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Butterflies of Maine and the Canadian Maritime Provinces
No full textThis book describes the biology and distribution of butterflies of Maine and the Canadian Maritimes (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island). Included are detailed species profiles (with color photographs, maps, and flight graphics) and chapters summarizing methods of study, biogeographic patterns, conservation concerns, and potential future species occurrences - Provided by publisherhttps://scholarworks.umf.maine.edu/publications/1107/thumbnail.jp
Human activities and species biological traits drive the long-term persistence of old trees in human-dominated landscapes
No full textOld trees have many ecological and socio-cultural values. However, knowledge of the factors influencing their long-term persistence in human-dominated landscapes is limited. Here, using an extensive database (nearly 1.8 million individual old trees belonging to 1,580 species) from China, we identified which species were most likely to persist as old trees in human-dominated landscapes and where they were most likely to occur. We found that species with greater potential height, smaller leaf size and diverse human utilization attributes had the highest probability of long-term persistence. The persistence probabilities of human-associated species (taxa with diverse human utilization attributes) were relatively high in intensively cultivated areas. Conversely, the persistence probabilities of spontaneous species (taxa with no human utilization attributes and which are not cultivated) were relatively high in mountainous areas or regions inhabited by ethnic minorities. The distinctly different geographic patterns of persistence probabilities of the two groups of species were related to their dissimilar responses to heterogeneous human activities and site conditions. A small number of human-associated species dominated the current cohort of old trees, while most spontaneous species were rare and endemic. Our study revealed the potential impacts of human activities on the long-term persistence of trees and the associated shifts in species composition in human-dominated landscapes
A Day at the Beach
Full text linkA short story about the interconnected horrors of gender and true crime podcasts
UMF Trustee Professor Cara Furman 2023 Symposium Presentation
No full textUniversity of Maine at Farmington Associate Professor of Language Arts Education Cara E. Furman was the 2022-23 Trustee Professor for the University of Maine at Farmington. A former public elementary school teacher and an associate professor of literacy education, she presented Cultivating Classrooms that Belong to Everyone: Teaching from an Ethical Center at UMF\u27s 2023 Symposium. Her presentation built on a multi-year study of new teachers to first address how teachers live commitments to classrooms of belonging in daily decision-making and actions. It then zoomed in on how teachers can live and fight for a culture of belonging amidst schools where it is not supported
How odd it is to be haunted by someone who is still alive
Full text linkAn experimental handmade booklet exploring interpersonal trauma
Transactional Relationships
Full text linkA fantasy comic exploring the real-life problem of transactional relationships
Why Am I?: Farmington Honors Journal, Volume 4, Spring 2022
Full text linkHello again everyone,
Thank you for taking a second to look at our wonderful showcase of students artwork. One thing the two of us touched on during this editing process was the beauty in self reflection. Which is why we immediately knew that this collection of our fellow creative peers’ works repsresented an deep introspective exploration of self. And that deeply personal reflection is what we kept in mind as we continued to compile and think about these pieces. It is proven in the following pages that the work of a creative uncovering themselves is never done, and that there is so much more growth that comes from memory or heritage. We hope you enjoy these works as much as we have.
Sincerely,
BrookLyn Miller
Madisyn Smit
Branches: A University of Maine Farmington Anthology Celebrating Work from Students Across the Arts & Humanities, Sciences, and Education
Full text linkBranches showcases student work from across the “disciplines” that make up the interconnected web of learning at a liberal arts university such as UMF. Reading through it, you’ll see what a vibrant intellectual and creative community we have created; all the branches of the tree of knowledge complement and inform one another, creating an organic whole that is truly more than the sum of its parts. This vision of an education has its roots in Classical Greece, where philosophers believed that knowledge gained through broad study across the arts, sciences, and philosophy was essential for creating free citizens who would be able to function productively in society by making their own informed choices based on critical thinking, rather than on unfounded beliefs or superstitions.https://scholarworks.umf.maine.edu/student_books/1001/thumbnail.jp