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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS<br />
I am in debt to many friends and colleagues for a variety <strong>of</strong> reasons. For their guidance,<br />
support, and most <strong>of</strong> all patience, I thank the members <strong>of</strong> my committee: Drs. Jonathan<br />
Benstead, Alexander Huryn, Robert Findlay, Amelia Ward, and Kevin Simon. This project<br />
would not have been possible without the support <strong>of</strong> both the caving community and landowners.<br />
Members <strong>of</strong> the Sewanee and Birmingham grotto’s provided housing, cave site locations, and<br />
help with the initial corn-litter addition: Peter Michand, Myrna Attaway, John Attaway, Jason<br />
Hardy, C.D. "Hazard" Bryant, Allen Bullen, Deirdra Hahn, Jeff Harrod, Barry Skelton, and<br />
Daniel Wood. Shane Stacy, Andy Zellner, Matt Niemiller, Randall Blackwood, and Stuart W.<br />
McGregor provided site locations. Thanks to the landowners Horace Clemens, Dawna Roberts,<br />
John Wilson, Mike Nivens, Bayne and Jim Evens, Ray Keller, the Southeastern Cave<br />
Conservancy, and Skyline Wildlife Management Area.<br />
Thanks to Brock Huntsman, Bernard Kuhajda, Jim Godwin, Justin Cook, Tom Heatherly,<br />
Michael Kendrick, Lauren Showalter, Mica Junior, Dru Holla, Tim Wynn, Cameron Craig,<br />
Samantha Richter, Chase Moon, Jonathan Hopper, Jessica Rogers, James Ramsey, Mick Demi,<br />
Dan Nelson, Andy Whelan, Brook Fluker, Nathan Whelen, David Hall, Derrick Wells and<br />
Michael Sandel for their assistance in the field and laboratory. Sara Glenn, Chase Moon, Derick<br />
Wells, Sam Richter and Ben Wilson helped with sample processing. Jen Edmonds conducted the<br />
EEMs and TRFLP analyses. Janna Brown conducted the PLFA analyses. Eve Kendrick helped<br />
construct a high-school lesson plan based <strong>of</strong>f <strong>of</strong> this work. Chau Tran helped with field and<br />
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