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Showing 1 to 20 of 47 for “"forest restoration"”.
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Effectiveness of Stand-Scale Forest Restoration, Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon
… study documents the effectiveness of stand-scale forest restoration activities undertaken in the “Penny Stew” project on federal land in the central Siskiyou Mountains of southwest Oregon. Its dual purpose is to 1) define reference conditions and build a site-specific case for restoration through …
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Effectiveness of Stand-Scale Forest Restoration, Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon
… study documents the effectiveness of stand-scale forest restoration activities undertaken in the “Penny Stew” project on federal land in the central Siskiyou Mountains of southwest Oregon. Its dual purpose is to 1) define reference conditions and build a site-specific case for restoration through …
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ASSESSING AND IMPROVING BIODIVERSITY OUTCOMES FOR TROPICAL FOREST RESTORATION
… steep population declines, ecosystem restoration is being emphasized as a key strategy to stem biodiversity declines. Tropical forests, which both house 80% of global biodiversity and account for 90% of deforestation from 2000-2018, are a particular focus of international initiatives …
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Rhetoric and the Restoration Landscape: Forest Restoration in Environmental Debate
… 2006 Environmental Studies RHETORIC AND THE RESTORATION LANDSCAPE: FOREST RESTORATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL DEBATE Committee Chairperson: Phil Condon Forest restoration on federal land has become the focus of an ongoing public debate in the West. Interest groups on various sides have engaged in a …
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Rhetoric and the Restoration Landscape: Forest Restoration in Environmental Debate
… 2006 Environmental Studies RHETORIC AND THE RESTORATION LANDSCAPE: FOREST RESTORATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL DEBATE Committee Chairperson: Phil Condon Forest restoration on federal land has become the focus of an ongoing public debate in the West. Interest groups on various sides have engaged in a …
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EVALUATION OF A FOREST RESTORATION STRATEGY ON SMALL MAMMALS IN SOUTHERN PINE ECOSYSTEMS
<p>Industrial forestry replanted historic native pine forests (e.g., longleaf pine [<em>Pinus</em> <em>palustris</em>] and shortleaf pine [<em>Pinus echinata</em>]) to homogenous, high-density plantations consisting of native off-site species (e.g., loblolly pine [<em>Pinus</em> <em>taeda</em>]) …
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ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF SAMPLING DESIGNS FOR MEASURING ABUNDANCE OF UNDERSTORY PLANTS AFTER FOREST RESTORATION
… and non-target effects of management and restoration activities. However, ability to assess changes in abundance of understory plants that result from disturbance may be hampered by inappropriate sampling methodologies. Conventional methods for sampling understory plants may be robust for …
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ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF SAMPLING DESIGNS FOR MEASURING ABUNDANCE OF UNDERSTORY PLANTS AFTER FOREST RESTORATION
… and non-target effects of management and restoration activities. However, ability to assess changes in abundance of understory plants that result from disturbance may be hampered by inappropriate sampling methodologies. Conventional methods for sampling understory plants may be robust for …
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The biodiversity and climate impacts of alternative approaches to meeting demands for tropical timber and forest restoration
… which already exerts substantial impacts on forest species and the climate through selective logging and the development of intensive tree plantations. Second is the restoration of large tracts of degraded lands in order to recover ecosystem services and biodiversity and support livelihoods. …
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Assessing the Effectiveness of Forest Restoration Efforts in Malawi: A Systematic Review of Successes, Challenges and Lessons Learned
… challenge affecting various ecosystems, with forest ecosystems among the most severely affected. In Malawi, forest degradation has been driven by a complex interplay of socioeconomic and ecological factors, including agricultural expansion, charcoal production, and weak governance. In …
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Attitudes and perceptions of Community Councils on the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program and the Southwestern Crown Collaborative forest restoration projects
… residents have in regards to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program and the Southwestern Collaborative's ability to accomplish their mission.
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Attitudes and perceptions of Community Councils on the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program and the Southwestern Crown Collaborative forest restoration projects
… residents have in regards to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program and the Southwestern Collaborative's ability to accomplish their mission.
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HERBIVORY IMPACTS ON GROWTH AND SURVIVAL OF SEEDLINGS IN BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD FOREST RESTORATION SITES IN THE POST OAK SAVANNAH AND BLACKLAND PRAIRIE ECOREGIONS OF TEXAS, USA
<p>Interest in bottomland hardwood forests (BLHW) ecology and restoration has increased over the past 40 years. These communities aid in water quality improvement, streambank stabilization, and urban expansion mitigation. They also provide important habitat for many species of wildlife. Since the …
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Restoring and valuing global kelp forest ecosystems
Kelp forests cover ~30% of the world’s coastline and are the largest biogenic marine habitat on earth. Across their distribution, kelp forests are essential for the healthy functioning of marine ecosystems and consequently underpin many of the benefits coastal societies receive from the ocean. …
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Cadê o mico? Where is the tamarin?: Locating monkeys in the politics of land and conservation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
… a project that links together agrarian reform, forest restoration, agroforestry, and conservation biology. Informed by Brazil's social and political history, and drawing from 12 months of fieldwork conducted in 2008 and 2010, this dissertation argues that by looking carefully at and for the …
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Free living nitrogen-fixation in ponderosa pine/Douglas-fir forests in western Montana
… thorough understanding of N cycling processes in forest ecosystems is required to minimize N losses to fire, harvesting, and other forms of land management. The influence of fire, fire exclusion and forest restoration treatments on non-symbiotic N-fixation in the forest ecosystem has been poorly …
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Free living nitrogen-fixation in ponderosa pine/Douglas-fir forests in western Montana
… thorough understanding of N cycling processes in forest ecosystems is required to minimize N losses to fire, harvesting, and other forms of land management. The influence of fire, fire exclusion and forest restoration treatments on non-symbiotic N-fixation in the forest ecosystem has been poorly …
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Anthropogenic impacts on Cerrado conservation and biodiversity and carbon restoration of Atlantic Forest
… conservation of Cerrado and Atlantic Forest restoration, two Brazilian hotspots for biodiversity conservation in the world, remains poorly studied. Therefore, this thesis has five main objectives, distributed in five chapters: (i) to evaluate whether giant earthworm extraction in the …
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Standing closest to the flame: Community wildfire planning and the Healthy Forest Act
… this policy shift, Congress passed the Healthy Forest Restoration Act (P.L. 108-148) in 2003 encouraging communities to develop community wildfire protection plans (CWPPs) to guide fuel reduction and wildfire mitigation efforts on both federal and nonfederal lands. This research examines U.S. …
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