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The Impacts of Heather and Grassland Burning in the Uplands: Creating Sustainable Strategies
Both nationally and globally, UK upland peat is an important store of carbon as well as a source of other important ecosystem services. However, concerns have been raised regarding the stability of these stores. Significant increases in water colour and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) from …
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Heather and hill and Highland cattle: ath-mheasadh air ìomhaighean den Ghàidhealtachd, c.1850 – 1910
Tron dàrna leth den naoidheamh linn deug, tharraing cruth-tìre na Gàidhealtachd ceudan de luchd-ealain. Gu tric, dhealbhaich iad an roinn mar àite sìtheil bòidheach anns an d’fhuaras co-luadair ‘fa leth’ stèidhichte traidiseanta. Dh’ùisnich peantairean grunn de dh’fhoirmlean ann a bhith a’ dèanamh …
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Carry it with you : trauma and identity in Heather Raffo's 9 Parts of Desire and Noura.
Heather Raffo, an acclaimed Iraqi-American playwright, is best known for her dramatic narratives, 9 Parts of Desire and Noura, which focus on Iraq and Iraqi women. Trained as an actor, Raffo felt compelled to write the culturally conscious and identity-informed roles for herself which were lacking …
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The sins of the father: a study of patrilineality in Colm Toibins' The Heather Blazing and Dermot Bolger's The Valparaiso Voyage
… writing. My study examines Colm Toibin's The Heather Blazing and Dermot Bolger's The Va/paraiso Voyage to consider how cultural and historical transitions such as postcoloniality, the increased presence of Irish women in the public sphere, the decline of the moral authority of the Catholic …
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Primary and secondary emissions from upland fires in Ireland
… factors (EF) of typical Irish wildfire fuels (heather, gorse, purple moor grass) were measured for the first time. Emission factors were measured for a set of gases (carbon monoxide CO, carbon dioxide CO2, methane CH4, sulphur dioxide SO2 and nitric oxides NOx as NO), particulates and …
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Post-management vegetation change in upland heather moorland, with particular reference to the nutrient status of soils : Lake Vyrnwy Estate, Powys, Mid Wales
… in the area chosen for this study consists of heather moorland. This provides an essential habitat for diverse populations of ground-nesting moorland birds. Common heather - Calluna vulgaris (L) Hull - is typically the dominant species of this semi-natural habitat, providing both nutrition and …
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Spiders on lowland heath: Functional diversity and abundance in relation to heathland structure
… heaths had a higher percentage cover of pioneer heather, whilst restored dry heaths contained a higher percentage cover of building heather as well as all shrub species. The dry heath had a higher percentage cover of bare ground, mature heather, litter layer and moss lichen layer. The wet heaths …
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Hydrological responses to moorland land-use change
… little observation in this context: controlled heather burning (muirburn). The effects of coniferous afforestation are also evaluated for selected variables. Particular attention is given to the responses of soil, moisture and evapotranspiration and the relationship between these two …
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THE MAN IN THE BACKSEAT: A REFLECTION ON THE PROJECTION DESIGN PROCESS OF HOOKMAN
… design by Stephanie Parks, lighting design by Heather Reynolds, and sound design by Tosin Olufolabi.
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Land use and vegetation change on the Long Mynd
… capacity of the target species, generally heather (Calluna vulgaris), for its success. However, changes in post WW2 stocking practice; the loss of ponies followed by an increase in the numbers of sheep and a change to them being overwintered on the hill, led to excessive grazing and damage …
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Errors are a Gateway to Discovery: Development of a Fledgling Designer
… Comedy of Errors and Les Sylphides designed by Heather Abraham as an MFA Scenic design candidate and gives an in depth analysis of the process from conceptualization to final product.</p>
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Positive Psychology in the NCAA: Amplifying the Power and Uplifting the Voices of Student Athletes In Multiple Mental Health Studies
… expand on dissertation research conducted by Dr. Heather Ryan (2021), an administrator in the athletic department at Duke University, and Dr. Chelsi Day (2011) previously the sport psychologist from Ohio State University athletics, and currently for the National Basketball Association (NBA) team, …
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Calluna vulgaris regeneration on upland moorland post-wildfire.
Upland heather moorland is often subjected to wildfires, particularly in drought years, which destroy all vegetation, seed bank and surface peat. Post-fire management of liming, fertilising and seeding with grass species and Calluna vulgaris (ling heather), in addition to natural regeneration, …
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Decline and Fall? The Institutional History of Post-Imperial Western Europe, AD 400-800
… with the more political histories of Peter Heather and Guy Halsall. The institutions that define the early medieval era--localized, more feudal societies, power systems, and economies--will be seen to be the direct outcome of trends begun under the Empire. In fact, these trends began with …
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StoneLion: A Narrative of a Kansas City Puppet Theatre
… members of the StoneLion personnel. These were Heather Loewenstein, the founding and artistic director, Tim Cormack, senior head puppeteer, and Taylor Gass, puppeteer and office manager. Lastly, I incorporated my personal experience in a case study when I worked with StoneLion both building and …
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EARLY INSTRUMENTS IN 21ST CENTURY COMPOSITION AND AN ORIGINAL COMPOSITION FOR SAXOPHONES AND VIOLS
… Bishop, David Loeb, Yukimi Kambe, Sarah Mead, Heather Spence, and Lisa Terry. Finally, my original composition for an octet of four saxophones and four viola da gambas realizes the research and implements the advice sought during the interview process and is accompanied by an analysis of core …
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Hillslope and watershed scale hydrological processes and grazing management in a Dartmoor catchment, Southwest England
Concerns have been raised on the deterioration of heather moorland due to management in the UK. A study was therefore conducted on the impacts of moorland management on the soils and hydrology of a catchment on Dartmoor. Soil moisture was measured gridwise using TDR on 19 occasions. At 23 sites …
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Understanding community wellness from a multicultural perspective
… project was initiated by Isaac Prilleltensky and Heather Gridley from Victoria University and involved a partnership between Victoria University and Good Shepherd Youth and Family Service, St Albans (Melbourne, Australia). The present study aimed to explore Prilleltensky’s community wellness model …
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