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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Bottomland Hardwood Forest"”.
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Chinese Tallow Long-Term Impact on Stand Dynamics in a Bottomland Hardwood Forest Following Vegetation Management
… invasive tree known to have negative impacts on bottomland hardwood forests. Chinese tallow is proficient in reproducing and surviving in bottomland hardwood forests because it is more flood and shade tolerant than most native trees. The long-term effectiveness of Chinese tallow control is an …
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NATURAL REGENERATION DYNAMICS AND SURVIVAL INFLUENCED BY ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC FACTORS IN A BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD FOREST
… biodiversity support, and aesthetic value. Bottomland hardwood forests, however, are threatened by invasive species, land loss/conversion, inconsistent or absence of harvesting disturbances, and altered hydrological patterns, leading to reduced success of desired, native species. This …
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Quantifying bottomland hardwood forest and agricultural grassland evapotranspiration in floodplain reaches of a mid Missouri stream
Bottomland hardwood forests (BHF) play an important role in floodplain dynamics, particularly along urban streams where flood mitigation is critical to protecting human life and property. Enhanced evapotranspiration (ET) of riparian floodplain forests could help reduce flooding through drying of …
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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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Estimating above and below ground vegetation biomass and carbon storage across an intra-urban land-use gradient in mid-Missouri
… on vegetative communities can widely vary. Urban forests play a vital role as carbon sinks for atmospheric carbon dioxide. In order to further understanding of the impacts of urbanization on vegetative communities and carbon storage six intra-urban 50m2 plots were surveyed for vegetation …
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Riparian Forest Width and the Avian Community in a Greenbelt Corridor Setting
The forest avian community of the Ray Roberts Greenbelt (Denton Co., Texas) was characterized for two years using point count station sampling, from fall 1998 to summer 2000. Richness data for both breeding seasons were correlated with two-spatial metrics: width of the riparian forest and distance …
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Between Swamp and Sea: Agroforestry as Wetland Restoration in Southeast Virginia
… to the coastal plain - the salt marsh and the bottomland hardwood forest. Set in an agricultural field in Chesapeake, Virginia, adjacent to the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, this applied research design project investigates how adaptive landscape strategies can facilitate marsh …
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Floristic quality assessment of grassy slough preserve in Johnson County, Illinois
… of Mexico, approximately 7 million hectares of bottomland hardwood forest have been converted to agricultural production. Approximately 750,000 hectares of the eastern United States have been replanted or contracted for replanting into tree species. There are few studies published on woody …
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A multi-proxy approach to investigating the latest Holocene (~4,500 yrs. BP) vegetational history of Catahoula Lake, Louisiana
… groups prove useful in distinguishing between forest and grassland communities and identifying preservational bias in phytolith types. This analog was then used in conjunction with additional proxies, to interpret downcore data. Three sediment cores (from 3.2 - 4.3 meters in length) were …
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The Effects of Commercial Harvest on the Density and Demography of Aquatic Turtles in Arkansas
… undergone large-scale habitat conversion from bottomland hardwood forest wetlands to agriculture, yet little is known about freshwater turtle populations within this region. As awareness of the plight of turtles worldwide increases and studies continue to find current levels of commercial …
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Population Ecology and Foraging Behavior of Breeding Birds in Bottomland Hardwood Forests of the Lower Roanoke River
… I studied nest survival of breeding birds in bottomland hardwood forests of the lower Roanoke River, North Carolina. Nesting success was monitored in two forest width classes: narrow bands of levee forest that were dominated by two edge types, and wide, continuous levee forest stands that have …
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ECOLOGY OF THE SWAMP RABBIT AND EASTERN COTTONTAIL IN BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD FORESTS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
… Habitat loss and fragmentation, particularly of bottomland hardwood (BLH) forest, have left swamp rabbit populations patchily distributed along major rivers in the southern portion of the state. In addition, the decline of early-successional upland habitats due to changes in farming techniques …
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Evaluating Tree Seedling Survival and Growth in a Bottomland Old-field Site: Implications for Ecological Restoration
In order to assess the enhancement of seedling survival and growth during drought conditions, five-hundred bare-root seedlings each of Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii Buckl.) and green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.) were planted each with four soil amendments at a Wildlife Management Area in …