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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Redwoods"”.
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INVESTIGATION OF THE HYDRAULIC CHARACTERISTICS OF COASTAL REDWOODS THROUGH ANALYSIS OF WATER DYNAMICS
In recent years, the increased variability in weather during the climate change disturbs the global water cycle and harms the earth ecosystem. Because trees provide critical ecosystem services, it is important to understand how they respond to the changing environment to gauge the negative impact …
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Characteristics and Management Implications of Mollic Soils in Forest Versus Grassland Settings in Central California
… collected and described in 24 profiles beneath redwoods and compared to 19 profiles in nearby grasslands. Auger samples at fixed depths were collected in a complimentary study from 5 randomized transects that transitioned through mixed-evergreen forest (and across ecotones) between redwoods and …
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Circles of Connection: Finding Social Connectedness and Meaning within Group Process
… provide a venue where older adults living at The Redwoods, a senior housing community in Mill Valley, California, could share and develop meaningful strategies for living, and ultimately foster a sense of connectedness, which would affect quality of life. The project’s goals were to create and …
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Skies and Horizions for Wind Ensemble
… Celestia (2:30'), Mirage (2'), Kite-Flying (3'), Redwoods (3'), Soarin' (2:30'), Sky Dive (2:45'), Vanishing Point (2:00'), and Fireside (3:30') for a combined duration of approximately 24 minutes. While unified under the concept of Skies & Horizons, each piece are distinct in their own right. …
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Estimating Evapotranspiration of a Riparian Forest Using Sap Flow Measurements
… (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt.), and coastal redwoods (<em>Sequoia sempervirens</em> (D. Don) Endl.). Common understory vegetation includes California blackberry (<em>Rubus ursinus</em> Cham. and Schlecht.), stinging nettle (<em>Urtica dioica</em> subsp. <em>gracilis</em> L.), poison hemlock …
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Effects of Silvicultural Management on Coast Redwood Forest Composition, Density and Structure in Santa Cruz and San Mateo Counties
… to discuss current restoration efforts in the redwoods. Recommendations for target stand densities and silvicultural methods are presented.</p>
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Nature's Manifestation: How Architecture Can Entice Exploration of the American Landscape
… Canyon (Canyons) - Erosion, Depth, Vertical Redwoods - Solitude of Silence, Solitude of Isolation, Massive A theoretical investigation of the spatial quality of this museum yields a juxtaposition between perception and affordance. Affordance is a term that James J. Gibson coined that denotes …
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Money Does Grow on Trees: A. B. Hammond and the Age of the Lumber Baron
<p>Two highly contrasting views inform our view of America's Industrial Era (1877-1920). The "captains of industry" thesis holds that America's industrial and economic might depended on creative capitalists freely pursuing individual wealth. The opposing "robber baron" perspective holds that the …
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Money Does Grow on Trees: A. B. Hammond and the Age of the Lumber Baron
<p>Two highly contrasting views inform our view of America's Industrial Era (1877-1920). The "captains of industry" thesis holds that America's industrial and economic might depended on creative capitalists freely pursuing individual wealth. The opposing "robber baron" perspective holds that the …