Browsing PhD Dissertations - DO NOT EDIT by Author "Gough, Laura"
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ARTHROPOD FOOD WEBS IN ARCTIC TUNDRA: TROPHIC INTERACTIONS AND RESPONSES TO GLOBAL CHANGE
Asmus, Ashley Lila; 0000-0001-5505-1372 (2017-08-09)Arctic ecosystems are undergoing rapid change. Terrestrial arctic arthropods (insects, spiders and others) are not only appreciably diverse, but also sensitive to their environment. As such, tundra arthropod communities ... -
Comparative Thermal Biology And Associated Niche Differentiation Among the Five-Lined Skinks
Watson, Charles Matthew (Biology, 2008-09-17)Three species of five-lined skinks (Plestiodon fasciatus, P. laticeps, and P. inexpectatus) occur in regional sympatry across much of the Southeastern United States. These closely-related species, at one or more levels of ... -
How Herbivores Affect Plant Growth, Community Structure And Litter Decomposition In Alaskan Tundra: Implications For Responses To Climate Change
Johnson, David R. (Biology, 2008-09-17)Increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations have caused higher air temperatures in the Arctic. Because arctic organisms are temperature limited, warmer conditions lead to higher decomposition and nutrient ... -
Urban Ecology in North Texas: Native Plants and Nitrogen Deposition
Green, Michelle Lynn; 0000-0002-3795-3396Globally, the human population continues to grow and move into urban areas causing a range of effects on local ecosystems. Elevated temperatures, altered hydrology, and higher concentrations of atmospheric pollutants in ...