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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Evergreen forest"”.
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Seasonal measurements of nonmethane hydrocarbons (NMHC) in a sub-tropical evergreen forest in Southern China
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 1998.
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Mapping the forest cover of Uganda with Spot (XS) and Landsat (ETM+) images : (a case study of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda)
… the thesis reports on a case study on tropical forest mapping in Uganda. The geographic area of study is the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park located in the southwest of the country. Digital image processing techniques were applied to SPOT and Landsat Imagery using Erdas Imagine (8.4) and Arc …
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Timber growth and succession in the mixed evergreen forests of the southern Cape
… was developed for a 44ha southern Cape mixed evergreen forest compartment where the DBH's of all trees have been measured over a 15 year period. The central growth equation from another model for mixed forest was used and parameters adjusted to cater for the southern Cape forests. The …
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Tufted Titmice, Black-crested Titmice, and their Hybrids Occupy Different Habitats within their Hybrid Zone
… that transitions from closed-canopy deciduous forests in the east, occupied by TUTI, to arid and open woodlands in the west occupied by BCTI. Furthermore, the ecotone encompasses areas impacted by urban and suburban development. For the first objective of my study, I tested whether …
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Ecologic factors and tick-borne relapsing fever in the western United States: county and zip code analyses
… was associated with elevation, temperature, and evergreen forest land cover in county level analyses, and with elevation and temperature in zip code level analyses. No associations were found with precipitation or additional land cover variables and TBRF occurrence. Counties (0.25 > p > 0.0003) …
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Investigations in Land Use Modelling: Comparing Analytical Techniques, Data Volumes, and Policy Scenarios in Sumatra
… of applications such as determinants of deforestation, effects of urbanization, and the influence of protected areas on land use. The models have generally been based on linear-in-parameters functional forms whose parameters are estimated from relatively small datasets. This dissertation …
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Predictive Analysis of Arizona Dust Storms (1996–2023): GIS, Artificial Intelligence (MaxEnt), and Spatiotemporal Data
… to a higher susceptibility while shrubland and evergreen forest areas demonstrate a negative association. As part of external evaluation, an independent dust storms data sets from Sistan watershed in Iran was run by MaxEnt, in which MaxEnt achieved an AUC of 73%, to further underscore its …
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Characteristics and Management Implications of Mollic Soils in Forest Versus Grassland Settings in Central California
… extent of Sequoia sempervirens (redwood) forests in central California are mapped as Molliols. It widely accepted that redwood forests harbor considerable biomass C, but the extent to which aboveground C is retained in the soil is not well understood. This study aimed to: (i) to gather …
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Multi-scale Remote Assessment of Phenology of Photosynthesis and Productivity of Northern Forests
… are often limited in monitoring the phenology of evergreen conifers due to the retention of green foliage year-round. Therefore, the main goal of my thesis is to evaluate the ability of carotenoid sensitive vegetation indices, photochemical reflectance index (PRI) and chlorophyll/carotenoid index …
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Effectiveness of Stand-Scale Forest Restoration, Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon
… study documents the effectiveness of stand-scale forest restoration activities undertaken in the “Penny Stew” project on federal land in the central Siskiyou Mountains of southwest Oregon. Its dual purpose is to 1) define reference conditions and build a site-specific case for restoration through …
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Effectiveness of Stand-Scale Forest Restoration, Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon
… study documents the effectiveness of stand-scale forest restoration activities undertaken in the “Penny Stew” project on federal land in the central Siskiyou Mountains of southwest Oregon. Its dual purpose is to 1) define reference conditions and build a site-specific case for restoration through …
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Spatial variation of Allanblackia parviflora seed products in Ghana: Chemical and ethnobotanical exploration
… farming practices in areas equivalent to the wet evergreen forest zone (WE) can enhance oil yield. Additionally, kernel oil extraction is identified as the best method of oil extraction compared to seed oil extraction as it provides oil with valuable stability properties. The relatively low …
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Live Oak (<em>Quercus virginiana</em>) Recruitment and Seedling Survivorship in a Southern Maritime Forest
<p>A mixed evergreen forest exists along the coastline of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico in the southeastern United States. These maritime forests are dominated by oak trees, pines, and magnolias, which are essential floral components of the maritime forest ecosystem. Because of natural …
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Using geographic information systems to examine red wolf home range and habitat use in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
… cover classifications of pasture and deciduous forest. Red wolf habitat use was less than expected for the land cover classifications of evergreen forest and mixed forest. Home range comparisons between the two species indicated the red wolf had a slightly larger home range size than eastern …