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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Northern Forest"”.
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Community change in the Northern forest
… opportunities. More than a century of forest management for pulpwood production has left the surrounding region with a relatively young forest comprised of smaller-diameter and lower-value timber stands, and large-scale biomass energy production has emerged as the primary new wood-based …
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Forging Titans: The Rise of Industrial Capitalism in the Northern Forest, 1850-1950
… the United States?" Industrial capitalism left forest workers destitute and dependent, but American culture’s celebration of both their manly strength, and position in the industrial economy satisfied workers and stemmed their resistance. </p> <p>This dissertation is split into two sections. The …
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Finding uncommon ground : sustainable development conflicts in the northern forest of New England and New York
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1998.
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Donations and sales of conservation easements on forestland in the Northern Forest of New York State
This is a study of conservation easements of forestland in the Northern forest Region of New York State. Forestland easements are the subset of conservation easements encumbering forestland. As of 1995, there were 79 of these forestland easements within the study area. Of this total of 79 …
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Biogeography and conservation of terrestrial afrotropical birds
… by species richness gradients. For instance, the northern forest-savanna boundary between the Guineo-Congolian and Northern Savanna Subregions was shown to consist of a sharp ecotone between forest and savanna, whereas the boundary between the Northern Savanna and Northern Arid Subregions was …
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An Architecture of Path and Destination in the Land of Water, Forests, and Peaks
… in the Adirondack Park. This is a 6 million acre forested, mountainous, and water logged preserve, that is also home to around 130,000 people. A huts and trails system such as the one proposed is typically aimed at recreational hikers - a sort of tourist in the wilderness- who spend a couple days …
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Quantifying the Sensitivity of Land-Surface Models to Hydrodynamic Stress Limitations on Transpiration
… leaf water potential measurements conducted in a Northern forest at the University of Michigan Biological Station (UMBS) in Pellston, MI, one of the Fluxnet sites included in the NACP analysis. The co-analysis of the physical process of water transport in the UMBS forest with the errors in model …
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Climate change adaptation and sustainable forest management in the boreal forest
Climate change will pose increasing challenges to forest managers working to achieve sustainable forest management in the boreal forest. A logical starting point for climate change adaptation is to proactively identify management practices and policies that have a higher likelihood of achieving …
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Modeling the interactions of forest cutting and climate change on the hydrology, biomass and biogeochemistry of a northeastern forest
… lead to integrated and interactive effects on forest ecosystems, altering their structure and function, and therefore long-term sustainability. Understanding both short- and long-term impacts of harvesting practices (e.g., cutting rotation length, intensity) on forest dynamics is a key factor …