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Showing 1 to 20 of 46 for “"Ecosystem Restoration"”.
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Environmental Justice in Ecosystem Restoration Frameworks
Ecosystem restoration projects are happening frequently around the globe, driven by an increase in awareness about the importance of healthy ecosystems to humans. These projects play an important role in mitigating negative environmental impacts that vulnerable communities face. However, no clear …
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Evaluation of Mangrove Ecosystem Restoration Success in Southeast Asia
<p>Many restoration efforts have been implemented recently to offset the rapid degradation of mangrove ecosystem worldwide, especially in Southeast Asia where the largest area of mangrove ecosystem can be found. Two primary approaches used for mangrove ecosystem restoration include the plantation …
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Three essays on conservation: dynamic and spatial reserve design and values and preferences for ecosystem restoration
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Pushing the Boundaries of Freshwater Ecosystem Restoration: Evaluating a Conservation Initiative in Terms of Social-Ecological Resilience
Freshwater ecosystems are among the most transformed systems on Earth despite their critical importance to human well-being. This research utilized a single case, embedded case study design to explore the possibility of an approach to aquatic ecosystem restoration informed by social-ecological …
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Soil Morphological, Physical, and Chemical Parameters Affecting Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) Site Quality and Ecosystem Restoration Potential in East Texas
… Fire has often been excluded from longleaf pine ecosystems in recent history due to concern for human health, safety, and liability. Because of limited funding and reduced opportunities for prescribed fire use, longleaf pine ecosystem restoration efforts might be best focused on more marginal …
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Balancing white-tailed deer ecology with Michigan National Guard training at Fort Custer Training Center in Augusta, MI
… Plan (INRMP) promulgates management goals of ecosystem restoration and rehabilitation. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) herbivory can influence the forest structure and composition. The hunter harvest period of white-tailed deer of approximately 75 days (the length of the season is …
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Long-term Effects of Prescribed Fire and Fire Surrogate Treatments on Southern Appalachian Mountain Forest Soil Chemistry
… in 2000 to determine how fuel reduction and ecosystem restoration techniques might affect ecosystem properties and processes across the United States. Soil chemistry and the southern Appalachian Mountains were an ecosystem property and ecoregion of interest, respectively. Treatments utilized …
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Transition to an ecologically sustainable landscape – a methodology
This thesis explores the value to ecosystem restoration of having detailed maps of original native vegetation before land clearing began, as is the case in South Australia. Coupled with a national commitment to the ‘30-30’ target of COP-15 in 2022, in which nations undertook to dedicate 30% of …
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Alternative drainageway design: a case study analysis
… which need solving: fragmented, dysfunctional ecosystems;¹ low wildlife and plant diversity; resource consumptive design; divorce of the human/cultural environment from natural ecosystems; infrequent human interaction with the ecosystem; and lost landscape legibility and regional identity. …
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Social Investigation of Management Approaches to Effectively Control Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius) Invasion in the Sooke Region of Vancouver Island, BC
… pose significant threats to biodiversity and ecosystem services on Vancouver Island by obstructing native plant restoration and elevating wildfire risks. This study investigates social perspectives on management strategies for Scotch broom control in the Sooke Region through key informant …
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GENOMIC AND PHYSIOLOGICAL INSIGHTS INTO BACTERIAL HEAVY METAL RESISTANCE MECHANISMS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DECONTAMINATION
… severe environmental challenges, posing risks to ecosystem balance and human health. Microorganisms and plants have evolved a range of mechanisms to tolerate, transform and immobilize these pollutants, offering opportunities for sustainable bioremediation strategies. The aim of this PhD thesis was …
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Investigating patterns in stream temperature and restorable alluvial water storage for climate resilience of freshwater habitat for salmon and trout
… management must focus on the conservation and restoration of cold-water habitats for species such as salmon and trout that require cold water. Management actions that focus on restoring hydrologic processes can be used to adapt to climate impacts by re-establishing groundwater exchange and …
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Down to Earth Ethics: Exploring Relation and Environmental Responsibility
… practices like gardening, small farming, ecosystem restoration projects and the like can provide such opportunities.</p>
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Legume-rhizobia interactions in a complex microbiome
… for agriculture, carbon sequestration, and ecosystem restoration. This is primarily conducted by rhizobia (nitrogen fixing bacteria) in association with legume plants. Most research in improving rhizobial strains involves single strain experiments. However, improved metagenomics methods have …
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Legume-rhizobia interactions in a complex microbiome
… for agriculture, carbon sequestration, and ecosystem restoration. This is primarily conducted by rhizobia (nitrogen fixing bacteria) in association with legume plants. Most research in improving rhizobial strains involves single strain experiments. However, improved metagenomics methods have …
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Effects of shoreline development and freshwater discharge on nekton assemblage and trophic structure in a northern Gulf of Mexico estuary
… a diversity of nekton and facilitate critical ecosystem functions but are threatened by shoreline development and climate change. Therefore, coastal ecosystem managers have begun incentivizing the use of living shorelines (LS), erosion control structures incorporating native plantings, to …
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Development of Ecosystem Structure and Function on Reforested Surface-Mined Lands
… efforts also restore the native forest ecosystem functions. We quantified rates of return of key ecosystem functions and structural attributes of the post-mining forested ecosystem. A chronosequence of four reforested mine sites and an unmined reference stand were studied in southwestern …
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Assessing the Effectiveness of Forest Restoration Efforts in Malawi: A Systematic Review of Successes, Challenges and Lessons Learned
… global environmental challenge affecting various ecosystems, with forest ecosystems among the most severely affected. In Malawi, forest degradation has been driven by a complex interplay of socioeconomic and ecological factors, including agricultural expansion, charcoal production, and weak …
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Tipping points, regime shifts and species interactions within shallow marine ecosystems
Understanding the response of ecosystems to perturbation is of great importance in a rapidly changing world. Research has shown that in response to pressures such as climate change or over exploitation, entire ecosystems can shift to alternative states, a phenomenon termed regime shifts, and in …
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