• ELUCIDATING RECRUITMENT STRESSORS FOR THE MARYLAND STATE ENDANGERED COMMON TERN (Sterna hirundo) THROUGH USE OF A MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM 

  Marban, Paul Ramon (2018)

  In this thesis, I monitored two breeding colonies of the Maryland state endangered common tern (Sterna hirundo) using a surveillance system composed of video cameras and temperature loggers. This system was coupled with ...

• TROPHIC ECOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION OF BLACK SEA BASS CENTROPRISTIS STRIATA IN THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT 

  La Rosa, Ginni Alice (2018)

  Black sea bass Centropristis striata (Linnaeus, 1758) is a valuable Middle Atlantic Bight fisheries species, but spatial patterns in condition and diet during summer residence at inshore reefs remain largely unknown. I ...

• SHIFTING INPUTS AND TRANSFORMATIONS OF NITROGEN IN FORESTED AND MIXED LAND USE BASINS: IMPLICATIONS FOR HYDROLOGIC NITROGEN LOSS 

  Sabo, Robert Daniel (2018)

  Increased N inputs along with changes in population, land use, and climate have globally altered the N cycle. This alteration has been associated with increased food, energy, and fiber availability, but has also contributed ...

• SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DYNAMICS OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY SEA NETTLE 

  Shahrestani, Suzan (2018)

  The jellyfish Chrysaora chesapeakei forms large summer blooms in Chesapeake Bay, and has substantial ecological and economic impacts on local ecosystems. Limited information on this species is mostly due to difficulties ...

• THE PROBIOTICS OF BIOFUEL: A METAGENOMIC STUDY OF MICROALGAE GROWN FOR FUEL PRODUCTION 

  Major, Samuel (2018)

  Ponds in Frederick, MD were fertilized with chicken manure to increase the nutrient load in the water and stimulate microalgal growth. Nutrient analyses indicate that fertilization results in significant increases in the ...

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