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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"USVI"”.
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Ecological assessment of salt ponds on St. John, USVI
… functions in the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), although they have traditionally been undervalued and poorly understood. This thesis describes an ecological assessment performed to provide baseline information on salt ponds on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, to recommend a range of …
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Development and implementation of a coral health assessment tool for St. John, USVI
Coral health in St. John, US Virgin Islands, has shown tremendous declines in recent years, with more than 50% declines in live coral cover. As one component of a group project to assess the possible impacts of anthropogenic development on coral health, a Coral Health Assessment Tool (CHAT) was …
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Emerging 21st-Century Educational Challenges and Opportunities: An Appreciative Inquiry of Public Education In The U.S. Virgin Islands
… public education in the U.S. Virgins Islands (USVI). Specifically, this study sought to understand the USVI education leaders’ experiences in their public education system as a whole, the challenges and opportunities they faced, their perceptions of the institution’s greatest strengths, and …
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US Virgin Islands renewable energy future
… two problems with electricity production in the USVI-it's dirty and it's expensive. Nearly one hundred percent of the electricity in these islands comes from imported diesel, brought in by ship. Expensive fuel and inefficient power generation facilities have caused residential electricity rates …
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MEASURING AND MODELING POTABLE WATER DEMAND IN THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS
… water flows in the United States Virgin Islands (USVI). The USVI potable water system is considerably more complicated than typical systems in the mainland United States. For this reason, we conduct a first-principles analysis on water production, storage, delivery, and use patterns to see if …
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Internesting and post-nesting movement and behavior of Hawksbill sea turtles, Eretmochelys imbricata, at Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix, USVI
… the southern coasts of St. Thomas and St. John, USVI. Turtle T3 left this area occasionally on short-duration excursions, but always returned. Satellite tagged turtle T8, tracked for 1.5 months, moved to Puerto Rico immediately after completing nesting for the season, and was subsequently located …
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Climate controls on coral growth in the Caribbean
… siderea) from the US Virgin Islands (USVI) over the period 1950-2009 and compared these growth rates to other records collected from the USVI, Puerto Rico, the Yucatan, Belize and the Bahamas. While coral growth rates were inversely correlated to sea surface temperature (SST) in the …
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Climate controls on coral growth in the Caribbean
… siderea) from the US Virgin Islands (USVI) over the period 1950-2009 and compared these growth rates to other records collected from the USVI, Puerto Rico, the Yucatan, Belize and the Bahamas. While coral growth rates were inversely correlated to sea surface temperature (SST) in the …
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Water reuse and conservation in the United States Virgin Islands
… and condominiums in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) reclaim wastewater in response to water scarcity for such things as irrigation and toilet flushing, but few practice water conservation. Unfortunately, the municipal wastewater treatment plants do not practice any form of reuse. Because of the …
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Examining coral reef ecosystem dynamics using microorganisms and metabolites
… as well as spatially across US Virgin Island (USVI) coastal habitats. In these habitats, I found tidal cycles were driving changes in microbial communities within mangroves, but diurnal patterns were more important in reef habitats. In Chapter 4, I examined reefs over a longer temporal scale by …
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Examining coral reef ecosystem dynamics using microorganisms and metabolites
… as well as spatially across US Virgin Island (USVI) coastal habitats. In these habitats, I found tidal cycles were driving changes in microbial communities within mangroves, but diurnal patterns were more important in reef habitats. In Chapter 4, I examined reefs over a longer temporal scale by …
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Desalination and its potential for harnessing brine and solar energy in the US Virgin Islands
… compression desalination plant on St. John, USVI. Solar pond, photovoltaic, and wind turbine energy were evaluated for their feasibility and the benefits towards sustainability they provide. Wind turbine energy was determined most suitable for the St. John plant in both respects.
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Virgin Capital: Foreign Investment and Local Stratification in the US Virgin Islands
… 16 months of fieldwork I conducted on St. Croix, USVI. Throughout the dissertation, I bring academic writing together with the perspectives of Crucians and `EDC people.' These interviews, both formal and informal, are central to this project as they make clear the ambivalent positioning of the EDC …
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Post-Secondary Education Decisions of High School Black Males in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (A Case Study)
… in the life of a young Black male in St. Thomas, USVI; and how these issues in his life yield a perspective on and a decision about participating in higher education. A case study using taped interviews and observations of one high school Black male and his mother was conducted. Data were analyzed …
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Developing A Geospatial Protocol For Coral Epizootiology
This dissertation explores how geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial statistics, specifically the techniques used to map, detect, and spatially analyze disease epidemics, could be used to advance our understanding of coral reef health. Given that different types of spatial analysis, as …