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Environmental Studies & Environmental Science Honors Theses

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Environmental Sciences

1. Alternative Treatments For Haemonchus Contortus in Sheep: Testing of a Natural Dewormer and Literature Review of Management Methods

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Creator:: Bowie, Emily Ann
Description:: Infestation with the gastrointestinal nematode Haemonchus contortus in small ruminants, such as sheep and goats, can cause farmers severe economic losses and endanger animal welfare. Adult H. contortus attach to the stomach of...

2. Assessment of IPM HUB Strategy on the Dickinson College Farm

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Creator:: Ramthun, Annaliese Marie
Description:: Increasing human health concerns, predicted growth of insect populations due to global warming, and increasing prevalence of pesticide resistance in insects have led to a recent surge of interest in alternatives to traditional,...

3. Biogeochemical Cycling of Methane in Icelandic Glacial Melt

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Creator:: Krewson, Rachel

4. Climate Change and Local Governments: A Case Study in Pennsylvania Water Management and Planning

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Creator:: Termini, Olivia

5. Deer as Agents of Seed Dispersal in a Mixed Hardwood Forests of Differing Deer Population Management

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Creator:: Burns, Christine Josephine
Description:: Overabundance of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Zimmerman) is a growing problem throughout the eastern United States. This study investigates the role that deer play as seed dispersers focusing on two main questions....

6. Differing Seasonal Succession of Phytoplankton in Lakes with High and Low Dissolved Organic Carbon Concentrations: Implications for Long-Term Community Shifts

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Creator:: Chin, Tiffany Lee

7. Earthworm Cover Crop Habitat Preference

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Creator:: Baisley, Paige Elizabeth
Description:: Forage radish (Raphanus sativus var. Longipinnatus), a member of the brassicacea family, is becoming increasingly popular in conservation tillage practices. Brassica cover crops have been observed to have allelopathic effects...

8. The Effects of Dissolved Organic Carbon on Methane Cycling in Lakes

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Creator:: Ritter, Madie

9. The Effects of Extreme Rain Events on Water Transparency and Stratification in Central Pennsylvania Reservoir Ecosystems

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Creator:: Egener, Max

10. Factors Affecting the Distribution of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Adelges Tsugae) Cumberland Valley Area, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

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Creator:: Hautaniemi, Jill Marie