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Rodney Dyer wrote a new post, Goochland School District Awards Prothonotary Warbler Project., on the site VCU Center for Environmental Studies 4 days, 6 hours ago
This past year, the Goochland School District recognized the VCU Prothonotary Warbler Project as one of the superlative efforts in project-based learning, gaining the G21 Award! This project is a continuation of […]
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Rodney Dyer wrote a new post, Carbon Offsets for Student Activities, on the site VCU Center for Environmental Studies 1 week, 5 days ago
International research and training is key to a successful education in Environmental Studies. However, there is a cost associated with these activities. In conjunction with the Office of Sustainability and t […]
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Rodney Dyer wrote a new post, Hands-On, River-based Education, on the site VCU Center for Environmental Studies 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Dr. James Vonesh was recently awarded a National Science Foundation consortium grant entitled, “the River-based ImmersiVe Education & Research (RiVER) Field Studies Network” focusing on how to develop both human […]
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Rodney Dyer wrote a new post, ENVS 543 – Environmental Data Literacy, on the site VCU Center for Environmental Studies 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Enrollment restricted to students with graduate standing, or those with one course in statistics and permission of instructor. Develop quantitative skills for the […]
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Rodney Dyer wrote a new post, Arctic Summer Research Cruise, on the site VCU Center for Environmental Studies 1 month ago
Dr. Linda Fernandez and three VCU students are heading to the arctic to participate in the Northwest Passage Project, an National Science Foundation supported project focused on understanding how climate change is […]
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Rodney Dyer wrote a new post, PELAGIC FISH DIVERSITY AND DENSITY ON AND OFF RESTORED OYSTER REEF HABITAT, on the site VCU Center for Environmental Studies 1 month ago
McCulloch, Danielle. MS Thesis
The heterogeneity provided by structured habitats is important in supporting diverse and dense fish communities. The biogenic reefs created by the native Eastern Oyster, […]
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Rodney Dyer wrote a new post, QUANTIFYING CURRENT SEDIMENT DEPOSITION, LEGACY SEDIMENTS, AND PRE-IMPOUNDMENT VERTICAL ACCRETION AND CARBON DYNAMICS FOLLOWING DAM REMOVAL IN A RECENTLY RESTORED TIDAL FRESHWATER WETLAND, on the site VCU Center for Environmental Studies 1 month ago
Davis, Melissa J. MS Thesis
Damming disrupts natural sediment flow to downstream resulting in legacy sediment accumulation. Legacy sediments have been well investigated in streams throughout the Piedmont […]
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Rodney Dyer wrote a new post, Behavioral responses of sub-adult Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) to electromagnetic and magnetic fields under laboratory conditions, on the site VCU Center for Environmental Studies 1 month ago
McIntyre, Andrew III. MS Thesis
Electromagnetic fields (EMF) produced by high voltage (HV), submarine transmission cables leading from offshore wind energy generation facilities could affect foraging or […]
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Rodney Dyer wrote a new post, A Study of Sediment Accretion Dynamics in Mature and Restored Tidal Freshwater Forested Wetlands in the James River Watershed using Surface Elevation Tables and Marker Horizons, on the site VCU Center for Environmental Studies 1 month ago
Lopez, Ronaldo. MS Thesis
Sediment accretion and elevation change in tidal forests, and the corresponding ability of these wetlands to keep pace with sea-level rise (SLR), represent data gaps in our […]
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Rodney Dyer wrote a new post, THE EFFECT OF CHRONIC NUTRIENT ADDITION FROM WASTEWATER ON FOREST ECOSYSTEMS AT THE RICE RIVERS CENTER, on the site VCU Center for Environmental Studies 1 month ago
Beck, Michael. MS Thesis
Wastewater application to land can be a useful tool for mitigating impacts of nutrient enrichment on aquatic systems. A land application treatment system at VCU’s Rice Rivers Center in […]
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Rodney Dyer wrote a new post, A comparative analysis of geometric morphometrics across two Pseudemys turtle species in east central Virginia, on the site VCU Center for Environmental Studies 1 month ago
Dillard, Kristin C. MS Thesis.
The phylogeny of the turtle genus Pseudemys is poorly understood. In Virginia, many turtles have been found with indicator traits of both eastern river cooters (Pseudemys concinna […]
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Rodney Dyer wrote a new post, Climate Change and Mountaintop Removal Mining: A MaxEnt Assessment of the Potential Dual Threat to West Virginia Fishes, on the site VCU Center for Environmental Studies 1 month ago
Hendrick, Lindsey R.F. MS Thesis.
Accounts of species’ range shifts in response to climate change, most often as latitudinal shifts towards the poles or upslope shifts to higher elevations, are rapidly ac […]
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Rodney Dyer wrote a new post, Forest Structural Complexity and Net Primary Production Resilience Across a Gradient of Disturbance in a Great Lakes Ecosystem, on the site VCU Center for Environmental Studies 1 month ago
Haber, Lisa T. MS Thesis.
Forests are an important component of the global carbon (C) cycle and contribute to climate change mitigation through atmospheric C uptake and storage in biomass and soils. However, […]
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Rodney Dyer wrote a new post, Identification of taxonomic and functional ichthyofaunal zones within the James River Basin, Virginia, on the site VCU Center for Environmental Studies 1 month ago
Noel, Joseph L. MS Thesis
Environmental gradients structure ichthyofaunal communities longitudinally along river networks via the selective filtering of species’ traits. In many instances, these en […]
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Rodney Dyer wrote a new post, Migratory patterns and population genetic structure in a declining wetland-dependent songbird, on the site VCU Center for Environmental Studies 1 month ago
DeSaix, Matthew G. MS Thesis.
Understanding migratory connectivity is essential for assessing the drivers behind population dynamics and for implementing effective management in migratory species. Genetic […]
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Rodney Dyer wrote a new post, DETERMINING TIDAL CHARACTERISTICS IN A RESTORED TIDAL WETLAND USING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES AND DERIVED DATA, on the site VCU Center for Environmental Studies 1 month ago
Thornton, Victor. MS Thesis
Species’ distributions are influenced by abiotic and biotic factors but direct comparison of their relative importance is difficult, particularly when working with complex, m […]
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Rodney Dyer wrote a new post, ASSESSING THE RELATIVE INFLUENCES OF ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC FACTORS ON A SPECIES’ DISTRIBUTION USING PSEUDO-ABSENCE AND FUNCTIONAL TRAIT DATA: A CASE STUDY WITH THE AMERICAN EEL (Anguilla rostrata), on the site VCU Center for Environmental Studies 1 month ago
Woods, Taylor E. MS Thesis
Species’ distributions are influenced by abiotic and biotic factors but direct comparison of their relative importance is difficult, particularly when working with complex, mul […]
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Rodney Dyer wrote a new post, IMPROVING THE CONSERVATION OF A CRYPTIC ENDANGERED FRESHWATER MUSSEL (PARVASPINA COLLINA) THROUGH THE USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DNA AND SPECIES DISTRIBUTION MODELING, on the site VCU Center for Environmental Studies 1 month ago
Roderique, Bonnie A., MS Thesis
Conservation efforts that involve habitat protection, population augmentation, and species reintroductions require knowledge of the habitat requirements, distribution, and […]
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Rodney Dyer wrote a new post, Spring ERAC Meeting Presentation, on the site The Dyer Laboratory 3 months ago
The Virginia Transportation Research Council’s Environmental Research Advisory Committee meeting in Charlottesville Virginia on 14 May 2019. Below are the slides with the status update for the project Refining […]
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Rodney Dyer wrote a new post, Spring Life Sciences Faculty Meeting, on the site The Dyer Laboratory 4 months ago
Center overview for Spring 2019.
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