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Evaluating Foraminifera as a Tool for Recreating Historical Landscapes and Verifying Cartographic Accuracy at Fort Fisher, North Carolina
Title
Evaluating Foraminifera as a Tool for Recreating Historical Landscapes and Verifying Cartographic Accuracy at Fort Fisher, North Carolina
Author
Di Bari, Sofia
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Geodesy, Environmental sciences, Marine biology
Description
The research in this thesis focused on the use of Foraminifera to determine paleo-subenvironments and to quantify changes in the subenvironments through time at Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Historical maps were assessed with respect to the subenvi...
Impervious Cover Thresholds of the North Carolina Piedmont Fish Assemblage
Title
Impervious Cover Thresholds of the North Carolina Piedmont Fish Assemblage
Author
Webster, Patrick
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Geodesy, Ecology, Natural resources--Management
Description
Researchers have placed emphasis on quantifying and identifying ecological thresholds to study biological responses to urbanization. As watersheds become urbanized, they exhibit a systemic pattern of degradation that disrupts the natural biogeoche...
The local and landscape features associated with roost attendance and nesting success in urban black vulture (Coragyps atratus) and turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) populations.
Title
The local and landscape features associated with roost attendance and nesting success in urban black vulture (Coragyps atratus) and turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) populations.
Author
Partridge, Hannah
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Geography, Ecology
Description
Land cover changes that result from increasing urbanization alter habitat type, structure, and resource availability on local and global scales. Vultures provide important ecosystem services including disease management and nutrient cycling, makin...