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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"woodland restoration"”.
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Woodland Restoration on Landfill Sites: Earthworm Activity and Ecosystem Service Provision
… demonstrate methods for effectively improving woodland establishment and soil quality on reclaimed landfill, through CGW application and earthworm activity promoting soil development and encouraging tree growth.
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MONITORING SOFT-MAST PRODUCTION IN PINE WOODLAND RESTORATION AREAS ON THE OUACHITA NATIONAL FOREST
<p>The use of prescribed fire is integral to the restoration of open woodland habitats in the southeast, including shortleaf pine (<em>Pinus echinata</em>) woodlands in the Ouachita Mountains. Mature pine habitats maintained with recurrent disturbances have an open understory with a rich floristic …
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Response of Breeding Birds to Forest Disturbance in the Arkansas Ozarks: Impacts of Uneven-Aged Management, Ice Damage, and Woodland Restoration
… uneven-aged management, (2) ice damage, and (3) woodland restoration. Avian and vegetation surveys were conducted during the 2008, 2009, and 2010 breeding seasons (May-June) in the Ozark National Forest, Arkansas. Each site was surveyed for birds four times a season using fixed-radius point …
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Competitive Effects Of Increased Plant Species Richness And Increased Endemic Versus Native Generalist Species Dominance On The Invasive Grass Microstegium Vimineum During Oak Woodland Restoration
… a field competition experiment in an oak woodland in north-central Mississippi (USA) between the non-native invasive grass microstegium vimineum and six native plant species of varying fidelity to fire-maintained open woodlands. Using a split-plot design, dense, established patches of …
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Analysis of the ecological principles underpinning forest landscape restoration: a case study of wood cricket (Nemobius sylvestris) on the Isle of Wight (UK).
Current woodland restoration programs are increasingly focussing on the creation of habitat networks in order to increase woodland cover and connectivity. However, the basic assumptions underpinning such strategies are largely untested for species associated with woodland habitat. For many woodland …
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The value of animal behaviour as a bio-indicator of restoration quality
Woodland restoration is a complex endeavour, and restoration ecology as a scientific discipline requires constant re-assessments and adjustments if it is to improve outcomes and better provide for biodiversity. The promise of effective restoration is often used to justify destructive processes that …
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Woodland history and management in the Oxfordshire Chilterns: implications for the future
During the 20th century, woodland fragmentation and changes in composition have had an impact on the woodland ecology of lowland England. Government policy which initially focussed on softwood timber production, now aims to protect, enhance, restore and expand native deciduous woodland. These …
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The influence of soil fertility and light intensity on field layer development in urban secondary woodlands
… on field layer development in urban secondary woodlands with an introduced ground flora, with the aim of contributing towards ground flora enhancement methodology and sympathetic secondary woodland management. The investigation was based on a series of complementary field and greenhouse …