Vassar College Digital Library

Vassar Scholarship

Vassar Scholarship, the institutional repository formerly known as Digital Window, reflects the research and scholarly output of the Vassar College community.  It provides access to a variety of collections, including senior theses and projects across a wide range of disciplines.

Landscape Consequences of Pennsylvanian Natural Gas Development: Fragmentation effects of unconventional gas development upon the future of Pennsylvania's old growth forests.

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2013-January-01
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Pennsylvania's forests share a long and deep history that has been affected throughout the years by a number of external factors. The most recent threat to forest health is the development of unconventional shale gas production from the Marcellus Shale...

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The effect of union coverage on workers’ economic security and resilience to shocks

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2022-May-02
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Labor unions have been widely documented as powerful institutions for workers
seeking better compensation and working conditions in their employment. However, there has been relatively little research on whether the benefits that come with
union coverage can displace the need...

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