Thesis (Ph. D.)--Columbia University, 1940. / Vita. Published also without thesis note. Bibliography: p. [163]-169.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Columbia University, 1940. / Vita. Published also without thesis note. Bibliography: p. [163]-169.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2007. / Title from title page screen (viewed on June 2, 2008). Thesis advisor: Thomas Bell. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Mussel studies in the Tennessee River drainage (1973 - 1982) examined ecology and distribution and investigated factors limiting to distribution. This river system presently supports 71 freshwater mussel species, 25% of which are endemic to the Cumberlandian Region. Species have been extirpated from this drainage within the past 60 years, however the number of extant species remains high. The major impact of man's activities has been reduction of available habitat. Past and present distribution records indicate that mussel species assemblages are determined by geologic history and stream size. Although some overlap of species exists among stream size categories, there is no longer a continuous gradation from one category to the next; mussels exist in isolated communities separated by nonproductive river reaches. Productive reaches supporting more than 60 mussel species once existed in habitats spanning the transition from medium to large rivers; reaches now altered by impoundment. The maximum number of species reported in recent collections from any one site in the Tennessee drainage is less than 40, which seems to be the maximum number of species niches available. Quantitative sampling reveals characteristic patterns of species dominance. Changes in species dominance and age class structure provide a better basis for evaluating changes over time than do species composition or diversity alone. Mussel density was found to be more variable than species composition, and was unrelated to species abundance. Experiments on effects of siltation indicated that silt can be a significant limiting factor to mussel distribution. Transplant studies showed that mussels transplanted into heavily silted areas exhibited poor survival over a one year period compared to mussels moved to unsilted habitats. Results indicate that siltation may interfere with reproductive activity. Laboratory experiments testing the effect of suspended silt on the uptake of C-14 tagged algae by freshwater mussels showed that suspended silt can interfere with feeding. Food uptake was reduced to approximately 50% (of control) at silt levels of 211 to 820 mg/l, and to 80% at silt levels over 1000 mg/l. It was concluded that the limiting mechanism is one of dilution of food rather than direct interference with filtration or respiration. / Ph. D.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2009. / Title from title page screen (viewed on Nov. 5, 2009). Thesis advisor: Thomas J. Near. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

This investigation is an analysis of the social or economic effects of TVA electricity. It is the purpose of this endeavor to present a well-documented case supporting the thesis that the development of our water resources is a public function.

A terrain analysis of the Shiloh Battlefield is presented in conjunction with a meteorological assessment of the conditions prevalent during the battle. The intent of the analysis was to ascertain the effect that conditions might have played upon the strategic and tactical actions prior to, and during the Battle of Shiloh, 1862. The significance of this study was to determine the influence of meteorological and geographical factors upon the two armies. Values for temperature and precipitation were estimated using the PDSI and data from NOAA. According to the model it was a very wet year. Weather and geography clearly played a role in how and when the Battle of Shiloh was fought. Due to the high number of casualties, however, the Battle of Shiloh would change how warfare would be conducted in the United States.

With over 800,000 dams occurring globally and the construction of thousands more being proposed, successful restoration of regulated rivers will depend on the creation of broadly applicable frameworks that provide management solutions by generalizing patterns in habitat and ecology. Based on the prevailing scientific literature, restoring natural stream flows in disturbed rivers is dependent upon developing quantitative, transferable stream flow-ecology relationships. The purpose of my dissertation was to apply a framework to regulated and unregulated streams within an eight-state region of the southeastern US to test its ability to generalize patterns in natural and altered stream flow and develop flow-ecology relationships. I created a simplified, 5-step version of the Ecological Limits of Hydrologic Alteration (ELOHA) framework (Poff et al. 2010). I carried out each of the steps in sequential order for unregulated and dam-regulated streams found in my region. The steps of my restoration framework are as follows: 1. Develop a natural flow classification of unregulated streams 2. Develop a tool that uses landscape characteristics to predict flow class membership 3. Use the predictive tool or pre-disturbance hydrologic information to classify regulated rivers to natural flow classes 4. Based on class membership, generalize patterns in hydrologic alteration 5. Relate ecological patterns to patterns in hydrologic alteration in relation tomorphology, temperature, and landscape disturbance Altogether, the results of steps 1-4 suggest that patterns in natural flow dynamics and hydrologic alterations can successfully be placed within a framework and generalized to provide the basis and context for environmental flow management; however, results of step 5 suggest that patterns in flow alteration were poorly related to fish assemblages relative to channel morphology, habitat fragmentation, temperature, and substrate. Thus, the development of patterns in hydrologic alteration using the existing frameworks (including mine) may not be ecologically-relevant. My results suggest that current regulated river restoration should not be dependent upon the development of flow-ecology relationships alone, but the interaction between flow, morphology, and temperature within a landscape disturbance context. These relationships should be incorporated within a hierarchical framework to guide restoration efforts in regulated rivers in the future. / Ph. D.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2009. / Title from title page screen (viewed on Oct. 28, 2009). Thesis advisor: Matthew J. Gray. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Navigation Map of Fontana Reservoir published in 1958 by the Tennessee Valley Authority, Maps and Surveys Branch. Sheet 1 of a series of 3 maps covering Fontana Reservoir. This sheet covers mile 68.5 to mile 86.4. The index for the 3 map series can be found in the lower left quadrant. The legend denotes several information items pertaining to lake levels, direction of flow, roads, bridges, and other points of interest. Physical copy resides in the Government Information, Law and Maps Department of East Tennessee State University’s Sherrod Library. Scale: 1" = .5 mile. Datum is mean sea level. / https://dc.etsu.edu/rare-maps/1032/thumbnail.jpg