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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Nature Preserves"”.
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Influence of nature preserves on macroinvertebrate assemblages, water quality, and habitat quality along two urban streams
… The understanding of the ecological effect of nature preserves in urban areas on stream assemblages can lead to more effective stream restoration. Benthic macroinvertebrates and water quality in two streams, Poplar Creek and Spring Creek in the Fox River watershed of northeastern Illinois, were …
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The Formulation and Implementation of Competition Law and Policy and how it will advance the development objectives of a developing country
… country's conservation practices and extensive nature preserves. By the end of 2003, Botswana had the world's highest known rate of HIV/AIDS infection but also one of Africa's most progressive and comprehensive programs for dealing with the disease.
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ROMANTIC RECULTIVATING OF SELF AND ENVIRONMENT
… philosophical role that interacting with nature (as opposed to having limited access to nature preserves and the like) plays in the life of an individual. As such I discuss the biological implications for experiences of real (as contrasted with simulated) nature and, in so doing, also …
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An Investigation of Hexatylis Contracta Blomquist (Southern Heartleaf): Individuals, Hybrids, Populations and Species
… inventory supported through the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission (KNPC) which expanded the number of known populations of the species (28) by 68%, with 47 populations now known to exist. A morphological analysis of this species was done using principal components analysis. This …
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"Keep it rural": the politics of planning for smart growth in South Fulton County, Georgia
… 80% of its total land area in agricultural and nature preserves. This paper uses a mixed-method approach based on archival research as well as oral history. Understanding how this community succeeded will contribute to the understanding of how alternative development is possible.</p>
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Demography of the spotted turtle (clemmys guttata) in Illinois
… populations at Lockport and Romeoville Prairie Nature Preserves by supplementing an existing dataset by conducting capture-mark-recapture in 2015–2016. I used the subsequent capture and reproductive data spanning 1988–2016 and Package RMark to analyze deterministic measures of change for both …
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Race, income, and benefits from national parks
… there are more than 1,200 national parks and nature preserves around the world. The U.S. federal government spends more than \$3 billion annually to maintain and preserve parks for public use. The national parks were originally intended to promote recreational activities for socio-economically …
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Small Mammal Species Richness And Relative Abundance Across The Elevational Gradient And Microhabitats Of Pine Mountain, Eastern Kentucky
… open from May - November 2021, at four state nature preserves (SNPs) on Pine Mountain. I measured microhabitat using 1 m2 quadrats at traps, then used redundancy analysis and generalized linear mixed (GLM) models to determine which conditions best explained variation in occurrence of small …
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Grand Calumet: the linkages between environmental justice, vulnerability and environmental governance
… diverse urban and industrial area punctuated by nature preserves, with strong ties to Chicago and a bustling mix of races, ethnicities, cultures and histories. Once home to vibrant industry and political organizing, the region has faced a variety of challenges driven by recession, economic …
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Distribution of cicadas in Illinois with a focus on the natural history, population genetics, and conservation of Megatibicen dorsatus (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2023-04-12 without embargo terms
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Exploring reactivity and component interactions in Toluene/o-Xylene Monooxygenase from pseudomonas sp. OX1
… BMMs are highlighted to demonstrate how nature preserves the control over reactivity within the BMM superfamily. Chapter 2. A Flexible Glutamine Regulates the Catalytic Activity of Toluene/o- Xylene Monooxygenase. Toluene/o-xylene monooxygenase (ToMO) belongs to the enzyme superfamily of …