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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"vegetation condition"”.
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Quantifying stand structural complexity in woodland and dry sclerophyll forest, South-Eastern Australia
… and by association, their biodiversity and vegetation condition. This type of index can also facilitate the use of alternative policy instruments for biodiversity conservation, such as mitigation banking, auctions and offsets, that rely on a common currency – the index value – that can be …
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Quantifying stand structural complexity in woodland and dry sclerophyll forest, South-Eastern Australia
… and by association, their biodiversity and vegetation condition. This type of index can also facilitate the use of alternative policy instruments for biodiversity conservation, such as mitigation banking, auctions and offsets, that rely on a common currency – the index value – that can be …
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Road reserves as conservation assets : exploring the species of conservation concern and the ecological condition of the N7 road reserve
This thesis documents the ecological condition of the N7 road reserve, focusing on the vegetation condition and conservation value of the reserve and adjacent farmland, and the plant species of conservation concern (Red List species) located within the reserve. The aim was to assess the …
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Time series analysis of vegetation dynamics and burn scar mapping at Smoky Hill Air National Guard Range, Kansas using moderate resolution satellite imagery
… to sustain the necessary environmental conditions for safe and effective training. For this study two analyses were done, a contemporary burn history and a time series analysis. The study area is Smoky Hill Air National Guard Range (ANGR), an Impact Area (within the range) and a …
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Recovery of Channel Morphology and Benthic Macroinvertebrate Assemblages after Livestock Exclusion
… result in improved geomorphic and riparian vegetation condition, but do not significantly improve the benthic macroinvertebrate assemblage. Detailed longitudinal and cross-sectional surveys, pebble counts, and rapid geomorphic assessments were conducted on contiguous, paired stream reaches …
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What Stages In The Phenology Of Corn Are The Most Correlated With Rainfed Corn Yields In The Corn Belt Using Remote Sensing?
… weekly and freely available remotely sensed vegetation indices, Vegetation Condition Index (VCI) and Temperature Condition Index (TCI), were assessed for state level corn yield correlation in the Corn Belt region of the United States for the years of 2007-2013. VCI and TCI were 16-km pixels …
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Land conversion in Amazonia and Northern South America : influences on regional hydrology and ecosystem response
… of the structure and composition of terrestrial vegetation are used as boundary conditions in a simulation of the regional land surface and atmosphere. One realization seeks to capture the present day vegetation condition that includes human deforestation and land-conversion, the other is an …
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Linking groundwater level fluctuations and water quality to vegetation and habitat condition in blanket bog ecosystems in Ireland
… to help determine baseline ecohydrological conditions on intact sites where data is lacking. Ireland acts as an important blanket bog reserve in the EU. The Habitats and Water Framework Directives afford protection to these ecosystems for the value that they provide to society and are …
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Initial Wetland Hydrology and Vegetation Composition in Predicted Wetlands Adjacent to Lake Naconiche, Nacogdoches County, Texas
… around the lake and establish a benchmark of vegetation composition and condition for future comparison. Eight locations, placed where the majority of wetlands were expected to form, were chosen for monitoring from the shoreline at 348 feet above mean sea level (ft MSL) to the county fee take …
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Validation and application of the MERIS Terrestrial Chlorophyll Index.
… local to global scales. How and to what extent vegetation responds to climate variability is a challenging topic for global change analysis. Earth observation provides an opportunity to study temporal ecosystem dynamics, providing much needed information about the response of vegetation to …
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Cultivating communication : participatory approaches in land restoration in Iceland
… interaction and a legal duty to assess vegetation condition on farmland complicated the district officers’ work and might have undermined collaboration. The officers also experienced a limited understanding and acknowledgement of interaction tasks and participation within the SCSI. …
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A mathematical model of browse and herbage production in communal grazing lands of semi-arid regions
… to simulate browsing by goats. The densities of vegetation and the stocking rates of both types of animals are being considered. Our model (SAVANNAS) will predict animal productivity in relation to rainfall and density of woody plants (or vegetation condition). A rainfall data file is being used …