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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.

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Assessment of the Diversity and Abundance of Marine Species around Appledore Island Using Remote Underwater Videos

Publication Date
2023-May-02
Authors
Carolan, Melanie
Department or Program
Earth Science and Geography Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Vassar Only
Abstract

The Gulf of Maine, located in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, is biologically, ecologically, and socio-economically important. Humans have interacted with this region by overfishing cod, implementing bounties on harbor and gray seals, instigating warming through human induced climate change, and...

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Does every step count? Soil weathering edition, Vassar College

Publication Date
2024-May-15
Authors
Guefack, Zarina
Department or Program
Earth Science and Geography Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Archive Only
Abstract

Weathering impacts everything, from minerals' chemistry to mountains and soil. Soils are a natural resource created from weathered materials, so analyzing them would tell us more about the chemical, physical, and at times biological process of weathering. Soils cover much...

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