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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Patchy Vegetation"”.
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Impact of Patchy Vegetation on Wave and Runup Dynamics
… Nature-based coastal protection, especially vegetation, has attracted unprecedented studies over the past two decades. To enhance understanding of this subject, this dissertation evaluates the impact of patchy vegetation on wave and runup dynamics along coastlines. Selecting from a prototype …
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Macroinvertebrate Response to Management Strategies and Habitat Condition at Kealia Pond NWR, Maui, Hawaii
… their abundance and distribution is dependent on vegetation and a diversity of environmental variables. To determine macroinvertebrates relationships within specific plant communities and habitat conditions, a 2-years study was conducted at Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Maui, Hawaii. …
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The role of life history traits for coexistence and forest recovery after disturbance – a modelling perspective. Towards a better understanding of species-rich forests
… a more heterogeneous biomass distribution ('patchy' vegetation). On the landscape level, overall forest biomass is substantially reduced by landslides (8-14%), compared to only 2-3% of the area marked by visible traces of landslides. Thus this particular type of disturbance considerably …
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Bluegill Seasonal Habitat Selection, Movement, and Relationship to Angler Locations in a South Dakota Glacial Lake
… as encountered. Habitat variables (i.e., depth, vegetation density and height, visual obscurity, and substrate type) were measured during May, August, and October 2003, and the collected measurements used to create habitat coverages in ArcMap. Bluegill location data were assigned to one of five …