Terrestrial snow is an important freshwater reservoir with significant influence on the climate and energy balance. It exhibits natural spatiotemporal variability which has been enhanced by climate change, thus it is important to monitor on a large scale. Active microwave, or radar remote sensing ha

Much of global biodiversity is comprised of parasitic organisisms. It is well recognized that the selective pressures imposed by parasites shape host defenses and life-history strategies. Many studies suggest that human changes to the environment facilitate pathogen emergence by disrupting establish

Bees feed almost exclusively on nectar and pollen from flowers. However, little is known about how food availability limits bee populations. To gain insights into the potential for food limitation within subalpine bumble bee populations, I examined bee foraging distances and the relationship between

Sequence-stratigraphic study of the Cozzette and the Rollins Sandstone members, of the Mt. Garfield Formation of the Mesaverde Group, in the southern part of the Piceance basin (western Colorado), utilizes mainly well-log data along with limited outcrop data. Outcrop description of the Rollins Sands

The state of Colorado has 22.49 million acres of forestland, a growing proportion of which is under threat from disease, insects, drought and wildfire. The severity of these threats originates from a long history of misguided forest management practices that have decreased the overall health of Colo

Mixed siliciclastic-carbonate deposits of the Ingleside/Casper Formation in northern Colorado and southeastern Wyoming developed along the flanks of the Ancestral Front Range during the Late Paleozoic. This study establishes a sedimentological model for the Ingleside/Casper Formation along with usin

Hydrocarbon production from shale has become a main energy source for the United States. Consequently, an increased knowledge of the petrophysical properties of shale such as porosity, permeability, tortuosity, and fluid-rock interactions (e.g., contact angle, imbibition) will improve production eff

An important body of literature has accumulated (both primary and secondary sources) which necessitates that Rothko, Newman and Still be placed in the tradition of the sublime. In attempting this task, a background is established by a detailed summary of classical theory of the sublime in Longinus,

Thesis (M.S.)-- University of Wichita, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Geology

Thesis (M.S.)-- University of Wichita, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Geology

Private lands harbor a large proportion of the world’s biodiversity, and they are also facing widespread threats from extractive land uses, anthropogenic disturbances, and land conversion for residential and commercial development. With decreased funding and support for public land acquisition and m

From May to December, 2009, I worked as an intern for the Bureau of Land Management in Saguache, Colorado, primarily on the Kerber Creek Restoration Project.Mining during late the 1800s to mid 1900s resulted in mine waste deposits along the creek.These wastes had detrimental effects on the creek and

As the American West faces increasing water demands and decreased access and flows due to the effects of climate change, increasing populations, and pollution it is more important than ever to examine governance structures of common pool resources like groundwater. In the San Luis Valley of south-ce

Margaret Atwood’s works are undoubtedly influenced by her academic training in Gothic and Victorian fiction. However, she also incorporates the influences of Southern Ontario – her backyard – and its regional subgenre of Southern Ontario Gothic. While traditional Gothic certainly incorporates binari

In one way or another, climate change is impacting all social, economic, and ecological systems on the planet. Scientists worldwide warn of catastrophic and irreversible damage to social and ecological systems in absence of rapid, far-reaching, and unprecedented shifts in energy and land use. Yet, m

Climate change is a global process that will impact local places in heterogeneous and unpredictable manners. This dissertation considers whose knowledge and observations could contribute to conservation and climate adaptation planning, how perceptions influence social-ecological feedbacks, and how s

Thesis (M.A.)--Georgetown University, 2009.; Includes bibliographical references. This thesis explores the rhetorical methods utilized in the environmental movement. I employ the same rhetorical devices in my own environmental essay geared toward advocating for a proposed railway in Colorado.

Abstract. Geographers considering the subjects of tourism and tourist destinations have by in large focused on inherent environmental and economic impacts. Culturally, areas of leisure and recreation, termed "pleasuring places" by Wilbur Zelinsky, are often dismissed as artificial and being devoid o