Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences articles from October 2007

Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences archives from October 2007

Challenges of collecting survey data on the Mississippi Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina: an in-depth interview study of survey team members.
October 1, 2007... ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to offer a brief description of the unique context faced by a team of researchers collecting survey data on the Mississippi Gulf Coast four months after Hurricane Katrina (see Swanson et. al. this...

Assessing Katrina's demographic and social impacts on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
October 1, 2007... ABSTRACT This paper provides results from a study funded by the National Science Foundation to examine the effects of Hurricane Katrina on an area of the Mississippi Gulf Coast immediately to the west and east of St. Louis Bay. This Study...

College students' experiences with Hurricane Katrina: a comparison between students from Mississippi State University and three New Orleans universities.
October 1, 2007... ABSTRACT When Hurricane Katrina struck the Mississippi/Louisiana Gulf Coast on August 29th, 2005, universities, colleges, and other campuses of higher education were among the many institutions that experienced severe disruption. New...

Hurricane Katrina as a natural experiment of 'creative destruction'.
October 1, 2007... ABSTRACT This article argues that Schumpter's framework of "creative destruction" can, with minor modifications, be used to evaluate and interpret the regeneration and rebuilding process following Hurricane Katrina on the Mississippi Gulf...

Water quality studies on freshwater bodies in New Orleans Louisiana one year after Hurricane Katrina.(Report)
October 1, 2007... Abstract After Hurricane Katrina occurred on August 28-29, 2005, on the Gulf Coast, much of New Orleans was flooded. Freshwater bodies and drinking water in the affected areas were polluted with high levels of coliform bacteria, fungi,...

A note on additional plants found at Sixteenth Section (OSBORN) Prairie.(Report)
October 1, 2007... ABSTRACT Andropogon geradii Vitman, Arundinaria gigantea (Walter), Cacalia tuberosa Nutt., Erucastrum gallicum (Wild.), Eryngium yuccifolium Michx., Silphium trifoliatum L. var. latifolium A. Gray, Sorghastrum nutans (L.), and Tripsacum...

Ecological footprint of student population and its use in policy analysis at Jackson State University.(Report)
October 1, 2007... ABSTRACT Scientists continuously look for suitable indicators to measure the impact of humans on the ecosystem. Ideally, such indicators should also be suited as benchmarks for ascertaining the effects of administrative policies. One such...