Honors Theses

Advisor

Ryan McEwan

Department

Biology

Publication Date

4-2010

Document Type

Honors Thesis

Abstract

Water is an invaluable natural resource to both human and ecological communities, and is currently threatened by global and local pollution and availability. Hypoxia, climate change and local issues all strain river systems to beyond repair. In light of this, communities and scientists must come together to understand the quality and value of natural resources, such as the Great Miami River, in order to inform policy, management and societal perceptions. The overall purpose of this thesis research project is to utilize interdisciplinary areas together to create a valuable, spatially lateral and chronological baseline picture of the Great Miami River. The intent is to track changes in water quality and nutrient loading variability along the rural-suburban-urban continuum of land use change. The research will set a baseline for the Great Miami River through a comprehensive overview and data collection during two five-day river trips, starting at the headwaters at Indian Lake down to the City of Dayton. By using a systems thinking framework within the context of an interdisciplinary approach, this study attempts to understand the relationships and interactions of the river/watershed/landshed system.

Permission Statement

This item is protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code) and may only be used for noncommercial, educational, and scholarly purposes.

Keywords

Undergraduate research

Disciplines

Biology

Download

Included in

Biology Commons

Share

COinS