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University of Cape Town
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Lockerbie, Emma Margaret.
A decision tree framework for assessing status of exploited marine ecosystems under changing environmental conditions.
Degree: Image, Biological Sciences, 2018, University of Cape Town
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27996
► The removal of marine species through fishing has impacted marine ecosystems for thousands of years. The pressure of exploitation on marine ecosystems has now reached…
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▼ The removal of marine species through fishing has impacted marine
ecosystems for thousands of years. The pressure of exploitation on marine
ecosystems has now reached a point at which there is serious concern over ecosystem well-being on a global scale. There has, therefore, been a global move towards an ecosystem approach to fisheries management. The objective of this study was to develop a decision tree framework to assess the status of exploited marine
ecosystems, which could be successfully applied to numerous
ecosystems and guide decision support under changing conditions. This work was based on that of the IndiSeas project, which makes use of indicators designed to detect the impacts of fishing on marine ecosystem around the world. A suite of indicators, selected from those utilised in the IndiSeas project, was divided into ecological and fishing pressure indicators. Ecosystem specific suites of environmental indicators were also included, allowing the framework to ascertain the impacts of environmental variability on ecosystem components. This is an important addition as currently many assessments of the impacts of fisheries do not account for the influence of the environment. The framework was developed for the Southern Benguela ecosystem and then applied, with minor adjustments to account for ecosystem-specific characteristics, to the South Catalan Sea and North Sea. Indicator time series were analysed making use of linear regressions, resulting in the assignment of a score between one and five, depending on the direction and significance of trends. Data series were divided into distinct periods based on known environmental changes or shifts within
ecosystems. Careful consideration was given as to whether fishing and environmental indicator trends could explain the observed trends in ecological indicators. A method of score adjustment was then developed to account for the impacts of both fishing and environmental variability on ecological indicators. Correlations were conducted to detect potential redundancies of ecological indicators and weightings were applied to decrease the contribution of correlated indicators to overall ecosystem trends. However, as correlations differed between indicators and amongst
ecosystems, it was necessary to adjust the applied weightings for individual
ecosystems. Results for the Southern Benguela classified the ecosystem as neither improving nor deteriorating during Period 1 (1978-1993) and Period 2 (1994-2003). During Period 3 (2004-2010) the ecosystem was classified as possibly improving. The South Catalan Sea was classified as possibly deteriorating during Period 1 (1978-1990) and neither improving nor deteriorating during Period 2 (1991-2010). The North Sea ecosystem was classified as neither improving nor deteriorating during Period 1 (1983-1992). During the second (1993-2003) and third (2004-2010) periods the ecosystem was categorised as possibly improving. When assessing fisheries impacts at an ecosystem scale there are typically high levels of uncertainty. However,…
Advisors/Committee Members: Shannon, Lynne J (advisor), Jarre, Astrid (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Marine Ecosystems
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Lockerbie, E. M. (2018). A decision tree framework for assessing status of exploited marine ecosystems under changing environmental conditions. (Thesis). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27996
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Lockerbie, Emma Margaret. “A decision tree framework for assessing status of exploited marine ecosystems under changing environmental conditions.” 2018. Thesis, University of Cape Town. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27996.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Lockerbie, Emma Margaret. “A decision tree framework for assessing status of exploited marine ecosystems under changing environmental conditions.” 2018. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Lockerbie EM. A decision tree framework for assessing status of exploited marine ecosystems under changing environmental conditions. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27996.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Lockerbie EM. A decision tree framework for assessing status of exploited marine ecosystems under changing environmental conditions. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27996
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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Hardikar, Rajeev Shripad.
Limnological studies of selected ponds of Ahmedabad with
reference to physico-chemical properties and Plankton.
Degree: Zoology, 2013, Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibarewala University
URL: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/13909
► The principal of this thesis is Water is the most important parameter for all living forms. Without water life is almost impossible. Only fresh water…
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▼ The principal of this thesis is Water is the most
important parameter for all living forms. Without water life is
almost impossible. Only fresh water is of great use of all living
organisms. Whatever the total water available in the environment,
only 3% of the water is found as fresh water. Of this only 1% or
less than 1% is being in the form which can be utilized by
organisms. Water is universal solvent; almost all the biologically
important substances are readily dissolve in water. Urbanization,
industrialization are the main threats to the fresh water bodies.
There are lots of anthropogenic activities carried out by human
community which may cause its pollution. The polluted water is one
of the main issue and a case of worry for the current scenario.
There for its conservation is one of the important duties of the
mankind. Water quality can be determined by analyzing
physico-chemical properties of water and some biological factors.
If physico-chemical properties are at its optimum level it could be
ideal for all the living organisms. Amongst biological parameter,
plankton are one of the pioneer species in aquatic food chain. They
are very sensitive to their environment. Density, and quantity as
well as quality can be telling us about water quality. Because some
of the plankton species develop only in some sort of polluted
water, while the others in pure (non-polluted). Thus the plankton
community can be an ecological indicator to predict what kind of
changes are going to take place in a particular freshwater body in
nearby future. It is an alarming one which indicates us about the
eutrophication process of water body. That is why study of fresh
water body by studying the plankton diversity and other
physico-chemical parameter is very important.
References p. 152-158
Advisors/Committee Members: Acharya, Chirag A.
Subjects/Keywords: Zoology; Aquatic ecosystems
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Hardikar, R. S. (2013). Limnological studies of selected ponds of Ahmedabad with
reference to physico-chemical properties and Plankton. (Thesis). Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibarewala University. Retrieved from http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/13909
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Hardikar, Rajeev Shripad. “Limnological studies of selected ponds of Ahmedabad with
reference to physico-chemical properties and Plankton.” 2013. Thesis, Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibarewala University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/13909.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Hardikar, Rajeev Shripad. “Limnological studies of selected ponds of Ahmedabad with
reference to physico-chemical properties and Plankton.” 2013. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Hardikar RS. Limnological studies of selected ponds of Ahmedabad with
reference to physico-chemical properties and Plankton. [Internet] [Thesis]. Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibarewala University; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/13909.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Hardikar RS. Limnological studies of selected ponds of Ahmedabad with
reference to physico-chemical properties and Plankton. [Thesis]. Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibarewala University; 2013. Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/13909
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University of Cape Town
3.
Brill, Gregg.
Testing the water: How communities value, use, impact and manage water-related ecosystem services originating in an urban protected area.
Degree: Image, Environmental and Geographical Science, 2017, University of Cape Town
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27447
► Freshwater ecosystems and their associated landscape features found in developing cities and urban protected areas are essential components of urban social-ecological systems providing city residents…
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▼ Freshwater
ecosystems and their associated landscape features found in developing cities and urban protected areas are essential components of urban social-ecological systems providing city residents with cultural, provisioning and regulating services, all of which hold value. Understanding these values requires overcoming conceptual and methodological challenges so that the multi-dimensional nature, relating to the varying values, benefits, and trade-offs are understood. Understanding values, benefits and trade-offs is essential for ensuring informed and effective management of these services and the landscapes that provide them. This requires the development of tools and methods to predict how changes in land-use and management practices might affect the provision of such services. This study contributes to both the methodological and empirical literature by developing integrated and multidisciplinary approaches to assessing the beneficiaries of freshwater ecosystem services in an urban context and recognising the ecological, social and economic values assigned to ecosystem services over multiple spatial and temporal scales. The aim of this thesis was to assess how beneficiaries, stakeholders and managers within a developing city context, recognise, value and manage the multiple diverse
ecosystems services associated with freshwater
ecosystems as provided by different landscape features originating in an urban protected area. This aim was achieved by establishing who the beneficiaries of freshwater ecosystem services are, uncovering the spatial and temporal relationships these beneficiaries have with landscape features, determining the nature of ecosystem service values, benefits, impacts and trade-offs as experienced by the different users, as well as analysing the management policies and practices associated with urban ES. Drawing on accumulated as well as existing data sets, newly developed methods and approaches were implemented in this study. This work was primarily undertaken in Table Mountain National Park and in Cape Town, South Africa. A comparative analysis of the perceptions of park managers toward ecosystem service governance and management was undertaken in Table Mountain National Park and in Tijuca National Park, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Natural freshwater
ecosystems (e.g. rivers), particularly when combined with built infrastructure (e.g. dams), provide highly valued features in landscapes, delivering multiple cultural services to city residents. Recreation, aesthetic and existence services were valued highest by respondents. People who live closer to the park use, and benefit from, the park's freshwater
ecosystems more frequently than those living further away. Park visitors want ease of access in terms of distance to specific freshwater
ecosystems, and then once there they want a diversity of activity options, such as recreation opportunities as well as places to reflect and meditate. The outcomes of the cultural-service study in this thesis have important management implications where insights…
Advisors/Committee Members: Anderson, Pippin (advisor), O'Farrell, Patrick (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: freshwater ecosystems services
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Brill, G. (2017). Testing the water: How communities value, use, impact and manage water-related ecosystem services originating in an urban protected area. (Thesis). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27447
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Brill, Gregg. “Testing the water: How communities value, use, impact and manage water-related ecosystem services originating in an urban protected area.” 2017. Thesis, University of Cape Town. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27447.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Brill, Gregg. “Testing the water: How communities value, use, impact and manage water-related ecosystem services originating in an urban protected area.” 2017. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Brill G. Testing the water: How communities value, use, impact and manage water-related ecosystem services originating in an urban protected area. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27447.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Brill G. Testing the water: How communities value, use, impact and manage water-related ecosystem services originating in an urban protected area. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27447
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
4.
Kalaiarasi roselind.
Biodiversity and population dynamics of butterflies
lepidoptera insecta in chosen ecosystems of thoothukudi district
tamilnadu;.
Degree: 2015, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
URL: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/40802
► Insects including the species rich lepidoptera play a central role in all terrestrial ecosystems they have relatively the largest number of species in the animal…
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▼ Insects including the species rich lepidoptera play
a central role in all terrestrial ecosystems they have relatively
the largest number of species in the animal kingdom and constitute
the majority of all described species in the biosphere their short
generation times produce rapid population responses to a wide range
of biotic and abiotic environment making them vitally important for
ecological study lewis et al 1998 currently the global insect
species richness is estimated to be about ten million stork 1993 a
re evaluation of erwin s estimate of tropical arthropod species
richness arrives at a total of 4 8 million gaston 1991 odegaard
2000 novotny et al 2002 of course nobody knows how many insect
species are there in the universe this group consequently has the
ability to illuminate patterns and processes of biological
diversity which may be of benefit to conservation efforts devries
et al 1999a b newline newline newline
Advisors/Committee Members: Sornaraj, R.
Subjects/Keywords: Biodiversity; dynamics; ecosystems; lepidoptera
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roselind, K. (2015). Biodiversity and population dynamics of butterflies
lepidoptera insecta in chosen ecosystems of thoothukudi district
tamilnadu;. (Thesis). Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. Retrieved from http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/40802
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
roselind, Kalaiarasi. “Biodiversity and population dynamics of butterflies
lepidoptera insecta in chosen ecosystems of thoothukudi district
tamilnadu;.” 2015. Thesis, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/40802.
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MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
roselind, Kalaiarasi. “Biodiversity and population dynamics of butterflies
lepidoptera insecta in chosen ecosystems of thoothukudi district
tamilnadu;.” 2015. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
roselind K. Biodiversity and population dynamics of butterflies
lepidoptera insecta in chosen ecosystems of thoothukudi district
tamilnadu;. [Internet] [Thesis]. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/40802.
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Council of Science Editors:
roselind K. Biodiversity and population dynamics of butterflies
lepidoptera insecta in chosen ecosystems of thoothukudi district
tamilnadu;. [Thesis]. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University; 2015. Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/40802
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Murukesh, Nebula.
Bioactive Metabolites and Biomarkers from Rhizophoraceae mangroves- A Chemotaxonomic Approach.
Degree: 2016, Cochin University of Science and Technology
URL: http://dyuthi.cusat.ac.in/purl/5049
► Mangroves are specialised ecosystems developed along estuarine sea coasts and river mouths in tropical and subtropical regions of the world, mainly in the intertidal zone.…
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▼ Mangroves are specialised ecosystems developed along estuarine sea
coasts and river mouths in tropical and subtropical regions of the world,
mainly in the intertidal zone. Hence, the ecosystem and its biological
components is under the influence of both marine and freshwater
conditions and has developed a set of physiological adaptations to
overcome problems of anoxia, salinity and frequent tidal inundations. This
has led to the assemblage of a wide variety of plant and animal species of
special adaptations suited to the ecosystem.
The path of photosynthesis in mangroves is different from other
glycophytes. There are modifications or alterations in other physiological
processes such as carbohydrate metabolism or polyphenol synthesis. As
they survive under extreme conditions of salinity, temperature, tides and
anoxic soil conditions they may have chemical compounds, which protect
them from these destructive elements. Mangroves are necessarily tolerant
of high salt levels and have mechanisms to take up water despite strong
osmotic potentials. Some also take up salts, but excrete them through
specialised glands in the leaves. Others transfer salts into senescent leaves
or store them in the bark or the wood. Still others simply become
increasingly conservative in their water use as water salinity increases. A
usual transportation or biosynthetic path as other plants cannot be expected
in mangrove plants.
In India, the states like West Bengal, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil
Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra, and
Gujarat occupy vast area of mangroves. Kerala has only 6 km2 total
mangrove area with Rhizophora apiculata, Rhizophora mucronata,
Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, Bruguiera cylindrica, Avicennia officinalis,
Sonneratia caseolaris, Sonneratia apetala and Kandelia candal, as the
important species present, most of which belong to the family
Rhizophoraceae.Rhizophoraceae mangroves are ranked as “major elements of
mangroves” as they give the real shape of this unique and interesting
ecosystem and these mangrove species most productive and typical
characteristic ecosystem of World renowned. It was found that the
Rhizophoraceae mangrove extracts exhibit several bioactive properties.
Various parts of these mangroves are used in ethnomedicinal practices.
Even though extracts from these mangroves possess therapeutic activity
against humans, animal and plant pathogens, the specific metabolites
responsible for these bioactivities remains to be elucidated. Various parts of
these mangroves are used in ethnomedicinal practices. There is a gap of
information towards the chemistry of Rhizophoraceae mangroves from
Kerala.
Thorough phytochemical investigation can achieve the validity of
ethnomedicines as well as apply the use of mangrove plants in the
development of new drugs. Such studies can pave a firm base for their use
in biomarker and chemotaxonomic studies as well as for the better
management of the existing mangrove ecosystem. In this study, the various
chemical parameters including minerals, biochemical…
Subjects/Keywords: Mangroves; Ecosystems; Anoxia,; Salinity; Glycophytes
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Murukesh, N. (2016). Bioactive Metabolites and Biomarkers from Rhizophoraceae mangroves- A Chemotaxonomic Approach. (Thesis). Cochin University of Science and Technology. Retrieved from http://dyuthi.cusat.ac.in/purl/5049
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Murukesh, Nebula. “Bioactive Metabolites and Biomarkers from Rhizophoraceae mangroves- A Chemotaxonomic Approach.” 2016. Thesis, Cochin University of Science and Technology. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://dyuthi.cusat.ac.in/purl/5049.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Murukesh, Nebula. “Bioactive Metabolites and Biomarkers from Rhizophoraceae mangroves- A Chemotaxonomic Approach.” 2016. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Murukesh N. Bioactive Metabolites and Biomarkers from Rhizophoraceae mangroves- A Chemotaxonomic Approach. [Internet] [Thesis]. Cochin University of Science and Technology; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://dyuthi.cusat.ac.in/purl/5049.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Murukesh N. Bioactive Metabolites and Biomarkers from Rhizophoraceae mangroves- A Chemotaxonomic Approach. [Thesis]. Cochin University of Science and Technology; 2016. Available from: http://dyuthi.cusat.ac.in/purl/5049
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6.
Neetha V.
Dissolved carbon dioxide and methane In estuaries and
waters surrounding Mangroves on the east coast of india And the
andaman islands;.
Degree: Dissolved carbon dioxide and methane In estuaries and
waters surrounding Mangroves on the east coast of india And the
andaman islands, 2014, Anna University
URL: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/29692
► This study reconsiders our current understanding of CO2 and CH4 newlineemissions from coastal margins especially from estuaries and mangroves newlinesurrounding waters Though coastal areas occupy…
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▼ This study reconsiders our current understanding of
CO2 and CH4 newlineemissions from coastal margins especially from
estuaries and mangroves newlinesurrounding waters Though coastal
areas occupy lesser surface area when newlinecompared to the oceans
their contribution to greenhouse gas emissions are
newlinesignificantly higher Due to the intense biogeochemical
transformations that newlinetake place in coastal zones these
regions play an important role in the cycling newlineof carbon and
emissions of important greenhouse gases Most of our
newlineunderstanding of coastal biogeochemical processes is from
studies in newlinetemperate areas and very few targeted studies
have been carried out to date in newlinetropical zones The higher
temperature in the tropics would suggest newlinesignificant
atmospheric fluxes from the tropical coastal ecosystems CO2 and
newlineCH4 concentrations and fluxes in three different mangrove
Andaman newlineSundarbans and Pichavaram ecosystems and two
different estuarine newline Hooghly and Adyar zones on the east
coast of India and the Andaman newlineIslands were estimated The
study sites were chosen based on the different newlineenvironmental
settings and degree of anthropogenic impact newlineAll the sites
showed high pCO2 and dissolved CH4 concentrations newlineand were a
source of these gases to the atmosphere The heavily impacted
newlineAdyar River showed the highest CO2 and CH4 fluxes followed
the pristine newlineAndaman mangroves There appear to be no direct
impact of anthropogenic newlineactivity on the emissions of these
gases The concentrations distribution and newlinesubsequent
emissions depend on rates of organic matter supply and burial
newlinetidal pumping of porewaters redox status of sediment and
overlying water newlinedilution with coastal waters and in the case
of CH4 levels of sulphates newline
reference p236-273.
Advisors/Committee Members: Ramesh R.
Subjects/Keywords: Mangrove Andaman Sundarbans; Pichavaram ecosystems
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V, N. (2014). Dissolved carbon dioxide and methane In estuaries and
waters surrounding Mangroves on the east coast of india And the
andaman islands;. (Thesis). Anna University. Retrieved from http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/29692
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
V, Neetha. “Dissolved carbon dioxide and methane In estuaries and
waters surrounding Mangroves on the east coast of india And the
andaman islands;.” 2014. Thesis, Anna University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/29692.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
V, Neetha. “Dissolved carbon dioxide and methane In estuaries and
waters surrounding Mangroves on the east coast of india And the
andaman islands;.” 2014. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
V N. Dissolved carbon dioxide and methane In estuaries and
waters surrounding Mangroves on the east coast of india And the
andaman islands;. [Internet] [Thesis]. Anna University; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/29692.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
V N. Dissolved carbon dioxide and methane In estuaries and
waters surrounding Mangroves on the east coast of india And the
andaman islands;. [Thesis]. Anna University; 2014. Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/29692
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Stellenbosch University
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Hoepfl, Kim Powell.
Conceptualising ecological sustainability: issues, values and challenges.
Degree: MPhil, Philosophy, 2019, Stellenbosch University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/105945
► ENGLISH ABSTRACT: “The twin concepts of sustainability and sustainable development” (Hattingh 2001: 1) have been in international circulation (Hattingh 2001) for thirty years, and yet…
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▼ ENGLISH ABSTRACT: “The twin concepts of sustainability and sustainable development” (Hattingh 2001: 1) have
been in international circulation (Hattingh 2001) for thirty years, and yet debate persists about
both their meaning and implementation. Essentially, sustainability and its implementation in
sustainable development are aimed at curbing our exploitation of the natural environment while
endeavouring to share natural provisions more equally among the worlds’ people. It is a
conundrum, since sustainability and sustainable development seem to pull in different
directions: how, in the context of a growing human population and hence rising demand, are
we to reduce our extractions from the natural environment in order to conserve it, while
simultaneously maintaining human wellbeing, requiring even greater extractions? Over time a
few efforts have been made to conceptualise sustainable solutions, each proposing a different
way forward. However, the world remains highly unequal and environmentally degraded. This
suggests that, our attempts at sustainability/sustainable development maintain the status quo of
a minimalist interpretation where we remain stuck in behaviours unsuited to a changed context.
It is evident that sustainability has become a crucial consideration if we wish to safeguard our
survival, and the survival of all other species. This said, meaningful action cannot be taken
unless the full extent of social, ecological and economic issues is considered, and if the current
perspectives on sustainability/sustainable development are critically assessed in terms of their
suitability for intervening in our sustainability challenges. In this thesis, the cause of this
situation “is explored from an ethical perspective” (Hattingh 2001: 1), and a few “proposals
are made on a philosophical level” to “respond to the contested nature of these concepts”,
focusing in particular on what kind of an understanding of sustainability/sustainable
development we need. Emphasis is directed toward internal “tensions” that shape different
interpretations of sustainability, associated with different “ethical positions” (1) that can be taken with regards to questions that address (a) What is so valuable that we ought to sustain it?
(b) Why is it so valuable that we ought to sustain it? (c) How should we go about sustaining it?
(d) What are the criteria that denote when a state of sustainability has been achieved? Having
briefly outlined where tensions are to be found, it becomes possible to show how models of
ecologically sustainability can be differently understood. Specifically, the ‘Brundtland Report’
and the ‘Caring for the Earth Report’ are analysed as two influential policy documents
subscribing to a strong and moderate anthropocentric stance to sustainability respectively.
These reports are critically compared and contrasted with a more ecocentric approach, which
characterises the field of deep ecology.
The emergent
ecosystems services paradigm is also critically evaluated in order to ascertain
…
Advisors/Committee Members: Woermann, Minka, Hattingh, Johan, Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Philosophy..
Subjects/Keywords: UCTD; Sustainability; Ecosystem services; Ecosystems
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Hoepfl, K. P. (2019). Conceptualising ecological sustainability: issues, values and challenges. (Thesis). Stellenbosch University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/105945
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Hoepfl, Kim Powell. “Conceptualising ecological sustainability: issues, values and challenges.” 2019. Thesis, Stellenbosch University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/105945.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Hoepfl, Kim Powell. “Conceptualising ecological sustainability: issues, values and challenges.” 2019. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Hoepfl KP. Conceptualising ecological sustainability: issues, values and challenges. [Internet] [Thesis]. Stellenbosch University; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/105945.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Hoepfl KP. Conceptualising ecological sustainability: issues, values and challenges. [Thesis]. Stellenbosch University; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/105945
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Victoria University of Wellington
8.
Eddy, Tyler D.
Marine Reserves as Conservation and Management Tools: Implications for Coastal Resource Use.
Degree: 2011, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1728
► Exploited marine ecosystems are a common feature of the modern world and area closures (marine reserves; MRs) have been suggested from both conservation and fishery…
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▼ Exploited marine
ecosystems are a common feature of the modern world and area closures (marine reserves; MRs) have been suggested from both conservation and fishery management perspectives as a technique to rebuild over-fished populations. MRs provide an interesting experimental treatment where humans are excluded from resource harvesting. In the absence of exploitation, marine species have been observed to return to levels of abundance similar to historic accounts of virgin biomass (biomass under an exploitation level of 0). This thesis investigates the impact and potential of MRs in both New Zealand and Chile for achieving conservation and fishery management goals through the use of underwater observation, historic information, fishers’ ecological knowledge (FEK), bioeconomic fishery modeling and ecosystem modeling ... Overall, this thesis has investigated the effects of human coastal resource use in New Zealand and Chile from social, economic and ecological perspectives through the use of different techniques by synthesising both quantitative and qualitative information sources. MRs are a valuable tool from conservation,
management and scientific perspectives as they can rebuild overexploited stocks and return the ecosystem to a more historic state. MRs also provide an understanding of the interaction between coastal resource use and ecosystem-wide changes, which is a crucial element for ecosystem-based management. This thesis has illustrated the importance of comparing present stock biomasses to historic baselines to understand the impacts of exploitation of coastal resources on marine
ecosystems.
Advisors/Committee Members: Gardner, Jonathan.
Subjects/Keywords: Fishery management; Marine ecosystems
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Eddy, Tyler D. “Marine Reserves as Conservation and Management Tools: Implications for Coastal Resource Use.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1728.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Eddy, Tyler D. “Marine Reserves as Conservation and Management Tools: Implications for Coastal Resource Use.” 2011. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Eddy TD. Marine Reserves as Conservation and Management Tools: Implications for Coastal Resource Use. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1728.
Council of Science Editors:
Eddy TD. Marine Reserves as Conservation and Management Tools: Implications for Coastal Resource Use. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1728

University of Alaska – Fairbanks
9.
McFarland, Jack W.
Latitudinal patterns of amino acid cycling and plant N uptake among North American forest ecosystems
.
Degree: 2008, University of Alaska – Fairbanks
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/79
► Interest in the role of organic nitrogen (N) to the N economy of forest ecosystems is gaining momentum as ecologists revise the traditional paradigm in…
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▼ Interest in the role of organic nitrogen (N) to the N economy of forest
ecosystems is gaining momentum as ecologists revise the traditional paradigm in N cycling to emphasize the importance of depolymerization of soil organic matter (SOM) in controlling the bioavailability of N in forest soils. Still, there has yet to be a coordinated effort aimed at developing general patterns for soil organic N cycling across
ecosystems that vary in climate, SOM quality, plant taxa, or dominant mycorrhizal association: ectomycorrhizae (EM) vs. arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM). In this study, experimental additions of 13C15N-glycine and 15NH4+ were traced in situ through fine root and soil N pools for six North American forest
ecosystems in an effort to define patterns of plant and microbial N utilization among divergent forest types.
Recovery of 15N in extractable soil pools varied by N form, forest type, and sampling period. At all sites, immobilization by the soil microbial biomass represented the largest short-term (<24 h) biotic sink for NH4+ and amino acid-N, but differences in microbial turnover of the two N forms were linked to cross-ecosystem differences in SOM quality, particularly the availability of labile carbon (C). At the conclusion of the experiment, microbial N turnover had transferred the majority of immobilized 15N to non-extractable soil N pools. By comparison, fine root uptake of NH4+ and glycine-N was low (<10% total tracer recovery), but 15N enrichment of this pool was still increasing at the final sampling period. Since there was no significant loss of 15N tracer within the bulk soil after 14 days for any forest type except sugar maple, it suggests plants have the capacity to capitalize on multiple N turnover events and thus represent an important long-term sink for ecosystem N.
Plants in all stands had some capacity to absorb glycine intact, but plant N preference again varied by forest type. Relative uptake of amino acid-N versus inorganic N was lowest in tulip poplar and highest in red pine and balsam poplar, while white oak, sugar maple, and white spruce stands were statistically near unity with respect to the two N forms. However, N uptake ratios were threefold higher in EM-dominated stands than in AM-dominated stands indicating mycorrhizal association in part mediated plant N preference. Thus, amino acids represent an important component of the N economies of a broad spectrum of forest
ecosystems, but their relevance to plant nutrition likely varies as a function of microbial demand for C as well as N.
Advisors/Committee Members: Boone, Richard (committee).
Subjects/Keywords: organic nitrogen;
forest ecosystems
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. (Thesis). University of Alaska – Fairbanks. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11122/79
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
McFarland, Jack W. “Latitudinal patterns of amino acid cycling and plant N uptake among North American forest ecosystems
.” 2008. Thesis, University of Alaska – Fairbanks. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11122/79.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
McFarland, Jack W. “Latitudinal patterns of amino acid cycling and plant N uptake among North American forest ecosystems
.” 2008. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
McFarland JW. Latitudinal patterns of amino acid cycling and plant N uptake among North American forest ecosystems
. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Alaska – Fairbanks; 2008. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/79.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
McFarland JW. Latitudinal patterns of amino acid cycling and plant N uptake among North American forest ecosystems
. [Thesis]. University of Alaska – Fairbanks; 2008. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/79
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Cape Town
10.
Yates, Megan.
The physiological importance of small leaf sizes in the mediterranean type ecosystem vegetation of the Cape floristic region.
Degree: Image, Biological Sciences, 2007, University of Cape Town
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26302
► Numerous "Fynbos" species of the Cape Floristic Region (CFR) have particularly fine, narrow leaves. The rates of transpiration and heat loss are partially dependent on…
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▼ Numerous "Fynbos" species of the Cape Floristic Region (CFR) have particularly fine, narrow leaves. The rates of transpiration and heat loss are partially dependent on boundary layer conductance, which is determined by leaf shape and size, surface modifications and wind speed. We expected fine-leaved species with higher boundary layer conductance to transpire faster than broad-leaved species at low temperatures whereas at higher temperatures we expected transpiration to be limited by stomata! conductance. In contrast, the rate of heat loss may be constrained by thick boundary layers in larger leaves at high temperatures. Leaf gas exchange characteristics at various temperatures were correlated with boundary layer thickness, leaf area and specific leaf area for 14 Proteaceae species using phylogenetically independent contrast species. When the temperatures of individual leaves were altered, while ambient temperature was kept at l 8°C, water loss decreased significantly at both 12°C and 30°C with increased leaf size and thus boundary layer thickness. At 30°C, small leaves with thin boundary layers resulted in leaf temperatures below ambient, while larger leaves with thicker boundary layers had leaf temperatures closer to ambient. However, at 30°C the variation in leaf temperature between the smallest and largest leaves was only 3.4°C. Such a small variation in leaf temperature is unlikely to alter temperature-dependent physiological processes. We conclude that the small boundary layer associated with small leaves enables fine-leaved species to transpire at faster rates when water is plentiful. This may be a particularly important strategy for plants that take up most of their nutrients in the wet winter months from nutrient-poor highly leached soils of the CFR region. We suggest that fine leaves are an adaptation for nutrient uptake during winter, although they may also have the benefit of improved coupling of leaf to ambient temperature during the summer drought period.
Advisors/Committee Members: Cramer, Michael D (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Botany; Ecosystems
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Yates, M. (2007). The physiological importance of small leaf sizes in the mediterranean type ecosystem vegetation of the Cape floristic region. (Thesis). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26302
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Yates, Megan. “The physiological importance of small leaf sizes in the mediterranean type ecosystem vegetation of the Cape floristic region.” 2007. Thesis, University of Cape Town. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26302.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Yates, Megan. “The physiological importance of small leaf sizes in the mediterranean type ecosystem vegetation of the Cape floristic region.” 2007. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Yates M. The physiological importance of small leaf sizes in the mediterranean type ecosystem vegetation of the Cape floristic region. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2007. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26302.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Yates M. The physiological importance of small leaf sizes in the mediterranean type ecosystem vegetation of the Cape floristic region. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2007. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26302
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Baylor University
11.
Bian, Jingyi, 1985-.
Assessing interactions between nutrients and aquatic toxicity : influences of nitrogen and phosphorus on ionic silver toxicity to the aquatic macrophyte Lemna gibba.
Degree: MS, Environmental Science., 2011, Baylor University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2104/8119
► Though nutrients and silver often co-occur in aquatic ecosystems, the combined effects of these environmental stressors on aquatic plants are poorly understood. Such coexposures are…
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▼ Though nutrients and silver often co-occur in aquatic
ecosystems, the combined effects of these environmental stressors on aquatic plants are poorly understood. Such coexposures are important because nanosilver is increasingly released to the environment, and recent studies indicate that the dissolved fraction of nanosilver appears to be more acutely toxic to aquatic life. The primary objective of this study was to understand the effects of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) concentrations and N : P ratios on the toxicity of ionic silver toxicity to the model aquatic macrophyte Lemna gibba over 7-d study periods. The experimental results indicated that L. gibba were more sensitive to silver (e.g., lower EC50 values) when N and P concentrations were higher. In addition, greater ionic silver toxicity occurred under higher P-availability (e.g., lower N : P ratios) conditions. L. gibba frond number and fresh weight were also differentially affected and showed variable sensitivity to different nutrient x silver treatment combinations, which highlights the importance of considering site-specific nutrient conditions during the prospective and retrospective assessment and management of silver impacts to primary producers.
Advisors/Committee Members: Brooks, Bryan W. (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Aquatic ecosystems.; Nutrients.; Aquatic toxicity.
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Bian, Jingyi, 1. (2011). Assessing interactions between nutrients and aquatic toxicity : influences of nitrogen and phosphorus on ionic silver toxicity to the aquatic macrophyte Lemna gibba. (Masters Thesis). Baylor University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2104/8119
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Bian, Jingyi, 1985-. “Assessing interactions between nutrients and aquatic toxicity : influences of nitrogen and phosphorus on ionic silver toxicity to the aquatic macrophyte Lemna gibba.” 2011. Masters Thesis, Baylor University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2104/8119.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Bian, Jingyi, 1985-. “Assessing interactions between nutrients and aquatic toxicity : influences of nitrogen and phosphorus on ionic silver toxicity to the aquatic macrophyte Lemna gibba.” 2011. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Bian, Jingyi 1. Assessing interactions between nutrients and aquatic toxicity : influences of nitrogen and phosphorus on ionic silver toxicity to the aquatic macrophyte Lemna gibba. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Baylor University; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2104/8119.
Council of Science Editors:
Bian, Jingyi 1. Assessing interactions between nutrients and aquatic toxicity : influences of nitrogen and phosphorus on ionic silver toxicity to the aquatic macrophyte Lemna gibba. [Masters Thesis]. Baylor University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2104/8119

Deakin University
12.
Sfiligoj, Bianca.
Sensitivity of Antarctic marine invertebrates and microalgae to metal exposure.
Degree: School of Life and Environmental Sciences, 2013, Deakin University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30066160
► Negative impacts from contaminants have occurred in Antarctic marine ecosystems resulting from human activities. To improve risk assessment procedures and develop site-specific environmental quality guidelines…
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▼ Negative impacts from contaminants have occurred in Antarctic marine
ecosystems resulting from human activities. To improve risk assessment procedures and develop site-specific environmental quality guidelines and remediation targets, this study successfully developed novel toxicity testing methods to determine the sensitivity of Antarctic marine invertebrate and microalgal species to metals.
Advisors/Committee Members: Mondon, Julie.
Subjects/Keywords: Antarctic marine ecosystems; metals contamination
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Sfiligoj, B. (2013). Sensitivity of Antarctic marine invertebrates and microalgae to metal exposure. (Thesis). Deakin University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30066160
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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Sfiligoj, Bianca. “Sensitivity of Antarctic marine invertebrates and microalgae to metal exposure.” 2013. Thesis, Deakin University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30066160.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Sfiligoj, Bianca. “Sensitivity of Antarctic marine invertebrates and microalgae to metal exposure.” 2013. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Sfiligoj B. Sensitivity of Antarctic marine invertebrates and microalgae to metal exposure. [Internet] [Thesis]. Deakin University; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30066160.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Sfiligoj B. Sensitivity of Antarctic marine invertebrates and microalgae to metal exposure. [Thesis]. Deakin University; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30066160
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Queen Mary, University of London
13.
Ouyang, Liao.
Co-occurrence of aerobic ammonia oxidation, anaerobic ammonia oxidation and nitrite oxidation in oxic riverbeds and their relationships with net nitrification efficiency.
Degree: PhD, 2019, Queen Mary, University of London
URL: http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/56009
;
https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.775319
► In short term, re-mineralized nitrogen as ammonia can either be conserved in an ecosystem through its complete oxidation to nitrate e.g. 'efficient nitrification' or lost…
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▼ In short term, re-mineralized nitrogen as ammonia can either be conserved in an ecosystem through its complete oxidation to nitrate e.g. 'efficient nitrification' or lost via oxidation to N2 gas e.g., 'inefficient nitrification'. Here, 15N tracers and molecular analyses were used to characterize the 'nitrification efficiency' in relation to aerobic ammonia oxidation, anaerobic ammonia oxidation (anammox) and nitrite oxidation across a range of oxic riverbeds. Here 15NO2- from 15NH4+ was rapidly consumed by anammox/denitrification and/or nitrite oxidation and although the total rate of ammonia oxidation (i.e. 15NO3- + 15N2) was conserved, nitrification efficiency varied from 22.2% to 99.7%. Nitrification efficiency was highest where the contribution from anammox to N2 production (ra) was lowest, and maximal where anammox was absent, suggesting competition between nitrite oxidation and anammox for nitrite. Nitrification efficiency was also highest where the abundance of nxrB gene (Nitrospira + Nitrobacter) was greatest, along with the highest abundance of comammox Nitrospira amoA gene. These results reveal a gradient in riverbed nitrification efficiency that was related primarily to Nitrospira dominating the nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB). A preincubation of soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) selectively increased the degree of nitrification efficiency in some riverbed sediments by stimulating nitrite oxidation. Furthermore, anammox was more important where the abundance of hzsB and amoA genes were greatest, indicating an interaction between aerobic and anaerobic ammonia oxidation. In these oxic riverbeds, aerobic ammonia oxidizing microorganisms (AOM) and anammox bacteria may aggregate together, AOM consumed oxygen at a rate of 22.28 nmol g-1 h-1 and competed with heterotrophic respiration for 8% of the total oxygen consumption, making oxygen limited in the aggregates and thus enabling anammox. Furthermore, the aerobic ammonia oxidation can provide nitrite to sustain the anammox bacteria.
Subjects/Keywords: efficient nitrification; oxic riverbeds; Ecosystems
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Ouyang, L. (2019). Co-occurrence of aerobic ammonia oxidation, anaerobic ammonia oxidation and nitrite oxidation in oxic riverbeds and their relationships with net nitrification efficiency. (Doctoral Dissertation). Queen Mary, University of London. Retrieved from http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/56009 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.775319
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ouyang, Liao. “Co-occurrence of aerobic ammonia oxidation, anaerobic ammonia oxidation and nitrite oxidation in oxic riverbeds and their relationships with net nitrification efficiency.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, Queen Mary, University of London. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/56009 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.775319.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ouyang, Liao. “Co-occurrence of aerobic ammonia oxidation, anaerobic ammonia oxidation and nitrite oxidation in oxic riverbeds and their relationships with net nitrification efficiency.” 2019. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Ouyang L. Co-occurrence of aerobic ammonia oxidation, anaerobic ammonia oxidation and nitrite oxidation in oxic riverbeds and their relationships with net nitrification efficiency. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Queen Mary, University of London; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/56009 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.775319.
Council of Science Editors:
Ouyang L. Co-occurrence of aerobic ammonia oxidation, anaerobic ammonia oxidation and nitrite oxidation in oxic riverbeds and their relationships with net nitrification efficiency. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Queen Mary, University of London; 2019. Available from: http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/56009 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.775319
14.
Atazadeh, Ehsan.
Algae-based models to configure consumptive flows for ecological benefit in the highly regulated MacKenzie River, south-east Australia.
Degree: PhD, 2017, Federation University Australia
URL: http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/162587
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https://library.federation.edu.au/record=b2746497
► Many river ecosystems, especially those in arid and semi-arid, are experiencing severe stress due to the increasing demands on the ecosystem services they provide, coupled…
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▼ Many river ecosystems, especially those in arid and semi-arid, are experiencing severe stress due to the increasing demands on the ecosystem services they provide, coupled with anthropogenic catchment impacts and factors associated with climate change and weather extremes. The flow regime of the Mackenzie River was substantially modified since the construction of a water supply reservoir on its upper reach in 1887. Water is now regulated at several locations downstream of the reservoir, creating a substantially modified flow regime, impacting key environmental values of the river. The river receives an environmental flow allocation and the river channel is used to transfer water dedicated for consumptive use. Water Quality and algal monitoring formed the basis of models that were developed evaluate the ecological condition of this working river under base flow and before, during and after freshes that deliver water to users. Samples of diatoms, soft algae and measurements of water quality were analysed at ten sampling sites for three years (between February 2012 and November 2014) along the MacKenzie River in different seasons and under different flow regimes to understand the spatial and temporal variation in the relationship between algal communities and water quality, and so stream condition. Baseline information on algal communities and water quality was collected during base flow conditions, while experiments on the effect of water releases on algal communities were based on flow regime variations (manipulated flow regimes), specifically on the algae community structure, water quality and ecosystem function. These comprised cease to flow (0 ML/day), low flows (10-15 ML/day), freshes (35-40 ML/day) and high flow (55ML/day) conditions. Physical and chemical characteristics of water, including pH, temperature, turbidity, electrical conductivity, dissolved oxygen, total nitrogen, phosphorus and cations and anions were measured. Biological properties of the algal periphyton communities, including dry mass, ash-free dry mass, chlorophyll-a concentration and species composition, were also measured. Furthermore, the DSIAR (Diatom Species Index for Australian Rivers) score was calculated to classify the condition of the waterway. The results showed the algal species composition changed under different flow regimes along the river. The sensitivity of diatoms to changes in water quality and flow rates deemed them useful indicators of river condition. The results indicated that flows tended to improve DSIAR scores and diatoms versus green algae and cyanobacteria biomass measures in the mid and lower reaches. The biological properties of the algal periphyton communities, and the species composition, varied between sites under different flow regimes. The accumulation of dry mass (not ash-free) decreased downstream during freshes, however the accumulation of AFDM (ash-free dry mass) gradually increased downstream. The results showed that the concentration of chlorophyll-a decreased downstream under water release events. The…
Subjects/Keywords: MacKenzie River; Australia; River ecosystems
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Atazadeh, E. (2017). Algae-based models to configure consumptive flows for ecological benefit in the highly regulated MacKenzie River, south-east Australia. (Doctoral Dissertation). Federation University Australia. Retrieved from http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/162587 ; https://library.federation.edu.au/record=b2746497
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Atazadeh, Ehsan. “Algae-based models to configure consumptive flows for ecological benefit in the highly regulated MacKenzie River, south-east Australia.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, Federation University Australia. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/162587 ; https://library.federation.edu.au/record=b2746497.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Atazadeh, Ehsan. “Algae-based models to configure consumptive flows for ecological benefit in the highly regulated MacKenzie River, south-east Australia.” 2017. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Atazadeh E. Algae-based models to configure consumptive flows for ecological benefit in the highly regulated MacKenzie River, south-east Australia. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Federation University Australia; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/162587 ; https://library.federation.edu.au/record=b2746497.
Council of Science Editors:
Atazadeh E. Algae-based models to configure consumptive flows for ecological benefit in the highly regulated MacKenzie River, south-east Australia. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Federation University Australia; 2017. Available from: http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/162587 ; https://library.federation.edu.au/record=b2746497

University of Victoria
15.
Beatty, Branden John.
The Political ecology and ecosystem services in Yerba Maté (Ilex paraguariensis) agroforestry of the South America Atlantic forest.
Degree: Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, 2012, University of Victoria
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1828/3869
► Agroforestry offers a land-use management methodology that may provide solutions to environmental degradation in the tropics. However, practitioners of agroforestry are faced with the dilemma…
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▼ Agroforestry offers a land-use management methodology that may provide solutions to
environmental degradation in the tropics. However, practitioners of agroforestry are faced
with the dilemma of clearing more forest cover in order to increase crop size and sustain
their income. The aim of this study is to understand the agroforester’s dilemma and to
measure the value of the agroforestry ecosystem stewardship in yerba maté (Ilex
paraguariensis A. St. Hil.) agroforestry parcels of the South American Atlantic forest
eco-region. Biodiversity, carbon sequestration and vegetation cover were measured to be
considerably higher in yerba maté (Ilex paraguariensis A. St. Hil.) agroforestry
plantations than in neighboring monoculture crops. Agroforestry vegetation cover values
were measured to have between 65-89% cover while monocultures had roughly 25%
cover. Agroforestry stored carbon values ranged between 154.7-172.7 Mg C ha-1,
compared to monoculture plantation values of 81.3 Mg C ha-1. Finally, as measured
using the Shannon index, values of species richness ranged from 2.7-3.5 in agroforestry
parcels and between 0.9-1.3 in monocultures, and values of evenness ranged between 0.6
and 0.8 in agroforestry parcels, and 0.2 in monocultures. These findings illustrate that
yerba maté agroforestry can potentially contribute as a regional climate change mitigation
strategy. Valuating and monetizing ecosystem services and engaging smaller farmers
with worldwide ecosystem marketplaces offer the potential to expand the dialogue around
payments for the valuable ecosystem services that agroforesters are providing. An
analysis of market prices available within the ecosystem marketplace for total ecosystem
services being conserved on agroforestry parcels amounted to a range in value between
16 – 160 ha-1 yr-1. To address environmental degradation in the Atlantic Forest region,
in South America, governments should motivate environmental conservation to support a
shift towards sustainable yerba maté production which supports livelihoods of small-scale
farmers, economic justice and environmental sustainability.
Advisors/Committee Members: Glickman, Barry W. (supervisor), Gutberlet, Jutta (supervisor).
Subjects/Keywords: agroforestry; ecosystems; crops; conservation
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Beatty, B. J. (2012). The Political ecology and ecosystem services in Yerba Maté (Ilex paraguariensis) agroforestry of the South America Atlantic forest. (Masters Thesis). University of Victoria. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1828/3869
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Beatty, Branden John. “The Political ecology and ecosystem services in Yerba Maté (Ilex paraguariensis) agroforestry of the South America Atlantic forest.” 2012. Masters Thesis, University of Victoria. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1828/3869.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Beatty, Branden John. “The Political ecology and ecosystem services in Yerba Maté (Ilex paraguariensis) agroforestry of the South America Atlantic forest.” 2012. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Beatty BJ. The Political ecology and ecosystem services in Yerba Maté (Ilex paraguariensis) agroforestry of the South America Atlantic forest. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Victoria; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1828/3869.
Council of Science Editors:
Beatty BJ. The Political ecology and ecosystem services in Yerba Maté (Ilex paraguariensis) agroforestry of the South America Atlantic forest. [Masters Thesis]. University of Victoria; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1828/3869

University of Victoria
16.
Gill, Harneet Kaur.
Environmental changes in the lower Peel River watershed, Northwest Territories, Canada: Scientific and Gwich'in perpectives.
Degree: School of Environmental Studies, 2013, University of Victoria
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1828/5105
► The circumpolar Arctic is experiencing dramatic environmental changes that are already impacting tundra ecosystems and northern communities that are intimately linked to the land. Increasing…
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▼ The circumpolar Arctic is experiencing dramatic environmental changes that are already impacting tundra
ecosystems and northern communities that are intimately linked to the land. Increasing permafrost degradation, shrub encroachment, larger and more frequent fires, and increasing human development have significant effects on biotic and abiotic conditions in the lower Peel River watershed, NT. To understand and respond to rapid environmental changes, diverse knowledge perspectives are needed, so my M.Sc. research uses scientific and social scientific approaches to investigate environmental change in the lower Peel River watershed. I investigated the impacts of the Dempster highway on plants, soils and permafrost in the Peel Plateau by conducting field surveys at sites dominated either by tall alder (Alnus crispa) shrubs or by dwarf shrubs, at 30 m and 500 m from the highway. At each site I measured vegetation composition, alder growth, soil nutrients, litter and organic layer thickness, active layer thickness, and snow depth. We found that alder growth and recruitment were enhanced adjacent to the Dempster Highway, and dramatic alterations to plant community composition, soil properties and ground temperatures were observed where alder shrubs had formed closed canopies. Tall shrub sites adjacent to the road exhibited lower abundance of understory vegetation including mosses, greater litter and organic soil thickness, higher nutrient availability, and deeper snowpack. Biotic and abiotic changes associated with road effects feedback with alder canopy development, and have important implications for permafrost conditions adjacent to the roadbed, and potentially on road bed performance. This research contributes to our understanding of environmental changes caused by the highway and their consequences for infrastructure stability and pan-Arctic changes in vegetation cover.
In a separate but complementary effort, I worked with Teetl’it Gwich’in land users and youth from Fort McPherson, NT to map observations of environmental conditions and changes. In the pilot year of a community-based environmental monitoring program, we employed participatory multimedia mapping with Teetl’it Gwich’in land users and youth from Fort McPherson, NT. I accompanied Gwich’in monitors on trips on the land to document environmental conditions and changes. Observations made by land users were documented using photos, videos and audio taken by youth, and land users provided detailed information about each observation in follow-up interviews. I compiled observations (photo/video, GPS location, and interview audio and transcript) into a web-based map where the public will be able to see changes on the land in the images and words of Gwich’in land users. The online map will provide a medium for local residents to communicate their knowledge and concerns about the environment, and will be useful for land management and planning, environmental monitoring, and adaptation.
Advisors/Committee Members: Lantz, Trevor Charles (supervisor).
Subjects/Keywords: ecosystems; permafrost; alder; Peel Plateau
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Gill, H. K. (2013). Environmental changes in the lower Peel River watershed, Northwest Territories, Canada: Scientific and Gwich'in perpectives. (Masters Thesis). University of Victoria. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1828/5105
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Gill, Harneet Kaur. “Environmental changes in the lower Peel River watershed, Northwest Territories, Canada: Scientific and Gwich'in perpectives.” 2013. Masters Thesis, University of Victoria. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1828/5105.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Gill, Harneet Kaur. “Environmental changes in the lower Peel River watershed, Northwest Territories, Canada: Scientific and Gwich'in perpectives.” 2013. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Gill HK. Environmental changes in the lower Peel River watershed, Northwest Territories, Canada: Scientific and Gwich'in perpectives. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Victoria; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1828/5105.
Council of Science Editors:
Gill HK. Environmental changes in the lower Peel River watershed, Northwest Territories, Canada: Scientific and Gwich'in perpectives. [Masters Thesis]. University of Victoria; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1828/5105

Victoria University of Wellington
17.
Rogers, Thomas Hugo.
Anti-Static: Overcoming Suburbia through Kinetic spaces.
Degree: 2016, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8800
► Problem: Anti-Static critiques economically driven development that is exclusive of the natural environment creating uninspiring places comparable to low density urban environments. It proposes a…
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▼ Problem:
Anti-Static critiques economically driven development that is exclusive of the natural environment creating uninspiring places comparable to low density urban environments. It proposes a new system of building, using motion of traditionally static elements, that encourages flexibility of space, sharing, and achieves higher densities and better connections to the natural context.
Location:
A strong reliance on vehicular transport and the ‘Pavlova Paradise’, or quarter-acre dream mind-set has created a sprawling built environment and inflexible building stock that threatens to engulf the landscape. Queenstown is an extreme example of this condition; intense pressure to develop is resisted by a need to protect the beautiful environment that attracts nearly two million visitors annually. Current solutions look to satellite towns, but this poses many issues regarding increased infrastructure use and environmental degradation.
Aims and Objectives:
This thesis applies the system to propose new standards for upwards and inwards development that focuses on sequestering integrated public open space. The theoretical component of this thesis argues for the intertwining of an objective and subjective theory: ‘Biophilia’ and ‘Picturesque Beauty’. It is argued that ‘picturesque beauty’, a visual style that appreciates natural composition, is strengthened by the contemporary theory of Biophilia, which states that people are intrinsically drawn to natural processes.
The aims of this thesis are to develop a way of improving density, desirability and environmental performance of the suburban environment. It also aims to encourage an effective engagement with, integration into and connection to the natural environment. These aims are achieved by firstly establishing a case for environmental reintegration, understanding the benefits, requirements and visual theory so that it may be integrated effectively, secondly by researching and interrogating current systems from dense environments that improve efficiency through motion within buildings, establishing their context, intention and effectiveness, thirdly by designing and implementing a system that improves the spatial variety, environmental connection and efficiency through an iterative process, finally by testing the design in a comparative masterplan to an existing development and commenting on the success based on the established criteria.
Advisors/Committee Members: Marriage, Guy.
Subjects/Keywords: Kinetic architecture; Ecosystems; Picturesque
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Rogers, T. H. (2016). Anti-Static: Overcoming Suburbia through Kinetic spaces. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8800
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Rogers, Thomas Hugo. “Anti-Static: Overcoming Suburbia through Kinetic spaces.” 2016. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8800.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Rogers, Thomas Hugo. “Anti-Static: Overcoming Suburbia through Kinetic spaces.” 2016. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Rogers TH. Anti-Static: Overcoming Suburbia through Kinetic spaces. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8800.
Council of Science Editors:
Rogers TH. Anti-Static: Overcoming Suburbia through Kinetic spaces. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8800

University of Hawaii – Manoa
18.
Gove, Jamison M.
Biological-physical interactions in Pacific coral reef ecosystems.
Degree: 2016, University of Hawaii – Manoa
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/100698
► Ph.D. University of Hawaii at Manoa 2013.
Coral reefs are some of the most diverse and productive marine ecosystems on earth. They are also among…
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▼ Ph.D. University of Hawaii at Manoa 2013.
Coral reefs are some of the most diverse and productive marine ecosystems on earth. They are also among the most threatened by human disturbance. On a local scale, many of these systems are subject to over-fishing and land-based pollution, and on a global scale, these systems are impacted by climate change and ocean acidification: human activities clearly influence the structure of coral reef communities. However, before considering anthropogenic influence, it is necessary to consider the influence of local and regional environmental forcings on these ecosystems.
In this research, I investigate natural environmental and anthropogenic drivers of benthic community organization in 41 coral reef ecosystems across the Pacific (14.2°S – 28.4°N, 144.8°E – 155.4°W). These systems have been the focus of a long-term, multi-disciplinary NOAA-led monitoring effort. I present a new methodological approach to spatially constrain environmental forcings at the scale of individual islands and atolls. The results indicate considerable spatial heterogeneity in environmental forcings, namely sea surface temperature, waves, chlorophyll-a concentration (a proxy for phytoplankton biomass) and irradiance. Further examination of long-term (10-year) chlorophyll-a concentrations revealed sustained increased phytoplankton biomass just offshore of reefs compared to surrounding oceanic waters around a majority (91%) of islands and atolls, providing widespread evidence of the occurrence and scale of the "island mass effect". Additionally, significant differences in horizontal gradients in chlorophyll-a between island and atoll systems were observed. Variations in reef area, bathymetric slope, geomorphic type (e.g. atoll versus island), and human population were identified as important drivers of increased phytoplankton biomass, together explaining 77% of the variability observed. In order to investigate biological-physical relationships at a smaller spatial scale, I focused on one oceanic atoll with a history of minimal human influence, Palmyra Atoll (5.8°N, 162.1°W). At intra-island scales, wave forcing and reef geomorphology were important drivers of benthic community organization. Model performance improved when hard coral cover was modeled in distinct morphological groups (encrusting, plating, branching), highlighting the response of coral reef communities to extrinsic physical forcings. Superimposed on natural variations in coral reef benthic community organization are the effects of anthropogenic disturbance.
Subjects/Keywords: Coral reefs; marine ecosystems; Pacific
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Gove, J. M. (2016). Biological-physical interactions in Pacific coral reef ecosystems. (Thesis). University of Hawaii – Manoa. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10125/100698
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Gove, Jamison M. “Biological-physical interactions in Pacific coral reef ecosystems.” 2016. Thesis, University of Hawaii – Manoa. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10125/100698.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Gove, Jamison M. “Biological-physical interactions in Pacific coral reef ecosystems.” 2016. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Gove JM. Biological-physical interactions in Pacific coral reef ecosystems. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Hawaii – Manoa; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/100698.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Gove JM. Biological-physical interactions in Pacific coral reef ecosystems. [Thesis]. University of Hawaii – Manoa; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/100698
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Lethbridge
19.
University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science.
Examining the relationship between species richness of fish communities and their biomass in freshwater ecosystems
.
Degree: 2019, University of Lethbridge
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10133/5408
► Models used to predict fish biomass in freshwater ecosystems are integral to fisheries management, however, are to date limited to predictions from either chemical (total…
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▼ Models used to predict fish biomass in freshwater ecosystems are integral to fisheries management, however, are to date limited to predictions from either chemical (total phosphorus, nitrogen) or physical (morphometric) variables, and do not consider the implications of species and their influence on trophic energy transfer. Here, using empirical data, we first demonstrate that a significant relationship exists between species richness and fish biomass, which behaves similar to models proposed in terrestrial ecosystems. Second, we demonstrate the utility of modern food web analyses to quantify functional richness in freshwater fisheries, and relate functional richness to the species richness-biomass relationship. Finally, we apply this relationship to current models predicting biomass from chemical and physical drivers, and using data compiled from over 500 sites across North America, acquired from both the literature and this project, successfully demonstrate its ability to describe much of the regional variance in existing fish biomass models.
Subjects/Keywords: Fish;
Fisheries management;
Freshwater ecosystems
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Science, U. o. L. F. o. A. a. (2019). Examining the relationship between species richness of fish communities and their biomass in freshwater ecosystems
. (Thesis). University of Lethbridge. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10133/5408
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Science, University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and. “Examining the relationship between species richness of fish communities and their biomass in freshwater ecosystems
.” 2019. Thesis, University of Lethbridge. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10133/5408.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Science, University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and. “Examining the relationship between species richness of fish communities and their biomass in freshwater ecosystems
.” 2019. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Science UoLFoAa. Examining the relationship between species richness of fish communities and their biomass in freshwater ecosystems
. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Lethbridge; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10133/5408.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Science UoLFoAa. Examining the relationship between species richness of fish communities and their biomass in freshwater ecosystems
. [Thesis]. University of Lethbridge; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10133/5408
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Limerick
20.
Medernach, David.
Comparative study of effects of fitness landscape changes in open-ended evolutionary simulations and in genetic programming.
Degree: 2017, University of Limerick
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10344/6103
► peer-reviewed
Charles Darwin introduced the theory of evolution by natural selection in [Darwin and Wallace, 1858], and since that time the concept has remained unchanged…
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Charles Darwin introduced the theory of evolution by natural selection in [Darwin
and Wallace, 1858], and since that time the concept has remained unchanged
at the highest level. However, there have been numerous and animated debates
about its concrete implementation. Evolutionary Computation (EC) has taken
inspiration from these debates, for example recently by reusing ideas from epigenetics
[Tanev and Yuta, 2003]. We propose here to focus on a point which,
although not central to the theory itself, comes up regularly in the polemics that
have marked the eld of evolutionary biology: environmental
uctuations. That
is to say events
uctuating randomly or regularly and modifying the optimal
strategy maximizing an individual's tness.
This thesis studies the e ects of environmental
uctuations on natural selection
in the context of computer simulations such as Genetic Programming (GP)
and \open-ended" arti cial life simulations.
The remainder of this chapter is organised as follows: Section 1.1 describes
the motivation behind this research; Section 1.2 presents the research questions
and the objectives addressed in the thesis; then Section 1.3 lists the contributions;
nally Section 1.4 presents the structure of the thesis.
Advisors/Committee Members: Ryan, Conor, Fitzgerald, Jeannie.
Subjects/Keywords: genetic programming; artificial life; ecosystems
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Medernach, D. (2017). Comparative study of effects of fitness landscape changes in open-ended evolutionary simulations and in genetic programming. (Thesis). University of Limerick. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10344/6103
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Medernach, David. “Comparative study of effects of fitness landscape changes in open-ended evolutionary simulations and in genetic programming.” 2017. Thesis, University of Limerick. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10344/6103.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Medernach, David. “Comparative study of effects of fitness landscape changes in open-ended evolutionary simulations and in genetic programming.” 2017. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Medernach D. Comparative study of effects of fitness landscape changes in open-ended evolutionary simulations and in genetic programming. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Limerick; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10344/6103.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Medernach D. Comparative study of effects of fitness landscape changes in open-ended evolutionary simulations and in genetic programming. [Thesis]. University of Limerick; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10344/6103
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Sydney
21.
Laurence, Matthew Hurst.
Biogeography, diversity and phylogeny of Fusarium oxysporum from natural ecosystems of Australia
.
Degree: 2015, University of Sydney
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2123/13313
► A continental-wide survey of non-cultivated ecosystems was undertaken to collect soil samples from the major climatic regions of Australia for the isolation of Fusarium oxysporum.…
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▼ A continental-wide survey of non-cultivated ecosystems was undertaken to collect soil samples from the major climatic regions of Australia for the isolation of Fusarium oxysporum. A total of 561 soil samples were collected from which 600 isolates of F. oxysporum were recovered. These isolates were identified initially using morphological characters. Phylogenetic analyses were conducted on a representative subset of 214 isolates recovered from the survey. These analyses determined that the Australian isolates did not form a monophyletic group and were inter-dispersed within the four established Clades of the FOSC (O'Donnell et al. 1998; O'Donnell et al. 2004). Although no novel clades were recovered, the Australian isolates had high levels of novel intra-clade diversity, based on EF-1α Sequence Type (ST) comparison with a global data set. The ST diversity was not equally distributed across the four Clades, with the majority of novel STs recovered from the putative ancestral Clade 1. Implications for the origin of the FOSC are discussed. The initial phylogenetic analysis also revealed that of the 214 isolates, nine did not fall within the FOSC. Two isolates clustered with Fusarium foetens, five with Fusarium sp. NRRL25184, one with Fusarium sp. NRRL5221 and one novel species with no close phylogenetic relatives. This novel species shared morphological characters with several Fusarium species, with close affinities to F. oxysporum, F. foetens, F. hostae and F. redolens. Although this novel species had morphological affinities to F. oxysporum, phylogenetic analysis placed this taxon in a newly described Fusarium lineage and this species is described as F. burgessii sp. nov. Deep node phylogenetic resolution of the F. burgessii lineage, in relation to other Fusarium species complexes, indicates a basal or ancestral relationship to the FOSC.
Subjects/Keywords: Fusarium oxysporum;
Phylogeny;
Ecosystems
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Laurence, M. H. (2015). Biogeography, diversity and phylogeny of Fusarium oxysporum from natural ecosystems of Australia
. (Thesis). University of Sydney. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2123/13313
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Laurence, Matthew Hurst. “Biogeography, diversity and phylogeny of Fusarium oxysporum from natural ecosystems of Australia
.” 2015. Thesis, University of Sydney. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2123/13313.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Laurence, Matthew Hurst. “Biogeography, diversity and phylogeny of Fusarium oxysporum from natural ecosystems of Australia
.” 2015. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Laurence MH. Biogeography, diversity and phylogeny of Fusarium oxysporum from natural ecosystems of Australia
. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Sydney; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2123/13313.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Laurence MH. Biogeography, diversity and phylogeny of Fusarium oxysporum from natural ecosystems of Australia
. [Thesis]. University of Sydney; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2123/13313
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of New South Wales
22.
Callaghan, Corey.
Avian species and community responses to urbanization at local and global scales.
Degree: Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, 2019, University of New South Wales
URL: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/64864
;
https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:62800/SOURCE02?view=true
► It is important to assess, and fully understand, the mechanisms driving biodiversity responses in urban ecosystems, in order to better preserve, manage-for, and maintain biodiversity…
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▼ It is important to assess, and fully understand, the mechanisms driving biodiversity responses in urban
ecosystems, in order to better preserve, manage-for, and maintain biodiversity in the face of increasing urbanization. Our knowledge of urbanization impacts on biodiversity is predominantly founded on case studies, often lacking spatial and/or temporal rigor, impacting the generalizability of results. Fortunately, broad-scale biodiversity data are being collected by citizen scientists at an unprecedented scale, often biased towards urban areas. Throughout this thesis, I explore the role that citizen science data plays in expanding our knowledge of urban bird ecology. Specifically, I take advantage of these broad-scale data to: (1) assess the applicability of citizen science data to monitor biodiversity changes in urban
ecosystems, (2) identify local and landscape attributes of urban greenspaces which predict species richness, (3) discover biodiversity responses to urbanization gradients, (4) demonstrate the species-specific biological and ecological traits which predict a species’ presence in urban
ecosystems, and (5) provide methodological enhancements, relying on broad-scale empirical data, to better monitor biodiversity responses to urbanization. Through a multi-faceted approach, I found that: (1) with stringent filtering, unstructured citizen science data revealed comparable patterns to more structured surveys, (2) patch area was the strongest predictor of species richness in urban greenspaces, and tree cover and water cover were strongly associated with landbirds and waterbirds, respectively, (3) across an urbanization gradient, species diversity peaked at intermediate levels of urbanization, likely explained by increased habitat heterogeneity, (4) generalist bird species were the most urban-tolerant, potentially showing high levels of adaptability, and (5) by assigning an urban tolerance score to all Australian bird species based on their distributional response to intensity of urbanization, novel community-level metrics were identified for measuring the success of habitat restoration projects aimed at preserving urban bird diversity. This work transcends previous studies conducted at local scales to provide a global-scale perspective on the response of birds to urbanization, which has practical implications both locally and globally.
Advisors/Committee Members: Kingsford, Richard, Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, UNSW, Major, Richard, Australian Museum Research Institute.
Subjects/Keywords: Urban ecosystems; Avian species; Biodiversity
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Callaghan, Corey. “Avian species and community responses to urbanization at local and global scales.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New South Wales. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/64864 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:62800/SOURCE02?view=true.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Callaghan, Corey. “Avian species and community responses to urbanization at local and global scales.” 2019. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Callaghan C. Avian species and community responses to urbanization at local and global scales. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/64864 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:62800/SOURCE02?view=true.
Council of Science Editors:
Callaghan C. Avian species and community responses to urbanization at local and global scales. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2019. Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/64864 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:62800/SOURCE02?view=true

Queen Mary, University of London
23.
Tambo, Guillermo Eduardo Willis-Jones.
The indirect impacts of ecosystem engineering by invasive crayfish.
Degree: PhD, 2018, Queen Mary, University of London
URL: http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/46825
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https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.766241
► Bioturbation by invasive crayfish can significantly alter sediment properties and its transport in invaded water bodies; however, the indirect impacts of this on ecosystem functioning…
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▼ Bioturbation by invasive crayfish can significantly alter sediment properties and its transport in invaded water bodies; however, the indirect impacts of this on ecosystem functioning are poorly understood. In this thesis I present data from mesocosm and field manipulation experiments used to assess the effect of bioturbation by three widely distributed invasive crayfish species (Procambarus clarkii, Pacifastacus leniusculus and Astacus leptodactylus) on a variety of ecosystem properties across seasons. In the mesocosm experiments, P. clarkii caused significantly more bioturbation than the other species, although increased bioturbation by all species in the spring and/or summer was associated with: reduced dissolved oxygen concentrations in near-surface water, indicating a large increase in oxygen demand by the water column; increased methane oxidation potential within the water (MOPwat), indicating the re-suspension of methane oxidising bacteria (MOB) along with the sediment; and a shift in zooplankton community structure towards dominance by large cladoceran species. Stable isotope analysis of the zooplankton showed a strong relationship between δ13C and MOPwat, suggesting that bioturbation increases MOB consumption. Given the importance of zooplankton as a trophic link to the higher food web, crayfish bioturbation may increase the importance of methane derived (chemosynthetic) carbon in invaded ecosystems. Temperature was identified as the key driver of seasonal variations in crayfish bioturbation intensity through laboratory mesocosm experiments, enabling estimation of the full annual pattern of bioturbation intensity for each species. The optimal temperature for P. clarkii was much higher than for the other species meaning that its bioturbation impacts exhibited large seasonal fluctuations whilst P. leniusculus and A. leptodactylus maintained a lower but more consistent level. Field manipulation experiments of enclosed sections of Chalgrove Brook, Oxfordshire, found significant bioturbation activity by P. leniusculus in early autumn; however, the increase in turbidity was too small to detect other effects observed in the mesocosm experiments.
Subjects/Keywords: 595.3; Bioturbation; Invasive crayfish; Ecosystems
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Tambo, Guillermo Eduardo Willis-Jones. “The indirect impacts of ecosystem engineering by invasive crayfish.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, Queen Mary, University of London. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/46825 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.766241.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Tambo, Guillermo Eduardo Willis-Jones. “The indirect impacts of ecosystem engineering by invasive crayfish.” 2018. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Tambo GEW. The indirect impacts of ecosystem engineering by invasive crayfish. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Queen Mary, University of London; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/46825 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.766241.
Council of Science Editors:
Tambo GEW. The indirect impacts of ecosystem engineering by invasive crayfish. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Queen Mary, University of London; 2018. Available from: http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/46825 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.766241

University of Plymouth
24.
Gill, Wendy Jane.
The spatial characterisation of transitional areas between plant communities : a case study from upland Britain.
Degree: PhD, 1996, University of Plymouth
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/2196
► The concept of the ecotone was formalised by Clements (1 905) as a boundary zone between plant communities. Little research exists on the ecological importance…
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▼ The concept of the ecotone was formalised by Clements (1 905) as a boundary zone between plant communities. Little research exists on the ecological importance or the geographical variability of these zones. Two types of boundaries are acknowledged: the ecotone and the ecocline. The ecotone is a sharp boundary; the ecocline a gradual boundary. The term 'transitional area' is proposed here to more accurately describe these areas as this research demonstrates that a complex continuum exists between the two end points. Additionally, mosaics often complicate the nature of the transition and may form a boundary type in their own right. Upland plant communities represent important semi-natural habitats within the British Isles. Effective management depends on an understanding of their structure and function. This research is primarily concerned with the description of structure (spatial pattern and variability in floristic composition) but explanation of these patterns is only possible through an understanding of function (vegetation dynamics). Pilot studies determined an appropriate methodology for studying transitional areas. The approach progressed from a linear transect to a two-dimensional rectangular transect. The pilot studies also evaluated a range of methods for data analysis. Extended field sampling followed which included 23 sites in 4 locations: Dartmoor, Snowdonia, North York Moors and Barra, Western Isles of Scotland. Data analysis exposed the complexities of the transitional areas sampled but 'noise' often obscured the true characteristics. To overcome this a Species Ratio Index Model was devised to identify the strength of signal for each boundary. The final characterisation of transitional areas is based on three main components: ecotone, ecocline and mosaics, each displaying varying amplitude. Of the sites sampled, few boundaries revealed single characteristics and the majority were far more complex than their observed patterns implied. On the basis of this characterisation a classification is proposed which incorporates both natural and anthropogenic factors. The classification represents an important contribution to the understanding of boundary types. This study reinforces the significance of boundaries in the landscape. The potential for future research is great, particularly through the development of a predictive model for management purposes.
Subjects/Keywords: 577; Ecosystems; Ecotone; Upland ecosystems
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Gill, W. J. (1996). The spatial characterisation of transitional areas between plant communities : a case study from upland Britain. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Plymouth. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/2196
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Gill, Wendy Jane. “The spatial characterisation of transitional areas between plant communities : a case study from upland Britain.” 1996. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Plymouth. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/2196.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Gill, Wendy Jane. “The spatial characterisation of transitional areas between plant communities : a case study from upland Britain.” 1996. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Gill WJ. The spatial characterisation of transitional areas between plant communities : a case study from upland Britain. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Plymouth; 1996. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/2196.
Council of Science Editors:
Gill WJ. The spatial characterisation of transitional areas between plant communities : a case study from upland Britain. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Plymouth; 1996. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/2196

Tartu University
25.
Oja, Jane.
Temporal and spatial patterns of orchid mycorrhizal fungi in forest and grassland ecosystems
.
Degree: 2018, Tartu University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10062/62318
► Üks liigirikkamaid õistaimede sugukondi on orhideelised ehk käpalised, mille liigid moodustavad tihedaid seoseid nii putuktolmeldajate kui ka seenjuurt moodustavate seentega. Orhideede mükoriisa erineb teistest mükoriisatüüpidest…
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▼ Üks liigirikkamaid õistaimede sugukondi on orhideelised ehk käpalised, mille liigid moodustavad tihedaid seoseid nii putuktolmeldajate kui ka seenjuurt moodustavate seentega. Orhideede mükoriisa erineb teistest mükoriisatüüpidest nii anatoomiliselt, seentaksonite poolest kui ka funktsionaalselt. Käpalised on seotud mükoriisa seentega alates seemnete idanemise faasist, kuna nende seemned on tolmpeened ning ilma idanemiseks piisavalt vajalike toitaineteta. Samas jäävad mükoriisa seened mängima olulist rolli ka hiljem, kui orhideedel arenevad rohelised lehed ja fotosünteesivõime. Arvatavasti aga muutub seensümbiotide esinemine ning kooslus täiskasvanud orhideede juurtes vegetatsiooniperioodi vältel. Tavaliselt on rohelised, s.o fotosünteesivad orhideed seotud mullas leiduvate saproobidega sugukondadest Tulasnellaceae ja Ceratobasidiaceae ning seltsist Sebacinales. Nimetatud saproobide ökoloogiat ning esinemist mullas on seni vähe uuritud. Antud doktoritöö käigus uuriti fotosünteesivate orhideeliikide mükoriisa seenekoosluste ajalisi ja ruumilisi mustreid. Töö eesmärgiks oli välja selgitada, 1) kuidas muutuvad ühe vegetatsiooniperioodi vältel täiskasvanud orhideedega seotud seensümbiontide kooslused, 2) kas seensümbiontide kooslused on mõjutatud kasvukohatüübist, 3) kas seensümbiontide rohkus on mõjutatud orhidee lähedusest ning 4) millised on nende seenekoosluste ruumilised mustrid. Lisaks oli eesmärgiks arendada seente globaalsel geenijärjestustel põhineva määraja UNITE referentsandmebaasi. Doktoritöö peamisteks tulemusteks on, et orhideede mükoriisaseente kooslused on esmalt mõjutatud orhideeliigist ning seejärel kasvukeskkonnast ning orhidee arenguetapist. Loopealsetel on orhideede mükoriisaseened mullas levinud juhuslikult ning üldjuhul ei mõjuta nende seente arvukust mullas kaugus peremeestaimest. Andmebaasi täiendamisel leiti, et avalikes andmebaasides esineb mitmeid orhideede mükoriisaseente DNA järjestusi, mis on ebakvaliteetsed ning mille kohta puuduvad metaandmed.; Orchids represent one of the largest plant families and display tight associations with pollinators and mycorrhizal fungi. Orchid mycorrhizal (OrM) symbiosis is unique anatomically, taxonomically as well as functionally. Mycorrhizal fungi play a vital role for the orchids during their germination by providing essential nutrients to the dust-like orchid seeds that are almost devoid of their own food reserves. Even after orchids have developed green leaves and start photosynthesizing, their roots remain colonized by mycorrhizal fungi. However, the abundance of fungal colonization as well as the fungal community composition presumably change in the roots of the mature orchids during the vegetation period. Typically, photosynthetic, autotrophic orchids associate with saprotrophic fungi from the Ceratobasidiaceae, Tulasnellaceae and Sebacinales. So far, the distribution and ecological requirements of these fungi remain poorly explored. The aim of this thesis was therefore to study the temporal and spatial patterns of orchid mycorrhizal fungi in forest…
Advisors/Committee Members: Kõljalg, Urmas, juhendaja (advisor), Kull, Tiiu, juhendaja (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: orchid family;
forest ecosystems;
meadows;
mycorrhiza;
mycobiota;
ecosystems
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Oja, J. (2018). Temporal and spatial patterns of orchid mycorrhizal fungi in forest and grassland ecosystems
. (Thesis). Tartu University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10062/62318
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Oja, Jane. “Temporal and spatial patterns of orchid mycorrhizal fungi in forest and grassland ecosystems
.” 2018. Thesis, Tartu University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10062/62318.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Oja, Jane. “Temporal and spatial patterns of orchid mycorrhizal fungi in forest and grassland ecosystems
.” 2018. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Oja J. Temporal and spatial patterns of orchid mycorrhizal fungi in forest and grassland ecosystems
. [Internet] [Thesis]. Tartu University; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10062/62318.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Oja J. Temporal and spatial patterns of orchid mycorrhizal fungi in forest and grassland ecosystems
. [Thesis]. Tartu University; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10062/62318
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Colorado State University
26.
Salo, Jessica Ann.
Multi-scale, hierarchical approach to map the location and condition of riparian zones in the southern Rockies ecoregion, A.
Degree: PhD, Ecology, 2014, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/88536
► Riparian zones are important for their contribution to biodiversity and ecosystem services, especially in the western United States where riparian zones occupy a small proportion…
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▼ Riparian zones are important for their contribution to biodiversity and ecosystem services, especially in the western United States where riparian zones occupy a small proportion of the landscape but support a majority of the biodiversity. Riparian zones are currently threatened by multiple stressors, and will likely face further stresses associated with climate change and additional water withdrawals due to population growth particularly in the western United States and other arid regions. Consequently, it is imperative to understand the current location and extent of riparian zones. Although many agencies and organizations are concerned with the location, condition, and benefits of these
ecosystems, few accurate datasets of riparian zone are available over broad spatial extents, and cost-effective methods to map riparian zones at fine spatial resolutions do not currently exist. My dissertation research develops a more comprehensive understanding of the location and condition riparian
ecosystems in a semi-arid, mountainous region by developing methods that can be applied to other geographic regions. To do this, I took a three pronged approach to mapping riparian zone location and condition. First, I identify and evaluate existing GIS-based methods that have been previously used to map riparian zones in order to determine how accurately the methods are in a semi-arid, mountainous watershed. Second, I create a multi-scale, hierarchal method to map riparian zones by capturing the dominant physical processes to map the location of current and potential riparian zones using readily available, national datasets and demonstrate the approach for the Southern Rockies Ecoregion. Third, I estimate riparian condition using a straightforward, cost-effective approach at management relevant scales (i.e. reach) and evaluate the dominant ecological and physical processes and anthropogenic stressors that impact riparian
ecosystems. Results from my dissertation indicate that existing methods to map potential riparian zones are not very accurate, having only a maximum accuracy of kappa coefficient of 0.38. The most appropriate existing method for mapping potential riparian zones in semi-arid mountainous regions incorporates upstream drainage area and valley topography. I develop a multi-scale, hierarchical, process guided model to map riparian zones and found that the Southern Rockies Ecoregion is composed of 3.2% (± 0.3%) potential and 2.5 (± 0.3%) current riparian zones, indicating that 20.3% (± 1.1%) of riparian zones have been removed by human activities. Based on field verification/validation, my new method has an overall accuracy of 92% for potential riparian zones and 91% in the current riparian zones. Finally, the method I developed to predict riparian condition indicated that riparian zones in the Southern Rockies Ecoregion are comprised of 7.2% low condition, 15.2% medium condition, and 77.7% high condition and that the most important variables in predicting riparian condition in the Southern Rockies Ecoregion are human…
Advisors/Committee Members: Theobald, David (advisor), Bledsoe, Brian (committee member), Brown, Thomas (committee member), Kampf, Stephanie (committee member), Merritt, David (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: GIS; valley bottom topography; riparian ecosystems; mapping riparian ecosystems; spatial modeling
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Salo, J. A. (2014). Multi-scale, hierarchical approach to map the location and condition of riparian zones in the southern Rockies ecoregion, A. (Doctoral Dissertation). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/88536
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Salo, Jessica Ann. “Multi-scale, hierarchical approach to map the location and condition of riparian zones in the southern Rockies ecoregion, A.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, Colorado State University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/88536.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Salo, Jessica Ann. “Multi-scale, hierarchical approach to map the location and condition of riparian zones in the southern Rockies ecoregion, A.” 2014. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Salo JA. Multi-scale, hierarchical approach to map the location and condition of riparian zones in the southern Rockies ecoregion, A. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/88536.
Council of Science Editors:
Salo JA. Multi-scale, hierarchical approach to map the location and condition of riparian zones in the southern Rockies ecoregion, A. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/88536

Humboldt State University
27.
Ferrell, Emily K.
Midterm impacts of fire severity on headwater stream ecosystems in the Klamath Mountains, California.
Degree: MS, Natural Resources: Environmental Studies, 2015, Humboldt State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/163076
► Wildfire disturbances in riparian areas can impact stream chemistry, primary production, and trophic dynamics for years to decades after burning. Previous studies in headwater streams…
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▼ Wildfire disturbances in riparian areas can impact stream chemistry, primary production, and trophic dynamics for years to decades after burning. Previous studies in headwater streams have focused on immediate and short term impacts, while effects during the midterm (1-10y) post-fire period are less understood. To evaluate responses of headwater stream communities 6-8 y post-fire, I compared water chemistry, benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages and periphyton biomass as chlorophyll a concentrations from 19 headwater streams categorized as unburned (n=5), low fire severity (n=5), moderate fire severity (n=4), or high fire severity (n=5). The hypothesized relationship between lower canopy densities and increased periphyton biomass was detected in moderate and high fire severity streams (p=0.008). Comparisons of feeding group ratios representing relative numerical abundances versus relative biomass of algal to detrital consumers indicated elevated biomass of algal consumers in high fire severity streams (p=0.05). Indirect ordination showed major overlap in community composition among severity categories, suggesting a general return to pre-disturbance stable states. These findings inform understanding of post-fire processes of Klamath Mountain aquatic
ecosystems during a time when climatic and human-related changes have degraded aquatic habitats and increased the frequency and size of wildfires in the region.
Advisors/Committee Members: O???Dowd, Alison.
Subjects/Keywords: Headwater stream ecosystems; Wildfires; Riparian areas
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Ferrell, E. K. (2015). Midterm impacts of fire severity on headwater stream ecosystems in the Klamath Mountains, California. (Masters Thesis). Humboldt State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/163076
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ferrell, Emily K. “Midterm impacts of fire severity on headwater stream ecosystems in the Klamath Mountains, California.” 2015. Masters Thesis, Humboldt State University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/163076.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ferrell, Emily K. “Midterm impacts of fire severity on headwater stream ecosystems in the Klamath Mountains, California.” 2015. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Ferrell EK. Midterm impacts of fire severity on headwater stream ecosystems in the Klamath Mountains, California. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Humboldt State University; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/163076.
Council of Science Editors:
Ferrell EK. Midterm impacts of fire severity on headwater stream ecosystems in the Klamath Mountains, California. [Masters Thesis]. Humboldt State University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/163076
28.
Kumar, Sharad.
Aspects of ecology of tiger _panthera tigris_ in the
corbett tiger reserve, Uttaranchal_; -.
Degree: Wildlife Sciences, 2008, Aligarh Muslim University
URL: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/55311
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Summary p. 1-11, Bibliography p. 308-334, Appendix
p. 335-355
Advisors/Committee Members: Khan, Jamal A.
Subjects/Keywords: Environmental; Anthropogenic; Ecosystems; Abundance;
Exploitation; Biological
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Kumar, S. (2008). Aspects of ecology of tiger _panthera tigris_ in the
corbett tiger reserve, Uttaranchal_; -. (Thesis). Aligarh Muslim University. Retrieved from http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/55311
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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Kumar, Sharad. “Aspects of ecology of tiger _panthera tigris_ in the
corbett tiger reserve, Uttaranchal_; -.” 2008. Thesis, Aligarh Muslim University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/55311.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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Kumar, Sharad. “Aspects of ecology of tiger _panthera tigris_ in the
corbett tiger reserve, Uttaranchal_; -.” 2008. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Kumar S. Aspects of ecology of tiger _panthera tigris_ in the
corbett tiger reserve, Uttaranchal_; -. [Internet] [Thesis]. Aligarh Muslim University; 2008. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/55311.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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Kumar S. Aspects of ecology of tiger _panthera tigris_ in the
corbett tiger reserve, Uttaranchal_; -. [Thesis]. Aligarh Muslim University; 2008. Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/55311
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Technical University of Lisbon
29.
Marques, Inês Catarina Gomes.
Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl as a valuable species in riparian rehabilitation projects. From annual growth to habitat preference of narrow-leaved ash in southern Portugal.
Degree: 2016, Technical University of Lisbon
URL: https://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/13381
► Mestrado Management and Conservation of Natural Resources - Instituto Superior de Agronomia - UL / Universidade de Évora
Mediterranean riverine systems show distinct features due…
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▼ Mestrado Management and Conservation of Natural Resources - Instituto Superior de Agronomia - UL / Universidade de Évora
Mediterranean riverine systems show distinct features due to their marked seasonal pattern. Species present in these environments developed specific functional adaptations to cope with this variability linked to events like floods, droughts and geomorphic natural disturbances. Widespread river and floodplain alteration across Mediterranean regions, turned restoration and rehabilitation of riparian corridors a subject of increasing interest during the last decade. Yet, the complex dynamics of riverine Mediterranean systems and their vegetation communities’ interaction is still under study. Improving our understanding on species functional responses to environmental variability will contribute to successful restoration/rehabilitation through more ecologically and economically efficient projects.
It was hypothesized that tree growth is affected by water availability and that trees have higher growth near the water channel and downstream from the river source.
In this dissertation, dendrochronology was used to study past tree growth in Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl trees from Odelouca river, in Algarve. Annual growth was analyzed in groups differing in their relative position to the active river channel and distance to catchment source, and analyzed with hydrological, climatic and edaphic factors.
Tree position relative to active river channel showed to have the highest impact on mean raw tree growth during the last four decades, followed by soil C/N ratio. High minimum temperature during autumn extended the growing season, a trend associated with climate change and temperature rise in the last three decades in the Mediterranean. Additionally, discharges during spring created favorable conditions when tree growth was more intense.
Establishing optimal growth position and ecological conditions for riverine species is important to define principles and guidelines for restoration and rehabilitation projects. Also, global change plays an important role in modulating future responses of vegetation under a changing climate, so understanding past responses can provide important clues for adaptive management
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Advisors/Committee Members: Rodriguez-González, Patrícia Maria, Campelo, Filipe José Valente.
Subjects/Keywords: dendrochronology; Fraxinus angustifolia; Mediterranean ecosystems; riparian restoration
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Marques, I. C. G. (2016). Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl as a valuable species in riparian rehabilitation projects. From annual growth to habitat preference of narrow-leaved ash in southern Portugal. (Thesis). Technical University of Lisbon. Retrieved from https://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/13381
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Marques, Inês Catarina Gomes. “Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl as a valuable species in riparian rehabilitation projects. From annual growth to habitat preference of narrow-leaved ash in southern Portugal.” 2016. Thesis, Technical University of Lisbon. Accessed March 02, 2021.
https://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/13381.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Marques, Inês Catarina Gomes. “Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl as a valuable species in riparian rehabilitation projects. From annual growth to habitat preference of narrow-leaved ash in southern Portugal.” 2016. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Marques ICG. Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl as a valuable species in riparian rehabilitation projects. From annual growth to habitat preference of narrow-leaved ash in southern Portugal. [Internet] [Thesis]. Technical University of Lisbon; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: https://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/13381.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Marques ICG. Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl as a valuable species in riparian rehabilitation projects. From annual growth to habitat preference of narrow-leaved ash in southern Portugal. [Thesis]. Technical University of Lisbon; 2016. Available from: https://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/13381
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Minnesota
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Lundgren, Mark Stephen.
Identification and quantification of phytoestrogens from
industrial sources and removal mechanisms of phytoestrogens during
wastewater treatment plant operations.
Degree: MS, Civil Engineering, 2009, University of Minnesota
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59882
University of Minnesota M.S. thesis. December 2009.
Major: Civil Engineering. Advisor: Dr. Paige J. Novak. 1 computer
file (PDF); 1 computer file (PDF); viii, 84 pages.
Abstact summary not available.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. Paige J. Novak.
Subjects/Keywords: Wildlife; Ecosystems; EDC; Endocrine; Civil Engineering
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APA (6th Edition):
Lundgren, M. S. (2009). Identification and quantification of phytoestrogens from
industrial sources and removal mechanisms of phytoestrogens during
wastewater treatment plant operations. (Masters Thesis). University of Minnesota. Retrieved from http://purl.umn.edu/59882
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Lundgren, Mark Stephen. “Identification and quantification of phytoestrogens from
industrial sources and removal mechanisms of phytoestrogens during
wastewater treatment plant operations.” 2009. Masters Thesis, University of Minnesota. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://purl.umn.edu/59882.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Lundgren, Mark Stephen. “Identification and quantification of phytoestrogens from
industrial sources and removal mechanisms of phytoestrogens during
wastewater treatment plant operations.” 2009. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Lundgren MS. Identification and quantification of phytoestrogens from
industrial sources and removal mechanisms of phytoestrogens during
wastewater treatment plant operations. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Minnesota; 2009. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://purl.umn.edu/59882.
Council of Science Editors:
Lundgren MS. Identification and quantification of phytoestrogens from
industrial sources and removal mechanisms of phytoestrogens during
wastewater treatment plant operations. [Masters Thesis]. University of Minnesota; 2009. Available from: http://purl.umn.edu/59882
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