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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"wetland management"”.
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Environmental assessment for wetland management in Sri Lanka
… environmentalassessment framework for the management of wetlands in Sri Lanka and todetermine its practicability under the prevailing conditions of data availabilityand expertise.Eight functions and values are used to characterize wetland environments and thebaseline conditions are …
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Using marsh bird nest survival and post-fledging habitat use and survival to inform wetland management
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2022-11-11 without embargo terms
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Perspectives on Wetlands’ Cultural Ecosystem Services and Indigenous Wetland Management Practices in the Limpopo Province, South Africa.
The cultural ecosystem services of wetlands are the least researched category of ecosystem services because they are not tangible and difficult to quantify for material and non-material benefits. Cultural ecosystem services are non-material benefits communities get from ecosystems and are very …
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Sustainable conservation of Sakumo wetlands for social and environmental benefits.
Wetland degradation has become an issue of concern worldwide. It is associated with anthropogenic activities within human-dominated wetlands. The benefits and values of wetlands to humankind are varied, with highly diverse ecosystems that provide essential goods and services to human well-being. …
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Occupancy and Detection Rates of Salamanders in Association with Altered Water Regimes at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge in Southeastern Missouri
… cycle. In order to determine whether these wetlands provide adequate resources for amphibians, I set traps on wetlands during 2011 and 2012. I also collected data on the diversity and abundance of reptiles, fish, and invertebrates at each site. I then generated models that would estimate …
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Herbicide management alters fungal biomass and community composition in Great Lakes coastal wetlands
<p>Wetlands provide many ecosystem services, and invasive species and their management can alter these services. Plant responses to wetland management actions are typically monitored, but less is known about how soils respond. Phragmites australis, an invasive wetland plant, can alter soil …
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Small scale farming on Wetland resource utilisation: a case study of Mandlanzini, Richards Bay
Wetland utilisation by rural communities in South Africa poses a serious challenge for natural resource conservation. The growing rate of rural poverty, poor education and socio-cultural beliefs contribute towards the current plight of many wetlands. The challenge that faces wetland sustainability …
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Towards a mechanistic understanding of contaminant attenuation and greenhouse gas emissions in open-water engineered wetlands
Engineered wetlands offer a sustainable supplement to conventional water and wastewater treatment by harnessing biological processes which occur naturally in the environment. In macrophyte-free open-water engineered wetlands, design parameters of a shallow water column and geotextile liner select …
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Grassland and Woodland Bird Occurrence and Habitat Selection in the Prairie-Forest Transition Zone of Minnesota
… and grassland birds. The Minnesota Valley Wetland Management District (WMD) covers 14 counties in southeastern Minnesota in the transition zone between forested and prairie ecoregions. Little information is available relative to which birds are using grassland or woodland habitat within the …
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Habitat Characteristics of Refuge Wetlands and Taro Lo'I Used By Endangered Waterbirds At Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge, Hawai'i
… I studied two major habitat types (refuge wetlands and taro lo’i) used by these endangered waterbirds (EWBs) as well as wetland vegetation and EWB response to moist-soil management at HNWR. Furthermore, the links are discussed between habitat conditions that occur during the taro …
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Plant introductions and community dynamics across environmental gradients in Great Lakes coastal wetlands
Great Lakes coastal wetlands provide vital ecosystem services, including water quality improvement, flood mitigation, and fish and wildlife habitat. However, many of these wetlands have been lost, and those that remain face various threats, including invasion by nonnative plants. Within coastal …
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An Inquiry Into the Diverse Modes of Caring in Khayelitsha Wetlands Parks World of Many Worlds
The management and governance of wetlands in Cape Town is largely informed by economic, techno-scientific, and engineering approaches which are deeply rooted in discourses of “Earth mastery”. Earth mastery aims to command, predict, and control the Earth's natural processes to access ecosystem …
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Evaluating blanket mire vegetation recovery following hydrological restoration, with specific focus on the influence of Molinia caerulea
This thesis evaluates the ecological processes involved in passive blanket peatland vegetation restoration following hydrological rewetting and evaluates the role of Molinia caerulea tussock development as a barrier to blanket mire vegetation establishment. Using data collected from restoration …
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Application of disturbance theory to assess impacts associated with a three-dimensional seismic survey in a freshwater marsh in southwest Louisiana
… theoretical aspects of disturbance in a coastal wetland marsh in southern Louisiana. A literature review approached disturbance ecology from both practical and theoretical perspectives and assessed its applicability to developing broad predictive models. However, specific knowledge of …
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Assessing recharge and discharge across the prairie pothole landscape: application of spatial hydrological data and statistical analysis in a groundwater flow model
… between groundwater recharge, discharge, and wetlands is a necessary step to develop effective water management strategies. Wetlands in the northern Great Plains play a role in flood control, water supply, and regional ecology. The water budget of a wetland in the northern prairies is often an …
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Surface Water and Groundwater Hydrology of Borrow-Pit Wetlands and Surrounding Areas of the Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, Lewisville, Texas
… water and groundwater hydrology of borrow-pit wetlands located within the borders of the Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area (LLELA), east of the Elm Fork of the Trinity River. The wetlands were excavated into alluvial deposits downstream of the Lewisville Lake Dam. Both surface water …
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A comparative study of indigenous people's and early European settlers' usage of three Perth wetlands, Western Australia, 1829-1939
… and the early European settlers utilised three wetland environments in southwest Australia over the century between 1829 and 1939. The thesis offers both an ecological and a landscape perspective to changes in the wetlands of Herdsman Lake, Lake Joondalup and Loch McNess. The chain of …