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Showing 1 to 20 of 55 for “"Microclimates"”.
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Handling the heat: managing microclimates for nesting desert hornbills
Anthropogenic climate change poses a major conservation threat to organisms globally, including via negative impacts on breeding success. For example, over the last decade, rising temperatures in the Kalahari Desert, South Africa, have caused serious declines in the breeding success of Southern …
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Workflow design for the analysis of transitional space microclimates application to the analysis of strategies for the improvement of the energy performance and comfort of courtyard buildings in the mediterranean climate
This thesis aims to design a new simulation methodology applied to the microclimate of courtyards to assess their thermodynamic performance considering the different factors involved. Using this new methodology, different strategies to improve the performance of the courtyard as a passive element …
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Descrição e análise do padrão de nidificação de Leptopogon amaurocephalus Tschudi, 1846 (Aves, Tyrannidae) na Zona da Mata de Minas Gerais
… to check if they vary according to the different microclimates occuring in Viçosa, MG. Additionally, some data on reproductive biology are also presented. Fifty two active nests were found in three different forest fragments; the supports could be grouped as: a) road banks outside the woods; b) …
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The ecological impacts of agrivoltaics in semi-arid grasslands
… revealed that solar arrays create distinct microclimates that spatially reorganize ecosystem functions at small scales. Beneath panels, reduced light availability and precipitation interception decreased soil water content relative to open areas, resulting in 27-30% lower aboveground …
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The microclimate of corn and bean cropping systems: Its relationship with Dalbulus maidis, some aphids, and the diseases they transmit
… vegetated surfaces create their very own microclimates. Mixed cropping systems rather than monocultures constitute a traditional planting technique in the tropics, and it has been observed that mixed crops are usually less prone to damage from pathogens carried by insects than …
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An examination of facilitative interactions between shrubs and local desert organisms within the desert ecosystems of southern California
… Temperatures were manipulated to simulate cooler microclimates and high temperature extremes. Increasing temperatures reduced germination, establishment, and biomass of all plant species, with the invasive species suffering more than natives. I conducted a telemetry experiment to determine the …
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Bat Boxes as Mitigation Tools: Factors Impacting Microclimate and Myotis sodalis Roost Selection
… rates are known to vary across species and roost microclimates can be harmful to bats. Providing bats with thermally beneficial roosts during summer could enhance overwinter survival of WNS-affected species. To further our understanding of roost preference and microclimate, we deployed 40 rocket …
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Examining the distribution of ketamine and metabolites in decomposed skeletal tissues: development of a high throughput approach and application to an environmental and decomposition study
… different in the observed drug levels at both microclimates. The sunlit microclimate had significantly higher drug levels, with less maggot activity, compared to the shaded microclimate.
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Pan climatic humans : shaping thermal habits in an unconditioned society
… to participate in the shaping of a building's microclimates. While we gain a basic satisfaction of thermal need from this simplified view, we lose much by complicating our buildings with HVAC equipment to the point that inhabitants do not understand them, by cellularizing space into bubbles of …
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A Biogeographic Analysis of the Socially Polyphenic Spider <em>Anelosimus studiosus</em> in East Tennessee.
<p>Microclimates associated with environmental and geographic factors directly affect the ability of an organism to survive in a particular area. Survival is affected by: predator/prey abundance, temperature, relative humidity. A group of organisms that are particularly prone to habitat sensitivity …
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Quantifying How High Tunnels Create a Microclimate For Improved Crop Growth
… less need for irrigation water. By creating microclimates suitable to crop growth, farmers were able to extend the growing season, grow a wider variety of crops and improve yields. HTs improved the economic viability of farms for farmers who had been using them for several years. HTs in the …
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Passive Solar Landscape Design: Its Impact on Fossil Fuel Consumption Through Landscape Design
… design (PSLD) principles used to create microclimates within the landscape, and thereby increasing human comfort both indoors and outdoors. The analysis includes case study results of fossil fuel consumption and PSLD implementation. Microclimatic comfort is revealed in the design of a …
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The anatomy of hügelkultur and dissecting the key claims
… applications could apply—e.g. distinct microclimates may have implications for season extension in annual specialty crops—further research is warranted. This review examines common claims found in anecdotal accounts and grey literature against relevant peer-reviewed literature, from …
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THE EFFECT OF SYNOPTIC SCALE WEATHER AND TOPOGRAPHY ON ROAD SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN DEVON
Microclimates of various road weather stations in Devon were examined. Road surface temperatures were measured during various synoptic conditions. Data from the thermal mapping exercise conducted by Vaisala TMI were analysed and categorised as clear and calm, cloudy and windy, and a condition …
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A study of the influence of aspect on some soil properties of a Kaikoura steepland soil under a tussock grassland : A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours) in the University of Canterbury [Lincoln College]
… and soil. Numerous studies have shown that the microclimates of such slopes differ widely and that equally great vegetational differences are related to these habitat variations. however, little work has been done in New Zealand to determine the effects of aspect on soil properties. Archer …
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Development of an Imaging Tool for Commercial Mushroom Yield and Quality Estimation
… production. Farmers have been able to create microclimates with specific growing conditions that encourage mushroom growth for large-scale harvesting. Although technological advancements have increased production volume, taking measurements of the size and quality of mushrooms is an arduous …
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THE ROLES OF FOOD AND PREDATION IN SHAPING ADAPTIVE AND MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIORS IN POSTFIRE BIRD SPECIES
… to select nest sites with the most moderate microclimates. Nestlings reared in colder nest sites gained mass more slowly and experienced retarded skeletal growth while parents suffered costs associated with hot microclimates; incubating females reduced their nest attentiveness and doubled …
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THE ROLES OF FOOD AND PREDATION IN SHAPING ADAPTIVE AND MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIORS IN POSTFIRE BIRD SPECIES
… to select nest sites with the most moderate microclimates. Nestlings reared in colder nest sites gained mass more slowly and experienced retarded skeletal growth while parents suffered costs associated with hot microclimates; incubating females reduced their nest attentiveness and doubled …
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Effects of climate and land management changes on conservation of Mediterranean Cork oak woodlands and their bird communities
… sites. Increasing aridity, particularly in drier microclimates, will potentiate a decline of cork oak tree condition resulting in impacts across the food web that ultimately have a negative effect on breeding bird abundance and diversity, particularly for tree-dependent forest species. Farmland …
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Spatially explicit humid heat stress projections in urban environments under climate change
… dynamics, urban areas often experience diverse microclimates and enhanced heat stress. Urban modification of the environment has commonly been explored through local and regional studies using air temperature and the urban heat island effect, a phenomenon in which an urban area is hotter than …
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