Cross System Transport of Organic Matter and Contaminants In Semi-Arid and Arid Lotic Ecosystems

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dc.contributor.advisorNowlin, Weston H.
dc.contributor.authorAbuzeineh, Alisa A.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHahn, Dittmar
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBonner, Timothy H.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberChumchal, Matthew M.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMatthews, Blake
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-09T21:38:18Z
dc.date.available2011-12-09T21:38:18Z
dc.date.issued2011-12
dc.description.abstractExternally-derived resources are important for the dynamics and stability of the systems involved, especially for recipient systems. In addition, environmental scientists have expanded this concept of cross-ecosystem resource subsidies to include the transfer of bioaccumulating contaminants across ecosystem boundaries. The aim of my research was to examine the relative contribution of autochthonous and allochthonous OM sources to fish communities in the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo del Norte drainage in Texas. I additionally assessed patterns in the potential movement of Hg from streams to riparian consumers. My research focused on three main areas: (1) the cycling of organic matter and contaminants within and across aquatic-terrestrial interfaces, (2) landscape- and regional-level parameters that influence macroinvertebrate assemblages at local and landscape spatial scales, and (3) the effect of environmental processes on aquatic communities using stable isotope-derived ecometrics. The information gathered from these studies provides greater understanding of the movements of OM and contaminants across local and landscape level environmental gradients.
dc.description.departmentBiology
dc.formatText
dc.format.extent181 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationAbuzeineh, A. A. (2011). Cross system Transport of organic matter and contaminants in semi-arid and arid lotic ecosystems (Unpublished dissertation). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/2436
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectAllochthonous subsidies
dc.subjectmercury
dc.subjectRio Grande
dc.subjectstable isotopes
dc.subjectcommunity-wide metrics
dc.titleCross System Transport of Organic Matter and Contaminants In Semi-Arid and Arid Lotic Ecosystems
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.departmentBiology
thesis.degree.disciplineAquatic Resources
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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