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Haro-Carrion, Xavier
Ph.D. Dissertation: Land and vegetation change from regional to local scales in Ecuador
Advisor: Jane Southworth, Geography
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Hazan, Flavio
Master's Thesis: Evaluating Water Quality Impacts in Master Planned Communities Using the Watershed Assessment Model
Advisor: Pierce Jones, Resource Efficient Communities |
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Kadagi, Nelly Isigi
Ph.D. Dissertation: Contextualizing Socio-Ecological Interactions in Recreational and Artisanal Fisheries: Implications for Sustainable Use and Management of Billfish in the Western Indian Ocean
Advisor: Rob Ahrens, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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Malone, Kristen
Ph.D. Dissertation: Ground-Nesting Birds in Southeastern Pine Savanna: Predation and Habitat Management
Advisor: Kathryn Sieving, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation |
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Maynard, Lily
Ph.D. Dissertation: Are Zoos Conservation Leaders? Using Organizational Conservation Identity and Social Network Analysis to Assess Zoos’ Collective Impact
Advisor: Susan Jacobson, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Meiners, Joan
Ph.D. Dissertation: Data Dynamics of Bee Biodiversity: Understanding Native Bee Ecology
Advisor: Morgan Ernest, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation |
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Mosso, Clara
Master's Thesis: Urban Expansion Into Native Forests in Patagonia, Argentina: Assessing Environmental Policy Challenges at National And Local Levels
Advisor: Mark Hosteler, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Quincy, Kaitlyn
M.S. Thesis:
Advisor: Stephen Enloe, Agronomy |
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Adair, Robyn
M.S. Thesis: Field Evaluation of Cover Crops for Nematode and Weed Management in Florida and Haiti
Advisor: Marilyn Swisher, Family, Youth, and Community Sciences; Carlene Chase, Horticulture Sciences
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Adler, Jennifer
Ph.D. Dissertation: Water's Story: an interdisciplinary approach combining springs science, communications, and environmental education
Advisor: Tom Frazer, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences/SNRE |
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Ávila, Susana Hervas
Ph.D. Dissertation: Understanding Stakeholder Conflict in the Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Fishery
Advisor: Kai Lorenzen, Fisheries and Aquatic Science
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Bailey, Karen
Ph.D. Dissertation: Understanding drivers and consequences of adaptation to drought in Swaziland
Advisor: Bob McCleery, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation |
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Borden, Jesse
M.S. Thesis: Ecological Disturbances and Canopy Communities
Advisor: Brett Scheffers, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Chidakel, Alex
Ph.D. Dissertation: Institutions, Governance, and the Economic Performance of Protected Areas in Southern Africa
Advisor: Brian Child, Geography |
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Desormeaux, Amanda
Ph.D. Dissertation: Quantification and Source Identification of Nitrate Leached in the Vadose Zone of a Karst Springshed
Advisor: James Jawitz, Soil and Water Sciences
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Duan, Leilei
M.S. Thesis: Examine Urban Allocation Outcomes with Sea Level Rise Scenarios in City of Tampa
Advisor: Paul Zwick, College of Design, Construction & Planning |
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Fahey, Catherine
Ph.D Dissertation: The Effects of Plant Invasion and Drought on Plant-Soil Interactions
Advisor: Luke Flory, Agronomy
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Fiorini, Ana Carolina Oliveira
Ph.D. Dissertation: Brazilian Forest Code Instruments Used to Promote Atlantic Forest Restoration: A Study in Rio Claro Municipality
Advisor: Jack Putz, Department of Biology |
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Glodzik, Katie
Ph.D. Dissertation: Impacts of Saltwater Intrusion and Hydrologic Change to Salt Marsh and Coastal Forest of Florida's Big Bend
Advisor: David Kaplan, Environmental Engineering Sciences
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Hill, Melissa
M.S. Thesis: Determining Property Owners' Attitudes of Adopting Conservation Easements to Protect Sea Turtle Nesting Habitat
Advisor: Martha Monroe, School of Forest Resources and Conservation |
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Ludgate, Nargiza
Ph.D. Dissertation: Gender Roles in Household Water Resource Management in Water-Scarce Countries: Does Greywater Treatment Technology Empower Rural Women in Jordan?
Advisor: Sandra Russo, International Center
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Maneval, Paul
M.S. Thesis: Influences of genotype, nursery design, and location on the growth of Acropora cervicornis fragments
Advisor: Tom Frazer, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences/SNRE
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Muyengwa, Shylock
Ph.D. Dissertation: Elite Capture of Community Based Natural Resources Management Projects in Southern Africa
Advisor: Brian Child, Geography
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Pinheiro, Paula Soares
Ph.D. Dissertation: Decentralization of rights to communities in the co-management of natural resources in the Lower Juruá Extractive Reserve, central-west Brazilian Amazon: implications for natural resource conservation
Advisor: Stephen Perz, Sociology and Criminology & Law
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Rubino, Elena
Ph.D. Dissertation: Incentivizing Rhinoceros Conservation among Private Landowners in South Africa
Advisor: Elizabeth Pienaar, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Rueda, Farah Carrasco
Ph.D. Dissertation: Land-use Change and Bat Biodiversity: Understanding Patterns, Drivers, and Impacts of Mitigation Efforts
Advisor: Bette Loiselle, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Schuman, Carrie
Ph.D. Dissertation: Ecosystem Service Provision by the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica, within the St. Augustine Region of Florida
Advisor: Shirley Baker, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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Scott, Raymond
M.S. Thesis: Non-thesis Project
Advisor: Tom Frazer, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences/SNRE |
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Shapiro, Julie
Ph.D. Dissertation: Bats in a Changing World: Where They Go, What They Bring, and How They Impact People
Advisor: Bob McCleery, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Smith, Austin
M.S. Thesis: Niche Modeling of Released Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar) in North America
Advisor: Wendell Crooper, Forest Resources and Conservation |
Somjee, Ummat
Ph.D. Dissertation: The Hidden Consequences of Exaggerated Sexually Selected Weapons
Advisor: Christine Miller, Entomology and Nematology |
Szabo, Andrea
M.S./J.D.: Non-thesis Project
Advisor: Alison Adams, School of Forest Resources and Conservation |
Thomas, Shelby
M.S. Thesis: More than the Eye Can See: Gross and Radiographic Observations of Shell-Boring Parasites Cliona, Diplothyra, and Polydora in Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea Virginica, Reveal Dynamics of Shell Damage
Advisor: Andy Kane, Emerging Pathogens Institut |
Veras Mena, Daniel
M.S. Thesis: Influence of Sponges on the Performance of Nursery-reared Staghorn Coral (Acropora cervicornis)
Advisor: Tom Frazer, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences/SNRE |
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Wilkinson, Krystan
Ph.D. Dissertation: Understanding Risk Mitigation by Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida through Analysis of Group Size, Habitat Use, and Perinatal Movements
Advisor: Bill Pine, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Avila-Segura, Laura
Ph.D. Dissertation: Stingless Bee Foraging Ecology in Tropical Agricultural Landscapes
Advisor: Glenn Hall, Entomology and Nematology
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Berkebile, Nathan
M.S. Thesis: Ecology and Distribution of the Florida Sea Cucumber, Holothuria floridana, in Seagrass and Hard-bottom Communities of the Florida Keys
Advisor: Donald Behringer, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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Guan, Jing
Ph.D. Dissertation: Quantifying the Effects of Epiphytic Algae on the Growth of a Submersed Macrophyte
Advisor: Tom Frazer, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences/SNRE
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Hallett, Matt
Ph.D. Dissertation: Population Size, Spatial Distribution, Space Use, Human/Wildlife Conflict, Protection and Planning Related to Jaguars in Guyana, South America
Advisor: John Blake, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Hernandez, Felipe
Ph.D. Dissertation: Anthropogenic Factors as Disruptors of Ecosystem Health: Effects of Contaminants in Raccoons (Procyon lotor) and Pathogen Pollution by Invasive Feral Swine (Sus scrofa) in Southeastern United States
Advisor: Sam Wisely, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Hyman, Alex
Master's Thesis: Seagrass Ecology
Advisor: Michal Kawalewski, Florida Museum of Natural History
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Karelus, Dana
Ph.D. Dissertation: Black Bear Home Ranges and Habitat Use
Advisor: Madan Oli, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Lastinger, Cody
M.S. Non-Thesis: Improving Hack and Squirt Technologies for Management of Woody Invasive Plants in Florida
Advisor: Stephen Enloe, Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
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Loggins, Annie
M.S. Thesis: Savanna Vegetation Shapes Small Mammal Communities and Foraging Behaviors
Advisor: Bob McCleery, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Marquez Garcia, Marcela Andrea
Ph.D. Dissertation: Attitudes and Factors Influencing Behavior Change of Wine Producers Toward the Conservation of Chile's Mediterranean Habitat
Advisor: Susan Jacobson, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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McBride, Jennifer
M.S. Thesis: Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Growth in Spring-Fed Rivers
Advisor: Matt Cohen, Forest Resources and Conservation
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McCarthy, James
Ph.D. Dissertation: The Dynamics of Corporate Sustainability and Profitability
Advisor: Robert Ries, Construction Management
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Mulindahabi, Felix
M.S. Thesis: Assessment of the Impacts of the Conservation of Protected Areas to the Improvement of Livelihoods of Adjacent Communities of the Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda
Advisor: Brian Child, Geography
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Rios Marin, Maria Constanza
Ph.D. Dissertation: From Individual Decisions to Collective Action for Biodiversity Conservation: Networks of Reserves of the Civil Society in Colombia
Advisor: Karen Kainer, Forest Resources and Conservation, Latin American Studies
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Rodrigues, Camila
M.S. Thesis: Livelihood Strategies of Family Farmers across the Amazon Frontier of Malo Grosse
Advisor: Stephen Perz, Sociology
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Stanton, Richard
Ph.D. Dissertation: Effects of Shrub Encroachment in Grass-Dominated Biomes on Vertebrate Communities
Advisor: Rob Fletcher, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Van Treese, Jeffrey
Ph.D. Dissertation: Environmental Horticulture
Advisor: Andrew Koeser, Landscape Conservation and Ecology
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Wang, Jinghui
M.S. Thesis: Economic Analysis of Tomato Production with Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation
Advisor: Zhifeng Gao, Food and Resource Economics
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Wilson, Chris
Ph.D. Dissertation: Ecology and Management of Soil Carbon on Rachlands of Florida, USA
Advisor: Luke Flory, Agronomy
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Anderson, C. Jane
Ph.D. Dissertation: Ecology and Impacts of Introduced Non-Human Primate Populations in Florida
Advisor: Steve Johnson, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Anderson, John D.
Ph.D. Dissertation: Ecosocial Determinants of Environmental Exposure to Diarrheal Disease
Advisor: Richard Rheingans, Environmental & Global Health
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Archer, Jan-Michael
M.S. Thesis: A Systematic Review of Forest Bird Occurence in North American Forest Fragments and the Built Environment
Advisor: Mark Hostetler, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Burja, Kristina
M.S. Thesis: Conservation Education at Tsavo West National Park, Kenya: A Case Study
Advisor: Martha Monroe, Forest Resources and Conservation
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Chaves Didier, Willandia
Ph.D. Dissertation: Wild Meat Consumption in the Central Amazon, Brazil: Evaluating Drivers and Conservation Strategies
Advisor: Katie Sieving, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Crandall, Chelsey
Ph.D. Dissertation: Stakeholder Engagement in Fisheries Management
Advisor: Kai Lorenzen, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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Haase, Catherine
Ph.D. Dissertation: Effects of the Spatial Configuration of Forage and Thermal Habitats on the Behavior of the Florida Manatee
Advisor: Rob Fletcher, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Cummings, Katy
M.S. Thesis: Ecological Fidelity of Death Assemblages: Can Mollusks be Used to Assess Changes in Seagrass Ecosystems?
Advisor: Michael Kowalewski, Geological Sciences; Tom Frazer, School of Natural Resources and Environment
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Fang, Yu
Ph.D. Dissertation: Human Population Spatio-Temporal Distribution Embedded Within Water Networks
Advisor: Jim Jawitz, Soil and Water Science
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Gelin Spessot, Maria Laura
M.S. Thesis: Response of Pumas (Puma concolor) to the Migration of Guanacos (Lama Guanicoe) in Patagonia
Advisor: Lyn Branch, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Gottlieb, Isabel
M.S. Thesis: Implications of Future Biofuels Expansion on Avian Communities in the Southeastern U.S.
Advisor: Rob Fletcher, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Hiatt, Drew
M.S. Thesis: Invasive Plant Populations and Co-Occurring Native Species Vary in Phenotypic Plasticity
Advisor: Luke Flory, Agronomy
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Knowles, Hal
Ph.D. Dissertation: From Development Density to Consumption Complexity: Using Visualization Tools and Nonlinear Analyses to Compare Resource Efficiency in Urban Communities and Buildings
Advisor: Mark Hostetler, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Laing, Joelle
Ph.D. Dissertation: Relationships between Sediment Redox Potential and Vegetation Characteristics in Florida Spring Systems: Implications for Restoration
Advisor: Tom Frazer, School of Natural Resources and Environment
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Langston, Jaqueline
M.S. Thesis: The Effect of the Non-Native Mayan Cichlid Cichlasoma Urophthalmus on the Nesting and Parental Care of the Spotted Sunfish Lepomis Punctatus
Advisor: Tom Frazer, School of Natural Resources and Environment
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Littles, Chanda
Ph.D. Dissertation: An Investigation of Wintering Florida Manatee Population Dynamics at Multiple Scales
Advisor: Tom Frazer, School of Natural Resources and Environment
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Montes, Nancy
Ph.D. Dissertation: Analyzing the Distribution of Recreational Boating off the Coast of Northeast Florida to Determine its Implications for the Conservation of the North Atlantic Right Whale
Advisor: Bob Swett, Forest Resources and Conservation
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NeSmith, Julienne
M.S. Thesis: Tree Regeneration Response to Cogon Grass Invasion Along a Soil Moisture Gradient
Advisor: Luke Flory, Agronomy
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Nunez, Leroy
M.S. Thesis: Molecular Analyses of Three Non-Indigenous Squamate Species in Florida: Testing Various Hypotheses Regarding Species Introductions
Advisor: Kenneth Krysko, Florida Museum of Natural History
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Nunez Godoy, Cristina
M.S. Thesis: Wildlife Friendly Certification: A Case Study of Patagonian Cashmere Producers and Buyers
Advisor: Karen Kainer, Forest Resources and Conservation, Latin American Studies
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Nunez-Regueiro, Mauricio
Ph.D. Dissertation: Regional and Global Effects of Biofuel Production and Expansion
Advisor: Rob Fletcher, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Sobreiro da Silva, Thaissa
Ph.D. Dissertation: Indigenous Mobilization and Multi-Local Livelihood Strategies in the Middle Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil
Advisor: Stephen Perz, Sociology and Criminology and Law
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Souza, Thiago Do Val S.
Ph.D. Dissertation: Recreation Classification, Tourism Demand and Economic Impact Analyses in Protected Areas of Brazil
Advisor: Brijesh Thapa, Dept of Tourism, Recreation, and Sport Management
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Timpe, Kelsie
M.S. Thesis: How are Dams Changing the Ecohydrology of Amazonian Rivers? A Comprehensive Review of Environmental Flows Management in the Brazilian Amazon
Advisor: David Kaplan, Environmental Engineering Sciencest
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Vincent, Christopher
Ph.D. Dissertation: Wind and Light Stress in Papaya as Influenced by Intercropping: Stress Priming and Photosynthetic Acclimation
Advisor: Bruce Schaffer, Horticultural Sciences, Tropical REC
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West, Thales
Ph.D. Dissertation: Deforestation and Payment for Environmental Services
Advisor: Jack Putz, Biology
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Williams, Rebecca J.
Ph.D. Dissertation: The Gift of More Time: The Influence of Eco-Stove Improved Cookstoves on Women's Time Poverty and Agency in Indigenous Lenca Communities in Intibuca, Honduras
Advisor: Sandra Russo, Women's Studies
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Xu, Yiming
Ph.D. Dissertation: Predicting Soil Properties and Soil Quality by Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques in South India
Advisor: Scott Smith, Forest Resources & Conservation
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Bauman, Michael L.
M.S. Thesis: Where Should the Forests Grow: Socio-Ecological Forest Conservation Planning Using Biodiversity, Landholder, and Agency-Based Priorities in Los Santos, Panama
Advisor: Stephanie Bohlman, Forest Resources and Conservation
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Bouchillon, Rachel
M.S. Thesis: Florida Gulf Coast Oysters and Freshwater River Flow Modeling
Advisor: Bill Pine, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Cao, Baijing
Ph.D. Dissertation: Soil Carbon Modeling Along Ecological, Climatic, and Biotic Trajectories at a Continental Scale
Advisor: Sabine Grunwald, Soil and Water Science
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Delaney, John Patrick
M.S. Thesis: Using GIS to Assess Nest Site Selection and Nest Abundance by American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) in Three Central Florida Lakes
Advisor: Franklin Percival, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Dornisch, Vanessa
M.S. Thesis: Florida Beach Users’ Perceptions of Beach Ownership, Erosion Management, and Sea Level Rise
Advisor: Bob Swett, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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Gonzalez, Oscar
Ph.D. Dissertation: Bird-Flowering Plant Networks in Andean Montane Forests
Advisor: Bette Loiselle, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Grade, Aaron M.
M.S. Thesis: Consequences of Anthropogenic Road Noise on Avian Communities
Advisor: Katie Sieving, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Lane, Christian
M.S. Thesis: Sturgeon Nutrition
Advisor: Frank Chapman, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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Larios, Kalindhi
M.S. Thesis: Florida Wildfires During the Holocene Climatic Optimum
Advisor: Stefan Gerber, Soil and Water Science
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Livengood, Elisa
Ph.D. Dissertation: Sustainability of the Global Ornamental Fish Trade through Management, Education, Health and Welfare of the Resource
Advisor: Frank Chapman, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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Luo, Jiexuan
Ph.D. Dissertation: Nitrogen Mass Balance at University of Florida Campus
Advisor: George Hochmuth, Soil and Water Science
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Mavah, Germain
Ph.D. Dissertation: Governance for Sustaining Natural Resources: Effectiveness of Community-Based Wildlife Management in the Republic of Congo
Advisor: Brian Child, Geography and Center for African Studies
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Monaghan, Kelly
Ph.D. Dissertation: Sustainable Agriculture and Urban-Community Food Systems
Advisor: Mickie Swisher, Family, Youth and Community Sciences
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Mortimer, Jessica
M.S. Thesis: The Development and Comparative Analysis of a Rapid Herbaceous Monitoring Method in Lowveld Savanna, South Africa
Advisor: Brian Child, Geography, Center for African Studies
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Murillo, Oscar
Ph.D. Dissertation: Demography and Population Dynamics of Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) in South Scotland
Advisor: Madan Oli, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Nifong, Rachel
Ph.D. Dissertation: Analysis of the Relationships Between the Stoichiometry of Whole Ecosystem Metabolism and Primary Producers
Advisor: Matt Cohen, Forest Resources and Conservation
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Presser, Jackson
M.S. Thesis: GIS Based Risk Model for Prediction/Detection of Pythium insidiosum in the Environment
Advisor: Erica Goss, Plant Pathology, Emerging Pathogens Institute
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Puls, Danielle
M.S. Thesis: Determining if the Mucilage Caused by a Specific Cyanobacterium is Inhibiting Sponge Function/Killing Sponge Species in the Florida Bay
Advisor: Donald Behringer, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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Quintana, Yasmin
M.S. Thesis: Fishing Mortality Assessment from Giant Cichlid Artisanal Fishery in Lake Peten Itza, Guatemala
Advisor: Mike Allen, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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Rojas Bonzi, Viviana B.
M.S. Thesis: Phylogenetics of the Red Footed Tortoise
Advisor: Jim Austin, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Yuan, Jing
Ph.D. Dissertation: Metrics of Pattern Loss and Ecosystem Change in the Ridge and Slough Mosaic of the Everglades
Advisor: Matt Cohen, Forest Resources and Conservation
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