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MS Thesis Defense - Environmental Science and Policy

Apr 15, 2024, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

David King Hall, Room 3006 and 
Virtually on Zoom: email espgrad@gmu.edu for Zoom meeting info

MS Thesis
Department of Environmental Science and Policy
College of Science
George Mason University 

 

Candidate: Sandra R. Seipel 
Defense Date and Time: April 15, 2024 at 10:00am
Defense Location: Hybrid: David King Hall, Room 3006 and virtually on Zoom
Title: Drivers of geophagy of the lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) at Amazonian interior forest mineral licks 
 

Thesis Director: Dr. Diego Valderrama
Committee: Dr. T. Reid Nelson and Dr. R. Christian Jones 


ABSTRACT 

 

Fisheries are complex social-ecological systems requiring context dependent management approaches to achieve sustainability. The Fishery Performance Indicators evaluate fisheries for three pillars of sustainability, producing Triple Bottom Line outcome metrics in economic, community, and ecological sustainability. This thesis research applied multivariate data analysis techniques to an FPI dataset of 153 fisheries provided by the University of Florida revealing insights on TBL outcomes on a global scale. I examined the cross-sectional links between 17 enabling factors and the TBL sustainability scores, investigating the differences between developing and developed countries to understand their limitations and identify areas of management that need improvement.

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