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Honors Thesis Defense, Logan Timm

Mitchell 110 Mitchell Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Comparison of edge effects across patchy and contiguous seagrass landscapes Abstract: Coastal marine habitats are subject to fragmentation from a variety of processes including human-induced disturbances such as dredging and natural processes such as high-energy storms. It is widely accepted … Read more

Special Guest Seminar: Sixto A. Durán-Ballén, Ecuador’s Watershed and Water Resources Integrated Management National Plan

Mitchell 110 Mitchell Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Ecuador’s Watershed and Water Resources Integrated Management National Plan Sixto A. Durán-Ballén Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador Mitchell 110 Zoom Meeting ID: 935 9475 0861 Passcode: EMES22 Abstract: Ecuador is a country rich in water resources. However, water demand … Read more

MS Thesis Defense: Brianna Ingram, The Role of Spartina patens on U.S Atlantic Dunes: A Review, Examples from the North Carolina Coast, and Implications for Dune Building and Recovery

Mitchell 110 Mitchell Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Abstract: Coastal foredunes, which arise from feedbacks between sediment transport and vegetation, protect coastal habitats and coastal development from storm impacts. The rate of dune growth and dune shape are influenced by the morphology of the dune-building grasses that give … Read more