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Constructing the Poacher: Narratives of Blame in Ivory Poaching
(2019-04)
Poaching has been, and continues to be, of significant concern to the conservation of
biodiversity. While media descriptions of poaching often include vivid details about the animal
victims and the heroics of those ...
Disentangling the Effects of Human Pressures and Available Resources on Critically Endangered Lion Space use in a Protected Area Complex of West Africa
(2019-04)
African lions reside primarily in protected areas, both of which are increasingly
threatened by human pressures and subsequent depletion of natural resources and
suitable habitat. Management of protected areas as hunting ...
Green Horror: The Use of Environmental Themes in Modern American Horror Cinema
(2019-08)
This study began with the question of what environmental themes may be present in
contemporary American horror media and what any trends in these narratives or works may
suggest about American understanding of, beliefs ...
Emergence of plastic pollution on tourism beaches in Zanzibar, Tanzania
(2019-04)
Plastic pollution is becoming a growing concern on tourism sites. Unquantified amounts of plastic materials are discharged into coastal waters and have detrimental effects on local marine environments. With the expansion ...
Predicting Spawning Habitat for Lake Whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis and Cisco Coregonus artedi in the Lake Erie and Lake Ontario Regions using Classification and Regression Tree (CART) and Random Forest Models
(2019-05)
The Great Lakes region was historically populated by many different coregonine species, but much of that diversity has been lost. In Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, both the Lake Whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis and Cisco ...
Practitioner Perceptions of Green Infrastructure on Private Property: Barriers, Challenges, and Benefits
(2019-08)
Interest in green infrastructure continues to grow as a method of managing
stormwater through infiltration that also protects water quality and offers the
potential to create wildlife habitat and urban greenspace. ...
Business Models for Energy Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets
(2019-04)
Access to electricity produces greater levels of economic value and increases the quality of life in
emerging markets across the globe. Emerging economies have surpassed developed nations in
clean energy investment and ...
Life Cycle Comparison of Manual and Machine Dishwashing in Households
(2019-04)
Machine dishwashers are a unique consumer appliance since they are often substituted with manual dishwashing. Although some studies indicate machine dishwashers use less energy and water than manual dishwashing, their ...
Assessing the State of Environmental Justice in Michigan
(2019-04)
This study sought to address the research question, “What is the state of environmental justice in Michigan?” In
doing so, the team addressed the feasibility of creating a publicly available, accessible Michigan-specifi ...
Flooding in the Shiawassee Flats and Implications for Fish Recruitment in Saginaw Bay
(2019-04)
River floodplains can provide migratory fish species with spawning, nursery and foraging areas; but are among the world’s most threatened ecosystems due to pervasive land drainage, mainstream dredging, channel straightening ...