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Physicochemical and flavor characterization of Tupelo honey
Nyssa ogeche (white Tupelo) trees are concentrated mainly in the Appalachicola region in the panhandle of Florida. The honey produced from the nectar of these trees is regarded as a premium honey because its non-granulating tendencies and limited supply due to the small growing region and short …
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Sedimentation in a Tupelo-Baldcypress Wetland 12 Years Following Harvest Distubance
… accumulation and loss were measured in a water tupelo (Nyssa aquatica)- baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) forested wetlandin years 2, 7, 10 and 12 following harvesting disturbance. A 3 X 3 Latin Square design was replicated three times and compared to a psuedo-replicate reference stand (REF). …
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Legislated Landscape: A Comparison of New Deal Farm Communities in Hattiesburg, McComb, and Tupelo, Mississippi
… in the state: Hattiesburg, McComb, and Tupelo. The economic crisis that was the Great Depression created a highly politicized environment as citizens looked to the government for economic relief. A crisis this severe would require an exceptional effort to mitigate the economic hardships …
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Recovery status of a cypress (Taxodium distichum)-water tupelo (Nyssa aquatica) wetland seven years after harvest disturbance
… A cypress (Taxodium distichum L. Rich.)-water tupelo ~ aQuatica L.) swamp located in the Mobile-T ensaw River Delta of Southwestern Alabama was harvested in the fall of 1986. Harvest treatments included: c1earcutting the entire study area with helicopter log removal, or with an added simulated …
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Restoration through reassembly: evaluating the role of native plants in combatting Chinese tallow
… traits of tallow when growing with water tupelo (<em>Nyssa aquatica </em>L.), sugarberry<em> </em>(<em>Celtis occidentalis </em>L.), and green ash<em> </em>(<em>Fraxinus pennsylvanica </em>Marshall). I found that in the non-flooded and high irradiance treatments, tallow's growth metrics …
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Long-Term (24-Year) Effects of Harvest Disturbances on Ecosystem Productivity and Carbon Sequestration in Tupelo-Cypress Swamps in the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta
… types that were originally applied in 1986 to a tupelo (Nyssa aquatic)-cypress (Taxodium distichum) forested wetland in the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta of southwestern Alabama. Treatments were: 1. Helicopter harvest (HELI), 2. Skidder simulation where 50% of the site was rutted to a depth of 30 cm …
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Interactions of insect herbivory and multiple abiotic stress agents on two wetland tree species in southeast Louisiana swamps
… (Taxodium distichum L. Rich) and water tupelo (Nyssa aquatica L.), occur frequently during spring. In Louisiana, the baldcypress leafroller, BCLR, (Archips goyerana Kruse) and the forest tent caterpillar, FTC, (Malacosoma disstria Hubner) defoliate up to 120,000ha of baldcypress-tupelo …
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Perfect Harmony: the Myth of Tupelo's Industrial Tranquility
… and three clothing manufacturing companies in Tupelo, the seat of Lee County. Town boosters boasted of harmonious relations between workers and management at each of the industrial facilities. In the spring of 1937, however, the cotton mill hands undertook a sit-down strike. Five days later, …
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Forest Disturbances: Occurrences and Impacts of Recreational, Hydrogeomorphic, and Climatic Disturbances
… ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.) and water tupelo (Nyssa aquatica L.) radial growth along the Tensaw River in southwest Alabama. Annual dendrogeomorphic sediment accretion rates were significantly greater for a recent time period (25 years) when compared to longer term rates (131 years) …
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A Study Of The Associations Between Demographics And Socioeconomic Status Of Parents And Use Of Functional Foods In Feeding Their Child(Ren)
… both email and take home flyer within the Tupelo and Lafayette County Public School Districts in North Mississippi. A total of 187 parents met the inclusion criteria and completed the survey. This study found that parental education, race, marital status, self-reported overall health, and …
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Hydrologic Controls on Ecosystem Structure and Function in the Great Dismal Swamp
… the historical mosaic of cypress (Taxodium spp.)/tupelo (Nyssa spp.), Atlantic white-cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides), and pocosin (Pinus spp.). Moreover, peat soil has been exposed to more unsaturated conditions resulting in carbon loss through decomposition and increased peat fire frequency and …
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Parental Attitudes, Concerns, Health & Knowledge of Nutrition and Their Relationship to Usage of Functional Foods in Parental Feeding
… from two schools districts in North Mississippi (Tupelo Public School District and Lafayette County School District) to complete an online or paper survey regarding functional foods and factors that influence their usage in the home. Upon analysis, results of the survey demonstrated that of the …
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Can Physical Activity Reinforce Nutrition Education? Evaluation Of Physical Activity In The Families In Transformation (Fit), Wellness Program For Children.
… (fit) program at Healthworks! located in Tupelo, Mississippi. Methods: children ages 7-13 participating in the (fit) program made up the subjects for this study. A control and treatment group were observed using a nutrition reinforcement physical activity and a non-nutrition reinforcement …
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Urban middle school teachers' efficacy change resulting from Project Adventure's year -long RESPECT curricular intervention: A quasi -experimental design with corroborating data
… revealed teachers at a particular school (i.e., "Tupelo") experienced significantly different SE change than teachers at other schools. Tupelo's teachers were the only ones to experience mean positive change (.333), while Larch (-.693), Magnolia (-1.2), and Walnut (-.839) all experienced mean …
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Spatial Ecology and Conservation Strategies for the Endangered Northern Long-Eared Bat (<i>Myotis septentrionalis</i>) in a Post-White-Nose Syndrome Landscape
… swamp bay (<i>Persea palustris</i>), and water tupelo (<i>Nyssa aquatica</i>) after juvenile volancy. At the second-order spatial scale (i.e., home range within a region), roosting home ranges were associated with woody wetlands farther from anthropogenic development and open water. However, …
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Restoration and Water Management in the Atchafalaya River Basin, Louisiana
… notably the expansive baldcypress-water tupelo swamp forests. Analysis of the current flow regime reveals a 12-92% increase in mean monthly discharge over the past 80+ years, but a 24-43% decrease in mean monthly stage in large portions of the basin. Current restoration efforts only …