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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"riparian habitat"”.
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The Effects of Microhabitat and Land Use on Stream Salamander Occupancy and Abundance in the Southwest Virginia Coalfields
… of both large-scale land use and microhabitat alterations to ecosystems are a necessary first-step aid in mitigation of negative consequences to biota. In central Appalachian headwater streams absent of fish, salamanders are the dominant, most abundant vertebrate predator providing a …
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The regulation of sand mining in South Africa
… depletion of the resource as well as damage to riparian habitat and the alteration of river beds and banks. Sand mining in South Africa is controlled by a complex regulatory system that can be distilled into three main themes: mineral regulation; environmental regulation; and land use planning …
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Population Size and Movements of Spotted Salamanders at South Holston Dam, Sullivan County, Tennessee.
… (<em>Ambystoma maculatum</em>) due to habitat destruction and the uncertain future of their forested riparian habitat. In this study, I establish baseline data of a population of Spotted Salamanders so future monitoring of this population can be performed. The study site is located in …
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Beaver (Castor Canadensis) Impacts on Herbaceous and Woody Vegetation in Southeastern Georgia
… activities can quickly and drastically alter habitat properties and perhaps permit highly aggressive colonizing plants, notably non-native species, to invade and potentially dominate. This study examined if beavers in southeastern Georgia have an effect on the terrestrial plant community. …
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Assessment of Ground Water Exchange in Two Stream Channels and Associated Riparian Zones, Jocko Valley, Western Montana
… Exchange in Two Steam Channels and Associated Riparian Zones, Jocko Valley, Western Montana Chairperson: William W. Woessner Degraded riparian habitat is a concern throughout the United States. Repairing anthropogenic damage to river channels and wetlands is becoming increasingly popular,though …
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Assessment of Ground Water Exchange in Two Stream Channels and Associated Riparian Zones, Jocko Valley, Western Montana
… Exchange in Two Steam Channels and Associated Riparian Zones, Jocko Valley, Western Montana Chairperson: William W. Woessner Degraded riparian habitat is a concern throughout the United States. Repairing anthropogenic damage to river channels and wetlands is becoming increasingly popular,though …
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Vegetation Response After Invasive Tamarix Spp. Removal in the Riparian Zone and Semi-Arid Rangeland Ecosystems
… is often involved in restoration of Western, riparian habitat; however monitoring of vegetation after removal is often neglected and thus opportunity for adaptive management lost. To address this need, I have conducted three and half years of monitoring vegetation response after invasive …
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Solarization as a means to eliminate invasive plant species and target the seedbank
<p>The Calaveras River is a unique riparian habitat in San Joaquin County, influenced by both tidal water from the San Francisco Bay and impounded rainwater from the New Hogan Dam. The Calaveras River is one of the few river systems in California that does not benefit from snowpack melt. This …
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Amphibian and Reptile Community Responses to Forest and Riparian Disturbance
<p>Riparian zones are transitional, semi-terrestrial areas regularly influenced by freshwater. These areas serve as dispersal corridors for many animal and plant species and ultimately function as important reservoirs of biodiversity in altered landscapes. While much of the riparian habitat in the …
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Species-Habitat Relationships for the Breeding Birds of a Longleaf Pine Ecosystem
… an army base in North Carolina, the habitat associations for the breeding bird species and the effects of the current prescribed fire program on the avifauna are virtually unknown. Fort Bragg encompasses one of the largest, fire-dependent longleaf pine systems existing today and is a …
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Fish and mammals of the lower Calaveras River, Stockton, CA
… River Delta (SJSRD) of California is a riparian habitat that sadly represents the destructive forces and consequences of human impacts. A tributary to the SJSRD, the Calaveras River in Stockton, California, is a par1icularly degraded riparian system that recently has not been the focus …
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Prioritizing the Management of Arundo Donax: Recommendations for Removal and Revegetation in California Riparian Habitats
… donax),</em> has been a major contributor to riparian habitat degradation in California for over 50 years. Several modes of vegetative reproduction have allowed this alien species to take advantage of fluvial processes and rapidly spread within California watersheds. <em>A. donax …
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Characterization of Pre and Post Re-Naturalized Surface Water/Groundwater Exchange, Jocko River, Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana
… water/groundwater interactions, impairing riparian habitat and trout fisheries. The objective of this research was to establish the hydraulic link between the stream and floodplain under pre-restored/re-naturalize conditions; assist the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in design and …
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Characterization of Pre and Post Re-Naturalized Surface Water/Groundwater Exchange, Jocko River, Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana
… water/groundwater interactions, impairing riparian habitat and trout fisheries. The objective of this research was to establish the hydraulic link between the stream and floodplain under pre-restored/re-naturalize conditions; assist the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in design and …
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Spatial habitat variation in a Great Plains river: effects on the fish assemblage and food web structure
… in the Kansas River, USA in relation to habitat changes. Fishes were collected at ten sites throughout the Kansas River for assessing assemblage structure in summer 2007 using fish community metrics and at 3 sites in 2006 for food web structure using stable isotope analysis. Satellite …
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Reach-scale controls of a pool-rapid channel during an extreme flood event : Sabie River, South Africa
… flood events, which act as a major control to riparian landscape maintenance. Pool-rapid channels found in the Sabie River are particularly influenced by large floods because of their vulnerability to both sedimentation and scour brought on by non-uniform hydraulics. Through an aerial LiDAR …
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Natural and Experimental Noise Affects Acoustic Communication in Songbirds
… and river noise in coastal California, USA, and riparian habitat in Idaho, USA, respectively. In Chapter 1, we conducted a conspecific playback experiment examining how territorial defense behaviors of lazuli buntings (<em>Passerina amoena</em>) and spotted towhees (<em>Pipilo maculatus</em>) …
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Habitat Selection, Dispersal and Detectability of Cobblestone Tiger Beetles (Cicindela marginipennis Dejean) along the Genesee River, New York
… environmental variables associated with suitable habitat; (3) model habitat selection; (4) describe important features of their natural history; and (5) determine their detectability in the riparian habitat along the Genesee River, NY. Data on cobblestone tiger beetle habitat selection and …
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A combined field analysis and modeling approach for assessing the impact of groundwater pumping on streamflow
… sedimentation, nutrient loading, and aquatic and riparian habitat. Quantifying the interactions between stream water and groundwater is also critically important in regions where surface water and tributary groundwater are jointly administered under a prior appropriation doctrine, such as in the …
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