Environment and Natural History Publications
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Environment, Rights, and Waste in Bolivia: Addressing Water and Sanitation Processes for Improved Infrastructure, Maryann R. Cairns
A conservation status index, as an auxiliary tool for the management of cave environments, Christiane Ramos Donato, Adauto de Souza Ribeiro, and Leandro de Sousa Souto
The Omo Mursi Formation: A Window into the East African Pliocene, Michelle S.M. Drapeau, René Bobe, Jonathan G. Wynn, Christopher J. Campisano, Laurence Dumouchel, and Denis Geraads
Diversity of Environmental Single-Stranded DNA Phages Revealed by PCR Amplification of the Partial Major Capsid Protein, Max S. Hopkins, Shweta Kailasan, Allison Cohen, Simon Roux, Amelia E. Shevenell, Mavis Agbandje-McKenna, and Mya Breitbart
Investigating the Diversity of Single-Stranded DNA Bacteriophages in Marine Environments, Max Stephen Hopkins
Nitrogen Inputs and Losses in Response to Chronic CO2 Exposure in a Subtropical Oak Woodland, B. A. Hungate, B. D. Duval, P. Dijkstra, D. W. Johnson, M. E. Ketterer, Peter Stiling, W. Cheng, J. Millman, A. Hartley, and D. B. Stover
Upper Pleistocene and Holocene palaeoenvironmental records in Cueva Mayor karst (Atapuerca, Spain) from different proxies: speleothem crystal fabrics, palynology and archaeology., Virginia Martínez-Pillado, Arantza Aranburu, Juan Luis Arsuaga, Blanca Ruiz-Zapata, Maria José Gil-García, Heather Stoll, Iñaki Yusta, Eneko Iriarte, José Miguel Carretero, R. Lawrence Edwards, and Hai Cheng
Dasycladalean algae from Upper Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous limestones of Piatra Craiului Massif (South Carpathians, Romania) and their relationship to paleoenvironment, Cristian Victor Mircescu, Ioan I. Bucur, and Emanoil Săsăran
Testing the Feasibility of Bioacoustic Localization in Urban Environments, Blaire O'neal
Agriculture, Environmental Restoration and Ecosystem Services: Assessing the Costs of Water Storage on Agricultural Lands in South Florida, Kayla Ouellette
Still Waters Run Deep: Landscaping Practices, Community Perceptions, and Social Indicators for Stormwater Nonpoint Source Pollution Management in Manatee County, Florida, Ann Rebecca Persaud
A Functional Approach to Resolving the Biogeocomplexity of Two Extreme Environments, Haydn Rubelmann III
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Prehispanic Water Management at Takalik Abaj, Guatemala, Alicia E. Alfaro
Environmental Effects on the Biomechanics and Motor Physiology of Elastically Powered Movements in Chameleons, Christopher Van Anderson
Dietary and Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction Using Stable Isotopes of Herbivore Tooth Enamel From Middle Pliocene Dikika, Ethiopia: Implications for Australopithecus afarensis Habitat and Food Resources, Zelalem K. Bedaso, Jonathan G. Wynn, Zeresenay Alemseged, and Denis Geraads
Hydrothermal Modification of the Sikhote-Alin Iron Meteorite under Low pH Geothermal Environments. A Plausibly Prebiotic Route to Activated Phosphorus on the Early Earth, David E. Bryant, David Greenfield, Richard D. Walshaw, Benjamin R.G. Johnson, Barry Herschy, Caroline Smith, and Matthew A. Pasek
Volatilization of Benzene in a River, Eric Dunlop
Rural Communities: How Do Individuals Perceive Change When Industry Enters the Area?, Katherine Danielle Ferrari
Evolution of Guano under Different Environmental Conditions: A Mineralogical Approach, Alexandra M. Giurgiu, Bogdan P. Onac, Tudor Tămaș, and Joan J. Fornos
Ecological Diversity in Hillsborough County, Florida: Correlations between Landscape Metrics and Socio-demographic Variables, David Godfrey
Climate, Neo-Spinozism, and the Ecological Worldview, Nancy M. Kettle
Evaluating Habitat Vulnerability and Sustainability of Urban Seagrass Resources to Sea Level Rise, Cynthia A. Meyer
Environmental Control of the Dominant Phytoplankton in the Cariaco Basin: a Hierarchical Bayesian Approach, C. M. Mutshinda, L. Troccoli-Ghinaglia, Z. V. Finkel, Frank E. Muller-Karger, and A. J. Irwin
Submarine Groundwater Discharge in the Sarasota Bay System: Its Assessment and Implications for the Nearshore Coastal Environment, B. M. Mwashote, M. Murray, W. C. Burnett, J. Chanton, Sarah Kruse, and A. Forde
Cover: Thirteenth Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst, National Cave and Karst Research Institute
Front Matter: Thirteenth Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst, National Cave and Karst Research Institute
Full Proceedings of the Thirteenth Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst, National Cave and Karst Research Institute
Modeling Environmental Controls on the Transport and Fate of Early Life Stages of Antarctic Krill (Euphausia superba) on the Western Antarctic Peninsula Continental Shelf, Andrea Piñones, Eileen E. Hofmann, Kendra L. Daly, Michael S. Dinniman, and John M. Klinck
Socioeconomic Factors' and Water Source Features' Effect on Household Water Supply Choices in Uganda and the Associated Environmental Impacts, Christine M. Prouty
Light-Environment Controls and Basal Resource Use of Planktonic and Benthic Primary Production, Kara Radabaugh
Turning Water into Wine: The Political Economy of the Environment in Southern California's Wine Country, Jason Simms
Study of Dieldrin in Coralville Reservoir, Jeremy Smith
Investigations for utilizing pteropods as bioindicators of environmental change along the western Antarctic Peninsula, Paul Mark Suprenand
Submissions from 2012
Global Incorporation and Local Conflict: Sierra Leonean Mining Regions, Fenda A. Akiwumi
Removal of Bisphenol A Model Compounds and Related Substances Using Octolig®, Rachael Josephine Alessio
Clay mineral association in the salt formation of the Transylvanian Basin and its paleoenvironmental significance, Nicoleta Bican-Bris̡an and Alexandru Hosu
Physical Environments of the Caribbean Sea, Iliana Chollett, Peter J. Mumby, Frank E. Muller-Karger, and Chuanmin Hu
Carbon and Oxygen Isotope Ratios in Rona Limestone, Romania, Stela Cuna, Dana Pop, and Alexandru Hosu
The genesis of the base metal ore deposit from Herja, Gheorghe Damian
Tracking Lateglacial and early Holocene environmental change: a palaeolimnological study of sediment at Preluca Tiganului, NW Romania, Angelica Feurdean
Anomalinoides dividens bioevent at the Badenian/Sarmatioan boundary – a response to paleogeographic and paleoenvironmental chnages, Sorin Filipescu
Thermal Determinants of Nest Site Selection in Loggerhead Sea Turtles, Caretta caretta, at Casey Key, Florida, Lindsey Nicole Flynn
The Organic Complexation of Iron in the Marine Environment: A Review, Martha Gledhill and Kristen N. Buck
Arctic Energy Resources: Security and Environmental Implications, Peter Johnston
Wetland and Lake Destruction, Development and Mental/Emotional Distress Among Residents of Tampa Bay, Florida, Gina Larsen
Environmental Hazards: Flooding, B. E. Montz and Graham A. Tobin
Book Review: Karst Evolution in the South Mediterranean Area – Environmental Impact on Human Life and Civil Planning, Leonardo Piccini
The Impact of the Bituminous Coal Combustion from the Thermoelectric Power Plant from Paroseni on the Environment of Jiu Valley, Mircea Rebrișoreanu, Eugen Traistă, Aronel Matei, Ovidiu Barbu, and Vlad A. Codrea
Facies analysis of the Late Cretaceous deposits from Corni Quarry (north-eastern border of Gilău Mountains), Emanoil Săsăran and Liana Săsăran
Environmental Change and Place-Based Identities: Sponge Fishing in Tarpon Springs, Florida, Michael Suver
Human Disturbance of the Waitomo Catchment, New Zealand, Philip E. van Beynen and Elzbieta Bialkowska-Jelinska
A Sustainability Index for Karst Environments, Philip E. van Beynen, Robert Brinkmann, and Kaya van Beynen
Submissions from 2011
Sizing of an Ammonia Discharge Tank, Tuliagenda Beckfords
Stable Isotope Studies of Paleoenvironment and Paleoclimate from Afar, Ethiopia, Zelalem K. Bedaso
Agglutinated foraminifera from the Northern Tarcău Nappe (Eastern Carpathians, Romania), Raluca Bindiu and Sorin Filipescu
Design of a Rainwater Catchment System, Neil Cammardella
Woody Cover and Hominin Environments in the Past 6 Milion Years, Thure E. Cerling, Jonathan G. Wynn, Samuel A. Andanje, Michael I. Bird, David Kimutai Korir, Naomi E. Levin, William Mace, Anthony N. Macharia, Jay Quade, and Christopher H. Remein
The 2009 Hurricane Season In the Eastern North Pacific Basin: An Analysis of Environmental Conditions, Jennifer M. Collins and David R. Roache
Black Mn-Fe Crusts as Markers of Abrupt Palaeoenvironmental Changes in El Soplao Cave (Cantabria, Spain), Fernando Gázquez, Jose Maria Calaforra, and Paolo Forti
Foraminifera are Useful Indicators of Environmental Conditions of Coral Reefs, Pamela Hallock
Living Benthic Foraminifera as an Environmental Proxy in Coastal Ecosystems: A Case Study from the Aegean Sea (Greece, NE Mediterranean), Olga Koukousioura, Margarita D. Dimiza, Maria V. Triantaphyllou, and Pamela Hallock
The Zooplankton of Marguerite Bay, Western Antarctic Peninsula—Part I: Abundance, Distribution, and Population Response to Variability in Environmental Conditions, Marina Marrari, Kendra L. Daly, Alexander Timonin, and Tatjana Semenova
Environmental Health in the Latin American and Caribbean Region: Use of Water Storage Containers, Water Quality, and Community Perception, Erlande Omisca
Minerogenetic Mechanisms Occurring in the Cave Environment: An Overview, Bogdan P. Onac and Paolo Forti
Minerogenetic mechanisms occurring in the cave environment: an overview, Bogdan P. Onac and Paolo Forti
Water Sources and Hydrodynamics of Closed-Basin Depressions, Cook Inlet Region, Alaska, Mark c. Rains
Foraminiferal Assemblages on Sediment and Reef Rubble at Conch Reef, Florida USA, Christy Michelle Stephenson
Stable Isotope Analysis of the Tooth Enamel of Chaingzauk Mammalian Fauna (Late Neogene, Myanmar) and its Implication to Paleoenvironment and Paleogeography, Zin-Maung-Maung Thien, Masanaru Takai, Hikaru Uno, Jonathan G. Wynn, Naoko Egi, Takehisa Tsubamoto, Thaung Htike, Aung-Naing Soe, Maung Maung, Takeshi Nishimura, and Minoru Yoneda
Comparison of 14C and U-Th ages of two Holocene phreatic overgrowths on speleothems from Mallorca (Western Mediterranean): Environmental implications, Paola Tuccimei, Mark Van Strydonck, Angel Ginés, Joaquín Ginés, Michele Soligo, Igor M. Villa, and Joan J. Fornós
Human Disturbance of Karst Environments, Philip E. van Beynen and Kaya van Beynen
Principles of Sediment Transport Applicable to Tidal Environments, Ping Wang
Submissions from 2010
Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of the Asbole Fauna (Busidima Formation, Afar, Ethiopia) Using Stable Isotopes, Zalalem K. Bedaso, Jonathan G. Wynn, Zeresenay Alemseged, and Denis Geraads
Upper Cenomanian – Lower Turonian (Cretaceous) calcareous algae from the Eastern Desert of Egypt: taxonomy and significance, Ioan I. Bucur, Emad Nagm, and Markus Wilmsen
Comment on the Paleoenvironment of Ardipithecus, Thure E. Cerling, Naomi Levin, Jay Quade, Jonathan G. Wynn, David L. Fox, John D. Kingston, Richard G. Klein, and Francis H. Brown
Use of Model Compounds to Study Potential Removal of Pharmaceuticals Using Octolig®, Wen-shan Chang
2010 File Geodatabase containing photo point locations, aerial photos, and flight maps, City of Tampa Department of Sanitary Sewers Bay Study Group, Pete Reehling, and Richard McKenzie
The Inactive 2009 Hurricane Season In the North Atlantic Basin: An Analysis of Environmental Conditions, Jennifer M. Collins and David R. Roache
Reconstructing Early 17th Century Estuarine Drought Conditions from Jamestown Oysters, Juliana M. Harding, Howard J. Spero, Roger Mann, Gregory S. Herbert, and Jennifer Leigh Sliko
Pleistocene Carbonate Stratigraphy of South Florida: Evidence for High-Frequency Sea-Level Cyclicity, Todd D. Hickey, Albert C. Hine, Eugene A. Shinn, Sarah Kruse, and Richard Z. Poore
Geomorphic zoning and eogenetic karst on limestones within the supratidal environment: San Salvador, Bahamas, Mark H. Horwitz and Tiffany M. Roberts
Mercury in the Environment: Field Studies from Tampa, Bolivia, And Guyana, Joniqua A'ja Howard
The Biocomplexity of Benthic Communities Associated with a Shallow-water Hydrothermal System in Papua New Guinea, David J. Karlen
HF Radar Performance in a Low-Energy Environment: CODAR SeaSonde Experience on the West Florida Shelf, Yonggang Liu, Robert H. Weisberg, and Clifford R. Merz
2010 File Geodatabase Containing Aerial Photos, Pete Reehling, Richard McKenzie, and City of Tampa Department of Sanitary Sewers Bay Study Group
Evaluating Adaptive Processes for Conservation and Management of Estuarine and Coastal Resources, Christina L. Richards, John P. Wares, and Joshua A. Mackie
Viral and Microbial Community Dynamics in Four Aquatic Environments, Beltran Rodriguez-Brito, LinLin Li, Linda Wegley, Mike Furlan, Florent Angly, Mya Breitbart, John Buchanan, Christelle Desnues, Elizabeth Dinsdale, and Robert Edwards
Concessions and Conservation: A Study of Environmentalism and Anti-environmentalism among Commodity Farmers, Eleanor Shoreman-Ouimet
Nearshore Marine Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of Southwest Florida during the Pliocene and Pleistocene, Jennifer Leigh Sliko
Explaining Human Actions and Environmental Changes, Damian M. Smith
The Archaeology of Environmental Change: Socionatural Legacies of Degradation and Resilience, E. Christian Wells
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Characterization of the Underwater Light Environment and Its Relevance to Seagrass Recovery and Sustainability in Tampa Bay, Florida, Christopher J. Anastasiou
Sugar Ethanol in Florida: Economic, Agricultural, and Environmental Aspects, Joshua F. Berger
Perspectives on Reclaimed Water among Urban Residents in Tampa, Florida, Jonathan Max Bloch
Environmental Remediation of TNT using Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron Metal, Erica Echols
Air Toxics and Equity: A Geographic Analysis of Environmental Health Risks in Florida, Angela Gilbert
Urban-Eco-Filter: Introducing New Lungs to the City of Beijing, Carlos Gil
Acidic weathering of carbonate building stones: experimental assessment, Ryszard Kryza, Marta Prell, Franciszek Czechowski, and Malgorzata Domaradzka
Trophic enrichment patterns of δ13C in organic matter of molluscan shell: Implications for reconstructing ancient environments and food webs, Julie McKnight
The Development of a Human Polyomavirus Quantitative PCR Assay to Assess Viral Persistence, Water Quality, and Human Health Risks, Shannon M. McQuaig