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Ecuador’s mangrove forest carbon stocks: A spatiotemporal analysis of living carbon holdings and their depletion since the advent of commercial aquaculture
(2015)
In this paper we estimate the living carbon lost from Ecuador’s mangrove forests since the advent of export-focused shrimp aquaculture. We use remote sensing techniques to delineate the extent of mangroves and aquaculture ...
Iké Udé's glamorous rebellion
(2014)
Iké Udé was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and became an avid consumer of magazines as an English boarding school student there. The codes of glamour and elegance in these magazines are part of what Udé is trafficking in with the ...
Prospective teachers' personal mathematics teacher efficacy beliefs and mathematical knowledge for teaching
(2015)
The purposes of this study were as follows: (1) To examine how K-8 prospective teachers’ personal mathematics teacher efficacy beliefs vary when they are measured in the context of four written mathematical teaching ...
The role of contextual factors in understanding mathematics teacher efficacy beliefs
(2013)
The purpose of this article is to argue for a more nuanced view of mathematics teacher efficacy beliefs as a construct. I argue that most researchers studying teacher efficacy assert that teachers should display a strong ...
North–South relations and human rights
(2015)
There are apparent differences between the developed North and the economically weak South. The relations between the North and South are marked by dichotomies and in order to deal with the challenges posed by the South, ...
A geospatial methodology to identify locations of concentrated runoff from agricultural fields
(2015)
A geospatial methodology has been developed that utilizes high resolution lidar-derived DEMs to help track runoff from agricultural fields and identify areas of potential concentrated flow through vegetated riparian areas ...
Before the garage: Beginnings of Silicon Valley, 1909–1960
(Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, 2015-10-23)
Stephen Adams, Lemelson Center Fellow and Professor at Salisbury University delivers September's colloquium talk, "Before the Garage: Beginnings of Silicon Valley, 1920–1960," which examines the origins of the Silicon ...
Maryland State Normal School at Salisbury, 1928-1930 (16mm film)
Founded in 1925 as the Maryland State Normal School, Salisbury University has a rich and unique history. This silent film shows Maryland State Normal School at Salisbury campus scenes from 1928 to 1930, digitized from the ...
Assessing the role of commercial aquaculture in displacing mangrove forest
(2013)
To fill a gap in the marine science literature, I calculated the amount of mangrove deforestation in tropical estuaries that is attributable to commercial aquaculture. The eight countries analyzed were Indonesia, Brazil, ...