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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"habitat creation"”.
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Inhabiting the interstitial: design experiments in aviary architecture and habitat creation
… potential of urban interstitial spaces in bird habitat creation. An interstitial space is the space in-between, underneath, beyond, enveloped, and outside our traditional concepts of habitat and urban space. It is the space between spaces, the space that eludes maps, an aggregate of remnants …
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Comparing activity restriction and habitat creation approaches in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs): a Bayesian belief network model approach
… and funding. This study considers the concept of habitat creation as an alternative MPA management approach to fishing restrictions, as a potential tool for reducing ecological and socioeconomic trade-offs within MPAs. Through actively restoring existing habitats or introducing low trophic-level …
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Population Dynamics of Piping Plovers (Charadrius melodus) on the Missouri River
Habitat loss and predation are threatening many shorebird populations worldwide. While habitat preservation often is preferable, sometimes habitat needs to be restored or created in order to stave off immediate declines. The Great Plains population of piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) was listed …
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BOAT SHELTER AND FISHERY IN HAI DUONG COMMUNE : PROTOTYPE INTEGRATING COASTAL PROTECTION AND WAVE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE IN CENTRAL VIETNAM
… methods and systems that also deal with the creation of underwater habitats. Over time, energy is absorbed from the waves, generating electrical power that could be rented out to power companies. This project addresses issues of livelihood, with above water spaces for fishing, production and …
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Piping plover habitat and demography following storm-induced and engineered landscape change
… Westhampton Island, New York, creating plover habitat. Storm effects prompted an island-wide stabilization project, and certain sections of Fire Island were designed to create and/or improve plover habitat (hereafter, restoration areas) to mitigate possible habitat loss or degradation. Many …
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Estimating Flow Through Rock Weirs
… floodplain reconnection, and in-stream habitat creation. When used in constructed wetlands, rock weirs play a valuable role in developing appropriate wetland hydrology. Although rock weirs are commonly used, a deficit of knowledge exists relating to the stage-discharge relationship of …
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An evaluation of ecological impact assessment in England
… effectiveness was limited to a subset of habitat mitigation measures; grassland and marginal habitat creation and management. The EcIA chapter review identified significant improvements since the last review. However, considerable scope for improvement remains due to the low baseline …
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An Investigation into the successful establishment of a hay meadow community on clay capped landfill.
… is a pressing need to develop means of creating habitats that can contribute to the conservation of species threatened by loss of existing natural and semi-natural habitats. Decommissioned landfill presents excellent opportunities for the creation of a number of habitat types. However, landfills …
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Behind anemone lines: determining the environmental drivers influencing lagoonal benthic communities, with special reference to the anemone Nematostella vectensis.
… ecosystem on the coast that are threatened with habitat loss due to ingress of seawater, though conversely this also represents an opportunity for lagoon habitat creation. It is important to quantify the spatio-temporal trends of macrozoobenthic communities and abiotic factors to determine the …
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Preferential and Non-Darcy Flows in the Hyporheic Zone: Surface Water-Groundwater Hydraulics and Effects on Stream Functions
… nutrient cycling, pollutant attenuation, and habitat creation. However previous literature is divided on the extent and conditions of these benefits. This dissertation has explored the dominance of hydraulic conductivity (K) on hyporheic hydraulics and implications to hyporheic zone functions …
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Factors limiting piping plover nesting pair density and reproductive output on Long Island, New York
Storm-created nesting habitat and low wave energy moist sediment habitat (MOSH), such as intertidal sandflats, have long been considered important to the recovery of the piping plover (Charadrius melodus), a federally threatened shorebird. Beach renourishment is a common practice on the U.S. …
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Determinants of Growth and Survival of Larval Pallid Sturgeon: A Combined Laboratory and Field Approach
… modifications caused a loss of shallow water habitats, which was identified as potential cause for pallid sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus recruitment failure. Consequently, recovery effort has focused on habitat restoration, however, ecological requirements of larval pallid sturgeon are largely …
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Incorporating ecological networks and green infrastructure into spatial strategies: Mapping optimal locations for habitat banks
… the adoption of a type of mitigation banking - "habitat banking", where the creation, management or restoration of habitats is funded by the purchase of credits by the developer. This research proposes that spatial targeting of habitat bank locations is crucial to fully mitigate development …
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Management and Mother Nature: piping plover demography and condition in response to flooding on the Missouri River
… From 2004 to 2009, due to limited breeding habitat and low population numbers, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed 255 ha of sandbar habitat to benefit piping plovers and least terns (Sternula antillarum). During the breeding seasons of 2010 and 2011, historically high flows …