorphology, Geology
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Description
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Rock domes and associated surface-parallel exfoliation joints are evident in all tectonic and climatic settings, including the Blue Ridge and Piedmont provinces of the southeastern United States. Although large-scale dome exfoliation is traditiona...
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The traits that predict forest bird responses to urbanization intensity
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Author
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Paton, Grant
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Ecology, Wildlife conservation
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Description
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As humans continue moving to urban areas, there is a growing need to understand the effects of urban intensification on native wildlife populations. Forest species in remnant habitat are particularly vulnerable to urban intensification, but the me...
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Using Downscaled Climate Model Output to Examine Climate Change in North Carolina
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Author
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Robinson, Andrew
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Atmospheric science
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Description
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Climate change is a pressing issue people in North Carolina are already facing, and recent decades in North Carolina have exhibited a warming trend at the higher end of projected values. Due to North Carolina’s diverse geography, climate is expect...