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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Foothill"”.
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Urban pattern and architecture of traditional Omani foothill settlements: al-Ḥamrā and Birkat al-Mawz
… research has taken place on the nature of Omani foothill settlements. The thesis makes an important contribution to Oman studies by addressing this gap through the study of the urban pattern and architecture of two vernacular foothill settlements – Ḥarāt al- Ḥamrā and Ḥarāt as-Saybānī in Birkat …
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Ground Layer Response to Disturbance in the Pine-Dominated Eastern Foothill Region of West-Central Alberta, Canada
<p>The canopy cover of the Pinus contorta forests of west-central Alberta, dictates colonization of the forest floor ground layer. This dynamic ground layer is a mosaic of feather mosses and reindeer lichens in a system driven by disturbance. In this project, anthropogenic was used to control …
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The relationship between periphyton, flow and nutrients in foothill rivers of the south-western Cape, South Africa
… Cape rivers. The study focused on two prennial foothill rivers in the south-western Cape: the Berg River, which is oligotrophic but has a large dam (The Berg Dam) situated in its upper reaches; and the Molenaars River, which has a natural flow regime but is moderately enriched by trout farm …
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An analysis of reclassification criteria for English learners in the Northern San Joaquin Valley and Foothill area of California
… districts in the Northern San Joaquin Valley and Foothill area of California, to learn how districts arrive at their current criteria, and to know what modifications and recommendations district leaders who are in charge of English learner services would suggest regarding reclassification. …
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Spontaneous succession of riparian vegetation and aquatic macroinvertebrates along the Silvermine River, South Africa, after fire and clearing of exotic plant species
… zone, while Sites 2 and 3 were situated in the foothills. Changes in the riverine ecosystem and its associated habitats were compared to reference condition data for each of the three components from each study site. There were no large changes to the macro-channel banks of the river over the …
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Distributions of physical habitats and benthic macroinvertebrates in Western Cape headwater streams at multiple spatial and temporal scales
… spatial and temporal scales in mountain and foothill zones of rivers in the Western Cape, South Africa. A geomorphological hierarchy was used as the spatial template for studying invertebrate distributions. The different levels of the hierarchy are: catchment, segment, zone, reach, …
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Modelling and managing the effects of trout farms on Cape rivers
… the greatest impact and those on the downstream foothill had a lesser impact. The reduced impact in the foothill zone was probably because these reaches were already disturbed by other catchment activities. Of the three farms that were situated on mountain streams and source areas, two used …
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Response to Intervention: Raising the Achievement of Struggling Readers
… the design and implementation of the RtI at Foothill Elementary School. Foothill went above and beyond the goals set by the district by designing and implementing a Standard Treatment Protocol to complement services provided by the Problem Solving Team at the school.</p> <p>Participants faced …
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A Comparative Analysis of the Nutrient Composition and Digestibility of California Perennial and Annual Grasses at Four Stages of Growth
… Forages found on California’s coastal, desert, foothill, and mountain ranges are the basis of the state’s beef cattle industry. Understanding their nutritional quality of these forages is important for their effective use (George et al., 2001a; Waterman et al., 2014). The objectives of this …
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Seasonal geochemical and isotopic investigations for sustainable water resource managementa case study of the pordenone plain (NE Italy)
… ii. Flow 2 - an intermediate flow fed by the foothill zone, including foothill springs, unconfined deep aquifers in the High Plain, as well as semi-confined/surface aquifers (at a depth of 40-50 m) situated along the resurgence belt in the plain. The source of recharge for this water has a …
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Padrões atuais de distribuição de aves florestais na região sul do Estado do Espírito Santo, Brasil
… of six regions identified as distinct: coastal, foothill of Domingos Martins, highland, Caparaó highland, lowland of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, and the west. This concerted inventory resulted in records of 462 species (83.8% of which were documented), supplemented by 51 additional species …
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Collaborative environmental governance in agriculture : a case-study from the Upper Breede Valley
… was a soil conservation works project in six foothill rivers, which gained consent approval through a combined environmental assessment in 2011. The second project is an environmental assessment that includes a wetland study, which may lead to a combined environmental assessment. The second …
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The effect of catchment land use on sediment input to Swartvlei
… vegetated montane upper catchment area, the foothill plantation area, the agricultural areas on the tertiary plateau and the road reconstruction and recreation areas are considered separately. Land use and land management information was obtained from a literature review and study of …
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Of, but not in: A poetic exploration of how Black women students respond to the coloniality of Oxbridge
… of Oxbridge? I highlight London as the Foothill of Black women, theorising how marronage operates as a transformative praxis that challenges the dehumanising agenda of slavery and colonial logic (Bledsoe, 2018) present within Oxbridge. I also highlight Potlucks as Marronage, theorising …
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Fluvial and climatic controls on tropical agriculture and adaptation strategies in data-scarce contexts
… of mostly free-flowing rivers. Especially in foothill regions, unconfined or partially confined conditions of tropical rivers allow evaluating the natural dynamics of erodible river corridors, with erosion and accretion shaping their interactions with the adjacent floodplain and related human …