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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Meadow Restoration"”.
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Sedge/Grass Meadow Restoration on Former Agricultural Land: Analysis of Establishment Success
Sedge/grass meadow wetland restoration was conducted at three study sites located in about 4 ha of agricultural land recently acquired by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) adjacent to West Creek at its confluence with Braddock Bay in Hilton, Monroe County, New York. …
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Opportunities and Constraints of Sierra Nevada Meadow Restoration for the Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog Species Complex
… habitats at lower elevations (i.e., wet meadows, streams, lakes, and ponds) exhibit higher growth rates, better body condition, and increased longevity. Yet, most scientific efforts for MYLF, such as non-native fish removal and research on disease dynamics, are being conducted at …
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Coastal sedge/grass meadow restoration in a peri-urban wetland via alteration of environmental filters: can hydrological constraint be trumped?
… richness of Lake Ontario shoreline sedge/grass meadows that they no longer conform to an historic trajectory. These conditions are not likely to change in the foreseeable future, so novel actions may be required to support their preservation. This research investigated the combined effects of a …
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Hydrologic Response to Conifer Removal from an Encroached Mountain Meadow
<p>Meadows in the Sierra Nevada Mountains are an important ecological resource that have degraded in quality and distribution due to several environmental and anthropogenic stressors. The encroachment of conifers beyond forest meadow ecotones is largely responsible for the decline of meadow habitat …
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Linking Hydrological Processes With Water Resource Insights Through Synthesis of Big Data and Physics-Based Modeling
… surface-groundwater interactions, and meadow restoration. Through these diverse study topics spanning the Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains, I demonstrate the synthesis of deductive and inductive approaches to condense massive datasets and complex model results into actionable insights …
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Estimating and Modeling Transpiration of a Mountain Meadow Encroached by Conifers Using Sap Flow Measurements
<p>Mountain meadows in the western USA are experiencing increased rates of conifer encroachment due to climate change and land management practices. Past research has focused on conifer removal as a meadow restoration strategy, but there has been limited work on conifer transpiration in a …
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Hydrologic Response to Conifer Removal and Upslope Harvest in an Encroached Montane Meadow
<p>Meadows are crucial components to larger river watersheds because of their unique hydrologic and ecological functions. Due to climate change, over grazing, and fire suppression, conifer encroachment into meadows has accelerated. In some western regions, nearly half of all meadow habitat has been …
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The Water Table, Soil Moisture and Evapotranspiration Conditions Following the Removal of Conifers from Two Encroached Meadows
<p>Montane meadows provide essential habitat for a variety of unique species and important ecosystem services in the western United States. Although important, meadows have experienced increased rates of conifer encroachment due to climate change, fire suppression and grazing. To combat meadow …