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This dissertation concerns with research on multiyear droughts that may occur in a given river system. One may obtain drought properties from the observed streamflows of a river under consideration, however that information is limited and uncertain because of the typical short s…

The Carolina Heelsplitter (Lasmigona decorata) is a federally endangered freshwater mussel endemic to North and South Carolina, USA. The species has experienced dramatic range-wide declines as a result of habitat fragmentation and water quality deterioration, and the remaining p…