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Showing 1 to 20 of 64 for “"ecosystem management"”.
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Monitoring for ecosystem management : implementation at state and regional levels
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1997.
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Ecosystem Management in the USDA Forest Service: A Discourse Analysis
… USDA Forest Service, focusing on the language of ecosystem management (EM). A two pronged approach was employed: eleven interviews were conducted with agency executives (chapter two); thirty-three interviews were conducted with agency staff specialists and decision-makers, working at the agency's …
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Integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge with Modern Day Ecosystem Management and Restoration Practices
… can supplement science research and modern day ecosystem management practices. Indigenous cultures and local communities have been using and passing on TEK in forestry, agricultural, and aquaculture/marine ecosystem management. Through a review of literature, TEK in Hawaiʻi was compared to TEK …
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Habitat conservation planning under the Endangered Species Act: is it ecosystem management?
… the Endangered Species Act has been compared to ecosystem management by Secretary of Interior, Bruce Babbitt. Yet, ecosystem management, an emerging paradigm for public lands management, has not been defined or criteria established for determining if actions indeed follow it. This thesis …
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Private Forest Landowners in Virginia and Ecosystem Management: An Analysis of Attitudes and Opportunities
… study was to analyze landowner perceptions of an ecosystem management program proposed by The Nature Conservancy. This creation of this program, The Forest Bank, is an attempt to protect the unique ecological and biological resources of the Clinch River Valley of Southwest Virginia. This study …
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Trading zones : cooperating for water resource and ecosystem management when stakeholders have apparently irreconcilable differences
Disputes over the management of water resources in the United States often seem irreconcilable because stakeholders' differences in values, beliefs, and identities are so hard to resolve. Yet, while many efforts to resolve such disputes fail to generate agreement, some do. Looking at these …
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Elucidating the evolution and diversity of the Southern Ocean ophiuroids with reference to present day ecosystem management
The evolution of life on our small world has a long and tumultuous history,<br/>beginning as self-replicating molecules and evolving into complex organisms<br/>able to consciously and deliberately alter their planet’s natural order. Over the<br/>epochs, periods of slow, evolutionary development …
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An assessment of the representation of fire severity and coarse woody debris dynamics in an ecosystem management model
… effects on soil and vegetation and ultimately on ecosystem sustainability. The main objective of the thesis was to evaluate methods for quantifying and modelling the effects of fire severity on live biomass and dead organic matter and post-fire coarse woody debris (CWD) dynamics. A review of the …
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Ecosystem Management and its Application at the Local Level: APNEP, CAMA and Local Land Use Planning in North Carolina
<p>A fundamental purpose of state-mandated growth management has been to infuse regional environmental concerns into local land use planning. Similarly, collaborative ecosystem planning efforts have attempted to encourage local communities to participate in regional planning efforts, and to adopt …
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Opportunities for coordinated road management on public lands for purposes of ecosystem management: the case of the greater Yellowstone ecosystem
… examines opportunities for coordinated road management for purposes of ecosystem management. The coordination efforts in Greater Yellowstone provide a case study illustrating these opportunities. The study first reviews current literature about ecosystems, ecosystem management goals, benefits …
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An Evaluation of Ecosystem Management and Its Application to the National Environmental Policy Act: The Case of the U.S. Forest Service
… Forest Plans and their corresponding EISs. Next, ecosystem management is defined based on a review and synthesis of the literature. Ecosystem management evaluation goals and criteria are similarly developed to evaluate the Forest Plans and EISs. Based on NEPA and ecosystem management criteria, …
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Human activities in the deep North Atlantic
To achieve long-term planning and whole-ecosystem management of the oceans requires data on the extent of human impacts and the wider availability of data on human activities. This study, which aimed to provide the first detailed assessment of the extent of human activities in the deep North East …
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An approach to integrated ecosystem planning: an evaluation of the Minnewanka area plan, Banff National Park
… habitat (characteristic of the Lower Bow Valley ecosystem) and social implications like crowding led to the need to develop a strategy for managing the area. The author worked with a planning team from the Canadian Parks Service(CPS) in Banff National Park (BNP) to develop the Minnewanka Area …
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From Collaboration to Knowledge: Planning for Remedial Action in the Great LAkes
… in collaborative planning processes used in ecosystem management. Knowledge is defined as more than simply data and information. It includes the tacit elements that underlie and give meaning to the data and information. As such, it requires processes that are more communicative in nature. At …
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Cutting up the high country: the social construction of tenure review and ecological sustainability
… tenure review 'promotes ecologically sustainable management' of the lands in question. The tenure review process has been accompanied by an intense contest between some stakeholders that has created polarised support for either production or conservation and their corresponding ownership form. …
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New Landowners in Virginia's Forest: A Study of Motivations, Management Activities, and Perceived Obstacles
… n = 26) reflects motivations and forest management interests that somewhat resemble "traditional" forest landowners. The results suggest that "lifestyle" concerns are the major motivations of these new owners and seemingly determine receptivity to professional forestry advice. This …
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Impacts of Climate Change and Multiple Stressors on Water Levels and Phytoplankton in Small Temperate Lakes Within the Great Lakes Region Over Three Decades
… stressors affect lakes will help improve ecosystem management strategies.
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Assessment of the Socioeconomic Impacts of Water Hyacinth in the Ada Communities on the Lower Volta River of Ghana
Abstract The Lower Volta River provides essential ecosystem services that support livelihoods, income,and economic opportunities. However, the invasion of water hyacinth significantly hinders these benefits. This study evaluates the ecosystem services of the Lower Volta River and the perceived …
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The role of sampling location and depth in the performance of lake plant environmental DNA metabarcoding
… are central to ecological research and to ecosystem management. Environmental DNA (eDNA) methods permit broad yet detailed biodiversity sampling to be performed with minimal field effort, but uncertainty remains regarding the spatial resolution necessary for effective sampling. We analyze …
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A Palaeoecological survey of French Island, Victoria's past environment from 9000 years ago
… Australia due to climate change and land management strategies. Increasing understanding of long-term environmental changes through palaeoecological research has the potential to improve fire and ecosystem management into the future. This study focuses on French Island, Victoria's largest …
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