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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Restoration actions"”.
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Restoring freshwater quality: an integrated environmental, economic and ecosystem services assessment of reducing nutrient loads to Lake Rotorua
… of freshwater urgently requires concerted restoration actions to reverse the decline. Restoration of lakes is impacted by complex relationships of ecosystem responses to management actions, economic constraints, societal pressures and policy contexts. Research in this thesis was aimed at an …
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Using Benthic Indicator Species and Community Gradients to Optimize Restoration in the Arid, Endorheic Walker River Watershed, Western USA
… watershed through scientifically guided restoration. As part of this program, three years of benthic macroinvertebrate samples were collected seasonally at ten sites that represent the diversity of river environments from the high mountain headwaters to a desert terminal lake. Samples …
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Recovery of Oregon Coast Coho Salmon (Onchorhynchus kitsutch) through Restoration of Freshwater Habitats
… 5-20% of historic levels. Since the 1980s, restoration of freshwater habitat has become a common practice in the attempt to recover Pacific salmon populations. I used two databases, the Oregon Watershed Restoration Inventory, and the Salmon Recovery Tracker, to analyze habitat restoration …
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Ecological Benefits of Mitigation on a Large River Mainstem in an Intensively Mined Appalachian Watershed
… may be offset through implementation of stream restoration projects. As an example, several habitat enhancement structures (cross-vanes and j-hooks) were constructed along a 13.7 km section of the Little Coal River as mitigation for mining impacts in the region. The objectives of our study were …
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Long-term Vegetation Change Before and After Converting from Livestock farming to Game Ranching in Asante Sana Game Reserve, South Africa
… rangelands. The management can undertake restoration actions such as tree thinning, erosion control and prevention as well as fencing off affected Grassland and Riverine thicket. A long-term ecological monitoring programme should be established for the reserve for improved understanding of …
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Evaluating the Long-Term Morphological Response of a Headwater Stream to Three Restoration Techniques
The stream restoration industry has been growing since the addition and modification of Section 404 to the Clean Water Act. Many projects follow the guidelines of Natural Channel Design and use in-stream structures to stabilize stream channels. Post-project monitoring rarely exceeds 3-5 years, and …
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The human dimensions of restoring degraded forests and lands : case of Cameroon
… these commitments to concrete large-scale actions on the ground. Many countries are currently developing national and subnational strategies and plans for forest and land restoration. Understanding the human dimension of restoration, which has been recently dominated by ecological dimension …
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From camera traps to conservation: biodiversity and mammal functional diversity in the Langkloof Corridor, Eastern Cape province, South Africa
… and should be prioritized for conservation and restoration actions. At finer scales, vegetation structure and landscape variables emerged as important driver of functional diversity. Open habitats with grasses and bare ground supported functionally rich assemblages, while dense shrub and restio …
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Toward a Restoration Protocol for Mediterranean Red Coral: Incorporating Life History Traits, Genetics, Demography, and Experimental Approaches
… ecosystems. Consequently, active ecological restoration has emerged as a crucial strategy to address this challenge. Ecological restoration is particularly relevant when dealing with ecosystem-engineering species, which play a pivotal role in shaping the three-dimensional structure of their …
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Urban Restoration Ecology: Investigating environmental change, ecological function, and enrichment planting
… are being degraded and destroyed by human actions on an unprecedented level. This continues despite growing evidence that intact, functioning ecosystems are critical to human health and well-being. The field of restoration ecology has rapidly developed as a response to ameliorate the damage …