Thesis (M.S.)--Ohio State University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 38-42). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Davis, 2002. / Degree granted in Ecology. Includes bibliographical references (leaves189-199). Also available via the World Wide Web. (Restricted to UC campuses)

Thesis (M.S.)--Oregon State University, 2007. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 71-75). Also available on the World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.S.)--Ohio State University, 1986. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 102-106). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center

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Thesis (M.S.)--Kent State University, 2008. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Oct. 27, 2009). Advisor: Laura Leff. Keywords: Phragmites australis; Scirpus cyperinus; glyphosate; microbes; ergosterol; invertebrates. Includes bibliographical references (p. 47-59).

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Freshwater wetland lakes have long been ignored by biologists and limnologists. This was the first study to simultaneously sample protozoan communities, macrophyte vegetation, water chemistry and nutrient status, and primary productivity of the phytoplankton in each of the four major types of wetlands -- bogs, fens, marshes, and swamps. The following hypotheses were supported by data from this study: 1) that differences in plant communities, as measured by a coefficient of similarity, would be greater than differences in protozoan communities from the four different types of wetlands; 2) that common measures of trophic status -- primary productivity, chlorophyll a, and phosphorus and nitrogen nutrients -- would show that bog lakes were eutrophic; and 3) that there would be a positive correlation between the rate of colonization of polyurethane foam unit (PFU) artificial substrates by Protozoa and the trophic status of the wetland lakes. Other evidence of highly eutrophic conditions in the bogs studied were the high ratios of autotrophic to heterotrophic protozoa in the PFU samples, and the general appearance of some bog sites -- like that of·thick green soup. One bog was oligotrophic as indicated by the very slow rate of colonization of the PFUs placed in it. It was concluded that low pH, brown water bog lakes can span the full range from oligotrophy to eutrophy, and that bog lakes should probably not be labeled dystrophic, since that term implies an extreme degree of oligotrophy. / Ph. D.

A challenge to ensure the health of wading bird populations is to have a better understanding of the altered habitats that we must now consider part of their natural history. Throughout their range endangered Wood Storks (Mycteria americana) have been reported to forage in ditches, a disparate category of linear man-made waterways. In a 52-kmP 2 P study area on the east coast of central Florida, the characteristics of hydrologically diverse ditches were quantified, and their use by Wood Storks documented during their non-breeding season. Logistic regression analyses were carried out using the ditch characteristics as independent variables and Wood Stork presence/absence as the dependent variable. This study confirms the use of these marginal wetlands, and identifies the significance of emergent vegetation on the foraging habitat selection of Wood Storks in the dry season. / by Eleanor K. Van Os. / Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2008. / Includes bibliography. / Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2008. Mode of access: World Wide Web.