Browsing by Subject "biodiversity"
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Anthropogenic Effects on Invasive Species in Six Lakes in Kenosha County, Wisconsin
(2013-09-06)The United States Office of Technology reported that between 1906 and 1991 over $97 billion was spent in damages caused by invasive species and since then millions more have been spent. Besides causing economic problems, ... -
Determining the effects the combined growth Alliaria petiolata and Rhamnus cathartica have on soil composition.
(2013-09-20)With invasive species becoming a topic of increasing concern in the scientific and economical realms, it important to understand exactly how invasive plant species are able to alter and affect an ecosystem. Invasive plants ... -
Do artificial water hazards on golf courses have as much biodiversity as natural wetlands?
(2011-04-07)The number of natural wetlands in Wisconsin is decreasing due to increased development; however, by government definition, man-made residential ponds and golf course water hazards are considered wetland equivalents. If ... -
Does lake dredging affect biodiversity? Evaluating biodiversity levels of fish at various stages of the dredging process in freshwater lakes.
(2016-05)Fish are important higher trophic level organisms whose presence in lakes can be used to help determine the health of an ecosystem. However freshwater fish populations have declined over the past few decades primarily due ... -
A Study of Climate Change and the Effect on Bird Biodiversity in the Midwest and Great Plains
(2016-05)Climate change is one of the most political current events that involve every being on Earth. Climate change is an accepted explanation by scientists to be the cause of many earth-alternating phenomena, and can be seen and ...
