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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"anthropogenic structures"”.
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Intersexual roost site selection by the little brown Myotis in Cypress Hills, Saskatchewan
Roost structures provide habitats for bats to engage in critical life processes. Identifying, characterizing, and conserving these structures is crucial for individual fitness and survival to mitigate population loss, especially for species such as the little brown Myotis facing threats such as …
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Population genetics of the Cape serotine bat (Neoromicia capensis) in South Africa
… biomes throughout its distribution. It roosts in anthropogenic structures in small colonies of up to ten individuals. Since its discovery in the early 1800's by Arthur Smith little more than a few aspects of its reproductive biology and diet have been documented. Almost nothing is known about …
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Exchange flows in an urban water body: Bayou St. John responses to the removal of flood control structures, future water elevation control, and water quality
… extending south from Lake Pontchartrain, has two anthropogenic structures that regulate flow from the Lake . The City of New Orleans has plans to remove the inner control structure to improve water quality. Field and numerical methods used in this study show removing this structure increased water …
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Assessing the quantitative and qualitative differences between 3D point clouds produced from lidar and structure from motion
… Two of the models were culturally important anthropogenic structures and the third was part of a prairie landscape. For each model a UAS was used to acquire photos. SfM software was used create 3D point clouds from the photos. The point clouds were then qualitatively and quantitatively …
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Assessment of Culverts and Bridges as Roosting Habitat for Perimyotis subflavus (tri-colored bat) and Disease Transmission Corridors for Pseudogymnoascus destructans
… for roosting. To investigate their use of anthropogenic structures in coastal Georgia, an area where <em>P. destructans</em> has yet-to-be detected, comprehensive bridge and culvert surveys were conducted during the hibernation season. Over 140 swabs of bats and substrates were collected …
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MICROBIAL COMMENSALS OF TRICOLORED BATS IN GEORGIA AND THEIR PROBIOTIC POTENTIAL
… Tri-colored bats have been documented living in anthropogenic structures (e.g.: culverts, bridges) which maintain temperatures consistent with Pd growth requirements, yet have not been classified as having WNS. Because built environments are correlated with altered host microbiomes, I worked to …
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Investigating biometrics of Perimyotis subflavus in traditional and nontraditional hibernacula in the Southeastern United States as it relates to susceptibility to white-nose syndrome.
… bats use caves as hibernacula, but as anthropogenic impacts have increased so has the use of manmade structures like culverts and bridges for roosting by several bat species. The internal environment of these anthropogenic structures is influenced by external temperature and humidity …
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Delineating the Trace and Kinematics of the Long Point Fault in Houston, Texas using LiDAR Data and Continuous GPS Data
… normal faults that have caused damage to anthropogenic structures on or near the Earth's surface. These faults offset soft sediments, and as a result very little seismic energy is accumulated to produce destructive earthquakes. However, creeping along these faults causes moderate to severe …
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Interpretable Machine Learning Methods for Landslide Analysis
… to alter terrain, reshape ecosystems, damage anthropogenic structures, and destroy entire communities. On March 31, 2017, Mocoa fell victim to a devastating landslide that claimed 254 lives and left hundreds more missing. Given the region’s high frequency of landslides, conducting a formal …
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Spatial distribution and intensity of snare poaching in the Boland region of South Africa: implications for optimising anti-poaching efforts
… Africa is growing exponentially, increasing anthropogenic impacts on natural resources, including wildlife, both inside and outside of protected areas. The rising demand for cheap sources of protein is fuelling the harvesting of bushmeat. In South Africa, illegal wire-snares are the most …
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The Effect of Historic Shipwrecks on Sediment Microbiomes in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
… it was unknown if the presence of man-made structures on the seafloor, including historic shipwrecks, also resulted in a distinct core microbiome. To determine how historic shipwrecks impact sediment microbiomes under varying environmental conditions, the influence of these structures was …