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The Jews of Savannah 1733-1860
<p>This is the story of the Jewish community of Savannah from their original settlement in the earliest days of the Georgia colony to the middle of the nineteenth century. With their history rooted in colonial times they have nevertheless maintained their identity as a people while integrating …
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Wexford-Savannah Axis: Collective Access as a Virtual Appliance
<p>Collective management softwares such as Artlid, Artstacks, Argus, MicroMARC and others of that kind, offer functionalities that are required to house all sorts of archival data, but these different softwares come with a degree of limited functionality in reference to the amount of flexibility as …
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East Meets West: Desperately Seeking David Dean O'Keefe from Savannah to Yap
… through the oral history of his descendants in Savannah, Georgia, and the indigenous peoples of Yap. There was no complete written account of his life and his affect on the Yapese culture. Through examination of written documents about O'Keefe, interviews, and personal correspondence, this study …
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Climate Variability and Farm-households in the Sudan Savannah Zone of Ghana
… that dominated by smallholder farmers. The Sudan Savannah Zone (SSZ) of Ghana, a zone that experiences and has rain-fed agriculture as the predominant livelihood source, presents an excellent lens through which this knowledge contribution can be explored. There is ample evidence suggesting that …
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The influence of groundwater management strategies on groundwater levels of Namibian savannah aquifers
… most of which is located in aquifers in the savannah biome which covers a large part of the country. This is also where most industrialization as well as most farming is practiced. It is however unknown how these savannah aquifers are managed on a local scale and how the management strategies …
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MICROBIAL GUARDIANS OF THE SAVANNAH: UNRAVELING THE GUT MICROBIOME FOR AFRICAN CARNIVORE CONSERVATION
<p>Non-invasive fecal sampling is essential for wildlife gut microbiome (GMB) research, yet field conditions often limit preservation options. I compared gut bacterial communities in paired fecal samples preserved in stabilization tubes and air-dried in paper bags collected from anesthetized …
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Bioacoustic Studies of Population Size and Microdialects in an Island-Living Savannah Sparrow Population
… bioacoustic monitoring as a tool for studying Savannah Sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis). In my first data chapter, I tested the accuracy of passive acoustic monitoring in estimating population size and annual survival in an island population of Savannah Sparrows. Six years of data reveal …
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Settling and Laying Down: A Cultural History of Quakers in Savannah and Statesboro, Georgia
… Georgia, the small but growing urban meeting in Savannah and a discontinued rural one in the small college town of Statesboro (that sometimes met in the village of Guyton). These case studies of local and personal histories, combined with my observations as a participant in the life of the …
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Mapping of impediments to contaminant flow using multicomponent reflection seismology at the Savannah River site
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-123).
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The impact of megaherbivore grazers on grasshopper communities via grassland conversion in a savannah ecosystem
Grasshoppers are sensitive indicators of the state of disturbance of grassland ecosystems. This study examined the grasshopper communities inside a game reserve, comparing those found on frequently grazed areas with communities inside plots that exclude megaherbivores. The vegetation inside the …
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Nipping the bud hypothesis : a comparison of savannah and forest tree responses to canopy scorch
Tree mortality, following surfaces fires, is much greater in forests than in savannas, despite similarities in the bark thickness of tree trunks. This difference is thought to influence the distributions of forest and savanna biomes. There is no consensus and very little research on how fires …
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Cross borehole induced polarization to detect subsurface NAPL at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina
… panels within four boreholes at the Savannah River Site. The investigation was performed to delineate the presence of dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPL) which were periodically released from the 1950's through the 1980's at the A-14. Measurements were made at 1/4 and 1/16 Hertz …
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Implementing an integrated multijurisdictional emergency management system: a case study at the Savannah River Plant
… effort between the Department of Energys Savannah River Operations Office and the states of South Carolina and Georgia.
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Taxonomy, faunistics and life-history traits of Dytiscidae and Noteridae (Coleoptera) in a West African savannah
… in which the temporary ponds and creeks in the savannah entirely desiccate. The only available water bodies during dry season in Comoé National Park are the Comoé River, pools in some of its tributaries, and a few of the large savannah ponds. The taxonomic and faunistic analysis revealed a high …
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Patterns of arthropod distribution and determinants of arthropod assemblage composition in a natural West African savannah
… different tree species in a natural West African savannah (Comoé National Park, Côte d'Ivoire). It described and analysed patterns of arthropod distribution on the level of whole communities, on the level of multiple-species interactions, and on the level of individual insect species. Community …
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Cultural Pluralism, Migration and Ceramics: Reconsidering An Eighteenth Century Yuchi Settlement On the Savannah River (9Ef169)
… settlement along the transition zone of the Savannah and Chattahoochee Rivers to determine the effect of migration and cultural interaction on cultural continuity through the lens of pottery. Although studies have been conducted in the past, rarely has there been an opportunity to isolate …
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New Approaches In Hydrogeophysical Model Predictions: Case Studies From theP Reactor Area, Savannah River Site, South Carolina
… site located in the vicinity of the P Reactor at Savannah River Site, South Carolina. These near-surface geophysical methods provide information at different scales of resolution, making it difficult to model the heterogeneity of the shallow subsurface. However, this research demonstrates that the …
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