Browsing by Subject "conservation"
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Beyond the Waters' Edge: Complexity and Conservation Management of Underwater Cultural Heritage by Public Agencies in North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-29)This study used a mixed methods case study approach to investigate the nature and behavior of the system in North Carolina within which managers in its public agency for Archives and History have implemented public policy ... -
Characterizing Multigenerational Effects of Nicotine-Dependent Behaviors in Caenorhabditis Elegans
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)This project aims to investigate the effects nicotine, a highly addictive chemical associated with tobacco smoking, have on offspring (F1 and F2) using the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans). C. elegans is ... -
Microsatellite analysis of brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, in western Pennsylvania
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-05)In western Pennsylvania, the brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, has dramatically declined in population due to the environmental stressors of mining, logging, water withdrawal, and acid deposition. Brook trout are game ... -
Seasonal home range dynamics and sex differences in habitat use in a threatened, coastal marsh bird
(2016-12-22)A comprehensive understanding of spatiotemporal ecology is needed to develop conservation strategies for declining species. The king rail (Rallus elegans) is a secretive marsh bird whose range historically extended across ... -
South Africa's Battle of the Atlantic: 1939-1945: A Survey of the Cape Peninsula's WWII Heritage
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-07)In 1939, the Union of South Africa was caught unprepared for war. With the full weight of the Commonwealth's resources dedicated to the defense of the British Isles, the Union Defense Force (UDF) was tasked with defending ... -
THE ANTAGONISTIC AND MUTUALISTIC PLANT-INSECT INTERACTIONS OF PITCHER’S THISTLE (CIRSIUM PITCHERI [TORR. EX EAT.] TORR. & A. GRAY, ASTERACEAE), A FEDERALLY THREATENED GREAT LAKES DUNE AND COBBLE SHORE ENDEMIC PLANT
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-04)Biological control is one of the tools used for integrated pest management of invasive plant species but it is not without risks to native plants. I researched the non-target impacts of the biological control agent, the ...