Latest content added for UNT Digital Library Collection: UNT Scholarly Workshttps://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/UNTSW/browse/?fq=untl_decade:2010-2019&fq=str_degree_department:Geography&display=grid2020-05-11T15:41:16-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing UNT Digital Library Collection: UNT Scholarly WorksWarming and Dimming: Interactive Impacts on Potential Summer Maize Yield in North China Plain2020-05-11T15:41:16-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1638180/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1638180/"><img alt="Warming and Dimming: Interactive Impacts on Potential Summer Maize Yield in North China Plain" title="Warming and Dimming: Interactive Impacts on Potential Summer Maize Yield in North China Plain" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1638180/small/"/></a></p><p>Discusses study that examines the impacts of climate change associated with climate warming and global dimming/brightening on potential light–temperature productivity (PTP) of summer maize based on daily observation data during 1961–2015 in the North China Plain (NCP).</p>Introduction to the Special Section on Geography2020-04-22T17:45:40-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1635145/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1635145/"><img alt="Introduction to the Special Section on Geography" title="Introduction to the Special Section on Geography" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1635145/small/"/></a></p><p>Introduction to the Special Section on Geography featured in the 2011 edition of The Eagle Feather.</p>A China data set of soil properties for land surface modeling2018-09-24T13:56:26-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1248366/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1248366/"><img alt="A China data set of soil properties for land surface modeling" title="A China data set of soil properties for land surface modeling" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1248366/small/"/></a></p><p>This article describes the use of a comprehensive 30x30 arc-second resolution gridded soil characteristics data set of China for land surface modeling.</p>The overkill model and its impact on environmental research2018-09-24T13:56:26-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1248359/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1248359/"><img alt="The overkill model and its impact on environmental research" title="The overkill model and its impact on environmental research" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1248359/small/"/></a></p><p>This article uses a citation analysis of selected works of the main proponent of the overkill model, Paul Martin, to evaluate how different disciplines interpret and use the overkill model.</p>Bird watching in China reveals bird distribution changes2018-09-24T13:56:26-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1248370/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1248370/"><img alt="Bird watching in China reveals bird distribution changes" title="Bird watching in China reveals bird distribution changes" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1248370/small/"/></a></p><p>This article describes the development of the China Bird Watching Database and its use to understand bird distribution changes.</p>The Lancet Countdown: tracking progress on health and climate change2018-08-30T09:08:11-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234386/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234386/"><img alt="The Lancet Countdown: tracking progress on health and climate change" title="The Lancet Countdown: tracking progress on health and climate change" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234386/small/"/></a></p><p>This article outlines the potential indicators and indicator domains to be tracked by the Lancet Countdown working groups, with suggestions on the methodologies and datasets available to achieve this end.</p>Health and Climate Change: policy responses to protect public health2018-08-30T09:08:11-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234369/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234369/"><img alt="Health and Climate Change: policy responses to protect public health" title="Health and Climate Change: policy responses to protect public health" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234369/small/"/></a></p><p>This article summarizes key messages from the 2015 Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change, accompanied by ten underlying recommendations to accelerate action in the next 5 years.</p>The 2017 Report of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: From 25 years of inaction to a global transformation for public health2018-08-30T09:08:11-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234376/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234376/"><img alt="The 2017 Report of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: From 25 years of inaction to a global transformation for public health" title="The 2017 Report of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: From 25 years of inaction to a global transformation for public health" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234376/small/"/></a></p><p>This article summarizes key messages from 40 indicators in the Lancet Countdown's 2017 report.</p>Monitoring Annual Urban Changes in a Rapidly Growing Portion of Northwest Arkansas with a 20-Year Landsat Record2018-08-30T09:08:11-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234380/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234380/"><img alt="Monitoring Annual Urban Changes in a Rapidly Growing Portion of Northwest Arkansas with a 20-Year Landsat Record" title="Monitoring Annual Urban Changes in a Rapidly Growing Portion of Northwest Arkansas with a 20-Year Landsat Record" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234380/small/"/></a></p><p>This article employs a time series Landsat stack covering the period from 1995 to 2015 to detect the urban dynamics in Northwest Arkansas via a two-stage classification approach.</p>The Association between Hantavirus Infection and Selenium Deficiency in Mainland China2018-08-30T09:08:11-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234383/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234383/"><img alt="The Association between Hantavirus Infection and Selenium Deficiency in Mainland China" title="The Association between Hantavirus Infection and Selenium Deficiency in Mainland China" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234383/small/"/></a></p><p>This article studies the role of selenium concentration in hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) caused by hantaviruses, using a multidisciplinary approach combining ecological analysis with preliminary experimental data.</p>Combining Spatial-Temporal and Phylogenetic Analysis Approaches for Improved Understanding on Global H5N1 Transmission2018-08-30T09:08:11-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234385/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234385/"><img alt="Combining Spatial-Temporal and Phylogenetic Analysis Approaches for Improved Understanding on Global H5N1 Transmission" title="Combining Spatial-Temporal and Phylogenetic Analysis Approaches for Improved Understanding on Global H5N1 Transmission" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234385/small/"/></a></p><p>This article reports an interdisciplinary effort that combines the geospatial informatics approach with a bioinformatics approach to form an improved understanding on the transmission mechanisms of H5N1 virus.</p>Meta-discoveries from a synthesis of satellite-based land-cover mapping research2018-08-30T09:08:11-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234382/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234382/"><img alt="Meta-discoveries from a synthesis of satellite-based land-cover mapping research" title="Meta-discoveries from a synthesis of satellite-based land-cover mapping research" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234382/small/"/></a></p><p>This article provides a spatialized database of scientific literature in English about land-cover mapping.</p>Mapping Mountain Pine Beetle Mortality through Growth Trend Analysis of Time-Series Landsat Data2018-08-30T09:08:11-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234381/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234381/"><img alt="Mapping Mountain Pine Beetle Mortality through Growth Trend Analysis of Time-Series Landsat Data" title="Mapping Mountain Pine Beetle Mortality through Growth Trend Analysis of Time-Series Landsat Data" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234381/small/"/></a></p><p>This article presents a forest growth trend analysis method that integrates Landsat temporal trajectories and decision tree techniques to derive annual forest disturbance maps over an 11-year period.</p>Soil Diversity as Affected by Land Use in China: Consequences for Soil Protection2018-08-30T09:08:11-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234379/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234379/"><img alt="Soil Diversity as Affected by Land Use in China: Consequences for Soil Protection" title="Soil Diversity as Affected by Land Use in China: Consequences for Soil Protection" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234379/small/"/></a></p><p>This article reports the first effort to assess the impact of land-use change on soil diversity for the entire nation of China.</p>Delta-Flux: An Eddy Covariance Network for a Climate-Smart Lower Mississippi Basin2018-08-30T09:08:11-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234363/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234363/"><img alt="Delta-Flux: An Eddy Covariance Network for a Climate-Smart Lower Mississippi Basin" title="Delta-Flux: An Eddy Covariance Network for a Climate-Smart Lower Mississippi Basin" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234363/small/"/></a></p><p>This article describes the rationale to create the new Delta-Flux network, which will coordinate efforts to quantify carbon and water budgets at seventeen eddy covariance flux tower sites in the Lower Mississippi River Basin.</p>Climate change and human infectious diseases: A synthesis of research findings from global and spatio-temporal perspectives2018-08-30T09:08:11-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234377/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234377/"><img alt="Climate change and human infectious diseases: A synthesis of research findings from global and spatio-temporal perspectives" title="Climate change and human infectious diseases: A synthesis of research findings from global and spatio-temporal perspectives" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234377/small/"/></a></p><p>This article shows that over the past few decades, the reported negative or uncertain responses of infectious diseases to climate change has been growing.</p>Characterizing recent and projecting future potential patterns of mountain pine beetle outbreaks in the Southern Rocky Mountains2018-08-30T09:08:11-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234364/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234364/"><img alt="Characterizing recent and projecting future potential patterns of mountain pine beetle outbreaks in the Southern Rocky Mountains" title="Characterizing recent and projecting future potential patterns of mountain pine beetle outbreaks in the Southern Rocky Mountains" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1234364/small/"/></a></p><p>This article aims to quantify the landscape-level drivers that explain the dynamic patterns of mountain pine beetle (MPB) mortality, and simulate areas with future potential MPB mortality under projected climate-change scenarios in Grand County, Colorado, USA.</p>Evaluation of Climate Change Impacts on Wetland Vegetation in the Dunhuang Yangguan National Nature Reserve in Northwest China Using Landsat Derived NDVI2018-07-30T12:01:24-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1213698/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1213698/"><img alt="Evaluation of Climate Change Impacts on Wetland Vegetation in the Dunhuang Yangguan National Nature Reserve in Northwest China Using Landsat Derived NDVI" title="Evaluation of Climate Change Impacts on Wetland Vegetation in the Dunhuang Yangguan National Nature Reserve in Northwest China Using Landsat Derived NDVI" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1213698/small/"/></a></p><p>This article uses 41 Landsat images between 1988 and 2016 to calculate the normalized difference vegetation indices (NVDIs) of the wetland vegetation at Xitugou (XTG) and Wowachi (WWC) inside the Dunhuang Yangguan National Nature Reserve in northwest China in order to assess the impacts of climate change on wetland vegetation.</p>Estimating Individual Tree Height and Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) from Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) Data at Plot Level2018-07-30T12:01:24-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1213686/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1213686/"><img alt="Estimating Individual Tree Height and Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) from Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) Data at Plot Level" title="Estimating Individual Tree Height and Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) from Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) Data at Plot Level" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1213686/small/"/></a></p><p>This article explores the methods of using terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) technology to obtain point cloud data and estimate individual tree height and diameter at breast height (DBH) at plot level in regions with complex terrain.</p>Estimating FPAR of Maize Canopy Using Airborne Discrete-Return LiDAR Data2018-06-26T21:56:53-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1181151/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1181151/"><img alt="Estimating FPAR of Maize Canopy Using Airborne Discrete-Return LiDAR Data" title="Estimating FPAR of Maize Canopy Using Airborne Discrete-Return LiDAR Data" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1181151/small/"/></a></p><p>This article tests a method to estimate the fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (FPAR) of maize from airborne discrete-return LiDAR data.</p>Evaluation of Threshold Selection Methods for Adaptive Kernel Density Estimation in Disease Mapping2018-06-15T22:41:44-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1164532/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1164532/"><img alt="Evaluation of Threshold Selection Methods for Adaptive Kernel Density Estimation in Disease Mapping" title="Evaluation of Threshold Selection Methods for Adaptive Kernel Density Estimation in Disease Mapping" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1164532/small/"/></a></p><p>This article assesses the relative performance of threshold selection methods in terms of resolution and reliability for disease mapping.</p>Editorial: Applications of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) in Geosciences2017-11-30T09:17:21-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1042598/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1042598/"><img alt="Editorial: Applications of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) in Geosciences" title="Editorial: Applications of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) in Geosciences" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1042598/small/"/></a></p><p>This article contains an editorial on applications of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) in Geosciences.</p>An Analysis of the Habitat of the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros Rhinoceros Unicornis (Mammalia: Perissodactyla: Rhinocerotidae) at the Chitwan National Park, Nepal2017-08-29T09:38:41-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc991005/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc991005/"><img alt="An Analysis of the Habitat of the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros Rhinoceros Unicornis (Mammalia: Perissodactyla: Rhinocerotidae) at the Chitwan National Park, Nepal" title="An Analysis of the Habitat of the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros Rhinoceros Unicornis (Mammalia: Perissodactyla: Rhinocerotidae) at the Chitwan National Park, Nepal" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc991005/small/"/></a></p><p>This article uses geographic information systems and landscape-level data obtained from remote sensing sources to build a habitat suitability index model for the Greater One-horned Rhinoceros.</p>Forest above Ground Biomass Inversion by Fusing GLAS with Optical Remote Sensing Data2017-08-29T09:38:41-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc991002/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc991002/"><img alt="Forest above Ground Biomass Inversion by Fusing GLAS with Optical Remote Sensing Data" title="Forest above Ground Biomass Inversion by Fusing GLAS with Optical Remote Sensing Data" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc991002/small/"/></a></p><p>This article describes a study combining Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) data with MODIS/BRDF (Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function) and ASTER GDEM data to estimate forest aboveground biomass in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China.</p>Detecting Stems in Dense and Homogeneous Forest Using Single-Scan TLS2017-08-29T09:38:41-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc990964/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc990964/"><img alt="Detecting Stems in Dense and Homogeneous Forest Using Single-Scan TLS" title="Detecting Stems in Dense and Homogeneous Forest Using Single-Scan TLS" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc990964/small/"/></a></p><p>This article presents a new method to automatically detect stems in dense and homogeneous forest using single-scan terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) data.</p>A Low-Cost GPS-Based Protocol to Create High-Resolution Digital Elevation Models for Remote Mountain Areas2017-08-29T09:38:41-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc990971/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc990971/"><img alt="A Low-Cost GPS-Based Protocol to Create High-Resolution Digital Elevation Models for Remote Mountain Areas" title="A Low-Cost GPS-Based Protocol to Create High-Resolution Digital Elevation Models for Remote Mountain Areas" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc990971/small/"/></a></p><p>This article describes the use of a low-cost GPS-based protocol to construct a high-resolution digital elevation model for a rugged, remote mountain site in the northern Peruvian Andes.</p>Adjusting Sowing Dates Improved Potato Adaptation to Climate Change in Semiarid Region, China2017-07-11T19:49:35-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc984043/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc984043/"><img alt="Adjusting Sowing Dates Improved Potato Adaptation to Climate Change in Semiarid Region, China" title="Adjusting Sowing Dates Improved Potato Adaptation to Climate Change in Semiarid Region, China" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc984043/small/"/></a></p><p>This article examines how potato production can be improved by altering planting date in China’s semiarid region, thus improving potato adaptation to climate change.</p>Book Review: The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature2017-06-20T09:03:14-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980841/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980841/"><img alt="Book Review: The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature" title="Book Review: The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980841/small/"/></a></p><p>Book Review of "The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature" written by David George Haskell.</p>Book Review: The Pursuit of Ecotopia: Lessons from Indigenous and Traditional Societies for the Human Ecology of Our Modern World2017-06-20T09:03:14-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980811/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980811/"><img alt="Book Review: The Pursuit of Ecotopia: Lessons from Indigenous and Traditional Societies for the Human Ecology of Our Modern World" title="Book Review: The Pursuit of Ecotopia: Lessons from Indigenous and Traditional Societies for the Human Ecology of Our Modern World" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980811/small/"/></a></p><p>Book Review of "The Pursuit of Ecotopia: Lessons from Indigenous and Traditional Societies for the Human Ecology of Our Modern World" written by Eugene N. Anderson.</p>Book Review:Quantitative Paleozoology2017-06-20T09:03:14-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980807/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980807/"><img alt="Book Review:Quantitative Paleozoology" title="Book Review:Quantitative Paleozoology" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980807/small/"/></a></p><p>Book Review of "Quantitative Paleozoology" written by R. Lee Lyman.</p>Ethnobiology 5: Interdisciplinarity in an Era of Rapid Environmental Change2017-05-11T16:15:11-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974475/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974475/"><img alt="Ethnobiology 5: Interdisciplinarity in an Era of Rapid Environmental Change" title="Ethnobiology 5: Interdisciplinarity in an Era of Rapid Environmental Change" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974475/small/"/></a></p><p>This article argues that ethnobiology is preadapted to be a scholarly umbrella for a number of disciplines that concern human-environment interactions, suggesting that two goals of Ethnobiology 5 are to bridge traditional academic boundaries in order to broaden the community of ethnobiologists, and to capitalize on and communicate the relevance of ethnobiological scholarship for solving problems related to contemporary environmental and cultural crises.</p>A Comparison of Least Squares Regression and Geographically Weighted Regression Modeling of West Nile Virus Risk Based on Environmental Parameters2017-05-11T16:15:11-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974446/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974446/"><img alt="A Comparison of Least Squares Regression and Geographically Weighted Regression Modeling of West Nile Virus Risk Based on Environmental Parameters" title="A Comparison of Least Squares Regression and Geographically Weighted Regression Modeling of West Nile Virus Risk Based on Environmental Parameters" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974446/small/"/></a></p><p>This article discusses the effectiveness of utilizing local spatial variations in environmental data to uncover the statistical relationships between West Nile Virus (WNV) risk and environmental factors.</p>Validation of a Non-Targeted LC-MS Approach for Identifying Ancient Proteins: Method Development on Bone to Improve Artifact Residue Analysis2017-03-31T09:51:19-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc967172/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc967172/"><img alt="Validation of a Non-Targeted LC-MS Approach for Identifying Ancient Proteins: Method Development on Bone to Improve Artifact Residue Analysis" title="Validation of a Non-Targeted LC-MS Approach for Identifying Ancient Proteins: Method Development on Bone to Improve Artifact Residue Analysis" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc967172/small/"/></a></p><p>This article discusses validation of the potential of an extraction and characterization approach via application to ancient bone proteins, as part of a larger method-development project for innovation and improvement of liquid chromatography - mass spectrometry analysis of protein residues from cooking pottery.</p>Archaeology, Heritage, and Moral Terrains: Two Cases from the Mesa Verde Region2017-03-31T09:51:19-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc967168/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc967168/"><img alt="Archaeology, Heritage, and Moral Terrains: Two Cases from the Mesa Verde Region" title="Archaeology, Heritage, and Moral Terrains: Two Cases from the Mesa Verde Region" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc967168/small/"/></a></p><p>This article applies an environmental justice lens to two archaeological research narratives, one centering on chemical analysis of biomolecular artifact residues and the other on paleohydrology and Pueblo farming.</p>Sustainable Science? Reducing the Carbon Impact of Scientific Mega-Meetings2017-03-31T09:51:19-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc967157/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc967157/"><img alt="Sustainable Science? Reducing the Carbon Impact of Scientific Mega-Meetings" title="Sustainable Science? Reducing the Carbon Impact of Scientific Mega-Meetings" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc967157/small/"/></a></p><p>This article uses 9 years of annual meeting attendance data from the Ecological Society of American and the Association of American Geographers to assess the efficacy of two additional solutions: 1) alternate large national meetings that require significant air travel with smaller regional meetings that do not; and 2) incorporate geography into the meeting location selection process.</p>Buruli Ulcer Disease and Its Association with Land Cover in Southwestern Ghana2016-11-02T09:20:00-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc919591/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc919591/"><img alt="Buruli Ulcer Disease and Its Association with Land Cover in Southwestern Ghana" title="Buruli Ulcer Disease and Its Association with Land Cover in Southwestern Ghana" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc919591/small/"/></a></p><p>This article presents the first analysis of Buruli ulcer at the village level in southwestern Ghana, where prevalence rates are among the highest globally, and explores fine and medium-scale associations with land cover by comparing patterns both within Buruli ulcer clusters and surrounding landscapes.</p>Biomass burning drives atmospheric nutrient redistribution within forested peatlands in Borneo2016-10-06T22:24:21-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc910312/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc910312/"><img alt="Biomass burning drives atmospheric nutrient redistribution within forested peatlands in Borneo" title="Biomass burning drives atmospheric nutrient redistribution within forested peatlands in Borneo" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc910312/small/"/></a></p><p>This article quantifies the influence of fire on biogeochemical fluxes of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur in a 12 ha forested peatland in West Kalimantan, Indonesia.</p>LiDAR Data for Characterizing Linear and Planar Geomorphic Markers in Tectonic Geomorphology2016-08-31T10:05:56-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862712/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862712/"><img alt="LiDAR Data for Characterizing Linear and Planar Geomorphic Markers in Tectonic Geomorphology" title="LiDAR Data for Characterizing Linear and Planar Geomorphic Markers in Tectonic Geomorphology" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862712/small/"/></a></p><p>This paper provides a brief review of airborne light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data for characterizing linear and planar geomorphic markers in tectonic geomorphology, including traces of active faults and surface deformation caused by earthquakes. Challenges and opportunities of LiDAR for the study of tectonic geomorphology and coseismic deformation are also discussed.</p>Light detection and ranging and hyperspectral data for estimation of forest biomass: a review2016-08-17T22:44:33-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc861690/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc861690/"><img alt="Light detection and ranging and hyperspectral data for estimation of forest biomass: a review" title="Light detection and ranging and hyperspectral data for estimation of forest biomass: a review" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc861690/small/"/></a></p><p>This review addresses the status of hyperspectral data, LiDAR data, and the fusion of these two data sources for forest biomass estimation in the last decade.</p>Improved bore-sight calibration for airborne light detection and ranging using planar patches2016-08-17T22:44:33-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc861684/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc861684/"><img alt="Improved bore-sight calibration for airborne light detection and ranging using planar patches" title="Improved bore-sight calibration for airborne light detection and ranging using planar patches" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc861684/small/"/></a></p><p>This article proposes an improved method for bore-sight calibration based on the principles of symmetry of coordinate offsets and low correlations between bore-sight angles.</p>Comparison of different methods for monitoring glacier changes observed by Landsat images2016-08-17T22:44:33-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc861692/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc861692/"><img alt="Comparison of different methods for monitoring glacier changes observed by Landsat images" title="Comparison of different methods for monitoring glacier changes observed by Landsat images" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc861692/small/"/></a></p><p>This paper presents three methods for classifying glacier boundaries, compares the three methods to provide advice on how to choose an appropriate method, and analyzes the relationship between glacier change and the trends of precipitation and temperature.</p>A rich Internet application for automated detection of road blockage in post-disaster scenarios2016-08-17T22:44:33-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc861695/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc861695/"><img alt="A rich Internet application for automated detection of road blockage in post-disaster scenarios" title="A rich Internet application for automated detection of road blockage in post-disaster scenarios" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc861695/small/"/></a></p><p>This paper presents the development of a rich Internet application for automated detection of road blockage in post-disaster scenarios using volunteered geographic information from OpenStreetMap street centerlines and airborne light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data.</p>Ethics Gaming Survey Results2014-12-19T16:08:48-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc485921/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc485921/"><img alt="Ethics Gaming Survey Results" title="Ethics Gaming Survey Results" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc485921/small/"/></a></p><p>Dataset generated for a National Science Foundation grant project, "EAGER: Prototyping a Virtue Ethics Game." These files contain the research results of the pre-test and post-test surveys.</p>TNR and conservation on a university campus: a political ecological perspective2014-08-01T08:31:47-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc307501/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc307501/"><img alt="TNR and conservation on a university campus: a political ecological perspective" title="TNR and conservation on a university campus: a political ecological perspective" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc307501/small/"/></a></p><p>Article discussing TNR and conservation on a university campus and a political ecological perspective.</p>Leaf spectra and weight of species in canopy, subcanopy, and understory layers in a Venezuelan Andean Cloud Forest2014-06-06T11:19:19-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc287995/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc287995/"><img alt="Leaf spectra and weight of species in canopy, subcanopy, and understory layers in a Venezuelan Andean Cloud Forest" title="Leaf spectra and weight of species in canopy, subcanopy, and understory layers in a Venezuelan Andean Cloud Forest" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc287995/small/"/></a></p><p>Article discussing leaf spectra and the weight of species in canopy, subcanopy, and understory layers in a Venezuelan Andean cloud forest.</p>Adaptación de un modelo de claros para el estudio de la dinámica de un bosque estacional en los llanos occidentales de Venezuela2014-06-06T11:19:19-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc287988/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc287988/"><img alt="Adaptación de un modelo de claros para el estudio de la dinámica de un bosque estacional en los llanos occidentales de Venezuela" title="Adaptación de un modelo de claros para el estudio de la dinámica de un bosque estacional en los llanos occidentales de Venezuela" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc287988/small/"/></a></p><p>Article discussing the adaptation of a gap model to the study of the dynamics of a seasonal forest in the western plains of Venezuela.</p>Interdisciplinary progress in food production, food security and environment research2014-06-06T11:19:19-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc287993/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc287993/"><img alt="Interdisciplinary progress in food production, food security and environment research" title="Interdisciplinary progress in food production, food security and environment research" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc287993/small/"/></a></p><p>Article discussing interdisciplinary progress in food production, food security and environment research.</p>GPS: Rocket2013-11-08T08:29:25-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc228322/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc228322/"><img alt="GPS: Rocket" title="GPS: Rocket" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc228322/small/"/></a></p><p>This video discusses research on developing a rocket recovery system with sensor networks and wireless communication. The research team project was to develop a GPS/GSM based tracking system for the recovery of high power model rockets. This research is part of Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Sensor Education, a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded grant project.</p>Wildlife Monitoring2013-10-18T09:02:57-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc226879/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc226879/"><img alt="Wildlife Monitoring" title="Wildlife Monitoring" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc226879/small/"/></a></p><p>This presentation discusses research on solar powered wildlife monitoring systems. The goal of the project was to develop an off grid video system using solar power for collecting visual data of the burrowing owl roosting behavior in the West Texas region.</p>Rocket Recovery Systems for High Power Model Rocketry2013-10-18T09:02:57-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc226882/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc226882/"><img alt="Rocket Recovery Systems for High Power Model Rocketry" title="Rocket Recovery Systems for High Power Model Rocketry" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc226882/small/"/></a></p><p>This presentation discusses research on rocket recovery systems for high power model rocketry using Arduino microprocessors with GPS and GSM shields for tracking. This research is part of Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Sensor Education, a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded grant project.</p>