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Geomorphic and ecological disturbance and recovery from two small dams and their removal. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Dams are known to impact river channels and ecosystems, both during their lifetime and in their decommissioning. In this study, we applied a before-after-control-impact design associated with two small dam removals to investigate abiotic and biotic ...
Desirée D Tullos +2 more
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Winter Climate Variability, De-Icing Salt and Streetside Tree Vitality
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 De-icing salts are applied to roads and walking surfaces to mitigate winter hazards resulting from ice, snow and freezing rain. The vitality of streetside trees, especially those growing in densely built urban areas, is compromised by repeated exposure ...
Justin Miron +4 more
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Pursuit of environmental justice in urban forest planning and practice
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2023 IntroductionThere is a growing demand for urban forest management that prioritizes genuine community involvement, acknowledges power imbalances within society, and embraces the principles of environmental justice.
Amber Grant +4 more
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Exploring Ecoacoustic Trajectories in a Giant Sequoia Forest After Wildfire
Frontiers in Remote Sensing, 2022 Forest management strategies that create spatially diverse fire-caused disturbance outcomes, consistent with historic fire regimes, are a desired condition for fire adapted western United States forests.
Erik Meyer +5 more
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Acta Mycologica, 2022 The paper presents eleven species of fungi new to the Kampinos National Park. They were found during the studies on wind-damaged areas after the forest was damaged in 2017.
Andrzej Szczepkowski +3 more
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Investigating Ecological Disturbance in Streams [PDF]
The American Biology Teacher, 2021 Teaching students about ecological disturbance provides them with an understanding of a critical factor that shapes the structure and function of biological communities in environmental systems. This article describes four simple experiments and related curriculum that students can use to conduct inquiry around the theme of disturbance in stream ...
Edwards, Patrick M. +2 more
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Acta Mycologica, 2021 This paper presents 18 species of fungi that are new to the Kampinos National Park and their buffer zone. Seventeen of these species were found during studies on wind-damaged areas after the forest was damaged in 2017.
Andrzej Szczepkowski +3 more
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Effects of volcanic and hydrologic processes on forest vegetation: Chaitén Volcano, Chile [PDF]
Andean Geology, 2013 The 2008-2009 eruption of Chaitén Volcano (Chile) involved a variety of volcanic and associated hydrologic processes that damaged nearby forests. These processes included coarse (gravel) and fine (silt to sand) tephra fall, a laterally directed blast ...
Frederick J. Swanson +3 more
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Remote Sensing, 2021 Wildfire disturbances can cause modifications in different dimensions of ecosystem functioning, i.e., the flows of matter and energy. There is an increasing need for methods to assess such changes, as functional approaches offer advantages over those ...
Bruno Marcos +4 more
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Ecological Disturbance of Rural Settlement Expansion: Evidence from Nantong, Eastern China
Land, 2022 Rural settlements are undergoing a reconstruction process in the context of rapid urbanization, which has a significant impact on ecological land. However, rural settlements encroaching on ecological land (RSEEL) and its associated ecological effects ...
Peng Cheng +3 more
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