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Dissertations from 2020
Characterizing the Impacts of the Invasive Hemlock Woolly Adelgid on the Forest Structure of New England, Peter Brehm Boucher
Paleoclimate Reconstruction of the Gulf of Maine During the Recent Holocene (Past 5000 Years) Using Archaeological Mollusk Shells, Amy Elizabeth Johnston
Dissertations from 2019
Influence of Global Change Drivers on a Tropical Lake and Watershed, Étang Saumâtre, Haiti, Helenmary M. Hotz
Challenges and Solutions of Ocean Color Remote Sensing: In Situ Radiometric Measurements and Shallow Water Inversion, Zhehai Shang
Dissertations from 2018
Endocrine Disruption in Marine Mussels: Reproductive Effects and Transcriptomic Applications for Assessing Pollution in Coastal Waters, Bonnie J. Blalock
Pesticide Resistance in a Nontarget Amphipod, Hyalella Azteca: Prevalence, Geographic Extent, and Prediction of Impacted Populations, Kaley M. Major
Models that Matter: Using Novel Participatory Modeling Methods to Integrate Mental Models into an Adaptive Co-Management Process, Alexander E. Metzger
Assessing the Role of Climate Change and Land Cover Change in Eco-Hydrologic Modeling (Snowmelt Timing and Dissolved Organic Carbon Fluxes), Shabnam Rouhani
Understanding the Permian-Triassic Extinction and Recovery through the Sulfur Cycle: A Multiproxy Approach Using Pyrite and Carbonate-Associated Sulfate, Alan Gates Stebbins
Remote Sensing of Phytoplankton Pigments in the Global Oceans, Guoqing Wang
Dissertations from 2017
MODIS and VIIRS Continuity Products in Synergy with Landsat Data to Monitor Vegetation Phenology, Yan Liu
Assessing Structure and Condition of Temperate and Tropical Forests: Fusion of Terrestrial Lidar and Airborne Multi-Angle and Lidar Remote Sensing, Edward J. Saenz
Dissertations from 2016
Indicator Selection for Urban Estuarine Management, Kim M. Frashure
Isotopic, Hydrogeochemical and Sustainability Assessment of Groundwater in Punjab and Haryana, India, Vijaya Jyoti
Using Remote Sensing to Characterize Spatial and Temporal Variation of Saltmarsh Structure, Ian L. Paynter
Dissolved Organic Carbon Fluxes from a New England Salt Marsh, Hayley Nicole Schiebel
Dissertations from 2015
Examining the Toxicity, Exposure, and Regulatory Approach to Potential Human Health Risks of the Algal Toxin Domoic Acid, Thomas H. Angus
Fluxes of Dissolved Organic Carbon During Storm Events in the Neponset River Watershed, Keith Thomas Cialino
Dissertations from 2014
Deciphering the Drivers of Coastal Evolution Over Multiple Spatial and Temporal Scales, Massachusetts, USA, Christopher V. Maio
Exploring the Link between Otolith Growth and Function along the Biological Continuum in the Context of Ocean Acidification, Eric D. Wilcox Freeburg
Black Shales of the Neo-Tethys: The Geochemical Record of the End-Permian Crisis, Jeremy Christopher Williams
Dissertations from 2013
Impacts of U.S. Biofuels Mandates on Environmental and Energy Security, Mohammad Alshawaf
Dissertations from 2012
The Relation Among Essential Habitat, Ocean Acidification, and Calcification on the Nantucket Bay Scallop (Argopecten irradians), Bryanna Joy Broadaway
Sediment Metal Concentrations as a Function of Land Use in the Charles River, Eastern Massachusetts, Darryl L. Luce
A Model to Relate Environmental Variation to NPDES Permit Violations at Thermoelectric Facilities on the Taunton River, Seth Delevan Sheldon
Dissertations from 2011
Dissertations from 2010
Transport and Transformation of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) From Land to Ocean, Wei Huang
The Distribution and Comparative Biogeochemistry of Silver with Other Selected Trace Metals in Coastal Waters near Massachusetts, USA, Christian F. Krahforst