Where There's Fire, THere's Smoke: Air Quality and Prescribed Burning in Florida
Prescribed burning, the carefully planned and directed use of fire to achieve land management goals, is a useful tool for natural resource managers in Florida.
Martha C. Monroe +4 more
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Grazing as a Management Tool in Mediterranean Pastures: A Meta-Analysis Based on A Literature Review
The present study reviews the impact of mechanical interventions, and controlled burning combined with grazing in the Mediterranean-climate regions (MCRs) of the world. Relevant studies were searched for in the Web of Science database. Additional studies
Dimitrios Oikonomou +4 more
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A recent find of Ophrys insectifera (Orchidaceae) in Ukraine – will it survive another 100 years?
Here I report the first find of Ophrys insectifera in Ukraine since 1920. A single individual was found at its last recorded site, Chortova Hora near Rohatyn (Ivano-Frankivsk Region).
Roleček J.
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Agricultural activities lead to the production of large quantities of pruning and residual biomass, the correct disposal of which is a topic of great interest.
Adriano Palma +11 more
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Influence of Production Methodology on the Pozzolanic Activity of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash [PDF]
Previous studies have shown the possibility of successful implementation of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash (SCBA) as a Supplementary Cementitious Material (SCM) in concrete production. However, its use has been constrained in the construction industry due to lack
Subedi Sujata +5 more
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Effects of afforestation methods on nutrient runoff and fertility quality of red soil
Based on the measured data of soil nutrients and soil erosion, three afforestation methods, including controlled burning, full cultivation and bunch plantation, were compared.
ZHANG Ming-kui, XU Jian-ming
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Impact of prescribed burning on soils in urban interface areas in Granada (south-eastern Spain) [PDF]
We report here on the effects of preventive burning on soils in peri-urban areas in Granada (Spain). The sampling area, located close to the Sacromonte Abbey on the outskirts of the city of Granada,used to be an agricultural plot devoted to olive trees ...
Sara Montoya Sánchez-Camacho +2 more
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Experiments on the burning of single drops of fuel [PDF]
Experiments have been performed in order to measure the mass rate of consumption of single drops of liquid fuel suspended on a quartz filament and burning under various ambient conditions.
Goldsmith, M.
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Influencia del calor y del aclarado sobre la germinación de Cistus laurifolius y Cistus ladanifer
[es] El objetivo de este estudio es determinar si el aumento de temperatura que se produce en el suelo durante los incendios favorece la germinación de las semillas de Cistus laurliolius y Cistus ladanifer.
L. Valbuena +3 more
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The influence of transport phenomena on the fluidized bed combustion of a single carbon particle [PDF]
The burning rate and temperature of the carbon particles are known to affect the efficiency of a fluidized bed combustor, and also the emission levels of undesired noxious components. The main results of an extensive study on the fluidized bed combustion
Prins, W., Swaaij, W.P.M. van
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