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- 2Beckers, Justin F.
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- 19Gingras, Murray (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
- 16Stachel, Thomas (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
- 14Alessi, Daniel (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
- 12Sanchez-Azofeifa, Arturo (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
- 11Sharp, Martin (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
- 10Herd, Christopher (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
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Spring 2015
The carbonate succession on Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac, located close to each other in the Caribbean Sea, includes the Bluff Group that is formed of the unconformity-bounded Brac Formation (early Oligocene), Cayman Formation (middle Miocene), and Pedro Castle Formation (early Pliocene), which...
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Spring 2021
This thesis investigates the processes and evolution of the sub-oceanic lithospheric mantle beneath the Southwest (SW) Pacific region via two direct sampling methods: 1) basalt-hosted peridotite xenoliths erupted by volcanic eruptions from Koro Island in eastern Fiji, and 2) tectonically exposed...
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Spring 2018
The northern Appalachian Orogen was built during multiple orogenic episodes resulting from Cambrian through Devonian accretion of microcontinents and/or crustal ribbons to the eastern margin of Laurentia. Orogenic loading formed a foreland basin on the Laurentian craton. Orogen-derived sediments...
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Experimental determination of nitrogen isotope fractionation associated with NH3 degassing at 0-70 ºC
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Ammonia degassing is a common process in natural alkaline water systems (e.g., hydrothermal vents). Nitrogen isotope fractionation factor is an important parameter to quantitatively assess the nitrogen cycle in these systems, but still not constrained yet. In this study, we carried out laboratory...
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Fall 2013
This study explored ways of integrating optical and flux measurements in the context of the Light Use Efficiency (LUE) model in an alfalfa (Medicago sativa) field. Narrow-band spectrometers and low cost two-band radiometers provided alternate ways to measure NDVI and estimate the APAR term of the...
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Spring 2022
Predation is an important process that helps to shape community structure. The study of predation in the fossil record has often used repair scars – traces of failed predatory attacks left on prey individuals – to identify differences in predation pressure across space, time, and taxa. However,...
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Exploring the Past, Present, and Future of Predator-Prey Interactions Between Crabs and Their Gastropod Prey
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Interactions between predators and prey play an important role in structuring their communities and shaping evolution. However, human-induced climate change has the potential to influence both predators and prey and disrupt their interactions. The fossil record provides an enormous resource to...
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Expression of Major and Trace Element Signatures of the Frasnian Duvernay Formation within a Sea Level Context: insights into the processes that control mudstone composition, paleoredox conditions and organic matter enrichment
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This study evaluates the effects of sea level on redox conditions, shale composition and sediment provenance in the Late Devonian (Frasnian) Duvernay Formation of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) of Alberta, Canada, an organic-rich ‘black’ shale localized between the reefs and...