Distributions of larval fishes in the Winfield Pool, Kanawha River, West Virginia, were determined by sampling two sites with bongo and push nets. Cyprinids, clupeids, and <i>Aplodinotus grunniens</i> dominated collections. Main channel densities were a fraction of the densities along the shoreline, indicating the importance of the shoreline as a nursery. Diel trends in abundance were evident for several taxa, but were likely caused by diel changes in gear avoidance and distribution of larvae. Vertical trends in abundance were apparent for several taxa at the deeper and more lentic sampling site (lower pool). <i>Aplodinotus grunniens</i> were generally more abundant near the bottom, especially during daylight. Cyprinids were more abundant near the bottom in mid-June, but displayed no vertical trends on other sampling dates. Clupeids were more abundant at middepth or surface during daylight, while equally dispersed or near the bottom at night. Vertical trends were not evident at the shallower and more lotic site (upper pool) except for <i>Aplodinotus grunniens</i>, which displayed the same preference for the bottom, as at the lower site. / Master of Science

The economy and population of McDowell County, West Virginia, drastically decreased between 1950 and 1970. The increased reliance of the coal industry, McDowell County's primary industry, on labor saving machinery resulted in a loss of employment opportunities. This study seeks to investigate the reasons for the reliance on coal and the results of the mechanization movement in the coal industry on McDowell County. Using production and employment data of two representative McDowell County coal companies, it is clear that the introduction of continuous mining machines, which combined the cutting and loading of coal into one step, allowed companies to mine more coal with fewer workers. Because the economy of McDowell County was so coal-intensive, the increased unemployment caused by mechanization forced many miners to migrate to such midwestern industrial centers as Cleveland or Columbus.

This collection of poetry, both narrative and lyric, investigates the geographic identity of rural, southern West Virginia. The poems often inhabit the voices of characters from this geography in order to trace themes of drug addiction, death, and the nature of being a descendent of working-class culture.

Thesis (M.A.)--West Virginia University, 2002. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains iii, 99 p. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-99).

Thesis (Ed. D.)--West Virginia University, 2003. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 126 p. Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-112).

Thesis (M.A.)--West Virginia University, 2007. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 22 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps. Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 21).

Thesis (Ed. D.)--West Virginia University, 1999. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 119 p. : ill. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-86).

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2004. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 53 p. Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 36-39).

Thesis (M.A.)--Marshall University, 2004. / Title from document title page. Includes abstract. Document formatted into pages; contains 86 p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 78-86).

Thesis (M.A.)--West Virginia University, 2000. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vi, 151 p. : ill., maps (some col.). Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-145).