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CAMPAIGNS, PERCEPTIONS, AND CONSUMPTION: A MIXED METHODS STUDY OF FRESH WATER MANAGEMENT IN THE INLAND NORTHWEST
(2015)Dwindling freshwater resources are one of the largest challenges facing countries worldwide. For regional and local governments the task of managing fresh water resources falls the hardest. Reduced water quantity directly ... -
Catastrophic floods of lava and ice-water
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Conceptual and Epistemological Undercurrents of Learning as a Process of Change
(2011)In the preparation and education of civil engineers it is essential to both increase student knowledge of the world (conceptual understanding), but also to establish and develop new ways of thinking (epistemology). Both ... -
Cooperation: The Emergence and Maintenance of Biological Complexity
(2012)This dissertation seeks to provide a valuable contribution to the understanding of major evolutionary patterns that have shaped the evolution of biological complexity on Earth. In order to analyze these patterns two major ... -
Differential effects of habitat on the occupancy of jaguars, pumas and sympatric carnivores in Sonora, Mexico
(2015)Declines in wild cat populations across the world have led to international efforts to conserve the remaining, declining populations of some species. The Sierra Madre Occidental in Sonora, Mexico is a remote region containing ... -
DYNAMIC SIMULATION FOR INTEGRATED WATER AND ENERGY RESOURCE PLANNING
(2013)There are few resources as critical to human productivity as clean, accessible water and abundant, inexpensive energy. As the human race continues to evolve and struggle with its role on Planet Earth, cautious and effective ... -
Effects of soil temperature on fungal diversity and composition
(4/27/2018)Cryptic species, such as soil fungi, represent a highly diverse and undiscovered group. These organisms are responsible for important ecological processes and ecosystem services that regulate the environment and provide ... -
ENVIRONMENTAL AND BIOLOGICAL STRESSORS IN RELATION TO HONEY BEE COLONY COLLAPSE
(2018)Over the last several decades declines in pollinator populations, especially those of wild bees and other insects, have raised awareness of the economic impact pollination services have for crop production. This awareness ... -
FORECASTING CATTLE (BOS TAURUS) DEPREDATION RISK BY RECOLONIZING GRAY WOLVES (CANIS LUPUS) IN WASHINGTON
(2017)Preventing wolf-livestock conflicts requires identifying conditions placing livestock at risk and focusing outreach and adaptive management at a local scale. Risk mapping has become a popular tool to predict and display ... -
HYDROLOGIC CONTROLS ON NITROGEN CYCLING AND NITRATE TRANSPORT THROUGH THE VADOSE ZONE OF A SUBSURFACE ARTIFICIALLY-DRAINED DRYLAND AGROECOSYSTEM IN THE PALOUSE BASIN OF EASTERN WASHINGTON
(2015)Advances in the application of stable isotopes to address environmental issues have led to new understandings of biogeochemical cycles for both natural and agricultural systems. Of particular concern, is understanding ... -
HYDROLOGIC DYNAMICS CONTROL DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER EXPORT FROM WATERSHEDS: FIELD-SCALE PROCESSES IN A SMALL, ARTIFICIALLY DRAINED AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT, AND PATTERNS ACROSS ECOSYSTEMS
(2014)Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is an important component of nutrient cycling and energy transfer within and between ecosystems. Understanding controls over the magnitude and quality of DOM that is transferred from soils ...