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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"terrestrial ecology"”.
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A coupled soil hydrology model and terrestrial ecology scheme for the MIT Integrated Global Systems Model
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2002.
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Spatial Ecology of the Spotted Salamander <em>Ambystoma maculatum</em> During the Nonbreeding Season.
… in woodlands surrounding breeding ponds. Their terrestrial ecology remains poorly understood. Few studies have tracked the movement patterns of Spotted Salamanders, and they have given limited information on fine scale patterns. Studies of distribution around vernal pool environments have …
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Water sourcing by riparian tree species in ephemaral rivers
… said than done however, as ephemeral river ecology and functioning are hardly understood. Their unpredictable hydrology, strong groundwater association, often remote location and the presence of large terrestrial life forms make ephemeral rivers difficult to understand and current …
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Integrating the effects of climate change and caribou herbivory on vegetation community structure in low Arctic tundra
Arctic tundra vegetation communities are rapidly responding to climate warming with increases in aboveground biomass, particularly in deciduous shrubs. This increased shrub density has the potential to dramatically alter the functioning of tundra ecosystems through its effects on permafrost …
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Hydrological factors influencing the ecology of riverbed breeding birds on the plains' reaches of Canterbury's braided rivers : a thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the University of Canterbury
… the influence of hydrological factors on wrybill ecology. Wrybill time-budgets appear to be inflexible because a high proportion of time is devoted to foraging, with relatively little time available for other activities. Resource depression on the Rakaia in 1983 lessened the chances for wrybills …