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Thesis (D.W.S.)--Institute for Worship Studies, 2002. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 202-206).

Thesis (M.S. in Physical Oceanography)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2005. / Thesis Advisor(s): Peter Chu. Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-96). Also available online.

Thesis (M.S.)--Florida State University, 2006. / Advisor: Ricardo Navarro, Florida State University, College of Visual Arts, Theatre and Dance, Dept. of Interior Design. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed June 20, 2006). Document formatted into pages; contains xii, 96 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (B.A.)--Princeton University, 1968. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 131-134).

Aquatic plants and submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) are some of the most wide-ranging species and create important habitat for fish and wildlife in many ecosystems, including highly variable coastal ecotones. Mechanistically understanding factors controlling current distributions of these species is critical to project future distribution and abundance under increasing variability and climate change. I used a population-based approach to quantify the effects of spatial and temporal variability on life history transitions of the SAV Ruppia maritima L. (widgeongrass) in the highly dynamic Everglades-Florida Bay ecotone as a model to (1) examine which life history stages were most constrained by these conditions and (2) determine how management can promote life history development to enhance its distribution, an Everglades restoration target. Ruppia maritima life history transitions were quantified in a series of laboratory and field experiments encompassing a ra nge of abiotic and biotic factors known to affect seagrass and SAV (salinity, salinity variability, temperature, light and nutrients and seed bank recruitment and competition). These studies revealed that R. maritima life history varied east to west across the Everglades ecotone, driven by multiple gradients in abiotic factors that constrained different life history transitions in distinct ways. Based on this examination, persistence of SAV populations from dynamic coastal environments is highly dependent on large reproductive events that produce high propagule densities for recruitment. Large productive meadows of SAV also depend on high rates of clonal reproduction where vegetation completely regenerates in a short amount of time. Therefore, in hydrologically variable systems, maintenance or increases in SAV reproduction is required for population persistence through recruitment. However, SAV communities that do not experience high rates of sexual reproduction are dependent on successful seed germination, seedling and adult survival and clonal reproduction for biomass production and maintenance. Seedling survival and to a lesser extent, adult survival, are bottlenecks that can limit life history transitions under highly variable hydrological conditions. To ensure long-term survival in these communities, management activities that increase survival and successful life history development through these critical stages will be beneficial. If not, SAV populations may become highly reduced and ephemeral, providing less productive habitat. / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2015. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Thesis (M.A.)--Florida State University, 2009. / Advisor: Ned Stuckey-French, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of English. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Aug. 18, 2009). Includes bibliographical references. Text also available via Internet in PDF format. Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 60 pages.

Thesis (M. A.)--Florida State University, 2005. / Advisor: Maxine D. Jones, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of History. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Jan. 27, 2006). Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 84 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

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In the eutrophic waters of the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), decreases in overall shellfish size have been reported, which may be related to coastal acidification. To understand the relationship between acidification and eutrophication, water samples from 20 sites spanning the IRL were collected and analyzed for dissolved nutrients and omega values in spring (dry season) and fall (wet season), 2016-2017. Additionally, three sites were sampled weekly to observe temporal variability of nutrients and omega values. For the IRL-Wide sampling, sites with higher dissolved nutrient concentrations showed lower omega values with significant negative relationships. Both sampling programs showed an overall positive linear relationship between salinity and omega values. This work suggests that salinity and dissolved nutrients have implications for acidification in the IRL and must be considered for future water quality, shellfish and coral reef restoration. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.F.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2018. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection