FAU Undergraduate Student Research
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Should the Navy be exempt from marine mammal protection regulations in times of peace?
Type: Text
Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Bitton, Joanna, Holman, Mirya R.
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Libraries: Digital Library
Description: Whales, dolphins, and other marine mammals depend on their hearing to survive, but human technology is now invading their world. Military sonar used by the US Navy to detect submarines emit noises as loud as rocket blasts. These noises infiltrate the ocean and marine mammals get disoriented, have permanent hearing loss, get stranded, or die. With practical safety procedures in place, whales and… more
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Gray Wolves in the Northwest and How to Keep Them Protected
Type: Text
Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Holman, Mirya R., Tsang, Rebecca
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Libraries: Digital Library
Description: The gray wolf is a native species to North America, but settlers in the 1800s started to shoot, poison, and trap them. In the 1930s the species was eradicated from the Northern Rockies, and eventually were on the brink of extinction. Thankfully the Endangered Species Act was put in place in 1973, and the gray wolf was one of the first species to be protected under it. Because of these new… more
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Development of Renewable Energy Sources Alongside Current Drilling With Respect to the Economy
Type: Text
Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Holman, Mirya R., Hoorn, Tyler
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Libraries: Digital Library
Description: The purpose of this research is to propose a potential solution to the continuous problem of environmental degradation. One of the primary concerns about environmental salvation centers around the balance between economic growth and environmental protection, a delicate balance that is dictated by the public, in favor of the economy. This balance often does not allow for the advancement of one… more
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Urban Growth’s Effect on the Florida Everglades
Type: Text
Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Holman, Mirya R., Sapienza, Valerie
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Libraries: Digital Library
Description: Urban growth, also known as urbanization or urban sprawl, is the spreading of metropolitan growth that consumes natural areas, which has many harmful effects on the environment. This study provides information on how urban growth is affecting the Florida Everglades in destructive ways, with a focus on the water in the Everglades. A plethora of water pollutants, such as phosphorous, nitrogen and… more
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Urban Sprawl: The Invisible Destroyer of the Environment
Type: Text
Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Gastineau, Megan, Holman, Mirya R.
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Libraries: Digital Library
Description: The purpose of this research is to inform Americans of what sprawl is and the negative effects it has on the environment. Sprawl is the unnecessary expansion of urban areas onto valuable unused land. In 2013, only 26% of Americans saw sprawl as a problem at all. Yet sprawl is the culprit behind better known issues, such as air pollution and water contamination. The increased use of vehicles and… more
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Saving the Earth From Becoming Like Venus
Type: Text
Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Fahmy, Andrew, Holman, Mirya R.
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Libraries: Digital Library
Description: This research discusses how a cap and trade policy could be established in the US to reduce greenhouse emissions in order to avoid the expected disastrous consequences that these emissions might have on our planet. Cap and trade potentially embodies an effective political compromise that helps protect our planet as well as ensure economic prosperity. Cap and trade sets a limit on greenhouse… more
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