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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"coastal forests"”.
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Ghost Forests of the Mid-Atlantic : how sea-level rise is killing our coastlines
… faster than just about anywhere in the world. Coastal forests are dying off as a result-an early warning, if people will pay attention, of the disruptive changes in store for both natural ecosystems and human habitation. Dying coastal forests herald other coastal landscape changes: after the …
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The Importance of Fog for Carbon Gain, Water Balance, and Foliar Uptake in Southern Appalachian Cloud Forests
… linked to frequent cloud immersion including the coastal forests of the Pacific Northwest (USA), the Loma vegetation of Andean Peru, the coffee forests of Angola, and the relic spruce-fir communities of the southern Appalachian Mountains, USA. In these climates cloud immersion can provide an …
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Between Swamp and Sea: Agroforestry as Wetland Restoration in Southeast Virginia
… of two ecosystems characteristic to the coastal plain - the salt marsh and the bottomland hardwood forest. Set in an agricultural field in Chesapeake, Virginia, adjacent to the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, this applied research design project investigates how adaptive …
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Diversification of Community Income Through Community Based Beekeeping : The case study of Mihima Village in Lindi District, Lindi Region,
… a great interest with the conservation of the coastal forests in Tanzania and already WWF is collaborating with villages in conservation of the forest. It is recommended that JIENDELEZE group should continue implementing the project in a self reliance manner and use the funds accrued from the …
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APPLICATIONS OF GEDI LIDAR FOR REMOTE SENSING OF FOREST STRUCTURE AND BIODIVERSITY INDICATORS
… delta. My findings indicate that even in short, coastal forests, GEDI is capable of quantitatively distinguishing between forest types with Plant Area Vegetation Density profiles demonstrating notable differences in the structure of native mangroves and invasive palms. Second, I compare GEDI …
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Do we know enough? The impacts of data biases, insufficient sampling and degradation on biodiversity estimates in Tanzanian forests – implications for conservation planning
… While it focuses on vascular plants in the coastal forests and Eastern Arc Mountains in Tanzania, an area recognised internationally for its high biodiversity, the concepts presented are generic with application outside the study area and across other taxonomic groups. The thesis’ findings …
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Spring Landbird Migration along the Northern Coast of the Gulf of Mexico: Multi-Scaled Investigation of Stopover Ecology Within an Urbanized Landscape
… Gulf coast during spring and fall passage. These coastal landscapes are some of the most rapidly developing areas in the U.S. with population growth rates five times higher than that of inland areas. Anthropogenic pressures, along with human-created (e.g., oil spills) and natural disturbances …
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CLIMATE CHANGE, SHIFTS IN TROPICAL STORM REGIMES AND TRIADICA SEBIFERA INVASION IN COASTAL MISSISSIPPI, UNITED STATES
… changing environmental conditions in low-lying coastal ecosystems. These large scale disturbances may increase resource availability and regeneration spaces, reduce competition, and possibly increase community vulnerability to invasion. Shifting disturbance regimes and invasion together are …
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Ecology of northern long-eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis) in a coastal setting after the introduction of White-nose Syndrome
… A relatively new discovery has been the numerous coastal populations that occur in smaller forest patches often surrounded by anthropogenic development. The goal of my research is to aid in informing future monitoring and management protocols that are specific to northern long-eared bats, …
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Distribution, population status and conservation of the samango monkey (Cercopithecus albogularis schwarzi) in the Limpopo Province, South Africa
… in the Soutpansberg is given in Chapter 1. Forests affected by fragmentation are at risk of losing primate populations over the long term. In addition, although the impact of fragmentation on primate populations has been studied in many places in Africa, Asia and South America there is no …