dissertation on ecosystem

ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst

Home > CNS > ECO > Environmental Conservation Masters Theses Collection

Environmental Conservation Masters Theses Collection

Theses from 2024 2024.

Effects of Habitat, Density, and Climate on Moose and Winter Tick Ecology in the northeastern U.S. , Juliana Berube, Environmental Conservation

Adaptive Silviculture for Wildlife: Supporting Forest Biodiversity Through Climate Adaptation , Jahiya Clark, Environmental Conservation

Comparing Likelihood of Tree Failure Assessments Using Different Assessment Techniques , Ari Okun, Environmental Conservation

Use of Unoccupied Aerial Vehicle (Drones) Based Remote Sensing to Model Platform Topography and Identify Human-made Earthen Barriers in Salt Marshes , Joshua J. Ward, Environmental Conservation

Theses from 2023 2023

Modeling the Effects of Forest Management Practices on Ecohydrologic Processes in the Antalya River Watershed of Turkey , Hilal Arslan, Environmental Conservation

HYDRO-SOCIAL TERRITORIES AND OIL PALM PLANTATIONS: INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, AGRIBUSINESS, AND SAFE WATER ACCESS UNDER POWER RELATIONS IN KAIS, WEST PAPUA, INDONESIA , Briantama Asmara, Environmental Conservation

Evaluation of Acoustic Telemetry Array Performance and Fine- Scale and Broad-Scale Spatial Movement Patterns for Coral Reef Species in Culebra, Puerto Rico , Roxann Cormier, Environmental Conservation

Improving Energy Efficiency of School Buildings with Solar-Assisted Cooling for the Maldives , Ahmed Fathhee, Environmental Conservation

Pine Barrens Wildlife Management: Exploring the Impact of a Stressor and Active Management on Two Taxa at Camp Edwards , Andrew B. Gordon Jr, Environmental Conservation

Factors Affecting the Distribution of Malayan Sun Bear in Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary, Northern Myanmar , Min Hein Htike, Environmental Conservation

A Multi-Regional Assessment of Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) Occupancy in Managed and Unmanaged Forests Using Autonomous Recording Units , Jeffery T. Larkin, Environmental Conservation

Climate Change Attitudes of United States Family Forest Owners and their Influence on Forest Management Practices , Logan Miller, Environmental Conservation

The Relative Effects of Functional Diversity and Structural Complexity on Carbon Dynamics in Late-Successional, Northeastern Mixed Hardwood Forests , Samantha Myers, Environmental Conservation

Factors influencing the occurrence and spread of aquatic invasive species in watershed systems , Hazel M. Ortiz, Environmental Conservation

PARTICIPATORY WETLAND GOVERNANCE IN RAMSAR – ASSESSING LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION IN INDIA , Seema Ravandale, Environmental Conservation

A REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF THE LINKED DECISIONS IN THE CONFISCATION OF ILLEGALLY TRADED TURTLES , Desiree Smith, Environmental Conservation

Effect of Alliaria petiolata management on post-eradication seed bank dynamics , Chloe Thompson, Environmental Conservation

Bog Turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) Population Dynamics and Response to Habitat Management in Massachusetts , Julia Vineyard, Environmental Conservation

Theses from 2022 2022

Assessment of the Economic and Ecosystem Service Contributions of USDA Forest Service Landowner Assistance Programs in the Conterminous United States , Jacqueline S. Dias, Environmental Conservation

Exploring Urban Forestry Non-Governmental Organizations in the Temperate Forest Region of the United States , Alexander J. Elton, Environmental Conservation

Songbird-mediated Insect Pest Control in Low Intensity New England Agriculture , Samuel J. Mayne, Environmental Conservation

Perception and Value Assessment of Ecosystem Services in Rural and Urban Regions in Ecuador , Roberto S. Navarrete Arias, Environmental Conservation

Identifying New Invasives In The Face Of Climate Change: A Focus On Sleeper Populations , Ayodelé C. O'Uhuru, Environmental Conservation

A Tipping Point in the Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest: Current and Future Land-Use and Climate Change Trends , Alula Shields, Environmental Conservation

Dynamics of Water Supply and Demand in the Bandama River Watershed of Cote d'Ivoire , Sarah Alima Traore, Environmental Conservation

Theses from 2021 2021

Applying Ecological Theory to Amphibian Populations to Determine if Wood Frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) are Ideal and Free when Selecting Breeding Habitat , Taylor M. Braunagel, Environmental Conservation

Assessing the Impacts to Society Associated with the Use of Alternative Ammunition for Hunting on National Wildlife Refuges , Christopher Cahill, Environmental Conservation

Evaluation of Environmental Factors Influencing American Marten Distribution and Density in New Hampshire , Donovan Drummey, Environmental Conservation

Can Volunteers Learn to Prune Trees? , Ryan W. Fawcett, Environmental Conservation

The Efficacy of Habitat Conservation Assistance Programs for Family Forest Owners in Vermont , Margaret E. Harrington, Environmental Conservation

The Role of Vegetative Cover in Enhancing Resilience to Climate Change and Improving Public Health , Anastasia D. Ivanova, Environmental Conservation

Assessing the Structure and Function of Utility Forests in Massachusetts , Ryan Suttle, Environmental Conservation

Factors Influencing Stopover and Movement of Migratory Songbirds within the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge , Jessica Tatten, Environmental Conservation

Patterns and mechanisms of intraspecific trait variation across thermal gradients in a marine gastropod , Andrew R. Villeneuve, Environmental Conservation

Theses from 2020 2020

Habitat Associations of Priority Bird Species and Conservation Value on Small, Diversified Farms in New England , Isabel Brofsky, Environmental Conservation

Autonomous Recording Units as an Alternative Method for Monitoring Songbirds , Lindsay Clough, Environmental Conservation

Impact of Predators on Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae) in the Eastern and Western United States , Ryan Crandall, Environmental Conservation

New England’s Underutilized Seafood Species: Defining And Exploring Marketplace Potential In A Changing Climate , Amanda Davis, Environmental Conservation

Improving Growth and Survival of Cultured Yellow Lampmussel (Lampsilis cariosa) for Restoring Populations , Virginia Martell, Environmental Conservation

From Intentional Awareness to Environmental Action: The Relationship Between Mindfulness and Pro-Environmental Behaviors , Nischal Neupane, Environmental Conservation

The Ecological Value of Spruce Plantations in Massachusetts , Calvin Ritter, Environmental Conservation

In-vitro Propagation and Fish Assessments to Inform Restoration of Dwarf Wedgemussel (Alasmidonta Heterodon) , Jennifer Ryan, Environmental Conservation

Theses from 2019 2019

Hydrologic Structure and Function of Vernal Pools in South Deerfield, Massachusetts , Charlotte Axthelm, Environmental Conservation

Ecological and Economic Implications of Establishing Quercus spp. in the Urban Environment , Tierney Bocsi, Environmental Conservation

Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) Management Effectiveness and Plant Community Response , Erin Coates-Connor, Environmental Conservation

Defining and Addressing Interconnected Goals in Groundwater Management Planning Across the USA , Allison Gage, Environmental Conservation

Root-Driven Weathering Impacts on Mineral-Organic Associations Over Pedogenic Time Scales , Mariela Garcia Arredondo, Environmental Conservation

Using Visual Media to Empower Citizen Scientists: A Case Study of the Outsmart App , Megan E. Kierstead, Environmental Conservation

Urban Biodiversity Experience and Exposure: Intervention and Inequality at the Local and Global Scale , Evan Kuras, Environmental Conservation

Arboriculture Safety Around The World , Jamie Lim, Environmental Conservation

Ecological Considerations and Application of Urban Tree Selection in Massachusetts , Ashley McElhinney, Environmental Conservation

The Women's Action: Participation through Resistance , Michael Roberts, Environmental Conservation

Eastern Whip-poor-will Habitat Associations in Fort Drum, NY , Kimberly Spiller, Environmental Conservation

The Role of International River Basin Organizations in Facilitating Science Use in Policy , Kelsey Wentling, Environmental Conservation

An Examination of Tern Diet in a Changing Gulf of Maine , Keenan Yakola, Environmental Conservation

Theses from 2018 2018

Mapping Sandbars in the Connecticut River Watershed through Aerial Images for Floodplain Conservation , Bogumila Backiel, Environmental Conservation

You Must Estimate Before You Indicate: Design and Model-Based Methods for Evaluating Utility of a Candidate Forest Indicator Species , Jillian Fleming, Environmental Conservation

Performance of Floristic Quality Assessment in Massachusetts Forested Wetlands , Carolyn Gorss, Environmental Conservation

The Impact of Intraspecific Density on Garlic Mustard Sinigrin Concentration , Mercedes Harris, Environmental Conservation

Plants, Parasites, and Pollinators: The Effects of Medicinal Pollens on a Common Gut Parasite in Bumble Bees , George LoCascio, Environmental Conservation

Human and Climate Change Influences on Black (Diceros bicornis) and White (Ceratotherium simum) Rhinos in Southern Africa , Hlelolwenkhosi S. Mamba, Environmental Conservation

Watershed-Scale Modeling for Water Resource Sustainability in the Tuul River Basin of Mongolia , Javzansuren Norvanchig, Environmental Conservation

Impacts of Small, Surface-Release Dams on Stream Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen in Massachusetts , Peter Zaidel, Environmental Conservation

Theses from 2017 2017

Accounting For Biotic Variability In Streams With Low Levels of Impervious Cover: The Role of Reach- and Watershed-Scale Factors , Catherine Bentsen, Environmental Conservation

Juvenile River Herring in Freshwater Lakes: Sampling Approaches for Evaluating Growth and Survival , Matthew T. Devine, Environmental Conservation

DIRECT AND INDIRECT EFFECTS OF CLIMATE ON BIRD ABUNDANCE ALONG ELEVATION GRADIENTS IN THE NORTHERN APPALACHIANS , Timothy Duclos, Environmental Conservation

EVALUATION OF THE RECREATIONAL CATCH-AND-RELEASE FISHERY FOR GOLDEN DORADO SALMINUS BRASILIENSIS IN SALTA, ARGENTINA: IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT , Tyler Gagne, Environmental Conservation

Botswana’s Elephant-Back Safari Industry – Stress-Response in Working African Elephants and Analysis of their Post-Release Movements , Tanya Lama, Environmental Conservation

Factors Influencing Shrubland Bird and Native Bee Communities in Forest Openings , H. Patrick Roberts, Environmental Conservation

A Mixed-methods Study on Female Landowner Estate Planning Objectives , rebekah zimmerer, Environmental Conservation

Theses from 2016 2016

Factors Influencing Household Outdoor Residential Water Use Decisions in Suburban Boston (USA) , Emily E. Argo, Environmental Conservation

Understory Plant Community Structure in Forests Invaded by Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) , Jason Aylward, Environmental Conservation

Factors Affecting Habitat Quality for Wintering Wood Thrushes in a Coffee Growing Region in Honduras , Brett A. Bailey, Environmental Conservation

Invasive Species Occurrence Frequency is not a Suitable Proxy for Abundance in the Northeast , Tyler J. Cross, Environmental Conservation

Population Genetic Analysis of Atlantic Horseshoe Crabs (Limulus polyphemus) in Coastal Massachusetts. , Katherine T. Johnson, Environmental Conservation

Modeling Historical and Future Range of Variability Scenarios in the Yuba River Watershed, Tahoe National Forest, California , Maritza Mallek, Environmental Conservation

The Life History Characteristics, Growth, and Mortality of Juvenile Alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus, in Coastal Massachusetts , Julianne Rosset, Environmental Conservation

Specific Phosphate Sorption Mechanisms of Unaltered and Altered Biochar , Kathryn D. Szerlag, Environmental Conservation

Trophic Relationships Among Caribou Calf Predators in Newfoundland , Chris Zieminski, Environmental Conservation

Theses from 2015 2015

Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Assemblages in Three New York Pine Barrens and the Impacts of Hiking Trails , Grace W. Barber, Environmental Conservation

Niche-Based Modeling of Japanese Stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) Using Presence-Only Information , Nathan Bush, Environmental Conservation

Assessing Mammal and Bird Biodiversity and Habitat Occupancy of Tiger Prey in the Hukaung Valley of Northern Myanmar , Hla Naing, Environmental Conservation

Generating Best Management Practices for Avian Conservation in a Land-Sparing Agriculture System, and the Habitat-Specific Survival of a Priority Migrant , Jeffrey D. Ritterson, Environmental Conservation

Experimental Test of Genetic Rescue in Isolated Populations of Brook Trout , Zachary L. Robinson, Environmental Conservation

UNDERSTANDING STAKEHOLDERS PERCEPTION TOWARDS HUMAN-WILDLIFE INTERACTION AND CONFLICT IN A TIGER LANDSCAPE-COMPLEX OF INDIA , Ronak T. Sripal, Environmental Conservation

Impacts of Land Cover and Climate Change on Water Resources in Suasco River Watershed , Ammara Talib, Environmental Conservation

Theses from 2014 2014

A Comparison of American, Canadian, and European Home Energy Performance in Heating Dominated – Moist Climates Based on Building Codes , Stephanie M. Berkland, Environmental Conservation

Spatio-Temporal Factors Affecting Human-Black Bear Interactions in Great Smoky Mountains National Park , Nathan Buckhout, Environmental Conservation

Estimating the Effective Number of Breeders of Brook Trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, Over Multiple Generations in Two Stream Systems , Matthew R. Cembrola, Environmental Conservation

An Assessment of Environmental Dna as a Tool to Detect Fish Species in Headwater Streams , Stephen F. Jane, Environmental Conservation

Assessing Wild Canid Distribution Using Camera Traps in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts , Eric G. LeFlore, Environmental Conservation

Quantifying the Effect of Passive Solar Design in Traditional New England Architecture , Peter Levy, Environmental Conservation

Ecology and Conservation of Endangered Species in Sumatra: Smaller Cats and the Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus Sumatrensis) As Case Studies , Wulan Pusparini, Environmental Conservation

The Cumulative Impacts of Climate Change and Land Use Change on Water Quantity and Quality in the Narragansett Bay Watershed , Evan R. Ross, Environmental Conservation

Patterns in Trash: Factors that Drive Municipal Solid Waste Recycling , Jared Starr, Environmental Conservation

Theses from 2013 2013

Greening the Building Code: an Analysis of Large Project Review Under Boston Zoning Code Articles 37 and 80 , Sandy J. Beauregard, Environmental Conservation

Vernal Pool Vegetation and Soil Patterns Along Hydrologic Gradients in Western Massachusetts , Kasie Collins, Environmental Conservation

Implementation of Aquaponics in Education: An Assessment of Challenges, Solutions and Success , Emily Rose Hart, Environmental Conservation

Aquatic Barrier Prioritization in New England Under Climate Change Scenarios Using Fish Habitat Quantity, Thermal Habitat Quality, Aquatic Organism Passage, and Infrastructure Sustainability , Alexandra C. Jospe, Environmental Conservation

The Energy Benefits of Trees: Investigating Shading, Microclimate and Wind Shielding Effects in Worcester and Springfield, Massachusetts , Emma L. Morzuch, Environmental Conservation

Advanced Search

• Notify me via email or RSS
• Collections
• Disciplines

Author Corner

• Login for Faculty Authors
• Faculty Author Gallery
• Expert Gallery
• University Libraries
• Environmental Conservation Website
• UMass Amherst

This page is sponsored by the University Libraries.

© 2009 University of Massachusetts Amherst • Site Policies

Privacy Copyright

Scholars' Bank

Environmental studies theses and dissertations.

• By Issue Date

Search within this collection:

Recent Submissions

• AN ACCUMULATION OF CATASTROPHE: A POLITICAL ECONOMY OF WILDFIRE IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES  Dockstader, Sue ( University of Oregon , 2024-03-25 ) This dissertation is an environmental sociological study of wildland fire in what is now the western United States. It examines wildfire management from roughly the 1900s to the present time employing a Marxist historical ...
• Managing Life's Future: Species Essentialism and Evolutionary Normativity in Conservation Policy, Practice, and Imaginaries  Maggiulli, Katrina ( University of Oregon , 2024-01-10 ) Folk essentialist and normative understandings of species are not only prevalent in popular layperson communities, but also end up undergirding United States conservation policy and practice due to the simplistic clarity ...
• Unsettled Ecologies: Alienated Species, Indigenous Restoration, and U.S. Empire in a Time of Climate Chaos  Fink, Lisa ( University of Oregon , 2024-01-10 ) This dissertation traces environmental thinking about invasive species from Western-colonial, diasporic settlers of color, and Indigenous perspectives within U.S. settler colonialism. Considering environmental discourses ...
• Futuremaking in a Disaster Zone: Everyday Climate Change Adaptation amongst Quechua Women in the Peruvian Cordillera Blanca  Moulton, Holly ( University of Oregon , 2024-01-10 ) Indigenous women in Peru are often labeled “triply vulnerable” to climate change due to race, gender, and economic marginalization. Despite Peru’s focus on gender, Indigeneity, and intersectionality in national adaptation ...
• Land Acts: Land's Agency in American Literature, Law, and History from the Colonial Period to Removal  Keeler, Kyle ( University of Oregon , 2024-01-10 ) This dissertation examines land’s agency and relationships to land in the places now known as the United States as these relationships appear in literature and law from early colonization to the removal period. Land Acts ...
• PALEOTEMPERATURE, VEGETATION CHANGE, FIRE HISTORY, AND LAKE PRODUCTIVITY FOR THE LAST 14,500 YEARS AT GOLD LAKE, PACIFIC NORTHWEST, USA  Baig, Jamila ( University of Oregon , 2024-01-09 ) The postglacial history of vegetation, wildfire, and climate in the Cascade Range (Oregon) is only partly understood. This study uses high-resolution analysis from a 13-meter, 14,500-year sediment core from Gold Lake to ...
• On Western Juniper Climate Relations  Reis, Schyler ( University of Oregon , 2022-10-26 ) Western juniper woodlands are highly sensitive to climate in terms of tree-ring growth, seedling establishment and range distribution. Understanding the dynamics of western juniper woodlands to changes in precipitation, ...
• Stories We Tell, Stories We Eat: Mexican Foodways, Cultural Identity, and Ideological Struggle in Netflix’s Taco Chronicles  Sanchez, Bela ( University of Oregon , 2022-10-26 ) Food is a biological necessity imbued with numerous social, cultural, and economic implications for identity production and everyday meaning-making. Food television is a unique medium for the meanings of food and foodways ...
• Soil Nutrient Additions Shift Orthopteran Herbivory and Invertebrate Community Composition  Altmire, Gabriella ( University of Oregon , 2022-10-26 ) Anthropogenic alterations to global pools of nitrogen and phosphorus are driving declines in plant diversity across grasslands. As such, concern over biodiversity loss has precipitated a host of studies investigating how ...
• Multispecies Memoir: Self, Genre, and Species Justice in Contemporary Culture  Otjen, Nathaniel ( University of Oregon , 2022-10-04 ) Liberal humanism articulates an individual, rational, autonomous, universal, and singularly human subject that possesses various rights and freedoms. Although the imagined subject at the heart of liberal humanist philosophy ...
• Understanding How Changes in Disturbance Regimes and Long-Term Climate Shape Ecosystem and Landscape Structure and Function  Wright, Jamie ( University of Oregon , 2022-10-04 ) Long-term and anthropic climatic change intersecting with disturbances alters ecosystem structure and function across spatiotemporal scales. Quantifying ecosystem responses can be convoluted, therefore utilizing multiproxy ...
• Ikpíkyav (To Fix Again): Drawing From Karuk World Renewal To Contest Settler Discourses Of Vulnerability  Vinyeta, Kirsten ( University of Oregon , 2022-10-04 ) The Klamath River Basin of Northern California has historically been replete with fire-adapted ecosystems and Indigenous communities. For the Karuk Tribe, fire has been an indispensable tool for both spiritual practice and ...
• Grassland Restoration in Heterogeneous, Changing, and Human Dominated Systems  Brambila, Alejandro ( University of Oregon , 2022-10-04 ) Ecological restoration is a powerful tool to promote biodiversity and ecosystem function. Understanding underlying system variability and directional change can help predict outcomes of restoration interventions. Spatial ...
• Restoring What? And for Whom? Listening to Karuk Ecocultural Revitalization Practitioners and Uncovering Settler Logics in Ecological Restoration.  Worl, Sara ( University of Oregon , 2022-05-10 ) What does it mean to restore a landscape degraded by settler colonialism? How might a well intentionedprocess like ecological restoration end up causing harm from underlying settler colonial logics? This thesis explores ...
• Instigating Communities of Solidarity: An Exploration of Participatory, Informal, Temporary Urbanisms  Meier, Briana ( University of Oregon , 2021-11-23 ) This dissertationexamines the potential for participatory, informal urbanisms to buildcollaborative relations across ontological, cultural, and political difference. This research contributes to thefield of urban, environmental ...
• The Holy Oak School of Art and Ecology: A Proposal for Arts-Based Environmental Education Programming  Best, Krysta ( University of Oregon , 2021-11-23 ) The following is a proposal for arts-based environmental education programming in elementary schools, after-school programs, and day-camp programs, entitled the Holy School of Art and Ecology. Ecophenomenological, arts-based ...
• Settler Colonial Listening and the Silence of Wilderness in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area  Hilgren, Bailey ( University of Oregon , 2021-11-23 ) The Boundary Waters Canoe Area soundscape in northern Minnesota has a long and contested history but is most often characterized today as a pristine and distinctly silent wilderness. This thesis traces the construction and ...
• Species Dynamics and Restoration in Rare Serpentine Grasslands under Global Change  Hernandez, Eliza ( University of Oregon , 2021-11-23 ) Conserving rare serpentine grasslands is a challenge with ongoing nitrogen deposition. Nutrient-poor patches are fertilized by nitrogen-rich smog and exotic grasses can rapidly spread. Water resources are also being altered ...
• Place-making and Place-taking: An Analysis of Green Gentrification in Atlanta Georgia  Okotie-Oyekan, Aimée ( University of Oregon , 2021-11-23 ) Despite the benefits of urban greenspace, Atlanta’s Westside Park is causing gentrification and displacement pressures in Grove Park, a low-income African-American community in northwest Atlanta, Georgia. This study used ...
• Prairie Plant Responses to Climate Change in the Pacific Northwest  Reed, Paul ( University of Oregon , 2021-09-13 ) Understanding how plants respond to climate change is of paramount importance since their responses can affect ecosystem functions and patterns of biodiversity. At the population level, climate change may alter phenology ...

View more submissions

Search Scholars' Bank

All of scholars' bank, this collection.

• Dockstader, Sue (2)
• Maggiulli, Katrina (2)
• Shtob, Daniel (2)
• Vinyeta, Kirsten (2)
• Altmire, Gabriella (1)
• Au, Lokyee (1)
• Bacon, J. (1)
• Baig, Jamila (1)
• Belanger, Kevin M., 1985- (1)
• Best, Krysta (1)
• ... View More
• Climate change (12)
• Environmental justice (8)
• Conservation (3)
• Environmental Justice (3)
• Environmental studies (3)
• Pacific Northwest (3)
• Restoration (3)
• Tourism (3)
• Agriculture (2)

Date Issued

• 2020 - 2024 (24)
• 2010 - 2019 (51)
• 2003 - 2009 (11)

Has File(s)

• Most Popular Items
• Statistics by Country
• Most Popular Authors

Dissertations and Theses of Ecology Graduates

Dissertations and theses.

• Doctoral Dissertation Titles
• Master Theses and Reports

ScholarWorks at University of Montana

Home > Humanities and Sciences > Environmental Studies > Environmental Studies ETDs

Environmental Studies Theses, Dissertations, and Professional Papers

This collection includes theses, dissertations, and professional papers from the University of Montana Department of Environmental Studies. Theses, dissertations, and professional papers from all University of Montana departments and programs may be searched here.

Theses/Dissertations from 2024 2024

Coalescence: A Carnivore Coexistence Curriculum that Braids Indigenous & Western Ecological Knowledge into a Relevant and Experiential Learning Opportunity for Youth , Stephanie Anne Barron

Breathing Hard in Beautiful Places , Lars Chinburg

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

The Biome Within: Conception and Change in the Paradise Valley , Austin Kirchhoff

"Our Loons": Participant Attachments and Motivations within a Community-Based Monitoring Program , Taylor Tewksbury

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Traversing Paradigms: An Environmental Journey to Body and Mind , Martin Ceja Mejia

Tales from a Placeholder: A Relational Journey with Land, Place, People and Self , Kalle O. Fox

Edge Habits: Confessions of a Naturalist , Zoey Talon Greenberg

Keeping What You Sow: Intellectual Property Rights for Plant Breeders and Seed Growers , Paulina B. Jenney

Collaborating in Cattle Country: Developing a Collaborative Process to Protect the Ecological, Economic, and Cultural Integrity of Ranching in the Northern Rockies , Emily Jochem

RE-MODELING THE INTERIOR: SPATIAL METHODS AND POLICY REVISIONS TO IMPROVE INVENTORY AND DESIGNATION OF BLM’S AREAS OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN , Amy H. Katz

A Thinking Person's Guide to Immigration and Environmental Racism at the US - Mexico Border , Emma H. Kiefer

Re-Storying Grant Creek: A Case Study of Relational Dynamics on a Degraded Montana Stream , Seamus Rucci Land

NO DIVING FROM BRIDGE , Lia R. Mendez

Catch My Drift? Perceptions and Experiences of Pesticide Contamination of Organic Crops in Montana , sarah Rodgers

Trailing Fire: Working in the Woods and the Future of Forests in a Chaotic Climate , Claire Kilchrenan Thompson

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Building Bridges: How Collaboration is Addressing Wildlife-Vehicle Conflicts in Montana's Upper Yellowstone Watershed , Daniel Phelps Anderson

EVALUATING THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF THE ROUNDTABLE ON THE CROWN OF THE CONTINENT , Travis D. Anklam

Ragged Coast: Stories from the Easternmost Edge , Siobhan Justine Harrity

LIGHTMAN , Cynthia Ann Marbut

Policy and Collaborative Governance: Case Studies of Three Wildlife Crossings , Nicholas Maya

Collaborative Conservation and Backcountry Weed Control: A Case Study of the Great Burn Proposed Wilderness , Christopher James Prange

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Food Policy for a Healthy, Sustainable, and Equitable Local Food System: Recommendations for Missoula , Erika Berglund

Surface Tension: Essays on an Evolving Faith , Sydney Jo Bollinger

Down the Deer Path: Reflections on the Future of Hunting in America , Jackie A. Bussjaeger

Comparing Fence Modeling and Mapping Approaches to Support Wildlife Management and Research in Southwest Montana , Simon Albert Buzzard

RHETORIC AND PERCEPTION: A CASE STUDY OF THE PROPOSED NORTHMET MINE ON MINNESOTA’S IRON RANGE , Sophia J. Frank

Saline: On Walking Through , Kitty A. Galloway

Change is the Only Constant: A Snowpack Retention Analysis and Climate Vulnerability Road Map for the Skalkaho Creek Sub-Basin , Zachary Freeman Goodwin

Developing a Decision-Making Framework for Assisted Migration: Applying this to the American Pika and Whitebark Pine , Mia Kimya Hedayat-Zedah

A Policy Analysis of Lead Paint Disclosure Implementation in Residential Homes in Missoula Montana , Marissa Lein Lehner

An Exploration of Zero Waste Policies and Recommendations for Missoula , Sarah Blyth Lundquist

A Restless Imminent Dread , Elizabeth M. Pellegrino

Tending to the Tapestry: An Ecofeminist Interpretation of Women Farmer-Artists' Stories , Aubrey Pongluelert

Protecting Biodiversity on National Forests: The Evolution and Implementation of Forest Planning Regulations , Anna Wearn

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Recovering our Roots: The Importance of Salish Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Traditional Food Systems to Community Wellbeing on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana. , Mitchell Rose Bear Don't Walk

Environmental Site Assessment and Hydrogeologic Impacts to Groundwater at St. Ignatius, Montana and Hanford, Washington , Ryan M. Carter

Protecting Natural Resources on Agricultural Lands: Producers' Perspectives on the Conservation Stewardship Program in Montana , Mary Ellis

WATER USE IN CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS (CAFOS) IN MINNESOTA: WHO’S KEEPING TRACK? , Dara Meredith Fedrow

Missoula Prescription Produce Program: Lessons Learned 2015-2017 , Harley Fredriksen

The Impact of Industrial Agriculture on Social-Ecological Resilience: A Case Study of the Fairfield Bench, Montana , Anne Preston Harney

Walking While Asking:Lessons from Agroecology Education in Chiapas, Mexico , Katherine E. Keller

Why Does My Town Smell Like Nail Polish?: Using The Toxics Release Inventory To Investigate Industrial Chemical Pollutants In Elkhart County, Indiana , Magdalena Lehman

Walking with the Wild: Finding an Ethic of Compassion in Conservation , Jane Hallie McGuire

Development Along Rattlesnake Creek: An Assessment of Stream Health, Channel Form, and Land Cover , Christopher D. Miller

"Fenced-In Place": White Settler Colonialism as Opposition to Increased Tribal Management of the National Bison Range , Brittany Lee Palmer

The Anatomy of Extinction: Stories of People as Place , Mason Parker

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Applications of GIS in Conservation , Heidi M. Daulton

A Comparison of Three Agricultural Startups , John Dindia

Policy Analysis: Alaska Salmon Hatcheries , Jessica Eller

ZONING AND COMPLEMENTARY INCENTIVES TO PROTECT FARMLAND: A CASE FOR MISSOULA COUNTY , Kaitlin McCafferty

Lessons Learned in the Superfund Process: A Guide for Community Advisory Groups , Terri Nichols

GROWING YOUTH PROGRAMMING AT GARDEN CITY HARVEST THROUGH PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH , Hannah B. Oblock

Volunteering for Vegetables: Community Agriculture and the Prospects for Building a More Democratic Food System , Kali Orton

Things That Fly , Melissa Anne Peterson

Transitioning Montana to a Renewable Energy Future: The Social and Economic Impacts , Jacqueline O. Sussman

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Poison in Pink , Sydney V. Cook

Carrying the Seeds: Adaptations and Transitions of Hmong American Food Producers in Missoula County, Montana , Rachel Cramer

DOES SHAPE MATTER? BREEDING HABITAT USE AND REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF GRAY CATBIRDS (DUMETELLA CAROLINENSIS) IN TWO WESTERN WOODLAND HABITATS , Sharon Fuller

Chignik Summer , Peter Gurche

GROUND FIRES: Essays on Land and Scouting , Matthew R. Hart

The Balancing Act: Ecological Interventions and Decision Tradeoffs to Preserve Wilderness Character , Lucy A. Lieberman

Wearing it on: A Map of Work and Land , Thomas Sentner

COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE , Sophie C. Wolfram

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

A Comparison of Course Quality Surveiy Results from Students on Gender Balanced and Gender Imbalanced Field Courses at NOLS , Alexandra M. Alway

PERFORMANCE MEASURES OF ROAD CROSSING STRUCTURES FROM RELATIVE MOVEMENT RATES OF LARGE MAMMALS , Adam Andis

Between Rivers: Reflections on home, obligation, and otherness from a confluence of conservation and connectivity , Chandra M. Brown

Adapting Near-Ultraviolet Colorimetry for Long-Term In Situ Monitoring of Hexavalent Chromium in Groundwater Aquifers , Janine Carter

An Elemental Community: Contemplations of Place , Theresa A. Duncan

Aquatic food webs and heavy metal contamination in the upper Blackfoot River, Montana , Jack E. Landers

Beautiful, Battered Lands: Making Peace with Place from the Rust Belt to Appalachia , Katherine Leary

The Next Billion: Lessons in off-grid electricity development from the global south , Peter McDonough

73,401 Hexagons: A Geodiversity Gap Analysis of the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem , Robina A. Moyer

Wingspan: Living with Birds , Lauren A. Smith

The Way Around: Walking into Revolution , Nicholas T. Triolo

Baseline study of recovering headwater streams in the Sapphire Mountains, western Montana , Morgan Vinyard

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

ECOLOGICAL STATUS OF BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOGS ON BOULDER, COLORADO OPEN SPACE AND MOUNTAIN PARKS LAND: AN ANALYSIS OF SELECT INDICATORS , Rachel A. Caldwell

Instituting Collaborative Conservation in Federal Land Management: the BLM's Resource Advisory Councils as an Example , Benjamin D. Donatelle

Off the Court, Onto the Farm , Arza E. Hammond

Speaking for You: Positions of Montana Ranching Organizations on Beef Market Concentration , Katie Marie LeBlanc

Farm-to-School in Montana: An Assessment of Program Participation , Autumn Lee

Legal Tools for Local Control of Oil and Gas Development: Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities – Focusing on Select Eastern and Western U.S. States with Current and Potential Oil/Gas Development , Gabrielle M. Ostermayer

ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION IN WILDERNESS: WHAT THE FISH TO DO? , Kelsey R. Patterson

Rural Food Procurement Strategies and Attitudes Towards Food Sourcing: A Case Study of Boulder Town, Utah , Jane R. Philips

Cultivating Opportunity: Land Transfer Tools to Support Land Access for Beginning Farmers , Samuel E. Plotkin

The Millennial Who Planted Trees , trevien stanger

Raising Grain in Next Year Country: Dryland Farming, Drought, and Adaptation in the Golden Triangle, Montana , Caroline M. Stephens

Sacred Zones: Examing Wilderness in Yellowstone, Maine and Russia , Lily S. Vonderheide

Unearthing Connections in a Storied Landscape: The Flathead River Honoring and Place-Based Education in the Flathead Valley , Melissa Wardlow

FRACTURE , Emily Withnall

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Use and Effectiveness of Wildlife Crossing Structures with Short Sections of Wildlife Fencing , Elizabeth Rose Fairbank

A Hunter's Shadows: A Personal Exploration of Hunting , James Giese

A SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE RESORT AT PAWS UP , Matthew S. Hannon

WHEN THE SAP FLOWS: AFFECTION AND INDUSTRY IN THE MAPLE WOODS , Nicholas R. Littman

Impacts of Montana Public Wolf Hunting and Trapping on Tolerance and Acceptance of Gray Wolves Among Rural Resident Ranchers, Trappers, and Big Game Hunters , Alia Winn Mulder

'This Disc is not for a Bird Bath, it's for my Tractor': Exploring Gender, Sustainable Agriculture, and Networks in Western Montana , Eva Kathryn Rocke

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Prioritizing The Upper Clark Fork River Tributaries for Instream Flow Restoration , Catherine B. Berg

Native Trout Restoration in the National Parks of the Northern Rockies: An Analysis of Management Actions & Outcomes , Michael John Canetta

EFFECT OF COVER ON SMALL MAMMAL ABUNDANCE AND MOVEMENT THROUGH WILDLIFE UNDERPASSES , Hayley R. Connolly-Newman

NEST SITE CHARACTERISTICS OF LEWIS’S WOODPECKER (MELANERPES LEWIS) IN RIPARIAN SYSTEMS OF WESTERN MONTANA , Megan Fylling

Paying to Play: Supply Management in Montana's Dairy Industry , Laura Ginsburg

Advanced Search

• Notify me via email or RSS
• Collections
• Disciplines

Author Corner

• University of Montana
• Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library

Home | About | FAQ | My Account | Accessibility Statement

Privacy Copyright

About UM | Accessibility | Administration | Contact UM | Directory | Employment | Safety

Academia.edu no longer supports Internet Explorer.

To browse Academia.edu and the wider internet faster and more securely, please take a few seconds to  upgrade your browser .

Enter the email address you signed up with and we'll email you a reset link.

• We're Hiring!
• Help Center

Dissertation On BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM

Related Papers

Younos Dost Mohammady

TJPRC Publication

This study was done to observe the accuracy of references found in ten M.Sc dissertations, submitted to College of Agriculture, Vijayapur, affiliated to University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad during the year 2006 to 2015. A total of one thousand six hundred and eighty six references is randomly selected and verified for their accuracy and types of sources such as books, journals, conference proceedings, theses, dissertations and other sources are considered. Each dissertation has been identified and given numbers such as from D1…. D2…. and D10. On an average of 893 (53.00%) of the reference had citations errors. The errors were classified into two types, i.e. 421 (24.97%) as major errors and 472 (28.00%) as minor errors. The major errors include incorrect title of journals, the title of books, titles of articles, author name and citations such as wrong volume number (Mean= 05.48 and SD=02.77) and issues (Mean=05.20 and SD=02.69), years and page numbers. Minor errors include punctuations, incomplete articles (mean=05.49 and SD being 02.99), misspelling of the author's name, misspelling of titles, mistakes in volume and issue number, mistakes in year and page number are kinds of major errors found in the study. The reason behind errors or lack of awareness about citation techniques like APA, MLA, Chicago style format and lack of compilation of the bibliography are the main reasons for such error. This study suggests for imparting training for young researchers to follow appropriate reference styles and maintain the accuracy of the references.

Masters Dissertation_Kireeba Amuza

kireeba amuza

The aim of the study was to improve library services at IGAD Sheikh Technical Veterinary School (ISTVS) through digitalisation. The objectives of the study were to; identify library services provided at ISTVS, establish the enabling environment for digitalisation at ISTVS library, identify the challenges encountered during digitalisation of library services at ISTVS and proposed strategies to strengthen digitalisation of library services at ISTVS. The study used a descriptive case study research design while adopting a mixed research approach. 31 library users were conveniently selected and 2 library staff were selected by census to participate in the study respectively. Questionnaires, interviews and observation were used to collect data. The researcher used a questionnaire, interview and observation methods to collect data on the digitalisation of library services at ISTVS. The population of the study comprised of the students and staff of ISTVS. The sample size of 33 respondents clustered as (staff -11 and students -22) was used in the study, with a response rate of 100% which was judged useful for data analysis. The findings of the study revealed low levels of information literacy, lack of motivation, limited training of library users, insufficient ICT infrastructure, poor internet facilities, information overload and inadequate funding as inhibitors to successful digitalisation library services at ISTVS. The study recommends the following: the institution’s leadership needs to appreciate the diverse inhibitors of digitalisation for provision of library services and map out strategies to deal with this problem; the designers of the library information access systems should enhance perceived usefulness either by adding additional functional capabilities to the system, or by making it easier to invoke the functions that are already in existence; that those in charge of developing access packages and systems should try to make the navigation and design layout easily understandable and less challenging to use; and lastly, academic institutions should put in place policies and regulations to encourage digitalisation and implementation of these strategies. The findings further indicated that lack of skills in digital technology is a major challenge in the digitalisation of library services. It was also clear that providing a roadmap for digitalisation of library services requires a strategy for copyright protection, preservation policy, and publicity and awareness of the digitalised information services.

Scientometrics

Ketty Rodriguez

Library Philosophy and Practice

Annals of Library and Information Studies

SUDHIER K G

Analysis of 137 Ph. D theses submitted during 2001-2010 found that majority of the theses (107) were in chemistry. The study analysed the number of references included in the theses and found an average of 242.79 references to a thesis. Out of the 35 approved research guides, the maximum number of 21 theses were submitted under the guidance of Dr. G. Vijay Nair followed by 11 theses under the supervision of Dr. Suresh Das and 10 under Dr. A. Ajayaghosh. One thousand five hundred and twenty one papers of NIIST were included in the 124 theses out a total of 137 dissertations studied.

Edoardo Lamedica

Index, abstract, conclusions and bibliography of my PhD thesis

Basavaraj Kannappanavar , Kotesh Banateppanavar B

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine the materials cited in doctoral theses of botany, submitted to the Kuvempu University during the years 2000-2006, with the aim of improving the existing collection development of the library. Design/methodology/approach – The study employed descriptive research design. Theses submitted for the award of Doctoral degree from 2000 to 2006 to the Department of Botany, Kuvempu University were examined. The population of the study was all the theses submitted during the periods under study. Data were extracted from title page and references given at the end of each chapter. Extracted data were analysed using statistics. Findings – The study reveals that journals are the most preferred sources of information used by the researchers in the field of botany, accounting for 74.77 per cent of total citations, although citations from books, proceedings, theses, reports and patents are also found. It is also observed those researchers are not taking much advantage of internet resources. The journal Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (USA) was ranked the first, with 158 citations, accounting for 7.57 per cent of the total journal citations. Further, Bradford’s law of scattering was applied. It is observed that major citations come from journal literature. In addition, more cited materials were contributed by multi authors and degree of collaboration is 0.75. Research limitations/implications – The paper presents a sense of the importance of botany research, and as such informs that community, as well as researchers involved in citation analysis. Originality/value – The outcome of the study is an original research work with citation analysis of doctoral theses in botany. It highlights the information materials available and used by researchers of the Botany Department for their research work and those which need to be added for a healthy collection.

Dr.Priyanka chavhan

RELATED PAPERS

Time, Guilt, and sleep disorders in Macbeth

Alaa S Rababa'h

International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology

International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology IJSRCSEIT

Ulrich Schmutz

Jerzy Jagoda

Electrochemistry

Nguyên Hồng

Indoor and Built Environment

Gemma Finnegan

Journal of cell science

Joshua Zimmerberg

Karla Victoria González Briones

Kristýna Olszarová

Patrick Ngimbi

Carmen Reinhart

Journal of Hospital Infection

abraham fifen

Notes de recherche

Bernard Baudry

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Economic and Policy Review

Emmanuel Adamgbe

ghjtftgd ghhtrf

REVISTA NERA

Abraão Levi S. Mascarenhas

Jazmin Xiomara Vilcapoma Rios

Patrick Richmond

AIP Conference Proceedings

Ali Anwar Ali

•   We're Hiring!
•   Help Center
• Find new research papers in:
• Health Sciences
• Earth Sciences
• Cognitive Science
• Mathematics
• Computer Science
• Academia ©2024

Research Topics & Ideas: Environment

100+ Environmental Science Research Topics & Ideas

Finding and choosing a strong research topic is the critical first step when it comes to crafting a high-quality dissertation, thesis or research project. Here, we’ll explore a variety research ideas and topic thought-starters related to various environmental science disciplines, including ecology, oceanography, hydrology, geology, soil science, environmental chemistry, environmental economics, and environmental ethics.

NB – This is just the start…

The topic ideation and evaluation process has multiple steps . In this post, we’ll kickstart the process by sharing some research topic ideas within the environmental sciences. This is the starting point though. To develop a well-defined research topic, you’ll need to identify a clear and convincing research gap , along with a well-justified plan of action to fill that gap.

If you’re new to the oftentimes perplexing world of research, or if this is your first time undertaking a formal academic research project, be sure to check out our free dissertation mini-course. Also be sure to also sign up for our free webinar that explores how to develop a high-quality research topic from scratch.

Overview: Environmental Topics

• Ecology /ecological science
• Atmospheric science
• Oceanography
• Soil science
• Environmental chemistry
• Environmental economics
• Environmental ethics
• Examples  of dissertations and theses

Topics & Ideas: Ecological Science

• The impact of land-use change on species diversity and ecosystem functioning in agricultural landscapes
• The role of disturbances such as fire and drought in shaping arid ecosystems
• The impact of climate change on the distribution of migratory marine species
• Investigating the role of mutualistic plant-insect relationships in maintaining ecosystem stability
• The effects of invasive plant species on ecosystem structure and function
• The impact of habitat fragmentation caused by road construction on species diversity and population dynamics in the tropics
• The role of ecosystem services in urban areas and their economic value to a developing nation
• The effectiveness of different grassland restoration techniques in degraded ecosystems
• The impact of land-use change through agriculture and urbanisation on soil microbial communities in a temperate environment
• The role of microbial diversity in ecosystem health and nutrient cycling in an African savannah

Topics & Ideas: Atmospheric Science

• The impact of climate change on atmospheric circulation patterns above tropical rainforests
• The role of atmospheric aerosols in cloud formation and precipitation above cities with high pollution levels
• The impact of agricultural land-use change on global atmospheric composition
• Investigating the role of atmospheric convection in severe weather events in the tropics
• The impact of urbanisation on regional and global atmospheric ozone levels
• The impact of sea surface temperature on atmospheric circulation and tropical cyclones
• The impact of solar flares on the Earth’s atmospheric composition
• The impact of climate change on atmospheric turbulence and air transportation safety
• The impact of stratospheric ozone depletion on atmospheric circulation and climate change
• The role of atmospheric rivers in global water supply and sea-ice formation

Topics & Ideas: Oceanography

• The impact of ocean acidification on kelp forests and biogeochemical cycles
• The role of ocean currents in distributing heat and regulating desert rain
• The impact of carbon monoxide pollution on ocean chemistry and biogeochemical cycles
• Investigating the role of ocean mixing in regulating coastal climates
• The impact of sea level rise on the resource availability of low-income coastal communities
• The impact of ocean warming on the distribution and migration patterns of marine mammals
• The impact of ocean deoxygenation on biogeochemical cycles in the arctic
• The role of ocean-atmosphere interactions in regulating rainfall in arid regions
• The impact of ocean eddies on global ocean circulation and plankton distribution
• The role of ocean-ice interactions in regulating the Earth’s climate and sea level

Tops & Ideas: Hydrology

• The impact of agricultural land-use change on water resources and hydrologic cycles in temperate regions
• The impact of agricultural groundwater availability on irrigation practices in the global south
• The impact of rising sea-surface temperatures on global precipitation patterns and water availability
• Investigating the role of wetlands in regulating water resources for riparian forests
• The impact of tropical ranches on river and stream ecosystems and water quality
• The impact of urbanisation on regional and local hydrologic cycles and water resources for agriculture
• The role of snow cover and mountain hydrology in regulating regional agricultural water resources
• The impact of drought on food security in arid and semi-arid regions
• The role of groundwater recharge in sustaining water resources in arid and semi-arid environments
• The impact of sea level rise on coastal hydrology and the quality of water resources

Topics & Ideas: Geology

• The impact of tectonic activity on the East African rift valley
• The role of mineral deposits in shaping ancient human societies
• The impact of sea-level rise on coastal geomorphology and shoreline evolution
• Investigating the role of erosion in shaping the landscape and impacting desertification
• The impact of mining on soil stability and landslide potential
• The impact of volcanic activity on incoming solar radiation and climate
• The role of geothermal energy in decarbonising the energy mix of megacities
• The impact of Earth’s magnetic field on geological processes and solar wind
• The impact of plate tectonics on the evolution of mammals
• The role of the distribution of mineral resources in shaping human societies and economies, with emphasis on sustainability

Topics & Ideas: Soil Science

• The impact of dam building on soil quality and fertility
• The role of soil organic matter in regulating nutrient cycles in agricultural land
• The impact of climate change on soil erosion and soil organic carbon storage in peatlands
• Investigating the role of above-below-ground interactions in nutrient cycling and soil health
• The impact of deforestation on soil degradation and soil fertility
• The role of soil texture and structure in regulating water and nutrient availability in boreal forests
• The impact of sustainable land management practices on soil health and soil organic matter
• The impact of wetland modification on soil structure and function
• The role of soil-atmosphere exchange and carbon sequestration in regulating regional and global climate
• The impact of salinization on soil health and crop productivity in coastal communities

Topics & Ideas: Environmental Chemistry

• The impact of cobalt mining on water quality and the fate of contaminants in the environment
• The role of atmospheric chemistry in shaping air quality and climate change
• The impact of soil chemistry on nutrient availability and plant growth in wheat monoculture
• Investigating the fate and transport of heavy metal contaminants in the environment
• The impact of climate change on biochemical cycling in tropical rainforests
• The impact of various types of land-use change on biochemical cycling
• The role of soil microbes in mediating contaminant degradation in the environment
• The impact of chemical and oil spills on freshwater and soil chemistry
• The role of atmospheric nitrogen deposition in shaping water and soil chemistry
• The impact of over-irrigation on the cycling and fate of persistent organic pollutants in the environment

Topics & Ideas: Environmental Economics

• The impact of climate change on the economies of developing nations
• The role of market-based mechanisms in promoting sustainable use of forest resources
• The impact of environmental regulations on economic growth and competitiveness
• Investigating the economic benefits and costs of ecosystem services for African countries
• The impact of renewable energy policies on regional and global energy markets
• The role of water markets in promoting sustainable water use in southern Africa
• The impact of land-use change in rural areas on regional and global economies
• The impact of environmental disasters on local and national economies
• The role of green technologies and innovation in shaping the zero-carbon transition and the knock-on effects for local economies
• The impact of environmental and natural resource policies on income distribution and poverty of rural communities

Topics & Ideas: Environmental Ethics

• The ethical foundations of environmentalism and the environmental movement regarding renewable energy
• The role of values and ethics in shaping environmental policy and decision-making in the mining industry
• The impact of cultural and religious beliefs on environmental attitudes and behaviours in first world countries
• Investigating the ethics of biodiversity conservation and the protection of endangered species in palm oil plantations
• The ethical implications of sea-level rise for future generations and vulnerable coastal populations
• The role of ethical considerations in shaping sustainable use of natural forest resources
• The impact of environmental justice on marginalized communities and environmental policies in Asia
• The ethical implications of environmental risks and decision-making under uncertainty
• The role of ethics in shaping the transition to a low-carbon, sustainable future for the construction industry
• The impact of environmental values on consumer behaviour and the marketplace: a case study of the ‘bring your own shopping bag’ policy

Examples: Real Dissertation & Thesis Topics

While the ideas we’ve presented above are a decent starting point for finding a research topic, they are fairly generic and non-specific. So, it helps to look at actual dissertations and theses to see how this all comes together.

Below, we’ve included a selection of research projects from various environmental science-related degree programs to help refine your thinking. These are actual dissertations and theses, written as part of Master’s and PhD-level programs, so they can provide some useful insight as to what a research topic looks like in practice.

• The physiology of microorganisms in enhanced biological phosphorous removal (Saunders, 2014)
• The influence of the coastal front on heavy rainfall events along the east coast (Henson, 2019)
• Forage production and diversification for climate-smart tropical and temperate silvopastures (Dibala, 2019)
• Advancing spectral induced polarization for near surface geophysical characterization (Wang, 2021)
• Assessment of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter and Thamnocephalus platyurus as Tools to Monitor Cyanobacterial Bloom Development and Toxicity (Hipsher, 2019)
• Evaluating the Removal of Microcystin Variants with Powdered Activated Carbon (Juang, 2020)
• The effect of hydrological restoration on nutrient concentrations, macroinvertebrate communities, and amphibian populations in Lake Erie coastal wetlands (Berg, 2019)
• Utilizing hydrologic soil grouping to estimate corn nitrogen rate recommendations (Bean, 2019)
• Fungal Function in House Dust and Dust from the International Space Station (Bope, 2021)
• Assessing Vulnerability and the Potential for Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in Sudan’s Blue Nile Basin (Mohamed, 2022)
• A Microbial Water Quality Analysis of the Recreational Zones in the Los Angeles River of Elysian Valley, CA (Nguyen, 2019)
• Dry Season Water Quality Study on Three Recreational Sites in the San Gabriel Mountains (Vallejo, 2019)
• Wastewater Treatment Plan for Unix Packaging Adjustment of the Potential Hydrogen (PH) Evaluation of Enzymatic Activity After the Addition of Cycle Disgestase Enzyme (Miessi, 2020)
• Laying the Genetic Foundation for the Conservation of Longhorn Fairy Shrimp (Kyle, 2021).

Looking at these titles, you can probably pick up that the research topics here are quite specific and narrowly-focused , compared to the generic ones presented earlier. To create a top-notch research topic, you will need to be precise and target a specific context with specific variables of interest . In other words, you’ll need to identify a clear, well-justified research gap.

Need more help?

If you’re still feeling a bit unsure about how to find a research topic for your environmental science dissertation or research project, be sure to check out our private coaching services below, as well as our Research Topic Kickstarter .

Need a helping hand?

You Might Also Like:

10 Comments

research topics on climate change and environment

I wish to learn things in a more advanced but simple way and with the hopes that I am in the right place.

Thank so much for the research topics. It really helped

the guides were really helpful

Research topics on environmental geology

Thanks for the research topics….I need a research topic on Geography

hi I need research questions ideas

I want the research on environmental planning and management

I want a topic on environmental sustainability

It good coaching

Submit a Comment Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

• Print Friendly

Advertisement

A systematic literature review of entrepreneurial ecosystems in advanced and emerging economies

• Published: 02 March 2020
• Volume 57 , pages 75–110, ( 2021 )

Cite this article

• Zhe Cao 1 &
• Xianwei Shi   ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-5977-7880 2  

21k Accesses

194 Citations

8 Altmetric

Explore all metrics

The concept of entrepreneurial ecosystems has been gaining considerable attention during the past decade among practitioners, policymakers, and researchers. However, to date, entrepreneurial ecosystem research has been largely atheoretical and static, and it focused mostly on advanced economies. In this paper, we therefore do two things. We first systematically review entrepreneurial ecosystem literature and propose a conceptual model that explicates three entrepreneurial ecosystem dynamics based on resource , interaction , and governance logics, respectively. We then systematically review empirical studies of emerging economy entrepreneurial ecosystems to build a theoretical framework that highlights their salient features. We reveal three key findings that challenge the direct application of the model vis-à-vis advanced economy entrepreneurial ecosystems to emerging economy entrepreneurial ecosystems: resource scarcities , structural gaps , and institutional voids . Our findings contribute to entrepreneurial ecosystem literature in terms of ecosystem dynamics and contextualizing entrepreneurial ecosystems in emerging economies. We also provide policy implications for emerging countries in fostering new venture creation.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price includes VAT (Russian Federation)

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Rent this article via DeepDyve

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

Entrepreneurial ecosystem elements

The impact of entrepreneurship on economic, social and environmental welfare and its determinants: a systematic review

Barriers and facilitators of university-industry collaboration for research, development and innovation: a systematic review

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/emergingmarketeconomy.asp

Author information

Authors and affiliations.

Business School, Imperial College, London, SW7 2AZ, UK

Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China

Xianwei Shi

You can also search for this author in PubMed   Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Xianwei Shi .

Additional information

Publisher’s note.

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Appendix 1. Review procedures for search, selection, and exclusion

The systematic review of entrepreneurial ecosystems

Criteria for inclusion for review

Studies providing theoretical contributions

Both theoretical and empirical studies

Focus on entrepreneurial ecosystems

All years (1970–2018)

Search method and scope (949)

A full search of articles within database Web of Science ISI Social Sciences Index

Focus on title and abstract

Search strings ( n  = 589)

TS=((entrep* OR start-up* OR startup*) AND (ecosystem* OR eco-system*))

Expanded search to guarantee exhaustiveness ( n  = 360):

Google scholars first 30 pages (272)

ProQuest (9)

Snowball (54)

Other sources include hand searching, personal contacts, working papers and other gray literature (25)

Exclusion criteria by theoretical relevance (881)

Not related to management, business or economics ( n  = 165)

Foreign language articles ( n  = 50)

Nonpapers, including reports, speeches, call for papers, magazines, and blogs (64)

Screen title and abstract to exclude studies in which the primary focus is not on entrepreneurial ecosystems ( n  = 602)

Single-use, multiple without elaboration, and grammatical coincidence

Unrelated discipline such as environmental studies

Duplicated studies

Pure empirical and descriptive studies that provide little theoretical contribution

Studies focused on corporate-level open innovation

Studies focused on nongeographical ecosystem concepts such as business ecosystems

Studies focused on new firm location choice

Studies focused on the relationship between entrepreneurship and economic growth

Studies focused on only one or two components of entrepreneurial ecosystems, rather than the ecosystem as a whole

Exclude papers from the same authors that present similar arguments or theories. Keep the representative papers with high citations

For gray literature, check the quality by referring to the quality assessment guidance from Adams et al. ( 2017 ) and only include articles that are fit-for-purpose, provide contributions and are evaluated by field experts

Results unavailable electronically or by other reasonable means

This review resulted in 68 key papers on entrepreneurial ecosystems.

The systematic review of empirical studies on E4s

Empirical articles including both quantitative and qualitative studies

All sectors

Search method and scope (36,896)

Search strings ( n  = 36,886)

TS=((("entrepreneur*”) OR (“new venture*”) OR (“new firm*”) OR (new enterprise*) OR (“startup”) OR (“start-up”) OR (SME*) OR (“small firm*”) OR (“small and medium-sized enterprise*”) OR (“micro and small business*”) OR (“firm formation”) OR (“scale-up”) OR (“scaleup”) OR (stand-up) OR (“business model*”) OR (“scalable business model”) OR (“experimentation”) OR (“lean method”) OR (“lean startup”) OR (“disruption orient*”) OR (“growth oriented”) OR (“entrepreneurial firm*”) OR (“nascent entrepreneur*”) OR (unicorn) OR (digital entrepreneur*”) OR (“digital startup*”))

AND ((“emerging econom*”) OR (“emerging-market”) OR (“emerging countr*”) OR Brazil OR Chile OR China OR Colombia OR Hungary OR Indonesia OR India OR Malaysia OR Mexico OR Peru OR Philippines OR Russia OR (“South Africa”) OR Thailand OR Turkey)

AND ((institution*) OR (“institution* void*”) OR (cultur*) OR (normative) OR (regulatory) OR (resource*) OR (“institution* gap*”) OR (“institution* failure”) OR (“market failure*”) OR (“intermedia*”) OR (sponsor*) OR (“external factor*”) OR (barrier*) OR (constraint*) OR (“founding environment*”) OR (“resource* gap*”) OR (“resource* scarcit*”) OR (“resource* munificen*”) OR (accelerator*) OR (incubator*) OR (“coworking space*”) OR (“financ*”) OR (“venture capital*”) OR (“angel investor*”) OR (crowdfunding*) OR (“human capital”) OR (“science park*”) OR (“entrepreneur* ecosystem*”) OR (“startup ecosystem”) OR (“start-up ecosystem”) OR (“family business*”) OR (“family-owned business*”) OR (“business group*”) OR (“returnee entrepreneur*”) OR (“transnational entrepreneur*”) OR (“entrepreneur* education”)) OR (“mentor*”) OR (“knowledge spill-over*”))

Expanded search to guarantee exhaustiveness ( n  = 10):

Expand to gray literature that focuses on E4s (Google Scholar first 30 pages and ProQuest)

Employ the snowballing technique by browsing through references of potentially relevant articles

A focused search of selected key journals to ensure that articles of relevance not using specified keywords are included

JBV, ETP, SMJ (top entrepreneurship journal)

AMJ, ASQ, and OS (top management journal)

SEJ (entrepreneurship journal related special issues not available on Web of Science database)

Known special focused journals including Research Policy and Small Business Economics

Exclusion criteria by theoretical relevance (36,877)

Reviews, editorials, book reviews, meeting abstracts, news items, discussion, retraction, software review, commentaries, biographical item, speeches, call for papers, magazines, blogs correction, letter, and note ( n  = 13,360)

Foreign language articles ( n  = 1119)

Not related to management, business, or economics ( n  = 19,563)

Screen title and abstract to exclude studies in which the primary focus is not on emerging economy entrepreneurial ecosystems ( n  = 2833)

Conceptual papers

Studies in countries that are not in the list of emerging economies

Noncontextual factors such as individual traits, capabilities, self-efficacy, prior knowledge, and sense-making

Studies focused on large corporations rather than SMEs and entrepreneurship, e.g., corporate entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship

Studies focused on the role of entrepreneurship in economic development and global networks

Studies focused on innovation rather than entrepreneurship

Studies focused on new firm strategies such as marketing, risk management, and talent management strategies

Studies focused on new construct and measurement development or validations

Studies focused on firm-level capabilities, e.g., entrepreneurial orientation and absorptive capacity

This review resulted in 19 key empirical studies on E4s.

Appendix 2. Entrepreneurial ecosystems dynamics

Conceptual model of entrepreneurial ecosystems dynamics

Appendix 3. Entrepreneurial ecosystems in emerging economies

Conceptual model of entrepreneurial ecosystems dynamics in emerging economies

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cao, Z., Shi, X. A systematic literature review of entrepreneurial ecosystems in advanced and emerging economies. Small Bus Econ 57 , 75–110 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-020-00326-y

Download citation

Accepted : 07 February 2020

Published : 02 March 2020

Issue Date : June 2021

DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-020-00326-y

Share this article

Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content:

Sorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article.

Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative

• Entrepreneurial ecosystems
• Literature review
• Advanced economies
• Emerging economies
• Ecosystem dynamics

JEL Classifications

• Find a journal
• Publish with us
• Track your research

Hi, AI: Our Thesis on AI Voice Agents

Olivia Moore and Anish Acharya

• Hacker News

View this report on Gamma.

Now is the time to reinvent the phone call. Thanks to gen AI, no human will ever again have to make a call. Humans will spend time on the phone only when a call has value to them.

For businesses, this may mean: (1) time and labor cost savings from human callers; (2) potential to re-allocate resources towards increased revenue generation; and (3) reduced risk with more compliant and consistent customer experiences.

For consumers, voice agents can provide access to human-grade services without the need to pay or “match with” an actual human. Currently, this includes therapists, coaches, and companions — in the future, this is likely to encompass a much broader range of experiences built around voice. Like most other consumer software, the “winners” will be unpredictable!

Phone calls are an API to the world — and AI takes this to the next level.

Where We See Opportunity

There is massive opportunity at each layer — infra players, consumer interfaces, and enterprise agents. For B2C and B2B voice agents, we have a few hypotheses around the most exciting emergent products:

If you are building here, reach out to [email protected] and [email protected].

The Stack: How Do You Build a Voice Agent?

New, multi-modal models like GPT-4o may change the structure of the stack by “running” several of these layers concurrently via one model. This may reduce latency and cost, and power more natural conversational interfaces — as many agents haven’t been able to reach true human-like quality with the composed stack below.

To function, voice agents need to ingest human speech (ASR), process this input with an LLM and return an output, and then speak back to the human (TTS). 

For some companies/approaches, the LLM or a series of LLMs handles the conversational flow and emotionality. In other cases, there are unique engines to add emotion, manage interruptions, etc. “Full stack” voice providers offer this all in one place.

Consumer (B2C) and enterprise (B2B) apps sit on top of this stack. Even using third party providers, apps (typically) plug in a custom LLM — which often also serves as the conversational engine. 

Full Stack vs. Self-Assembled

Voice agent founders can choose between spinning up an agent on a full stack platform (ex. Retell , Vapi , Bland ) or assembling the stack themselves. In making this decision, there are a few key vectors:

These are some of the leading players across each stack level now. This is not a comprehensive market map, but represents the names most commonly raised by voice agent founders. We expect this stack to change significantly as multi-modal models emerge.

If you’re working on a voice agent infrastructure company, reach out to Jennifer Li ([email protected]) and Yoko Li ([email protected]) on our team.

B2B Agents: Our Thesis

We are transitioning from 1.0 AI voice (phone tree) →  2.0 wave of AI voice (LLM-based). 2.0 companies have been emerging in the last 6 months or so. 1.0 companies may be more accurate now, but the 2.0 approach should be much more scalable and accurate in the long term.

There is unlikely to be one horizontal model or platform that works across all types of enterprise voice agents. There are a few key differences across verticals: (1) call types, tones, and structures; (2) integrations and processes; and (3) GTM and “killer features.”

This is likely to mean an explosion of vertical agents that are highly opinionated in the UI. This requires founding teams with deep domain expertise or interest. Labor is the #1 cost center for many businesses — TAM is large for companies that “get it right.”

The most near-term opportunities may be in industries that live and die by phone appointments, have significant labor shortages, and have low call complexity. As agents become more sophisticated, they will be able to tackle more complex calls. 

B2B Agents: Evolution

We’ve seen three primary waves of tech in the B2B voice agent space:

Many voice agent companies are taking a vertical-specific approach for a specific industry (ex. auto services) or a specific type of task (ex. appointment scheduling). This is for a few reasons: 

• Execution difficulty. The quality bar is high to entrust calls to an AI — and the conversational flow (plus the backend workflow on the customer’s side) can quickly become complex/specific. Companies that build for the “edge cases” in these verticals have a better chance of success (ex. unique vocabulary a general model will misunderstand).
• Regulations and licenses. Some voice agent companies face special restrictions, certifications needed, etc. A classic example of this is healthcare (ex. HIPAA compliance), though this is also cropping up in categories like sales where there are AI cold calling regulations on a national level.
• Integrations. Nailing the user experience (both for the business and the consumer) in some categories may require a long tail of integrations — or specialized integrations that aren’t worthwhile to build unless you are attempting to serve that specific use case. 
• Wedge into other software. Voice is a natural entry into core customer actions like bookings, renewals, quotes, etc. In some cases, this will be a wedge into a broader vertical SaaS platform for these businesses — especially if the customer set still largely operates offline. 

B2B Agents: Where We See Opportunity

Llm based — but not necessarily 100% automated from day one..

The “strong form” of an AI voice agent will be an entirely LLM-driven conversation, not an interactive voice response (IVR) or phone tree approach. However, because LLMs are not 100% reliable all the way through, there is likely to be some (temporary) “human in the loop” for more sensitive/larger transactions. This also makes vertical-specific workflows particularly important, as they can maximize the probability of success while minimizing human interference with fewer edge cases.

Tuning custom models vs. prompting LLM approach.

B2B voice agents will need to navigate specialized (or vertical-specific) conversations for which a general LLM is likely insufficient. Many companies are tuning per customer models (using a few hundred or low thousands of data points) and will likely extrapolate this back to a company-wide base model. The custom tuning may even continue for enterprise clients. Note: Some companies may tune a “general” model (to be used across clients) for their specific use case(s), and then prompt on a per-customer basis. 

Technical teams with domain expertise.

Given their complexity, some prior AI background will be helpful — if not necessary — for spinning up and scaling high quality B2B voice agents. However, understanding how to package the product and wedge into the vertical is likely to be equally important — requiring either domain expertise or strong interest. You don’t need a PhD in AI to build and launch an enterprise voice agent!

Sharp POV on integrations + ecosystem. 

Similar to the above, buyers in each vertical have a few specific features or integrations that they are typically looking to see before they will make a purchase. In fact, this may be the proof point that elevates the product from “useful” to “magic” in their assessment. This is another reason why it makes sense to start fairly verticalized.

Either “enterprise grade” or strong product-led growth (PLG) motion.

For verticals with significant revenue concentration in the top companies/providers, voice agent companies may start with enterprises and eventually “trickle down” to SMBs with a self-serve product. SMB customers are desperate for solutions here and are willing to test a variety of options — but may not provide the scale/quality of data that allows a startup to tune the model to enterprise caliber.

B2C Agents: Our Thesis

In B2B, voice agents largely replace existing phone calls to complete a specific task. For consumer agents, the user has to choose to continue to engage, which is challenging, as voice is not always convenient to interact with. This means the product bar is “higher.”

The first and most obvious application of consumer voice agents is taking expensive or inaccessible human services, and replacing the supplier with an AI. This includes therapy, coaching, tutoring, and more — anything dialogue-based that can be completed virtually.

However, we believe the true magic in B2C voice agents is likely yet to come! We’re looking for products that use the power of voice to enable new kinds of “conversations” that didn’t exist before. This may reinvent the form factor of existing services, or create entirely new ones.

For products that nail the UX, voice agents provide an opportunity to engage consumers at a level never before seen in software — truly mimicking the human connection. This may manifest in the agent as the product , or voice as a mode of a broader product.

B2C Agents: Evolution

So far, the dominant consumer AI voice agents are from large companies, like ChatGPT Voice and Inflection’s Pi app. There are a few reasons consumer voice has been slower to emerge:

• Large companies already have consumer distribution and best-in-class models in terms of accuracy, latency, etc. Voice is not easy to deliver at scale.   This is especially true given the recent launch of GPT-4o.
• B2B voice agents are “plugging in” AI to an existing process — while B2C voice agents require users to adopt a new behavior. This can be slower/require a more magical product.
• Consumers have been negatively conditioned around voice AI due to experiences with products like Siri, so are not necessarily inspired to try new apps.
• Broad-based products are generally able to deliver on the basic use cases of voice AI — tutoring, companionship, etc. B2C voice startups are just starting to tackle use cases or create experiences that ChatGPT, Pi, etc. would not handle.

B2C Agents: Where We See Opportunity

Strong pov on why voice is necessary..

We are excited about products and founders that are opinionated on how voice brings unique value to the product — not just “voice for the sake of voice.” In many cases, a voice interface is actually a net negative versus a text interface, as it’s more inconvenient to consume and extract information from. 

Strong POV on why real time voice is necessary.

While voice is difficult to consume, real time voice is even more difficult (vs. async voice messages). We are excited about founders that have a perspective on why their product needs to be built around live conversations — perhaps it’s for human-like companionship, a practice environment, etc.

Non-skeuomorphic to pre-AI “product.”

We suspect that the strong-form products will not be a direct translation of a previously human to human conversation, where the AI voice agent simply plugs in for the human provider. First, it’s difficult to live up to that standard — but more importantly, there is an opportunity to deliver the same value better (more efficiently, more joyfully) using AI. 

Verticalized to the extent where model quality doesn’t = winner

The leading general consumer AI products (ChatGPT, Pi, Claude) have high quality voice modes. They can meaningfully engage in many types of conversations and interactions. And, they will likely win on latency and conversational flow in the near term as they host their own models and stack. 

We are excited to see startups succeed either by tailoring or tuning for a specific type of conversation, or building a UI that provides more context and value to the voice agent experience — ex. tracking progress over time, or steering the conversation/experience in an opinionated way.

If you’re building an AI voice agent, reach out to [email protected] and [email protected] — we’d love to hear from you.

Olivia Moore is a partner on the consumer tech team at Andreessen Horowitz, where she focuses on investing in AI.

Anish Acharya Anish Acharya is an entrepreneur and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz. At a16z, he focuses on consumer investing, including AI-native products and companies that will help usher in a new era of abundance.

• How AI Will Usher in an Era of Abundance Anish Acharya
• The Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps Olivia Moore
• The Future of Prosumer: The Rise of “AI Native” Workflows Anish Acharya, Justine Moore, and Olivia Moore
• AI + a16z a16z

The views expressed here are those of the individual AH Capital Management, L.L.C. (“a16z”) personnel quoted and are not the views of a16z or its affiliates. Certain information contained in here has been obtained from third-party sources, including from portfolio companies of funds managed by a16z. While taken from sources believed to be reliable, a16z has not independently verified such information and makes no representations about the enduring accuracy of the information or its appropriateness for a given situation. In addition, this content may include third-party advertisements; a16z has not reviewed such advertisements and does not endorse any advertising content contained therein.

This content is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. Furthermore, this content is not directed at nor intended for use by any investors or prospective investors, and may not under any circumstances be relied upon when making a decision to invest in any fund managed by a16z. (An offering to invest in an a16z fund will be made only by the private placement memorandum, subscription agreement, and other relevant documentation of any such fund and should be read in their entirety.) Any investments or portfolio companies mentioned, referred to, or described are not representative of all investments in vehicles managed by a16z, and there can be no assurance that the investments will be profitable or that other investments made in the future will have similar characteristics or results. A list of investments made by funds managed by Andreessen Horowitz (excluding investments for which the issuer has not provided permission for a16z to disclose publicly as well as unannounced investments in publicly traded digital assets) is available at https://a16z.com/investments/ .

Charts and graphs provided within are for informational purposes solely and should not be relied upon when making any investment decision. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The content speaks only as of the date indicated. Any projections, estimates, forecasts, targets, prospects, and/or opinions expressed in these materials are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to opinions expressed by others. Please see https://a16z.com/disclosures for additional important information.

• How AI Will Usher in an Era of Abundance Anish Acharya Read More
• The Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps Olivia Moore Read More
• The Future of Prosumer: The Rise of “AI Native” Workflows Anish Acharya , Justine Moore , and Olivia Moore Read More