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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Northeastern Minnesota"”.
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Evaluating Competition Between Sympatric Flying Squirrels (Glaucomys Spp.) In Northeastern Minnesota
… across eastern North America, including northern Minnesota. We evaluated whether the two species spatially partition their home ranges within this emerging sympatric zone. Using radio telemetry, we tracked 20 individuals (12 northern flying squirrels and 8 southern flying squirrels) and estimated …
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Geochemistry and petrology of the Lake Vermilion Formation, Ely Greenstone Belt, northeastern Minnesota
<p> Alteration in the Lake Vermilion Formation took place at low water/rock ratios. Calculations using the method of Grescens (1967) indicate that the amount of open-system elemental exchange was slight. During secondary alteration, Ca, Na, K, Rb, Sr, and Ba were very mobile; Mg and Fe were less …
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Drivers of reproductive variability in Vaccinium cespitosum and vaccinium vitis-idaea in northeastern Minnesota
… multiple survey sites (populations) in northeastern and northcentral Minnesota and collected measures of sexual reproductive effort (proportion of flowering ramets and number of flowers per ramet) and sexual reproductive success (percent fruit set, proportion of viable to inviable seeds, …
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Space use behavior and multi-scale habitat selection of American marten (Martes americana) in northeastern Minnesota
… indicate that the American marten population in Minnesota has declined over the past 10 years. We deployed radiocollars on 170 marten from 2008-2012 and used location data to describe space use behavior, estimate home range size, and assess habitat selection at landscape and stand scales. Marten …
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Geology and petrogenesis of the Tuscarora Intrusion of the Duluth Complex, Gillis Lake 7.5’ quadrangle, northeastern Minnesota
… at the base of the 1.1 Ga Duluth Complex in northeastern Minnesota. Detailed field mapping (1:12,000) and follow-up petrographic and geochemical analyses were conducted to evaluate the troctolitic igneous stratigraphy of the Tuscarora Intrusion, as well as to understand the petrologic …
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An Investigation of Ni and Cu Isotopic Fractionation in Basal Duluth Complex Cu-Ni-PGE Mineralization, Northeastern Minnesota
… the western margin of the Duluth Complex in northeastern Minnesota. Previous studies have demonstrated a notable fractionation of 60Ni and 58Ni in terrestrial materials, including both primary and secondary phases, with a total range of up to 2.1 ‰. Other work has indicated a fractionation of …
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Browse Availability, Bite Size, and Effects of Stand Age on Species Composition and Browse Density for Moose in Northeastern Minnesota
… to meet energy and nutrient requirements. In northeastern Minnesota, moose forage in a mosaic of forest stands with ages shaped by harvest and other disturbances. Distribution and abundance of browse species varies across the landscape and each browse species has unique growth patterns and a …
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Surface boulder concentrations of the Late Wisconsinan Rainy lobe, Minnesota, USA
… Wadena and Brainerd drumlin fields of central Minnesota and the Toimi drumlin field and the Rögen moraine of northeastern Minnesota. Previous work in these locations noted the occurrence of surface boulders but dismissed them as an erosional lag or resulting from periglacial processes. …
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Occupational exposures and the development of lung disease in Minnesota miners
… exposures within the taconite mining industry in northeastern Minnesota and the development of lung disease. This research was conducted as part of the Minnesota Taconite Workers Health Study, an epidemiologic study looking at the potential health effects from work in the taconite industry. There …
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The effects of economic recession on community
… was conducted in two communities located in Northeastern Minnesota during the spring of 1990. Data were gathered via a mailed questionnaire, which was developed to assess patterns of social interaction before, during, and after the recession. The analysis showed both communities experienced …
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Non-Traditional Distance Learners: Student Persistence In A Rural Remote Community
… education resource center located in rural northeastern Minnesota, has student completion rates of 90% and higher. CCHE has attributed the student persistence to its external support services, such as mentoring, technology support, study skills, attitude, and financial resources. With the …
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Wilderness, A Spiritual Antidote to the Everyday: A Phenomenology of Spiritual Experiences in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
… in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of northeastern Minnesota. Data from thirty-two semi-structured interviews was used to question, update, and improve understanding of the phenomena. Phenomenological interviews (interviews that situate comments made in the moment within the life-worlds …
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Wilderness, A Spiritual Antidote to the Everyday: A Phenomenology of Spiritual Experiences in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
… in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of northeastern Minnesota. Data from thirty-two semi-structured interviews was used to question, update, and improve understanding of the phenomena. Phenomenological interviews (interviews that situate comments made in the moment within the life-worlds …