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THE FEASIBILITY OF CHAPARRAL RESTORATION ON TYPE-CONVERTED SLOPES
… have caused type-conversion of native chaparral to non-native annual grasslands. Competition with non-native annual grasses hinders shrub establishment, presenting challenges in restoration. This study examined the feasibility of chaparral restoration in a Mediterranean-type climate, on …
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A Comparison of Vegetation Structure and Composition in Modified and Natural Chaparral
<p>Type conversion of a 12 acre plot of chamise chaparral to grassland in the Mud Flat region of the San Bernardino National Forest, San Gorgonio District, California, was completed in 1967.</p> <p>The conversion was accomplished following standard type conversion techniques for chaparral in …
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Attendance Patterns of the Secondary Indian Students Who Attended Camp Chaparral in 1967
… students after a summer's training at Camp Chaparral in 1967 and determine what their attendance pattern was in school the following three semesters. The study will attempt to: 1. Determine the total percentage of absenteeism individually and as a group. 2. Determine the percentage of …
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Effects of Moisture on Combustion Characteristics of Live California Chaparral and Utah Foliage
Current fire-spread models are based largely on empirical correlations based on fires burning through dead pine needles. There is a need to increase the accuracy of modeling wildfires in live vegetation. This project investigates the quantitative and qualitative ignition characteristics of eight …
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Impacto financiero del aumento de glosas en el servicio de hospitalización en el Hospital San Juan Bautista Chaparral Tolima
La E.S.E. Hospital San Juan Bautista, es una institución pública prestadora de salud, la cual en el último periodo del año vigente ha presentado un considerable número de devoluciones y glosas, asociadas al proceso de facturación, razón por la cual se ha visto afectada la cartera de la institución, …
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Creación de una marca para granja el chaparral, ubicada en el municipio de Tonacatepeque del departamento de San Salvador.
… realizada a continuación entorno a granja “El Chaparral”, tiene como finalidad la creación de una marca que contribuya a la comercialización de sus productos, mediante la construcción de una imagen positiva en la mente del consumidor. La importancia de las marcas va más allá de la asignación de …
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Analysis of symptom expressions and transmission rates caused by the plant pathogen Phytophthora ramorum on native chaparral plants from the genus Arctostaphylos
… to be new hosts for <em>P. ramorum</em> in the chaparral ecosystem of California. Symptom expression and transmission rates were analyzed on <em>Arctostaphylos glauca</em>, <em>A. uva-ursi</em>, <em>A. silvicola</em> and <em>A. pumila</em> in field experiments and in growth chamber experiments. …
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ΔΟΜΙΚΗ ΑΝΑΛΥΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΣΚΛΗΡΟΦΥΛΛΙΑΣ ΣΕ ΑΕΙΦΥΛΛΑ ΕΙΔΗ ΤΗΣ "ΜΑΚΚΙΑΣ" ΒΛΑΣΤΗΣΗΣ
… EVOLUTION. ELEVEN SPECIES OF THE GREEK CHAPARRAL WERE STUDIED CONCERNING THE ANATOMICAL EXPRESSION OF THEIR ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES.
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Restoration of A. fasciculatum at Rocky Canyon Granite Quarry, San Luis Obispo, CA
… the establishment and recovery of the dominant chaparral shrub Adenostoma fasciculatum (chamise) on the Rocky Canyon granite mine. Attempts to restore the California chaparral have been challenging and few successful efforts have been documented. However, the California chaparral can fully …
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Relationship of Tecate Cypress Distribution to Soil Types
… more acidic than the soils of surrounding chaparral communities, and 2) significantly lower in nutrients than the soils of big-cone Douglas fir, mixed conifer, knob cone pine and oak woodlands.</p> <p>Thus it appears that the Tecate Cypress may be limited to acidic soils that are nutrient …
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Assessment of Site and Soil Characteristics of Rill Erosion Following the Lockheed Fire in the Little Creek Watershed, Swanton Pacific Ranch
… portion of this material was derived from two chaparral hillslopes. These hillslopes were identified as the only two hillslopes within the Little Creek subwatershed where an extensive network of rill erosion had occurred. The purpose of this study was to determine what factors were related to …
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Baseline Study for Monitoring Variations in Nitrate Concentration in Surface Waters of Cuyamaca Rancho State Park in Relation to Watershed Types
… variation in rainfall. The yellow pine forest/chaparral watershed showed the highest mean nitrate concentration, three to four times higher than the other watershed types analyzed. Peak nitrate concentrations did not approach the maximum safe limit for human or animal consumption. The data …
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Biomass burning emissions on regional-global scales
… provide an in-depth analysis of a California chaparral fire from the San Luis Obispo Biomass Burning (SLOBB) campaign. This study provided the best plume-aging measurements collected from temperate fuels to date. Results from the Williams Fire in conjunction with other previous works suggest …
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Biomass burning emissions on regional-global scales
… provide an in-depth analysis of a California chaparral fire from the San Luis Obispo Biomass Burning (SLOBB) campaign. This study provided the best plume-aging measurements collected from temperate fuels to date. Results from the Williams Fire in conjunction with other previous works suggest …
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Geohydrological characteristics of Table Mountain Group aquifer-fed seeps and the plant ecophysiological consequences
… of Chile, south-western Australia and in the Chaparral in California (Aschmann, 1973). The Cape Floristic Region, of which fynbos is part, is one of the world's most botanically diverse regions, home to an estimated 9030 vascular species (Goldblatt, 1978; Goldblatt and Manning, 2002). The …
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Preserving Biodiversity for a Climate Change Future: A Resilience Assessment of Three Bay Area Species--Adenostoma fasciculatum (Chamise), Arctostaphylos canescens (Hoary Manzanita), and Arctostaphylos virgata (Marin Manzanita)
… to climate induced stress or damage. </p> <p>Chaparral and coastal scrub ecosystems within the Bay Area of California provide a unique context for examining resilience, as many species are adapted to high temperatures, drought, and wildfire—all elements predicted to increase with impending …
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Effects of Moisture on Combustion of Live Wildland Forest Fuels
… various U.S. species from the California chaparral, the intermountain west, and the southeastern regions. Temperature, mass, and video images were recorded throughout each experimental run from which numerous data values were obtained such as time to ignition, ignition temperature, flame …
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Using Motion-Triggered Cameras to Estimate Habitat Use by Collared Peccaries
… pair of cameras. The study was conducted at Chaparral Wildlife Management Area (CWMA) in south Texas from March - November 2003. Two camera stations were established in closed-canopy habitat and 2 were established in open-canopy habitat. The influence of the number of MTC per station, habitat …
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Manejo de la milpa tradicional en el Municipio de Cinco Pinos, Chinandega, Nicaragua
… y aguas en las microcuencas de Cinco Pinos y el Chaparral de caracterizar los manejos tradicionales como: el manejo de la quema, la n(Xluema y el manejo de la fertilidad natural del suelo en la zona, el estudio tuvo como objetivo contribuir al rescate de este conocimiento tradicional. El trabajo …
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