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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Blackland"”.
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Blackland Prairie
Blackland Prairie contains a scholarly preface, “Cross Timbers,” that discusses the emerging role of place as a narrative agent in contemporary fiction. The preface is followed by six original short stories. “Parts” depicts the growth of a boy's power over his family. “A Movie House to Make Us All …
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Developing and Testing a Trafficability Index for Planting Corn and Cotton in the Texas Blackland Prairie
The Texas Blackland Prairie is one of the most productive agricultural regions in Texas. This region provides a long growing season coupled with soils that have a high water holding capacity. However, the soils also provide significant challenges to producers because the high water holding capacity …
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CHALLENGES TO ESTABLISHING OAKS AND PECAN IN BOTTOMLAND FORESTS IN THE POST OAK SAVANNAH AND BLACKLAND PRAIRIE
<p>Removal and degradation of bottomland hardwood forests (BLHW) in the southern United States has been extensive over the past 200 years. Large mast-production is crucial to the survival of some high-priority wildlife. A two-year study monitored survival and growth of planted seedlings receiving …
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SEASONAL FLAMMABILITY COMPARISONS OF NATIVE AND EXOTIC PLANTS IN THE POST OAK SAVANNAH, BLACKLAND PRAIRIE, AND PINEYWOODS ECOREGIONS OF TEXAS
… in the Pineywoods, Post Oak Savannah, and Blackland Prairie Ecoregions during the dormant (February) and growing (August) season. Oxygen bomb calorimetry (OBC) and proximate analyses estimated ash-free net heat content (NHC-AF; MJ kg<sup>-1</sup>) and proportions of volatile matter (VM%), …
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Integrating GIS with Benthic Metrics: Calibrating a Biotic Index to Effectively Discriminate Stream Impacts in Urban Areas of the Blackland Prairie Eco-Region
… in Dallas County Texas, an area located in the blackland prairie eco-region that is semi-arid and densely populated. The objectives of this research were to identify reference streams and propose a set of metrics that are best able to discriminate between differences in community structure due …
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Vegetation Survey of the Yegua Knobbs Preserve, Bastrop and Lee Counties, Texas
… regions, the Pineywoods to the east and the Blackland Prairies to the west, merge. A species inventory was done to identify the vascular plants present at the preserve for a growing season. Woody vegetation was sampled using the line intercept method, and herbaceous components were sampled …
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HERBIVORY IMPACTS ON GROWTH AND SURVIVAL OF SEEDLINGS IN BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD FOREST RESTORATION SITES IN THE POST OAK SAVANNAH AND BLACKLAND PRAIRIE ECOREGIONS OF TEXAS, USA
<p>Interest in bottomland hardwood forests (BLHW) ecology and restoration has increased over the past 40 years. These communities aid in water quality improvement, streambank stabilization, and urban expansion mitigation. They also provide important habitat for many species of wildlife. Since the …
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Sherds With Style: A Ceramic Analysis From A Protohistoric Site In Oktibbeha County, Mississippi.
… distinct clustering of contact-era sites in the Blackland Prairie physiographic district of northeast Mississippi. Atkinson (1979) defined these sites as a dispersed settlement pattern with distinct ceramic assemblages associated with European metal. The ceramics are characterized as sandy …
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A Quantitative Analysis of the Geomorphic Agency of the Mud-Nesting Swallows in Central Texas
… separating the Edwards Plateau from the Blackland Prairies. Swallows were investigated for their geomorphic role on the landscape, specifically, how much sediment is existing at the colonies positioned under fifteen bridges and one parking garage, what is the annual sediment transport per …
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Geology as a Georegional Influence on Quercus Fagaceae Distribution in Denton and Coke Counties of Central and North Central Texas and Choctaw County of Southeastern Oklahoma, Using GIS as an Analytical Tool.
… in Choctaw and Denton Counties. The calcareous Blackland and Grand Prairies are traditionally associated with treeless grasslands, but are now carrying oak and other tree landcover up to 18.9%. Human intervention, including the establishment of artificial, political and social boundaries, …
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Middening in the Outer Hebrides : an ethnoarchaeological investigation.
… in maintaining the fertility of cultivated blacklands and peatlands and in enhancing the fertility, stability and water-retentiveness of cultivated machair. The use of nutrients reflects their intrinsic properties, their availability and the characteristics of different land types. For …
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Subsistence, Technology, and Site Use Through Time at 41HY160, the Tee Box Six Locale
… at the interface of the Hill Country and the Blackland Prairies. 41HY160, known as the Tee Box Six Site, was the location for archaeological field schools in 1982 and 1983 conducted under the direction of Dr. Jim Garber. From these investigations it was determined that 41HY160 was a 200 m x …