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Going the Distance: A Quantitative Study of College Students, Communication Media and Strategic Maintenance Behaviors Used within Geographically Close Romantic Relationships and Long Distance Romantic Relationships
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Fine Arts and Communication, 2012-05)This thesis involved the study of communication media used within long distance and geographically close romantic relationships. A literature review provides a thorough review of the variables including relationship type ... -
Grace Under Fire: A Dialogic Analysis
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Fine Arts and Communication, 1996-05)Researchers have conducted content analyses of female television characters and reveal that the medium often stereotypes sex roles and sex traits. Viewers may base their opinions concerning men's and women's roles on ... -
Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) Demographics in Fragmented Wisconsin Landscapes: Examining Limiting Vital Rates
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2015-12)The North American Great Plains biome has experienced precipitous human-induced habitat losses exceeding 90% of its original distribution over the last century. These alterations are due to European expansion and concomitant ... -
A Greenhouse Screening Trial to Evaluate the Response of Selected Vegetation Grown on Copper-Nickel Tailing
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 1987-12)A greenhouse screening trial was conducted to identify plant species useful in revegetation of !NCO copper-nickel tailing. Study objectives were to evaluate species growth and development in response to fertilization ... -
Groundwater and Surface Water Quality in the Little Plover River Basin, Portage County Wisconsin
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 1990-05)Groundwater and surface water quality monitoring was conducted in the Little Plover River Basin, a central Wisconsin trout stream where decreased fish and invertebrate populations had been noted. A network of groundwater ... -
Groundwater Managanese Study of the Stevens Point Airport Wellfield
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2006-06)The factors controlling manganese concentrations at two wells in the Stevens Point Airport Wellfield were examined in this study. One of the wells, Well 6, was a high capacity conventional well with high manganese ... -
Group Feedback in the Classroom Promotes Home Energy Conservation
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2016-05)Pro-environmental behavior is considered one of the most immediate and effective solutions humans possess to solve our current environmental crisis. Pro-environmental behavior that seeks to minimize the negative impact of ... -
A Guide to Street Tree Inventory Software
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Habitat Relationships of Avian and Bat Species Assemblages within Managed Pine Forests of the Great Lakes
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2011-06)Intensive forest management, resulting in plantations, has been criticized for potential reductions in biological diversity when compared to natural forests. Commercial forestry is an important contributor to the economy ... -
Habitat Relationships of Bird Communities in Wisconsin Peatlands
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2008-08)Effective conservation of biological diversity requires understanding of the influences of habitat composition and structure on species and community composition. Although patterns of bird richness and abundance in ... -
Habitat Relationships of Red-Backed Salamanders (Plethodon Cinereus) in Appalachian Grazing Systems
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2006-05)Woodland salamanders (Plethodon spp.) are important contributors to biodiversity and trophic processes within Appalachian forests. However, altered microclimates and vegetation structure after timber harvest, such as ... -
Habitat Selection by Meadow Voles (Microtus Pennsylvanicus) and Schrews (Sorex spp.) in Sedge Meadows and Use of Remote Cameras to Analyze Behavior in Meadow Voles and Meadow Jumping Mice (Zapus hudsonius)
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2016-01)Small mammals play a variety of important roles in Wisconsin ecosystems. Small mammals act as seed dispersers and seed predators, as well as a valuable food source for a variety of predators. An abundance and rich diversity ... -
Habitat Use and Movement of Sub-Adult Lake Sturgeon in the Lower Wolf River, Wisconsin
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2016-01)Lake Sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens populations have experienced precipitous declines over their native range due to high exploitation and habitat fragmentation. Because of these declines, harvest on many Lake Sturgeon ... -
Habitat Use and Movement Patterns of the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake in Wisconsin
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 1997-05)The eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) has been listed as endangered in Wisconsin since 1975. The current status of the massasauga in Wisconsin is uncertain. A recent statewide survey located ... -
Habitat Use and Movements of a Blanding's Turtle Population in Central Wisconsin
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 1985-12)Eight radio-tagged Blanding's turtles, monitored from June 1983 to January 1984 showed high use of a cattail marsh (101 turtle-days) and a sparsely vegetated pond (88 turtle-days). Most inhabited wetlands were less ... -
Habitat Use, Availability, and Preference for Johnny Darter, White Sucker, Northern Hog Sucker, Common Shiner, and Creek Chub in Streams in Central Wisconsin
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 1989-10)I determined habitat use, availability, and preference for johnny darters (Etheostoma nigrum), white suckers (Catostomus commersoni), hog suckers (HyPentelium nigricans), common shiners (Notropis cornutus), and creek ... -
Habitat use, Movements, and Population Characteristics of Urban Striped Skunks
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Habitat, Mobility, and Social Patterns of Sharp-Tailed Grouse in Wisconsin
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 1983-01)Habitat selection, mobility, and social patterns of sharp-tailed grouse (Pedioecetes phasianellus campestris) were investigated in northwestern Wisconsin from 1977 through 1979 by radio-tracking 26 males and 13 females. ... -
Harrier Radio-tagging Techniques and Local and Migratory Movements of Radio-tagged Juvenile Harriers
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 1978-12)The purpose of this study was to determine post-fledging movements of juvenile Northern Harriers (Circus cyaneus hudsonius) hatched on the Buena Vista Marsh in central Wisconsin. This necessitated radio-tagging of both ... -
Healthy Eating and Physical Activity at Residential Summer Camps: An In-Depth Examination of Programming
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2016-05)Residential summer camps are often thought of as settings for school-aged children to have fun in the outdoors, while participating in a variety of different activities. Research on summer break for school-aged children ...