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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"forest flora"”.
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Environmental and biogeographic influences on the distribution and composition of the southern Cape forests (Veld type 4)
… and composition of the southern Cape forests, the largest forest complex in southern Africa. These are the only forests in southern Africa which are actively and scientifically managed for their products and values. Population growth due to forestry, agricultural and economic …
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Thresholds for sustainable regeneration in urban restoration plantings in Hamilton City, New Zealand
Urban forest patches have unique environmental and landscape characteristics which may influence the restoration of native plant communities. Urbanisation can lead to a drier and warmer climate, a prevalence of exotic seed sources and isolation from remnant native forest seed sources. This research …
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Ecology and Control of Rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum L.) in Turkish Eastern Beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) Forests
… (R. maximum L.) has been increasing in the forests of the Southern Appalachians of the United States, reducing tree regeneration and growth. The BSR and Southern Appalachians bear noteworthy similarities in climate, topography, and the forest flora. Purple-flowered and great rhododendrons …
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Identification of Fossil Wood from the Specimen Creek Area of the Gallatin Petrified Forest, Yellowstone National Park, Montana
<p>The petrified fossil forests in the Specimen Creek area of Gallatin Petrified Forest contain spectacular petrified tree stumps, trunks and logs in horizontal and vertical positions. These fossils forests are embedded in early middle Eocene volcaniclastic rocks and piled in sequential layers.</p> …
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A comparison of seedling diversity and abundance in the range of howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata) in Bocas del Toro, Panama
… the diversity and abundance of seedlings on the forest floor of a tropical lowland forest in Bocas del Toro, Panama. I conducted follows on a howler monkey group for 18 days and found six trees the monkeys used for sleeping. During this time, I collected feces and extracted the ingested seeds. I …
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The Impact of Global Climate Change on Tropical Forest Biodiversity in Amazonia
… This may have a greater impact on tropical forest flora than temperature change alone. The Amazon region holds a high proportion of global biodiversity, yet conservation plans rarely consider possible climate change impacts. This thesis presents a methodology for projecting a set of …
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The interactive effects of fire and herbivory on understorey vegetation and its dependent fauna
… of prescribed fire and large herbivores on forest flora and fauna. I used full and partial exclosure fences to create a gradient of herbivore pressure across both burnt and unburnt sites, and measured the responses of vegetation, spiders and small vertebrates. I found that fire and herbivory …
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The interactive effects of fire and herbivory on understorey vegetation and its dependent fauna
… of prescribed fire and large herbivores on forest flora and fauna. I used full and partial exclosure fences to create a gradient of herbivore pressure across both burnt and unburnt sites, and measured the responses of vegetation, spiders and small vertebrates. I found that fire and herbivory …