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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Delmarva Peninsula"”.
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The Delmarva Peninsula : planning for inevitable change.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis. 1972. B.S.
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The recreation potential of the Delmarva Peninsula.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of City and Regional Planning. Thesis. 1966. M.C.P.
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Assessing Wetland Restoration on the Delmarva Peninsula using Vegetation Characteristics
… Project, 15 depressional wetlands on the Delmarva Peninsula of Maryland and Delaware were surveyed for above-ground vegetation and seed bank community composition, annual biomass production, and vegetation carbon content (10 restorations from prior-converted cropland (aged 5-31 years), and …
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Quaternary Seismic Stratigraphy of the Inner Shelf and Coastal Zone, Southern Delmarva Peninsula, Virginia
… transgressive sequences, while on the southern Delmarva Peninsula, a series of three transgressive to highstand sequences are developed. Reconstruction of the mid-Atlantic basin margin response to high-frequency Quaternary glacioeustasy is limited by this sparse record of late transgressive …
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Distribution of Foraminifera and Pollen in Coastal Depositional Environments of the Southern Delmarva Peninsula, Virginia, U.S.A.
<p>The coastal zone of the southern Delmarva Peninsula exhibits a wide variety of barrier island system subenvironments. This study investigates whether 20 <em>a priori</em> subenvironments can be distinguished from each other on the basis of abiotic environmental variables, pollen assemblages, …
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Using SLEUTH Land Cover Predictions to Estimate Changes in Runoff Quality and Quantity in the Delmarva Peninsula
… in a number of watersheds throughout the Delmarva Peninsula when compared to the current state. To predict changes in land cover and the associated land use, the SLEUTH model coupled with PED utilized a number of different inputs including population growth trends, existing geography, …
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Assessment of Factors Influencing Migratory Landbird Use of Forested Stopover Sites Along the Delmarva Peninsula During Autumn Migration
… is a high priority for conserving such taxa. The Delmarva Peninsula; a coastal region of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia along the mid-Atlantic flyway; consists of forested habitats with ample food and shelter that likely serves as quality stopover sites for many species during autumn migration. …
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Assessing Climatic Hazards in Coastal Socio-Ecological Systems using Complex System Approaches
… extreme weather and agricultural losses in the Delmarva Peninsula. Existing research on climatic impacts to agriculture largely focuses on changes to major crop yields, providing limited insights into impacts on diverse regional agricultural systems where human management and adaptation play a …
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Building a Predictive Model of Delmarva Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger cinereus) Occurrence Using Infrared Photomonitors
… resources such as the federally endangered Delmarva fox squirrel (DFS; Sciurus niger cinereus). The ability to predict or identify suitable habitat is a necessary component of this species' recovery. Habitat identification is also an important consideration when evaluating impacts of land …
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The Eastern Shore of Virginia in the Civil War
… County embodied secessionist sentiment on the Delmarva Peninsula in 1861. Dix knew that the Eastern Shore of Virginia, the most southern region of Delmarva, heavily influenced its neighbors to the north. If it made a strong demonstration in favor of the Confederacy, the Eastern Shore of …
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EVALUATION OF BASE LINERS TO REDUCE NITROGEN AND SALT LEACHING FROM POULTRY LITTER STORAGE STOCKPILES TO THE UNDERLYING SOIL - A FIELD COLUMN STUDY
… to the eutrophication of the Chesapeake Bay. The Delmarva Peninsula is an intensive poultry producing region, where poultry litter (PL, mix of manure and bedding material) is often stored in outdoor stockpiles. Continued development of management practices is required to achieve environmentally …
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INVESTIGATION OF DEAD OCEAN QUAHOGS (ARCTICA ISLANDICA) SHELLS ON THE MID-ATLANTIC BIGHT CONTINENTAL SHELF
… quahog shells were collected offshore of the DelMarVa Peninsula then radiocarbon-dated, evaluated for taphonomic condition, and aged to investigate spatial-temporal changes in growth. One hundred and twenty-one dead shell were dated with birth years ranging from 60-4,400 cal years BP, …
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Dissolved Organic Matter Sources from Soil Horizons with Varying Hydrology and Distance from Wetland Edge
… from upland to wetland transects at four Delmarva Bay GIWs on the Delmarva Peninsula in the eastern United States. ESOM quantity and quality were analyzed to provide insights to organic matter sources and chemical characteristics. Findings demonstrated that ESOM in shallow organic horizons …
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Wet and Dry Atmospheric Deposition of Nutrients and Bioactive Trace Metals to Coastal Waters of the Mid-Atlantic Bight
… and trace metals to coastal waters east of the Delmarva Peninsula, wet and dry atmospheric deposition samples were collected over a one-year time series at the Anheuser-Busch Coastal Research Center, Oyster, Virginia. Weekly composite samples were collected from May 2014 through June 2015. …
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Water Urbanism: Fish Market Design Proposal
… It has mainland North America to its west and Delmarva Peninsula on the east. It is the largest Estuary in the United States. More than 150 major rivers and streams flow into the Chesapeake Bay. The estuary provides habitat to several species of wildlife and aquatic life. Today, this bay faces …
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Inner Shelf Circulation in Coastal Virginia: A Data Assimilation Approach
… flow patterns over the inner shelf of the Delmarva Peninsula, located in the Mid-Atlantic Bight of the United States (36.6–38.0 N), north of the Chesapeake Bay. The objective is pursued with a combination of direct measurements and numerical assimilative techniques. The dynamic balance of …
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Physical and Biological Drivers of Wetlandscape Biogeochemistry
… and solute transport. Here we use forested Delmarva bays or wetlands as a study ecosystem to explore physical and biological controls on wetland chemistry within forested wetlandscapes. The Delmarva wetlandscape consists of thousands of geographically isolated wetlands on the Delmarva …
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Characterization of legacy soil P and quantification of subsurface losses under artificial drainage
… and cause eutrophication. Many soils on the Delmarva Peninsula have an increased risk of soil P loss to water bodies due to historical application of poultry litter at N-based rates. The risk for P loss through subsurface pathways is increased due to artificial drainage. However, the …
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The Release and Mobility of Trace Elements from Poultry Litter: Insights from Field, Laboratory and Modeling Experiments
Organoarsenic compounds and trace elements are added to poultry feed for disease control and improved productivity. These elements are excreted into poultry litter, which is land applied as fertilizer. This study utilized field and laboratory experiments to address the mobility of arsenic (As) and …
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Exploring Phosphorus Dynamics in Mid-Atlantic Soils: A Multi-Scale Analysis Integrating Soil Fertility and Land Management for Environmental Sustainability
The legacy phosphorus (P) in the Eastern Shore of Virginia poses significant challenges for crop nutrition and water quality. Nutrient losses from row crop agriculture and poultry litter applications have potential to cause water quality impairments affecting the environment, aquaculture, and …