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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Forest History"”.
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Reconstructing South African Afromontane forest history with bryophyte phylogeography
Forests occur as fragmented patches throughout Africa, however the basis for the disjunction of afromontane forests remains uncertain. The genetic structure of organisms should reflect their hi story, and in turn the history of their environment. Thus a phylogeographical study of forest-faithful …
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Late quaternary palaeoenvironments at Vankervelsvlei, near Knysna, South Africa
… a study undertaken to describe the environmental history of Vankervelsvlei, a schwingmoor-type bog near Knysna on the south coast of South Africa. The study relies heavily on the use of fossil pollen as an indicator of vegetation change from which environmental conditions are inferred. Several …
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Palynology of late-glacial and postglacial sediments in Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada, as related to the Great Lakes history /
… and spores, and (3) the late- and postglacial history of vegetational and climatic changes in the Georgicin Bay region. Modem pollen and spore assemblages in Georgian Bay do reflect the surrovinding vegetation when preservation and pollen production by the different species are considered and …
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Forests, Beetles, and Climates in British Columbia's Central Interior: Historical Geographies of Paradigm Change in Forest Science and Management, 1945 - Present
This dissertation explores forest science and management issues in the Central Interior of British Columbia through a historical-geographical lens. I gather evidence that illustrates the combined socio-ecological nature of forest loss, degradation and industrial (i.e., timber supply) crises in the …
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Crises unwasted: how policy entrepreneurs linked forest biomass to energy security in Colorado, 1998-2013
Colorado's forests are facing threats from wildfires, insect and disease epidemics and human encroachment. At the same time, Coloradans are facing energy security problems from fossil fuel price volatility, unintended consequences from continued fossil fuel dependence, problematic alternative, …
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An evaluatory study of the methods used in the reconstruction of historical vegetation and land-use, with reference to part of East Sussex, England
… of the status of the oak as the primary forest-forming tree in the study area, contrary to trends evident in other work on the forest history of south-east England. The documentation was found wanting in its singular slant-on the reclamation of the Levels, the nature of extractions from …
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From the Forest to the Sea: Lessons in Managing Public Space
… and conflict resolution. Second, it looks at the history of U.S. public lands--a public space that has been accommodating multiple uses and conservation for over a century--as a comparative model. </p><p>This approach results in three research questions:</p><p>1) Are U.S. public lands and the U.S. …
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Roots of empire: State formation and the politics of timber access.
… functioning of one of the largest empires in history. However, Spain had a very limited timber resource base on which various sectors of society depended. Beginning in the middle of the sixteenth century, the Spanish state set in motion a process of territorialization to control access to …
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Holzkohleanalytische Untersuchungen zur Waldgeschichte der Vogesen
In dieser Arbeit wurden insgesamt 155 Meilerplätze in den Südvogesen holzkohleanalytisch untersucht. Ziel war es dabei, historische Waldbestände in den jeweiligen Untersuchungsgebieten zu rekonstruieren und Zusammenhänge zwischen der historischen Waldnutzung und der Wirtschaftgeschichte des Raumes …
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Veränderung von Waldökosystemen aufgrund historischer Nutzung im Schwarzwald und in den Vogesen
Die Wälder im Schwarzwald und in den Vogesen wurden über die Zeit maßgeblich vom Menschen beeinflusst. So hat die Rodung und die anschließende Nutzung der Flächen als Acker, Weide oder Wiese die beiden Gebirgsmassive seit dem Mittelalter in unterschiedlichem Maße verändert. Die Umgestaltung der …
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Entwicklung von Baumartenzusammensetzung und Struktur der Wälder vom Schwarzwald bis auf die Schwäbische Alb : mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Buche
Vor etwa 2 000 Jahren - bei weitgehend mit heute vergleichbarem Klima und noch geringer menschlicher Einflussnahme - dominierte die Buche (Fagus sylvatica) in den Wäldern Mitteleuropas. Diese Wälder wurden durch Rodungen, vielfältige Nutzungen und Wiederaufforstungen sehr stark verändert. <br>Ziel …
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Ledgers of the W.T. Carter and Brother Lumber Company: An Archival Processing Project
… system in the Texas lumber industry. This public history thesis provides a brief history of paternalism and its impact in the development of company towns in the southern lumber industry. In addition the thesis provides an updated history of the W.T. Carter and Brother Lumber Company, its …
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"Die Landplage des Raupenfraßes" : Wahrnehmung, Schaden und Bekämpfung von Insekten in der Forst- und Agrarwirtschaft des preußischen Brandenburgs (1700-1850)
Menschliche Gesellschaften konkurrieren seit den Anfängen von Ackerbau und Viehzucht mit anderen Organismen um die dort produzierten Ressourcen. Ertragseinbußen in der Land- und Forstwirtschaft sowie Verluste an Nutztieren und Jagdwild durch regelmäßig auftretende Schädlingskalamitäten und …