Restoring mixed-conifer forests with fire and mechanical thinning: Effects on...
The forests of northern California experienced frequent, low-intensity fire prior to Euro-American settlement, but more than a century of grazing, logging and fire suppression has resulted in changes...
View ArticleEcology of greater sage-grouse in the Dakotas
Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) populations and the sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) communities that they rely on have dramatically declined from historic levels. This dissertation addresses...
View ArticleEvaluation of parameters specified in AWPA standard e1-97, “Standard Method...
This research focuses on the evaluation of many aspects of the American Wood Protection Association AWPA) Standard E1-97, “Standard Method for Laboratory Evaluation to Determine Resistance to...
View ArticleEcophysiology of Phytophthora-plant interactions: Impact of abiotic stress on...
California bay laurel Umbellularia californica) plays a pivotal role in the epidemiology of sudden oak death, providing not only a reservoir from which the pathogen, Phytophthora ramorum, can survive...
View ArticleDry matter degradability of silage stover and opaque endosperm2 (o2) grain in...
The first objective of our research was to determine whether kernel modification associated with the opaque endosperm2 o2) allele in QPM maize had an effect on ruminal dry matter degradability RDMD)...
View ArticleThe effect of dietary nutrients on osteochondrosis in swine and evaluation of...
Four experiments using 350 pigs were conducted to determine the effects of dietary nutrients on the incidence of osteochondrosis (OC) and to evaluate the use of biomarkers to predict its occurrence in...
View ArticleEvaluating sustainability of endangered species via simulation: A case study...
Once abundant in the Texas and Louisiana coastal prairie, currently the Attwaters Prairie Chicken Tympanuchus cupido attwateri, APC) is close to extinction. Efforts to increase the size of the...
View ArticleCommunity structure, life history, and movement patterns of parrotfishes:...
Populations of large protogynous coral reef fishes such as parrotfish are diminishing worldwide. Management strategies to mitigate anthropogenic stressors on these fish are hampered by a paucity of...
View ArticleCharacteristics of turbulence and design of solid removal system in the...
An aquaculture raceway is a water carrying, open channel with a rectangular cross-section used to raise fish. The first objective of this research is to measure the flow characteristics within a small...
View ArticlePulsed ultraviolet (UV) light for control of plant-parasitic nematodes in...
The availability of freshwater is rapidly dwindling as the human population increases. Of the freshwater available, approximately 70% is annually used in global agriculture. Since the late 1800s, water...
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