As the emergence of novel diseases in wildlife becomes more common, a better understanding of the impact of disease on populations and their demographic rates will be critical for their conservation. Populations naturally fluctuate over time as a function of the rates of birth, …
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Fort Collins, Colorado, home to over 150,000 people along the northern Front Range, is prone to flood. This natural disaster threat is not a recent development nor a strictly natural problem. Rather, flooding in Fort Collins is informed by the interaction of the local environmen…
Scallops were the third most valuable wild-caught marine animals in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, with a first-sale value of £69.7 million. Despite the high relative and absolute economic value of scallop fisheries in the UK, the majority are not managed based on quantitative…
This history of Mount Desert Island, Maine and Acadia National Park examines the issues and conflicts that arose as Mount Desert Island and the town of Bar Harbor grew from a quiet coastal village into a resort community. By tracing the developmental history of the island, this …
Disturbance events such as fire and drought play a significant role in forest growth, composition, and structure. Understanding the long term effects of ecological disturbances is increasingly important as climate change exacerbates these events and shifts species growth and dis…
This research examines the role that environmental assessment and strategic environmental assessment processes play in the commercial development of oil in the Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) offshore. It draws on the Regulation Approach as a way of examining the geographical and…
Disturbance gaps in forests stimulate tree regeneration, maintain biodiversity, and promote forest heterogeneity. In urbanized regions, long term forest sustainability is threatened by many ecological stressors, such as high deer pressure and invasive plant spread, which can aff…
At the end of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War some 70,000 Palestinian refugees fleeing the conflict entered Jordan. Among them included 4,000 refugee, who, in 1951, would settle in a 0.24 kilometer (0.15 mile) area in Irbid. Irbid, a small town which had mainly consisted of a trade an…
Climate variability and its impacts on the agriculture system is clearly evident in Ghana. Weather and seasonal climate forecast information service has been in operation for some time in the country. However, farmers generally do not find the information useful for their farm-l…
White pine blister rust (WPBR) has been affecting New Hampshire's white pines for more than a century, yet no data exist on the long-term effects of the non-native disease on the state's forests, particularly with respect to the regeneration and sustainability of white pine, and…
Eswatini is a country that is currently highly dependent on South Africa for the supply of electricity. Eswatini imports on average 80% of electricity from South Africa annually. Additionally, Eswatini Electricity Company only utilizes hydropower stations to provide for the elec…
Millions of people globally are dependent on customary and commercial use of wildlife. Many Australian Aboriginal communities aspire towards developing natural resource-based enterprises. However, a unique combination of historical, legislative and institutional factors makes th…
The lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens population in the Lake Winnebago System (LWS) supports a culturally and economically important spear fishery. Harvest from the spear fishery is closely monitored and managed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) through us…
It can be argued that there is no such thing as a benign energy project. The only question that matters is whether it is environmentally more sustainable. The ability to generate surplus energy can serve any state as a commodity that not only assists the state itself, but also i…
Walleye Stizostedion vitreum recruitment in some northern Wisconsin lakes has declined because of recruitment bottlenecks occurring at or before mid-July and these declines have coincided with increases in adult Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides abundance. Increased abundanc…
Forest health is jeopardized worldwide, as human-caused climate change continues to generate high rates of global tree mortality driven by more severe and frequent droughts. As temperatures rise and unpredictable precipitation patterns prevail, tree species located within arid a…
The Jordan River has faced environmental degradation due to regional conflict. As a result of conflict, and the river’s status as a transboundary river, the quality of water has been affected by pollution from various sources, thus having ripple effects on the environment and lo…
The Illinois chorus frog (Pseudacris streckeri illinoensis) is a state-threatened species that spends the majority of its life underground. Because of their cryptic life-history, very little is known about the feeding behavior of this frog. In an attempt to rectify this lack of …
Strategies to enhance ecosystem resilience are increasingly needed in forest management plans. Natural and managed disturbances that alter ecosystem resilience to other perturbations are called compound disturbances. This dissertation first synthesized the literature on compound…