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The qualitative behavior of coupled predator-prey oscillations as deduced from simple circle maps
(Elsevier, 1994-05)
Qualitative patterns of the non-equilibrium behavior of coupled consumer/resource systems, formulated as a standard circle map, are explored. Patterns of demographic locking, reflected as a "devil's staircase", are observed ...
The role of nature in the context of the workplace
(Elsevier, 1993-10)
The well-being of the workforce is clearly a matter of concern to the employer. Such concern translates to considerable costs in the form of fringe benefit packages, health promotion programs, ergonomics, and other ways ...
Ecological demography: A synthetic focus in evolutionary anthropology
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1993)
The interests of evolutionary anthropologists, behavioral ecologists, and demographers converge on the ecology of human fertility. Ecological conditions influence the optimum pattern of maternal effort. Patterns of abortion, ...
Microclimatic changes and the indirect loss of ant diversity in a tropical agroecosystem
(Springer-Verlag, 1996-11)
Recent changes in the coffee agroecosystem of Costa Rica were used to study the mechanism of biodiversity loss in transforming agroecosystems, focusing on the ground-foraging ant community. Coffee farms are being transformed ...
Effects of genotype on the response of Populus tremuloides michx. To ozone and nitrogen deposition
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 1992-04)
Elevated O 3 concentrations and N deposition levels co -occur in much of eastern United States. However, very little is known about their combined effects on tree growth. The effects of three O 3 treatments: charcoal-filtered ...
Great Lakes Diatoms website
(1995)
On November 27, 1995, the Great Lakes Diatoms website was published at the University of Michigan. At the time, I was tasked with constructing the website based on Dr. Stoermer’s card file system of Great Lakes diatom taxa ...
Waste Reduction in Food Retail: Case Study Report of the People's Food Co-op
(1991-04)
This study of solid waste reduction practices at the People's Food Cooperative's Packard store in Ann Arbor is part of a project comprising five case studies. The objective of the project was to analyze and document ...
Waste Reduction in the Hospital Sector: Case Study Report of McPherson Hospital
(1991-04)
This study of solid waste reduction practices at McPherson Hospital in Howell is part of a project comprising five case studies. The objective of the project is to analyze and document successful waste reduction programs ...
Life Cycle Design of Milk and Juice Packaging
(1997-10)
A life cycle design demonstration project was initiated between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Dow Chemical Company, and the University of Michigan to investigate ...